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Field connection to the Raspberry Pi

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Field connection to the Raspberry Pi

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- The Raspberry Pi is a great tool for remote data collection. With a weatherproof enclosure, you can set up a sophisticated sensor platform far from any network. At some point you'll need to collect data. Again, far from any network. So how do you communicate with a Raspberry Pi when there is no network available? Today let's talk about setting up a direct connection to the Raspberry Pi without the use of any network hardware. Hi, I'm Mark Niemann-Ross and welcome to this week's edition of "Raspberry Pi Weekly." Every week we explore the Raspberry Pi and share useful tips. There are several ways to retrieve data without a network. The simplest method is to simply write the data to a local file on the Raspberry Pi and then when you're in the field, swap out the SD card and bring it home for processing. The second method is to establish a TTY connection over the serial pins in the GPIO. I've already demonstrated how to…

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