2020-08-25, 05:06 PM
I have rewritten large portions of pypilot since december (the last stable release) and finally have a tinypilot image to share.
I do not suggest everyone upgrade because it is not really tested and proven yet, but if you are curious or want to offer testing please give it a shot:
https://pypilot.org/images/tinypilot_23082020.img.xz
The new features include:
I do not suggest everyone upgrade because it is not really tested and proven yet, but if you are curious or want to offer testing please give it a shot:
https://pypilot.org/images/tinypilot_23082020.img.xz
The new features include:
- detect and automatically connect to signalk
- faster boot time
- support new improved display with higher resolution and not having problems of nokia5110
- increase frequency to 20hz from 10hz
- improved calibration display as well as algorithm
- support 433mhz RF remotes
- additional 7 hardware keys are possible on the new pypilot hat
- backlight can dim
- can reassign keys, IR remote and RF remote keys to many functions from web interface
- can support many types of IR remotes without special programming
- support AP client mode with fixed IP
- translate in many more languages
- completely new data interface to reduce data transmission. This allows certain logic like calibration or eventually machine learning training to run on a remote host if needed
- support esp32 micropython for display and control
- everything running on python3 instead of python2
- improved response to control and improved manual control
- improved web control for setting gains
- support additional nmea0183 port on hat (422 galvanic isolated future option)
- support nmea0183 tcp client connection