BelleSerene
Active member
I am not a fan of iPads for navigation: they have too many shortcomings in the glare and rigours of a cockpit.
But they have their place, and a lot of people want to use them. I thought I'd share a discovery.
One of the problems with Navionics for navigation is that it won't repeat wifi instrument data, right?
Since iPad's iOS11 operating system, most iPads can display two apps simultaneously. Trouble is, most third-party apps are not written to support this split-screen feature. But one is. And it happens to be the best one anyway (IMHO; I have no commercial interest).
Check your iPad will run iOS11. Install NMEAremote and sync it with your NMEA-wifi convertor (buy one from YakBitz for £28 or £39 if you want to multiplex two data sources). Run Navionics. Load NMEAremote in slide-over mode; that gives it a third of the screen area, hovering over the main app. Bingo: the best charting software (Navionics) and your instrument data visible on the same screen. A finger swipe knocks the instruments out of the view to the right when you need more plotter real estate, and a finger swipe brings them back again.
Here are some screenshots:
But they have their place, and a lot of people want to use them. I thought I'd share a discovery.
One of the problems with Navionics for navigation is that it won't repeat wifi instrument data, right?
Since iPad's iOS11 operating system, most iPads can display two apps simultaneously. Trouble is, most third-party apps are not written to support this split-screen feature. But one is. And it happens to be the best one anyway (IMHO; I have no commercial interest).
Check your iPad will run iOS11. Install NMEAremote and sync it with your NMEA-wifi convertor (buy one from YakBitz for £28 or £39 if you want to multiplex two data sources). Run Navionics. Load NMEAremote in slide-over mode; that gives it a third of the screen area, hovering over the main app. Bingo: the best charting software (Navionics) and your instrument data visible on the same screen. A finger swipe knocks the instruments out of the view to the right when you need more plotter real estate, and a finger swipe brings them back again.
Here are some screenshots: