Steves Brain

This project is the source code for steves brain.

https://zignig.github.io/tags/steve/ has some outdated entries on the build. I am currently writing an updated entry.

Getting started.

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Upload the firmware

ESP8266

python2 /opt/esp8266/esp-open-sdk/esptool/esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUS0 erase_flash

esptool --port /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB_Serial-if00-port0 --baud 460800 write_flash --flash_size=detect 0 esp8266-20220618-v1.19.1.bin

ESP32

esptool --chip esp32 --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 460800 write_flash -z 0x1000 esp32-20190125-v1.10.bin

FORMAT

import os import flashbdev os.VfsLfs2.mkfs(flashbdev.bdev)

SPI trouble

BROKEN CLOCK

so ... after getting spi working on two usb feeds.

when it gets moved to (battery) only

20220612 upadte

• replaced with fixed level shifters, spi working
• power brownout with heavy motor usage, need to rework regulation

20200708 update

• spi fixed , asyncio weirdness fixed
• don't run asyncio in two threads...

20230301

• started joystick build
• getting closer