This has turned out to be more difficult than I initially considered! It seems clear that flashing the 3D PAWS software to the Pi by following the instructions fails with an Error 1 flag. Mindful that installing Python3 without installing it in a virtual environment might remove other packages (that are written in Python) I read through PEP 668. That document is lengthy but explicit in using “venv” for a Python local installation. Nevertheless, the Error 1 continues to recur.
I noticed that the PEP 668 document was published this year and is more recent than the 3D PAWS software instructions. So I can continue to experiment with the venv command, re-writing the instructions, but if there are others who stumble on this issue it needs a more permanent fix and probably simply some different instructions.
I’m using a Raspberry Pi 4 model B with a micro-SD 128 GB card. I installed Debian on the card and it’s configured with WiFi for Inet access.
Hi Michael,
Since we lost our internal support for the the Pi, it’s accompanying software is no longer in development (for the foreseeable future). I would encourage you to try using a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B which is what the last image was created for, just to ensure there are no incompatibilities.
The method I have used with success is the Raspberry Pi imager software and a micro SD card reader to format the card with the 3D-PAWS Pi image. The on-screen instructions are very straightforward. Then you should be able to simply plug the formatted micro SD into the RPi3 device and power it up. No other updates should be necessary.
Give it a try and let us know how it works.
That was what I suspected. Losing support for UCAR was a tradgedy - in no uncertain terms. Over the years UCAR and NCAR has been essential in so many ways and the loss of data and software is beyond painful. Academic colleagues here in Minneapolis are grief-stricken and angry.
I’ll try your suggestions and those are sure to help. Your suggestions are a short cut through analyzing each line of code and studying the inevitable changes to Python. (And don’t even ask me about AI: another new technology for me to have to grasp!)