Island Time 1,278 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Thanks guys! I'm interested in opinions from those who attended, so I can make the next one better. So if it was too long/short/technical/not technical enough, too much video, too much talking by me etc I''m keen to know what you thought. Constructive criticism is very welcome. I've been asked by a few to do another, so I probably will. I also thought about doing one that is a "hands on" session in which people get an opportunity to do the physical connections for NMEA 0183 to a PC, and learn how to test any NMEA0183 output to see what is being produced/sent, so you can connect instruments to share data, regardless of brand. Any interest in that one? More a workshop than a presentation.... Link to post Share on other sites
John B 108 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 That was well worth it ,thanks Matt. On one hand I was pleased I knew a bit more than I thought , on the other ... I know nussink. Good strategic overview of options, I thought. Link to post Share on other sites
Steadfast 4 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thanks Matt, an informative evening. Good use of the short videos that provided concise info (without the inevitably glitches that hinder live demos). This really is a fast moving and rapidly changing field - you'll have to run a seminar yearly so we can keep up to date. Link to post Share on other sites
war machine 0 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Great work thanks Matt. Our Machine is not blue water but something there for everyone. Overall I thought the balance was great using different media and live and static displays plus time for Q&A. Absolutely understand the need for screen video and taken those learnings for my own line of work. Initially I though saving questions to the end might have been a disadvantage but could see the conversation could easily have got way off track so keep doing that too. I will be following up with some enquiries and I'm sure you'll get others doing the same. Mike Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 359 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 an excellent evening Matt, thanks for the effort in preparing and giving the presentation. Look forward to the next one Alan Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,278 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just to clarify for a few - yes I can help with your boat, from electronics concept, selection, install and troubleshooting. Mostly I do Auckland wide, other centres negotiable, especially Wellington, as I am there quite a bit! Time and materials will be chargeable, and my rates are very reasonable. If you can sort your own stuff with a bit of the info from the night, best of luck to you Here is the Opencpn video I showed; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdTg6T_aLRk Cheers Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Battgirl 23 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Thanks Matt. The end result was very informative and to the point. You clearly spent a lot of time and effort getting the presentation right. I really liked the way you presented different options. The whole thing made a lot of sense. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 281 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Matt I thought the balance was good. Told us enough to get us thinking, and hopefully be able to ask the right questions. Wouldn't change a thing. Link to post Share on other sites
chic014 0 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 On this topic any idea on the best way to replay a recorded CSV file of time, lat, long, course, heading AWS, AWA, boat sensor info. Is this possible in openCPN? Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,278 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Chic014, have a look at the VDR (Voyage Data recorder) plugin for OCPN. Data from that is what was used to make the video. If makes a pretty basic NMEA txt file. You should be able to make a CSV into the same format, then play it back.... Link to post Share on other sites
chic014 0 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Thanks tried that. Unfortunately my data is in relatively clean csv format and that records and accepts raw nmea files. Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,278 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Can you not export it as an ascii file and manipulate that? How did you get the CSV? Want to give me a sample? It is pretty easy to wrap the position, for example, in an NMEA sentence.. Here is a bit from VDR file for exapmple $ECRMB,A,0.001,R,001,002,3637.295,S,17448.681,E,6.421,318.451,7.150,V*10 $ECRMC,030046,A,3642.097,S,17453.987,E,7.150,316.600,110115,19.000,E*48 $ECAPB,A,A,0.001,R,N,V,V,318.317,T,002,318.451,T,318.451,T*21 $ECXTE,A,A,0.001,R,N*50 $IIMTW,35.5,C*10 $IIMWV,245.5,T,11.3,N,A*0E $IIMWV,278.0,R,9.6,N,A*3F $GPGLL,3642.0960,S,17453.9854,E,030035,A Granted, it takes some time if you are not familiar with the NMEA sentences to use... Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 IT this is a bit over doing the instruments. http://www.pbo.co.uk/gear/sailing-chartplotters-exclusive-first-test-21854 Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,278 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yep, but an interesting test (in the link above)- confirms some of my thoughts - B&G are still leading the way. Also shows that if your gear is NMEA2000 certified (or at least compliant) it can work pretty well together. Link to post Share on other sites
Beccara 25 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hey Island Time, You seem to be a fan of B&G, At some point in the next year we'll be doing a small refit - B&G are looking interesting but there was some talk over on CF about B&G not playing nicely with non-B&G kit and the marketing material not lining up with reality, I think it was DSC calling from AIS or something. Whats been your experience with inter-op and overall support? Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,278 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 1st, to be clear, I'm a B&G dealer. I often quote this stuff in examples on crew, as it is what I'm most familiar with. B&G, Yes, there have been some software issues, but you will find them in all manufacturers products. MOST of the software problems are now sorted. A few remain, but they are unusual and you are unlikely to see them. As they are discovered and fixed, the upgrades are free and easy to do. The issue you mention above is that the "call" function for DSC from the Zeus 11 MFD's only works with the B&G radios. This is being worked on. The problem stems from the fact that there is currently no "standard" for the instructions to create a VHF call from DSC, so it is pretty brand dependent, and therefore difficult to cover a broad range of gear. Unfortunately some users were not given the correct info by some dealers, and this has caused some issues ... Currently it is my opinion that B&G provide some of the best electronic gear available for yachts. I have direct contact with Navico support, and the designers of some of the gear, so I get great support here in NZ. I'm happy to help sort out any issues with Navico (B&G, Simrad,Lowrance) gear, if anyone needs help - especially if they buy the stuff from me!! Link to post Share on other sites
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