DIY boat devices NMEA sensors, alarms, gateways, instruments displays

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Many updates in Bareboat Necessities Projects since the last post here!

NMEA sensors: lightning strike detector, barometer, humidity, temperatures, illuminance, motion, tank liquid levels, voltage, current, power, water quality and more. Easy to put together DIY. Easy access for maintenance. Affordable and common components. Free and open source software designed and developed by Bareboat Necessities.

Boat alarms (bilge level, battery voltage) sent to your smartphone. Designed and developed as a free and open source project by Bareboat Necessities. 

Engine RPM, resistive fuel level/oil pressure/rudder position/trim, thermocouple for engine exhaust temperature, open flame IR, and more. Affordable and common components. Free and open source software

NMEA gateways. Boat heave sensor.

BBN Marine Linux
Free touchscreen-friendly open source Linux operating system for boats by Bareboat Necessities. Build your own low power consuming chartplotter or autopilot with it. Show other vessels from AIS, set an anchor alarm, see tides and currents, download a weather forecast and overlay it on your chart, manage/automate your boat with HomeAssistant, display instruments, record trips, decode marine radio transmissions, and much more.

For details (source code/documentation/pictures/instructions):  https://bareboat-necessities.github.io/

Fair Winds!