I got an original BrickPi(not BrickPi3) in brand new condition and trying to get it to work. I downloaded the Dexter ISO and set it up on a Raspberry Pi 3. I cloned BrickPi git and can run LED.py to make the blue LEDs blink. But it looks like serial does not work. I could not make the sensors or motors work.
Is there a way to download some old Dexter OS image to try?
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Have you run raspi-config and turned on those interfaces, particularly SPI, i2c, and serial.
Maybe @cleoqc can suggest something?
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suggest popping a note to support@modrobotics.com
motors: check battery voltage - must be strongly above 7.5v - eight NiMH gets 9.6v.
serial: complicated but try searching the forum for “BrickPi Serial”?
Since your LED.py worked, you are on the correct path.
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DexterOS will not work with BrickPi+. It’s only meant for the GoPiGo.
You will need to start from Raspberry Pi OS and manually install BrickPi+ libraries:
curl -kL dexterindustries.com/update_brickpi_plus | bash
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Here is what I did again:
Downloaded the latest Raspian OS.
Disable bluetooth in config.txt and its related services.
Enabled I2C and Serial interface in raspi-config.
Use the command “curl -kL dexterindustries.com/update_brickpi_plus | bash” to build the library,
Run BrickPi_hardware_test.py in its examples, which does not work. But LED.py does work. It means the serial communication between Brickpi and Rpi does not work.
I even flashed the 2.5 firmware to BrickPi, still does not work.
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I used a 12V external power supply as well as the battery pack, same result.
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