Hello good people. I've been offline and onshore for a while, working, but now I'm slowly getting the spare time to do boat things.
I see that openplotter has evolved a lot since last time I was around. Big cheer for the developers, not resting on past achievements!
A thing that hasn't changed is the availability of small bright waterproof screens...
So here is my take on the problem:Use an old chartplotter which no longer works.
There should be plenty lying around.
I'm using a 20 year old Geonav 11 flash.
The front glass is broken , but it is easily replaced , and I need to decide on touch or not first.
Mine uses a sharp LQ10D368 panel wich I think need a ttl control card. I haven't found one with hdmi input yet.
What I have found is a direct replacement screen with brighter LED's, better resolution (800x600 vs 480x360) and HDMI input:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/HDMI-VGA-DVI-LCD...Sw-K9ZI6Vu
It's only 90 bucks so its a no-brainer , really.
I'm planning a basic setup at first ,Rpi2, GPS and IMU, and I'll try to use the buttons and joystick on the chartplotter.
This is just a first mock-up, cables will be shortened and components mounted better.
.manitu
I see that openplotter has evolved a lot since last time I was around. Big cheer for the developers, not resting on past achievements!
A thing that hasn't changed is the availability of small bright waterproof screens...
So here is my take on the problem:Use an old chartplotter which no longer works.
There should be plenty lying around.
I'm using a 20 year old Geonav 11 flash.
The front glass is broken , but it is easily replaced , and I need to decide on touch or not first.
Mine uses a sharp LQ10D368 panel wich I think need a ttl control card. I haven't found one with hdmi input yet.
What I have found is a direct replacement screen with brighter LED's, better resolution (800x600 vs 480x360) and HDMI input:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/HDMI-VGA-DVI-LCD...Sw-K9ZI6Vu
It's only 90 bucks so its a no-brainer , really.
I'm planning a basic setup at first ,Rpi2, GPS and IMU, and I'll try to use the buttons and joystick on the chartplotter.
This is just a first mock-up, cables will be shortened and components mounted better.
.manitu