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Wegmatt LLC

2,808 orders since May 20, 2015

Redmond, WA, United States of America

Ships from United States of America.

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Product: (4.77)

Documentation: (4.48)

Shipping: (4.62)

Communication: (4.78)

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Abel | July 17, 2023

Super fast shipper

For Raspberry Pi Case for dAISy HAT

Perfect fit! Couldn't use my pi fan due to non alignment of prior top casing. Looking forward to see if any modifications of current case top will be made 🙃

David | Jan. 9, 2023

As best I can tell, perfect.

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

I plugged it into my (macOS) laptop, configured a few things and had triangles appearing on the map before I even connected the antenna.

It's now permanently "plumbed in" to my yacht and interfaced to a Garmin Echomap Plus 45cv via NMEA (connect via blue and brown, select "NMEA HS" on the plotter). It does what it's supposed to and is not complaining.

Might like RSSI indicator but that's apparently not part of the spec so ... meh. Great job!

Frederic | Sept. 2, 2021

Excellent Low Cost AIS Receiver

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

I got one of these several years ago and was very pleased. I got another for a friend. Excellent way to get into AIS at very low cost. The DT-06 wireless option works very well.

Zhi-Ying | April 25, 2021

Great product!

For dAISy AIS Receiver

It's so tiny, but very useful.
I already used it to stream AIS data to online platform like AISHub, Marine traffic and FleetMon.

Daniel | March 16, 2021

Mighty piece of kit

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

Throw on a VHF antenna and ships start appearing on the screen straight away. Works exactly as expected

Bob | March 13, 2021

Excellent transaction, great product quality. Arrived fast

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

Can’t wait to set it up at my new coastal qth. Arrived quickly and well packed. Waiting for Rpi to start build.

Alexander | March 2, 2021

Awesome to use with OpenCPN

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

I just tested this hat in the Gulf of Mexico with a cheap VHF antenna. It picked up lots of ships within my line of sight. It works flawlessly with OpenCPN and required no setup beyond enabling AIS in OpenCPN. I would highly recommend this to the budget conscious sailor who wants to have situational awareness in adverse conditions.

John | Dec. 17, 2020

Worked as expected

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

Built a nav computer from a Raspberry Pi for a 70' schooner and used this to receive AIS data. Tested at the dock yesterday and it works great- can see ships several miles away, and it even displays superimposed dayshapes if they're moored or restricted in ability to maneuver. Great piece of safety equipment to have onboard.

U | Sept. 29, 2020

Great concept and execution! We went on and bought 2 more.

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

The dAISy HAT had a lot of good documentation and projects on the web so we had it going receiving NMEA messages within 10 minutes of first boot. Works flawless with OpenCPN and Ship tracking sites!

Adrian the maker was also very accommodating when we had some application questions, he took the time to answer our questions and made good suggestions to further optimize our project.

With a little help from Tropospheric Ducting, we have received message from as far as 888NM away!

Since then we purchased another 2 dAISy2+ that had performed perfectly.
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Response from Wegmatt LLC | Sept. 30, 2020
Thank you for writing this review! :)

To potential customers: Please note that the range of 888NM was observed under extreme atmospheric conditions that only occur in few regions of the world. Typical range of AIS receivers is 10-20NM.

Richard | July 14, 2020

Low cost entry into AIS decoding

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

Order arrived quickly. Case was bent in shipping and the owner sent a replacement at no cost.
I connected the receiver to my laptop, downloaded OpenCPN and maps, and started tracking barges along the Tennessee River.
I also connected the HC-05 bluetooth module and was able to setup OpenCPN on my phone and track boats using wireless between phone and receiver.
I recommend this dual channel receiver for anyone interested in decoding AIS marine traffic.

Stuart | June 1, 2020

I love this thing...only wish i would have bought 2 channel

For dAISy AIS Receiver

This Daisy uses multiplexing to serve the 2 channels. They have other units that use 2 simultaneously. I am very happy with the after sales support. I am also happy with the range I am getting since adding a couple elements to my antenna. I have 2 discones but they can't touch a cophased set of dual folded dipoles. My range has gone up a huge amount. They appear to have a low radiation angle which helps it reach out there.

you can see my stats on Marine traffic.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/stations/4833/_:348c74bd8718f02734aa19324cf25d15

This is simple and sweet and it works. Use AISDispatcher and it makes it a cake walk to put multiple feeds from one dispatcher. I am feeding AIS, Vesselfinder, Myshiptracking, Fleetmon, and MarineTraffic. It doesn't use a lot of bandwidth and its reliable enough to put on a boat.

Charles | April 13, 2020

95% perfect!

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

The dAISy hat itself is a great option to have. It went smoothly with no issues, though I do wish there were an option for an add-on case fan or shim option for plugging one in. I'm not sure if using a readily-available one would cause alignment issues with the designed case though. Otherwise, no complaints there.

The case for the dASIy HAT does the job almost perfectly. The new Pi 4 case had no assembly instructions and the documentation online was for the older 3 instead, but it wasn't too hard to figure out. It goes together very similar to the 3 case, so not a big deal there. The only issue I had at all is that the mini HDMI cable supplied with my Pi 4 kit doesn't fully seat into the connector on the Pi board due to the thickness of the case wall, and small opening for the connector. This might be easily solved with another cable, or by enlarging the opening. Otherwise, everything else is great. Plenty of access for the card, as well as dual venting - top and bottom - for airflow. So far, extremely pleased with the ease of assembly and build quality!

Joseph | March 11, 2020

AIS receiver, dAIAy 2+

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

This thing works like a charm with OpenCPN. Easy to set up, just waiting, weeks now, for the Wi-Fi you guys recommended to use with the unit.
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Response from Wegmatt LLC | March 11, 2020
Sorry to hear about the WiFi module. As you're in the US, I can send you one from my stash. I will contact you by email.

Nigel | March 10, 2020

Excellent AIS receiver

For dAISy AIS Receiver

I opted for the self-contained dAISy receiver rather than the Raspberry Pi ‘hat’ on the basis I could transfer the receiver between computers. Delivery was fast and the receiver well packaged. I plugged it in to a MacBook running SkunkTracker and it worked immediately. I shall use that combination when travelling. At home the dAISy is plugged in to a Raspberry Pi v2 running the free rPiAIS software included in the Pi image available from aishub.net. The v2 Pi has no problem running the software. I am receiving AIS signals from distances of 45-50nm via a Diamond X30
2M/70cm amateur radio antenna on my chimney at 10mAGL/80mASL. Overall I am very impressed with the dAISy receiver and have recommended it to others.

Robert | Nov. 24, 2019

Works great! Right out of the box!

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

Connected to an extra 2m antenna I had lying around. I am using this to run AIS dispatcher to aishub.net.

Freek | Oct. 28, 2019

great and simple

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

Did not had the time to realy test it but did receive stuff
i did not receve the spacers ti showd in the pictures but those are cheap
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Response from Wegmatt LLC | Oct. 29, 2019
I apologize about the missing spacers. They should have been in a separate small plastic bag inside the bubble bag. I will reach out by email.

Nanno | Aug. 31, 2019

OK, but due to customs delivery took several weeks

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

The product is OK works directly without problems with Openplotter OS. The sensitivity is not bad, but only average. The housing is very nice, although not even water resistant.

Milton | Aug. 27, 2019

Great solution!

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

Before placing the order I sent a message to Adrian asking him if he could install Navionics app on his phone and make sure it would work, and what the configuration would have to be. The next day he responded with the positive results. I was impressed! I placed the order and received the unit fast. I also ordered a WiFi module from Amazon and an antenna. When I got all the pieces I had some troubles with the configuration. I asked Adrian for help and on a phone call he walked me through the process, step-by-step and it worked perfectly. I think this is the most affordable way to have AIS on Navionics App. A great solution at super low cost!

Shan | Aug. 13, 2019

This is the first and a satisfying shopping experie at tindl

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

It is the first time shopping on Tindle. Quick response and delivery. I will buy it again. Thank you.

Bonne | Aug. 5, 2019

Overall very happy with the product

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

The ordering went smooth. There was some unclear communication on the tracking of the package, but that was caused by the shipping company.
Using the product now and performing as described.

Neil | July 26, 2019

Very happy, great range

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

I bought this hat to replace a somewhat unreliable RTL-SDR as an AIS station (on land).

It's been running continuously for 2 weeks now, and picks up about 20% more messages than the RTL with an outdoor VHF antenna.

Shipping to NZ was much more efficient than expected, it was quite a nice surprise when it arrived after just a few days.

Very happy with this product, especially for the price!

See what it's seeing at http://www.aishub.net/stations/2830

Brian | June 15, 2019

Fabulous product, works great.

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

I’m using the product on a MacBook pro using open cpn navigation software. I had a little difficulty interpreting the command string required to input in the terminal app to identify the daisy2+ identifier. Adrian, provided amazing support identifying what I was doing wrong and walking me through the process required to get everything up and running. Responding usually within hours.
The product is excellent I certainly recommend purchasing.

Olle | May 31, 2019

Friendly and personal contact. Great product!

For dAISy AIS Receiver

Friendly and personal contact. Great product!

Would definantely recommend this to othets
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Anton | April 6, 2019

Great device, fast shipping

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

Works fine with Raymarine eS MFD (Lighthouse only shows AIS connection when it gets a GPS lock however).

Kim | March 11, 2019

Outstanding AIS receiver

For dAISy AIS Receiver

THis dAISy receiver is small but compact and has outperformed the RTLSDR# dongle I was using. Very impressive, strong, accurate, reliable. Worth every penny.

Robin | March 6, 2019

well designed and prompt shipping

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

DAISy2 plus unit arrived promptly and in good condition. it seems well designed and fabricated. The downloadable manual is well written and driver download was simple. setup on my computer semed straight forward.

Reiner | March 1, 2019

Reiner

For Raspberry Pi Case for dAISy HAT

Ich Take that in german languarge
Gutes günstiges und passives ais ich nutze es für die Software Avnav. wo es durch einsetzen einer einzigen Zeile in der avna-server.xml direkt läuft.
http://www.wellenvogel.net/software/avnav/index.php

Rik | Feb. 18, 2019

good receiver

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

It is a good receiver for it s price,
,perfoms good , easy install
Avoid sending via customs ( belgium)
Nice box , nice size

Ricardo | Feb. 6, 2019

Great product!

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

I'm really happy to have found dAISy HAT: I wanted to have a new hobby but was reluctant to pour hundreds of dollars into it, without even knowing whether it would work. The Raspberry Pi 3B + dAISy HAT combo (plus a 2nd hand antenna) is affordable and a provides a great way to enter the AIS world. There's only one glitch at the moment: even though I receive messages continuously, my feed to sites like AISHub halts sometimes. Restarting the Pi fixes the problem. For my purposes, this is not a big deal. Thanks for creating this product!
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Response from Wegmatt LLC | Feb. 8, 2019
Thank you for the review! :)

To clarify for others reading: From my communication with Ricardo, it looks like the issue is with the software transmitting to AISHub, not the HAT itself.

Abu Syeed Md. | Jan. 8, 2019

Products Received

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

Product received but not yet test. Need More imprisonment about setting of this device with tablet, compute, mobile etc. Seller can provide a video tutorial for installation.

Fabio | Dec. 30, 2018

Great product, easy to install and with great performance

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

I am very happy with my purchase of dAISy 2+

It was shipped out of US with no problems and I was able to install it by myself following the instructions. Adrian Studer @wegmatt offer additional help and advice by email and answered promptly to few questions.

I used dAISy 2+ during a 1700nm trips from Panama to Georgia (USA) and it proved helpful sailing through busy areas such as the entrance of the Panama Canal and the Straits of Florida. It was connected to the VHF antenna on top of my sailboat's mast (37ft) via an antenna splitter and during the sailing I was able to pick up AIS targets as far as 17nm. I was able to both operate the radio and receive AIS without any problem. I connected dAISy 2+ with an OTG cable to my Android tablet. While it worked good with certain applications (BoatBeacon) it did not showed up on OpenCPN but that was because of Android version issues on my OpenCPN app. I suggest to use a WiFi module that plugs in the dAISy to avoid such problems.

I highly recommend this product because it's inexpensive, easy to install and it performs very well.

Paul | Nov. 26, 2018

dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

Great product for tracking ships. Easily installed. Used it on a recent ocean cruise to track the ship I was on and those nearby.

Product issue: Wished that some of the serial pins were brought out from the daughter board. I want to connect some other devices and it looks like I'll be soldering.

Documentation issue: It told me to connect to /dev/serial0 when in fact it connected to /dev/TTYs0. (Latest Raspian Jessie on a new RPI 3)

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Response from Wegmatt LLC | Nov. 26, 2018
Thank you for the review and your detailed feedback.

I don't populate the broken out serial interface (I2C, UART) to avoid conflicts with enclosures. A GPIO shim may be useful if you don't want to solder on the HAT. But as mentioned, soldering directly on the dAISy HAT won't void the warranty. I'm happy to see my customers experiment and hack. :-)

The UART situation on the Raspberry Pi 3 is a bit complicated. /dev/serial0 refers to the primary UART, which when using the shell script mentioned in the documentation, is an alias for /dev/ttyAMA0. /dev/ttyS0 is the mini-UART which may show timing issues depending on clock configuration of the RPi.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/uart.md

Charles | Nov. 21, 2018

dAISy is easy to install, low cost, and works great

For dAISy HAT - AIS Receiver for Raspberry Pi

My purpose for dAISy Hat was to set up a feed for AISHUB, the open data AIS source. I used their dedicated distribution, rPiAIS, that contains all the software to receive, process, and monitor AIS data. The combination of this distribution and dAISy worked straight away, also thanks to the clear configuration documentation. The whole system was operational in less than a day and the performance is good. Shipping took more than two week, mainly due to Dutch customs.

Graeme | Oct. 7, 2018

Great product

For dAISy 2+ dual-channel AIS Receiver with NMEA 0183

. Worked straight out of the box, picked up ships as far away as 16nm, using a telescopic emergency vhf antenna taped to the boathook, about 3m above the water, so I expect very good range when it is properly installed with a good antenna.

I have experience with a comparable product from Adrian's competitor in this segment of the AIS market, and the operation of the product plus his rapid communication beats them hands down.
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