Context Sensitive Help
At the bottom centre of each selection/input panel there is a HELP button that will display
guidance regarding that particular screen.
Demo Mode
In "Demo" mode, GPSANGLER uses GPS data generated by a configurable second program, GPSDRIVER.
The demo may be run with a D9F to D9F "null modem" cable connected between two physical COM ports, or utilising internal hardware
"stacks". GPSDRIVER responds to the numeric pad arrow keys, as well as the slider and buttons on screen.
Click on any thumbnail on this page, to view larger image...
A free demonstration version of
GPSANGLER and GPSDRIVER is available, complete with sample chart....
Ensure the extracted files reside in a folder
named "C:\GPSANGLER". Then read the INSTALL.HTML file in that folder. Thanks for trying the product!!
To display the Master menu screen for further functions, left click anywhere in the
window.
Recording/Selecting a Target
Interesting/productive marks are recorded for future use via the "RECORD
CURRENT POSITION" screen. This facility may additionally be used to record an "MOB", Man OverBoard, situation. To recall a
recorded mark, choose SELECT FROM LIST OF MARKS/TARGETS. Note that targets may be created even if no associated chart exists.
In fact, it is possible to run GPSANGLER, with some functionality obviously absent, with no charts at all! Having chosen a
mark, the system will automatically display a slightly more interesting screen, the Vessel/Target Display....
Vessel/Target Display
Here is the resultant text window showing the Vessel Position etc.,
Target Position, Bearing (BRG), Distance To Waypoint (DTW) and Turn in degrees. This screen is also selectable from the master
menu - choose BEARING TO TARGET DISPLAY.
Notice the absence of "waffle" that would
take up valuable space on the screen!
Chart Display
For as long as a particular chart is selected (but not necessarily displayed),
a "route trace" will be generated, as seen above. The Chart Display is different from the text screens outlined earlier. Left
click anywhere in the text display to show the master menu as normal, but mouse clicks on the chart produce
different results...
RIGHT click mouse on chart:- Set mouse position as new target. See "Setting
a Target on the Chart".
CENTRE click:- Go instantly to "RECORD CURRENT POSITION" screen.
Setting a Target on the Chart
Notice how well we're doing on the TURN front, only .2 of a degree out!
Here we have a display in the user-defined night colours. Even the grey
shading on the chart is configurable!
The facility is most useful for drifting or anchoring over a wreck, reef or
other feature.
An audio/visual warning can be set up to indicate that the boat has drifted
outside a set limit. From the master menu, choose "SET UP ALARM DISTANCE". As well as potentially indicating that the boat
is probably well off the fish, this function is also useful in a "dragged anchor" situation.
Note that "Vessel/Mark
Closeup" can be used to precisely set a target, using the right mouse button function.
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