YachtBot product family fundamentals
The principles in this section apply to YachtBot, YachtBot Bio, TideBot and WindBot.
Making changes
The YachtBot configuration ('config') is stored as a file called "config.ini" on the micro-SD card, available under t...
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 at 2:50 PM
When installing a new SIM into a YachtBot or WindBot, the first step should always be just to install it and turn on the device. Usually, it will connect st...
Fri, 7 Jun, 2019 at 3:30 PM
The problem: GPS performance in Sailing
Sailing, dinghy racing in particular, is a tricky environment for GPS tracking. It's dynamic, and roll and ...
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 at 3:08 PM
There are three status indicators on the YachtBot, TideBot, and WindBot and five status indicators on the YachtBot Bio. The top indicator is the &quo...
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 at 10:16 AM
YachtBot's AHRS (attitude and heading reference system) option includes a 9 degrees of freedom (9DOF) AHRS inertial and magnetometer system which prov...
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 at 2:50 PM
The configuration file is a required text file on the SD card of your YachtBot device. The configuration file is called "config.ini" and can be lo...
Tue, 16 May, 2017 at 10:28 PM
Standard Charging Ensure that the device is turned off. Remove the bung at the bottom of the tracker and plug in the supplied power pack into the powe...
Mon, 2 May, 2022 at 10:34 AM
This is not a full list of SIM providers, but a list of providers that we have used successfully over the years. The SIM providers can change their setting ...
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 at 2:50 PM
SD card (local memory storage) YachtBot, WindBot and TideBot require the SD card to be inserted to operate. There is no need to remove the SD card to acces...
Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 at 11:31 AM
Synchronisation (sync) is a default setting in the configuration that causes the YachtBot, WindBot, or TideBot to send all data that hasn't previously b...
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 at 2:48 PM