Installing console dash on raspberry pi
Video guide
Instructions are below, but here is a video guide to help guide you through it.
If RPI is a fresh install you might need to expand your file system
sudo raspi-config
choose option 1 (expand file system)
reboot
Install node
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
NOTE: You must install node version v5.12 for the dash to work. Instructions on how to install a specific version of node incoming...
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
Install Chromium
wget -qO - http://bintray.com/user/downloadSubjectPublicKey?username=bintray | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://dl.bintray.com/kusti8/chromium-rpi jessie main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser rpi-youtube -y
Install Dash
git clone https://github.com/gregsqueeb/consultDash.git
cd consultDash
npm install
Install script for mausberry circuit
http://mausberrycircuits.com/pages/car-setup
Open Menu > Preferences > Default applications for LXSession
Add these two entries to Autostart
@/home/pi/consultDash/startScript.sh
@chromium-browser —kiosk --incognito file:///home/pi/consultDash/re-direct-page.html
Related guides
- How to install a consult port
- How to install the OS on your Raspberry Pi
- How to guide on installing that dash and power supply software
Suggested hardware
- Raspberry Pi 3
- Touch screen
- Mausberry Circuit Power Supply
- USB Consult cable (I am pretty sure this will work but I have not tested it yet. Let me know if you get it and it works)
or
How to run for development
This will loop through MPH RPM and Temp so you can style things without being connected to a car :)
npm run dev