How to connect to a Raspberry Pi Zero W on the field

[dverleysen]

Hi,

I just bought a Raspberry Pi Zero W with cam to setup for creating timelapse video's on the field. I don't have made a decision yet what kind of software I will use. But for config on the field, without any connection to a network. How will I be able to setup the Pi to start and configure the speed, duration, ... of taking photo's for creating a timelapse?

How can I login with laptop/phone to the Pi to configure some steps and start the script?
I can make a standard script and run this on boot, but every situation will require some other shooting options (duration, ...).

Idea: Run a webserver on the Pi Zero with some config possibilities and a preview of the last image taken. But how can I access this page with laptop/phone and no network. Remember this setup will be placed in the field, somewhere without any wifi or network connection.

On a Pi Zero there's only a USB and wifi available.


Thanks for the tips!

[B.Goode]

First you will need to install an Operating System on a microSD card and use that to boot your RPi Zero. The Raspberry Pi Foundation recommended and supported Raspbian Operating System is the obvious default choice. https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/

For connectivity there are multiple options:

Configure the laptop or phone as a WiFi access point/hotspot, and get the RPi to associate with it as a WiFi client; https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... /README.md

Configure the RPi as a WiFi access point/hotspot, and get the laptop/phone to associate with it as as WiFi clients; https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s-point.md

Configure the RPi as an ethernet 'gadget' via its usb connection, and make a wired connection between vthe devices using a usb cable. https://gist.github.com/gbaman/975e2db1 ... e45e8fd40a