Open CPN on Apple iPad

[CarCode]

Originally Posted by Antipole

Have a look at this thread on using OpenCPN as the main navigational system and shadowing it using an iPad at the wheel station.

At this time this only works with iNavX on the iPad/iPhone.

Sadly iNavX doesn't support CM93 v2 charts which I need outside US waters.

[verkerkbr]

There a simple and cheap option. Taken an Raspberry Pi 4 install the latest 64 bits RaspiOS version add the Openplotter add-ons.

Then you have an VNC server and a Wifi access points.

On the Ipad the only thing you have to do is add a vnc reader.

On the Pi you have the CM93 charts and also the O-charts chats or free ENC charts.

The GPS, AIS transponder, NMEA2K is also possible. The data can be fed in the SignalK server software. OpenCPN use the signalK format direct and route and waypoint data can be send back to the SK server for use for other purposes in NMEA183 or NMEA2K format exchange.

Then you have all your data multiplexed available.

There are much more options. But this is about having OpenCPN and CM93 on an Ipad.


Bram

[SV-Apres]

My setup is similar to Bram's and here is a pic of my iPad 1 (which is obsolete and very cheap) running VNC to the raspberry pi. The gauge display is "KIP", a SignalK addon, and you can see a tab at the top running OpenCPN