rns.recipes

Now that reticulum-js is starting to be in a good shape, I finally got started with integrating Reticulum with our boat systems. In this case the integration is with the Signal K marine data platform. Signal K plugins are written in Node.js, so JavaScript Reticulum implementation was needed.

I used my earlier Meshtastic integration as a template, but with a slight Reticulum twist.

Here's what works for now:

• Reticulum connectivity: connect to shared instance if you run rnsd on the machine, or set up interfaces in Signal K
• Crew list: you can provide a list of LXMF destinations as "crew"
• Alerts: Signal K alerts get sent to crew over LXMF
• Telemetry: the plugin periodically sends telemetry (like position) to the crew
• NomadNet: there is a basic NomadNet site for the vessel showing some status information

Down the line I'd like to expand the NomadNet implementation quite a bit -- it would be a nice interface for writing logbook entries, managing digital switching, etc.
The other part that could be interesting would be to expose the actual Signal K streaming protocol over a Reticulum Channel.

The plugin is available in the Signal K "Plugin Store" (NPM front-end). EUPL-1.2 license.

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing! Now I wish even more I actually had a boat to set this up on :) Maybe I can just play pretend and integrate it in my van :P