I have finally installed an external
alarm and started using the
Anchor Watch
alarm on my XB8000.
It is a great tool. Nice to have
anchor watch and
AIS running with only minimal
current drain.
Some observations:
1/ There is not a clear indication that the alarm is on. I guess the indication is that the "TO ANCHOR" information is filled in, but I did not realize this at first.
2/ When I turn on my
IPAD to check on the anchor it takes a long time for the correct display to come up. First "No
GPS Position" is displayed for a while, then sometimes "New Device...", then the
boat is displayed without "breadcrumbs", then finally the correct display with "breadcrumbs". My XB8000 is configured as a
WiFi access point.
3/ Pie Shaped anchor zones would be a nice addition. I can do what I want by fiddling with anchor position and distance, but I think a pie shaped zone to the real anchor position would be more intuitive.
4/
Depth alarm would be nice addition, if the
depth is available.