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PredictWind DataHub Users Guide

Welcome to the PredictWind DataHub, your gateway to sharing your voyage with friends and

family using the PredictWind tracking and blogging service. DataHub is a small appliance that

once installed samples GPS position reports either via it’s built-in GPS or the vessels

NMEA2000 network and sends them to PredictWind using an existing Internet connection.

Internet connections supported are USB connected Android or iOS devices, WiFi bridge to an

internet connected hotspot such as a Netgear Aircard or Verizon JetPack, or an Ethernet

connection to an internet connected satellite terminal or vessel router.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1

Tracking and Blogging 2

Powering the DataHub 4

Accessing the Web User Interface 5

Access via WiFi 5

Access via Ethernet 6

Accessing the Web UI 6

Configuring the DataHub 7

Configuring the GPS feed 7

Using the built in GPS 8

Using NMEA2000 for GPS 9

Verifying your GPS data feed 9

NMEA2000 to NMEA183 Repeater via WiFi 10

Configuring Internet Access 11

Internet via USB connected iOS device 12

Internet via Android 13

Internet via Ethernet WAN port 14

Internet connection via WiFi Tethering 14

Enabling Tracking 19

DataHub Status LEDs 19

Invlalid GPS 20

No Internet 20

Spooled Position Reports 20

Summary of content (10 pages)

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PredictWind DataHub Users Guide Welcome to the PredictWind DataHub, your gateway to sharing your voyage with friends and family using the PredictWind tracking and blogging service. DataHub is a small appliance that once installed samples GPS position reports either via it’s built-in GPS or the vessels NMEA2000 network and sends them to PredictWind using an existing Internet connection.
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Verifying Internet Connectivity 20 Securing DataHub Changing the WiFi SSID and Securing with a Password Changing the Password for Admin 21 21 24 Firmware Updates 24 Factory Reset Software Hardware Reset Switch 25 25 25 Legal 25 Tracking and Blogging PredictWind provides a tracking and blogging service that allows friends and family to experience, participate, and interact with you during your travels.
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PredictWind Tracking site showing our current location, current weather conditions, our latest tracks and a listing of our blog posts
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Sample blog post showing text and pictures at one of the locations we visited in the Bahamas this last winter. Powering the DataHub DataHub can be powered with either the supplied AC/DC power supply or directly from the vessel's house battery bank. The unit requires 9-60 VDC and is reverse polarity protected. The center pin of the power connector is positive. To wire the DataHub directly to the vessel's house battery, start by cutting the power lead off of the supplied AC/DC adapter.
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center pin in the connector has positive current. Reversing the polarity on the connector will not damage the DataHub but it will prevent it from powering on. You will notice a blue status LED on the top of the unit illuminates when the unit is correctly powered on. Accessing the Web User Interface Once powered on the DataHub needs to be configured to select the GPS data source, establish an Internet connection, to enable and set the tracking interval, and to password secure it’s WiFi.
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Access via Ethernet To access the unit via a wired connection run an Ethernet cable between the RJ45 port on your laptop computer and the LAN port on the DataHub. The LAN port is the RJ45 port closest to the power connector. Accessing the Web UI To login to the DataHub’s administrative web page open a web browser and browse to http://10.10.10.1 You should see a login page pop up in your browser. Login with the fault username: admin and password: admin.
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Configuring the DataHub A GPS feed, an Internet connection, and tracking at minimum need to be configured to allow the tracking of your vessel on your personal tracking and blogging page at PredictWind. Configuring the GPS feed Once logged into DataHub’s administrative website browse to Services->NMEA to configure the GPS feed. On a mobile device you do this by clicking on the “Hamburger” icon on the top left of the page and under services selecting NMEA.
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Using the built in GPS Use the “Source” pull down menu to select the GPS source. If using the built-in GPS make sure that the DataHub is installed with the supplied GPS antenna and with good access to GPS signal.
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Using NMEA2000 for GPS If using your vessels NMEA2000 network then connect the optional device cable from the M12 connector on the back of the DataHub to a tee on your NMEA2000 backbone. NMEA200 device cables and tees can be purchased directly from PredictWind with your DataHub order. Once connected to the NME2000 network select “NMEA2000 on CAN0” as the GPS source. Verifying your GPS data feed Selecting the “Status” tab in the NMEA section will display live GPS data as it streams into the device.
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NMEA2000 to NMEA183 Repeater via WiFi One of the nice features of the DataHub is that it will broadcast NMEA0183 data via WiFi regardless of the GPS input source. This WiFi broadcast allows external navigation applications such as Aquamap, GPS Nav X, Navionics Boating App, etc to use your vessel's GPS for navigation. This results in much more accurate GPS data with the addition of other NMEA2000 data such as wind speed and direction, depth, etc.