[DRAFT] Dry run powerboard flashing in pi setup script

[nycrat]

Description

We get this error message when running the powerboard deploy script:

platformio:

fatal: [robert.local]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "cmd": ["/opt/tbotspython/bin/platformio", "run", "--disable-auto-clean", "-t", "nobuild", "-t", "upload", "-d", "/home/robot/powerloop/powerloop_main_workdir"], "delta": "0:02:06.458360", "end": "2026-06-12 23:54:18.310095", "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "start": "2026-06-12 23:52:11.851735", "stderr": "HTTPClientError: ", "stderr_lines": ["HTTPClientError: "], "stdout": "Processing pico32 (platform: espressif32; board: pico32; framework: arduino)\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nPlatform Manager: Installing espressif32", "stdout_lines": ["Processing pico32 (platform: espressif32; board: pico32; framework: arduino)", "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------", "Platform Manager: Installing espressif32"]} 

Platformio attempts to install the espressif32 platform, but the robot usually doesn't have internet access. This PR adds a dry-run of the powerboard flashing in the setup script of the pi while it has internet access so that it installs all the necessary dependencies ahead of time.

Testing Done

NOT TESTED YET

Resolved Issues

(didn't write issue for this)

Length Justification and Key Files to Review

N/A

Review Checklist

It is the reviewers responsibility to also make sure every item here has been covered

• Function & Class comments: All function definitions (usually in the .h file) should have a javadoc style comment at the start of them. For examples, see the functions defined in thunderbots/software/geom. Similarly, all classes should have an associated Javadoc comment explaining the purpose of the class.
• Remove all commented out code
• Remove extra print statements: for example, those just used for testing
• Resolve all TODO's: All TODO (or similar) statements should either be completed or associated with a github issue