# Pi5 robot hat schedule? **URL:** \ **Category:** Robotic kit for Raspberry Pi\ **Created:** [December 24, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167 "2024-12-24T18:41:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spf650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Spf650](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/Spf650)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/1 "2024-12-24T18:41:57Z")
Hi Sunfounder I’m currently running orbslam3 on my pidog, this concurrently with bluetooth joystick control such that pidog can map the room, trace its path through it (green) and estimate it’s pose within that room (red arrow) whilst wandering about ![2024-12-24-190029_3840x1080_scrot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/7/74386a98311ad97f32b7601a9312faa37a17a36c.jpeg) As the pidog moves quite slowly, then the rpi4 keeps up reasonably well with real time tracking, however, there is a not unexpected! current supply problem As the computations are very intensive, I’m running via multiple ROS2 nodes allowing easy splitting the loads across the 4 cpus. However, the power consumption is very large, the rpi4 gets hot quickly, and the servos slow down within just a few minutes of execution. None of this is a surprise, I’m aware of how close the hat is on it’s power supply on the pidog. However, mention was made of a higher capacity pi5 centric hat during this discussion… > [@PiDog Using different types of Raspberry Pi (s)](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pidog-using-different-types-of-raspberry-pi-s/1420/3): > > Dear SunFounder, Is the fact I mounted a pi5 to it and crashes (the pi itself) when multiple servos are running? The PiDog kit by the way is awesome. I enjoyed building it and can’t wait to get my own programs created. But as mentioned, the pi5 crashes when using multiple servo’s. Everything individual runs perfectly fine. Even running with usb-c 27W power connected to the hat it fails. Looks like the power regulator can’t send enough to the pi. Do you think I can do anything on that or I s… I just wondered if you were any closer to a release date? As I’m using ROS, I could of course simply pick up the topics on any other computer on my network, to do the hard-work remotely, but I’d like to keep it all onboard if possible, at least for now Thanks ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/2 "2024-12-25T03:27:13Z")
Yes, we will be upgrading our Robot Hat to be compatible with the Pi 5 to provide sufficient power for both the Pi 5 and the Pidog. However, it is currently still in development and testing, so it won’t be available for release in the short term. We appreciate your patience during this time! ---
**Author:** ![Spf650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Spf650](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/Spf650)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/3 "2024-12-25T05:40:26Z")
Brilliant. Thank you. So I’ll temporarily offload the hard work to an external computer to continue development and await release. ---
**Author:** ![Spf650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Spf650](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/Spf650)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/6 "2024-12-26T12:13:16Z")
Hi Sunfounder I can confirm that by simply offloading the SLAM and rviz to a second RPI4, my pidog can operate as a fully functional ROS2 compatible robot, with no further power supply or overheating issues. It’s easily capable of running my joystick control, self-wander, IMU-balance, hazard detect, voice control and monocular SLAM simultaneously: Thanks for a great platform, I’ve learned a lot from it. Time for a new project in 2025! ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/7 "2024-12-30T07:44:51Z")
👏 👍 Great job! Just enjoy it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![softwareweaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@softwareweaver](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/softwareweaver)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/8 "2025-03-02T21:45:16Z")
Did you use a power bank to power the second RPI4? Is you project on github, looking to transform PiDog into a ROS 2 robot? Thanks, Ash ---
**Author:** ![Spf650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Spf650](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/Spf650)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/9 "2025-03-03T06:35:22Z")
No. The 2nd rpi4 is actually my main computer, a pi400, running the monitors shown in the video, it runs from the official usb-c supply. But any computer MAC/PC/PI/ETC could be used. ROS2 is of course not my own work, but all versions are on github. Just google them and choose whichever version best suits your own development needs, and then follow the included installation instructions. I used Humble, but I think that Iron is the latest version. I’m not really sure about this, as I’m not tracking ROS development because I’m no longer working on this project. ---
**Author:** ![softwareweaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@softwareweaver](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/softwareweaver)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/10 "2025-03-03T15:14:51Z")
Thanks for replying. Will check out ROS2 github. ---
**Author:** ![Spf650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Spf650](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/Spf650)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/pi5-robot-hat-schedule/2167/11 "2025-03-03T17:33:33Z")
Also try to check out my Sunfounder facebook postings for other aspects. Here’s one, but there are a few others… > **[SunFounder Raspberry Pi & Arduino & ESP32 Enthusiasts Community | Hi,...](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16Cokmc4UF/)** > > Hi, I'm not sure if this is of general interest? > > I've spent a few days integrating some of Sunfounder's software into a ROS2 environment on my pidog. This allows me to make use of some of ROS's... There’s also some simplified samples of my code on this forum.