ArduCopter: AIS Support via Skydroid T12

ArduCopter
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I notice in release notes of copter that “AIS support for displaying nearby boats can be included” under GitHub - ArduPilot/ardupilot: ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source Release “Copter 4.4.0-beta1 19-Apr-2023”, I’m trying to connect Skydroid T12 at Telem1 and AIS Transponder at Telem2, using USB cable from CUAVv5+ I could see ship information from official Rover firmware image of MissionPlanner, Can I use this Arducopter firmware and see the same boat image via T12 Skydroid instead of via USB cable?

Can you pls help me by posting configuration I should use for the same as in release notes to build the firmware supporting AIS.

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AIS is not included in the Copter build by default but should be able to add it to a custom build on the custom build server. (Under “Ident”)

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thanks for quick reply, can I add “define AP_AIS_ENABLED 1” in hwdef.dat under CUAVv5 and build for copter, will that help me to transmit data via Skydroid T12 Radio?

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Yes, that should work if your building locally.

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I checked and its not working with radio; attached picture, red marked is radio I use and green marked is USB.

with USB connected to Mission Planner it works fine.

Kindly share if you have any clues so I can try out.

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can I get pointed about source file responsible for sending data via radio/skydroid? in ardupilot, so I can debug.