Pi-Top Projects

A collection of Python scripts for the Pi-Top robot, including line-following navigation and miniscreen animations.

Scripts

line-follower.py

Autonomous line-following program using the Pi-Top camera and drive controller. The rover detects an orange line via HSV color filtering and follows it across user-defined cycles, supporting both forward and backward directions.

rainbow.py

Displays an animated rainbow stripe pattern on the Pi-Top miniscreen for 10 seconds.

tree.py

Renders an animated fractal tree with a wind-swaying effect on the miniscreen for 15 seconds.

test.py

Draws a smiley face on the miniscreen for 10 seconds. Useful for verifying the display is working.

Requirements

• Pi-Top device with miniscreen
• Python 3
• pi-top SDK (pitop)
• OpenCV (opencv-python)
• NumPy
• Pillow

Deployment

1. Transfer a script to the Pi-Top:

   scp <filename> pi@<pi-top-ip>:~/

2. SSH into the Pi-Top:

   ssh pi@<pi-top-ip>

3. Run the script:

   python3 <filename>