"Meindert Sprang" wrote in
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Not quite. They do not use BT, that would use too much energy.
Tacktick developed their own very low power radio and protocol for
this. It's a shame they still need a wire to your computer. We made a
customized BT multiplexer for them, but when the prototypes were
ready, they bailed out....



What a waste when the wifi I installed works so good. It comes with the
virtual serial port for the old nav software to install into the laptop(s).
The Webfoot:
http://www.i****chdogs.com/DataSheets/WF111803.pdf
interfaces your serial port data to the wifi link, automatically, on
bootup. All you have to tell the virtual serial port is what IP the
Webfoot is using, which is always 192.168.0.2 on the Netgear wifi.

Shame they're still draggin' the wire around or some awful-priced custom
radio system. Wifi doesn't use any power and it all runs great off the 12V
battery system.

I'm afraid BT might not have the range through the fiberglass and coring
materials to get through the whole boat. Wifi easily does and is CHEAPER!

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