Since May 2009, Fugawi society has commissioned its download site charts x-traverse.com. Through an annual subscription to have a file storage space, you can buy charts region from multiple vendors, with Navionics Gold vector charts.
Once purchased online, the charts folios are available for TWO YEARS on personal space. They can activate [...]
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Manage marine charts on the server x-traverse.com
Connect Miniplex-2USB with GPSNavX/MacENC
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 [...]
GPSNavX 6.0 on the Apple App Store
The first navigation app by Richard Ray is available directly from the App Store since yesterday at price 45 EUR.
The new Apple online shop service for applications is now available with OS X update 10.6.6. A new icon has appeared in the dock for direct access.
GPSNavX is a navigation application dedicated to the raster charting. You can find full details of GPSNavX, its [...]
Connect GPSNavX/MacENC with an AIS
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 [...]
A commendable business attitude
Richard Ray, GPSNavX, MacENC and iNavX, just the forum officially confirm macsailing.net what had long been practiced :
« When MacENC or GPSNavX is purchased, it can be installed on any Mac owned by the buyer that it wishes. An activation code is required for each computer, just send a request by mail to support gpsnavx@mac.com to get one. We do not believe it [...]
Print charts with GPSNavX / MacENC
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.
Install GPS BU-353 with GPSNavX / MacENC
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 > Connect ». Open the drawer « Settings », then select :
- Type : « USB SiRF »
- Port : « usbserial »
- Rate : « 4800″
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