A name for this on-board nav/monitoring system

[Tim B]

Myself and Masalai have been thinking about this and we've come up with a few names. Since this is an open-source project I thought we should have a vote on it.

If you have any other ideas for names, please post them.

Cheers,

Tim B.

[Fanie]

How about 'Roll the Dice" or 'Guess !' or 'Open Sesame' or 'One Way' :rolleyes:

What does the nav/monitoring system do ? Is it for some kind of a training program ?

If I guess right, do I win something :D

[Tim B]

See "Retread the old coder's head?" for details, but broadly it is a piece of platform independent software (Windows/Mac/Linux) to provide the functionality of a chart plotter for free, with the ability to monitor (and control) engines, tanks, valves, electronics etc.

Cheers,

Tim B.

[Fanie]

Swallows have to find their way over great distances, doesn't get lost and has to be self-sustained for the duration of their voyage. Maybe 'wind swallow' could be some kind of a name... unless you want to call it nimo :rolleyes: :D

[SeaSpark]

Openseas
Open@sea

Open is good so i think it deserves a place in the name.

Best of luck with your project,

[yipster]

http://www.horizon-mobile.com/images/n1ddxghz9047zi8n.jpg
http://www.horizon-mobile.com/default.asp?id=310 one of the other free programs
even seem to have the exiting all new 3D charts ( but misses alot of other functions )
there is / use to be a broad choice in free navigation software and charts
last time i checked trend was into multi monitor multi million bridges tho
but a gps + old laptop can do wonders. tsunami, previously named navisailor
i found one of the best but thats over a decade ago now, still works tho
http://www.navforall.nl/site2/www.navforall.nl/dut/films.php shows a free land nav sys
i guess the rest of the world have similar "idealists", good luck!

[eponodyne]

I kind of like Nemo.

[Kay9]

I liked openpilot, but then Im very very unimaginative.

K9

[masalai]

Another thought to identify its origin "Open BDnetPilot"

[DanishBagger]

Open Seas is good. So is Open Ocean.

How about Open Course?

[masalai]

Yes Danish "OpenOceans" has better english impact & no spaces lends its self to most software platforms.

[DanishBagger]

Didn't think about the no-spaces, but good call.
how about that OpenCourse (as in "OpenSource")? – I guess that one won't be marketable, though …

[Kay9]

Its GPL so no need to worry about marketing.

[Tim B]

No, but we still want it to sound good!

Tim B.

[masalai]

Ads on the download site will only come if it is popular - look at google!

[DanishBagger]

No, but we still want it to sound good!

Tim B.

Exactly! It needs to roll of the tongue – mouth-to-ear - so the word can be spread! If noone hears about it, what's the use, then?

[Pericles]

WEARDERFUKRWE in impolite circles.

Pericles

[masalai]

Too late Pericles "FUGAWE" is already in the commercial market & popular? :D :D

I do not know how the "kids" cowboy TV episodic show "F Troop" got away with an indian (American tribe) called 'Fugawe' whit the phrase "Were the Fugawe" being uttered quite frequently (They often seemed to get lost) - at least in the un-censored version put to air here in Australia.

[Pericles]

Buggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbugger

Pericles

[masalai]

Gees Pericles, They been showing that Ford ad on TV over there? Fords doing something impossible like in straining a long length of fence wire, but to pull a couple of miles of fence over & the farmer saying "Bugger" that is the only thing said but lots of "Ford blue ovals" shown. :P:D

It sort of looks neat - does it translate to music?

[Tim B]

Ok, the poll has closed and "OpenPilot" has it.

I'll go and look for some web-space somewhere.

Cheers All,

Tim B.

[Tim B]

I have requested some space on source-forge. Since this may take some time, I will keep you updated (on this thread) when I get something back.

Cheers,

Tim B.

[Tim B]

OpenPilot now has a home on Sourceforge!!!

http://openpilot.sourceforge.net/

Cheers,

Tim B.

[Tim B]

Ladies and gentlemen, we now have charting!!!! Well bits of charts are displayed, it's not all handled yet, and there is a lot of work to do, but the basis is there.

Cheers All.

Tim B.

[masalai]

Nicely done Tim, May I suggest just posting a link here to your development site in news? : : : http://openpilot.sourceforge.net/News/news.html and putting the "news" there - That way, you are promoting a valuable (& free) service/project at the same time...

[DanishBagger]

Cool stuff! You're are fast mover, methinks.

[drshaddock]

http://www.horizon-mobile.com/default.asp?id=310 one of the other free programs
even seem to have the exiting all new 3D charts ( but misses alot of other functions )


I looked at that link, and Winchart Nexus does indeed look pretty slick. And after all the recent buzz about Furuno Net3D I'd really like to be using a 3D charting system. But I don't get much info from the Horizon Mobile website about Winchart Nexus; I don't see any indication it's free (other than a download link, which takes you to a site that doesn't provide a way to download the program that I could see, but does sort of offer to sell you a website... And it's just for Windows. I'd really like to see a Linux charting/monitoring system out that did more than the few I already know about--SeaFarer and Navgator's Mariner both do a nice job of handling raster charters (and other things, especially SeaFarer which does an awesome job on AIS info), but neither work with vector charts and all the rich underlying data they contain. I like Furuno's way of seamless melding raster, vector, and aerial photographs, but it's hard to swallow the pricetag and I'd really like open source so I can add controls if I feel I'd like something different.

Can anybody confirm that Winchart is actually free?

[Tim B]

Winchart doesn't look as free as might be expected.

World-wide coverage for ENC Charts (some are not free):
http://www.ic-enc.org/page_coverage_country.asp

OpenPilot already supports GPS via gpsd and web-based AIS data. By the summer I hope to have full NMEA 0183 GPS and AIS (probably rx only) support.

At this stage, features are reasonably easy to add. if you have ideas I'd love to hear them, then we can start a decent feature-list.

Anybody who wants to join the project, see the web-page below.

Cheers All,

Tim B.

[masalai]

Tim,
Long time since I did any programming (1978), so I may be way out of alignment, but are the key modules independant, so that if engine control is desired that module is loaded (or not) as also with Autopilot interface, GPS, winch (anchor & sheet), radio -HF & VHF (met download & security - stolen alert etc), Services (bilge pumps, fuel level/rate of use, litres/N.Mile etc.), and so on so they can be switched off when not in use/needed.?

[Tim B]

Broadly, yes. As the project is set up at the moment, there are two widgets one for displaying data on gauges, and one for Chart-based data. The main program then holds these together and will control data flowing between them (or from IO Ports to the widgets).

If a widget exists but is not displayed, then data may still be written into it, but the widget will not be drawn.

Tim B.