Is anyone using the Pigeon 2.0 from AndyMark and if do can you use it for first Also, what are you guys using for Photovision

[brayden]

Is anyone using the
Pigeon 2.0 from AndyMark and if do can you use it for first
Also, what are you guys using for Photovision.

[cad321]

Hi Brayden!

You can absolutely use the Pigeon 2.0 on your FRC robot. While I havent used it personally, there are many teams that have used it very successfully.

For your question about photonvision, are you asking what hardware people are using to run the software?

[asid61]

If you want to run PV effectively, you can find my roundup on coprocessors here:

Anand's Coprocessor Roundup - Which Is Best? (also, an Orange Pi setup guide)

I have summarized my adventures in coprocessors in this document: The tl;dr is that I highly recommend the Orange Pi 5 to anyone who can get one off Aliexpress (shorter lead time than Amazon right now). The Beelink Mini S with N5095 is a good option for teams willing to put in slightly more work. However, with the newest Photonvision releases, setup for any coprocessor is very easy. The primary differentiator is in hardware setup, and in that game, the Orange Pi 5 wins against the Beelink, an…

I recommend the Orange Pi 5, with Beelink Mini S N5095 as a backup if you want it quicker.

[WitchKing]

We have been using the Pigeon 2.0 with our swerve. It’s been working well.

We ran some rough Photonvision tests on a spare Pi 3 I had on hand just to get our feet wet. We’ve ordered an Orange Pi 5 and may be using it alongside a Limelight 2+.

[Isopod00]

We (UMN Robotics) had success with running PhotonVision on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ for apriltag detection, connected to the roboRIO over ethernet/networktables.
Code: Ri3D-2023/VisionSubsystem.java at main · GOFIRST-Robotics/Ri3D-2023 (github.com)