(successor of “Moitessier HAT”)
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Rooco's plans with Moitessier HAT

The Moitessier HAT 2 is a Raspberry Pi compatible Hardware (“Attached on Top”). Designed for plug-and-play compatibility with OpenPlotter system, it features a 2-channel and high sensitive AIS receiver, a GNSS receiver and even more.




The new Moitessier HAT 2 features a shutdown button
You may now safely shutdown your OpenPlotter / Raspbian OS via this the Moitessier HAT 2 shutdown switch. This will prevent your SD card image from crashing when turning off your Pi with power-off only.


Improved Thermal Control

Increased spacing between Pi and HAT leaves enough room for cooling kits. Hot air is circulated and moved more easily.


Pin header (shown in red on image) and larger standoffs are included with your Moitessier HAT 2 package.
Navigate with OpenPlotter
OpenPlotter makes an integrated Open-Source chart-plotter and navigation platform running on a Raspberry Pi. It is based on the well-known OpenCPN software. You may use OpenPlotter in a headless mode as well – access OpenPlotter desktop from the cockpit through your mobile devices.
Have you seen ALL?
You can easily build a complete system that’s ready for taking your trip with you:
- Moitessier HAT 2 (buy at sailoog.com)
- Moitessier Casing 2 (buy at sailoog.com)
- Raspberry Pi 4
- OpenPlotter (get the OS image)
Firmware and Drivers for Moitessier HAT 2
Precompiled Packages
We provide ready-to-install .deb packages for major kernel releases of Raspbian Buster. Please, select the package that fits to your kernel version.
Installation via Command Line
sudo dpkg -i package_name.deb |
Latest Downloads
Current Moitessier Driver Version: 2.2.2. See release notes.
Raspbian Buster on Raspberry Pi 3 and Pi 4
We have put together the kernel drivers for Raspberry Pi 3 and Pi 4 into one versatile package. Now, you can install the same package on either systems.
Raspbian Buster on Raspberry Pi 3 (legacy)
Packages for Raspberry Pi 3 only. These are legacy packages. For up-to-date systems, please use packages listed above under Raspbian Buster on Raspberry Pi 3 and Pi 4.
Package | Kernel Version | Moitessier Firmware Version |
Buster (Pi3 legacy): moitessier_4.19.66_armhf.deb, checksum | 4.19.66 | 1.3.0 |
Buster (Pi3 legacy): moitessier_4.19.57_armhf.deb, checksum | 4.19.57 | 1.3.0 |
Raspbian Stretch
Package | Kernel Version | Moitessier Firmware Version |
moitessier_4.19.66_armhf.deb, checksum If directly updating from 4.14.x do: Install - Reboot - Install again |
4.19.66 | 1.3.0 |
moitessier_4.19.58_armhf.deb, checksum If directly updating from 4.14.x do: Install - Reboot - Install again |
4.19.58 | 1.3.0 |
moitessier_4.19.57_armhf.deb, checksum If directly updating from 4.14.x do: Install - Reboot - Install again |
4.19.57 | 1.3.0 |
moitessier_4.19.42_armhf.deb, checksum Special installation instruction: Install - Reboot - Install again |
4.19.42 | 1.3.0 |
moitessier_4.14.98_armhf.deb, checksum | 4.14.98 | 1.2.2 |
moitessier_4.14.79_armhf.deb, checksum | 4.14.79 | 1.2.2 |
Release Notes
2.2.2 |
Added support for kernel 5.10.63. |
2.2.1 |
Added support for kernel 5.10.11. |
2.2.0 |
Bug-fix: Some GNSS messages were dropped, due to an initialisation error. Only GSV was processed. Added support to disable/enable GSV messages. |
2.1.1 | Bug-fix: TTY driver registration fails on Pi 3 if a major/minor device number is defined. The device number must be automatically assigned by the system since at least kernel 5.4.51. |
2.1.0 |
Temporary fix for kernel version 4.19.118. Added support for I2C GPIO device detection. |
1.9.0 |
Parameter DO_SHUTDOWN (Moitessier driver) can now be written from user space as well. Shutdown service supports shutdown and reboot, depending on the value written to DO_SHUTDOWN either by pressing the push button of the Moitessier HAT or writing the value directly via a terminal to the proper sysfs parameter (e.g. for testing purpose). Minor bug fixes to get rid of some warning during runtime (e.g. "warning: command substitution: ignored null byte in input"). Fixed not proper working shutdown service on some systems. |
1.8.1 | Moitessier shutdown procedure implemented as systemd service. If the process is killed it will be automatically restarted. |
1.8.0 |
- HAT firmware version 1.6.0 - Added new module parameters to the device driver for testing purpose only - Revised script for production testing - Fixed data loss when using the shutdown button |
1.7.0 |
Added support to read GNSS firmware version HAT firmware version 1.5.0 |
1.6.0 |
Added support to enable/disable GNSS NMEA sentences Added support to enable/disable shutdown button (Moitessier HAT 2 only) |
1.5.1 |
Fix "Raspbian does not boot" (rare cases) Fixed firmware update process breaks (rare cases) |
1.4.1 | Fix "System hangs when SPI is disabled" |
1.4.0 | Add support for shutdown switch (Moitessier HAT 2 only) |
All Downloads
You find all pre-compiled .deb packages at our download server download.rooco.eu.
The release directory lists kernel versions at the top level. Each kernel-version directory consists of the moitessier release versions that have been built for the specific kernel version.
Raspbian Buster: https://get.rooco.eu/moitessier/buster/release/
Find Firmware and Drivers for Raspberry Pi Moitessier HAT on GitHub
You will find all related source code on GitHub: Moitessier HAT source code on GitHub
The respository consists of several submodules that include the following:
- Linux device driver to communicate with the HAT
- User tools/applications to configure the operation mode and to update the firmware of the HAT
- Firmware of the HAT microcontroller
- Device tree and appropriate tools to write the ID EEPROM
Each submodules includes a README.md file for detailed information.
Technical Specification
- Supply voltage: 3.135 V min., 3.465 V max.
- Current consumption: 185 mA
- Operating temperature range: -20 – 65 °C
- Dimensions: 69×57 mm
- Weight: 39g
- Interface (as seen from Raspberry Pi): SPI
- Input Frequency: 161.975 / 162.025 MHz
- Input Sensitivity: < -112 dBm
- Output Data Rate: 9600 bits/s
Packet Interval: 37.5 Hz - BT: 0.5
- Interface (as seen from Raspberry Pi): SPI
- Data Rate: 9600 bits/s
Packet Interval: 1 Hz - Channels: Acquisition: 99; Tracking: 33
- Supported Satellite Systems: GPS, GLONASS, QZSS
- Sensitivity: Acquisition: -148 dBm; Tracking: -165 dBm
Available Ressources
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