Pidog RGB Strip failing

General
1

Hello, my pidog fails to initialise both the rgb_strip and imu_sh3002, and does not perform any actions. This is the output I get if I run the 3_patrol.py script. I also get similar failures with the other example scripts:

sudo python 3_patrol.py
config_file: /home/patri/.config/pidog/pidog.conf
robot_hat init … done
imu_sh3001 init … fail
rgb_strip init … fail
dual_touch init … done
sound_direction init … done
sound_effect init … pinctrl set 20 op dh
done
ultrasonic init … done
distance: 35.46 cm
ERROR: ‘Pidog’ object has no attribute ‘rgb_strip’
Stopping and returning to the initial position …
Quit

If I have the rgb strip and imu module connected to each other and the robot_hat, then the pidogs servos do not function. If I just disconnect just the IMU module the servos will function. The IMU module power light never comes on when connected.

2

I am pretty bummed, I was setting this up for my son, got everything built and ran into this exact error and not sure why but both imu_sh3001 init … fail
rgb_strip init … fail … Would really like some clarity on how to move forward

Mine shows:

config_file: /home/pi/.config/pidog/pidog.conf

robot_hat init … done

imu_sh3001 init … fail

rgb_strip init … fail

dual_touch init … done

sound_direction init … done

sound_effect init … pinctrl set 12 op dh

done

ultrasonic init … done

ERROR: ‘Pidog’ object has no attribute ‘rgb_strip’

Stopping and returning to the initial position …

Quit

3

I contacted SunFounder support, and they provided me with a replacement RGB strip. This fixed the issue for me.

4

Please confirm whether the 6-DOF IMU is properly connected to the 11-channel light board.

Try changing the connection to another interface on the 6-DOF IMU and check how it works.

Connect the 6-DOF IMU cable directly to the I2C interface of the robot hat, then run the sample code for testing the 6-DOF IMU module to see if it operates correctly:

cd ~/pidog/test
sudo python3 imu_test.py

If the 6-DOF IMU module is detected and works, this indicates that the issue lies with the interface of the 11-channel light board.

Change the wiring of your 11-channel light board to another interface and connect it directly to the I2C interface of the robot hat. Then, run the sample code for the 11-channel light board module to see if it functions correctly:

cd ~/pidog/test
sudo python3 rgb_strip_test.py