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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
4.2 Can I use a third party power charger as the power supply? ……………..……………………….. 4.3 Do I have to have an SSD drive? …….…………………………………………………………….………..…... 5. Software Upgrade & Support 5.1 Software Upgrade & Support …………………………………………………….…………………………..…... 6. Appendix 6.1 Electrical Characteristics ……………………………………………………..……………………………………... 6.2 Dimensions …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... -
Page 3: Introduction
Includes case and heat sink 2.3 Kit Content Add-On board Heat sink USB Adapter (Micro-Type A) Long Spacer (x4) Short standoff (x4) Screws (x2) Enclosure (Base and Lid) Button cell, CR2032 V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... -
Page 4: Additional Required Items
µSD card using preferred image writer (recommended tool – Win32DiskImager) following the official guide. https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/ (Optional: Complete only if you are installing a Pi camera) – Connect the Pi Camera V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... - Page 5 12) You are now ready to power your Pi Desktop. Note: Always ensure your software is up to date by connecting you Pi to the internet, opening a terminal and running the following commands: $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get upgrade V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
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Page 6: Starting Your Pi Desktop
To do so, follow the instructions below: 1) Connect your Pi Desktop to the internet using an Ethernet or WiFi network. 2) Open your browser and go to www.element14.com/PiDesktop. Located under the download section is a file named “pidesktop.deb”. Download this file. -
Page 7: Camera Installation (Optional)
Pi itself. You can watch a video showing you how to attach the connectors at www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3890 (scroll down for the video). Setting up the Camera Software: V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... -
Page 8: Connecting To The Msata Ssd (Optional)
Inside the Pi Desktop we can access the data stored onto the mSATA SSD in one of two ways: a) Through the USB connection from the add-on board and then into the attached Raspberry Pi. This option also allows you to boot from the mSATA SSD. V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... - Page 9 From here you can (re)partition your mSATA SSD if it’s running a supported file system. If you are using the CLI, then you will want to issue the following command: $ sudo fdisk /dev/<identifier> Where <identifier> is the mount point for the mSATA SSD. V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
- Page 10 ‘/dev/sd<x><y>’ where <y> is the number of the partition(s) on the device. There are a few commands in which we can determine what the device is of a USB device we connect, first, connect the USB device, and then type the following: $ sudo dmesg V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
- Page 11 Thanks to an open source project called Ext2Fsd (Ext2 File System Driver) it is now possible to very easily mount linux FS onto Microsoft Windows OS. You can download and install the software from these websites: http://www.ext2fsd.com/ V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
- Page 12 From the start menu, you will want to open the ‘Ext2Fsd’ folder and then ‘Ext2 Volume Manager’: From the software we can then see the partitions of all of the drives listed, including the identified ext. FS: V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
- Page 13 FAT32x partition is listed (drive E:). It is the EXT4, Linux FS we want below it: Make sure we want to give it a drive letter so we can access it; there are various mounting options you can choose from. V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
- Page 14 The Raspberry Pi will always prioritise booting from the SD Card when one is present. To set this up, you will need an SD Card in your Raspberry Pi that has the Raspbian OS on it. Inside the file located in ‘/boot/config.txt’. V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
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Page 15: Usage
Each time your Pi Desktop starts up it will connect to what is called an Network Time Protocol (NTP) server and request the time. If there is no internet connection the Pi Desktop utilizes the integrated RTC on the Pi V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... -
Page 16: Faqs
5) Software Upgrade and Support For upgrades and technical support please visit the PiDesktop Product Homepage: www.element14.com/PiDesktop 6) Appendix Electrical Characteristics CHARACTERISTIC VALUE Operating temperature 0~50°C Storage temperature -40~80°C Operating voltage Power Consumption Value Start-up process (Max) 1100mA V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop... -
Page 17: Dimensions
Dimensions DIMENSION VALUE Case 108 x 108 x 43.12 mm Add-on Board 87 x 56 x 1.4 mm WARNING: Avoid damage and contact with water. V3.3 Element14 | element14.com/PiDesktop...
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