Wireless Security Devices

[AndrewPalmer]

I have been thinking that in this age where marinas have wireless coverage, and even an individual boat owner can create a wireless network on board with a simm card based system, there must be security devices available which work wirelessly. I would like for example to have an indoor and an outdoor camera on board, a thermometer and hygrometer, plus a GPS device which can give an alert if the boat is moved. It must be relatively simple to set all of this up with a smartphone app so that I can receive movement, temperature and humidity alerts, recordings of movement on board, live pictures on board, charts of temperature and humidity over time.
I have just done some googling and eBay searches though and nothing jumps put of the page as being what I am looking for. Can anyone confirm if such kit is available and if so any recommended systems?

Regards
Andrew

 

[pcatterall]

Also interested in the response but do please keep it simple!!

 

[matthewriches]

Walking around a boat show will give you a good few options available such as Nautic Alert, Yacht Sentinel, Boat Command, among others.

The other thing to look at is a Z Wave system that can be setup with various receivers which can output data and alarms in various ways over different protocols.

 

[AndrewPalmer]

Walking around a boat show will give you a good few options available such as Nautic Alert, Yacht Sentinel, Boat Command, among others.

The other thing to look at is a Z Wave system that can be setup with various receivers which can output data and alarms in various ways over different protocols.

 

[AndrewPalmer]

Thanks Matthew, I will take a look at those options. To be honest I was thinking of more of a 'home made' setup. With wireless and GPS devises being so cheap now, I would have thought that a thermometer, GPS and a couple of cameras each with wireless connectivity should be available at minimal cost, albeit I suppose I might not be able to monitor them from a single smartphone app. Regards Andrew

 

[matthewriches]

Zwave with a Raspberry Pi works well. Or you can use various bits available online to build your own sensors from boards. You'll need to know how to set it all up or have some time to join a Pi forum and watch endless Youtube videos!

 

[laika]

No personal experience of it but forumite pragmatist has previously discussed her "skipper's mate" which might be similar to what you're looking for:
https://www.skippersmate.co.uk/skippersmate/index.html

 

[GHA]

To be honest I was thinking of more of a 'home made' setup. With wireless and GPS devises being so cheap now, I would have thought that a thermometer, GPS and a couple of cameras each with wireless connectivity should be available at minimal cost, albeit I suppose I might not be able to monitor them from a single smartphone app. Regards Andrew

Loads options these days for very little cash...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_2eypZDwc

Not that hard with thermometers , battery voltage etc etc, images might be a bit more involved with an esp8266, not played with that yet.