Difference between revisions of "Installation"

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Recommended: Pre-configured microSD Card Image (bcMeter DIY)

Step 1: Download and Flash the Image

Download the bcMeter image file here
Unzip the downloaded file
Use Etcher to flash the image to your microSD card:
- Insert your microSD card
- Open Etcher and select the image
- Select your microSD card as target
- Click "Flash!" and wait for completion

Step 2: Boot and Connect

Insert the flashed microSD card into the Raspberry Pi
Power on the device
Wait approximately 2 minutes for boot
Connect to the WiFi network "bcMeter" with password: bcMeterbcMeter

Step 3: Configure

Open a browser and navigate to http://bcmeter-XXXX.local (where XXXX are the last 4 hex characters of the MAC address, shown on the device label)
The bcMeter interface will appear
Follow on-screen instructions

Advanced: Manual Setup via SSH (bcMeter DIY)

Use the Raspberry Pi Imager to write Raspberry OS 64-bit LITE to the microSD card. Do not install the Desktop variant.

Configure with username bcmeter and password bcmeter.org. Enable SSH and WiFi.

SSH Installation

ssh bcmeter@bcMeter
# or: ssh bcmeter@bcMeter.local

# Download and run installer
wget -N https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcmeter/bcmeter/main/install.sh && sudo bash install.sh

This runs an unattended installation taking a few minutes.

Assembled instruments (Kit/Complete/eBcMeter)

The assembled bcMeter instruments come with firmware pre-installed. Setup only requires:

Plug in power
Connect to the "bcMeter" WiFi hotspot
Open http://bcmeter-XXXX.local (XXXX = last 4 hex chars of MAC address)
Follow the Welcome Screen

See Setup for detailed instructions.

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-{{Note|1='''Legacy V1 Documentation''' — This page documents software setup for the bcMeter V1. The current V2 bcMeter comes pre-configured and is set up via the [[Setup#Welcome Screen|Welcome Screen]]. These instructions are preserved for V1 users.}}
+{{Note|1='''bcMeter (DIY)''' — This page documents software setup for the source-available bcMeter (DIY) — the Raspberry-Pi-based design, freely available for private, educational and research use (CC BY-NC 4.0). The assembled bcMeter instruments come pre-configured and are set up via the [[Setup#Welcome Screen|Welcome Screen]].}}
-== Recommended: Pre-configured microSD Card Image (V1) ==
+== Recommended: Pre-configured microSD Card Image (bcMeter DIY) ==
 === Step 1: Download and Flash the Image ===
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 === Step 3: Configure ===
-# Open a browser and navigate to <code><nowiki>http://bcmeter.local</nowiki></code>
+# Open a browser and navigate to <code><nowiki>http://bcmeter-XXXX.local</nowiki></code> (where XXXX are the last 4 hex characters of the MAC address, shown on the device label)
 # The bcMeter interface will appear
 # Follow on-screen instructions
-== Advanced: Manual Setup via SSH (V1) ==
+== Advanced: Manual Setup via SSH (bcMeter DIY) ==
 Use the [https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ Raspberry Pi Imager] to write '''Raspberry OS 64-bit LITE''' to the microSD card. Do '''not''' install the Desktop variant.
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 This runs an unattended installation taking a few minutes.
-== Current Platform (V2) ==
+== Assembled instruments (Kit/Complete/eBcMeter) ==
-The V2 bcMeter comes with firmware pre-installed. Setup only requires:
+The assembled bcMeter instruments come with firmware pre-installed. Setup only requires:
 # Plug in power
 # Connect to the "bcMeter" WiFi hotspot
-# Open <code><nowiki>http://bcmeter.local</nowiki></code>
+# Open <code><nowiki>http://bcmeter-XXXX.local</nowiki></code> (XXXX = last 4 hex chars of MAC address)
 # Follow the [[Setup#Welcome Screen|Welcome Screen]]
 See [[Setup]] for detailed instructions.