v2.2

This is the release 2.2 of the PlanktoScope code.

The full release notes can be read at https://planktonscope.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog/#v22-released-2021-01-15.

The new image can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fht8r7P6_bVsfIIwo7wnGLQ_1uxWCnos/view?usp=sharing

v2.1

Image is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zOmbmXqt5uELQC0FTha1ndjJyMvehGSk/view?usp=sharing

Here is the guide on how to flash it: https://planktonscope.readthedocs.io/en/latest/easy_install/

What changed in this release:

Breaking changes

• There is no GUI on this image, it was created based on the Raspberry OS Lite, so no GUI.
• The first boot may take MORE THAN 5 MINUTES (due to the partition resizing to fill your SD Card), this is not a bug, it's a feature! So please wait for the WiFi network PlanktoScope to appear before restarting the machine in frustation!
• The wifi network is now named PlanktoScope, and the password is copepode.
• The default user is pi and the default password is copepode for this user.
• The images captured and the segmentation output is now in the folder /home/pi/data.

Improvements

Under the hood, whole new code is running! There is still a small bug that is triggered when running long imaging sequences, if this happens, restart the machine! We are working on finding where the problem may comes from. This bug is chased here.
Another change: automatic wifi setup! If you setup your Raspberry to connect to a wifi network (by editing /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf) it will try to connect to this network before starting its hotspot. Also, if you connect it to a wired network via its Ethernet port, it will share this connection to devices connected to the hotspot!
The documentation has been updated to include more information about the ribbon assembly and how to create a backup of your sd card.