Linking Wheel Pilot to Tablet

[Stemar]

I have a Navico WP500 wheel pilot and an Android tablet running Navionics. Is there a way to get them to talk to each other, so the Pilot follows a route?

 

[ChromeDome]

As far as I know there is not.
Edit: Not a feasible way unless you fancy to make it.

Check Orca for inspiration.

 

[PaulRainbow]

I have a Navico WP500 wheel pilot and an Android tablet running Navionics. Is there a way to get them to talk to each other, so the Pilot follows a route?

No, Navionics doesn't output the required data.

 

[dunedin]

Is it really too much trouble to manually alter course in the vicinity of each waypoint?

I have never understood why I would want full A/P integration. We have it switched off. And this on a boat sailed over 95% of the time on A/P (well over 1000 nm coastal trips this year alone).
I like waypoints set a safe distance from rocky corners and (where these rare beasts exist) navigation buoys. Then depending on weather and other boats might turn sooner if weather and traffic permits. Flick off A/P, smoothly steer round, flick A/P back on, less than 5 seconds per waypoint on a voyage. Is that too involving?

 

[ChromeDome]

The AP's I'm aware of all require you to approve every change at waypoints.

Hence it is a helping hand but not much more.

 

[Stemar]

Thanks everyone. I rather thought that might be the case.

The idea was pure laziness on my part. In varying currents, just setting a course doesn't necessarily take me where I want to go, so I wondered if it could be made self-correcting

 

[wonkywinch]

The AP's I'm aware of all require you to approve every change at waypoints.

Hence it is a helping hand but not much more.

My B&G Zeus S has a setting where you can "pre-approve" turns up to x degrees under autopilot. Since it's a sailing yacht, I set that very low to avoid possible autopilot induced gybes

 

[Boathook]

Thanks everyone. I rather thought that might be the case.

The idea was pure laziness on my part. In varying currents, just setting a course doesn't necessarily take me where I want to go, so I wondered if it could be made self-correcting

I tried using my raymarine autohelm linked to the plotter to follow a track to a waypoint. Found it a waste of time at my speed of under 5 knots as the autohelm was working hard to follow the track due to tides and wind pushing the boat either way. Much more relaxing to set a compass course and occasionally tweak, especially to avoid pot markers !
Following a track at high speed would make more sense imho.

 

[B27]

Is it really too much trouble to manually alter course in the vicinity of each waypoint?

I have never understood why I would want full A/P integration. We have it switched off. And this on a boat sailed over 95% of the time on A/P (well over 1000 nm coastal trips this year alone).
I like waypoints set a safe distance from rocky corners and (where these rare beasts exist) navigation buoys. Then depending on weather and other boats might turn sooner if weather and traffic permits. Flick off A/P, smoothly steer round, flick A/P back on, less than 5 seconds per waypoint on a voyage. Is that too involving?

I agree.
Around here, most of the 'corners' are rich in pot markers, so there's a fair bit of manual intervention anyway.
Although our tillerpilot doesn't 'flick off' with the push of a switch so it's sometimes easier to just poke the +10 or -10 buttons.

If we are sailing, we don't head to waypoints, we look for good speed in the general direction.
It would be different in more constrained waters.

 

[dunedin]

My B&G Zeus S has a setting where you can "pre-approve" turns up to x degrees under autopilot. Since it's a sailing yacht, I set that very low to avoid possible autopilot induced gybes

So what happens if the “pre-approved” turn happens with other boats close by? Or pot buoys?
I am happy to use a route on the plotter, but is it really too difficult to take a few seconds to manually check and alter the course on the A/P.