Short-bus / pilomar

RaspberryPi based miniature observatory
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Can src/pilomar.py run without the microcontroller at all? #33

Open Short-bus opened 10 months ago

Short-bus commented 10 months ago

Currently src/pilomar.py on the RPi needs to communicate with the microcontroller on the motorcontrol board if the software is to successfully run. Is it viable to have the RPi side run with no microcontroller connected at all? Does it require a simulator for the microcontroller, or is there a simple way to disable the communication and still have the RPi continue as if a microcontroller was communicating? The RPi side would need to update some information as if the microcontroller was present otherwise it consider that the communication and motion is failing.