SnoMo Capstone

Welcome to SnoMo! SnoMo is an innovative autonomous ice-resurfacing robot developed as the centerpiece of our 2024 Capstone Project.

About SnoMo

What is SnoMo? SnoMo is an autonomous ice-resurfacing robot designed to tackle the challenges traditional ice-resurfacers face. It offers an affordable, effective, and easy solution for maintaining high-quality ice rinks, both indoors and outdoors. For more information, please check out the SnoMo Project Website

See SnoMo In Action

Initial Setup

Base Installs

1. Visual Studio Code.
2. Add Python to Path windows
3. Git
4. RealVNC

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/AnthonyDest/FYDP-Software.git

Configure Visual Studio Code

Import fydp_base profile: https://vscode.dev/profile/github/ee790e3fa4f2fad9bd25d6a99199eab6

Create and Activate Venv

python -m venv fydp_venv
.\fydp_venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Pi Setup

Verify Connection to Pi:

1. Ensure Raspberry Pi is on and connected to same wifi network
2. Test connection: ping raspberrypi.local

If No Network Connection Available:

1. Connect via ethernet to Pi
2. Set a Static IP on connected port

Setup Remote SSH Connection VS Code

Following https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh
Import ssh_config to remote explorer settings

1. user@hostname: fydp@raspberrypi.local
2. Platform: Linux

Setup Remote VNC Viewer Connection

Local Connection:

1. VNC Server: raspberrypi.local
2. Name: Pi_Local