Remote Monitoring and Control - Anywhere
Stay connected to your boat anywhere. Monitor live data, receive alerts, and control onboard systems with Boat Monitor 32 hardware + subscription free app.
The Hardware
4 Analogue Inputs (up to 30Vdc).
The analogue inputs are typically used to monitor battery voltages, alternator outputs, engine oil pressure, engine water temperature, etc but can be used as additional digital inputs.
4 Digital Inputs (up to 30Vdc).
The digital inputs can be used for items such as bilge switches, bilge pump running indication, door switches, fire panel outputs, engine oil pressure / alternator, high water temp switches, PIR switches to detect motion.
4 Digital outputs (up to 30Vdc 10amp).
The digital outputs can control bilge pumps, alarm buzzers / beacons, heaters, refrigeration plants, solenoid valves etc.
6 axis sensor for roll and pitch
Temperature Sensor
Humidity Sensor
Atmospheric Pressure Sensor
WIFI and Bluetooth
Bluetooth Connection To Victron Devices Allowing Visibility of Victron Bluetooth Information
Enclosure Dimensions - 50mm x 150mm x 110mm
Power Supply - 12Vdc to 30Vdc (Powered via analogue input 1).
Current Draw - Approx 50ma at 12Vdc
Wifi Data Usage - Less than 500mb per month
The Software
The Boat Monitor 32 app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. A compatible mobile phone or tablet is required.
The app provides the facility to:
Receive notifications
View live data
View and graph historical data
Manually control the 4 outputs
Configure the device including the ability to control the outputs from the inputs with advanced logic. This allows:
A combination of inputs to control one output
The facility to implement delays both delaying the output going on and delaying the output going off
The ability to set an output to activate on a fixed frequency at a fixed duration.
Configure notifications to your phone based on the input status.
Set up the WIFI networks
Name the inputs and outputs
App Screen Recordings
Overview of main screens on app
Configuring Input name and input alert
High Bilge Alarm Activation and Manual Start of Bilge Pump
Recent implementations.
Monitoring a donkey engine used to circulate water in a crab hold - remote notifications if engine stops, suffers high temperature, low oil pressure or alternator failure.
Monitoring battery voltages and bilge levels for an unnatended vessel.
Remote operation of bilge pumps
Facilitating a bilge pump over run delay to full empty bilge after level switch clears.
Local alarm and remote notification if a bilge pump is on for an extended period indicating stuck level switch.
What do I need?
Basic wiring skills to hook it up. At it’s most basic, it needs 2 wires, positive and negative. This will power the device and give you visibility of your battery voltage.
WIFI - Either onboard, marina. If you don’t currently have WIFI then you can get a simple mobile 4G dongle / router for less than £30 along with a sim costing as little as £4 a month.
An IOS or Android Device
How did it come about?
A local fisherman had the problem. He needed to know when an engine that circulates water in a crab hold, on his vessel, had stopped. He wanted an alarm on his phone. This led to me developing the 1st version. Through the design I realised that the concept of having a device with a number of inputs and outputs that could be remotely configured and Boat Monitor 32 was born. Different versions were then installed on my own boat, and other local boats, as the design was further refined.
The Designer
I’m a keen sailor who works on electronics and electrical systems on a variety of vessels. I’ve designed the PCB, developed the code for the hardware and developed the apps. If you have a query or a problem then you’ll be speaking to someone with in-depth knowledge of the product. If you have a novel application then I’ll help you bring it to fruition.
Board Versions
There are two versions avaliable. The revision 2 board and the revision 3 board. The difference between the 2 boards are that the relay board for the outputs is separate on the revision 2 board. The revision 2 board is on sale as it’s been replaced by the revision 3.