2026-02-26, 10:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 2026-02-28, 02:41 PM by Jean-Marc Douroux.)
Yves, a very good programmer, is on a long sailing trip.
I provided him a 15A controller to use with a RPi5 and only Pypilot and OpenCPN.
We exchanged quite a few messages, even though I'm a big fan of Tinypilot with a Pi Zero W or 2W.
He quickly developed his configuration and also designed a Pypilot Wi-Fi remote control with an ESP32 and display.
On his boat's website, he describes his setup very well, with an installation guide and a usage example.
He also provides an image of the SD card for those less adventurous.
https://voiliernana.fr/index.php/technique/
He has just covered 700 nautical miles with Pypilot and his RPi 5, very satisfied and delighted to have reduced energy consumption in night navigation (lights and autopilot) by 40% compared to the consumption with the old autopilot.
I provided him a 15A controller to use with a RPi5 and only Pypilot and OpenCPN.
We exchanged quite a few messages, even though I'm a big fan of Tinypilot with a Pi Zero W or 2W.
He quickly developed his configuration and also designed a Pypilot Wi-Fi remote control with an ESP32 and display.
On his boat's website, he describes his setup very well, with an installation guide and a usage example.
He also provides an image of the SD card for those less adventurous.
https://voiliernana.fr/index.php/technique/
He has just covered 700 nautical miles with Pypilot and his RPi 5, very satisfied and delighted to have reduced energy consumption in night navigation (lights and autopilot) by 40% compared to the consumption with the old autopilot.