Just updated - watchdog STILL not receiving depth data

[nohal]

OpenCPN API version required by a plugin has nothing to do with this neither. It really is just about updating the git submodule in opencpn-libs to at least commit https://github.com/OpenCPN/opencpn-l...877a5ee5899aba

[rgleason]

What version exactly are you using?

Dave just recently 12/26/23 updated watchdog to v2.4.101.3 and it is using api117.
You must access it via PIM (Plugin Manager) options > plugins > update catalog


Sanner please include OS, plugin version, how installed with your initial questions.

[nohal]

Rick...

I really don't know how else to say it. These plugins use too old opencpn-libs. They must be updated to fix the issue mentioned here. Until it is done, there is absolutely no point in suggesting people to do anything as the result is clear.

[sanner]

Hi Rick,

I'm running WD v2.4.101.3 installed via options->plugin page
(Found this .opencpn/plugins/cache/tarballs/watchdog_pi-2.4.101.3-debian-arm64-12-bookworm-arm64.tar.gz which includes --> -rw-r--r-- circleci/circleci 1187888 2023-11-08 20:20 watchdog_pi-2.4.101.3-debian-arm64-12-bookworm-arm64/usr/local/lib/opencpn/libwatchdog_pi.so


Sample NMEA data being read via tcp/10110 (4sec interval)

$IIDPT,3.03,0.400*74
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70
$IIDPT,3.11,0.400*77
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70

Platform: Debian 12 / Bookworm / Rpi5 w/ kernel 6.1.0-rpi7-rpi-2712 aarch64

Thx

[rgleason]

Originally Posted by sanner

Hi Rick,

I'm running WD v2.4.101.3 installed via options->plugin page
(Found this .opencpn/plugins/cache/tarballs/watchdog_pi-2.4.101.3-debian-arm64-12-bookworm-arm64.tar.gz which includes --> -rw-r--r-- circleci/circleci 1187888 2023-11-08 20:20 watchdog_pi-2.4.101.3-debian-arm64-12-bookworm-arm64/usr/local/lib/opencpn/libwatchdog_pi.so

Sample NMEA data being read via tcp/10110 (4sec interval)
$IIDPT,3.03,0.400*74
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70
$IIDPT,3.11,0.400*77
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70

Platform: Debian 12 / Bookworm / Rpi5 w/ kernel 6.1.0-rpi7-rpi-2712 aarch64

Thx

Good, that is Bdbcat's recently released version which is using api117.
So I assume it is working now?
Thanks for the reporting. Without these reports we wouldn't fix much.
Please if you have a chance, test all the other alarms. Thanks.

Pavel, thanks. I understand you. BTW we've been working upgrades to all the TP plugins and they all are using api117 or api118 (raymarine_autopilot and autotrackraymarine). Dave has pushed most of them up to the catalog I believe.

[nohal]

Rick...
I will try one more time. These plugins that want to process DPT and DBT sentences need newer opencpn-libs. Issue is not fixed and will not be fixed until this is done.
API level is irrelevant. Release date is irrelevant.

[rgleason]

Ok, I will update it this morning. Dave's repos has 2.4.102 and the plugins catalog has 2.4.101.3 updated 12/26/23. Perhaps opencpn-libs has changed? I don't think so, but I will update this and push to pim. Then we can see. Perhaps trying this 2.4.102 version in cloudsmith (temporarily) would help? Let me know please.

[nohal]

No, it will not help. Before releasing new version, you must update the opencpn-libs submodule to https://github.com/OpenCPN/opencpn-l...877a5ee5899aba
Currently you are using https://github.com/OpenCPN/opencpn-l...f0d1472122f3ce which is too old and has DPT and DBT processing disabled.

[rgleason]

I believe version 2.4.102 works. I will be pushing v2.4.103 soon, which does work. I suggest using the attached file, as the nmea0183 code you show does not have proper format and error checking and thus fails.

[rgleason]

Its building, will be at least an hour.

[Corsair63]

Hi Rick et all,

Opencpn: 5.9.0-0+948.1ffe2ef
WD plugin: watchdog_pi-2.4.103.0-msvc-x86_64-wx32-10.0.20348-MSVC
OS version: Windows 11 Pro.

tested desktop computer with VDR file attached in your message and with DPT sentence of the file, with & without 4th field:

$SDDPT,2.37,0.00,*7D<0x0D><0x0A>
$SDDPT,2.4,0.0,9999.9*6A<0x0D><0x0A>

and WD displays the depth.

now I cannot test on board because I have it on shore in maintenance, tomorrow I'll launch her and I'll try to make some tests with both ES.

now I see that translation to Spanish is completed too.

[Corsair63]

WD 2.4.103 not yet available in master catalogue.

[rgleason]

Thanks very much Corsair!

[Corsair63]

Sample NMEA data being read via tcp/10110 (4sec interval)
$IIDPT,3.03,0.400*74
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70
$IIDPT,3.11,0.400*77
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400*70

those sentences supposed to be deprecated and not conforming latest NMEA standard from 3.0 and up

supposed to be at least:
$IIDPT,3.07,0.400,*70

[sanner]

Hi Corsair! ,


Those are the sentences that signalk is putting out. I just put a PR for the version that outputs the depth from the surface (previous DPT sentence is from the bottom of the keel - neither work). I could do another if NMEA 3.0 is needed. However that is not the issues currently as I just tweaked my local copy of SK and same issue. None of these sentences currently work.


$IIDPT,3.05,0.400,*5E

$IIDPT,3.03,0.400,*58
$IIDPT,3.0,0.4,*6B
$IIDPT,1.9,0.4,*60
$IIDPT,2.0,0.4,*6A
$IIDPT,3.0,0.4,*6B


I'll keep an eye out for an updated WD - thx.