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EN Introduction THE VESPER MARINE CORTEX HUB IS AN AIS CLASS-B SO-TDMA TRANSPONDER WITH INTEGRATED ON BOARD AND REMOTE VESSEL MONITORING AND CONTROL. When paired with a Vesper Marine Cortex H1 Tethered or Cortex H1P Portable handset, the Cortex Hub becomes a fully-featured 25W VHF radio with complete Class D DSC functionality. The Cortex Hub features integrated WiFi providing configuration and control via a Cortex Onboard App or Cortex Handset. Cortex Hub uses two dedicated AIS channels to transmit and receive vessel position and other data to and from all other AIS equipped vessels within range. Cortex Hub uses received AIS data by sharing it with other devices on board your vessel (e.g. chart plotters, laptops, phones) over NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183 and WiFi. With an integrated AIS/VHF splitter, the Cortex Hub allows an existing or secondary VHF radio to share a single VHF Antenna. The Cortex Hub also features an integrated GNSS receiver (supporting GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galilleo), fully isolated NMEA ports and a high-power external speaker driver. Internal antennas for cellular and WiFi are included with the option to attach external antennas as required. Off-boat vessel monitoring and control is supported via a built-in cellular modem and the Cortex Monitor App on your phone. Integrated sensors provide vessel position, battery voltage, heading and barometric pressure, while NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 provides information from sensors connected to the NMEA network. Optional external sensors can be installed and connected to the Cortex Hub to monitor information such as bilge level, shore power and vessel security. Optional output relays can be installed to remotely control lighting, air conditioning, refrigeration, bilge pump, battery charging and more. Questions & Support Visit support.vespermarine.com for a range of guide topics about how to get the most out of you Cortex. Register Your Cortex Vesper Marine releases product updates from time to time. These updates feature changes to Cortex including the release of new features. Register your Cortex at www.vespermarine.com/register Append your Cortex Wifi Label here We suggest placing one of your Cortex Wifi Labels here in the manual. It is also helpful to have one stuck descretely near the Cortex Hub. Having the QR Code and Wifi details easily accessible makes pairing additional devices quick and simple. The Wifi SSID and Password cannot be changed. Introduction 3

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EN
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Introduction
Introduction
THE VESPER MARINE CORTEX HUB IS AN AIS CLASS-B SO-TDMA
TRANSPONDER WITH INTEGRATED ON BOARD AND REMOTE VESSEL
MONITORING AND CONTROL.
When paired with a Vesper Marine Cortex H1 Tethered or Cortex H1P Portable
handset, the Cortex Hub becomes a fully-featured 25W VHF radio with complete
Class D DSC functionality.
The Cortex Hub features integrated WiFi providing configuration and control via a
Cortex Onboard App or Cortex Handset.
Cortex Hub uses two dedicated AIS channels to transmit and receive vessel
position and other data to and from all other AIS equipped vessels within range.
Cortex Hub uses received AIS data by sharing it with other devices on board your
vessel (e.g. chart plotters, laptops, phones) over NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183 and WiFi.
With an integrated AIS/VHF splitter, the Cortex Hub allows an existing or secondary
VHF radio to share a single VHF Antenna.
The Cortex Hub also features an integrated GNSS receiver (supporting GPS,
GLONASS, BeiDou, Galilleo), fully isolated NMEA ports and a high-power external
speaker driver. Internal antennas for cellular and WiFi are included with the option
to attach external antennas as required.
Off-boat vessel monitoring and control is supported via a built-in cellular modem
and the Cortex Monitor App on your phone.
Integrated sensors provide vessel position, battery voltage, heading and barometric
pressure, while NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 provides information from sensors
connected to the NMEA network.
Optional external sensors can be installed and connected to the Cortex Hub to
monitor information such as bilge level, shore power and vessel security. Optional
output relays can be installed to remotely control lighting, air conditioning,
refrigeration, bilge pump, battery charging and more.
Questions & Support
Visit support.vespermarine.com for a range of guide topics about how to get the
most out of you Cortex.
Register Your Cortex
Vesper Marine releases product updates from time to time. These updates feature
changes to Cortex including the release of new features. Register your Cortex at
www.vespermarine.com/register
Append your Cortex Wifi Label here
We suggest placing one of your Cortex Wifi Labels here in the manual. It is also
helpful to have one stuck descretely near the Cortex Hub. Having the QR Code and
Wifi details easily accessible makes pairing additional devices quick and simple.
The Wifi SSID and Password cannot be changed.