2024-02-03, 03:45 AM
(2024-02-01, 11:48 PM)seandepagnier Wrote: does pypilot run on the orange pi and read from the sensor? The minimal setup would be to ensure a hardware serial port on the orange pi is working, and wire that to a motor controller. Once you have this it is sufficient. Getting the lcd display and other stuff (like pypilot hat) you might run into a few issues, but there is technically nothing preventing it. I had pypilot running on the orange pi 5 years ago and it did work, but I stopped using it because the orange pi zero used twice as much power as the raspberry pi, and it didnt support tinycore linux which I considered more stable (doesnt depend on microsd card once booted)
Thanks for the reply Sean!
The Orange Pi Zero 3 just came in, I didn't consider the power usage but will look at it. In the mean time, to get my feet wet, I'd like to give it a go on this board.
Lets assume I do get everything installed, getting readings from the IMU sensor, and that this board is able to communicate with SignalK running on the Pi5. Would it make sense to send the course commands to the existing St4000 Wheel Pilot via NMEA or would you bypass that and wire the PyPilot board directly to the motor controller?
Again, I'm a little early here as far as figuring out how this is all going to work. Maybe I should look for some existing PyPilot hardware designs / layouts to get the bigger picture.