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Raspberry Pi Installation

Introduction

{% hint style="warning" %} If you already have Raspberry Pi with the original Raspbian distribution, go to the section Setup on Original Raspbian. Or if you have OSMC, go to section Setup on OSMC {% endhint %}

This document will guide you through installing Raspberry Pi. The tutorial is tested for Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B) but should also work for older Raspberry Pi 2.

{% hint style="info" %} Raspberry Pi is a small, affordable, single-board computer that is able to run Linux operating system. BigClown uses this system to process sensor information, actuator control, decision logic for automation, data storage, or serve as a gateway to connect cloud services. {% endhint %}

In the following procedure, we will install the HARDWARIO Raspbian Linux distribution. Raspbian is the official and most widely distributed Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi. BigClown maintains a modified version of this distribution that facilitates some steps and includes pre-installed packages that are key to HARDWARIO.

After you flash SD card, connect Ethernet, Radio Dongle and only after that apply the power to Raspberry Pi.

Requirements

  • Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B)
  • MicroSD card with a minimum capacity of 4 GB
  • MicroSD Card Reader (+ optional SD Card Adapter)
  • Ethernet cable
  • Workstation or laptop
  • Router (or LAN switch) with the DHCP server set up
  • One of the following operating systems:
    • Windows 7, 8.x, 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
    • macOS (tested on version 10.12.x)
    • Ubuntu (tested on version 18.04.2 LTS)

Instructions for Installing

Download

Flash

  1. Insert microSD card to reader in you computer
  2. Open balenaEtcher you've downloaded
  3. Select Bigclown Raspian which you also downloaded
  4. Select insered SD card
  5. Click flash
  6. After flash insert microSD card to Raspberry Pi, you have to connect Radio Dongle before applying power. Then connect microUSB power adapter and Ethernet cable or use Wifi setup in next chapter

WiFi Setup (optional)

If you would not like to use ethernet cable, you can connect Raspberry Pi over your WiFi

  1. Connect microSD card with HARDWARIO Raspbian to computer
  2. Open boot section in your file explorer or Finder
  3. Create file wpa_supplicant.conf
  4. Edit file with next text, then save and insert microSD card back to Raspberry Pi:
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
    ssid="YOUR_NETWORK_NAME"
    psk="YOUR_PASSWORD"
}

Connecting to HARDWARIO HUB

After Raspberry Pi boots up, use your computer's web browser and enter the Raspberry Pi IP address to open the HARDWARIO HUB webpage. On Linux/macOS you can use hub.local address.

To find out Raspberry Pi IP you can follow these instructions.

{% hint style="warning" %} If Start pairing button is disabled and you cannot press it. Please make sure you first connect Radio Dongle and then apply the power to Rasberry Pi. {% endhint %}