Open Boat Projects is a
platform on which water sports enthusiasts present their self-constructed DIY projects around boating. The idea for this platform was born in the german sailing forum . It started with a trade fair appearance at Boot 2020, where a large number of DIY projects were presented live. The aim of the whole is to show which tools and technical possibilities can be used to implement your own projects. The projects presented are intended to encourage interested parties to implement their own projects and contribute their own ideas that can be used by others. The focus is on open-source and open-hardware as well as sharing ideas. In the meantime a lot of interesting projects have been realized. Further projects will be added in the future. The main exchange takes place in german sailing forum under the heading open-boat-projects.org instead of. We invite everyone interested to take part in the exchange of ideas. You don't have to be an expert to do this. Anyone who has great ideas is welcome to contribute.
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software-projects
- Create maps for Garmin devices
- PC NAVTEX USB
- qtVlm navigation and weather routing software
- Universal wind sensor firmware
- GaladrielMap chart plotter
- AVnav chart plotter
- AIS Radar Pro
- openPlotter hardware & software
- openCPN sophisticated chart plotter
- openData
- brouter.grade.de european waterway router
- openStreetMap openGeoData
- openSeaMap free nautical charts
- openNauticalChart nautical chart renderer
- openDEM depth data worldwide
- signalK maritime open-data format
- Magnetic compass for SignalK
- WiFi battery monitor integrate into SignalK
- SensESP Integration of ESP8266 and ESP32 based sensors and actuators in a SignaK network
- Ruuvi sensor day integrate into SignalK
- node-RED automation and visualization
hardware-projects
Sensors
- Magnetic compass for SignalK
- Magnetix - a digital compass with NMEA2000
- Air pressure level sensor
- Ultrasonic tank sensor with SensESP
- Ultrasonic level measurement
- Keel sensor
- NMEA2000 projects with the ESP32
- NMEA2000 to NMEA0183 WiFi Gateway
- NMEA2000 M5Stack Data Display
- NMEA2000 Data Transmitter
- NMEA2000 Data Recorder
- WiFi 1000 wind sensor
- Yachta wind sensor
- Wind sensor W132 (NMEA2000)
- Engine diagnosis
- Foredeck camera
Instruments
- RS422 converter for Clipper wind instruments
- Instrument display
- Multifunction display OBP 60
- Multifunction display M5Stack
Navigation, information
- Lilygo T-Watch 2020 with connection to SignalK
- 7 ″ plotter Raspi 4B
- Volvo Penta NMEA2000 interface
- NMEA2000 gateway with M5Stack Atom
- Weather forecast with AZ-Touch
- pyPilot Autopilot
- Tiller pilot
- Marine Control Server (MCS)
- 10 inch plotter daylight readable
- plotter with Android auto radio
radio technology
- PC NAVTEX USB
- AIS receiver GNS5851
- Weather data via SMS via satellite
- LoRa boat monitor for remote control
- Weather fax with world receiver
- MAIANA AIS class B receiver / transmitter
Energy management
- Solar charge controller as outboard motor charge controller
- WiFi battery monitor
- Low budged energy monitor
- LiPoFe4 battery in own import
- Board controller for yachts
Automation
- Automatic anchor light with Shelly1
- Remote control for anchor winch
- Remote control for Raymarine Evo Pilot
- Remote control for Seatalk autopilot
- IR remote
- I2C modules by Horter & Kalb
- LoRa boat monitor for remote control
- Boat automation with Sonoff components and Tasmota firmware
Drives
miscellaneous
assembly instructions
Beginner Tutorials
video tutorials
- Video tutorials on all kinds of topics related to boats (mainly in English)
- NodeRed
- AVnav
- AVnav basics and first steps (German)
- Display AVnav values of SignalK (German)
- AVnav Usage of O-Charts (German)
- AVnav route functions (German)
- AVNav AIS Display (German)
- AVnav Introduction (German)
- AVnav Introduction (English)
- AVnav Touch map import and data backup (German)
- SeeKarte Plotter for less than 200€? First steps with AvNav (German)
- Comparison OpenCPN and AvNav under OpenPlotter (French – with subtitles)
- Marine Control Server (German)
- Multifunction display OBP 60 (German)
- Wind sensor WiFi 1000 (German)
- Wind Sensor Yachta (30 min German)
Maker Faire
- Useful 3D parts for marine applications
- open workshops
- 3D printing and its possibilities
- CAD systems for mechanics, electronics, simulation
- Manufacturing capabilities