Autopilot control
With SWAY Plus you can control your autopilot from your phone or tablet: standby, auto and wind mode, and course changes of 1 or 10 degrees.
Supported autopilots
Section titled “Supported autopilots”| Autopilot | Status |
|---|---|
| Raymarine autopilots on NMEA 2000 (SeaTalk NG) | ✓ Works (beta) |
| B&G autopilots on NMEA 2000, incl. the B&G NAC-2 | ✓ Works (beta) |
| Garmin | Not yet |
| Simrad | Not yet |
The pilot must be on the same NMEA 2000 network as the SWAY Breeze. The SWAY Breeze is NMEA 2000 compatible; Raymarine SeaTalk NG connects with a SeaTalk NG cable.
What you need
Section titled “What you need”- A supported autopilot on your NMEA 2000 network
- The latest Breeze firmware. See Updating the firmware
- SWAY Plus on your Breeze
Set up
Section titled “Set up”There is nothing to set up in the app. The Breeze finds the pilot on the NMEA 2000 network automatically.
- Switch on the autopilot and its course computer
- Connect your phone to the Breeze
- Open the Breeze tab and tap Autopilot
The page shows your heading, or the wind angle in wind mode, on an arc, with a rudder bar below it. If the page says No autopilot found · Is the pilot switched on?, check that the pilot is on and connected to the same backbone as the Breeze. The Breeze keeps looking.
Using the autopilot page
Section titled “Using the autopilot page”- Standby: hand steering
- Auto: hold the current heading
- Wind: steer to the current wind angle
- Adjust the course by 1 or 10 degrees to port or starboard
The app asks you to confirm every mode change. When the Breeze stops answering, the page goes grey instead of showing old values.
From the AIS page, SteerClear AIS can send its suggested course to the pilot after you confirm the turn.