** Bi-directional link **
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:22 am
Hello Luis,
My question may be stupid, but I'm going ...
On my next boat, I will be able to receive with the Nmea4Wifi all the information (sensors, GPS, AIS) on the tablet of my PC 2 in 1, Thougbook CF-33.
This tablet is waterproof, 1300 nits, 2 batteries and I don't want to connect a cable to it.
My problem is with the autopilot, if I want to send it the nmea data of the route followed, from the tablet.
OpenCPN allows to receive and transmit data Nmea0183.
Hence my question: is it possible to send and receive data via the Nmea4Wifi ?
More precisely :
- on the tablet in the cockpit OpenCPN receives data from the sensors in TCP;
- on the same address (?), it returns only road data (XTE, RMB, etc.)
- these road data are received on the Nmea4Wifi which "retransmits" them in wired format to the autopilot.
My boat is currently over 500 km (abroad) and with the restrictions related to Covid, travel is currently difficult and I cannot do the tests directly ...
So if this manipulation is possible, it allows me - in the meantime - to take care of something else.
Thanks in advance,
Alain
My question may be stupid, but I'm going ...
On my next boat, I will be able to receive with the Nmea4Wifi all the information (sensors, GPS, AIS) on the tablet of my PC 2 in 1, Thougbook CF-33.
This tablet is waterproof, 1300 nits, 2 batteries and I don't want to connect a cable to it.
My problem is with the autopilot, if I want to send it the nmea data of the route followed, from the tablet.
OpenCPN allows to receive and transmit data Nmea0183.
Hence my question: is it possible to send and receive data via the Nmea4Wifi ?
More precisely :
- on the tablet in the cockpit OpenCPN receives data from the sensors in TCP;
- on the same address (?), it returns only road data (XTE, RMB, etc.)
- these road data are received on the Nmea4Wifi which "retransmits" them in wired format to the autopilot.
My boat is currently over 500 km (abroad) and with the restrictions related to Covid, travel is currently difficult and I cannot do the tests directly ...
So if this manipulation is possible, it allows me - in the meantime - to take care of something else.
Thanks in advance,
Alain