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====== Using the Raspberry Pi as a base station for flying ====== | ====== Using the Raspberry Pi as a base station for flying ====== | ||
- | You should setup the CF Headless client (see [[# | + | In order to make it easy for users that have a Raspberry Pi to test out our headless client we prepared an SD-card image that is ready to use out of the box. |
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+ | The full SD-card image, and instructions on how to install it are located [[http:// | ||
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+ | Instead of the official Python headless client, there is also a working Ruby version of the headless client, developed by a user. This version, called Crubyflie, can be installed on top of the SD-card image described above or on a standalone version of Linux/ | ||
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+ | ====== Manual Installation ===== | ||
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+ | As an alternative to a full SD-card image, you can manually install the headless Python client as a program on your Pi. | ||
For the following installation instructions it is assumed that you are running the popular [[http:// | For the following installation instructions it is assumed that you are running the popular [[http:// | ||
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- | **Note**: | + | ===== Manually Customizing Your .json Configuration File ===== |
+ | If you created | ||
-save the new .json file as something different than the default, so you can recognize it easily. | -save the new .json file as something different than the default, so you can recognize it easily. | ||
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-the new .json file is not located in the Program Files(x64)/ | -the new .json file is not located in the Program Files(x64)/ | ||
- | -copy your new .json file into the correct RPi folder: / | + | -copy your new .json file into the correct RPi folder: / |
- | -the cfheadless client on RPi may not recognize the same controller channel " | + | <code>sudo apt-get install netatalk< |
+ | Verify netatalk was installed successfully on your RPi by checking the Finder window on your Mac for a " | ||
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+ | -the cfheadless client on RPi may not recognize the same controller channel " | ||
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+ | Xbox Controller Input = id# | ||
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+ | Left stick vertical = 1 | ||
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+ | Left stick horizontal = 0 | ||
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+ | Right stick vertical = 3 | ||
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+ | Right stick horizontal = 2 | ||
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+ | Right trigger = 4 | ||
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+ | Customize your flying configuration anyway you like using the inputs/ | ||
**Note**: If you have more than one controller attached, you can select the one to use using the commandline parameter '' | **Note**: If you have more than one controller attached, you can select the one to use using the commandline parameter '' | ||
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[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
- | * Still dependent on QT (the plan is to remove this very soon) | + | * <del>Still dependent on QT (the plan is to remove this very soon)</ |
- | * Not much error handling yet (the plan is to improve this) | + | * <del>Not much error handling yet (the plan is to improve this)</ |
* < | * < | ||
* < | * < | ||
- | * No good way to quit it yet so you will have to kill the process | + | * <del>No good way to quit it yet so you will have to kill the process</ |
===== Make the client startup automatically on Crazyradio plug in ===== | ===== Make the client startup automatically on Crazyradio plug in ===== | ||
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- | and (as root) create a file ''/ | + | and (as root) you will create a file ''/ |
<code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | You can only create the cfheadless file above in the /root/bin/ folder by being root--not pi or any other user name. Switch to root: '' | + | You can only create the cfheadless file above in the /root/bin/ folder by being root--not pi or any other user name. Switch to root: '' |
- | And for the XBox360 Controller (after an " | + | For the XBox360 Controller (after an " |
Create a udev file ''/ | Create a udev file ''/ | ||
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killall -9 xboxdrv | killall -9 xboxdrv | ||
fi</ | fi</ | ||
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+ | Don't forget to make your files executable after you've created them: '' | ||
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+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | The -h halts all processes, the -r is the command to reboot after shutdown. | ||
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+ | This should now take care to startup the headless client when you plug in the dongle and (hopefully ;-)) kill it again when you unplug. If you need any additional setup to get your controller working, you can add a similar udev-rule for that to take care of everything upon plugging in the controller as well. | ||
:!: **Important** :!: Due to the current state of the client, you **must** make sure to first connect your controller and power up the Crazyflie before connecting the Crazyradio dongle and thus starting the client. If the client can't find either controller or Crazyflie, it will just hang and you'll have to re-plug the dongle again. | :!: **Important** :!: Due to the current state of the client, you **must** make sure to first connect your controller and power up the Crazyflie before connecting the Crazyradio dongle and thus starting the client. If the client can't find either controller or Crazyflie, it will just hang and you'll have to re-plug the dongle again. | ||
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* / | * / | ||
- | Also, if xboxdrv can't be run without the sudo command, or there are other permissions issues with the xbox wireless usb controller, try adding the the xbox360 wireless receiver to a group that has root privileges. | + | Also, if xboxdrv can't be run without the sudo command, or there are other permissions issues with the xbox wireless usb controller, try adding the the xbox360 wireless receiver to a group you created |
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+ | <code bash> | ||
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+ | Also, if running the xboxdrv command from a terminal window gives you the following error: | ||
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+ | <code bash> | ||
- | Also, if running the xboxdrv command from a terminal window gives you the following error: 'Error couldn' | + | ...your controller may very well have already started automatically per the udev rule you created above and could be working correctly and currently is in use. Make sure your wireless |
===== Make your base station portable ===== | ===== Make your base station portable ===== |