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Sailor Hat for Raspberry Pi is available!

Sailor Hat for Raspberry Pi is available!

Sailor Hat for Raspberry Pi is available! SH-RPi together with a Raspberry Pi makes for a perfect hardware for marine embedded computers such as a Signal K server or an OpenCPN plotter. It will safely power a Raspberry Pi using your boat’s 12V or 24V power system and also provides advanced power management features such as controlled shutdowns, uninterrupted power supply functionality for power glitches and voltage drops, and hardware watchdog features, resetting the Raspberry Pi if the operating system crashes. It also has an NMEA 2000 compliant isolated CAN bus interface that can also be used to power the device.

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Measure Engine Temperatures with SH-ESP32

Measure Engine Temperatures with SH-ESP32

  • 2021-04-28

Would you like to get better temperature monitoring for your boat engine? Are you worried about forgetting to open the water intake seacock? Is the coolant circulation working properly? We have prepared a tutorial that walks you through creating an inexpensive and easy to install but powerful temperature sensing device with the SH-ESP32 development board. The device measures the engine oil, coolant, and wet exhaust temperatures and transmits the data to your NMEA 2000 network or Signal K server.

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SH-ESP32 NMEA 2000 USB Gateway Tutorial

SH-ESP32 NMEA 2000 USB Gateway Tutorial

I have just finished writing the first Hat Labs related tutorial of many, many to come. In the tutorial, I explain step by step how to convert an SH-ESP32 device into a fully functional NMEA 2000 USB gateway.

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