feature: add support for navigation data (129283, 129284) #54
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Something that I'd like to have added is timeouts for the individual inputs. Timeouts are defined as an array in property named timeouts, with the order corresponding to the paths in keys. While today all the input data is coming as a single batch from nmea0183 input this may not be so in the future: some input paths may get updated, and some not, and output should be generated based on stale input values.
Thanks for the pointers. I am going to drop the 127237 sentence, by the way. It is currently incorrect, not trivial to implement, and both my Triton2 display as well as my NAC-3 autopilot computer are perfectly happy without it. It seems to me like this is more intended for course computer to display/actuator communication rather than GPS to instruments. |
Add support for emitting the PGNs that carry the information about the distance and bearing to the active waypoint. This should provide all information needed by autopilots (heading to steer, XTE) as well as bearing/distance to waypoint and estimated time of arrival, which is commonly displayed for human consumption. Tested with OpenCPN as the producer of APB sentences, and a B&G Triton2 display to show the various data items, as well as a NAC-3 course computer which happily used the data to operate in Navigation mode. This is based on the outdated and incomplete implementation that lives on the 'autopilot' branch. Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
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Add support for emitting the various PGNs that carry the information
about the distance and bearing to the active waypoint. This should
provide all information needed by autopilots (heading to steer, XTE)
as well as bearing/distance to waypoint and estimated time of arrival,
which is commonly displayed for human consumption.
Tested with OpenCPN as the producer of APB sentences, and a B&G Triton2
display to show the various data items.
This is based on the outdated and incomplete implementation that lives
on the 'autopilot' branch.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel ardb@kernel.org