QK-A024/26 Manual
V 3.0 13 of 16 2020
6. Chart software
There is a wide range of chart software is available, for example OpenCPN, Navionics.
• https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN (Open Chart Plotter Navigator) is a free software project to create
concise chart plotter and navigation software, for use underway or as a planning tool. OpenCPN
is developed by a team of active sailors using real world conditions for program testing and
refinement.
• https://www.navionics.com/gbr/apps/navionics-boating
We will use OpenCPN for our example, other software will require similar setup.
The following is a sample setting for the OpenCPN plotter. COM2 was set as the A024/26 input and in
this case COM1 was used for a standard serial port GPS input (however, A026 doesn’t need a separate
GPS input).
6.1. Chart Software USB setup (OpenCPN example)
When you open the software, you will be greeted with a page similar to the one below. (This is the main
view of openCPN software.) You now need to add data to openCPN via your Quark-elec instruments.
Figure 12: OpenCPN main screen
1. Click on the ‘Options’ tab at the top.
2. Select the ‘Connections’ from the menu bar.
3. Click on ‘Add Connection’ button highlighted in the picture below.
4. Select ‘Serial’
5. Select the COM number assigned to A024/26 (See connecting via USB to find the COM Port in
device manager).
6. Adjust the Baud rate accordingly (38400 covers AIS).
Click ‘Apply’ and then ‘OK’
Figure 13: Serial port setting in open CPN (example)
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