2023-05-17 12:35
Hi I am new to this forum and I have some difficuklty finding my way around.
I have a DDufour 1800 saioboat and an (old) tillerpilot that is eqyuiped with an electronic compass and not… Read More
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2023-05-17 01:41
I use a 6.8 lb/ft motor and chain/sprocket to my wheel. It works fine sailing but motoring over like 4 knots their are large erratic swings. Does this sound like the motor being… Read More
2023-05-16 21:42
All,
Thanks for such a great resource!
I assembled a wheel pilot using Sean's kit. I use a small gear motor called a yellow jacket from Servocity. It is spec'd at 131… Read More
2023-05-16 14:12
I have a nice setup running based on OpenCPN/OpenPlotter/SignalK/KIP everything works when I log into my headless Raspberry Pi via VNC using a tablet but VNC is slow.
I would lik… Read More
2023-05-16 04:34
Hello all,
I purchased a TinyPilot computer (with zero w) and a weather sensor computer from Sean last year (weather computer even earlier) and I am finally installing everything. I ha… Read More
2023-05-14 23:19
Seatalk one interface.
I have noticed there are a lot of different installs of the Seatalk 1 interface, I was not able to get a hold of the board most people are using and found this on on… Read More
2023-05-14 17:29
Using OP2.9, I updated OpenCPN to 5.8.2, but this version crashes before having started properly : it opens a window, displays the chart, the left side icons bar, and closes the window immed… Read More
2023-05-14 16:31
Hi all,
I have so far only tried to connect the hat on the rpi and the moter controller to DC current to make some tests.
nothing shows up on LCD.
there is some lights so it looks like getti… Read More
2023-05-10 19:11
I have a raspberry Pi 3 B+ and I would like to use the on-board wifi as an Access Point (AP) and the Realtek USB wifi dongle to connect to my home network. I am using Openplotter 3.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-05-08 19:23
Hello out there, I am wondering if anyone can help me, I have a spare RF300 rudder feedback unit which I was wanting to use to make an led based rudder indicator . I really need this as a st… Read More
2023-05-07 15:14
I tried using naiveGPXlogger for SignalK, which seems to detect I am moving, but doesn't write any data. I tried changing the destination directory, but no files are written... 20… Read More
2023-05-07 11:20
Hi all,
Just having a first play with NMEA 2000 and I'm trying to convert some signal K data into NMEA 2000. For Batteries and Engines, what is meant by SignalK Battery ID and the same for… Read More
2023-05-06 18:12
Hi, I'm using OpenCPN 5.6.2 and I've simply connected a usb GPS to my Raspberry pi 4b. The data appears to be received in signal K as the date stamp for all the GPS data is changing every 30… Read More
2023-05-05 05:49
Hi all,
Happy user of pypilot with compass and wind mode so far. I’d like to also use it in GPS mode, but for many good and bad reasons can’t use OpenCPN and am instead stuck wit… Read More
2023-05-04 22:32
Hi all,
I just installed the latest version of OpenCPN (flatpak 64bit on a 4GB RPI)via the installer. I was anxious to try out the new DashboardSK plugin.
I've been fiddling with it for the… Read More
2023-05-03 17:52
TL;DR: On the MacArthur HAT, connect SeaTalk 12V to MacArthur SeaTalk1 DATA, SeaTalk DATA to MacArthur SeaTalk1 GND, set ST GND jumper to OPEN position.
This statement by Sailoog in a post o… Read More
2023-05-02 23:30
I currently have a rpi4 with a Halo 20+ radar running on it flawlessly. It is plugged into the Ethernet port on the pi. If I just add a USB Ethernet dongle and plug my star… Read More
2023-05-02 18:12
I just updated to the Flatpak version of OpenCPN 5.8.2 on my RPI4, 64bit, 4GB.
The installation went fine from the OpenCPN Installer app. When it was complete, the menu entry for OpenCPN was… Read More
2023-04-28 20:57
I'm a bit delayed as I went on vacation, but my device got to me fast since it was shipped from Kirkland, Wa, and I only live a 45 minute drive away. So, it came faster than I expected.
Out… Read More
2023-04-27 17:53
AvNav 20230426 is releasedQuote:Support for the OpenBoatProjects 10 inch plotter V3 - see project page.
New plugin obp-plotter-v3
Support in avnav.conf and in ima… Read More
2023-04-27 16:23
Hi everyone. A little topic so that we can know everything about IMU / compass calibration, including novices like me .
To calibrate my IMU, I used the official instructions:
- https://openp… Read More
2023-04-26 18:37
I have the wind angle apparent with the raymarine st60 and the signalk-avg-paths give a smooth value.
I want to use the smooth values as my first apparent wind angle. how can i make it?
envi… Read More
2023-04-25 05:22
My setup is a RPi 4 with a fresh install of the Stable Starting image of OpenPlotter. I have deactivated the autostart of OpenCPN 5.6.2 and installed instead OpenCPN 5.8.0 FP. Everything wor… Read More
2023-04-24 21:52
Hi, after work ok, now the position value (lat and long) is not updated in my signal k raspberry server, (only in signal k), is only updated when a server restart is done, is a us… Read More
2023-04-24 07:52
Hi,
I am using Pypilot for a extensive time now. And it is working great. For the last winter, i've update the linear tiller drive to a below deck situation. And for that, I would like… Read More
2023-04-20 16:38
Hi,
I understand general hydraulic principles and have worked them on motorcycles and cars, bleeding, changing seals, etc., but my practical knowledge is elementary.
On my Morgan OI 416, I h… Read More
2023-04-19 14:54
Hi all,
I am new to openplotter. I want to use it in combination with OpenCPN 3.8.0 because of the o-charts plug-in.
But when I ask to upgrade openCPN, openplotter tells me that 3.6.2… Read More
2023-04-18 18:04
I do not normally do any off-topic here, but because I am the main developer for pypilot this is relevant information regarding what I am capable (or not capable) of dealing with in the futu… Read More
2023-04-17 20:37
Hi All,
My Nautech 3000 wheel steering autohelm (the original analog version) gave up the ghost this week however the motor is still functional. Am I correct in thinking that if I purchase t… Read More
2023-04-17 09:12
Hardware: RPI 4B
Openplotter V3
Openplotter-can V3.2.21
Connected Devices:
- Shipmodule MiniPlex 3Wi (connected via TCP, likely not relevant to this issue)
- Victron SmartShunt & SmartSo… Read More
2023-04-16 17:15
Is it possible to get heave data out of the IMU from pypilot into signalk? If it matters I have the inertial sensor bought from pypilot.org.
So far I've managed to convert naviga… Read More
2023-04-16 07:21
This morning I stumbled upon a new sensor device from Arduino. Since there seems to be a little trouble with getting good devices, and these are supposed to be industrial quality, would this… Read More
2023-04-15 11:28
Has anybody built a virtual tiller / follow on tiller with pypilot. So you can steer the boat manually using a potentiometer.
(I mean is something like this: https://www.raymarine.com/en-us… Read More
2023-04-15 11:24
Hi all, did there is a way to operate the Pypilot OpenCPN plugin for the very last release of OpenCPN ? Not found on the Master catalog nor on the Beta. If not available, have you a date for… Read More
2023-04-14 23:22
G'day all.
Just a quick note about our new Pypilot autopilot. On its second run it did about 10 miles in a sloppy seaway and it worked beautifully.
My son bought Sean's Pypilot and a motor c… Read More
2023-04-14 16:11
My board arrived today and to say I'm excited is a bit of an understatement. I have got it connected to Pi3 just so I could fire it up.
I will take it to the boat shortly and do some testin… Read More
2023-04-14 11:59
I would like an "Arthur defaults" Checkbox to set the defaults to "/boot/config.txt"
or an Docu for the Settings here, so not everyone has to get into the internals of the HAT to check the P… Read More
2023-04-13 19:51
Brand new Maiana AIS connected via GPIO0 to MacArthur HAT.
Everything appears to be running correctly, but "Check System" shows a number of "check device settings" warnings.
See screenshot a… Read More
2023-04-13 15:01
As soon as it arrived and connected, on the desk, CAN working, 1W there is no way to see it working. See attachments.
[url]MacArthur HAT[/url] Nuovo.txt (Size: 1.65 KB / Downloads… Read More
2023-04-12 18:51
Hello,
Looking to install a Pypilot to drive a linear actuator (installed) via relays (installed) for a 9.9hp kicker motor. The existing setup uses a manual port/starboard switch.
I am havin… Read More
2023-04-11 17:13
Hi,
I need a second SPI for my own ADC. This should be possible using e.g. GPIO8 as the CS signal. Since the first SPI is being used for the NMEA 2000 interface and controlled by the OpenPlo… Read More
2023-04-11 15:38
I have fresh installed 64bit openplotter on a rpi4 according to the installation instruktion.
It however seems that this image needs update with influxdb and grafana certificate… Read More
2023-04-08 14:10
Hello everyone,
For quite a long time already I've been wanting to get my own autopilot using pypilot. Several things have been pushing me back (like money, time, overall knowlegde), but now… Read More
2023-04-07 16:20
Planning on setting up openplotter with a pi4 and touch screen at nav station.
I was shocked that adding pager to panel pretty much messed up the panel.
Looks like the raspberry pi&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-04-07 12:22
I am trying to configure Signal K on a brand new OP3 installation to send some data to InfluxDB2.
It seems that new way of doing this in OP3 is to edit InfluxDB from Dashboards… Read More
2023-04-07 07:20
I noticed that the physical switch is reversed. When the switch is ON (continuity between the 2 pins) Maiana app shows "Hardware TX Switch: OFF", and when the switch is off "Hardware T… Read More
2023-04-06 20:20
Is it even possible to enable/disable MAIANA's software TX switch from SignalK?
So far I'm sending MAIANA.transmission.softwareSwitch with value 0/1, and even if SignalK receives it, t… Read More
2023-04-06 18:08
I bought the IMU BMX055 9DOF like this one (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B082LRP...UTF8&psc=1)
Soldered the pins and installed it on the MacArthur HAT: 20230406_195722.jpg… Read More
2023-04-06 17:36
Hi, first of all thanks for the incredible work done with all OP. Muchas gracias, o Moltes gràcies!
I have a RP4, MAIANA antenna, running OP3 up to date. I can connect to wlan network… Read More
2023-04-06 14:25
Reading the docs I found "Do not power the system from the Raspberry Pi and the MacArthur HAT at the same time, you must use only one power supply". I connected a 12V power source (actually… Read More
2023-04-06 13:13
Hello,
I am planning to use a pypilot based system to control my wind steering system in place of the wind wane in case of longer motoring.
The actuator movement would have to be aroun… Read More
2023-04-05 21:47
Hello,
I've connected 12.6V to the Pypilot controller. The LED1 light goes on, and I'm getting about 4.8V at the end stops. However, I'm getting no voltage for GND and VCC hence the Pi Zero… Read More
2023-04-05 19:36
Hi. I am planning to manage some OpenCPN features charging the software on a Raspberry 4B and using Pypilot on my boat. For this purpose I would need to charge Navigation Charts specific for… Read More
2023-04-04 16:06
Tp10 autopilot for sale. 50 usd plus shipping. Coming from United States. Motor works but the cpu is broken. Perfect for Pypilot Read More
2023-04-04 07:04
Hi,
first of all, I must to thanks all people that do great opensource job, how with pypilot, and with openplotter.
I use openplotter for couple of years (openplotter 2 + Moitessier ha… Read More
2023-04-01 13:23
Hi
Im posting here my notes how I adopt openplotter to work on the board OrangePi 5.
First of all not all is the same and working but I guess main functions should work if you follow t… Read More
2023-03-31 22:03
I am attempting to get my Seatalk instruments to connect to OpenPlotter (particularly depth) but so far no luck.
I have the opto-coupler with 4.7k ohm resistor. My version of Signal K… Read More
2023-03-31 21:44
The following flow takes the navigation.attitude SignalK delta provided by pypilot and converts it to the proprietary Furuno nmea0183 attitude sentence to get pitch and roll data into T… Read More
2023-03-31 14:31
Hello,
I've purchased the autopilot computer and smaller motor controller from Sean's store. I will install it in a 35ft, 8ton (loaded) tiller sailboat.
I have some questions which I w… Read More
2023-03-31 11:29
I've recently come across a situation where I wanted to direct an i2C sensor's data to influxDB. Unfortunately, this wasn't one which is currently included in the "supported" device dropdown… Read More
2023-03-30 12:50
Hello,
Pay attention to the voltage of the TVS diode protecting the 12V input (D201 in the diagram above). A 15V diode is too tight and risks shorting knowing that alternators can charge fro… Read More
2023-03-30 12:35
My NMEA2000 data connection stops receiving data after about 25 minutes. When I restart SignalK server, the data is read again.
When nothing is received in SK and I open candump, I can still… Read More
2023-03-28 06:33
Am trying to rebuilt a a existing NMEA sentence into a new sentence which contains Inches of Mercury and Millibars, however i am litle stuck on this.
I have a sensor which is putting out a f… Read More
2023-03-28 05:25
Am working on custom NMEA sentences for a wind sensor, now i do have the whole sequence complete up to the checksum at the final end, checksum is calculated correctly when i compare this wit… Read More
2023-03-27 23:48
Greetings from New Zealand!
I have been planning to replace the faulty controller of my ST2000+ with Pypilot & intend to do a fully integrated 'headless' setup (inspired by the great wor… Read More
2023-03-27 10:31
For some days ago a "stumbled on" this cool project which I had to test. My first steps are rendered in this blogpost.https://pysselilivet.blogspot.com/2023/0...ico-w.html Read More
2023-03-26 11:07
Hello,
i recently noticed that the raspberry pi was working with high load, "Node" process is showing 300% CPU load on "top".
Three external devices connected via serial, depth sounder… Read More
2023-03-26 10:36
Hello,
the Pololu switcher does not have any input input filter to suppress differential mode noise.
This means you have to add it to your board design to be sure the switcher and the RPi no… Read More
2023-03-26 09:58
Hello everyone,
First a bit of context: I wanted a "something" (external app, signalk plugin, whatever) that would record my boat performance over time, so I could get and "optimized polar"… Read More
2023-03-25 14:35
Hi everyone,
I'm assembling my MAIANA kit, connected to the power supply, connected via USB to openplotter. I have configured openplotter, even with the data to be scrambled. I saved the con… Read More
2023-03-25 12:24
Hi all
thank you in advance for your help
I am a newbie with OpenPlotter and Pypilot, and I am trying to read the input from the 6-axis accelerometer & gyro ( 105020012 - Seeed Studio … Read More
2023-03-23 22:05
Considering a typical basic boat installation, the same requirements for serial links appear recurrently :1 serial link from RPi to VHF to carry position information ;
1 serial link from AIS… Read More
2023-03-23 18:59
Hi,
I bought an mpu9250, one just like this: mpu9250.jpg (Size: 15.21 KB / Downloads: 5)
I have 2 questions really:How do I wire it up to the Raspberry Pi.
I have seen some that… Read More
2023-03-23 09:39
Hi all,
I deployed OpenPlotter and was surprised to find that I could only establish a VNC connection using a RealVNC Viewer client.
I was unable to connect via common viewers like Tightvnc… Read More
2023-03-22 14:30
Hi, I'm looking for building a new pilot for replaced my Tmq AP4 who died in Africa. (24v pump protect by 15A fuse)
It looks many information here, so many that it seems I need some help… Read More
2023-03-22 10:09
After a first failed attempt to design a board with multiple functionalities, we realized that we had fallen into the classic trap of trying to fit everything into an overloaded, expensive a… Read More
2023-03-18 19:31
Hi,
I saw how cheap this [https://thepihut.com/products/isolated-r...spberry-pi] was and I thought that I could replace the USB-RS485 adapter for more or less the same money and have a… Read More
2023-03-17 22:15
Hi all,
operating a Tinypilot sold by Sean (running the last image 0.32) and a Raspberry 3B with OpenPlotter, I would like to get a wired an Ethernet link between both equipment in place of… Read More
2023-03-17 14:19
Hi, First of all, thanks for a superb software. Just loving it
I have just setup a signalK - MQTT Gateway , and zigbee2mqtt
If I public something like this: mosquitto_pub … Read More
2023-03-15 14:44
Hello,
I would like to install the driver for the SDR Airspy HF+ to use as a radio for meteo forecast.
I get on github :airspy/airspyhf
pothosware/SoapyAirspyHF
pothosware/SoapySDR
I instal… Read More
2023-03-14 21:23
Hi, I use the plugin @signalk/vedirect-serial-usb to have the victron data in signalk, works ok BUT when reboot the raspberry I don't see data from plugin and appears a extrange source… Read More
2023-03-14 03:00
Hi all,
I am putting together my OpenPlotter and I realised that it would be good if I had the input from a compass, so I can calculate the leeway from COG and heading.
From your experience… Read More
2023-03-12 20:01
I would like to have the ability to use the same Pypilot with two different motors and simply switch between them when necessary.
My planned implementation is to use my wind and… Read More
2023-03-12 14:33
Hi
RPI 4
openplotter settings 3.5 , all updates done
MAIANA 3.1.6 stable
OpenCPN 5.6.2
MAIANAN is working, I get satellites, GPS Position and many data (RMC etc) from MAIANA. All data… Read More
2023-03-12 10:50
I get with a fresh OP3 64bit an error: o-charts API error code: {57} when trying to refresh the chart list in OpenCPN o-charts.
If any additional info is needed, please point out the file an… Read More
2023-03-12 10:41
After the latest updates for OP3 32/64bit 7.3.2023 I get Failed to load overlay 'spi-bcm2835'-overlay on start-up. If you want a log or something additional info, please point out the place… Read More
2023-03-09 01:50
starting to get parts together to make seans motor controller (im a diy person that loves making stuff from scratch) per the schematics https://github.com/pypilot/pypilot_schem...roller… Read More
2023-03-07 21:26
On one side of the boat i have a Victron 712 which feeds data via usb to a Pi zero which in turn feeds into an MQTT broker. i need to get this data from MQTT into SignalK to be sent on… Read More
2023-03-07 13:54
So, here’s something I’ve been building for the upcoming cruising season:https://bergie.iki.fi/blog/electronic-logbook/
This is a Signal K plugin that provides both the backend a… Read More
2023-03-06 00:10
Hi,
Anybody has managed to get one (doesn't matter which, wired or wireless) of the NASA Marine wind masthead units talk to SignalK without using any of their interface boxes or display unit… Read More
2023-03-05 23:27
Was going to reply to https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=4460 but think it's worth exploring a change to the behavior..
My home harbor has a long narrow channel that I need to s… Read More
2023-03-05 14:58
Hello,
I guess I might have looked that over but I cannot seem to find it in the docs.
To debug some devices and connections I'd like to be able to see the raw data that comes in via t… Read More
2023-03-04 14:05
Looking for clarification re: connection of pot for rudder sense....
Is the pot (and any associated additional connected resistors) in addition to R7,R8 & R9 (J3) or 'in place of' for th… Read More
2023-03-04 13:12
I noticed that the Pypilot Controller is now being sold as a hat for the Rasberry Pi. Does this represent a change in the architecture, such that it no longer will work as a seperate c… Read More
2023-03-04 08:48
Hi,
I have moitessier hat 2 on raspberry 4, and open plotter 2.
Everything worked great for long time, and I did not updated anything more than year.
Yesterday I updated everything tha… Read More
2023-03-02 22:03
Hi,
I want to modify the RMB sentence coming from OpenCpn, as the statement has the origin and destination waypoint transposed. If you select a point and GoTo your origin should be waypoint… Read More
2023-03-01 01:17
Came across some strange behavior tonight.
Earlier today I was running OpenCPN in OP3, and closed it to do some I2C/CAN hat work. When I went to run OpenCPN again it would not open. Only a q… Read More
2023-02-28 15:15
Hello
I have been reading with interest what is written about PyPilot, as well as suggestions from users.
It seem a great product
I would like to share what is happening to some powerful Aut… Read More
2023-02-27 10:59
I have an old B&G Depth Transducer.
It has a 3 wire cable. Red wire, Blue wire and Shield
I would like to connect this to a Raspberry Pi to then read the depth
The transducer transmits d… Read More
2023-02-26 21:21
Hello, I have Moitessier 1 installed and working on a raspberry 4 with fully updated V3 Openploter. In OpenCPN I can see AIS, GPS position, barometric pressure... everything is working corre… Read More
