http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/422/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:27:02 GMT Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:19:42 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/422/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/463/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-463
nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/

It's a long story, but at this time Maptech is simply the distributor for these Government charts.

Regards,
Gene Fuller
Yorkshire Rose, C42 #870 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (yorkrose) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/463 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:28:34 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/462/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-462
I used Maptech a few months ago to download all the charts I need. They seem to be working fine for me too.

Gerry ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ragtime) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/462 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:24:31 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/461/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-461
I was searching the Internet for free map downloads to use with SeaClear. I found the MapTech website:

www.maptech.com/index.cfm

You can download the electronic versions of NOAA charts, for free. All you have to do is register, no payment information is requested, and you can select... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/461 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:29:47 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/460/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-460
I downloaded the Delorme software, installed it, and tried for several hours to get it to work with my Garmin GPS 18 USB, but with no luck.

I finally contacted Garmin and they had the program I needed. I should have contacted them in the first place. Their tech support has always been first rate.

Thanks again.

Bob P
]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/460 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:17:14 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/466/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-466
I sent an email to Garmin, which is what I should have done in the first place. They've got a program called "Spanner" which creates a virtual serial port for the GPS 18 USB. It's a free download from their website.

I installed it today and it works great with SeaClear.

Thanks again,

Bob P
]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/466 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:19:42 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/465/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-465
Send me an email at ragtime99@comcast.net. I will reply with an email containing the driver.

Gerry ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ragtime) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/465 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:29:23 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/464/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-464
I'll try to figure out how to send you a copy of my driver. But, in the meantime try this. It will tell you which com port your GPS is using. After you find it try to set SEACLEAR to use that com port. Then restart SEACLEAR.

Connect the GPS to your computer.
Right click "My Computer"
Select "Properties"
Select "Hardware"
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www.delorme.com/support/S...spx?id=319

It's free.

I have found one quirk. In the Delorme application it is possible to monitor the data from the satellites, including position and data strings, etc. You can't run both the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (nickwigen) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/459 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:10:49 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/458/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-458
I've been searching the Internet for answers. It seems that I need a driver that creates a "virtual" serial prot from the USB port.

This sounds like what you have. I'll have to see if I can find one.

Thanks,

Bob
]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/458 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:35:28 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/457/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-457
Yes, my GPS is connected directly to a USB port.

My GPS came with a driver and a little setup program that senses which COM port the GPS is using. In my case it is COM4. It didn't need to use any other programs to get SEACLEAR to connect to the GPS.

I just went to COMM and set it to COM4. I don't know if it is relevant but on my system the COMM settings are TxR1 is on COM4, 4800... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ragtime) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/457 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:56:11 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/456/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-456
Does your USB GPS plug into the computer's USB port? If so, there's no setting for USB in SeaClear.

Bob P
]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/456 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:17:58 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/455/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-455
I tried your suggestion with Comm 1, 2, 3, and 4. No luck.

The downloaded PDF manual for SeaClear says to download the "G7to Win.exe" file and set the configuration, save, close, and then SeaClear will recognize the GPS.

I did that. Within te G7 program I could set the port to USB. Within G7, I can get a position, date/time, etc. So I know the Garmin GPS 18 USB is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/455 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:20:46 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/454/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-454
I use Seaclear with a USB GPS that I bought on the internet for $49. It work just fine.

One thing you have to do with Seaclear is to use the correct com port. If you haven't tried this, I suggest that you go to Seaclear TOOLS, PROPERTIES, COMM and set the the comm port to COM4. Mine works at 4800 baud, but my GPS said to use 9600 baud. You might try to change the baud rate if you still can't connect to the GPS.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ragtime) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/454 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:19:33 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/453/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-453
Tht looks pretty much like the one I got from Garmin. Mine is a Garmin GPS 18 USB, and I think I paid something like that for it. It's been awhile.

It works great with Garmin's MapSource and nRoute software, but I haven't got it to work yet with the SeaClear program that Ron talked about.

But like all computer stuff, it requires that you screw around with it for several days until... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/453 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:17:14 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/452/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-452
Here it is for $67.95:



feeds@yuku.com (oscar) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/452 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:48:34 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/451/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-451
I'm interested in the SeaClear program. Would you please contact me off-net at:

bradmach@tampabay.rr.com

I'd like to talk to you about it.

Thanks,

Bob P
]]> feeds@yuku.com (rlp43) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/451 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:32:24 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/450/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-450 feeds@yuku.com (nickwigen) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/450 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:51:01 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/449/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-449 feeds@yuku.com (rbetzing) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/449 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:13:52 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/448/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-448 feeds@yuku.com (buddym5586) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/448 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:22:37 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/447/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html#reply-447
Dick, yes, I also get the "big picture" off paper first. It's just not the same on a 5" screen. Especially if you're talking hundreds of miles. I don't plot progress, I do keep a log of time, position, course and speed on the hour, every hour. If the satellites go I can start a DR with a know position of no less than an hour... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (oscar) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/447 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:25:17 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/422/t/PC-connected-to-RayMarine-Chartplotter.html feeds@yuku.com (rbetzing) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/422 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:27:02 GMT