Application: Sailing

Former Member over 9 years ago

This thread is for any comments or questions regarding my Sailing application. Feel free to post suggestions for new features or bugs. Thanks for using.

Changelog:

#version 0.7
- added a startline screen that displays a countdown, distance and course to startline, ETA (see description)
- added support for D2 Bravo
- Layout updates for Velocity view
- 4 minutes countdown

# version 0.6a
- changed detail layout in velocity view

# version 0.6
- added support for Vivoactive
- added support for Forerunner 920 XT (experimental, Feedback needed via forum)
- Bearing calculation is adjusted (will be calculated every 0.01 NM)
- adjusted interface for the velocity view (former history view)
- Session recording starts after countdown finishes
- added countdown submenu

# version 0.5
- finalized Epix layout (with compass and MOB heading)
- stable MOB results
- race coutdown
- added calculated bearing value
- added Average and 10 second average speed
- improved compass display (the old one was to inconvenient)
- added an activity menu, from which activities can be saved, resumed and discarded
--- press start first time -> activity starts
--- press start second time -> activity menu is shown

# Version 0.4
- added vibration on anchor alert
- additional fixes on MOB (still instable, hope this will work better soon)

# Version 0.3
- fixed some MOB issues

# Version 0.2:
- added support for epix watch

Former Member over 9 years ago

It will be great. If possible to add COG (probably like compass in first screen ) it will be ideal :)

I'm not really sure, if we mean the same. But from my understanding the bearing value (wich is also displayed as the little purple point on the compass) is COG. I take the current position and the last position that was at least 0.01 nm away and calculate the direction, then display that as bearing.

pashka79 over 9 years ago

Thank you very MUCH!!!

How would you display the "^" and "V". If current speed is higher than AVG10 display "^" or the other way round?

Yes if current speed is higher then AVG10 display ^ or arrow up near AVG10 like
11.2 Kn ^

if current speed is lower then AVG10 display V or arrow down near AVG10 like
11.2 Kn V

Former Member over 9 years ago

Wondering

I've recognized this behavior, too. I'm currently working on some advanced features for yacht racing (especially the startline feature). The view you are refering to will host this and I'll make everything work fluid then.

GRAZIE!

Ps: would you consider also to implement comunications throught F3 and some windindex? (E.g. GWS10)
It would be great, knowing direction and speed, combined with wind direction and intensity would be brillint make ongoing tactic!!!

Former Member over 9 years ago

Yes if current speed is higher then AVG10 display ^ or arrow up near AVG10 like
11.2 Kn ^

if current speed is lower then AVG10 display V or arrow down near AVG10 like
11.2 Kn V

Ciao! Just a question: would not be better have the current speed shownd and a indicator that tell if the avg10 is lower or higher! Like:
Arrow vertical up = great improving 1kn
Arrow diagonal up = middle improving 0.5kn
Flat arrow = stable +\- 0,2kn

Then the same down ...

Why you would prefer having avg10 rader then current speed? Becouse is a value more stable or becouse you already have this info in your boat's screen?

Former Member over 9 years ago

With the countdown would it be possible to start it from the main screen without having to go into the settings section like having its own page with Start/Sync, Stop/Reset buttons? and having the last 60 seconds in the largest font possible.

also have a timer that starts at 5mins and counts down to 0 then starts counting up until stopped, with the ability to sync to 1min e.g start button starts count down then pressing again jumps to 4mins, 3mins and so on. this is handy if you miss the 5min gun, it means when the 4 min gun is fired you can sync to it.

at the same time would it be possible to have it bleep on each min on countdown and the last 10secs have a bleep and vibe for each second?

Hope that makes some sense?

Thanks

Former Member over 9 years ago

Yes if current speed is higher then AVG10 display ^ or arrow up near AVG10 like
11.2 Kn ^

if current speed is lower then AVG10 display V or arrow down near AVG10 like
11.2 Kn V

It's updated ;)

Former Member over 9 years ago

Ciao! Just a question: would not be better have the current speed shownd and a indicator that tell if the avg10 is lower or higher! Like:
Arrow vertical up = great improving 1kn
Arrow diagonal up = middle improving 0.5kn
Flat arrow = stable +\- 0,2kn

Then the same down ...

Why you would prefer having avg10 rader then current speed? Becouse is a value more stable or becouse you already have this info in your boat's screen?

I prefer the arrows on AVG and AVG10 because it is clear, that they refer to the current speed. The other way round this could cause confusion

Former Member over 9 years ago

GRAZIE!

Ps: would you consider also to implement comunications throught F3 and some windindex? (E.g. GWS10)
It would be great, knowing direction and speed, combined with wind direction and intensity would be brillint make ongoing tactic!!!

That would be something I would really like to have myself. Unfortunately thos devices are connected via NMEA 2000 (wired) and you need extra hardware (proprietary) to expose the data wireless. Even if you had such a device I would have to make it available with a companion app (android and iphone). That would require me to support a huge amount of those devices. At the moment I see no chance, that this will come to life. But perhaps somebody else has a good idea how to obtain this data? Or there IS a wireless standard I'm not aware of?

Former Member over 9 years ago

With the countdown would it be possible to start it from the main screen without having to go into the settings section like having its own page with Start/Sync, Stop/Reset buttons? and having the last 60 seconds in the largest font possible.

also have a timer that starts at 5mins and counts down to 0 then starts counting up until stopped, with the ability to sync to 1min e.g start button starts count down then pressing again jumps to 4mins, 3mins and so on. this is handy if you miss the 5min gun, it means when the 4 min gun is fired you can sync to it.

at the same time would it be possible to have it bleep on each min on countdown and the last 10secs have a bleep and vibe for each second?

Hope that makes some sense?

Thanks

Miss the 5 min gun happens often to me too...

pashka79 over 9 years ago

Garmin has a device that transfer from nmea2000 to Ant + it work with Garmin Quatix device called Gnt10 if i am not mistaken i want to buy one but i do not know how it will work with Epix