Commissioning Tools | Gibson Marine Electrical Ltd

⚡ Loadouts, hardware and WIP

One commissioning backpack, the adapters and hand tools I actually carry, plus the Node-RED signals project in progress.

Direct affiliate links to the exact gear in the pack.
Hardware picks for serial/485/TTL work and compact hand tools.
WIP Node-RED signal generator for students and commissioning practice.

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💼 Loadout

My current commissioning backpack

One pack I carry daily with space for laptop, internal battery and tools.

Day-to-day backpack

Commissioning backpack (current)

SwissGear Work Pack Pro tool backpack
Fluke 1587 FC insulation multimeter
GL.iNet Beryl AX travel router and UGREEN Ethernet splitter
Insulated water bottle
Room for battery bank, serial/485/TTL adapters, labels and other bits.
WIP: full kit list coming soon; these are the main parts.

🖥 Software hardware

Adapters and tools that make the software useful

Grouped hardware links: comms adapters plus hand tools I carry.

Comms

Serial / 485 / TTL adapters

Known-good adapters for PLCs, drives, nav kit and console access.

Hand tools

Wera wrenches and hex

Self-setting spanners and hex keys that survive yard life.

Drivers & bits

Compact driver and ratchet sets

All-in-one kits for panel work and tight spaces.

⚡ WIP

What I'm building

Node-RED signal generator (NMEA/Modbus)

Work-in-progress

Flow that generates NMEA, Modbus RTU/TCP, RS232/422/485 signals for commissioning and student practice. Being built into a 10" rack: DWGs laser-cut, 3D models printed, aiming for a portable commissioning unit with network devices, serial devices and manual input switches with physical LED outputs controlled by TCP and physical control.

Good for students and young professionals to learn on.
Will publish once stable; currently in lab testing.
Planned add-ons: profile presets, logging and export. Custom design for teaching, learning and commissioning; built for my own sensor/device testing and proving educational for students/graduates.

📝 Notes

Hosting and affiliate reminders

Code

GitHub repo

All software and code lives here and is continuously updated: https://github.com/GibsonMarineElectrical.

Disclosure

Affiliate transparency

Links marked sponsored give me a small (~1–3%) commission that goes towards upkeep of the website and GitHub content.

WIP

Home lab server upgrade

Personal/professional lab refresh: Fractal Define 7 XL with TBs of space running Gitea, Docker, n8n, Home Assistant, Ghost, Heimdall, Paperless, Dolibarr, AdGuard DNS, Ubuntu/Debian LXCs, OnlyOffice, Node-RED, Uptime Kuma and more.

Hardware plan: NVMe RAID 1 for base OS, SSDs for VMs/LXCs/templates, HDDs for non-critical temp DBs and storage.
Used to test commissioning techniques, sensors and devices as a personal hobby related to my day job. I’ll publish useful n8n workflows and scripts to GitHub as they mature.