Hardware

AIS RX: em-trak R100 with MacOS

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:39:31 GMT

I have been using the recently introduced em-trak R100 AIS receiver with my MacOS 10.6.8 MacBook Pro laptop. The em-trak drivers work fine. I have also been able to use the em-trak R100 receiver with PolarView NS.

I give a lot more details and provide many illustrations in an article available at:

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/AIS_ Shi...

So far I find the em-trak R100 is very compatible with the MacOS 10.6.8.

Remote Monitoring for Your Vessel

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:23:30 GMT

Just stumbled into a little device called the Twine Box via a Wired gaget blog . If you have wifi available at your mooring or dock, it could prove a cost effective way to set up remote monitoring system.

Extension cable for BU-353?

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:21:29 GMT

Hello,
the Globalsat receiver BU-353 comes withan usb cable of 1,5 m only. This is too short sometimes. What kind of extension cable can I use?

Regards
Arwed

Isatphone

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:33:31 GMT

I recently bought an Isatphone intending to use it for email on the boat but am having difficulty finding out how to use it with the mac. There are several companies who will supply compression software but that costs around $240 per annum. I would just like to connect it simply to see that it works OK before parting with this amount of cash. Anyone had any experience with this?

help radar ais ??

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:53:25 GMT

just new on Macenc
in the specification it is wrinting AIS and Radar

Do this software can display overlay radar on the map

if yes what is the radar ?

thank you

Tablet/VNC control of central computer

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:36:21 GMT

I'm currently using GPSNavX on a Mac netbook in the cockpit, which has limitations of needing a permanent power connection, salt spray, and poor visibility. I've been looking for a daylight-readable display to wire as a remote monitor to a computer running below, but I haven't found a good solution.

At home I run a Mac Mini home theater and control it when I'm feeling really lazy with my iPhone running VNC, the remote display protocol that Apple calls remote desktop. There are VNC clients for virtually every tablet system.

Has anyone used a VNC client-tablet at the helm to display a computer running below? This could be through WiFi, Bluetooth, or maybe ethernet.

Relatedly, I'm eyeing the $140 Nook touch eReader. This has been hacked to allow android apps (I assume VNC would work) and has bluetooth, wifi, and a 6' sunlight-readable touchscreen with 16 shades of grey and a battery that should last 12 hours or more. If this could efficiently mirror my Mac/GPSNavX system below through WiFi or bluetooth, it could be a sweet system. Plus I could use it at night to read Moby Dick.

Reports on VNC success or failure would be helpful.

Dennis

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Lion Upgrade

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:09:47 GMT
I upgraded to Lion and now Mac ENC doesn't recognize my USB GPS.

Any suggestions??

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Beta testers wanted for USB<->Mac interface

Tue, 10 May 2011 07:54:10 GMT
Hi all,

I am looking for some beta testers (~5) for a piece of kit I have developed.

It is called the econav. It's a NMEA multiplexer with a GPS routing engine built-in. This allows you to suspend your computer, while the econav (having received the RMB sentences from the computer, and still receiving RMC sentences from the GPS) can carry on and direct you to your waypoint. As soon as you reach it (or steer off course), the computer will be woken up over USB, so it can take over again.

Additional features:
- automatic prioritization (e.g., for backup GPS)
- wakeup on AIS proximity
- Seatalk conversion
- no driver needed (uses USB CDC/ACM emulation)

I would like to give away 5 of these units, in the hope to get some feedback.
Please reply to this topic if you're interested, add some info about your setup as well!

Cheers,

Ard.