#Raspberry boat
The Raspberry Boat is an rc boat with the radio part stripped out and replaced by a Raspberry Pi, a 3G modem, a GPS and a camera.
The results can be seen at Raspberry Boat YouTube channel
#Platform Raspbian (Debian Wheezy)
##Required installs
###GPS drivers
apt-get install gpsd
apt-get install gpsd-client
###Modem settings
wvdialconf
###libusb
apt-get install libusb-dev
###Node install latest nodejs and npm cd node && npm install
###Video (uses video4linux2)
git clone https://github.com/indev/v4l2jpeg.git && cd v4l2jpeg
make
sudo make install
###GPIO
Download @ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/RPi.GPIO
Check out python scripts for inspiration. To use them as is, you have to solder everything identically.
###Start up sequence
sudo cp other/rc.local.template /etc/rc.local
edit file if gpio or any other part differs from ours... ie: edit file if(true)
##Parts
- Raspberry Pi
- Boat Kyosho Sunstorm 600 v2
- GPS Reciever USGlobalSat BU-353
- Camera Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD
- Servo controller Pololu Micro Maestro 6-Channel USB Servo Controller
- Powered USB Hub Deltaco UH-1302
- 3G Modem Huawei E1820
##Debugging If anything goes wrong - in any way imaginable - except for when the boat is on fire - the problem is ALLWAYS that the amps are to low. If the boat IS on fire, the amps are to high and in the wrong place; decrease and rewire.