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RedNav Host software:
User’s manual
Contents
1. Introduction
This manual describes the process of connecting the diver’s navigation receiver RedNav to a PC. PC system requirements for connecting the device:
- Windows 10 OS with .NET Framework 4.5 installed
For earlier versions of the device, released before 2025, the following will be required:
- Bluetooth module
CAUTION! To pair devices released later than January 2025, creating a Bluetooth connection with the PC is not required. Instead, connect the device to the PC using the supplied cable. In this case, installation of the USB-Serial converter driver may be required.
2. Creating a Bluetooth connection with a PC
The Bluetooth adapter on the PC must be turned on, and the diver’s navigation receiver RedNav must be placed on the charging pad connected to power. Below is the sequence of steps for creating a Bluetooth connection, using a PC with Windows 10 installed as an example.
- Open the menu Start -> Settings -> Devices
- Make sure that the Bluetooth switch is in the On position
- Press the + Add Bluetooth or other device button
After the system detects a new device, it is displayed in the list, as in Figure 1.
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| Figure 1 - Search results for new devices |
In Figure 1, the list shows the name of the device, which is visible on the screen of the device itself (in the example, RDNV-4B8C). Next, when the Pair button is pressed, the system prompts to enter a PIN code (shown in Figure 2).
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| Figure 2 - Dialog for entering a PIN code |
The PIN code that must be entered to establish a connection with the device is displayed on the device screen (1945 in the example). After entering the PIN code and pressing the Next button, a window as in Figure 3 is displayed.
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| Figure 3 - Establishing a connection with the device |
Wait for the connection with the device to be established. After that, the dialog window should look as in Figure 4. Device status: Connected.
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| Figure 4 - Device is connected |
At this stage, the connection with the device is established.
3. Using the software
After connecting the device according to section 2, you can launch the RedNav Host application, and it will establish the connection with the device by itself. If the connection is successful, the status “connected” is displayed in the status bar of the application window, as illustrated in Figure 5. The device name appears in the window title (in the example, RDNV-4B8C).
The upper lines display the device version information and its serial number. Below, the version information of the navigation receiver and its serial number are displayed. This information is available only if the device was switched to service mode from the powered-on state, rather than placed on the charging pad while switched off.
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| Figure 5 - RedNav Host main window |
| Device is connected and communication with it is established |
After connecting, the user can change the settings. The diver’s navigation receiver has a minimum number of settings. In particular, for correct operation only the water salinity needs to be set.
If work is planned in freshwater bodies, it is recommended to leave the default value - 0 PSU. For convenience, the application contains a database of world ocean salinities for points with a step of 1˚ in latitude and longitude.
To look up the salinity of a water body, enter the geographic coordinates of the location in the dialog opened by the Search in base link of the application main window.
Figure 6 shows this dialog. After entering the coordinates of the location (one-degree accuracy is sufficient) and pressing the Search button, the salinity value at the nearest known point with a measured salinity is displayed.
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| Figure 6 - Dialog for setting the water salinity value |
When the OK button is pressed, the found value is placed in the settings field of the main window.
Additionally, it is possible to configure flipping of the device screen with a simultaneous swap of the button functions. This function is intended to allow the device to be mounted on the right hand. To enable this function, check the Right-handed device check box in the main application window.
To upload the settings to the device, press the Save button (see Figure 5). The Download button (see Figure 5) is used to download the track recorded by the device, the buoy positions and the saved points from the device. This situation is illustrated in Figure 7.
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| Figure 7 - Downloading the track |
After the Download button is pressed, the other buttons become unavailable while the track is being downloaded from the device, and the progress of the operation is displayed in the application status bar.
When the download is complete, the application offers to save the downloaded data using the standard system dialog. The proposed file name is composed of the current system time and date, as illustrated in Figure 8. The application allows saving the track in Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format. The track can then be imported into mapping software (for example, Google Earth).
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| Figure 8 - Track saving dialog |
After the data is saved, the application asks the user whether to clear the track from the device.
CAUTION! After the track is cleared from the device, it will be impossible to restore it. At all.
Working with waypoints is done using the context menu, opened with the right mouse button on the Waypoints group, as shown in Figure 9.
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| Figure 9 - Working with waypoints |
Manually added points can be edited using the panel that appears on the right when an added point is selected (see Figure 10).
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| Figure 10 - Editing an added waypoint |
To synchronize the list in the Waypoints panel with the device, press the Upload to device button. To clear all waypoints in the device, delete them in the list, then press the Upload to device button and answer yes to the application’s prompt.