Introduction: HOW TO USE ANDROID DEVICE AS RASPBERRY PI MONITOR
If you are here in this tutorial then you must know about Raspberry Pi and it's use. So without making more delay let's start this process. But before we start I want to clarify somethings -
1. I have used Raspbian Os in this case.
2. It is one of the many ways by which you can get the same result. So if you don't fell comfortable you can use other methods also.
3. The apps I have used not the only one of it's kind available in play store. But I found these very helpful and easy to use.
4. The whole process with take 3-4 minutes of time though it largely depends on your internet connection speed.
5. We have a separate video demonstrating the whole process. So you can check it out. link -
So, let's start..
Step 1: Install Operating System in PI
You can skip this step if you have installed the OS already in the PI. If yes then go to step 2 or else look the complete OS installing instructions in this link that I uploaded some days back.
Step 2: Download the Required Apps
Download and Install 3 apps from play store on your android device.
1. Network Scanner
2. Mobile SSH
3. VNC Server
For your convenience I am giving the app icons.
Step 3: Power Up PI and Connect With Router
Connect USB power adapter to your PI.(5V-2A recomended).
Connect the Ethernet port of PI to the LAN port in your router.
Step 4: Find IP Address of Your PI
Open Network Scanner app.
Before that make sure that your PI and the android device should be in the same network, Otherwise this process will not work.
So, as soon as you open the app it will start scanning the network by it's own. Stop the scanning process if you find the name of "Raspberry Pi Foundation" then stop the scan and note down the IP address of the PI. Here in this case the IP is 198.162.0.100. It will be different for you.
Close this app.
Step 5: Create SSH Connection With Your PI
Now open Mobile SSH app.
Go to SSH settings and enter the previously noted IP address. Don't change other settings.
Come back to main screen of the app and click on connect. Type in "pi" as username and "raspberry" as password to log in to the PI.
Type this command - "sudo apt-get install tightvncserver" (Exclude " ")
Wait for the software to ready. And again type in only "tightvncserver" and send.
It will ask for a password. Give the password and give it again to verify. Remember the password.
Note down the desktop number. Here it is 1.
Look at the screenshots for reference.
Step 6: Use Vnc Viewer to View PI Screen in Your Android Device
Open VNC Viewer app.
Go to settings and create a new connection to the IP address of your PI. Give a colon after your IP address and type in your desktop number. like this - "192.168.0.100:1". For you it will be different.
Click on connect. If any security warning comes ignore that and continue. This is not harmful so be relaxed.
After that the app will ask that password which you have given in last step. Give that and continue.
BINGO!! Now you are on the monitor of your raspberry.
So that's it. I have tried to write in brief because you can get the whole thing if you go through the pics provided step by step. In spite of that if you face any error or any difficulty in completing the process feel free to ask me in the comment.
Take a look at our Youtube cannel 'Being Engineers' - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpB6R5qY3ZQt00C5K...
Thank you.
