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Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
Hello, newer user. trying to display my new polars from Expedition using H5000 MDF displays.
I am connected thru websocket .
So I then go to BG H5000 websocket settings button.
go to custom external 0 pick the expedition channel
Now i need to find the external channel ("external 0" on my B&G MDF and pick it to display as one of the channels. Not sure how to do this ......working on it.
Correct?
Any other tips from users would be appreciated.
Tom
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
Normally I would upload the polars from Expedition to the h5000 and use them in the system.
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
Ok that makes sense and a better solution.
I was concerned that the H5000 would truncate some of the numbers.
Question: Do the polars copy exactly over to B&G
Process Question:
so I would go to B&G H5000 websocket
Pick "B&G polars"add the polars (copy from performance polar)
Then pick " upload to B&G"?
One more question - When I was using custom channel used external 0 picked Target bsp. I was able to pick it on my B&G mdf no problem. But when I tried to apply damping found Target bsp added 30 seconds and checked damp box in custom channel
Target bsp numbers did not damp. or appear to damp.
any suggestions as I may import other channels?
thanks for your help
Tom
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
It also means you don't need the computer to get polar data from the H5.
Expedition interpolates the polar data to the table required by the H5000. The twa & tws values are probably shown in the H5 manual.
Yes, that is the process.
The targets etc probably use Expedition's damped tws.
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
NIck,
thanks for the help.
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
Excuse me for bumping this thread.
Trying to upload ORC based polar file and get an "error with polar conversion".
Should I reformat this file from a .txt?
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
You may need to convert the ORC polar to a format that can be read. If it works in expedition, you can send it straight from expedition to the H5.
If it doesn't you need to either, make one manually or use something like sailing performances polar manager.
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Lockie wrote:
You may need to convert the ORC polar to a format that can be read. If it works in expedition, you can send it straight from expedition to the H5.
If it doesn't you need to either, make one manually or use something like sailing performances polar manager.
Thanks. The file does work in Exp. I will keep working at it.
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Re: Display Expedition Polars on H5000 system
If you are referred to ORC data sourced from or similar this needs to be converted for Expedition. I have a python script that I use or you can use sailing performance which will take the ORC data directly.