Re: Controller board 2.5 software added to branch in the openrov repository

[Simone Chiaretta]

Hi guys,

I was trying to update my arduino:

I checked the wiki (http://wiki.openrov.com/index.php/Update_Software#Doing_a_Manual_Update) but nowhere is written where do I get the rov.tar.gz file to upload.

I guess it's just a gzip of the /opt/openrov/arduino/OpenROV folder on the BB, right?

Maybe better to explain that in the wiki too

Simone

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:32 AM, Dominik Fretz <dom...@openrov.com> wrote:

Sorry everyone for the SPAM mail I just sent minutes ago....

Brian, the code you added is fine from a license point of view. I was just reading through it too fast.

Sometimes one should look again before writing a mail.

My apologies.

Regards,

Dominik

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Dominik Fretz <dom...@openrov.com> wrote:

Hi Brian,

Haven't tested it just yet as I first had to test some of my own developments. 

But I had a quick look.

One thing that I saw is:

There is tons of code from other sources that say something about "Copyright XYZ" but nothing about a license!

Are we sure this code is OpenSource and compatible with what we need?

I know it would be a pain to write something like that ourselve but in my opinion it is imminent to get written approval from the copyright holders.

Especially as OpenROV now is no longer just a small OpenSource project.

Regards,

Dominik

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Brian Adams <br...@openrov.com> wrote:

https://github.com/OpenROV/openrov-software/tree/controlboard25

It seems to be working alright. Works on the 2.5 board no problem and initial tests on the cape worked as well. I've put it in the branch instead of master to make it easy for others to get to, but to allow for additional testing. I'd like to ensure it is working on a couple of the older ROVs first to minimize breaking anyones setup.

Technically from an image you should be able to:

1. SSH in to your rov

2. "cd /opt/openrov"

3. "sudo git stash"

4. it may require you so setup some default email/username settings before it finally works.  This ensures any lingering files are safely tucked away before updating software.

5. "sudo git fetch"  This will get the latest information about the repository on github

6. "sudo git checkout -b controlboard25" This will pull the latest code from the master repository

7. "sudo reboot" To restart the ROV

After this everything should *just work*.  If not please add issues.  If anyone has original KIT Rovs, please test on the old image that we shipped.

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