https://merrimac.nl/en/tags/system-control/Recent content in System Control on MerrimacHugoenSun, 26 Jun 2022 18:07:48 +0200https://merrimac.nl/en/2010/09/21/canboat-design-part-iii-choosing-the-server-hardware/Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:32:00 +0200https://merrimac.nl/en/2010/09/21/canboat-design-part-iii-choosing-the-server-hardware/<p>The server that CANBoat runs on was always designed to run 24 by 7. This means that it must be reliable and use little power. Power usage adds up over longer periods. Something that uses 3W will use 6 Ah @ 12 V per day. So every Watt counts!</p>https://merrimac.nl/en/2010/09/21/canboat-design-part-ii-why-a-website-and-why-tcp-and-json/Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:13:00 +0200https://merrimac.nl/en/2010/09/21/canboat-design-part-ii-why-a-website-and-why-tcp-and-json/<p>One of the first things that people ask me when I show them my app on the iPhone or iPad is where they can download it from in the App Store. My answer is simple: you can&rsquo;t. Nor do you need to. It would be <em>bad design</em> if you had to!</p>https://merrimac.nl/en/2010/09/21/canboat-design-part-i-a-simple-data-viewer-and-boat-remote-control/Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:51:00 +0200https://merrimac.nl/en/2010/09/21/canboat-design-part-i-a-simple-data-viewer-and-boat-remote-control/<p>Today I&rsquo;d like to tell you a little more about the hardware/software stack that I have developed to control and navigate a small to medium pleasure boat. The basic idea is to re-use the mobile devices that most boaters will have, such as their smart phones, tablets, laptops or computers.</p>