Handheld scanner

There is the idea;

Going to try and document the process as I try it,

Starting from here; https://eleccelerator.com/wiki/index.php?title=Raspbian_Buster_ROS_RealSense

Now that I’ve managed to gather most of the parts, its time to start

It mentioned starting from a fresh Buster image, https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/buster-the-new-version-of-raspbian/

Buster is now 16 months past and there is a new flavor, Raspberry Pi OS (previously called Raspbian) So I’m starting with it, downloading and imaging it with RaspberryPi’s own imager onto a 64gb card.

I hear I will need to solder my own power cord but that should be do-able, the micro usb does intimidate me a bit though

Installed teh image on card, slipped card into Pi and…

…realized my Pi harness is all wrong for this new Pi, with it’s USB c power, and tiny tiny HDMI plug… don’t think I even have an adaptor that small…

I should have thought of that!

Ran through great rest of my pi camera prototypes and testing them, managed to boot each and take a snapshot from each