Install the Raspberry Pi OS + WiFi
Step 1: Download, install, and open the Raspberry Pi Imager
Step 2: Insert the included 64GB MicroSD card into your computer and open the Raspberry Pi Imager. Click "Yes" if prompted to allow the software to make changes to your device.
Step 3: Click on "CHOOSE DEVICE" and select "Raspberry Pi 5"
Step 4: Click on "CHOOSE OS" and select "Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit)"
Step 5: Click on "CHOOSE STORAGE" and select the MicroSD card. This will show up as something like "Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device - 62.5 GB". Then click "NEXT"
Step 6: On the "Use OS customization?" window, click "EDIT SETTINGS." Under "GENERAL".
Set a hostname to something unique on your network. Like "hackerbot", or, if you have more than one robot, something like "hackerbot2". You can also name your robot here, like, "jim". Don't forget this name!
Create a username and password. Again, don't forget this information!
Enter your WiFi's SSID and password
And set your time zone and keyboard layout
Under the "SERVICES" tab enable SSH and "Use password authentication"
Finally, check all of the boxes on the "OPTIONS" tab.
Click "SAVE"
Step 7: Click "YES"
Then, "YES" again confirmed that the SD card would be erased. The writing and verification process takes 5-10 minutes, so feel free to move on to the next step, "Connect your Hackerbot Mobile Base to WiFi", while you wait.
Step 8: When the process is finished, remove the MicroSD card from your computer and insert it into the Raspberry Pi 5 on your hackerbot using the included tweezers.
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