January 18, 2026 Visit us in Dusseldorf
We are pleased to invite you to the Busse Yachtshop booth E11 in hall 10 to see our new products in action.
This year we present a new Autopilot, which is compatible with all modern MFDs. It is a course computer and actuator control unit in one housing. It can control vessels up to 40" and 12 tons displacement, with a hydraulic pump or a reversible linear drive with electric clutch, providing 15A maximum continuous current (21A peak) and 12/24 volt supply. The new model, expected in the middle of this year, will have Wi-Fi on board so it can be managed from a smartphone without any physical buttons. It will also help with initial calibration and setup.
We are also excited to introduce a new generation of our popular sensors: Digital Barometer, Digital Thermometer, Exhaust Gas Sensor and Humidity Sensor. They are built on a new platform with a high performance microcontroller and Wi-Fi.
Sensors can create an access point or connect to an existing network. Built-in web server makes it easy to update firmware, customize the device or access measurement history for a minimum of 3 months of data. Wi-Fi can be completely disabled for security or power savings. Like the previous generation, the sensors can also be configured via CAN bus.
And of course, our new and beautiful Pyhon Gateway. It connects NMEA 0183 devices to the NMEA 2000 network and provides unbeatable data processing and filtering capabilities using the power of the Python 3 programming language and the Yacht Devices library.
We installed three devices at the Expo. One is to display NMEA 2000 data on the LED matrix. Yes, you can use the NMEA 0183 connection as usual pins and even run PWM on the outputs to control the matrix and use the input to connect a pushbutton (PWM library will be available for everyone in the next release in the next two weeks). The second emulates GPS (it's hard to run GPS under the roof of the Expo Center): it sends date/time data for sensors to maintain measurement history. And the third measures voltage on the CAN bus and sends it to the NMEA 2000 network as battery data. Of course, we can run all this code on one unit, but we are happy to have three.
If you can't attend the best holiday for all boaters in Europe, don't be sad. We've prepared two fresh catalogs in English and German, where you'll find more information about new products, as well as one brand new one we haven't told you about yet (see the last page).
Aleksandr Gorlach will be at the booth every day, but it is better to contact us in advance to arrange a meeting. Come to our booth, we look forward to seeing you!
December 23, 2024 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Dear our users and partners, we would like to summarise the results of the past year, share our plans for the coming year and, of course, wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
This year we have released updates for 16 of our 25 products, we have released the new model of the Battery Monitor and we have released the funniest device in our product line, the Python Gateway!
The Python Gateway has NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183 and USB interfaces, and can be used as a custom computing module, or as a converter between NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183, or as a USB gateway. Instead of NMEA 0183, these inputs and outputs can be used as logic inputs and outputs or PWM, and at the Boot Dusseldorf Expo we'll demonstrate how to control a color LED matrix with the Python Gateway to display data from NMEA 2000.
You are welcome to visit us at
booth E11 in hall 10 of our partner Matthias Busse at
the Dusseldorf boat show to see Python Gateway in action. To arrange a meeting with Aleksandr Gorlach, please contact us in advance, but we expect Aleksandr to be at the show all days.
If you will not be attending, check out this post, because you definitely need to learn more about Python Gateway, even if you are not a programmer!
The next big thing was the release of the YDBM-02 battery monitor. The new model has only one change: an additional wire has been added so that the device can be used with a shunt connected to the positive terminal as well as with a shunt connected to the negative terminal of the battery. Therefore, the YDBM-02 can be used instead of the previous model in all possible cases.
Our engine gateways are very popular due to their rich functionality and flexible settings, and this year we added the great support for gensets, which we know is not available in other products on the market!
In the 2025, we are planning to release the new device, the Analog Gateway. It will have Wi-Fi and will be able to connect two analog engines to NMEA 2000. For many years we recommended ActiSense or AlbaCombi products for this, but now we are ready to offer a much better product.
Our team will work until December 31st and return to the office on December 6th. All orders placed between these dates will be serverd and delivered on December 6th.
Thank you for your interest in our products, for your emails with ideas and suggestions, for choosing our products and for waiting for your parcels. Once again, we wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope to see you soon in Dusseldorf!
Sincerely yours,
Yacht Devices Team
November 25, 2024 New model of Battery Monitor is released
We are pleased to introduce a new version of the Battery Monitor YDBM-02 and offer you great discounts for Black Friday!
The new model has only one change: one more wire has been added, so the device can be used both with a shunt connected to the positive terminal and with a shunt connected to the negative terminal of the battery. Therefore, the YDBM-02 can be used instead of the previous model in all possible cases. Please refer to the User Manual for more details.
The new Battery Monitor YDBM-02 has already been shipped to most of our dealers and some of them have already started shipping it to customers.
Owners of the YDBM-01 model do not need to worry about discontinuation of product support, as both models use the same firmware and are updated with the same file. Accordingly, new firmware will be released until the YDBM-02 support cycle ends.
Don't miss the opportunity to purchase any of our products, including the YDBM-02, at a 25% discount with coupon BLACKFRIDAY25, valid until December 1st! If for some reason you like the YDBM-01 model, there is still a chance to order it now on the bulk order page.
Next articles:
- Improved generator support / July 31, 2024
- Anchor alarm function added to YDAB-01 / July 24, 2024
- Update for Tank and Rudder Adapters / May 8, 2024