Autopilot software for Arduino UNO/Nano

Introduction

This is an OpenSource Autopilot implementation using an Arduino for a brain. This autopilot is a pretty dumb autopilot that pilots to a given heading. It does not take into consideration wind angle or GPS coordinate.

Project setup

Right now, this project has two sub-projects: library, and micro-controller.

Library is a Typescript library that speaks to the micro-controller over serial. You can pull this into your application and write your own interface into the micro-controller.

Micro-controller is the code that actually installs to the arduino.

Prerequisites

In order to run this application, you need to install the arduino cli: https://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli. Gnu Make is also necessary.

Uploading to a board

1. Plugin your board to your computer.
2. Run arduino-cli board list to find which USB port the board is installed to
3. Run make install PORT=${usb-port from above}

Interfacing with a board

See Library readme for instructions

Whats Next?

Please note that this library is not ready! Here are the things I need to do to get it there (PRs welcome ;))

1. Bluetooth setup is not working
2. Enabling calibration of the compass
3. Test on an actual boat
4. Documentation is sparce
5. Document my Schematic
6. PCB setup