Recent content by OldSurferDude

You could probably buy a used/refurbished desktop/tower computer for much less than an RPi that has a faster processor and disk with more RAM. Perhaps you are considering the power usage (RPi 20W vs 75W) and/or space?

I'm not sure what you mean by "run". If you're RPi OS is the Raspberry Pi OS, then you can enable VNC and rund VNC viewer to connect to the RPi. Or you can enable SSH and and SSH to the RPi and run via command line.

You can connect to your RPi wirelessly instead of (not in addition to) hardwired. When you create your RPi image, do you specify the WiFi SSID and password? And also enable the VNC server? Once your RPi is booted, you'll have to go to the router to find its IP address. Once the IP address...

This computer on AliExpress might work for you.

My experience with devices like this is that if you are "told" that it "should" work, but there is nothing in the literature, it will be very difficult to get working. Specific for the RPi, you'll have to investigate the U8g2lib. This library seems to be for the Arduino. Will it work on the...

Here's something you might try. It's worked for me in the past in that it fixed my problem which was similar to yours. Somewhere, I don't remember where, you have a file that contains all the authentications for the computers to which you ssh. In that file is an entry associated with the ip...

I think you've imaged properly, (OS with no desktop environment, set password, etc.). Are you using a command like this when you ssh to the device ssh pi@192.168.ccc.nnn {where ccc and nnn are appropriate for the device).? What is the ssh command you use? As a note, I set up an icon on my...

I don't believe that your little ecosystem OS could read the sensors directly, the primary OS would have to be an intermediary. Sometimes these sensors are on an I2C bus. It may be possible to attach to that. You'd need to get the schematic for the motherboard, and probably BIOS code to...

I have to assume you followed the How to install Ubuntu Desktop on Raspberry Pi 4 which you found from the Install Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi page. I have only used the imager for Windows, so I will assume that the Ubuntu linux imager is the same in the respect that the image put on the memory...

My wife and I she's also an engineer, got to talking about your project. The hardware or computer and sensors will need to be robust. By that we mean you're putting this equipment into a very harsh environment Dusty humid warm. This is stuff to All electronics. In addition you will have to have...

Yup! You talked yourself into a hole. Sounds like a fun project. Create your own discord forum. Invite people here to join you. Obviously you're getting compensated for this. Are the people that join in your forum going to get compensated?

If you're looking for a budget, I don't think you can beat this used desktop. ($100) Over the last couple years I've purchased four of them, two of them are used for 6 camera surveillance systems. One had a faulty hard drive, so I recommend getting the insurance, too. These had VGA ports for...

Try a fresh image. configure, username, password, WiFi and enable ssh From a Windows command prompt ssh username@<youPisIPaddress> In all likelihood, your IP address will be the same. You will be requested the password you created above from the ssh prompt sudo raspi-config causes for...

I'm pretty sure that the RealVNC viewer is still free. It is the RealVNC server that is restricted. I have RPi3B+ and the server comes pre loaded. as part of the RPi image. You have to log into your RPi to enable it using sudo raspi-config Windows has a [lame] ssh client you invoke from the...

I make the assumption that you have a fresh install of the Raspberry Pi OS. If that is true, my experience has been that erratic behaviour like this most likely is caused by a cheap SSD card. Being the cheap illigitimate offspring that I am, I have lots of experience with this. Be wary of...