Raspberry Pi

Welcome to the Raspberry Pi Help page.

Power

Raspberry Pi doesn't have a power button. Please shut it down from the menu properly. Connect the power supply to a socket with a power switch. Use the power switch to power the Pi on and off.

The Raspberry Pi should automatically boot into the lighting software

Restarting, Stopping, Starting the UNSWRevueStatics

Press the Windows Key to bring up the menu. Use the mouse/keyboard to navigate to the shortcuts to close/start the application.

Restarting / Shutting down Computer

Press Windows Key to bring up the menu. Navigate to shutdown. A new menu shows up letting you choose Reboot/Shut down. If you are shutting down, wait a minute. Finally, turn off the power at the power point (remember, raspberry pi does not have a power button). When you want to start it up again, flick the switch to turn it on.

Backing up show data

• Close UNSWRevueStatics program (Windows key to bring up menu, then click the appropriate menu item)
• Insert USB - open USB contents
• Use desktop shortcut to Show Data
• Copy data from show data to USB, using mouse/keyboard.
• Run Eject USB script
• Remove USB

Restoring show data

• Close UNSWRevueStatics program (Windows key to bring up menu, then click the appropriate menu item)
• Insert USB - open USB contents
• Use desktop shortcut to Show Data
• Copy data from USB to Show Data folder, using mouse/keyboard.
• Run Eject USB script
• Remove USB
• Start UNSWRevueStatics program

Re-imaging Raspberry pi

If there is a power surge or other fault, the SD Card can become corrupted. Follow this guide