sl-firmware 19a30a1c4f feat: PID auto-tune for balance mode (Issue #531)
Implement Ziegler-Nichols relay feedback auto-tuning with flash persistence:

Firmware (STM32F722):
- pid_flash.c/h: erase+write Kp/Ki/Kd to flash sector 7 (0x0807FFC0),
  magic-validated; load on boot to restore saved tune
- jlink.h: add JLINK_CMD_PID_SAVE (0x0A) and JLINK_TLM_PID_RESULT (0x83)
  with jlink_tlm_pid_result_t struct and pid_save_req flag in JLinkState
- jlink.c: dispatch JLINK_CMD_PID_SAVE -> pid_save_req; add
  jlink_send_pid_result() to confirm flash write outcome over USART1
- main.c: load saved PID from flash after balance_init(); handle
  pid_save_req in main loop (disarmed-only, erase stalls CPU ~1s)

Jetson ROS2 (saltybot_pid_autotune):
- pid_autotune_node.py: add Ki to Ziegler-Nichols formula (ZN PID:
  Kp=0.6Ku, Ki=1.2Ku/Tu, Kd=0.075KuTu); add JLink serial client that
  sends JLINK_CMD_PID_SET + JLINK_CMD_PID_SAVE after tuning completes
- autotune_config.yaml: add jlink_serial_port and jlink_baud_rate params

Trigger: ros2 service call /saltybot/autotune_pid std_srvs/srv/Trigger

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-07 09:56:19 -05:00
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Jetson Nano — AI/SLAM Platform Setup

Self-balancing robot: Jetson Nano dev environment for ROS2 Humble + SLAM stack.

Stack

Component Version / Part
Platform Jetson Nano 4GB
JetPack 4.6 (L4T R32.6.1, CUDA 10.2)
ROS2 Humble Hawksbill
DDS CycloneDDS
SLAM slam_toolbox
Nav Nav2
Depth camera Intel RealSense D435i
LiDAR RPLIDAR A1M8
MCU bridge STM32F722 (USB CDC @ 921600)

Quick Start

# 1. Host setup (once, on fresh JetPack 4.6)
sudo bash scripts/setup-jetson.sh

# 2. Build Docker image
bash scripts/build-and-run.sh build

# 3. Start full stack
bash scripts/build-and-run.sh up

# 4. Open ROS2 shell
bash scripts/build-and-run.sh shell

Docs

Files

jetson/
├── Dockerfile              # L4T base + ROS2 Humble + SLAM packages
├── docker-compose.yml      # Multi-service stack (ROS2, RPLIDAR, D435i, STM32)
├── README.md               # This file
├── docs/
│   ├── pinout.md           # GPIO/I2C/UART pinout reference
│   └── power-budget.md     # Power budget analysis (10W envelope)
└── scripts/
    ├── entrypoint.sh       # Docker container entrypoint
    ├── setup-jetson.sh     # Host setup (udev, Docker, nvpmodel)
    └── build-and-run.sh    # Build/run helper

Power Budget (Summary)

Scenario Total
Idle 2.9W
Nominal (SLAM active) ~10.2W
Peak 15.4W

Target: 10W (MAXN nvpmodel). Use RPLIDAR standby + 640p D435i for compliance. See docs/power-budget.md for full analysis.