The Easy IMU (eimu) Setup Application

this is the source code of the Easy IMU GUI application. The application requires that you have the Easy IMU Module (i.e MPU9250 EIMU MODULE) and is connected to your PC via USB serial communication.

Running the GUI app (Using python virtual environment)

Prequisites

• This would run on Linux (Ubuntu), Windows, and MAC OS

• Ensure you have python3 installed on your PC and also pip

• install python virtual environment

  sudo apt install python3-pip   # linux or mac users

  sudo apt install python3-virtualenv   # linux or mac users

  OR

  pip install virtualenv   # windows users (ensure you have pip installed)

• Ensure you have the Easy IMU Module connected to the PC.

Run App First Time [ Ubuntu or Mac Users ]

• Download (by clicking on the green Code button above) or clone the repo into your PC using git clone

  you can use this command if you want to clone the repo:

  git clone https://github.com/robocre8/eimu_setup_application.git

• change directory into the root eimu_setup_application folder

  cd eimu_setup_application/

• create a python virtual environment named .env in the root folder

• activate the virtual environment

• you should see now that you are in the .env virtual environment

• install all required python modules

  pip3 install -r requirements.txt

• now you can run the app in the virtual environment

• Now follow this tutorial on how to calibrate and setup the Easy IMU Module

• build the application with pyinstaller (optional):

  pyinstaller app.py --onefile --name eimu_app_ubuntu_<OS-version-number> --hidden-import='PIL._tkinter_finder'

  OR

  pyinstaller app.py --onefile --name eimu_app_mac_<OS-version-number> --hidden-import='PIL._tkinter_finder'

• once you are done using the application, just close and dectivate the environment

Run App First Time [ Windows ]

• Download (by clicking on the green Code button above) or clone the repo into your PC using git clone

  you can use this command if you want to clone the repo:

  git clone https://github.com/robocre8/eimu_setup_application.git

• change directory into the root eimu_setup_application folder

  cd .\eimu_setup_application\

• create a python virtual environment named .env in the root folder

• activate the virtual environment

  .\.env\Scripts\Activate.ps1 # In Powershel

  .\.env\Scripts\activate.bat # In CMD

• you should see now that you are in the .env virtual environment

• install all required python modules

  pip install -r requirements.txt

• now you can run the app in the virtual environment

• Now follow this tutorial on how to calibrate and setup the Easy IMU Module

• build the application with pyinstaller (optional):

  pyinstaller app.py --onefile --name eimu_app_windows_<OS-version-number> --hidden-import='PIL._tkinter_finder'

• once you are done using the application, just close and dectivate the environment