New Raspberry Pi Zero W

AstroBox
#8

Hey Daniel

If you guys want to borrow a Zero W to get things working (maybe more quickly) then drop me a message and I’ll happily post one on loan to you :slight_smile:

Neil

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#9

Seems there have been issues with current builds of Raspian. Will try the new one later.

Tutorial: Running Astro Print on Raspberry Pi Zero W
#10

Thanks @Neil, I’m pretty sure that when we update the kernel on our image next time, the software will compatible.

We’ll wait a couple of weeks though before doing that

#11

I have Astroprint working on the Zero W with a fixed RJ45 ethernet connection. I loaded 0.10(4) on a Pi3 then did an update and upgrade via SSH. Boots correctly on the Zero W with hard wired ethernet.

I have edited the wpa_supplicant.conf file (via SSH) but does not seem to want to talk to the network. If I try adding the wifi connection via Astroprint Settings it scans the network and allows me to choose the wifi network and asks for password but then gives an error saying “There was an error saving setting”.

Can I manually edit a file to add the wifi network details?

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#12

We use the NerworkManager utility via DBus interface. If you’re able to configure the wifi connection via command line using nmcli, the astrobox UI should recognize it

#13

Sorted. Working with v0.10(7). Thanks Daniel :slight_smile:

Now to get the Pi camera configured.

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#14

ALL working, including camera. So, Astroprint v0.10(7) works just fine on the Zero W :slight_smile:

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#15

@Neil: Including Live Video?

No Hotspot right?

#16

Live video yes, in Firefox browser only.

No hotspot, but never use that.

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#17

Great. Thanks for experimenting and reporting @Neil :slight_smile:

#18

Can you detail out the steps you needed so noobs like me and make it work as well?

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Raspberry Pi Zero W
#19

Hi. This is the procedure I followed.

  1. Image a microSD card with the latest downloadable version (v0.10(4) ).
  2. Put the card in a Pi3, and run the sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get upgrade and sudo apt-get distro-upgrade commands via SSH to ensure latest kernel etc.
  3. Manually configure the wifi using the instructions from @Daniel at this link
  4. To get the pi camera working with Astroprint enable the camera first in raspi-config and then usual setup in Astroprint.

I assume all the above could also be done directly on the zeroW if you have a microUSB to ethernet setup.

#20

@Neil, what is the " sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get upgrade and sudo apt-get distro-upgrade commands via SSH to ensure latest kernel etc" and how do I get to that?

Thanks!

#21

Linux programming via the command line interface. SSH into your Pi and use those commands to update the package files to the latest version

#22

@Neil if you wouldnt mind could you walk me through doing that? I just got my Pi Zero W today, and I’m new to the software

#23

I suggest you google it as it will be much quicker

#24

@Neil I have the astrobox folder on the Pi’s desktop, and have successfully completed the commands, but it seems as though it doesn’t run. Any advice?

#25

Sorry I don’t understand the question. You need to SSH into the Pi and run the commands I listed above

#26

hi, just got my raspberry pi zero wifi edition.

and can confirm those instructions work!

did it in a bit of a convoluted way.

  1. flashed the img file to an sd card
  2. had a wifi dongle so plugged that into the pi zero and booted
  3. saw the astrobox hotspot, connected and registered
  4. updated to 0.10(7) via the web interface
  5. shutdown
  6. took sd card and plugged into pi 3
  7. booted and accessed the terminal with username: pi, password: raspberry
  8. did the network changes here, https://astroprint.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/207866186-Can-I-configure-the-Raspberry-Pi-network-myself-
  9. while doing commented out the hotspot block in the yaml file with # and the wlan1 lines in /etc/network/interfaces to disable the hotspot, probably can leave this untouched but not sure.
  10. sudo reboot
  11. sudo apt-get update
  12. sudo apt-get upgrade
  13. once done, sudo shutdown now
  14. take sd card out of pi 3, plug into pi zero without wifi dongle this time.
  15. accessed my router to find what ip address the astrobox is using.
  16. navigate to http://… ip address the astrobox is using and you’re in.
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#27

Hello everyone. I used the information from John Griffiths’ post and created a youtube tutorial on a very similar process. The link is down below.

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