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basic question: how to install?
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I would like to use pypilot in "IMU Only" mode to get heading data into SK.
I started playing with pypilot installed from github on my headless SK RPI, but couldn't figure out how to configure a specific magnetometer...pypilot_boatimu seemed to recognize my I2C module but was continuously searching for an SPI device (which I don't have). So first question: is there any documentation about how to configure pypilot (*without* OpenCPN)? I was only able to find basic info in the github repo.

Next I downloaded a Pi image for OpenCPN, and that documentation is ambiguous. It says, "to run this app type this in a terminal: openplotter-pypilot"
That didn't work for me and there is no openplotter-pypilot in /usr/bin or anywhere else on my system.
Next I installed the OpenCPN plugin for pypilot. This got me one configuration screen that lets me change host, buttons, etc but nothing like the settings window from the OpenCPN documentation.

So, how do I get pypilot?

Thanks.
William
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(2024-03-17, 08:06 PM)barnaclebill22 Wrote: I would like to use pypilot in "IMU Only" mode to get heading data into SK.
I started playing with pypilot installed from github on my headless SK RPI, but couldn't figure out how to configure a specific magnetometer...pypilot_boatimu seemed to recognize my I2C module but was continuously searching for an SPI device (which I don't have). So first question: is there any documentation about how to configure pypilot (*without* OpenCPN)? I was only able to find basic info in the github repo.

Next I downloaded a Pi image for OpenCPN, and that documentation is ambiguous. It says, "to run this app type this in a terminal: openplotter-pypilot"
That didn't work for me and there is no openplotter-pypilot in /usr/bin or anywhere else on my system.
Next I installed the OpenCPN plugin for pypilot. This got me one configuration screen that lets me change host, buttons, etc but nothing like the settings window from the OpenCPN documentation.

So, how do I get pypilot?

Thanks.
William


 This covers pretty much everything  Cool

https://github.com/pypilot/workbook/wiki
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