The new brain for IRRisistable
This page is dedicated to the development of an OpenPlotter based chart plotter and communication center for our new boat, the IRRisistable Magayon III.
See also the page for the overall electrics.
OpenPlotter runs on a Raspberry Pie. It is Open Source and components can be sourced very cheaply, at a fraction of the cost of a system of one of the big companies.
There are different ways to implement an OpenPlotter based system. I am going for option 2 with MacArthur Hat, since that requires least hardware interfacing and can easily connect to Seetalk 1, Seetalk 2, NMEA2000 and other bus systems.
More background later.
Progress, and Cost
Sunday, October 5, an exciting parcel arrives.
A package was waiting for me today when I returned from Puerto Galera. It contained a touch display for the Raspberry Pie. Plug and Play, I just connected it and after powering the Pie up I saw the OpenPlotter Operating System welcome screen for the first time life. Exciting. But it is bedtime, playing with it will have to wait.
Cost so far: US$ 80. (Will update with each new component).
