Getting Started
Last revision 2026/01/24
This guide walks you through the initial setup of a Raspberry Pi system, covering installation of the OS, enabling necessary features like I2C, and downloading software for real-time monitoring of system metrics such as temperature and CPU usage.
Function introduction
the place for OLED screen is reserved on the board to display CPU temperature, CPU usage, hard disk space, memory and IP address in real-time.
This fan can effectively reduce the board temperature by about 15℃ in actual tests.
| Note: Raspberry Pi board is not included. |
Preparation
Raspberry Pi System Installation and Configuration
For detailed information about how to install Raspberry Pi system, please refer to the official document: Install raspberrypi guide
Power on to start Raspberry Pi system. The Camera and I2C are all in disabled state for the initial Pi system so we have to enable them mannually. Run the command:
command: sudo raspi-config
Select option 5, enable I2C and then restart.
Software Download
There are two ways to download and transfer software packages to Raspberry Pi
- Run the command:
command: cd ~
command: git clone https://github.com/OldWang-666/temp_control.git
Copy the files into Raspberry Pi system directly.
- Click the link to download software package
The software package can be tansferred into Raspberry Pi system via samba or copied into the system using U-disk.
Unzip the software package
Open Raspberry Pi terminal, find the temp_control.zip file we tranferred into just now.
Input the following command to unzip the file:
command: unzip temp_control.zip
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