Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-19 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Do you guys know what OS Raymarine, Garmin et al use? I'm sure they're different but I'm guessing they are all proprietary to their brand. Is that correct? If it is, that would mean that they have a whole team of people developing their OS, right? Why? A thought: why don't they simply license And

Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Marek Dziedzic
>and modify it slightly (or more than slightly) to fit their needs. Having said all of the above, I fully agree with you. Marek -- Message: 6 Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:06:05 -0500 From: Stevan Plavsa To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Stus-List Marine

Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Jean-Francois J Rivard
Don't mean to beat a dead horse.. but. Here's why I spent $900.00 on a B&G Zeus Touch. Rugged / Clear Screen in the sun / Waterproof / No-Nonsense functionality / integration. It’s so much more than just a GPS nav.. No-Nonsense functionality: Has both touch and real buttons that you can use

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-19 Thread Rich Knowles
Make it happen and get a lot of beer! Rich > On Feb 19, 2014, at 22:06, Stevan Plavsa wrote: > > Do you guys know what OS Raymarine, Garmin et al use? I'm sure they're > different but I'm guessing they are all proprietary to their brand. Is that > correct? If it is, that would mean that they

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-19 Thread Pierre Tremblay
Raymarine, Navico and some other plotter OS are Linux based, as Android. UI is design with Qt Project. Pierre Tremblay Avalanche C&C38-3 De : Stevan Plavsa À : "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Envoyé le : mercredi 19 février 2014 21h06 Objet : St

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-19 Thread j...@svpaws.net
I think what you're really suggesting is called open source. Tough to justify if you've invested millions and all you've managed to accomplish is taking the #1 spot away from Apple. John Sent from my iPad > On Feb 19, 2014, at 9:12 PM, Rich Knowles wrote: > > Make it happen and get a lot o

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-19 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Sure, open source as in android, not open source as in Raymarine. I'm not sure i understand your comment about the #1 spot? Pierre, thank you! I knew I'de get an answer .. but that was record time. I didn't google hard enough. I didn't know they had software for Windows too: http://www.raymarine.c

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Josh Muckley
Steve, Check out this open source package. http://marinux.tuxfamily.org/ You can have the screen relay to a marinized touch screen at the helm or you can use any older chart plotter/gps to interface via NMEA 0183. Josh On Feb 19, 2014 9:06 PM, "Stevan Plavsa" wrote: > Do you guys know what OS

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Nice. On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:48 AM, Josh Muckley wrote: > Steve, > > Check out this open source package. > > http://marinux.tuxfamily.org/ > > You can have the screen relay to a marinized touch screen at the helm or > you can use any older chart plotter/gps to interface via NMEA 0183. > > Jo

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Della Barba, Joe
Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 9:19 AM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Marine systems Steve, I think that the big issue is that the dedicated device is a much better controlled environment. For recreational boaters, this may not matter that much, but if you

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Marek Dziedzic
-0500 From: "Della Barba, Joe" To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine systems Message-ID: <1073606396712942aee54d9a960e45a71e15168...@hq-mb-07.ba.ad.ssa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" * this particular instrument won?t go s

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Michael Brown
be usable? Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:18:32 -0500 From: "Marek Dziedzic" To: Subject: Stus-List  Marine systems Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Steve, I think that the big issue is that the dedicated device is a m

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Joel Aronson
reduction > in night vision. > > How readable are the iPads / Android tablets at very low light levels? Can > the apps be set down > to monochrome and still be usable? > > Michael Brown > Windburn > C&C 30-1 > > > > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:18:32 -0500

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Josh Muckley
Or this one. http://www.42.co.nz/freeboard/technical/ On Feb 20, 2014 8:11 AM, "Stevan Plavsa" wrote: > Nice. > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:48 AM, Josh Muckley wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> Check out this open source package. >> >> http://marinux.tuxfamily.org/ >> >> You can have the screen relay

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Josh Muckley
Steve, Here's an open source autohelm that the guy built for ~$350. http://themarineinstallersrant.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-arduino-autopilot-that-jack-built.html Josh On Feb 19, 2014 9:06 PM, "Stevan Plavsa" wrote: > Do you guys know what OS Raymarine, Garmin et al use? I'm sure they're > dif

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Bill Coleman
List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Francois J Rivard Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:03 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Marine Systems Don't mean to beat a dead horse.. but. Here's why I spent $900.00 on a B&G Zeus Touch. Rugged / Clear

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Josh, that's interesting but not what I was getting at :) Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Josh Muckley wrote: > Steve, > > Here's an open source autohelm that the guy built for ~$350. > > > http://themarineinstallersrant.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-arduino-autopilot-

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Frederick G Street
Wow, Arduino AND Raspberry Pi in the same project! :^) Pretty slick. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Feb 20, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Josh Muckley wrote: > Or this one. > > http://www.42.co.nz/freeboard/technical/ >

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Of > *Jean-Francois > J Rivard > *Sent:* Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:03 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Marine Systems > > > > Don't mean to beat a dead horse.. but. > > Here's why I spent $900.00 on a B&G Zeus Touch. Rugged

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Pierre Tremblay
left shoulder. Pierre Tremblay Avalanche #54988 C&C38-3 WK, hull #76 De : Bill Coleman À : cnc-list@cnc-list.com Envoyé le : jeudi 20 février 2014 16h59 Objet : Re: Stus-List Marine Systems Well, Damn you, Jean, or Francois, You just cost me a cou

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Bill Coleman
inch handles with this technology. BTW, who has the Zeus, Pierre, Jean, or Francois? Bill Coleman C&C 39 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pierre Tremblay Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:03 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Tim Goodyear
very noticeable reduction in >> night vision. >> >> How readable are the iPads / Android tablets at very low light levels? Can >> the apps be set down >> to monochrome and still be usable? >> >> Michael Brown >> Windburn >> C&C 30-1 >>

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Paul Baker
4 6:03 PM *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Marine Systems Bill, I don't think you would need to replace wind/depth/speed sensor. Seatalk can be easily bridge to NMEA2000. After all, those are simple N2K message, not quite like autopilot. It can be done with an ITC-5 or throu

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Pierre Tremblay
l Coleman À : cnc-list@cnc-list.com Envoyé le : jeudi 20 février 2014 19h13 Objet : Re: Stus-List Marine Systems My wind/speed/depth are old network B&G, 0183, not seatalk.  The otto is seatalk. But I would also have to have that StructureScan transducer so I could see perfect images of t

Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

2014-02-20 Thread Bill Coleman
uary 20, 2014 7:41 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine Systems A word of caution about the Lowrance HD transducers, I tried one and they basically do not work shooting through the hull. You have to either transom mount, or drill a hole in the boat. The are also an odd s

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-20 Thread Rick Brass
-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine systems I was also interested in the night mode. From my experience mounting a chartplotter at the helm and using it at night quickly affects my night vision. Even with the screen switch to black / white or black / red ( full color at night is

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-21 Thread Jack Brennan
/magazine/2013/October/tracing-the-ICW.asp Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Rick Brass Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine systems Michael; FWIW, I have a Garmin 541 at my helm – not

Re: Stus-List Marine systems

2014-02-21 Thread Leslie Paal
C 32 On Wed, 2/19/14, Stevan Plavsa wrote: Subject: Stus-List Marine systems To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 6:06 PM Do you guys know what OS Raymarine, Garmin et al use? I'm sure they're different but I'm guessin