Globe NMEA Server

How to configure OpenCPN

Open Options, select Connections, Add Connection:

Network Connection TCP NMEA 0183 Address: localhost DataPort: 3006

List position: 1 Receive Input on this Port ( ticked yes )

Installation

Download latest release for your system:

https://github.com/marineverse/globe-nmea-server/releases

On Mac

Make the file executable:

chmod +x ~/Downloads/globe-nmea-server-mac

Temporarily Bypass Gatekeeper

Locate the App in Finder:

Open Finder and navigate to the location of globe-nmea-server-mac.

Right-Click and Open

• Right-click (or Control + click) on the app.

Select Open from the context menu.

Confirm:

• A warning dialog will appear. Click Open to run the app.

This action will whitelist the app, and you won't see the warning again.

Compile from Source

Altenatively to installation, you can compile from source.

For example, on Mac

brew intall go
make build

Finding Your Boat UUID

1. Go to https://www.marineverse.com/globe/boats
2. Select your boat to open its profile
3. Select the API tab
4. Copy the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) - it looks like: 43463b9c-da55-4eb8-9bc4-2005a0a135ff

This UUID is required as a command-line argument when starting the server.

Usage Windows:

1. Download globe-nmea-server.exe.
2. Right click on the file, ( Show More Options ) and create shortcut.
3. Right click on the shortcut, ( Show More Options ) and open Properties.
4. Modify "Target" by appending [BOAT_UUID] after globe-nmea-server.exe. It should be similar to: "globe-nmea-server.exe UUID-SDS-SDSSD-DSS".
5. Run the shortcut - the server should start ( You may need to select "Run anyway" and "Allow network connections" )

Usage Mac:

Open TERMINAL app to get access to command line.

Get your BOAT_UUID first.

~/Downloads/globe-nmea-server-mac [BOAT_UUID]