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Minimal instructions for deploying on to several kayaks at the sailing pavilion, including setup and tear-down.  

Setup and Connect

Setup GPS

  1. Route the GPS coax cable over pipes to the door and throw upstairs.
  2. Zip tie one of the pole-mounted GPS antennas to the upstairs railing. It is important to use the exact railing pole pictured here. Pass a loop of the cable through the railing and pass the end through the loop to provide strain relief.
  3. Plug the GPS's USB cable into the computer.
  4. Start the shoreside GPS server by running the script "start_shore.sh" in hovergroup/third-party/josh_rtklib. If it fails to start, wait a bit and try again.

Connect to vehicles

  1. Plug in the POE injector for the shoreside antenna next to the door. The antenna itself can be left downstairs or moved upstairs if more range is desired.
  2. Install a fresh battery into the rear position of a kayak and connect the power cable. Battery voltage can be checked by probing the left-most and right-most sockets of the larger connector. A fresh battery should read upwards of 13.5 volts.
  3. Make sure the kayak's e-stop switch is depressed. Power on the vehicle using the button at the top right of the CPU box. After 15 seconds or so you should be able to ssh to the vehicles from terra.

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