New Raspberry Pi 5 and OpenCPN

[mgrouch]

Originally Posted by Pdemajo

by any chance - being probably a bit less technical that all of you out there - is there a simple step by step guide on how to install openCPN on a raspberry pi 5?

Install BBN Marine OS which already has OpenCPN. With plugins included. Preconfigured to talk to relevant local services. Pi5 support. With touchscreen features working. Long touch, two finger zoom. On screen keyboard. Working pypilot calibration. etc
No long compilation of SignalK.

No messing around installing openCPN yourself.
No struggling on touchscreen as with other distributions.

[MikeFergie]

Hi guys
I need some help. I have loaded open cpn latest version on my new Raspberry pi5 . The first issue I had was the file tab section moving to the centre but as per these past messages I solved that.

My big issue is I can’t see my charts. I created the folder and put all the charts in there and created the links but I see nothing. Not even the red borders which you see zoomed out.

I have open cpn on my pc running Linux and don’t have this problem. I see all the charts.

Anyone with some advice for a tech struggling sailor ?

Rgards
MikeF

[Hakan]

MikeF
Maybe try this: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3849176
But there are also later posts on this thread.

[verkerkbr]

MijeF, what charts are you using ? The O-charts sets ? Then you have to use the O-charts plugin.

If you have the fingerprints set. These work no longer on a new systeem.

If you use the USB dongle . It must be switched on. And in the plugin menu you have to activate the usb dongle.

Then you must rearrange the charts after loading one set.

To get free charts you can use the chart loader plugin.

Don't forget to update the plugins in OpenCPN.

Bram

[MikeFergie]

I am using Kap files but mainly Mbtiles. As mentioned on my windows setup of open Cpn as well a standard Linux setup of open cpn it all works but not on the pi5 64 bit software. Can’t understand why. When you open the charts tile the links are shown there.

[boardfun]

Hey Folks
Thought I would share some progress with the Pi5, NVMe hat with 1Tb drive, Open CPN and the Pican-M hat.
All is working delightfully well. I can see all the traffic. TB of space is great as I have everything running on it. Only challenge is that it maxes out my power supply so have a new one on order. I have a CT-2 inline ampmeter and it pulls too much power that the Pi5 doesn't have enough. Right at the 3amp threshold of my power supply. Getting the proper 5A/27W power supply - today?
Here is a picture of the setup. I had my Garmin 18HD radar working on a Pi4a so now have to get it working on this setup. Using YachtDevices and AOS (simulator) to put some NMEA2000 traffic on the bus. All works well.
Oh, be careful. I broke off the little PCIe tab for the cable from the NVMe hat - oops... hence the tape there. I might try to 3D print one... this works fine for now.
Here is a picture of the setup.

[mgrouch]

Originally Posted by boardfun

Hey Folks
Thought I would share some progress with the Pi5, NVMe hat with 1Tb drive, Open CPN and the Pican-M hat.
All is working delightfully well. I can see all the traffic. TB of space is great as I have everything running on it. Only challenge is that it maxes out my power supply so have a new one on order. I have a CT-2 inline ampmeter and it pulls too much power that the Pi5 doesn't have enough. Right at the 3amp threshold of my power supply. Getting the proper 5A/27W power supply - today?
Here is a picture of the setup. I had my Garmin 18HD radar working on a Pi4a so now have to get it working on this setup. Using YachtDevices and AOS (simulator) to put some NMEA2000 traffic on the bus. All works well.
Oh, be careful. I broke off the little PCIe tab for the cable from the NVMe hat - oops... hence the tape there. I might try to 3D print one... this works fine for now.
Here is a picture of the setup.
Attachment 287552

How is touchscreen working for you in this setup?
Putting waypoints with touch, downloading charts, zooming and on-screen keyboard?

You can try BBN Marine OS which is free open source and looks more like a chartplotter. Works on pi5 and with touchscreens.

[weltbumler]

Originally Posted by mgrouch

BBN Marine OS supporting raspberry pi5/4/400/CM4 has been released.

BBN OS is free and opensource operating system for raspberry pi to be used on boats.

It includes free chartplotting software OpenCPN and integration with boat system via NMEA and sensors

The project home page

https://github.com/bareboat-necessities/lysmarine_gen

Please report any issues you find.

Thanks and fair winds!

Hi, Is it just me who can't download
https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/bbn-...s-arm64.img.xz

With best regards
Michael

[mgrouch]

You can download from GitHub using the script by following the instructions in the release notes

https://github.com/bareboat-necessit...ag/v2024-03-14