1. Building your own Chartplotter with AIS, Radar, & Autopilot
Matt Brown

2. So who the #&^*!$ is Matt Brown
Been coding since 1983
Attended Pacific Lutheran University
Majoring in Earth Sciences and Computer Sciences
Minor in Mathematics
Professional Software Developer since 1994
“Real” Boat owner since 1998
Self-described maker and tinkerer

3. No really, who is he?
That guy!

4. So why are we here?

5. What the #&^*!$ was that? Hardware Software Raspberry Pi 2
“Puck” style GPS
dAISy AIS receiver from Adrian Studer
Television
Software
Raspbian OS and Debian packages
OpenCPN chartplotter and navigation software
NOAA Charts
RaspBMC

6. No. Really. What the #&^*!$ was that?
An extendable chartplotter
GPS Location
AIS targets

7. Can’t I just buy something and put it on my boat?
Of course you can
Simrad
NSS9 $4,198
NSS8 Sport $2,100
Raymarine
A78 $2,299
Garmin
92sv $1,999
This system
Around $500

8. Can’t I just buy something and put it on my boat?
Hardware
Raspberry Pi 2 $35
“Puck” style GPS $40
dAISy AIS receiver from Adrian Studer $55
Keyboard, USB Wifi modules, Cables, case, etc $50
Television $100 - $300
Software
Raspbian OS and Debian packages - Free
OpenCPN chartplotter and navigation software - Free
NOAA Charts - Free
RaspBMC - Free

9. About the Raspberry Pi
It’s a credit card sized computer, that plugs into a TV (HDMI), designed to teach kids how to program
Well supported by online community
Now used by hobbyists as well as professional engineers to build integrated systems
Latest version
900Mhz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
1GB SDRAM
1080p HDMI video (VideoCore IV 3D graphics core)
Micro SD card slot
Equivalent to a top of the line desktop computer circa 2004

10. Alternative SOCs to the Raspberry Pi
Banana Pi $45
1Ghz dual core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
Mali-400 MP2 GPU
1GB DDR3
CubieTruck $85
2GB DDR3, 8GB NAND flash + microSD slot
Onboard Wifi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, 2 USB ports
Beaglebone $60
1Ghz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU
PowerVR SGX 2D/3D GPU supporting dual displays

11. Alternatives to the Raspberry Pi
iPad $500
64bit A8x CPU
10” screen
Bluetooth GPS receiver ~$70
Navionics Navigation Suite $10-$149
Laptop $300+
Specs vary
USB or Bluetooth GPS receiver
OpenCPN capable
Android devices $100+
May need Bluetooth GPS receiver ~$70

12. What Does It Do?
Chartplotter
GPS Location

13. What Does It Do?
Weather Overlay
AIS Data

14. What Does It Do?
Ships & Maintenance Log
Route Planning

15. What Else Can It Do?
Autopilot
Radar Overlay

16. What else can it do? Fishfinder Simple Computer Movie and Music Player
Web browser
client
Basic business apps
Messaging Apps
Movie and Music Player
Camera System

17. Building the System

18. Building the System
Complete step-by-step instructions at pi-setup-documentation/
Download OS Image from the internet
Burn OS image to micro SD Card
Install SD Card, Keyboard, Mouse, HDMI Cable, USB GPS, USB AIS
Boot
Expand File System
Set to US
Boot to desktop
Reboot

19. Building the System Connect to Internet Update and upgrade
Ethernet
WiFi
Update and upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Install Tools
geany
mesa-utils
git-core cmake
gpsd gpsd-clients

20. Building the System Download charts from NOAA
Raster (RNC) vs Vector (ENC)
Pull code down from the internet
git clone
Compile and Install
cmake, make
Run and add charts
-unit_test_1
Install additional plugins
Watchdog
Logbook

21. AIS dAISy module from Adrian Struder - $55
Channel hops between A ( MHz) and B ( MHz)
Serial data stream (9600/8/N/1)
NMEA 0183 sentences (AIVDM)
OpenCPN
AIS compatible, simply open serial data connection in settings to receive information

22. AIS

23. Xbee modules Create a wireless mesh network between devices
Satellite screens
Share NMEA data (GPS, AIS, Radar) from the main chartplotter
Sensors
Wind
Weather
Temperature
Autopilot Control (planned)

24. Fully Functional Chartplotter System

25. Show & Tell Q & A