This week our main focus was on familiarizing ourself with the components. I did some research on the compatibility and specs of the Create 1 model that was available, and concluded that it was not going to be suited for our project, and that we should instead buy a Create 2.

The Raspberry Pi we borrowed required some peripherals, but also some setup. For the OS, I would’ve preferred to use Ubuntu Mate, as it is relatively lightweight and very well-documented. However, this is not available for the Pi 4, which we plan to use. Therefore, I acquired a microSD card reader and put the Raspbian install onto the card, so on Monday we will get the Pi up and running.

The project overall is on schedule, no significant setbacks.

This week the main focus will be on gaining experience with the environment of our components, and starting basic testing.