As we began assembly of our prototype this week, we encountered several problems of varying difficulties to address. Our primary problem right now, though solvable, is a lack of monitor into which we can plug our Raspberry Pi unit for programming. Though we tried several workarounds, we currently have no way of interfacing with the unit other than a television in one of our homes. Since this is infeasible for frequent work, we have purchased a small monitor for use with the Pi. Data has been successfully transmitted from the IMU, but not on a consistent basis. We have had some trouble with our IMU code cutting out; we soldered on the IMU pins today, and hope this solves any issues related to connectivity.
Next week, due to our difficulties last week, our goals will resemble those of last week: achieve successful data transmission from the IMU to the Arduino, develop initial programming for the Pi, and connect all the parts we can. While we wait several days for a portable monitor, a TV in someone’s home can be used. Due to some malfunctioning programming originally intended to help project the Pi screen, we may have to wipe the card and start from the factory settings. This is fortunately early in the process and there is not much on the card, but it will be a small setback if necessary. We are also looking into methods of backing up the Pi’s SD card so that we can have restore it to a working state if necessary. Comments are closed.
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April 2019
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