I would recommend this product to anyone who wants affordable chart plotting navigation. The very modest price of GPS2IP and an old iPad gets you an excellent chart plotter for vastly less than Garmin. It means I can safely follow a previously set up route in pitch darkness navigating safely amongst the islands. GPS2IP is very robust, does not crash, loose satellites, or suddenly drop out. To quickly acquire the satellites I also use a satellite antenna and signal booster. Do not let the iPad use the phone as a hotspot as Navionics can use up a lot of your data plan syncing and downloading.
I boat on Loch Lomond so a word of warning for those in reach of a cellular signal. You will be up and running and see your position, heading etc on the iPad. In Navionics on the iPad use this ip as the Host for the device pairing option.
Run GPS2IP on the phone and you will see displayed iPhone server ip. To get up and running make the router the Wi-Fi device in settings on both devices. To create a network on my boat I am using an old BT home hub so the iPhone and iPad are quite happily thinking they are on a network. The iPad and the iPhone must be on the same network but do not require to be connected to the internet. GPS2IP allows the very accurate GPS from an iPhone to be transferred to a Wi-Fi only iPad running Navionics. Lots more information and instructions on usage can be found on our website. You can lock the settings, so that no unauthorised people can change the settings. GPS2IP can also be configured to output data at a selectable frequency (for example once every minute). Beware that this will decrease battery life - we recommend keeping it charging if possible. If your device dies or you turn it off when it was running, GPS2IP now automatically resumes sending the location.
GPS 2 IP can run when the iPhone sleeps to support constant location reporting, but be aware that continued use of the GPS when running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. One non-standard message that GPS2IP transmits that is very useful for sailing is $PASHR. Just have a look at the capsicumDreams website!ĭifferent NMEA messages can be selected for transmission according to your requirements. Setting up a connection between MacEnc and GPS2IP is easy.
Connect ipad to macenc software#
Some navigation software such as MacEnc can read from an IP address natively. GPS2IP now can be configured to restart automatically after your iOS device restarts, so you'll always keep track of your position.Īpart from navigation software, other methods for connection include telnet or netcat, or many terminal programs.
Connect ipad to macenc Bluetooth#
The iPhone becomes a GPS server, and to get the information, you just connect to your iPhone using either wifi or Bluetooth LE.Īlternatively, you can also push the NMEA data to any online server, using either TCP or UDP and process the information however you want.Įach device running GPS2IP can send a unique identifier, so that if you have multiple devices you can determine which device is sending what messages. Try it for free, and only buy this full-featured version if it does what you need!
Connect ipad to macenc free#
PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE: We have a free version "GPS2IP Lite" that has most of the same features, so that you can try it out for free. This is a rather special piece of software, and must be used in the right system. If you aren't sure what NMEA is, please check the website before buying. It is designed for enthusiasts, or more sophisticated navigation software that can use an external wireless GPS unit. Until now, you couldn't get external access to the GPS inside your iPhone or iPad, but now with GPS2IP you can stream the information in realtime to solve your requirements.īEWARE - GPS2IP is *not* able to be used for the Apple turn-by-turn navigation app, or Google Maps, or most car navigation programs. Do you need GPS NMEA location data for your computer or other device - maybe to use some mapping or navigation software?
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