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Jonathan Johnson edited this page May 22, 2018 · 2 revisions

Step 1: Install "Raspbian Operating System" on "Raspberry Pi" For step 1 we are going to use the following components:

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Rasbian Stretch with Desktop file
  • MicroSD card
  • MicroSD card adapter
  • Computer with an SD Card Reader

Instruction:

  1. Insert MicroSD Card into MicroSD Card Adapter
  2. Insert MicroSD Card Adapter into your computer's SD Card Reader
  3. Download Raspbian Stretch with Desktop here
  4. Follow the official installation guide here
  5. Remove MicroSD Card Adapter from your computer
  6. Insert MicroSD Card into the Raspberry Pi's SD Card Reader
  7. Turn on your Raspberry Pi
  8. Configure your set up options. For more help, follow the instructions here

Step 2: Assemble "Raspberry Pi" with "Unicorn" lights array For the step 2 we are going to use the following components:

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Unicorn lights array board
  • Soldering Flux
  • Soldering iron
  • Tin
  • Wires of 3 color
  • Additional wires - adapters

Instruction:

  1. Cut 6 wires of 3 colors (2 wires for each color)
  2. Stripe the end of the wires
  3. Tin the end of the wires, which require applying flux and solder on the ends
  4. Apply flux to the board of "Unicorn" color array at the required spots. "Unicorn" lights array require "Power", "Ground" and "GPIO18" pins to be connected with "Raspberry Pi" (I haven't found scheme for Unicorn wholes, so not sure how to describe requirements here, please correct it)
  5. Solder wires to the board at the required spots
  6. Cut excess edges of the wires after soldering to the "Unicorn" color array
  7. Assemble additional adapter/extension wires to the "Unicorn" board wires
  8. Plug additional adapter/extension wires to Raspberry Pi I/O pins. Use "Power", "Ground" and "GPIO18" pins
  9. Turn on Raspberry Pi and make sure keyboard layout set to US. If it's not, please use url
  10. Follow an instruction here to install necessary drivers and documentation for "Unicorn" lights array
  11. Follow the installation instruction in the device terminal. The installation process should complete with System restart
  12. After the completion of installation process, you can find “Pimoroni“ folder in the "home" directory.
  13. To verify if assembly was performed correctly, run one of the example python scripts in "/home/Pimoroni/unicornhat/examples", by using "sudo python 'script_name'" command and check the lights on "Unicorn" color array board are following required pattern

This document was orignally put together By Mila2010 and JonColon

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