RTKLIB Touchscreen GUI

RTKLIB GUI (Graphic User Interface) for Raspberry Pi with touchscreen made with Qt4 by the ENSG students

Take a look to the wiki pages for installation instructions and user manual : https://github.com/Francklin2/RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI/wiki

Material : To build this project you will need :

Raspberry pi 2 and a 8gb SD

5 inch HDMI touchscreen like this one https://www.amazon.fr/Waveshare-Raspberry-Resistive-Interface-Rapsberry/dp/B00TIA0PMQ

Talysman antenna http://www.digikey.fr/product-detail/fr/0/1526-1016-ND
TNC/SMA adapter like this http://www.ebay.fr/itm/370949049924?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

GNSS Ublox M8T, you can found cheap one at csgshop.com http://www.csgshop.com/product.php?id_product=205

Standard rectangular on/off power switch http://www.ebay.fr/itm/5Pcs-2-Pin-Snap-in-On-Off-Position-Snap-Boat-Rocker-Switch-12V-110V-250V-K0TG-/311562995499?hash=item488a9a072b:g:zbAAAOSwxp9W39wh

Régulator Ubec 5V , you can found them in any RC-model shop http://www.ebay.fr/itm/5V-3A-Mini-UBEC-BEC-Converter-Step-Down-Module-For-RC-Plane-FPV-DIY-Aircraft-Fly-/131676464873?hash=item1ea88766e9:g:zmQAAOSwvUlWsgG4

Battery Adapter Mounting Plate for NP-F970 http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Battery-Adapter-Mounting-Plate-fr-NP-F970-F750-F550-Sony-Battery-970-DSLR-Rig-/172049210887?hash=item280eee9e07

Battery Sony NP-F970 or a compatible one ( you can find many cheap clones) http://www.ebay.fr/itm/6600mAh-NP-F960-NP-F970-Batteries-pour-NP-F930-F330-F550-F750-F770-SONY-Appareil-/281720172938?hash=item4197d4b18a:g:GN4AAOSwBahVeQMW

Charger for battery NP-F Sony http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Dual-Channel-Battery-Charger-For-SONY-NP-F970-F750-F960-FM50-FM500H-FM55H-QM91D-/371008913548?hash=item5661dac08c:g:9UUAAOxyLm9TAttp

mini USB angled for wiring the GNSS http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Court-20cm-Angle-Droit-USB-A-a-90-degres-Angle-Droit-Mini-B-USB-Data-Cable-Cable-/221683667935?hash=item339d6053df:g:dDoAAOSwPhdU1PcB

Serial RF link, 2 units needed to link a rover too a base like a Xbeepro or a cheaper 3DR télémetry module(Half duplex only !) https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10419 and http://www.ebay.fr/itm/3DRobotics-Radio-3DR-Kit-Telemetry-433Mhz-Module-for-APM-APM2-5-2-6-Pixhawk-PX4-/221852845151?hash=item33a775c45f:g:0YgAAOSwgQ9V0Un~

Wifi dongle to for internet Ntrip GNSS correction -http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Wireless-USB-Adapter-LAN-Wifi-Dongle-for-Raspberry-Pi-802-11-b-g-n-150Mbps-PK-/311440828311?hash=item488351e797:g:UJIAAOSwWnFV7mJy

A 1/4 to 3/8 inch screw adapter to mount the RTKBASE on any stands http://www.ebay.fr/itm/2PCS-3-8-to-1-4-inch-convert-screw-thread-adapter-tripod-ball-head-/231677594811?hash=item35f10f8cbb:g:qYoAAOSwqv9V6u21

Installation

To install system on a raspberry pi 2 with the touchscreen you can download a raspian image with all the touchscreen drivers, Qt4 and all compilation dependencies preinstalled here :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5xmVAi4jATOcXE3a3BWS0VDUUk/view?usp=sharing

It was based on this original image with only the library for the touchscreen: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2SuLGFxizpVMzRtODVkN0tZVjA/view?usp=sharing

You can also download this Pré-installed image of RTKbase, this contain a master version (june 2016) with autoload and custom splash screen

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5xmVAi4jATOcEQ1TWxaOXprMk0

Copy this image on a SD card, you can use Rufus for that : https://rufus.akeo.ie/
Insert the SD card in your Raspberry Pi and start it.
Open the terminal and clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Francklin2/RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI

Go to the RTKBASE directory:

cd  RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI/RTKBASE/

Run the script to compil:

./build_rtkbase.sh

Launch RTKBASE:

./RTKBASE

Autostart RTKBASE at boot :

Very simple but many method to do it :

Add software to rc.local Run :

sed -i -e '$i \cd /home/pi/RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI/RTKBASE/ && RTKBASE\n' rc.local

Use system root LXDE autostart : Run :

sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

Add this :

@/home/pi/RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI/RTKBASE/
@RTKBASE

Use user LXDE autostart : Run :

nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart

Add this :

@/home/pi/RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI/RTKBASE/
@RTKBASE

Add desktop entry to user config : Run :

nano ~/.config/autostart/rtkbase

Copy paste entry below :

[Desktop Entry]
Name=RTKBASE
Type=Application
Comment=RTKLIB Touchscreen : graphic interface to use GNSS.
Exec=/home/pi/RTKLIB_Touchscreen_GUI/RTKBASE/RTKBASE
Make it executable : 
chmod +x ~/.config/autostart/rtkbase

Best way for me is option 4 because I do not use LXDE

Source : http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-autostart-apps-in-rasbian-lxde-desktop/ and kikislater

Add a custom splash screen at boot

Install fbi

sudo apt-get install fbi

Copy the splash image splash.png from /Splashscreen to /etc/
Copy the asplashscreen file in /Splashscreen to /etc/init.d/ Make the script executable and install it for init mode:

sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/asplashscreen sudo insserv /etc/init.d/asplashscreen

To remove text message edit /boot/cmdline.txt change console=tty1 to console=tty3 and add loglevel=3 at the end of file

Based on these tutos:

http://www.raspberry-projects.com/pi/pi-operating-systems/raspbian/custom-boot-up-screen

http://ananddrs.com/2013/09/18/rpi-hide-boot-msg/