old-tfm/controller/README.md

# Tfm Controller - little thingy that reads sensors, runs motors and communicates with the cloud

## Installation

1. Go to every subdirectory in drivers directory and follow instructions about installation of drivers
2. edit controller/config/__init__.py and set your controller ID to unique number
3. configure cron to run controller.py every 15 minutes as a superuser:

```
crontab -e -u root
#enter these lines
*/5 * * * * cd /home/pi/projects/tfm/controller && sh activity.sh
*/30 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/pi/projects/tfm/controller/network_check.py
*/1 * * * *  /usr/bin/python /home/pi/projects/tfm/controller/camera_capture.py                   
*/1 * * * *  /usr/bin/python /home/pi/projects/tfm/controller/camera_send.py    
```

4. add following lines at the end of /etc/rc.local

```
python /home/pi/projects/tfm/controller/lockdown.py
python /home/pi/projects/tfm/controller/dweet.py
```

5. create directory
```
mkdir -p /mnt/zoblakdata
```

6. add following line to /etc/fstab for ramdisk
```
tmpfs   /mnt/zoblakdata        tmpfs   nodev,nosuid,size=100M          0  0
```

7. install packages

```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libav-tools
```