RELAX — CORTEX IS ON WATCH FULL TIME
The Cortex M1 hub combines advanced collision avoidance technology with proactive alerting plus remote monitoring and control of onboard systems from your compatible smartphone
A high-speed smartAIS transponder transmits your boat’s location and heading and proactively warns of certain collision threats.
In addition to collision alerts, smartAIS will trigger alarms for anchor drag or man overboard (MOB) situations.
This hub comes VHF-ready. Simply add a Cortex handset (sold separately) for full VHF radio capability.
Cortex apps let you monitor boat systems, receive alerts and remotely control devices from your compatible smartphone.
A GPIO port and supplied cable allow you to monitor bilge pumps, security sensors, shore power and more.
The NMEA 2000® network allows you to view Cortex data on your connected MFDs and chartplotters.
Smart logic AIS helps you make better decisions.
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
The Cortex M1 system is a full Class B SOTDMA transceiver combining GPS, AIS and heading data with smart logic to proactively warn you of certain collision risks with alarms or voice-annunciated alerts that escalate until acknowledged. AIS vessel information (name, bearing and relative position) is continuously provided using AIS information broadcast from other boats.
ANCHOR WATCH
Using actual anchor position from the bow and the Cortex built-in heading sensor, smartAIS tracks boat movement and sounds an alarm if the anchor drags or if there is a change in wind speed, direction or water depth. While on your boat, get alerts on your compatible mobile device via the Cortex™ Onboard app — or via the Cortex™ Monitor app when you’re ashore.
MOB
The Cortex M1 hub continuously watches for man overboard (MOB) activations, sounding an alarm when it detects one. MOB can be manually activated via the Cortex Onboard smart-device app or automatically from an AIS MOB beacon — which launches a track-back mode for quicker retrieval.
DIRECTIONAL VOICE ALERTS
In the event of a collision alarm, the Cortex M1 hub will announce the direction of a collision threat, such as “collision alert, starboard bow.” Instead of an ambiguous beep that other AIS systems provide, Cortex tells users what the alert is for and the direction of the threat.
MONITORING AND CONTROL
Check boat status, receive alerts, and control devices with Cortex remote monitoring access using Cortex handsets (sold separately) or Cortex apps. Directly connect up to five external sensors to your system for added monitoring capability.
CORTEX MONITOR APP
Subscribe to a Premium plan for Cortex Monitor to receive alerts, see real-time information about your boat and remotely control devices such as air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration or ice makers using the Cortex Monitor app on your compatible smartphone.
CORTEX ONBOARD APP
While you’re on your boat, the Cortex Onboard app can serve as your primary interface with your Cortex M1 hub, allowing you to monitor boat stats, receive alerts, view instrument data and display AIS screens on your compatible smart device.
MAKE YOUR INTENTIONS CLEAR
Broadcast built-in heading via AIS transmissions to other vessels so they can more accurately track their closest point of approach and alter course to avoid you.
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
Cortex can receive and broadcast information over NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 networks, making it compatible with the majority of modern chartplotters and multi-function displays.
