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GPS Not Recognized
Hi, Armond,
Others have preceded me but a couple of observations from my point of view he Once Cap'n (or any other) is running with the GPS found, it's using that port. You'd need another USB puck to make them work simultaneously. I discovered this by trying to use Capn and Maxsea together. My setup is hardwired to a Serial port, not an adapter, so that's not the issue... That said, I had a S/U adapter which should have worked out of the box, but didn't, for my Pactor modem. I had to use a Knoppix tool to discover who made it, and from there was able to download the proper driver. Once that was installed, it worked properly. So, if you haven't done that, likely the adapter has specific drivers that are needed. It may be that the Cap'n has those drivers and can make it happen without their being native in the startup of your computer. Another anomaly I discovered is that my HD through a powered hub won't succeed in an Acronis backup. Run directly to a USB port it works fine. So, even though it's a high quality hub, there's data problems, apparently, for some applications. HTH... L8R Skip, still refitting, but getting close - Sept 8 we leave with grandkids for a sea trial to see if they want to go to the Bahamas via ocean with us the following week (or whenever the right weather window shows up) -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) |
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:21:22 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote: Skip, still refitting, but getting close - Sept 8 we leave with grandkids for a sea trial to see if they want to go to the Bahamas via ocean with us the following week (or whenever the right weather window shows up) Skip, I would *really*, *strongly* encourage you to wait for the end of the hurricane season before going offshore. After Nov 1 is usually a good time. |
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Heh.
At the rate we're going, that might be the reality... Actually, we're in the homestretch for our refit and redo. About a week, then a week of relaxation, then a coastal cruise for the second week of September before we can even look at weather windows... L8R Skip -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:21:22 -0400, "Flying Pig" wrote: Skip, still refitting, but getting close - Sept 8 we leave with grandkids for a sea trial to see if they want to go to the Bahamas via ocean with us the following week (or whenever the right weather window shows up) Skip, I would *really*, *strongly* encourage you to wait for the end of the hurricane season before going offshore. After Nov 1 is usually a good time. |
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Flying Pig wrote:
Once Cap'n (or any other) is running with the GPS found, it's using that port. You'd need another USB puck to make them work simultaneously. I discovered this by trying to use Capn and Maxsea together. I have finally been able to get 3 separate charting applications to run (of course one application at a time) and see the combined GPS/AIS data, but there is a peculiarity that still occurs. The apps are Capn 8.3, SeaClear II, and OpenCPN 903 Beta. The system includes the SP 162 AIS engine. When I use the combined GPS/AIS data (the GPS is routed through the SR 162, and a single RS-232 connects to the USB-serial converter), each of the applications can see the data and successfully plot the ship and any AIS targets. However if I next feed the straight GPS signal and bypass the SR 162 (usually at 4800 BAUD instead of the 38k BAUD used by the AIS device), only Capn 8.3 can see this data. Both SeaClear II and OpenCPN do not. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare |
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GPS Not Recognized
On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 04:23:19 -0400, "Armond Perretta"
wrote: When I use the combined GPS/AIS data (the GPS is routed through the SR 162, and a single RS-232 connects to the USB-serial converter), each of the applications can see the data and successfully plot the ship and any AIS targets. However if I next feed the straight GPS signal and bypass the SR 162 (usually at 4800 BAUD instead of the 38k BAUD used by the AIS device), only Capn 8.3 can see this data. Both SeaClear II and OpenCPN do not. OpenCPN may require you to select something other than "AIS Port (shared)" on the settings menu. Supposedly it will auto detect GPS data settings, seems to work for me. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote: When I use the combined GPS/AIS data ... each of the applications can see the data ... However if I ... bypass the SR 162 ... only Capn 8.3 can see this data. Both SeaClear II and OpenCPN do not. OpenCPN may require you to select something other than "AIS Port (shared)" on the settings menu. Supposedly it will auto detect GPS data settings, seems to work for me. Wayne, I will fiddle with the settings again on Tuesday. Thanks for putting me onto OpenCPN, which is really a great project. I am trying to keep up with the fast pace of development on the Cruisers Forum. These guys are really going at it and are quite the crew. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare |
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GPS Not Recognized
On Sun, 6 Sep 2009 05:22:45 -0400, "Armond Perretta"
wrote: OpenCPN may require you to select something other than "AIS Port (shared)" on the settings menu. Supposedly it will auto detect GPS data settings, seems to work for me. Wayne, I will fiddle with the settings again on Tuesday. Thanks for putting me onto OpenCPN, which is really a great project. I am trying to keep up with the fast pace of development on the Cruisers Forum. These guys are really going at it and are quite the crew. Yes, they are off to a good start. I'm hoping that eventually I will be able to use OpenCPN as a replacement for Maptech Offshore Navigator which is quite a good package but no longer supported. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote: Wayne, I will fiddle with the settings again on Tuesday. Thanks for putting me onto OpenCPN, which is really a great project. I am trying to keep up with the fast pace of development on the Cruisers Forum. These guys are really going at it and are quite the crew. Yes, they are off to a good start. I'm hoping that eventually I will be able to use OpenCPN as a replacement for Maptech Offshore Navigator which is quite a good package but no longer supported. I will add that I am of the same mind with respect to Capn 8.3. I've used one or another version since 1993 and have worked with Dennis Mills on a few things, but the current Capn team (Star Technologies) shows little evidence that they are really interested in development or support. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare |
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Wayne, I will fiddle with the settings again on Tuesday. *Thanks for putting me onto OpenCPN, which is really a great project. *I am trying to keep up with the fast pace of development on the Cruisers Forum. *These guys are really going at it and are quite the crew. Lemme know when you get this straightened out so I can come up for a day of sailing. Carl |
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Wayne.B wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote: When I use the combined GPS/AIS data ... each of the applications can see the data and successfully plot the ship and any AIS targets ... if I next feed the straight GPS signal and bypass the SR 162 ... only Capn 8.3 can see this data. Both SeaClear II and OpenCPN do not. OpenCPN may require you to select something other than "AIS Port (shared)" on the settings menu. Supposedly it will auto detect GPS data settings, seems to work for me. I tried just about every combination of settings in OpenCPN but it's still the case that the combined GPS/AIS signal works for all apps, but the straight GPS signal is seen only by Capn 8.3. BTW, I am testing Capn 8.3, OpenCPN, SeaClear II, and something called NavMonPC, which is a sort of data front-end. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare |
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