The Raspberry Pi 3 micro computer that I will be using for this project does not come with an operating system loaded like a “normal” computer. It looks for the operating system, or at least a link to it, on an SD Card. To create the SD Card I’m following the instructions doing so with a Mac from the Raspberrypi.org site found HERE.
This is a fairly time consuming process.
There is an excellent article about setting up the Raspberry Pi 3 HERE. It is a multi-part article only some of which I will be using.
Today I did the following:
- Created the operating system image and copied it to the SD Card
- Got the Raspberry Pi up and running and updated all the software that came with the OS image. (see pictures below)
- Installed MySQL database (now called MariaDB for some odd reason)
- Established a static IP address for the computer so I know how to reach it easily.
- Enabled VNC server so I can work through the desktop from anywhere.
Next up:
- Create a Database User, password, and the database itself.
- Re-write the sample python script for accessing the sensor to be compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3
- Add database access to the python script.
- Find a MariaDB graphic interface.
The Sensor is due in on Monday as is a Real Time Clock module.
The Raspberry Pi 3 in it’s case.
