CHIP computer: connection to WiFi, SSH, UART

Hooray. Another article is on the world.

How to connect to WiFi, using SSH, using UART and how to connect CHIP computer to display/TV.

Articles about CHIP computer:
CHIP computer: first sight and comparison with Raspberry Pi Zero – pizero
CHIP computer: connection to WiFi, SSH, UART
CHIP computer: speed of USB, WiFi, current consumption and pictures from thermal image
CHIP computer: flashing OS, python, LED and blinking of LED after boot
CHIP computer: USB webcam
CHIP computer: USB webcam
CHIP computer: I2C bus – AD7415 temperature sensor

You get cabel for composite input with CHIP computeru. Default setting is NTSC norm, but in a lot of countries is PAL norm. Nevertheless, it will work – black and white screen. Connect YELLOW cinch cabel to Y composite input (Video In).

Then you connect mouse and keyboard and you can run WiFi connection and do another things.

But somebody doesn’t have display/TV with composite input. Then you have to use SSH. But the CHIP is not connected to WiFi yet.

Ok, we use USB-UART converter.

Connect USB-UART converter to CHIP computer.
RX – TX

TX – RX

GND – GND

115800, 1 stop bit, none parity.

You can use popular Putty program.

After connecting, you see booting of CHIP.

At the end of boot, you can write hostname and password – the same like with SSH.

default hostname: chip

password: chip

You have a few opportunities how to connect to WiFi.
sudo nmcli device wifi connect SSID_NAME password “YOUR_PASSWD”

example:
sudo nmcli device wifi connect MyWiFi password MySecretPassword

or you can use pre-installed program:
sudo nmtui

You will see “connectiong to WiFi”, “editing of WiFi connection” and “change hostname”.

Write (after connection):
sudo iw dev

You will see wlan0 and wlan1. In wlan0 is SSID name of active WiFi connection.

Now, you can use SSH instead of USB-UART converter.
SSH is enabled.

Into terminal:
chip@IP_address

password: chip

Wooow.

For installing of program (e.g. MC), write this commands:
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install mc

Share the article:
Show your
Maker soul!
Buy a T-Shirt
Coffee for Chiptron
Give a boost to the next article

Related Articles

I would like to tell you that I’m not prefessional in security, but i would like to show you article about basic security of linux server. Sources for this article is my own experinces and literature search. With distribution of…

How you could see on social networks, I recieved CHIP computer. Very popular kistarter project. But I would like to show comparison between CHIP computer and Raspberry Pi Zero – pizero. You find some important articles and pictures in this…

Another article about CHIP computer. In this article find speed of USB, WiFi, current consumption (during boot and after boot), log from boot pictures from thermal imager. Articles about CHIP computer: CHIP computer: first sight and comparison with Raspberry Pi…

We know the CHIP computer, we connected to WiFi, we used UART, we tried WiFi speed connection and USB flashdisc, we measured power consumption during the boot and after boot and we blinked with LED. Today, we use USB webcam.…

We flash new OS, install the python and we will blink LED. And how do you know that CHIP computer is ready? The LED will blink. Articles about CHIP computer: CHIP computer: first sight and comparison with Raspberry Pi Zero…