Lysmarine is a Linux operating system build to be an embedded navigation computer.

The goal of the Lysmarine project is to provide a low cost chartplotting solution for DIY setups.

• The targeted hard hardware are medium range SBC or old computer withing with starting at 1G of RAM.
• The approach regarding software integration is done at the OS level following Debian guidelines and best practices.
• The software collection is curated to provide strait workflow. The idea is to place simplicity and lightweight before features and eyes candies.
• The window manager is AwesomeWM this give the flexibility to create the look and feel of a dedicated OS.
• The Signalk protocol and it's nodejs server are at the heart fo Lysmarine, any data flow pass thou it.
• Lysmarine contribute back, everything that can be fixed/added upstream should be done upstream.

What it's not

• Lysmarine is not a competitor to any high-end commercial product.
• Lysmarine is not an android based operating system.
• Lysmarine is not a desktop computer packed with navigational tools ( there is already other projects to fill this role and they do it quite well. )
• Lysmarine is not : A media centre, a home heather, A ham radio station, A BMS, a Facebook app or anything that is not related to navigation.

Features

• wifi hotspot
• ssh
• gpsd
• kplex
• pypilot_web
• rtlais
• signal_k
• mopidy
• avnav
• onboard
• VNC
• opencpn
• freeboard-sk
• xygrib
• evdev-rce-bbn
• gpsbabel
• nautic
• chromium

Documentation and Tutorials

• Install Lysmarine on your hardware
• Complete Documentation