I am going the same way. What did you use for the AIS receiver - rtl-sdr? On 27 May 2017 07:52, "Josh Muckley via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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