3.1 Installation of components on Raspberry Pi

  1. On your Raspberry Pi, install GIT
    sudo apt install git
  2. Go to your home directory
    cd ~
  3. Download the latest revision of installation scripts
    git clone https://github.com/rexcontrols/rex-install-rpi.git --branch v2.50
  4. Change the working directory
    cd rex-install-rpi
  5. Depending on your hardware, run ONLY ONE of the following installation scripts
    • For bare Raspberry Pi:
      sudo bash install-rex.sh
    • For Raspberry Pi with the Monarco HAT:
      sudo bash install-rex-monarcohat.sh
    • For Raspberry Pi with UniPi extension board:
      sudo bash install-rex-unipi.sh
    • For Raspberry Pi with PiFace Digital extension board:
      sudo bash install-rex-pifacedigital.sh
  6. Perform reboot if you are asked for it and you are done.

Right after the installation the RexCore runtime module is started automatically in the background as a daemon and it is possible to establish connection between the host PC and the Raspberry Pi using the RexDraw and/or RexView programs. RexCore also automatically runs upon system (re)start.