YAPP Seatalk to USB part 2 : The Revenge of the Black Box

[AngusMcDoon]

Prevously I sent out some Seatalk to USB YAPP boards. These connect to your Seatalk bus and convert the data to NMEA 0183 format that enters a computer via a USB cable. When plugged in it appears as a COM port that the likes of OpenCPN and MaxSea can connect to. Well I had more requests than I made, so I made some more. This time however, it comes in a small bulkhead mountable black box. Here it is, photo-bombed by Cat...

Here it is with the box closed and the cable connected...

Now dedicated followers of YAPP will know of the grief I have had drilling holes in ABS, and this one was no better. I finally bit the bullet and bought some proper drills for plastic which made it all a whole lot better, but a few boxes were sacrificed on the way again.

There's more detail on the previous thread here...

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?362395-2nd-YAPP-in-production-Seatalk-to-USB&highlight=yapp

The following people said that they would like one, and I'll contact them again to see if they still do...

pemborkeshirepromise, silver-fox, boreades, sailor22, yotter, oceanmaster, Tom Brewis, mark52

If anyone else wants one then send me a PM.

Seatalk is a trademark of Raymarine.

 

[nigelmercier]

Where did you get the plastics drill bits?

 

[AngusMcDoon]

They are this kind from Ebay...

 

[nigelmercier]

That's a brad bit, used mainly for dowelling in wood, bit if it works ...

 

[AngusMcDoon]

That's a brad bit, used mainly for dowelling in wood, bit if it works ...

They are sold for plastic as well. The sharp teeth on the circumpherence score a ring on the perimeter before much else is removed. This seems to stop the gouging that takes place when the angle of a metal drill reaches the surface. Being new and sharp helps as well.