I recently got in a discussion on the Slack associated with the Hacking SaaS substack. (Which if you’re in the industry, you should definitely read!) The question was about what kinds of tools you should feel comfortable using if you’re an engineer at a SaaS business. The conversation then turned to the nature of: what …
With the basic platform package chosen — Raspberry Pi, a 7″ 800×480 sunlight-readable touchscreen, and the NGT-1 — it was time to put it to work. This post dives into the software built to run on this platform and deliver that telemetry analysis and visualization I was looking for.
I’ve always thought it was fun to do small electronics hardware hacking projects. I also really enjoy sailing. I had an idea for an onboard electronic gadget I could make to help with sailboat racing. It took four years — but it works!
