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Ockam Hardware
A computer coupled to an Ockam System is a very powerful tool
allowing
you do things with your instruments that simply can not be done any
other way. The most important use is as a
source of data for OckamSoft or other graphical display and control
programs. These programs provide information in graphic form such as
racecourses, maps, stripcharts, polars, sail selection etc. They also
derive important variables using data which the instrument system does
not have, such as time to the starting line and waypoint data from data
stored in the computer.
LANbridge
LANbridge is a device for
creating the Ockam UDP broadcast over your local ethernet without the
need for a PC. Heretofore, the UDP broadcast was generated by the
OckamSoft
4 driver, meaning that having an onboard PC was a prerequesite for
using Eye. With LANbridge, a PC is no longer required. LANbridge comes
in both wired (RJ-45) and
wireless (802.11B/G) versions.
LANbridge enables ethernet communications via the UDP broadcast from any
Ockam processor. With a wireless router attached, LANbridge allows wireless PDA access to Ockam data (e.g. OckamSoft Eye) without an onboard PC.
The UDP broadcast can be used by OckamSoft, Expedition and Nobeltec
onboard software, bypassing the complications inherent in RS-232 serial
communications and its abandonment by the Windows platform.
LANbridge web page. |
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RS-232
The RS232 interface links the Ockam System to a computer. This link
provides access to the system's display and keyboard channels, allowing
the computer to read display and polar curve data, control certain
aspects of the CPU's operation, control operation of indicators and
certain other devices, and display calculated functions on the system's
indicators.
The T1 processor includes an RS-232 port, while the 001 processor must
include an 050 RS-232 interface or an 051L LANport. You can add a second port to either
processor with another 050 RS-232 interface.
RS232
Interface (HTML)
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Web
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More detail:
How to
control the Ockam system (HTML)
OckamSoft 4 onboard software (HTML)
Expedition
onboard software
(external link)
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