I do exactly that on the CF33 tablet with a USBC dongle thingy.

Exp still shows the Ethernet, and usb connections just the same. Network 0 and comm7.

After a wander around the aisles of Amazon, I now have a USB-C dongle thing that connects the ethernet from the B&G Edge processor together with the USB-A from a Digital Yacht iKonvert and combines these together into the USB-C connection for my laptop. The iKonvert is recognised as Com 3 in Exp, and the Edge on Network 0.

All seems to work fine, but upon closer inspection, when the iKonvert is connected, I get a strange 'flick' in some of the data - most notable in heel angle where the actual measured value momentarily 'flicks' +89° to the actual measured heel). Unplugging the USB-A from the multi-connector, the data 'flick' stops - but so does the AIS inputs.

I am wondering if this is some form of data conflict happening and if there a network setting adjustment I should make to avoid this?

Tbh - I personally have never had the best experience with this particular iKonvert, so I am swapping it for an Actisense NGX-1. I understand that the iKonvert's are generally considered quite reliable, so I am thinking this is an outlier, but still I can't rely on it to work reliably. Maybe this will be the fix?

Thanks in advance for the ideas!

*Edit - thinking about this some more, would a baud rate change in the settings for Com 3 enable only the AIS data to be received via this port?
 

Last edited by Tigger_B (6/09/2025 3:39 am)

Thanks @Black Dog

You have triggered my memory and I've checked the manual for the iKonvert. I have always used it in 'Raw' configuration as it used to supply all data (N2K + AIS) to Exp. Now with the B&G Edge installed I only want AIS, and looking in the manual I see some dip switch setting which would limit the data it flows. I'll have a play to see if this works, but more out of curiosity as I am waiting for an NGX to be delivered to address some of the other issues I have experienced with it over the years.

You just want the DIP switches set for NMEA 2000 RAW data.

You filter for AIS messages in Exp.