03/05/2024

Convert car radio into plotter for boats

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Today we see step by step the most economical way to obtain a plotter, with a 7-inch touch screen, for our boat that will have little to envy of the most advanced of the big brands. With a 60 euro car radio, we will build a nautical plotter that has it all. It will even be used to view our boat’s cameras, or as a touch screen to operate our Raspberry Pi. And of course, also to listen to music, that’s what the manufacturer designed it for.


Don’t miss it, since it is one of the most economical and surprising inventions we have made on the channel.

🎁 Purchase links for some of the things featured in the video:
✅ Super economical marine speaker, the one I have (€20):
🔵 On AliExpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeIRqqL

✅ The radio I use in the video with Android 12 (€60):
🔵 On AliExpress https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBIJb3Z

✅ An alternative in case the stock of the previous HC2CP (4 Core 2G 32G) runs out ($79):
🔵 On AliExpress https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dl8gpjd

✅ Some possible alternatives in other screen sizes with Android 11:
🔵 On AliExpress https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCxARoL

Regarding the software, some fundamental things for me:
✅ Navionics https://play.google.com/store/search?q=navionics&c=apps&hl=es&gl=US
✅ OpenCPN https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.opencpn.opencpn&hl=es&gl=US
✅ VNC Server https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.christianbeier.droidvnc_ng&hl=es&gl=US
✅ VNC Client https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.realvnc.viewer.android&hl=es&gl=US
✅ IP camera viewer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid&hl=es&gl=US
✅ Garreo alarm https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webmajstr.anchor&hl=es&gl=US