![]() Purchasing, installing and configuring a Raspberry Pi has got a lot easier of late, but it is still not for everyone and so it was really exciting to learn that the Signal K has recently been ported to Microsoft Windows. This update allowed OpenCPN users to take all the data they needed from a Signal K server (running on a Raspberry Pi or similar low cost hardware) that in turn was connected to the NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 equipment on the boat. Last year, OpenCPN the most widely used “open source” marine navigation software, released an important update that supported the Signal K data format. ![]() ![]() The reality is, that Signal K is an Open Marine Data standard that can, in theory, be run on any hardware or operating system. Until recently, Signal K had been mostly associated with the Raspberry Pi, providing boaters with the necessary technical expertise, with a cost effective way to read and display NMEA data. ![]() Both gateways are NMEA 2000 certified, galvanically isolated and support full Signal K functionality. The following article explains how to use Signal K on a Windows PC to interface Digital Yacht’s iKonvert (wired) or NavLink2 (wireless) NMEA 2000 gateways to the popular OpenCPN navigation software.
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