2018-05-03, 03:40 PM
Just a tip for other dAISy Hat users ..... This does not have to be used as a HAT and will run stand alone in a separate enclosure. You can hook it up one of two ways, run you power and RX and TX wires to the Pi and attach accordingly or you can do like I did with a Raspi 3. In order to use a dAISy Hat with a Raspi 3 you have to disable the Bluetooth which I decided I didn't really want to do and also I have one of the screw terminal HATs already on top so what I did is use one of these and just plugged it into a USB port. Mine also has a NEO-8M GPS module wired to the extra serial port on the dAISy Hat and together it draws less than 100 mA. The other advantage to doing this is it can also be used with a Windows tablet, laptop or even most Android devices with the proper USB adapter.
In fact I'll be designing the enclosure for the AIS/GPS later today and after I get it (3D) printed and everything mounted and wired I'll upload some pictures in a week or so. My system is a bit different from most users here, for one I'm an inland fisherman and my system is used for fishing as well as making my own custom 3D depth maps. This started out as a way to add a heading sensor to an already existing system so I could make better sidescan overlays for my maps with a Arduino based NMEA multiplexer/logger but when I came across this project it saved a lot of time not having to translate and program my own NMEA heading sentences plus I can also run a simple weather station (temp, humidity, baro pressure), as well as multiplex the NMEA input and output from my Lowrance Elite 7 Ti and stream everything to my Windows tablet. It also allows me to expand the system further, for instance One Wire temperature sensors for my outboard and my livewell
In fact I'll be designing the enclosure for the AIS/GPS later today and after I get it (3D) printed and everything mounted and wired I'll upload some pictures in a week or so. My system is a bit different from most users here, for one I'm an inland fisherman and my system is used for fishing as well as making my own custom 3D depth maps. This started out as a way to add a heading sensor to an already existing system so I could make better sidescan overlays for my maps with a Arduino based NMEA multiplexer/logger but when I came across this project it saved a lot of time not having to translate and program my own NMEA heading sentences plus I can also run a simple weather station (temp, humidity, baro pressure), as well as multiplex the NMEA input and output from my Lowrance Elite 7 Ti and stream everything to my Windows tablet. It also allows me to expand the system further, for instance One Wire temperature sensors for my outboard and my livewell