Server Hardware for openplotter?

[mgrouch]

My extensive wishlist for a boat computer card:

The wishlist is inspired by MCC board (https://github.com/Thomas-GeDaD/openplot...de_MCS.pdf), as well as CarPiHat, number of SupTronics boards, Moitessier Hat, PiJuice, SixFab boards,.

1. RTC clock
   
2. UPS
   
3. Lithium Ion battery mounting place
   
4. Port for solar / wind power input
   
5. Charging from solar, overcharge protection. If solar is enough then work from solar and charge, if not then from lithium battery, if not enough from 12v house battery, if not enough then do a safe shutdown, but when solar comes back up (or house battery) start the pi automatically
   
6. 7-port USB hub (can be USB 2.0) self-powered, non back feeding
   
7. Audio in/out
   
8. SSD drive interface, place to mount SSD
   
9. Supplied with IP67 or better panel mounted interfaces (round holes) and cords to the board for USB, HDMI, Audio in/out, Ethernet, NMEA, power, momentary switch button, RF ports for antennas (GPS, AIS, SDR radio, etc)
   
10. External panel mounted SD card reader extension (IP68 or better) for easy software and charts swap
    
11. Panel mount status lights or (better) small (like m5stack) LCD display
    
12. Built-in on-board NMEA multiplexor functionality
    
13. Panel mount amp and volt meter
    
14. Buzzer for alarms
    
15. Panel mount USB charger port and cigarette 12v port (waterproof)
    
16. Conformant of over the board
    
17. Two options to install the board (mount inside a panel, or install in supplied protective case with wires routed via glands + waterproof case vent
    
18. Plus all existing MCC board functionality (optocoupled interfaces, self healing fuse, CAN bus, 5 NMEA 0183 interfaces, 1-wire, etc)
    
19. Ports for engine RPM, temperature, oil pressure, bilge pump monitoring, liquid levels inputs, navigation lights programmable controls, inputs for various gas alarm sensors, anchor windlass controls, bow thruster controls, a/c controls, fridge controls interface, water heater controls, air blower controls, seacocks state inputs, heel/pitch/roll, IMU (heading), environment (air temp, pressure, water temp) rudder position, interfaces to electric winches, sail tension sensors ports, live well tank controls
    
20. Integration with on-board WiFi, LTE router via ethernet
    
21. Integration with SDR radio, SSB via audio in and USB (AIS, NavTex, Weather fax, Inmarsat Fleet)
    
22. Integration with Iridium satellite phone as a modem
    
23. Integration with radar
    
24. Integration with sonar, fishfinders
    
25. Integration with depth, speed, wind transducers, autopilot via NMEA
    
26. Integration with lidar or color night vision camera
    

See also: https://bareboat-necessities.github.io/m...hlist.html

Thanks,
MG