I manually entered the port "/dev/cu.usbmodem1411" and
OpenCPN allowed me to creat a data connection line, but nothing happened.
When I connect MacENC and then start proAIS2, the port shows up as "in use", but this is not happening with
OpenCPN.
All a bit frustrating.
I was hoping to use OpenCPN when I sail from
Sydney to Melbourne so I can get a feel for it, but will keep the computer turned off for much of the time now.
I mainly wanted openCPN because I want to use it to build the polars for my
boat, but it looks like even if I got this connection to
work, the AIS650 only transmits the AIS & GPS data and none of the
wind data.