Re: [gpsd-dev] [RFC] Add support for Airmar PB200 Weather station

[christian Gagneraud]

On 04/21/2012 11:47 PM, address@hidden wrote:
> Hello,

Hi Reinhard,

> i am working on nmea2000 support for gpsd since last autumn.

Good!

> I hope, i have a very early test version ready, but i have access only
> to a Garmin GPS, AIS and chartplotter.
>
> Do you have a CAN interface supported by linux socket-can?

Unfortunately not yet, I was looking at buying one recently, for now I'm 
more into something i can plug on a regular computer, so USB might be a 
good option. It looks like the CANUSB from Lawicel is a cost effective 
solution. What are you using yourself?

> If  so, can you send me a log of the CAN messages of the PB200 unit with
> "candump"?

It's gonna be a very tight timing, as the only unit I have right now is 
about to be deployed on the field. If I manage to get a CAN interface 
before the units goes, I'll be very happy to provide you with a dump. I 
will let you know. I have access to boat engines as well, they have 
NMEA200 interfaces to report on various parameters (I think using PGN 
127488/89 and/or 127493/94).

> For a very early test version, only gps skyview is missing, and i hope,
> i have this ready Sunday evening.
> This is more a prove of the concept, then code in gpsd quality. No AIS
> yet.

Sounds good to me! ;)

Chris

> Reinhard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:34:16 +0200
> Subject: [gpsd-dev] [RFC] Add support for Airmar PB200 Weather station
> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
>
> From: Christian Gagneraud<address@hidden>
>
> The Airmar PB200 [1] is a weather station to be installed on boats.
> It has built-in GPS, accelerometer, compass, gyro, anemometer, pressure
> and
> temperature sensor. It has 2 outputs, one for NMEA0183 and one for
> NMEA2000 (I've seen the recent addition for NMEA2000, I'm interesting
> to make some tests and hacking around).