- Bench work.
- Shoveled snow.
- Thinking about software design.
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Phase II Raspberry Pi/Signals/Sensors/Simulator
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
21 Feb '21
- Replaced the Wabbits (stationary decoders to control turnouts).
- Hardware work.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
28 Feb '21
- Installed new circuit boards and did some repairs.
- Wrote and used some train control scripts to check hardware changes.
- Added a roadmap to the documentation.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
7 Mar '21
- Rebuilding the Raspberry Pi fan board to make room for the DSI ribbon cable.
- Several software tools updated.
- Making changes to use Raspberry Pi interrupts to monitor the turnout state.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
14 Mar '21
- Added turnout status design discussion.
- Added new HAT to one Raspberry Pi and deleted the second Raspberry.
- Connected new HAT interrupts to Raspberry Pi GPIO pins.
- Updated related documentation and design.
- Started work on WiFi connection between Laptop & Pi and Pi & Arduino.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
21 Mar '21
- WiFi between the Laptop and Raspberry Pi work.
- Serial link between Raspberry Pi and Arduino work.
- Laptop and Arduino can "talk" through the raspberry Pi
- Traffic monitoring LEDs flash as I wanted.
- Cabling between Raspberry Pi and Wabbits started.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
28 Mar '21
- Added the Unicorn HATs and software to the Raspberry Pi system.
- Work on designing the interface between the Wabbits, IO Pi HAT and the Raspberry Pi.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
11 Apr '21
- This has been a long week.
- Integrating the IOPi HAT.
- Added the ability to wake-up and shutdown the Pi.
- Steep learning curve on this one.
- Some more SEO work.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
18 Apr '21
- Did some prep for mounting the Raspberry Pi on the layout.
- More cabling and documented it.
- First cut at a bracket for LEDs and switches.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.
Re: Phase II Documentation Updates
25 Apr '21
- Testing and climbing the learning curve.
- Mounted the Raspberry Pi under the layout.
- Started mounting bracket for traffic monitor LEDs.
- More wiring to connect things.
Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always has work.