Tip: This setup uses a headless setup to configure the Raspberry Pi Zero. This will allow you to connect the Pi through a serial port connection.

Insert the other end to a computer's standard USB port. With the Pi Servo Hat stacked on the Pi Zero W, take a micro-B USB cable and connect it to the Pi Servo Hat's micro-B connector. Then connecting the micro-b from the power supply to the Pi Zero W's micro-b connector labeled as 'PWR IN.' Connect the Pi Servo Hat's Serial-to-USB Converter Plug the wall adapter into a wall outlet for power. Using a sufficient 5V wall adapter, we can power the Pi Zero W. Let's walk through these steps in more detail! Power the Pi Zero W

Make some changes to start the Pi Servo Hat interface software on boot.

Download the Pi Servo Hat interface software from GitHub.

Make some changes to enable the pan-tilt control functionality.

Download and install the camera interface software from GitHub.

Enable camera interface, I2C, and SSH on the Pi Zero W.Connect to the serial debugging console on the Pi Zero W.Connect the Pi Servo Hat's Serial-to-USB Converter.Now that we've hooked up our Pi Servo Hat and assembled the hardware, we're ready to boot the Raspberry Pi Zero W for the first time! To configure the Raspberry Pi, we need to: Then save the file as 'wpa_nf' to the microSD card. Once added, modify the network ID and password for your WiFi network. Most likely, you can get away with something that looks like this: language:bash The contents of the file can be quite simple. For Linux, your default system text editor should be fine. On MacOS, TextWrangler seems to be the easiest. On Windows we recommend Notepad, as it provides WYSIWYG content and allows you to save a file with an arbitrary file extension. This file contains the information needed for your local wireless network setup.Ĭreate a new file using your favorite text editor. The last thing we need to do to prepare the microSD card is to create a 'wpa_nf' file on the card. You can also enable the camera, I2C, and SSH through Preferences > Raspberry Pi Configuration from the desktop menu. Troubleshooting Tip: For users having difficulty enabling WiFi on Pi Zero in this step, you could use the PIXEL desktop GUI if you access to a monitor and mini-HDMI adapter to connect to your network.

Pi zero setup