LadyInBed
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Oops! I've been misinformed. Damn, I've paid money :ambivalence:I use the free Android version and it's just as good at displaying AIS data as the paid for version.Richard
Anyone Using AIS With OpenCPN?
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yoda
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If so, please can you supply, or at least point me towards, a 'For Dummies' guide on how it's done lol. I've just spent (read wasted) another several hours, and not for the first time lol, trawling the Internet trying to work this out. Even on the official OCPN forum, the thread on this subject is over 10 years old, which I seriously doubt has upto date infoLike many such places, as does the online manual, it also assume's one is bl00dy rocket scientist to begin with
Try to bear with me when it comes to learning new tech stuff. Apart from age lol, I also have a cognitive medical condition that makes any new learning difficult
Can sometimes make for interesting chart work too
If you want a receive only system then something like this:
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?507743-Mcmurdo-Smartfind-M15-AIS-Reciver
Will plug straight into a PC running OPENCPN. This AIS set requires a VHF aerial (dedicated or using a splitter with the VHF aeriel) and a dedicated GPS aerial. You can also take the NMEA output from the AIS set and feed it into one of these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NMEA-to-WiFi-BRIDGE/182598371832?hash=item2a83b609f8:g:Tl4AAOSwc9ha6X~q
or
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NMEA-to-...397144?hash=item2a79e0b998:g:XDkAAOSw7yZbM0zM
to feed other devices working wirelessly. This works well with tablets as it allows the position to be derived from the AIS set rather than the tablet and hence power consumption drops on the tablet.
Yoda
Dougal
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No wonder I was getting more confused, the more I read lol. So many ways of doing the same thing. Thankfully, on this forum at least, it's not "this is the correct way".
Thank you all. I appreciate all the data enormously.
Thank you all. I appreciate all the data enormously.
lpdsn
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Very definitely.
Worth maybe jotting down what you want to get out of OpenCPN/AIS then seeing which methods suit you best.
Lodesman77
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I've got one - plugged into my Raspberry Pi running OpenCPN. Works nicely, not expensive and USB. I got mine via eBay where they had a buy it now/make an offer so got it a little cheaper than advertised...
GHA
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Well worth the few quid, free version is ancient, unsupported and won't get any updates. More plugins being ported across at the moment tonthe real version.
Hoolie
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... and I think perhaps the most significant difference is that low cost oeSenc vector charts will work with the supported version.The free version is a snapshot of the Android development as it was about four years ago. Lots of improvements since in the supported version which I beleive is still under 10$
GHA
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Plus it's still free and open source, nothing stopping you compiling your own version for Android with the latest code. Though sounds a bit more involved than compiling on Linux.
pessimist
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And another vote for the Quark kit. Just finished setting up a laptop (Linux) and two android tablets to interface with the A024 model. All of them work perfectly. Tested using the free version of OpenCPN on the tablets (will upgrade to paid for now I'm happy it works). FWIW the receiver works with Marine Navigator on the tablets too.
SteveGorst
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And another
LadyInBed
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I had a bit of a bummer at the w/e. Loaded Ocpn on my cheap Chinese tablet. Every time I tried to point it to the charts location it crashed out of setup, both under 'spanner' and under the drop down menu.
To be fair, when I downloaded it, it did warn me that it hadn't been tested on my device.
To be fair, when I downloaded it, it did warn me that it hadn't been tested on my device.
RichardS
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Try this version. It's an apk so you'll need to install it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xbd70bjlo31rev7/opencpn_4.1.915 android.apk?dl=0
Give me a couple of minutes to upload it.
Richard
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