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Pi time

Dave Warnock

29 Dec 2024 — 2 min read

It's play with Pi time (2 x Raspberry Pi 5 single board computers).
One will be running Home Assistant (automation to create a "smart boat" eg sounds an alarm to wake you up & sends you a WhatsApp message [in case you are not on the boat] if the anchor drags or the bilge pump starts or if you are about to go around). Also will control lights and heating.
The other will be used for navigation at the chart table (with a tablet to repeat the display by the steering wheel).
Just sorting out the m.2 nvme storage, cooling and cases.

This is the Pi5 for Home Assistant with DeskPi Lite side board for nvme (also gives full size HDMI ports)

Added gpio pin right angle (case has a slot with a rubber cover in the side - very neat) and a heat sink for the nvme drive (hoping one day we are somewhere warmer than North Wales).

Pi5 in Argon Neo 5 case with m.2 nvme drive underneath (case acts as heatsink). For Home Assistant.

And with the case lid on

Preparing to move aboard

Acting now to avoid chaos for moving onboard day.

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Preparing to move aboard

Blog has moved and is back again

Back at stretching dyneema rigging

Huge changes coming