ShipDriver - another BETA!!!

[Rasbats]

Almost a simulator or is it a game? Totally frivolous but I needed some relaxation! Only a motor vessel at the moment.

Now published on GitHub:
https://github.com/Rasbats/shipdrive...eases/tag/v0.1

On a more serious note, this has many development possibilities:
TODO Read Json and sound alarms when close to land.
TODO Read Json wind from Grib and sail to the Caribbean.
TODO Add a readout for the rudder being used (Port/Stbd).
TODO Make a different toolbar icon.

The only problem is time!

It would be nice to go multi-player. Has anyone got stuff to encode AIS? I did find some Python code so that may allow a start.

User instructions to follow.
WARNING: You may need to buy another computer to give your navigation machine a rest.

Screenshot shows docking in Devonport Naval Base. Try coming into Plymouth Sound at 100 knots!

[Hakan]

Rasbat..
re: Has anyone got stuff to encode AIS?



See O code AIS_Decoder.cpp it walks through all AIS messages of interest for OCPN.
For example messages in NMEA VDM/VDO Bitstring starts at row 1288


Or use already defined JSon AIS messages. Row 2686 in the same file.

[Rasbats]

Hakan ...

Thanks for the pointer but I was looking for code to make something like this:

!AIVDM,1,1,,A,4@2A``1ujGUrb14u5PI:tqW00D10,0*7C
!AIVDM,1,1,,B,13=?Sj002;11b8pIEt4<sbK@0<0L,0*25
!AIVDO,1,1,,,B39cWA00Eh@m5gVE;pbvswmUkP06,0*47

The simulator on one pc could produce these sentences for their own vessel's course and speed and transmit them via TCP to the target pc. The target would see this as another vessel.

Mike

[did-g]

Originally Posted by Rasbats

Hakan ...

Thanks for the pointer but I was looking for code to make something like this:

!AIVDM,1,1,,A,4@2A``1ujGUrb14u5PI:tqW00D10,0*7C
!AIVDM,1,1,,B,13=?Sj002;11b8pIEt4<sbK@0<0L,0*25
!AIVDO,1,1,,,B39cWA00Eh@m5gVE;pbvswmUkP06,0*47

The simulator on one pc could produce these sentences for their own vessel's course and speed and transmit them via TCP to the target pc. The target would see this as another vessel.

Mike

https://github.com/mariokonrad/marnav

[rgleason]

Mike, I think this could be more than a game. Couldn't it possibly be a another test tool?

did-g I've had mario's https://github.com/mariokonrad/marnav bookmarked
for quite awhile thinking it might be useful for something. Thank you for thinking of it!

[Rasbats]

did-g ...

Thanks. That library looks good.

Mike

[Hakan]

mike..
have you tried TDan's https://github.com/transmitterdan/AISconverter
Read TDan's readme and maybe use what you want from my examples.

I use it a lot for simulation. If you like to see some examples a text file to convert to AIS messages and a bat file I use to start it all is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/umoygtbz46...files.zip?dl=1
Thanks to TDan for this wonderful tool.


Håkan

[Rasbats]

Don't try and compile on Linux just yet. Some Windows related problems to solve.

Mike

[Rasbats]

Now runs fine on Linux. The colours of the rudder indicator are better than on Windows! The problem was my use of 'abs' and a cast to (int) that did not work on Linux.

GitHub has been updated and v0.1 replaced with the new code. DEB package (Remove the .pdf) and Windows installers are in the release.

https://github.com/Rasbats/shipdriver_pi/releases

Mike

[redog]

Mike
Preferences button greyed out and not accessible.
Ubuntu 16.04 O4.8
Redog

[Rasbats]

redog ...

Thanks, that description in toolbox is plain wrong. Should read something like 'Almost a simulator'. Left from another idea.

No 'Preferences' set up for 'ShipDriver_pi' yet. In the future it could have things like 'Power', 'Sail', 'Tacking angle'. Endless.

Please can you confirm the plugin works with your Ubuntu.

Mike

[redog]

Mike
Tried a test on Ubuntu for you, resulted in me going to South America and back to Oz very quickly.
A screen shot of track and one of properties of the track.
Redog

[Rasbats]

redog ...

Not good but I see the reason. Longitudes greater than 99 degrees. If you take your boat to the English Channel I think it should work for you!!! Seriously though, I will get this fixed.

Mike

[redog]

Mike
Why would I want to go back to the English Channel?
We got kicked out of there 200 years ago and haven't looked back since.
Let me know when I can download an update and trial some more please?
Redog

[Rasbats]

v0.2 of the ShipDriver simgame is now on GitHub:

https://github.com/Rasbats/shipdrive...eases/tag/v0.2

Amended the description. Rudder angle as text is now included.

Drove into Sydney and also crossed 180 degree longitude in the Pacific. Buenos Aires was also great.

Mike