We want to take a few minutes and lay out the roadmap of what we are working on. Most of these are things people asked about and some are there for added functionality. So, with that said, let’s get to it. Screen Displays The topic of utilizing multiple screens has been mentioned frequently. I am…
We’ve run into a situation a couple of times now where the display for the MuVIT remote on the tablet displayed locked and was not usable. This was confusing the first couple of times since everything had been working perfectly up to that point. A lot of fiddling with the remotes to get it to…
Stop the Throttle Shuffle: Using Non-Skid Materials Keep Things in Place I think we can all admit that the 3D-printed throttle quadrants for the MuVIT virtual trainer are quite light. We have had a couple conversations with users who observed that while using the throttles they tended to slide around. This isn’t too surprising when…
We’ve put a video on YouTube that lays out the basics you need to know to do your initial setup and startup with your new MuVIT simulator. Nothing is overly complicated but it is laid out to give you an easier faster start. Probably one of the biggest hurdles is configuring the throttles and wheel….
For this tutorial blog about joystick configuration, we will presume that you have all the essential parts of a MuVIT system ready to go. It could be useful to print the second half of this tutorial as there are cases where Virtual Sailor loses its configurarion and you need to reenter it. With this tutorial…
To get the maximum benefit and capabilities from MuVIT you need to configure it to make use of what we will call the MuVIT network. This network allows the tablet to function to help control the simulator, the interface with OpenCPN and provides the potential for multiple users to join into a simulation and interact…
Some DIYers have reported having issues getting the Unified Remote app to work with their Virtual Sailor instance on their tablet. They are getting the “Can’t Sync” message or being unable to find the server . First, we would point out both products are complex with many moving parts, Unified Remote in particular can require…
We’ve been working on a new MuVIT throttle design for the laptop MuVIT simulator in between all the other activities. We wanted something recognizable as a throttle that has similar physical characteristics to what we are all familiar with. We did briefly consider using one of the commercial electronic throttle units like those produced by…
The tablet is at the heart of the new MuVIT platform. Those who have a VRInsight console can continue to use that as we’ve documented. We’ve selected the 8.7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which we will be offering when our store opens after the Annual Meeting in February. It will look very similar to…
This past week we were able to integrate the Virtual Sailor software with the BSVT platform successfully. For those who were not at this year’s Governing Board meeting, this is one of our significant milestones. We had been working on this for a couple of months since we got a full BSVT unit to work…
It’s been a little while since our last update but it doesn’t mean nothing has been going on, quite the opposite. We’ve been heads down on working on MuVIT and an associated project so I’ll take a few minutes to give you an update. We’re redesigning a throttle set for MuVIT, it needs to be…
We strive to provide a flexible and consistent operational platform for MuVIT. To that end, we have been testing additional wheels with MuVIT as the Logitech Wingman is a reasonably old product dating back to 2000. It is still functional and works well as a helm wheel. We also considered that there could be inventories…
We found there is an issue with the VRInsight console and the wheel sometimes not being detected by Virtual Sailor and being able to load the profiles for those devices. After a lot of testing, it was determined that if you wait until the computer is booted it is likely to have issues detecting those…
