I thought it might be useful to document the steps to get NMEA data from a B&G chartplotter over WiFi to qtvlm. It was initially unclear if I needed a USB gateway. It turns out the chartplotter can send NMEA 0183 data over WiFi.
- In your B&G Zeus 3S chartplotter:
- Configure the WiFi hotspot. Go to settings -> wireless -> Built in hotspot.
- Note the SSID, wifi password and IP address of the B&G chartplotter.
- Configure NMEA over TCP. Go to settings -> Network. B&G supports both NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 over TCP. Enable NMEA 0183.
- On the computer where qtvlm is running:
- Enable WiFi
- Connect to the B&G WiFi hotspot. Type the hotspot password.
- In qtvlm, configure NMEA connection:
- Go to configuration -> NMEA connections -> Incoming -> Network Sources
- Enable "Server1"
- Type the IP address of the B&G hotspot that you have configured in step 1.1.
- Keep port 10110 as the default.
- Click OK.
- Start NMEA acquisition.