Expedition Navigation Software 
1 of 1- kwelch
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H5000 WebSocket Support
The latest releases support the H5000 websockets -- my understanding is that this enables any device on the H5000 LAN to connect, either directly or wireless (say using GoFree). Now the questions:
1. Is H-Link still required to run Expedition?
2. If H-Link is still required, how does this benefit an Expedition installation?
3. Is the websocket interface bi-directional -- ie, can waypoints be sent to the H5000 from Expedition?
4. Is the data provided via the websocket any different than that provided by H-Link? The reason for this question is that the position information provided to Expedition via H-Link is at a lower resolution than on the N2K bus. Fixing this would eliminate the need for a directly wired GPS.
There are many more questions, but this is a start.
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Re: H5000 WebSocket Support
Not to answer my own question, but after trying the new websocket interface on my boat it appears that Expedition works with H-Link disconnected. I was however unable to transmit waypoints from Expedition to the H5000, nor is the data button enabled on the interface so I don't know the resolution of the data being sent over. More to come as I have time to play with things.
I would appear that using the web socket and GoFree you could put Expedition on a tablet and run everything without an on-board computer which you have to RDC into. This would eliminate one moving part and simplify things.
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