Smart Mirror with Pi Zero using the Mbed as a Console Cable

Page last updated 19 Apr 2018, by Sumit Mondal. 0 replies

Parts Used

Mbed

Pi Zero

Pi Cobbler

HDMI Cable

USB Dongle

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User Guide and Procedure

  1. Setting up Jessie Lite on Raspberry Pi Steps
    1. Download Jessie Lite zip file from this link: Jessie Lite
    2. Download Etcher to write the image file to an SD card
    3. Use the mbed as a Pi Console Cable according to : Mbed as Pi Console Cable Wiki Page
      Or follow the steps below:
      1. Connect the Mbed to the Pi according to the following pinout
        pinout
      2. Power the Pi Zero with a 2 A power supply
      3. Import the following program

        Import programPi_Console_Cable

        Use mbed as a Pi console cable to run command line Linux

        Last commit 14 May 2017 by jim hamblen

      4. Download realterm on the computer that is connected to the Mbed via USB
      5. Use the following realterm settings
        display
        Note the Display tab
        port
        Note the Port tab
      6. Now you should be able to access the pi via the Mbed Virtual Com port
  2. Set up WiFi and install NPM

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