Hey y'all, I finally got a rainy day (4 actually) where it wasn't too cold or hot to be slaving away on the boat. I had to completely deconstruct the navstation and the working NMEA 0183 network to install the OpenPlotter. It's done!
I had to teach myself a pretty good amount along the way but the features and options are pretty cool. It will definitely be a springboard for future projects. Originally it was a cheap way to multiplex my NMEA data. Separately, using a laptop and OpenCPN was a cheap way to get up to date NOAA charts. And independent from all of that the Raspberry Pi as an AIS was pretty cool too. OpenPlotter tied it all together and added SignalK (for whatever that is worth). Now that I have all of these things in one package I plan to expand in to publishing this data to the internet via MQTT. The vision being that while at anchor, in a foreign port, and going ashore, the condition of the boat could be remotely monitored - anchor drag, hatch positions, fridge temp, battery voltage, bilge level/counter, fire/CO are all possibilities. Even remotely controlling onboard devices, particularly lights, is an option. Here's my latest video. https://youtu.be/C9DKu0P7-tM Oh and since low cost was the original motivation, total financial outlay is less than $200. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD
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