Build a Raspberry Pi chartplotter for your boat
Earlier this year, James Conger built a chartplotter for his boat using a Raspberry Pi. Here he is with a detailed explanation of how everything works:
The entire build cost approximately $350. It incorporates a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, dAISy AIS receiver HAT, USB GPS module, and touchscreen display, all hooked up to his boat.
Perfect for navigating the often foggy San Francisco Bay, the chartplotter allows James to track the position, speed, and direction of major vessels in the area, superimposed over high-quality NOAA nautical charts.
Raspberry Pi at sea
For more nautically themed Raspberry Pi projects, check out Rekka Bellum and Devine Lu Linvega’s stunning Barometer and Ufuk Arslan’s battery-saving IoT boat hack.
7 comments
shubham
Hi
I bought new raspberry pi 4 machine but it is not working (Diplay is not comming) while i did install raspian os.
Henri Derksen
For the Raspberry Pi 4B you need the new Raspbian Buster.
Then install OpenCPN 5.0.0 following the commands on the website. I am working with Raspbian and OpenCPN ECDIS viewer since december 2014. Then search for good charts, i.e. from OpenSeaMap f.i. Now I baught a watertigh 15″ High Brilliance TouchScreen HDMI monitor from FayTech that works excellent with the Pi 4B, even in high sunlight or rain.
Many historic inlands ships in The Netherlands works with OpenCPN. Look at the site http://www.lvbhb.nl and search for ECDIS.
Nautic Greetings from Henri.
AndrewS
Try seeking help on the https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/
James Carroll
Interesting video. Once I started looking though I found it amazing how many sailboat people are using raspberry pi computers for all kinds of onboard stuff. Given that sailboaters are always trying to conserve electricity though it makes sense.
james haley
hey james is this the james form toronto hydroplane sailing club. if it is you then hi from the club. and good luck with your pie stuff.
james Haley
Brett Leach
There’s an interesting FaceBook group – Raspberry Pi for Boats.
memjr
“dAISy AIS receiver HAT”
A cheaper and more flexible approach with lots of open source goodies is to use a TLR-SDR USB module.