DonkeyCar for Pi-Setup Raspberry Pi

Guide of DonkeyCar

Step 1. Update System

Flash the Bookworm version image.

Assuming your Raspberry Pi is already installed with the image and has started up. And the WiFi is connected, SSH is enabled, the I2C interface is started, and the file system is expanded.

Update the system

sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade

Step 2. Setup Virtual Environment

python3 -m virtualenv -p python3 env --system-site-packages
echo "source env/bin/activate" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Modifying the .bashrc in this way will automatically enable this virtual environment each time you log in. To return to the system Python, you can enter deactivate.

Step 3. Install Dependency Libraries

sudo apt install libcap-dev libhdf5-dev libhdf5-serial-dev

Step 4. Install Donkeycar Python Code

Create a project directory

mkdir projects
cd ~/projects

Get the latest donkeycar program from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/waveshareteam/donkeycar
cd donkeycar
git checkout master
pip install -e .[pi]

Step 5. Install OLED Display Service

Run the following command to install the OLED display service. OLED will display information such as the current IP address, battery voltage, charging current, etc.

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/waveshare/pi-display
cd pi-display
sudo ./install.sh

Step 6. Create Donkeycar from Template

Use the following command to create a donkeycar instance

cd ~/projects/donkeycar
donkey createcar --path ~/mycar

After the program runs, a series of files to control donkeycar will be automatically generated in the ~/mycar directory.

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