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I am a very happy user of MacENC in combination with MiniPlex 42BT and a Garmin GPS and Raymarine Instruments on the other side of the multiplexer. I am using the NMEA out from my Raymarine ST60 Graphic.

I am not able to get the HDG, HDM and VHW sentences all the way into MacENC. I do get other NMEA sentences from the intruments like DBT, MTW and MWV.

I have been strughling a lot but I can't find a solution. Has anyone seen this problem or even better have a solution or tip for me?

Kind regards,
Igor Quik

I'm sitting down below on Jaga, finishing a fine ale and listening to the BBC over wifi. The wind is howling, but it's nice and toasty inside. I'm monitoring whats going on outside on MacENC, connected to my instruments wirelessly via a bluetooth multiplexer and nmea.

What I'm wishing is that I could record the wind speed/direction rather than just note it when I look at it. Is there a piece of software that could take the nmea data stream and record the wind speeds, possibly putting it into a graph? Being able to do that with boat speed and maybe depth could also be interesting and possibly useful. Seems I've seen this somewhere but couldn't find it.

Just dreaming.

http://madmariner.com/features/software/

Can I use a Navionics Gold cartridge with GPSnavX?

There are a couple of functions I'm thinking of adding to Mr. Tides in the 3.1 release (which I've not even started on, so don't get all excited). There have been many requests for a way to add stations, and I can see how to do this for subordinate stations (though it will require some changes to the XTIDE database engine). I can't really see how to add reference stations, the harmonic constants are too many to just guess at, and the only ones who have enough data to create them usually are very reluctant to give them away for free (read: England).

The other idea is Collections of stations that all open together. So if you're planning a trip, you can beforehand make a collection and see them all at once as you sail along.

Maybe I'll add closer integration with MacENC and GPSNavX, pulling GPS data from them to display on the map. I'm not sure on this one, it just came to me.

As more ideas come to me (or you, the reader, make suggestions [hint hint]) I'll update this post with my progress.

August

I have used MacENC in several countries now and love the program. I am currently expanding the system to include an Argonaut waterproof monitor, NSI touchpad, radar, and AIS. My new Smart Radio SR161 AIS Receiver via Keyspan causes the reception button on MacENC to alternately flash green and yellow. A stream of data appears in the monitor window. Despite selecting to show underway and stationary, no targets plot. Can someone please suggest how to get this working? Thanks.

http://earthnc.com/

Tony Smith wrote a long, in depth review of the iPhone that might just convince developers who haunt this site to work up something for the iPhone.

John
Things change. Try to cope

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/09/24/...page6.html

http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2007/09/19/th...lications/

Quote:Posted 19 September 2007 @ 2pm in Applications, Development, Guides/How-Tos

The field of unofficial third-party native iPhone application development is maturing rapidly. Thanks largely to the spectacular Installer.app/AppTapp from Nullriver Software (see our guide on using it to install applications on your iPhone) and the efforts of a handful of dilligent third-party developers, there are now well-working native instant messaging clients, a GPS application, and several other useful apps.

Bringing more developers into the fray, however, is a process that has been mitigated by a three significant factors: 1. Developers have yet to establish a method for monetizing native iPhone applications; 2. The fact that Apple could introduce an iPhone software/firmware update that disables most/all third-party applications, or could introduce its own scheme for third-party applications that obviates the current method; 3. The lack of a cohesive SDK (software development kit) for creating applications.

The first issue will likely see some progress shortly: Nullriver Software tells iPhone Atlas they’ll soon be implementing a method to charge for applications. The second issue is more precarious, hinging on Apple’s whim from update-to-update until (if) some formal policy is enacted. The third problem is in the early stages of resolution, thanks to the efforts of Lucas Newman, an avid iPhone developer who worked on the first native iPhone game, Lights Off and helped develop our initial 5-step native application install guide.

Lucas’ unofficial SDK consists of the following components:

* An 18-page PDF instructional guide with steps for downloading and installing the development toolchain.
* An Xcode template
* A set of sample iPhone applications

and provides all the foundation necessary for intermediate to advanced developers to begin creating native iPhone apps.

As discussed in the guide, most of the familiar Cocoa frameworks exist on the iPhone, including: Core Foundation, Foundation, Core Graphics, Core Audio, and CFNetwork. There is also a UIKit, which is roughly equivalent to the Desktop Mac OS X’s AppKit

Unfortuantely, there is no interface builder for the iPhone: all interfaces are done in code.

Lucas’ guide includes sample code for creating a window, handling input (swipes, etc.), transforming views in 3D and more.

Sample applications, along with built versions and all components (source, images, etc.) include: FlipACoin, Motion and NetServices. You can move these applications to your iPhone by putting Installer.app on your iPhone, then install OpenSSH (under ‘System’ in the Installer.app interface) immediately. You can then use the fifth step in our 5-step guide to transfer apps from your desktop system to the iPhone. Full instructions are here.

Feedback? [email protected].

http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2007/09/19/gp...reenshots/

Quote:A GPS (global positioning application) for the iPhone has debuted, and though it’s somewhat inaccurate, it works to fulfill one of the most contentious functionality gaps left by Apple, showing — in the iPhone’s Google Maps application — an approximation of exactly where your iPhone is located on the globe. SNIP