ianj99
Active member
You simply need one of these £50 serial to wifi interfaces:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111514368587 which will operate from the ship's supply so only needs power and nmea data.
plus Navmonpc (http://navmonpc.com) running on a laptop or Windows tablet, as the tcp client. The incoming nmea data can then be routed by Navmon to as many virtual com ports you need - one for each application eg charting software etc. (Navmon is a great free Windows app but no doubt there are Mac and Android equivalents out there)
I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult as I initially received garbage over the wifi connection until I swapped over the input wires from my nmea source. (its an Airmar nmea compass which has balanced outputs).
This will mean I no longer need a domestic wifi router and notebook as a nmea server thus saving several amps and some space in the wheelhouse.
Ian
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111514368587 which will operate from the ship's supply so only needs power and nmea data.
plus Navmonpc (http://navmonpc.com) running on a laptop or Windows tablet, as the tcp client. The incoming nmea data can then be routed by Navmon to as many virtual com ports you need - one for each application eg charting software etc. (Navmon is a great free Windows app but no doubt there are Mac and Android equivalents out there)
I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult as I initially received garbage over the wifi connection until I swapped over the input wires from my nmea source. (its an Airmar nmea compass which has balanced outputs).
This will mean I no longer need a domestic wifi router and notebook as a nmea server thus saving several amps and some space in the wheelhouse.
Ian