Hi all
I have bought aboat on the cheap now the interesting part is navigation and electronics....
So my project will need to do the following
A: run off 12v efficiently so no inverter
B: incorporate exisisting hardware which is wind speed , ship speed (log) , depth sounder.
C: incorporate new hardware , radar ,GPS ,anchor watch , bilge watch (those two will need to call or message a phone), engine monitor, battery monitor, auto helm for sail boat.
And any other useful items for safe sailing maybe something for weather watch and mapping
I have found a free open source navigation system for windows or linux
Now as for my skills I barely know Linux but I am tempted to go down that path for all the good reasons I have a better than average understanding of windows.
I would like a large touchscreen at the nav table relaying to a pad on cockpit and a pad in my bunk.
I want to run it as wireless as possible the existing hardware is wired but there are things to make it wireless and communicate on the boat standard nmea (I think)
I believe apple has a software package called navtronics which apparently is great but how do I control that from below decks on an I pad in the cockpit?
Oh and apparently some boaties are hooking there laptops direct to 12v system cutting out the power block but 12v to 19v seems a bit dubious maybe through a ups but even then!
Anyway that is the project any help or helpful suggestions would be great.
Thnx Chris
I have bought aboat on the cheap now the interesting part is navigation and electronics....
So my project will need to do the following
A: run off 12v efficiently so no inverter
B: incorporate exisisting hardware which is wind speed , ship speed (log) , depth sounder.
C: incorporate new hardware , radar ,GPS ,anchor watch , bilge watch (those two will need to call or message a phone), engine monitor, battery monitor, auto helm for sail boat.
And any other useful items for safe sailing maybe something for weather watch and mapping
I have found a free open source navigation system for windows or linux
Now as for my skills I barely know Linux but I am tempted to go down that path for all the good reasons I have a better than average understanding of windows.
I would like a large touchscreen at the nav table relaying to a pad on cockpit and a pad in my bunk.
I want to run it as wireless as possible the existing hardware is wired but there are things to make it wireless and communicate on the boat standard nmea (I think)
I believe apple has a software package called navtronics which apparently is great but how do I control that from below decks on an I pad in the cockpit?
Oh and apparently some boaties are hooking there laptops direct to 12v system cutting out the power block but 12v to 19v seems a bit dubious maybe through a ups but even then!
Anyway that is the project any help or helpful suggestions would be great.
Thnx Chris