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peter

Jan 1, 1970
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I have a dual helm trawler, 40', and plan to add electronic charting with a
good GPS with an external arial. I want to view this on a lap top
independent of input wiring so I can go to either helm whenever so ....... I
want to install a Local Area Network (all new to me but sounds reasonable).

Has anyone tried to do this? Sounds so practical. I have yet to buy
anything yet so any advice would be a help! Guess I need a GPS, laptop
with plotting software and LAN module, and the where-with-all to get the
data out to the LAN from the GPS.

Thanks all!

[email protected]
 
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Peter Bennett

Jan 1, 1970
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I have a dual helm trawler, 40', and plan to add electronic charting with a
good GPS with an external arial. I want to view this on a lap top
independent of input wiring so I can go to either helm whenever so ....... I
want to install a Local Area Network (all new to me but sounds reasonable).

Has anyone tried to do this? Sounds so practical. I have yet to buy
anything yet so any advice would be a help! Guess I need a GPS, laptop
with plotting software and LAN module, and the where-with-all to get the
data out to the LAN from the GPS.

Thanks all!

[email protected]


I don't think you need to deal with a LAN for this - see
http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/seaspray_nmea.pdf for the
GPS/NMEA/autpoilot/computer wiring on my boat. I actually have two
connection points for the computer - one at the lower helm, and one on
the flybridge.

I have to make some changes to what is shown on that drawing, I think
- I bought Garmin Mapsource, and a 240 Blue sounder this year - I
think I'll use the 168 with MapSource as a plotter at the upper helm,
and leave the computer below, with the 240 sounder, but getting NMEA
data from the 168 at all times (therefore, retiring the 12XL or saving
it for backup.) At present, I have to take the 168 to the lower helm
to update the Mapsource maps in it.


--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca
 
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Bruce in Alaska

Jan 1, 1970
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Glen \"Wiley\" Wilson said:
Since no charting software that I
am aware of accepts network data,you have to convert back to RS232 for
the PC.

Most of the charting software that I use accepts my Garmin/Garmin
Protocol connected GPS that feeds a serial port on my laptop which then
serves it out on the LAN foar any other LAN connected CPU to use as
input. I have GPSy, MaxSea, MacGPS, Street Atlas, Topo, and a few others
that all take data from the network connected Garmin GPS3+. No big
deal, here, been running this stuff this way for 5 years.

Bruce in alaska
 
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David Moore

Jan 1, 1970
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Peter,

Set up system number one with all of your nav and charting software adding
your GPS and/or radar and/or autopilot to that system. Get that system
totally debugged and running as it should.

Install a wired 10/100 base-t or wireless 802.11b/g Ethernet so the two
systems can communicate over your newly created network.

Now install PCAnywhere or Timbuktu for Windows
http://www.netopia.com/software/products/tb2/ on both systems.

From your FB (or any where else if you go wireless) you will be able to view
and control your other pc as if you were sitting at the system it is
installed in.


Hope this helps,
David Moore
 
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