Connecting to the Pioreactor without any networks
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This is still a bit experimental and may not work on all systems
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Connecting to your single Pioreactor on a Mac
This might work on Windows, too.
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You'll need an ethernet cord to connect from your RPi to your Mac. Most Macs don't have an ethernet port, but you can purchase simple USB-C to Ethernet dongles.
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Flash the image using RPi imager, but uncheck the box "Configure Wireless LAN".
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With your RPi powered down, connect to your Mac via the ethernet port. Insert the SD card, and power up.
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After a while, the blue light should come on, and then probably some more flashing. This is attempting a connection, but will fail the first few times. After a minute or so, the flashing should stop.
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Open up your terminal, and try the following:
ssh pioreactor@your leaders name.local
example:
ssh pioreactor@leader01.local
Enter "Yes", then the password "raspberry", and you should be on the Pi's command line. Try:
hostname -I
This should provide an IP address. Try that in your browser's URL bar. Example: http://169.254.189.106. Then try: http://your leaders name.local.
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You can disconnect your Mac from the Pi's ethernet whenever and things will keep running on it, but note, when you reconnect, it may take a minute again to establish a connection. You should be able then view the UI and also SSH in.