A discussion page to allow me to add my experiences using a Raspberry Pi 2/3/Zero V1.2/1.3 as a companion computer for Ardupilot/APM/Pixhawk flight boards. I will update my experiences as I learn, feel free to comment and offer tips, it's all free here.
I'm building a github for my experiments: https://github.com/benb0jangles/Companion-Pi
Drone Unit: Raspberry Pi Zero V1.3 + Pi Camera Module
img file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1cVb3uX0f0dQTZzSmVISFdYd3M
Ground Unit: Raspberry Pi 2
img file: <to be added>
Goggles Unit: Raspberry Pi Zero V1.3
img file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1cVb3uX0f0dakFpaTAyVF9HV2s
Ardupilot Technical Questions:
Also, if you have any technical code/hardware questions which you feel may take ongoing contributions and help over an extended timeframe, feel free to ask over on Ardupilot.org technical discussion page here: http://discuss.ardupilot.org/t/companion-pi-2-3-zero/9460
I will update as I get by, please contribute by offering your 'plug & play' wifi adapters using Raspbian Jessie. Also, if you happen to pick up this project, and are working faster than me, then please send us your own .img file experiments. Thanks.
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Live tracking from the drone camera using OpenCV to track a fruit object:
Live Streaming to Youtube Live:
http://dalybulge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/low-latency-wireless-video-...
Jetson as an AI groundstation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD85_qU7p-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgQEXWv4n7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0o7q7Iced4
http://dalybulge.blogspot.co.uk/
@Fnoop
Thanks for the advice.
Also, you're right about the RPi Zero. I've had it for a while and will try it out before deciding to get a RPi 3 or not. The 3A current should be more than enough for any RPi.
Fnoop said:
@xemone, the PDB should power a PI zero, but I tried this with a PI3 and it failed. Not enough current output. I use a separate regulator now.