FLIBS, the iPhone effect
Everywhere I wandered at FLIBS, there was someone fooling with, or showing off, their iPhone. And that includes me, sort of, as…
Category: Network & control
Gigando iPod interface, on Alexis
So what do get when a very successful software developer cuts loose on an Azimut 55? Among many other things, the biggest iPod interface…
Garmin in the weeds, an N2K gripe
Here’s some follow up on Russ Cooper, the Panbot who recently commented that he’s “spent >$10,000 to get an N2K coolant water pressure gauge that works…and still doesn’t have one!” He has a legitimate gripe, I think, though…
KVH mini-VSAT easy, but what about DHCP?
Big yacht IT is challenging, and thus I nearly had to tickle local marine networking ace Nik DeMaria (Blue Maple Systems) to capture his naturally grinning good nature, above and bigger here…
Sandrine, world’s largest NMEA 2000 network
A day aboard the 120’ tri-deck Sandrine will definitely rank high in my summer ‘08 highlight list. Wow! While I’d actually attended her debut in Miami, and was already familiar with the OctoPlex distributed power system she showcases, it takes a while to comprehend how powerful the system is…
Simrad NX, the only True Malfunction is the N2K
At least one Navico competitor is having fun e-mailing around this scan of a major ad blooper that ran in at least one New Zealand marine publication. Of course the intended headline was “True Multifunction” not “True Malfunction” and no doubt someone is very embarrassed about the mistake. In fact, “multifunction”—as in multifunction display, or MFD—is not…
Fuel management 5, Northstar & Smartcraft
Mad Mariner just polled 400 U.S. boat owners about how they’re handling goosed up fuel prices, and the results are depressing. Though not terribly surprising, which is why I’ve gotten so keen on fuel management (part four is here, and you can work back). Actually it was years ago that I first saw the benefits of combining…
N2K fuel transfer control, aka the “Russ Gauge”
Last week, Offshore Systems announced a new NMEA 2000 Fuel Transfer Control that goes with its existing tank sensors and displays. For those vessels that use a day tank, this control can automatically stop a pump moving fuel from a storage tank if the day tank becomes 95% full. It looks like a well done product, but is particularly cool because…
Furuno FI-50s, another calibration road taken
Well, it’s one thing to contemplate testing a rack of N2K instruments, and quite another thing to do it. So many factors…oy! Today’s focus is Furuno’s unusual approach to calibration…
Lowrance LCX 113c, good N2K citizen
Speaking of good NMEA 2000 citizenship, the Lowrance LCX-113C HD in the lab is stellar. Press “Enter” on any of the devices listed above and you’ll get its details including live data. Click on the diagnostics tab and…
