How to use OpenCPN on a tablet windows 8

[Franziska]

Beside the NavMonPc I mentioned in my email there is also Franson GPS Gate 2.8 which is helpful when trying to rectify GPS issues.

[klubko]

Hi,
It's been kindly pointed out to me that GeolocationTCP cannot be downloaded anymore. In case anyone finds it useful, please see:
- Executable: https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geol...tionTCP-r9.exe
- Source code: https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geol...ository.tar.gz


Fair winds
Petr

[costellon]

Thanks Franziska and Petr, you have both been very kind and very helpful in giving me your time and attention.
Much obliged.
Best regards,
Nick

[jmh2002]

Originally Posted by klubko

Hi,
It's been kindly pointed out to me that GeolocationTCP cannot be downloaded anymore. In case anyone finds it useful, please see:
- Executable: https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geol...tionTCP-r9.exe
- Source code: https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geol...ository.tar.gz


Fair winds
Petr

Thanks Petr!

[rgleason]

Thanks very much. I have made some changes to the links in the wiki here
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...th_gnss_sensor

[Franziska]

Rick, thanks, I get "repository unavailable" on the changed page. Ptrcisely:

Repository unavailable
Bitbucket no longer supports Mercurial repositories.

I have the file, I was just testing the link...

[jmh2002]

I think there is a slight error in the links here: https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...th_gnss_sensor


https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geolocationtcp/downloads/

but should be:

https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geolocationtcp-archive/downloads/



https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geol...ive/downloads/

[rgleason]

Franziska, thank you.


I have changed that page to read


"Find a more complete installation description here GeolocationTCP with Win8 GNSS Sensor. Author Petr Simons Home page on bitbucket is now gone, so use the link above."


This page has the link


https://bitbucket.org/petrsimon/geol...ive/downloads/


Thank you jmh2002 and Franzika

[Franziska]

That works. Thank you Rick!
Have a nice weekend.

[rockb]

I have Geolocation TCP running but OpenCPN does not seem to get the NMEA data. I added a connection using the data provided on Geolocation TCP.

[rgleason]

Are you trying to run two programs at once using location with the gnss sensor? That will not work. It is a serial comm port.

[rockb]

Originally Posted by rgleason

Are you trying to run two programs at once using location with the gnss sensor? That will not work. It is a serial comm port.

Isn't the purpose of Geolocation TCP to take the information from the GPS chip and push it out on a TCP port?

The GPS sensor does not show up in computer management as a COM port.

[KLarma]

Hello.
Could some kind soul help me configuring the OpenCPN with Geolocation TCP?
The OpenCPN wiki is some what vague on the instructions and it just references here and the links to Petr Simmons wiki are dead.


I have the Geolocation TCP working and it gives me correct location, but I can't get the OpenCPN to connect to it.
I have the settings in the OpenCPN as in this picture, but the "boat" on the OpenCPN is still located in east coast of North American continent, where I am not.


Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

[rgleason]

Somewhat vague? Where?
As posted below you cannot run two programs at once that are using this device.

Without more detail we can't help you. Exactly what are you doing?

[KLarma]

Originally Posted by rgleason

Somewhat vague? Where?
As posted below you cannot run two programs at once that are using this device.

Without more detail we can't help you. Exactly what are you doing?

Thank you for your reply. Sorry for my late reply, but I was unable to post messages, because I was suspected of beeing a spammer, because of new user account and too many links in my post.

Vague, by just linking here and there is not a word about the correct settings for OpenCPN.


I am trying to get OpenCPN setup on windows 10 laptops (HP Elitebook 840 G1, HP ZBook 15 G1) with internal HP lt4112 Gobi (Actually HUAWEI ME906E LTE) module.


Location in windows 10 works, tested with several software from windows store and its enabled.


What I have done so far is.


Enabled windows location services from control panel.

Installed OpenCPN-msvc_5.2.4+2446.6b314e6 with default settings.


Started the GeolocationTCP-r9, then started OpenCPN and set up the connection, in the connections tab as in the picture below.
I get correct location in GeolocationTCP-r9, but nothing on OpenCPN.


I have tried to star the OpenCPN first and then starting the GeolocationTCP, but no difference. I dont have any other location programs running. I have uninstalled all the softwares I used to test the sensor with.
I have fiddled with the input filtering part too, but accepting all and ignoring nothing, changes nothing. I have no output in NMEA debug window.


OpenCPN is also allowed in the windows firewall. I have also tried to run the GeolocationTCP as administrator and in windows 8 compatibility mode. (Getting desparete, I know). I have also uninstalled and reinstalled OpenCPN several times to get it back to defaults.


Basically I have fallowed the wiki to best of my abilities, but I can't get it to work and I don't know how to troubleshoot this further.


Here is what I get in GeolocationTCP. (Sorry for the black bars, but I am not comfortable disclosing my location to whole internet.)
Here is my connections tab in OpenCPN.