OpenCPN Beta Version 3.1.1220 Released

[jpiebrig]

Hi Dave,

/dev/garmin is coming from one my udev rules for my usb/serial interfaces. I have one for each interface :

# 1 - GPS GARMIN
SUBSYSTEM=="tty", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="050d", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0109", SYMLINK+="garmin"

I use it to get rid of the problem of the changing ttyUSBxx when plugging different usb/serial interfaces.
I have to type it manually in the box "DataPort" to set the connection for the Garmin GPS.
I have also to type it manually in the box "GPS/Plotter Port" when I upload route from the computer to the GPS. It doesn't appear in the dropdown list.
And behind "MostRecentGPSUploadConnection=", there is nothing.
But it is not a big problem to type it manually. It always works.

And for the boat going sideway, I will do a VDR plugin recording, but we don't plan to move before the 26/12. Just the time for me to learn about VDR plugin...

Jean-Pierre

[NEVERMIND]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

All...

There is a bug in 3.1.1220 related to Dashboard.

Many (most?) of the instruments will not indicate valid data, even if present on the datastream. The only things accurately shown are Lat/Lon, SOG and COG.

This is a serious bug, and warrants a relatively quick fix.
Expect a Christmas present.....

Thanks for your patience
Dave

Hello,
Viewing how to do on this site:

http://www.plaisance-pratique.com/op...e-et-dashboard

Jp

[Zorg]

Hi,

Testing input/output NMEA sentences to understand the logic implemented i found that when an output is selected on the same port as input, the NMEA debugging windows flash and OCPN becomes very very slow till unpluging GPS or killing the task.

Regards
Zorg

[cagney]

Dave

Introducing 3.1.1105 you wrote

As an assist to startup of this and subsequent versions, O will attempt to convert from a previous (3.0.x) GPS/AIS/Autopilot configuration to the new (3.2.x) internal format automatically. Simple one, two, or three port configs should be detected correctly, and the Connections dialog will be pre-loaded with the equivalent 3.2.x configuration. Please make note of any problems you see in this auto-upgrade logic, to help head off upgrade issues in the field by less experienced users.

It seems there is a slight problem with the old share port config.
Se this post: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ml#post1112565

Thomas

[cagney]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

cagney...

I can't connect a USB BU353 via /dev/ttyUSB0 neither on a 32 bits nor on a 64 bits system. Gpsd works fine. 
Anyone else with the same problem?
The nmea is coming in, and is correct.

Oops, bad port name assumptions in the source code.
Correction available in github master now.

Dave

Dave
Confirmed, works now.

In my adventures to reset Bu353 to NMEA mode with the help of
gpsd/gpsctl I found a potential problem.

gpsctl confirmed resetting to NMEA, but neither Linux nor XP worked.
Testing on XP with "sirfdemo" I found that the very first message comming from Bu353 was some kind of error message. Sirfdem handled this and just went on to display and use the NMEA.
O on Linux just ignored everything, the error and the following nmea stream.

XP crashed. Setting the data-connection to COM 4 (in this case) an hitting "Apply" caused a crash. I put this down to the error from Bu353. I then used "Sirfdemo" to switch to sirf-mode and then back to nmea-mode. Sirfdemo then showed a clean nmea-stream. Now it was all systems go, Linux and XP worked.
So it looks like gpsctl introduced an error when switching from sirf-mode to nmea-mode, this time. I have done the switching many times, without encountering this problem.

Shouldn't O just ignore non-nmea garbage from a gps?

Thomas

[Gilletarom]

Hello,

Originally Posted by bdbcat

All...

There is a bug in 3.1.1220 related to Dashboard.

Many (most?) of the instruments will not indicate valid data, even if present on the datastream. The only things accurately shown are Lat/Lon, SOG and COG.

This is a serious bug, and warrants a relatively quick fix.
Expect a Christmas present.....

Thanks for your patience
Dave

The version of Dasboard that I have is 1.2.

- Is it the last version ?
- If there is an other version, where is it on the guithub ?

Thank by advance

Gilletarom.

[sy_gilana]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Status:
We are getting very close to freezing the feature set for OCPN 3.2. Now would be a good time to bump any last minute features or other ideas that you feel strongly about.

Downloading now, as a "crashee" I am really interested. Have been doing many tests and machine is stable for now, using a 3rd party port enumerator suppressor.

BUMP > Draggable waypoint in route planner. (like in CmapECS) VERY useful feature to tweak and fine tune routes. Right Click and move a waypoint to a safer location without having to type LatLongs into edit dialog.

Is there any other way to donate without PayPal?

Thank you.

[cagney]

Originally Posted by Gilletarom

Hello,



The version of Dasboard that I have is 1.2.

- Is it the last version ?
- If there is an other version, where is it on the guithub ?

Thank by advance

Gilletarom.

Gilletarom

As the Dashboard plugin and the Grib plugin are integrated in O, you always have the latest versions as long as you have the latest O.

Thomas

[Gilletarom]

Hello Dave,

I have created 3 connections. And then I try to use the columm "Allow".

At a moment, I uncheck 2 of the 3 connections and I validate by "Ok"

When I re-open the tab connection I see that there is 4 lines and one of these 3 connections is twice présent ...

See screen copy.

I observed this phenomenon twice. But it does not always happen. I do not know how to reproduce it. It seems to occur randomly.
B.R.

Gilletarom

[cagney]

Originally Posted by sy_gilana

Downloading now, as a "crashee" I am really interested. Have been doing many tests and machine is stable for now, using a 3rd party port enumerator suppressor.

BUMP > Draggable waypoint in route planner. (like in CmapECS) VERY useful feature to tweak and fine tune routes. Right Click and move a waypoint to a safer location without having to type LatLongs into edit dialog.

Is there any other way to donate without PayPal?

Thank you.

Waypoints are draggable as long as you have Options->User Interface->Lock Waypoints unticked.

Thomas

[sy_gilana]

Originally Posted by cagney

Waypoints are draggable as long as you have Options->User Interface->Lock Waypoints unticked.

Thomas

Thank you Thomas! why did'nt I think of that??!!

[houlejm]

Thanks for the last update

Each new brew is better than the previous.

Here are some observations I made while trying this last version.


- As already noted, 102 does not work with non standard devices (/dev/gps) but works ok with /dev/ttyUSB3. "MostRecentGPSUploadConnection=" contains nothing if I use /dev/gps but contains the correct selection when I use the dropdown list.

- As already noted GPS Status does not work in the standard dashboard.

- Sometimes I see something like this in the log:

15:16:50 EST: Changing NMEA Datasource for .9775 to Serial:/dev/gps500 (Priority: 0)

It looks like it is defining a datasource for an incomplete sentence.

- Translation typo in french when configuring I/O. see attached screen capture.

Jean-Marie

[Gilletarom]

Hello HouleJM,

Originally Posted by houlejm

Thanks for the last update
.......

- Translation typo in french when configuring I/O. see attached screen capture.
Jean-Marie

Thank you for pointing that out. Translation into French will be adjusted in the next version.

Merci pour l'avoir signalé. Cela va être adapté.


B.R.

Gilletarm

[bdbcat]

Thomas...

re: BU353 sirf problems...

I'm lost in the details. But cannot make it fail.

Do you have a repeatable failure scenario?
If so, please show the exact commands that you use to "set up" the bu353 before starting O.

Thanks
Dave

[bdbcat]

Zorg..

Testing input/output NMEA sentences to understand the logic implemented i found that when an output is selected on the same port as input, the NMEA debugging windows flash and OCPN becomes very very slow till unpluging GPS or killing the task.

Windows or linux?
Could you please post a screenshot of your connections setup?

Thanks
Dave