Download and install the tool on your Pi
Download the tool on your Raspberry Pi and unzip using following command
tar -zxvf pico_tools.tar.gz
This will create a folder pico_tools and extract all required files in that folder. |
Few things to note about this tool
- Connect PiConsole on the GPIO header of your Pi.
- Ensure that your smart-phone is not connected to the PiConsole.
(Disconnect the phone or turn off Bluetooth on your phone). - If your PiConsole has USB port, ensure that there is nothing connected to that port.
- While running tool it will reboot your Pi two times, let it do it's steps, do not cancel the process.
- It takes about 3 minutes to complete all it's steps.
- This tool works only with PiConsole-BTi (Bluetooth 4.0 models)
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How to change passcode
Run the tool as:
cd pico_tools
sudo ./config_pico.bash -p 1212
Note that passcode must be between 2 and 6 digits long (numeric only). |
How to change Name of your PiConsole
Run tool as:
cd pico_tools
sudo ./config_pico.bash -n NewName
Note that name must be alphanumeric upto 12 digits long (no spaces or punctuations) |
How to find current Name/Passcode of your PiConsole
Run tool as:
cd pico_tools
sudo ./config_pico.bash -q
The result of query will be stored in /var/tmp/query_piconsole.[date-time] |
How to change firmware of your PiConsole
For this step, ensure that nothing is connected to USB port of your PiConsole. | Run tool as:
cd pico_tools
sudo ./config_pico.bash -f fileName
Where fileName is the name of the firmware file. This file must be in the current folder (pico_tools in this case).
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