Hello,
Do you think it would be possible, to add option to 'masquerade' old Raymarine Autopilot working behind ST1-STNG converter to use it with new Axiom LIghthouse software ?
I found in Yacht Devices Bridge that meaby there is only one thing to replace 'on fly':
https://www.yachtd.com/news/lighthouse_smartpilot_axiom.html
"Many are surprised to find that 10 year old autopilots such as the SmartPilot SPX-30 are no longer supported on modern Raymarine MFDs (Axiom, Axiom Pro) running the latest LightHouse 3 or 4 software. The autopilot is correctly displayed by the MFD in the NMEA 2000 device list, but the autopilot control button remains inactive (LightHouse 3) or the "Autopilot" tab is completely missing (LightHouse 4).
This problem can be easily solved by using our NMEA 2000 Bridge YDNB-07. Just trick the MFD into thinking it works with a newer version of the Pilot Computer. All you need to do is change one byte in the entire SmartPilot data stream, and the Bridge program fits in just three lines of code:
// modify proprietary PGN 65379 "Seatalk: Pilot State"
// on-the-fly and set byte D6 = 7
// CAN1 is connected to MFD, CAN2 is connected to autopilot
match(CAN2, 0x00FF6300, 0x1FFFF00)
{
set(DATA+6, UINT8, 7) # set D6 byte to value 7
send()
}
As a result, you will be able to activate pilot control on the Axiom MFD (see Figure 1). And you get a side panel with autopilot status information and control buttons on on the chart plotter screen."
Meaby it is possible to do this with this App ? And 'create' new virtual instance of AP that Axiom will see and use ? If it is only this change, then meaby there will bo no need to rewrite full app, just to add short function to replace this bits ?
Hello,
Do you think it would be possible, to add option to 'masquerade' old Raymarine Autopilot working behind ST1-STNG converter to use it with new Axiom LIghthouse software ?
I found in Yacht Devices Bridge that meaby there is only one thing to replace 'on fly':
https://www.yachtd.com/news/lighthouse_smartpilot_axiom.html
"Many are surprised to find that 10 year old autopilots such as the SmartPilot SPX-30 are no longer supported on modern Raymarine MFDs (Axiom, Axiom Pro) running the latest LightHouse 3 or 4 software. The autopilot is correctly displayed by the MFD in the NMEA 2000 device list, but the autopilot control button remains inactive (LightHouse 3) or the "Autopilot" tab is completely missing (LightHouse 4).
This problem can be easily solved by using our NMEA 2000 Bridge YDNB-07. Just trick the MFD into thinking it works with a newer version of the Pilot Computer. All you need to do is change one byte in the entire SmartPilot data stream, and the Bridge program fits in just three lines of code:
// modify proprietary PGN 65379 "Seatalk: Pilot State"
// on-the-fly and set byte D6 = 7
// CAN1 is connected to MFD, CAN2 is connected to autopilot
match(CAN2, 0x00FF6300, 0x1FFFF00)
{
set(DATA+6, UINT8, 7) # set D6 byte to value 7
send()
}
As a result, you will be able to activate pilot control on the Axiom MFD (see Figure 1). And you get a side panel with autopilot status information and control buttons on on the chart plotter screen."
Meaby it is possible to do this with this App ? And 'create' new virtual instance of AP that Axiom will see and use ? If it is only this change, then meaby there will bo no need to rewrite full app, just to add short function to replace this bits ?