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dpoulson / r2_control

Python code to control an R2D2 (or other astromech) from a Raspberry Pi over i2c
http://r2djp.co.uk/
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Dome automation #3

Open dpoulson opened 7 years ago

dpoulson commented 7 years ago

Read in dome position Settings to allow auto center, point left/right (degrees?), spin, etc. PID control?

dpoulson commented 5 years ago

Will use a rotary encoder sensor on the gear drive, to detect the teeth going past a dual IR beam setup. An arduino will keep track and be able to respond with the current dome position in degrees from center.

Dome will have to be centered on power up, or maybe a reset option via i2c.

dpoulson commented 5 years ago

Initial dome control code written. Will try driving the dome normally via API calls, then get position feedback, and work out the code needed to position the dome correctly.