GPSNavX

The multiplexer Miniplex USB-2 (¹) by ShipModul company can connect all the instruments on board directly to a USB connector on your Mac. GPSNavX and MacENC software can receive and display NMEA instruments, and if necessary forward to an autopilot, a VHF DSC, chartplotter, a Radar or any other repeater.
A utility "Miniplex2" to configure the input channels and [...]

It is increasingly common to see an AIS receiver, Automatic Identification System (*), receiver above yacht's chart tables. Although only merchant vessels of over 300 tons and passenger ships are required to fit onboard an AIS Class A transponder, small commercial vessels are increasingly fitted with AIS Class B transponders least [...]

Weather in the menu allows these applications to query a weather GRIB file and then view it on the map open. Request a function GRIB file sends a request to server Saildocs.com who returns to the inbox the requested file. You can then get the file in attachment and store it to the location of your choice (²).
The Show a GRIB file [...]

As is mentioned in GPSNavX and MacENC Help pages, under "Simulator", you can use the simulator to perform a reckoning. Simulator, Indeed, can be handy if you do not – or more – have a connected GPS.
The simulator starts from the GPS menu
The simulator uses the last known GPS fix to position the vessel. [...]

To connect a GP32 (31 or 30) with a Mac or PC, we must first strip the free end of the cable connector 6 pin contains the data wires, in addition to positive and negative power wires. The diagram below shows the principles of wiring.

The interesting wires for data transfers NMEA are yellow one (NMEA OUT), green one (NMEA IN) and [...]

Both applications offer direct printing of screen content. It is very convenient to print a chart, whatever the scale used to screen. Actually, Print this concerns only the chart content visible on screen, excluding pop-up windows. Generally it must first choose a print in landscape, and then use the File menu > Print.
As can be [...]

You have to follow the steps below, in order :
1) Quit GPSNavX or MacENC before proceed.
2) Installez the driver Prolific PL2303.
http://www.francis-fustier.fr/media/Telecharge/PL2303_1.2.1.sit
3) Connect the antenna BU-353 USB GPS to a USB port on your Mac.
4) Start GPSNavX or MacENC, select the menu « GPS > Log on». Open the drawer «Parameters», then select :
- Type : « SiRF USB »
- Port : «usbserial»
- Rate : « 4800″
1) Quit GPSNavX or MacENC before proceed.
2) Install more [...]

If you open an account on the website of x-traverse.com Fugawi, you will have the ability, more than GRIB weather files requests, to store waypoints, routes and tracks files, in order to recover it for other applications.
You have a very easy way to transfer directly from GPSNavX or MacENC to x-traverse website : Early X-Traverse application availability [...]

Some users GPSNavX MacENC or encounter difficulties in receiving GRIB weather files, after running a query directly from the application menu. Here's what to do to make it work :
First check that the messaging software for OS X Mail has at least one email account that can send and receive (POP or IMAP and SMTP correctly set up)…