2026-08-05, 08:01 PM
Hi,
So this is a pretty neat project I've been working on. I got a waveshare esp32-display unit and decided to see if claude code was worth its salt. So I managed to build a secondary display that shows all the necessary parametres.
It fetches data from MQTT broker and displays it. You can choose the data source from the UI and use three different color schemes.
AIS page displays 5 nearest AIS targets within one nautical mile over a map, if you are within the preloaded mbtiles map area. Otherwise it switches to radar scope. Last page controls Shelly realys, so I can switch ie navigation lights from aft deck.
I have to say, I was quite surprised of this little cheap unit's capabilities. It has CAN and RS485 ports, so in the future interacting with NMEA networks is possible.
Data is fed from simulator esp in this instance, haven't had a change to mount it in my boat yet.
So this is a pretty neat project I've been working on. I got a waveshare esp32-display unit and decided to see if claude code was worth its salt. So I managed to build a secondary display that shows all the necessary parametres.
It fetches data from MQTT broker and displays it. You can choose the data source from the UI and use three different color schemes.
AIS page displays 5 nearest AIS targets within one nautical mile over a map, if you are within the preloaded mbtiles map area. Otherwise it switches to radar scope. Last page controls Shelly realys, so I can switch ie navigation lights from aft deck.
I have to say, I was quite surprised of this little cheap unit's capabilities. It has CAN and RS485 ports, so in the future interacting with NMEA networks is possible.
Data is fed from simulator esp in this instance, haven't had a change to mount it in my boat yet.