Things have been a bit slow. I am learning how to program the thing now.
My first program will be uptime tracking using Python on the Pi, PHP, and MariaDB (MySQL). I want to set up the infrastructure to send and receive messages. Using this infrastructure want to accomplish the following:
- Store and forward messages from and to the rover.
- Something that will work for the Raspberry Pi and the Arduino
- Something to track the robot, location, and time
Once I get these three things done, I can share what I have and start on the propulsion programming.
I also have some more printing and solar battery charging to figure out.
Progress!
Update: I got the PHP code working on recording the uptime to a database from a simple HTTP get request. Working on the python code now, then the Arduino version. I have an ESP-01 and an ESP-01M ready to see how long they last in the battery test. Once I get it working, I will share the code.
Yay, progress! Me, fair weather supporter, looks forward to hearing and seeing pics as more shapes on !.)