BadgerB

Version 8.7.3 of Expedition has been updated to setup all the communications to Ventus Pro with a single command.

This include the 16 values that are essential for the START to work.Plus a further 31 useful values to display on various VENTUS screen.

 

Menus: Instruments/Network 0/Expedition/Expedition Settings  > Ventus  !

 

Great. thanks Nick.

Yep, got that. What I thought,  on single logical input. My server manual is 2002 and there are a few print errors. (ie pins 9&10 for nmea input!)

Trouble is,  I am half way over to n2k. Compass & gps.

I will set the compass to 1htz & try again. Then mux with gps & try that.

Woolfy's  out. (His 1/2day)

 

"The latest 6 axis compass sits in parallel with the displays" ?  and is connected to what pins or via pc?

Some subtlity here.... new wind is connected to log?

Sorry you've lost me.

Cheers for your thoughts.

 

 

 

 

if i don't miss my guess, maretron is n2k standard and nexus server is only nmea183?

Maretron SSC200 is both. And data is currently showing on a non-nexus 0183 display..

 

 

 

** http://en.wikipedia....iki/Moore's_law

Pukka
On the nx2 server pins 10 and 11 are a single logical input. Manual section 2.7 should help you here.
Nexus's own compasses have separate inputs, my old compass used to connect to dedicated pins 9-12. The latest 6 axis compass sits in parallel with the displays and the new wind sensor on the data bus pins 5 to 8.

If you do use the pins 10 and 11 for the compass, then you need to get GPS data into the system , there are several ways to do this. Have a look at the 5 hz GPS thread on the forum or mail Woolfy .

How this helps.

Bb

Harry ,
Nick has been helpful with this, I will copy you some emails you have not had.

1. A problem that was preventing further testing has been resolved on his advice to use EXP system restore to delete
The previous exp display states . Nick tells me that it is not an winxp / win 7 version issue.
He is also enabling me to run a parallel Exp test on a desktop pc to try and eliminate any poss.
Problems . Am waiting for a code from cmap before I can run the parallel test.

I Have made a fairly rigorous check list to go thru manually of the Exp/ Ventus interface and comms
Setting for each time I restart Exp. I suspected and have now proved to my self that a few settings disappear on a restart.
This happened before this mornings races. Cross check found TTB and distance to line , plus damping had been turned off
In EXP. Set them back up for the races . Went us seemed to work ok. Shut down pc. Restarted just now and those item settings had gone again .note, this may be my pc .

NB. Have you ever see this issue before


Will check vs new install once I get charts running to see if the problem is in my laptop,
Cheers bob

Harry,

I have been unable to reproduce these problems so far.  

I have had issues with loosing the Ventus <--> EXP communication settings and parameters  in Expedition which naturally screws up the operation of Ventus Pro until restored.

 

So I guess I have to say sorry but whatever did go wrong it was not a fault in Ventus!

 

I will keep testing & trialing.

 

Bob