G300Ni
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RE-INSTALLING SOFTWARE
This section is intended to instruct in the installation of open source software on the Comar
G300Ni. Third party proprietary networked implementations of the G300Ni are outside the scope
of this manual. The micro computer embedded in the G300Ni is a
Raspberry
Pi 3™
unit.
9.1
Installing Open Source Software
The G300Ni is shipped without software and can be installed with any operating system that
works on the
Raspberry Pi 3™
micro computer. Full information and additional details can be
found on the Raspberry Foundation website:
The G300Ni can run a number of operating systems and these are listed and explained on the
official Raspberry Foundation website. Comar Systems recommend using
Raspbian,
the official
operating system (OS) for the Raspberry Pi, which is a Linux based OS. The following information
is based on the assumption that you will be using Raspbian. It is an open source operating system
and can be freely downloadable from the internet.
The examples in this section are based on the Raspbian OS. This section describes an example
of how to download and install software to receive data from the G300Ni.
9.2
Requirements
You will need the following:
1.
The Comar G300Ni and power supply
2.
A MicroSD data storage card. Comar recommends a high quality branded card of at least 8
GB capacity
3.
USB Mouse and keyboard or USB Bluetooth
4.
A monitor with an HDMI3 connection
5.
A connection to the internet, either using Wi-Fi or ethernet via the RJ45 port. Comar always
recommends using a direct cable connection via the RJ45 port while installing the system
software
6.
A GPS Antenna, we recommend the Comar AG100.
7.
A computer (PC or Mac) connected to the internet
9.3
Installing the Raspbian OS
Raspbian is the official Operating System for the Raspberry Pi Foundation. You have two options
to install Raspbian on an SD card:
1.
The New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS) option
2.
Installing an SD image directly
We recommend the NOOBS option.
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High-Definition Multimedia Interface
