Read a .nkz file (NKE Processor HR) online

The essentials#

.nkz files are the recordings of the NKE Processor HR instrument processor. Avelsta accepts them and reads them directly in the browser.

1. Retrieve the .nkz files recorded by your Processor HR, without renaming or converting them.
2. Open avelsta.app/replay (no account) or click Import in your account.
3. Drop your .nkz files, a single one or several hundred at once.
4. Open the session created: track, curves, replay and statistics are shown.

Going further#

What you read in a .nkz#

Avelsta shows the sailing measurements your processor recorded: GPS position, speed through water and over ground, heading, apparent and true wind, heel, pitch, current… Each measure becomes a curve of the timeline, in sync with the map and the replay.

Several files, one sailing session#

An outing often produces several files. Drop them all: Avelsta places them on the boat’s timeline and splits the sessions automatically, leaving out the time at the dock.

With .LOG files#

If you also have an NKE Box USB Datalog WiFi datalogger, drop its .LOG files on the same boat: they complete the same timeline. See Read NKE datalogger .LOG files.

A file without a time#

If a recording holds no usable time, it is marked To date: enter when it was recorded (with an account). See Track an import.

Frequently asked questions#

What software opens .nkz files?#

Avelsta, online and for free: all you need is a recent browser, on Mac, Windows, Linux or tablet.

Do I need to convert the .nkz to NMEA or CSV?#

No. Avelsta reads the .nkz file as it is; no conversion is needed.

Are my .nkz files shared?#

No. Without an account, they are deleted after 6 hours; with an account, they are visible to you only.

My .nkz file is rejected#

The message shown on the file gives the cause (empty, corrupted, no measurement). See Import errors.

See also

• Read NKE datalogger .LOG files (Box USB Datalog WiFi)How to open the .LOG files (NMEA 0183) of the NKE Box USB Datalog WiFi datalogger: drop them into Avelsta, with no software, and get the track, curves, replay and polar.
• Supported log formats (NKE .LOG and .nkz)Avelsta accepts .nkz files from the NKE Processor HR and .LOG files (NMEA 0183) from the NKE Box USB Datalog WiFi datalogger. Data read and special cases.
• Import your sailing logsImport NKE logs (.LOG, .nkz) into Avelsta step by step: choose the boat, drop several files, upload, background processing and end-of-import notification.
• Analyse a session: map, timeline and replayOpen a session in Avelsta, read the track on the map, hover over the timeline, start the replay, zoom, compare with the polar and read the instant values.