Controlling the Pi from the Command Line

Install Termius

Termius is a program that will let us “hack” the Pi. Download it and install it to your computer. Open Termius

Note: You need to be connected to the internet for this!

Add your Pi as a host

Disconnect from the internet, connect to your Pi’s network and open Termius

Add a new host with these settings

Connect and run happy snaps

Make sure your Pi is on and you are running the happy snaps command. Take a few pictures.

Connect with SFTP

Go to the SFTP tab on Termius and Connect to your host. You should see all the files on the Pi.

Go find your happy snaps

Go to /stem_club/happy snaps/

You will see a list of images. Double click on them to see what was captured. Look at a few, not just one

Tiny Images

Some of them are tiny - can you work out what the tiny images are? Write your answer in your lab book

Image Quality

Give your images a score out of 10. Take a look at other peoples images - write down your ideas for getting the best image from the Pi Camera.