Read This First

Eager to get started? Great! Before you dive in, read this first.

A dismantled Rover undergoing electronics quality assurance

Elias Groot

Software Lead, Project Administrator

Do...

...follow the tutorials in-order
...use a native Linux or macOS installation
- We do not provide support for WSL or VM installations
...make sure you are familiar with basic shell commands and concepts
- cd, ls, ssh, scp, curl
...notify us if something does not work
...tell us if you break (parts of) the Rover
...check out the source code of the software you are given
- much is public on our Github
...read the docs and use the search functionality
- the glossary is especially useful
...assume the Rover forgets everything on shutdown
- store any source code and important files on your machine, not on the Rover
...use Devcontainers to understand which dependencies need to be installed

...save important files on the Rover
- someone might (re)flash, swap, reset or update your Rover (accidentally)
...be afraid to look at source code
- even if it is in Rust, Go, Python or C
...ask questions without checking the docs
...feel required to use our framework
- we developed it to avoid that you have to reinvent the wheel but the Rover runs Linux, so the sky is the limit!

On behalf of the ASE team, good luck - and have fun! We look forward to seeing all your research come to life on the Rover.