Welcome to the Hat Labs press page. Here you’ll find resources for media coverage, including company information, product details, and downloadable assets.
About Hat Labs
Hat Labs Oy is a Finnish company specializing in open source marine electronics. Founded in 2020 in Helsinki, Hat Labs designs and manufactures products that make boat electronics easier, safer, and more connected.
Traditional marine electronics are expensive and often locked into proprietary ecosystems. Hat Labs products focus on interoperability—connecting NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183, WiFi, and Signal K systems so boat owners can integrate instruments across brands and generations.
Company Details:
- Company Name: Hat Labs Oy
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Founded: 2020
- Business ID: 3178629-6
Featured Product: HALPI2
Open Source Marine Computer
Use as chartplotter, boat data hub, marine automation platform, or a general purpose onboard computer.
- Intelligent Power Management: Seamless integration with other boat electronics
- Built-In Marine Connectivity: Built-in NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 interfaces. Connect to your boat’s instrument network without adapters or additional hardware
- Engineered for Marine Environments: Waterproof aluminium enclosure, passive cooling for maximum reliability
- Total Browser-based Control: HaLOS (Hat Labs Operating System) provides browser-based system management and applications
Key Specifications:
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A76)
- 4–16 GB RAM, 256 GB–1 TB NVMe SSD storage
- 11–32 V DC input (12V/24V boat systems)
- NMEA 2000 (CAN) and NMEA 0183 (RS-422)
- Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
- 4x USB 3.0, 2x HDMI
Product Page: shop.hatlabs.fi/products/halpi2
Product Line
HALMET: Marine Engine and Tank Interface
- Versatile microcontroller board for analog engine instrumentation
- Four analog inputs for resistive and voltage measurements: tanks, temperature and pressure sensors, rudder angle sensors, and more
- Four digital inputs for tachometers, alarms, bilge water level switches
- NMEA 2000 built-in for boat network integration
- Waterproof enclosures and pre-wired connectors available for effortless setups
Product Page: shop.hatlabs.fi/products/halmet
HALSER: Hat Labs Serial Interface
- Connect existing devices that use NMEA 0183, RS-232 or other serial protocols
- Smarter interfaces with built-in NMEA 2000, WiFi and Bluetooth
- Galvanic isolation ensures safe operation
Product Page: shop.hatlabs.fi/products/halser
SH-ESP32: Sailor Hat for ESP32
- Solve your own problems with this versatile marine microcontroller board
- Easily create sensing solutions: temperature and humidity sensors, bilge monitors, electronic compass and attitude sensors—your imagination is the limit
- Used both by the industry and hobbyists for its wealth of standard interfaces
Product Page: shop.hatlabs.fi/products/sh-esp32
SH-wg: Sailor Hat WiFi Gateway
- NMEA 2000 to WiFi gateway—view boat data on smartphones and tablets
- Works with popular navigation apps including Navionics Boating, iSailor, and WilhelmSK
- Connect two NMEA 2000 network segments wirelessly where running cables is impractical
- Integrates with Signal K servers for advanced data processing
Product Page: shop.hatlabs.fi/products/sh-wg
SH-RPi: Sailor Hat for Raspberry Pi
- Power management board for Raspberry Pi single-board computers
- Supercapacitor backup enables automatic safe shutdown on power loss—no more corrupted SD cards
- Wide voltage input (10–32 V) for 12V and 24V boat systems
- Stackable design allows combining with other Raspberry Pi HATs
Product Page: shop.hatlabs.fi/products/sh-rpi
Founder
Matti Airas, CEO
Matti Airas founded Hat Labs in 2020 to solve the electronics challenges he encountered on his own boat. He holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology (Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing) and has decades of experience in software and IoT development.
Matti maintains and sails a C&C 36 sailboat and is based in Helsinki, Finland.
Downloadable Assets
Logos
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Product Images
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HALPI2
HALMET
HALSER
SH-ESP32
SH-wg
SH-RPi
Founder Photo
[Headshot available upon request]
Press Contact
For press inquiries, interview requests, or additional materials:
Email: info@hatlabs.fi
Website: hatlabs.fi
Shop: shop.hatlabs.fi
Documentation: docs.hatlabs.fi
GitHub: github.com/hatlabs
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About Hat Labs
Hat Labs Oy is a Finnish company specializing in open source marine electronics. Founded in 2020 by Matti Airas, PhD, Hat Labs designs and manufactures products that make boat electronics easier, safer, and more connected. The company’s flagship product, HALPI2, is an open source marine computer based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. Hat Labs products focus on interoperability, connecting NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183, WiFi, and Signal K systems. For more information, visit hatlabs.fi.
About HALPI2
HALPI2 is an open source marine computer based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. It features intelligent power management with supercapacitor backup for automatic safe shutdown, built-in NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 interfaces, and a waterproof aluminum enclosure with passive cooling. HaLOS, the Hat Labs Operating System, provides browser-based system management—no Linux expertise required. Both hardware and software are fully open source. For more information, visit shop.hatlabs.fi/products/halpi2.