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Software Configuration

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If you purchased the pre-assembled version (PocketTerm35-Pi4 / Pi5):

👉 It is ready to use out of the box, no additional configuration required

  • Default username: pi
  • Default password: raspberry

Method 1: Flash Official Image and Configure​

  1. Connect the TF card to the PC, download and use Raspberry Pi Imager to flash the corresponding system image.

    Flashing DSI Image

  2. After flashing, open the config.txt file in the root directory of the TF card and add the following lines at the end of config.txt.

      dtparam=i2c_arm=on
      dtoverlay=waveshare-35dpi-4b
      dtoverlay=waveshare-35dpi-5b
      dtoverlay=dwc2,dr_mode=host

  3. Download the PocketTerm35 DTBO file and unzip it, then copy the extracted .dtbo file to the overlays directory (/boot/overlays/).

  4. Save and safely eject the TF card, insert the TF card into the Raspberry Pi, press the power button to start and use the device.

Method 2: Flash Pre-installed Image​

  1. Download the PocketTerm35 pre-installed image: PocketTerm35-Pi4-Pi5 Pre-installed Image (Available soon).
  2. Connect the TF card to the PC, and format the TF card using SDFormatter software.
  3. Open Win32DiskImager software, select the system image prepared in step 1, and click Write to flash the system image.
  4. After flashing, safely eject the TF card, insert it into the Raspberry Pi, press the power button to start and use the device.