silver2row / motocape

Ideas about the Motor Cape from GHI and Beagleboard.org

This source is a new WIP b/c Adafruit_BBIO is no longer being developed or maintained?

MotorCape from GHI and BeagleBoard.org

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Okay, once attached is when we can start development. We will need to make a service by way of a .service file, a couple of software examples, and use systemctl to make our service run on boot. For the service file, go to /etc/systemd/system. Make a .service file by using your favorite editor, nano for instance, and use this idea for a .py file named MotoCape.py:

[Unit]
Description=Whatever You Would Like to Describe about Your File

[Service]
ExecStart=/The/Path/To/Your/MotoCape.py

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Once we have our file, .service file, save it and exit. Notice in the [Unit] section...there is a Description directive. I described what you should put there but have at it. The best way to add content to the Description= line is to make your description as well understood as possible. Just nothing all that vague should do.

In the [Service] section after ExecStart=, the PATH to your file, whatever type of file it may be at this point, should start w/ your working directory and end w/ the file being run on boot.

On the [Install] section after WantedBy=, type multi-user.target. There are many recommendations on what to read and where to read it. I have found this site to be the online page w/ the most info: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/. ...

Making stuff move around...

You can look to MotoCape.py and bobo.html in the templates directory for a quick software example. As you can tell, I am using motorOne and motorFour only.

Please keep in mind that when applying power to the MotorCape, the motors will only move if the BBB, BBGG, or BBBW are plugged in via barrel jack.

You can still use the USB connection to debug and create software for your Cape on your BBB/variation.

... Dec. 22, 2022 ...

You may not be able to use Adafruit_BBIO any longer, i.e. as it is not being developed any longer...

GO!

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