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##Install Raspbian Operating System

  1. Download Raspbian Stretch from [http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/images/raspbian-2018-11-15/]
    ThinkBioT is using Stretch as the Coral Edgetpu models are currently only tested up to version 1.13 of
    TensorFlow,which was not tested on Debian Buster.
  2. Ensure your SD card is formatted as Fat32 as per [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/sdxc_formatting.md]
  3. Follow the tutorial at https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md to complete your installtion of Debian Stretch. We have selected the full version of Stretch )as
    opposed to the 'Lite' version as the initial wireless connection is easier to setup with a graphical iterface. The additional features are disabled by ThinkBiot scripts when the device is in field mode so the GUI will not require a greater power
    overhead in the field.

##Connect to the Raspberry Pi To set up the software/hardware and access your data locally a connection will be required.

  1. During installation you should have been prompted to connect to your wifi network if not connect now.
  2. Follow instrctions as per https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/

##Install Hardware

Witty Pi 2

  1. Install the Witty Pi 2 software as per the manual at selecting the options below;
  • When asked "Remove fake-hwclock package and disable ntpd daemon? (recommended) [y/n] " reply y
  • When asked "Do you want to install Qt 5 for GUI running? [y/n] " reply n
    Once softare is installed mount the board on the Raspberry Pi.
  1. Set the RTC Time Now change to the wittyPi directory thinkBioT """ cd wittyPi """ and run the wittyPi script """ sudo ./wittyPi.sh """ and set the time as per the menu thinkBioT

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