Marine Propulsion Display Unit

A shortage of spare parts for existing display units in ship control systems created an urgent need for a stopgap solution to maintain critical functionality for propeller pitch and RPM displays. A new, reliable system was required to ensure uninterrupted operation without compromising future scalability.

Situation

Results

• Delivered the project on schedule, exceeding initial functionality requirements and enhancing system efficiency.

• Designed a user-friendly, easily deployable application platform.

• Production commenced in 2023, with plans to scale up units, supporting global deployment across tugboats, oil tankers, and cargo ships.

• Enhanced operational resilience with a future-ready solution for managing critical ship control data.

Tasks

• Utilized Toradex hardware to develop a hardware-compatible GUI application for integration with ship control systems.

• Addressed the entire development lifecycle, including toolchain setup, hardware validation, production processes, field deployment, log retrieval, and board recovery.

Actions

• Acquired deep familiarity with both software and hardware components.

• Established a comprehensive toolchain and conducted rigorous hardware validation to ensure system reliability.

• Developed a streamlined logging mechanism to facilitate easy data retrieval and troubleshooting.

• Designed and implemented application software with seamless switching between operational modes.

• Documented the complete development, production, and field processes to enhance scalability, traceability, and maintenance.

• Optimized production and field deployment procedures for improved efficiency and quality control.

Photo credit Berg Propulsion