Boko
(Bo Koppel)
November 15, 2022, 12:51pm
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Here is another way to plot position of both ROV and ship on nautical chart in OpenCPN.
Note that underwater positioning like Waterlinked or USBL is needed for ROV position.
I have finally found a way to use nautical charts for plotting ROV position.
Thanks to OpenCPN Håkan!
Ship is showed on same chart, so moving ship after ROV is now easier.
Same info can be sent to plotter at helm.
Info like distance to ROV is possible
Solution:
-OpenCPN software with charts.
-Underwater GPS to have position of ROV into PC.
-Basic GPS (and headíng sensor) to position ship as usual, via serial port or UDP etc
Trick to get ROV position is to use NMEA string $RATLL via UDP …