#Raspberry pi pc system monitor full
#Raspberry pi pc system monitor software

As you point out, it's not going to protect you from lightning. I gather the point about having a backup of a different brand was in case there's a bug or internal defect in the device.

It's great to hear from someone with actual experience, which I clearly lack. So, you can simply check it before launching, to verify that your data is 100% intact.īit_user said:Thanks for the reply. Some filesystems, like BTRFS, even have a checksum. Also, beware that flash drives and SSDs have data retention issues, if you leave them unplugged for too long. In conclusion, I'll just say that if it were my ass on the line, I would go the industrial PC route and not rely on a Pi. The first thing you want to look for is ECC memory, but industrial boards will also use higher quality components, PCBs, etc.

#Raspberry pi pc system monitor software

Loads of open-source software on the web for chartplotting, autopilots, etc (eg Open CPN, pypilot and so on) and LibreOffice leaves Microsoft Office for dead.My concern about using Pi hardware is that it was built primarily to hit a low price point, and not to prioritize robustness or reliability. And it is tiny enough to fit in your oven or a small cake tin when there is lightning about. GeoffreyMH said:I certainly wouldn't bother with a 'marine computer' - a Pi 4 in an Argon 1 case will do everything you want. Loads of open-source software on the web for chartplotting, autopilots, etc (eg Open CPN, pypilot and so on) and LibreOffice leaves Microsoft Office for dead.

I certainly wouldn't bother with a 'marine computer' - a Pi 4 in an Argon 1 case will do everything you want. Meanwhile, I have written my own autopilot that runs very nicely on a £17 Raspberry Pi 3A and uses a £20 12v stepper motor instead of a linear actuator. Monitor offer a relatively low-cost autopilot (£800) that drives their self steering for those times when you are motoring in no wind. Now I rely on my windvane (Monitor) self steering. Both times it destroyed both our Raymarine autopilots (yes, so much for backups!). Having twice been struck by lightning (once mid-Atlantic, once at anchor in Belize) I notice that nature isn't picky about what brand or make of electronics equipment it destroys. However, I hear that mariners are wise to such issues, and often get backup systems that are an entirely different brand than their primary. However, there could be some batch failure that makes them both unreliable.

The one positive about this project would be if it's cheap enough that you could easily get two.

#Raspberry pi pc system monitor full

The Raspberry Pi uses 7.6 watts at full loadħ.6 watts / 2984 watts = 0.00254% of the horse's comfortable capacityĮven with horse to electricity conversion through some mechanism attached to one of the horse's legs, which would probably cut the horsepower by 1/4 if you only use1 leg, not being 100% efficient we only need much less than 1% of the horse's energy output.īit_user said:I would not trust a Pi for anything mission-critical. 's use 4 horsepower which I imagine would be a comfortable strideħ46 watts per horsepower * 4 horsepower = 2984 watts per horse electrical equivalent of one horsepower is 746 watts in the International System of UnitsĪ just learned this today but a single horse can make more than 1 horsepower.

Now we are talkingĪ horse is theoretically able to make enough power to power a Raspberry Pi. Robotbo圓21 said:A boat computer for sailors? Are they sure it's not intended for those who travel by horse?Powering a Raspberry Pi with a boat.