IMPORTANT: Please see this re a pre-Buster Raspbian issue that affects PITS systems: daveakerman.com/?page_id=263…
New PITS manual - have added the various support site articles. pi-in-the-sky.com/data/uploa…
In case you wondered, Pi In The Sky software does keep on going even if the SD card pops out or fails. Images will stop of course but tracking won't. This applies to RTTY and LoRa, but not APRS (which needs the card to work).
We now have stock of Pi In The Sky kits via @uputronics store.uputronics.com/index.p…
New update for PITS - github.com/PiInTheSky/pits - Added config adc_vmax to fix voltage sense on recent boards
Unfortunately we are now out of stock of both PitsZero and PITS kits. We have no ETA on Zero, PITS kits due end June.
PSA : The RG174 tails supplied with Pi In The Sky kits needs to be made into an antenna using this guide : ukhas.org.uk/guides:payload_…
Due to recent changes to wiringpi source (a function got removed) ... xitter.cf/daveake/status/8158770…
If you set up PITS via ssh rather than screen/keyboard, then read this. xitter.cf/daveake/status/8039549…
We now have new stock of both the full sized Pi @pitsproject board and the one for the Zero. Both availble from store.uputronic.com
New PITS manual pi-in-the-sky.com/data/uploa… includes PITS Zero board plus other changes.
store.uputronics.com/index.p…. Cameras are available from @pimoroni and check out the Morph video :)
This will be sold via @uputronics as a kit including everything you need bar the camera and batteries. PiZero is included.
We are proud to present the new PitsZero board. Featuring both RTTY and LoRa in the PiZero form factor.
We tested a prototype PITS Zero by sending Morph up, because that's how we roll :-) youtu.be/aM7lSAYKmsE. store.uputronics.com/index.p…
We are offically launching the PitsZero tomorrow full kit with #pizero included watch this space.
A reminder to PITS users that if you haven't updated the Pi f/w since 1/9 then you should run rpi-update to avoid Pi cam issues like this -




