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| Before sunset |
We’re big here on resting days. We got the dock we wanted and we’re all set for the long haul - but first a few days of doing nothing. In addition to being a Waterway Guide Contributing Editor and Aqua Map beta tester - I’ve also signed up to beta test the Pitufino gateway. I’m working with a guy in Fiji that designed it. He has a PhD in electrical engineering from a college in Europe and it advertises some unique features.
A gateway is connected to your instruments through SeaTalk or NMEA and broadcasts the instrument data over WiFi for your tablet to access. Both Aqua Map and Navionics apps work well with that setup. The unique feature of the gateway is two decimal precision in all the data flows. Most gateways only feature one decimal precision which introduces rounding errors. While he was at it, he threw in autopilot control and a few other unique features. If you have SeaTalk1, there’s no need to buy a separate SeaTalk1 to SeaTalkng converter from Raymarine, the Pitufino has a converter built in. I will be testing it over the next few months in preparation for an on the water test when I go north in the spring.
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| After sunset |
Other than that, it was a quiet day. Hoolie is getting along but he looks more and more like an old man of 100. He’s still walking and doing dog things but not with the spirit he used to have. He’s 14 now. I don’t think he’ll be with us much longer.
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