"Flemming Torp" fletopkanelbolle2rp.danmark wrote in message
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.....the system on my notebook PC ... Today, I use the only seriel port on
the PC to get the NMEA stream of data from the GPSvia RS232 ... The
C-map chart reader is using a USB interface, but it would be nice, if
the SOB application on the PC could "read" the charts from the
chartplotter via the hsb2 interface between the chartplotter and the PC.
In that way, I would have a full functioning/integrated "Raymarine
SeaTalk-system" plus a separate AIS application using the SOB package
with the monitor showing the C-map charts and the AIS data - visible
from the helm ... I will then have to figure out how also to get the
seriel input from the AIS engine into the PC ... May be via USB? Or a
multiplexor? If I'm not mistaken, Meindert will have an answer to that

:-)

Well, I can offer you the MiniPlex-41USB-AIS, that will allow you to feed
the AIS data to your computer and also translate Seatalk into NMEA. And our
virtual com port driver blocks any PnP request from Windows so you'll never
get the nasty "jumping cursor" when windows thinks GPS data is a mouse....

Meindert