First Time Setup

These are the steps required to get the software on the beaglebone running for the first time. These steps will only need to be executed once. They are intended to be executed in order.

Flash The Beaglebone

Flash the beaglebone to the latest image. The headless version is recommended (without graphical desktop)

Get an SSH Session

When plugged into your linux PC via USB, the beaglebone should automatically establish a network connection. You can access it from either 192.168.6.2 or 192.168.7.2. To determine which address is active, examine the output of:

user@linuxPC:~$ ifconfig

NOTE: In most cases, both addresses are initialized

Then, to connect to the beaglebone, run:

user@linuxPC:~$ ssh debian@<address>

NOTE: This project assumes that default user debian is used. Any password can be used.

Connect to WiFi

The connman utility is used to handle WiFi connections on the beaglebone. The commands to connect to a local WiFi network are as follows:

debian@beaglebone:~$ connmanctl
connmanctl> enable wifi
connmanctl> scan wifi
Scan completed for wifi
connmanctl> services
*AO RoyOwens             wifi_9884e3e23fae_526f794f77656e73_managed_psk
*AR Wired                ethernet_be6d4d656e3d_cable
    ATT8QiH6nS           wifi_9884e3e23fae_41545438516948366e53_managed_psk
                         wifi_9884e3e23fae_hidden_managed_psk
    atthome              wifi_9884e3e23fae_617474686f6d65_managed_psk
    google               wifi_9884e3e23fae_676f6f676c65_managed_psk
    Starbucks WiFi       wifi_9884e3e23fae_537461726275636b732057694669_managed_psk
    ATTUxQ5Xi2           wifi_9884e3e23fae_41545455785135586932_managed_psk
    wifi-2.4G-2B8C       wifi_9884e3e23fae_776966692d322e34472d32423843_managed_none
    SpectrumSetup-CA     wifi_9884e3e23fae_537065637472756d5
connmanctl> connect wifi_9884e3e23fae_526f794f77656e73_managed_psk
connmanctl> exit

In this example, the beaglebone is connecting to the RoyOwens network. The connect command uses the key adjacent to network we want to connect to

NOTE: When typing the network key, tab out for auto-completion!

Update aptitude packages.

This will take some time if it’s the first upgrade since flashing.

debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt update
debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt upgrade

Build and Deploy

Build and deploy flyMS to beaglebone. See Build section

Install flyMS services:

After flyMS is built and deployed to the beaglebone, run the following script:

debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo ~/bin/install_flyMS.sh

A reboot is required after installing. When it’s completed, all the flyMS services will be active

Connect to the flyMS Webserver

TODO: explain this section!

Calibrate Sensors and Hardware

From the flyMS webserver, calibrate all sensors and hardware * gyroscopes * accelerometers * magnetometer * DSM (remote control commands) * ESCs (if the hardware requires this)