NMEA2000 Boat Gauges vi Raspberry Pi

Hi I am starting a project to build a set of LCD colour gauges for my boat using the NMEA 2000 network data available using a Raspberry Pi unit. Attached is some screenshots that are available on the market and the sort of thing I am looking to be able to do as a final product. All data on boats today use a standard called NMEA 2000 which can be accessed via a CAN BUS MCP2562 chip There has been some work done and the data is now becoming available to use [login to view URL] There are a number of conversion devices on the market, my goal to make my own and integrate it into a system of hardware devices that can be used as gauges. Steps 1. To allow the utilisation of the data we will need to know what data is available. The first challenge is to communicate with the NMEA network. I have a NMEA network set up in my office so can test as we go along 2. The second is to and create a simulation environment of the NMEA 2000 data. Without this step we will not be able to test and develop the code. I would like to be able to record the NMEA 2000 network traffic so that data can be used to test the development of the code. 3. Create a stack of each of the data sets 4. Create a library of GUI gauges 5. Create a GUI interface for the user to set up the gauges 6. Add the ability to have alarms if the data meets a certain criterion 7. Extend the GUI to include trend graphs 8. Review the different hardware options for screens I am sure there will be a lot to learn as we go along, and I understand that you will require some hardware to get started. If this sounds like something that you would be interested in then please let me know. I would like a rough estimate of the cost of achieving 1. And then 2. above