OpenCPN Radar Overlay PlugIn

[bdbcat]

rontom...

The shell is already grounded by the internal wiring of the scanner through to the ship's DC ground. So you just need solder two wires and a switch onto the connector. See attachment.

Good Luck
Dave

[rontom]

Thanks Dave

That makes it a lot clearer for a Novice like myself

[eongibier]

Originally Posted by eongibier

(Sorry it is a translator)
Hello,
Here is the map of my radar, Can you change red color with a blue color?
Waiting! thank you
Serge
France (Jura)

Hello,
Nobody can answer my question?
good day
Serge
France (Jura)

[eongibier]

Originally Posted by eongibier

(Sorry it is a translator)
Hello,
Here is the map of my radar, Can you change red color with a blue color?
Waiting! thank you
Serge
France (Jura)

Hello,
Nobody can answer my question?
good day
Serge
France (Jura)

[bdbcat]

Serge....

The colour is fixed as red in the PlugIn.

You may wish to add a Feature Request to the OpenCPN Flyspray tracker, requesting alternate color schemes for the radar overlay.

Thanks
Dave

[scoobert]

any chance this may be able to work with a raymarine rasterscan?
i have not played with either opencpn, or radar installation.
so i cannot help much.

[rontom]

Hello Dave

Thanks for the Previous Info,

I have everything where it seems to work alright, I hooked everything together at home and Tweeked the TCIP #s put the Garmin Radar dome out side and got green light and Radar Log seems to say every thing is ok,Warm up, spinup, and Tx. I had to put a Video card in, there was no video card in my computer, obviously There was an imbedded one. the charts work a lot better now
I am going to start installing it on the Boat Tomorrow,

Having not used Ethernet Cables on a boat before, and never out side, do you think i should put some Dieelectric grease on the plug or some other corrosion prevention where it Connects to the Dome? , i use it a lot on electrical connections.
Ethernet Connecions seem awful fragile compared to past Radar Connections.

Thanks for all the info

[rontom]

Hello again Dave

Even though i have the Green light on the Radar Button and the Radar Log says everything is working fine, I am not getting any thing on my Screen.
I have the GPS hooked up and my little boat is jumping and hunting for direction. there is no sign of any scatter around me.

I have the Radar Dome sitting on the Tailgate of my truck pointed in the right direction over a field.

Do i have to be moving for the Radar to work?
I am using Raster Charts would that make a difference?

even though i am not on the Water yet, it should pick up something on the screen.

I Have played with all the Radar controls and nothing

Radar dome and Computer seem to be communicating according to the Log and The green light.


Have you any ideas

Thanks
Jim

[rgleason]

Yes, I believe you need to move your "boat", the truck, so the direction stays more constant. (GPS has inaccuracies as you know, causing the jumping around.)

Are you seeing any landmass or water mass features. What is the Radar signal bouncing off of Trees? Mountains? If you are in a field you might pick up trees around the edge.

Note: I have not used Gradar yet.

[rontom]

No Landmass or trees, no scatter of any kind on the screen, just my Position boat jumping around. My Furuno on the boat shows scatter around me in the Marina when i am tied up, masts etc.

The reason i am doing it at home, is to make sure everything is dialed in before i go through the process of installing it on the boat, than finding something is not installed right.

Thanks

[bdbcat]

rontom...

Sounds like a good plan you have, and it should indeed be producing some red overlay graphics, even statically on your truck bed.


We will need to see some screen shots to see what is happening. Radar control settings, debug window, etc.

Also, Please double check that you have OpenGL enabled.

Thanks
Dave

[eongibier]

Sorry it is a translator)
Hello,
Here is the map of my radar, Can you change red color with a blue color?

No replies since
Project: pi - Gradar

I think someone successful a simple change of color?



Waiting! thank you
Serge
France (Jura)

[rontom]

Dave

internet connection is on the Blink on my Nav Computer because i have changed the TCIP Settings. so i can not send screen shots. OpenGl is on, Have played with it all day and Nothing, still the same thing,Green light, Log says transmitting ok. but no Radar Splash around the boat at all.
Is it possible that my TCIP #s are wrong, I have

TCIP 172.16.1.1
Subnet mask 255.255.240.0

would this make a difference

[rgleason]

I read something from Hakan long time ago, maybe try 0.0.0.0

[rgleason]

Perhaps you haven't read the manual?
There are some instructions for installation.
Garmin Radar Plugin | Official OpenCPN Homepage

Hardware

The Garmin Radar PlugIn for OpenCPN requires a specific hardware interface in order to allow the OpenCPN application to access the Ethernet data captured and broadcast by the radar scanner. There are three interconnect scenarios possible, depending upon whether the installation includes an existing Garmin chartplotter, and the operational mode desired.
Interface Type 0: OpenCPN Slave Mode, using existing Garmin chartplotter.
Interface Type 1: OpenCPN Master Mode, using existing Garmin chartplotter.
Interface Type 2: OpenCPN Master Mode, no chartplotter.
Download and read the complete installation instructions: GRadarDoc.pdf

This PDF on page 5 and 6 has detailed network instructions. Have you read it?