SignalK

Projects

Set up Signal K and Grafana on Raspberry Pi with PICAN-M NMEA 2000 board

With the advent of streamlined Raspberry Pi + NMEA 2000 hardware, building a dedicated Signal K server has never been easier. This article walks you through the steps.

Steve Mitchell Jan 23, 2021 30 min read

Projects

Engine and power dashboards

I have discussed my weather dashboard before in Real-time weather from the boat, but I have always wanted more visibility into other areas. I have a couple of new dashboards for engine performance and the electrical system.

Steve Mitchell Aug 14, 2020 9 min read

Projects

Real-time weather from the boat

Getting real-time weather data from the boat is now possible using SignalK and some plugins, plus beautiful dashboards in Grafana, with the data stored in Influx

Steve Mitchell Mar 28, 2020 9 min read

Projects

What's on your boat server?

Servers are more common on boats today than ever before. Having some sort of system to run SignalK, a dedicated alerting system, or some other service has become just as integral as having a chart plotter or VHF radio.

Steve Mitchell Dec 4, 2019 12 min read

Projects

Rendezvous initial networks

In the last 4 months, I have been developing my overall network on board Rendezvous. I wanted a good WiFi/Ethernet network to connect me to the outside world, as well as a well developed NMEA 2000 network for marine equipment while underway. So far, here's what I have...

Steve Mitchell Apr 2, 2019 18 min read

Internet

Using an Intel NUC as a powerful boat server

I use an Intel NUC as a boat linux computer to run Grafana, SignalK, Zabbix and many more tools.

Steve Mitchell Apr 28, 2018 21 min read

Reviews

Fridge Optimizer now supports SignalK

The Stainless Lobster Fridge Optimizer still remains one of my favorite additions, mainly because of the massive power savings and visibility. Recently, the folks at Stainless Lobster released new firmware that supports output of stats via the USB port and is compatible with SignalK.

Steve Mitchell Jan 27, 2018 4 min read

Internet

Grace's redundant Internet setup

I have spent most of my professional life working on and fixing networks, and always want my personal network to be as reliable, speedy, and full of features as possible. My boats are no exception

Steve Mitchell Jan 28, 2017 15 min read

Reviews

iKommunicate unboxing and install

Digital Yachts iKommunicate is a great device to have on a networked boat to help unify everything, as well as provide a web and app portal to all of your instruments and data.

Steve Mitchell Jul 5, 2016 9 min read

Projects

Grace's integrated 5 part network

Large sailboat network including NMEA 2000, SeaTalk, MasterBus, WiFi and ethernet. I believe in deeply integrated and instrumented systems, and want to know everything about anything, anywhere.

Steve Mitchell Jun 1, 2016 11 min read