Raspberry Pi - Useful Stuff

Installation

• Raspbian
• ArchLinux / Guide / Phortx's Guide
• Pi64
• Gentoo 64bit RPi3

Images & Cards

Mac / Windows:

• ApplePi Baker - Mac
• PiBakery - Windows

Mac with EXT4:

The root partition of an image or card is in Linux fileformat EXT4. To mount EXT4 with read/write permissions in Mac, use either:

*ext4fuse (Free) *extfs-mac (Paid)

Raspberry Pi:

rpi-clone copies to any USB stick or SD card attached to the Pi. Regardless of the attached device, the filesystem will be copied if there is room.

# Install to bin

git clone https://github.com/billw2/rpi-clone.git 
cd rpi-clone
sudo cp rpi-clone rpi-clone-setup /usr/local/sbin

# View available disks

df -h

# Run

sudo rpi-clone sdX

Linux:

Copying:

df -h # List disks
sudo dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdX of=name-of-image.img status=progress

Mount Disk:

df -h # List disks
mkdir /media/Pi
sudo mount sdX /media/Pi

Mount Image:

# Find Offset - the second row "Start" value, ie. 94208

fdisk -lu raspi-stretch+of+ofnode-cross-compiler.img

# Do some maths - Offset * 512, ie. 94208  * 512 = 48234496

mkdir /tmp/rpi
mkdir /tmp/rpi/root

# Mount using the Offset value

sudo mount -o loop,offset=48234496,rw,sync raspbian-image.img /tmp/rpi/root

Shrink Card using PiShrink:

# Installation:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Drewsif/PiShrink/master/pishrink.sh
chmod +x pishrink.sh
sudo mv pishrink.sh /usr/local/bin

# Run

sudo pishrink.sh [-s] imagefile.img [newimagefile.img]

Corruption / Errors

• SD doesn't boot, or:
• Cannot mount card

# Linux repair disk:
sudo fsck /dev/sdX2

Spring Cleaning

Update all:

# Update all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade
sudo rpi-update

# Update raspi-config
sudo raspi-config # and select Update

Clear up:

# Remove package
sudo apt-get purge -y wolfram-engine

# Cleanup retrived package files
sudo apt-get clean

# Remove extra packages installed
sudo apt-get autoremove 

Analyse:

# Bootup speeds
systemd-analyze blame 

# List of packages by size
dpkg-query -Wf '${Installed-Size}\t${Package}\n' | sort -n 

Headless

Methods for remotely working with the Pi with no keyboard, mouse or monitor attached - aka "headless".

SSH

SSH

Three methods for enabling SSH:

• Create blank ssh file in root partition of newly installed card (the EXT4 partition)
• Use a keyboard to enable SSH via sudo raspi-config
• Use a keyboard to install sudo apt install openssh-server

Where should I SSH to? Ordinarily pi@raspberrypi.local, otherwise:

# From the Pi

whoami # ie. "autr"
hostname # ie. "raspbian-pi"

# From the Client

ssh autr@raspbian-pi.local

SSHFS - Mac:

You can work with the Pi Filesystem without SFTP using sshfs:

# From the Pi

sudo apt-get install netatalk

# From the Mac

brew install sshfs
sshfs pi@raspberrypi.local:/home /Volumes/Pi
open /Volumes/Pi

SMB - Linux:

Another method to work with the Pi filesystem (or virtual machines) is samba:

# From the Pi

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

# Add this:

[debian]
path = /home/pi
read only = no
guest ok = no

# Set password

sudo smbpasswd -a pi

# Restart server

sudo /etc/init.d/smbd restart

# From the Client

smb://username@machine.local

Remote Desktop:

The easiest method to set up remote desktop is to use RealVNC Viewer:

• On the Pi, enable VNC via sudo raspi-config to begin installation
• On the Client, install RealVNC Viewer

Without an HDMI connection to the Pi the resolution may be too small, but setting resolution via GUI will break automatic SD / HDMI switching. A safer alternative is to edit the config.txt:

sudo nano /boot/config.txt

# Set a usable resolution

framebuffer_width=1440 # 2 x PAL width, 720px
framebuffer_height=1152 # 2 x PAL height, 576px

# Keep GUI resolution options like this

# hdmi_force_hotplug=1
# hdmi_group=2
# hdmi_mode=4

Utilities

Useful Commands

Run on Startup:

# When terminal session is loaded:

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

# When GUI is loaded (Desktop only):

sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
# @sudo /home/pi/myscript.sh etc...

Folder Size

du -sh /home/pi

# Or Install:

sudo apt-get install ncdu

Copy over SSH

Can be dangerous / recursive if Symlinks are present:

scp -r pi@raspberrypi.local:~/MyFolder .

Rsync over SSH

Safer method that will copy Symlinks only:

rsync -avz -e ssh pi@raspberrypi.local:~/MyFolder .

Unpack TAR:

tar -xvzf your-file.tar.gz

Make Executable:

chmod +x ./pi/scripts/*

Get Package Version:

dpkg -l openssl

Install Package @ Version:

sudo apt-get install openssl=1.0.2

CSI / Camera

Test camera device

# Generic
raspistill -t 0

#PiCapture, send mode flag
raspistill -t 0 -md 6

Video input

• PiCapture SD1 - NTSE 640x480 only (PAL scaled), RGB, S-Video
• PiCapture HD1 - HDMI, YPbPr, RGB
• ADV7282
• Video4Linux

GPIO

Permissions

Fix GPIO pin permission errors for OF / Processing;

sudo adduser pi gpio

What's What

Model 3B:

3.3V Logic!

• Pi uses 3.3v logic on its board, not 5v like Arduino
• Connected components should use a voltage divider (two resistors).
• RPi Circuits

OpenFrameworks

Cross-Compiler Guide

OpenFrameworks 0.10.1 for Raspbian Stretch Armv6 Guide

Processing for Pi

• Processing for Pi
• Bash install script is broken, so install manually:

wget https://github.com/processing/processing/releases/download/processing-0265-3.4/processing-3.4-linux-armv6hf.tgz
tar -xvzf processing-3.4-linux-armv6hf.tgz
./processing-3.4/install.sh

• Use video via GL Video
• It's afest to use 720p videos , as 1080p is unstable

Scripts

playseries.sh

Plays and loops videos within a folder

Install omxplayer

sudo apt install omxplayer

Move to bin

sudo mv playseries.sh /usr/local/bin

Usage

playseries [hdmi/local/both/alsa] [0,90,180,270] /media/usb/videos

ultrasonic_osc.py

Sends incoming Ultrasonic sensor from pins 11 and 12 to OSC destination /Ultrasonic on port 7000

ultrasonic_listener.py

Double-check port 7000 messages are being received

processing_videoplayer.pde

• Processing sketch to playback two video with an ultrasonic sensor
• Listens to port 7000 for /Ultrasonic
• Videos must be available in ~/Videos or /media/USB

update-upgrade.sh

Apt-get upgrade install everything