arbogaster Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I can not take credit for the information in the link but I have an Arduino like they show in this example and they are a really cool prototyping tool for electronics. I think for the average DIY guy this project is pretty doable. I have a Lowrance HDS system with the Radar so I was excited to be able to do overlay with the radar as well as track certain vessels. From what I have seen the electronics in this compass provide slightly less accurate information than what a $500 KVH does but I'm not convinced that the slight degradation in accuracy means anything to me for what I will use it for.I'm considering building and testing one of these since I have all but $30 worth of the parts I need. Once i have tested it and confirmed that it works I would consider building them for sale. Even if I charged $200 for them complete that would be less than 1/2 what the cheapest electronic compass is as far as i have seen.Check it out!http://blog.matrixmariner.com/arduino_compass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekbelt Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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