Tech Help Raspberry Pi- Barometrics and accelerometers

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Hi all I have recently been involved in creating a rocket for my schools rocket team. I am helping with payload and am looking at the concept of putting a Raspberry Pi into the payload. The Raspberry Pi would have a Barometric/Temp/Altitude along with an acceleration sensor. What my dilemma is, is finding a way to record the data into a dump file or even putting a Linux distro on it from there. I am looking for raw, numerical data that will be easy to read. I know limited amounts of python which is why I am skeptical of even going through with this idea. My question is will Linux be compatible with theses instruments or should I put some time into learning Python?
barometer (http://www.adafruit.com/product/1603)
Accelerometer (http://www.adafruit.com/product/1120)

Thanks in advance!
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[Dr. Know]

The short answer is yes, both components should be compatible with linux, but more importantly they should be compatible with Raspberry Pi.

Long answer:

Something can be compatible with Linux but not Raspberry Pi, but most things compatible with Raspberry Pi are going to be compatible with Linux. Reason being is hardware specs. Beyond this it seems as if the BMP180 comes with a driver for linux (though it may be the BMP085's software because of backwards compatibility) and the same goes for the LMS303.

But just because they have drivers doesn't mean they will automatically record data. It would be very wise to spend time learning python, not only for this project but for future endeavors. Python is an extremely powerful language and many people would benefit from learning it. There are a lot of online resources dedicated to Python and learning Python but I honestly would recommend spending the money on a book called Learn Python The Hard Way.

Regardless of the book suggestions I hope that your rocket goes well.

 

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Thanks for your help!

 

[ProCombat]

The short answer is yes, both components should be compatible with linux, but more importantly they should be compatible with Raspberry Pi.

Long answer:

Something can be compatible with Linux but not Raspberry Pi, but most things compatible with Raspberry Pi are going to be compatible with Linux. Reason being is hardware specs. Beyond this it seems as if the BMP180 comes with a driver for linux (though it may be the BMP085's software because of backwards compatibility) and the same goes for the LMS303.

But just because they have drivers doesn't mean they will automatically record data. It would be very wise to spend time learning python, not only for this project but for future endeavors. Python is an extremely powerful language and many people would benefit from learning it. There are a lot of online resources dedicated to Python and learning Python but I honestly would recommend spending the money on a book called Learn Python The Hard Way.

Regardless of the book suggestions I hope that your rocket goes well.

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