wshealy
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Post by wshealy on May 6, 2021 8:06:07 GMT -8
 I started off with a Zero W from my Sky1 setup, maxed it out quickly. Substituted a Pi4b nothing fit and it ran hot. So now I'm rebuilding on a Banana Pi M2. Got Rpi Stretch running. Now to run Sopwith's script. Add a few heat sinks and remove a few extra cable. Might could park a truck in there. W |
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Post by Jason on May 6, 2021 9:09:36 GMT -8
How did you max out your Zero W?
Thanks,
Jason
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wshealy
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Post by wshealy on May 6, 2021 17:18:13 GMT -8
By the time I was running Sky, Dash, MQTT, and I'm sure a couple of others it was so sluggish. So I tried the 4 but nothing fit the box was a fraction too small and it ran hot. The banana pi m2 packs a lot into the zero foot. It is going to take a fan and heat sinks. I am experimenting with it and in parallel building a bullseye version of the SD Card with a small foot print. Thinking taking a hack saw to the box and adding a 1/2".
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Post by Jason on May 6, 2021 17:43:49 GMT -8
That's what I suspected. I'm going to swap out the 3B+ for a Zero W but I'm not running anything other than the radio, and the pressure and dust sensors. I don't expect I'll see much load on the Zero W.
Thanks,
Jason
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brenna
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Post by brenna on May 8, 2021 8:42:53 GMT -8
Jason, you've just described my current set up, and I haven't had any issues with it. I've run the camera as well, which was also fine.
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Post by Jason on May 8, 2021 14:18:28 GMT -8
Jason, you've just described my current set up, and I haven't had any issues with it. I've run the camera as well, which was also fine. How are you connecting the radio antenna to your Zero W? Jason |
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brenna
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Post by brenna on May 8, 2021 15:34:21 GMT -8
How are you connecting the radio antenna to your Zero W? Jason With a usb/micro usb adapter. |
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wshealy
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Post by wshealy on May 8, 2021 15:36:11 GMT -8
That is my setup too.
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Post by Jason on May 8, 2021 16:28:16 GMT -8
Sorry if my question wasn’t clear. Which adapter specifically?
Jason
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brenna
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Post by brenna on May 8, 2021 17:21:20 GMT -8
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Post by Jason on May 8, 2021 17:24:32 GMT -8
Oh boy I totally forgot the Zero has a micro USB data connection! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Guess I didn’t need to buy that hat 🤬 Thanks for sharing!
Jason
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