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If your Portsdown transmitter is normally configured to boot up and be used in Touchscreen mode and you want to change some parameters such as station name simply follow this procedure:
 
If your Portsdown transmitter is normally configured to boot up and be used in Touchscreen mode and you want to change some parameters such as station name simply follow this procedure:
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*Connect the RPi to the same network as your PC, and turn the Portsdown on.  After it has booted up, use the IP Scanner to find the IP address of your RPi.
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*Open Putty and enter the IP address of your RPi and open a connection.  At the logon prompt enter the default username of pi and the password given to you with the card.  The console menu will start automatically and you will see the following screen:
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'''Note - in all menus press the up and down PC keyboard arrows to highlight the item that you require and then the space bar to select it (don’t forget this!).  Then press Enter to make the changes and return to the main menu.'''
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Revision as of 17:29, 3 January 2017

If your Portsdown transmitter is normally configured to boot up and be used in Touchscreen mode and you want to change some parameters such as station name simply follow this procedure:

  • Connect the RPi to the same network as your PC, and turn the Portsdown on. After it has booted up, use the IP Scanner to find the IP address of your RPi.
  • Open Putty and enter the IP address of your RPi and open a connection. At the logon prompt enter the default username of pi and the password given to you with the card. The console menu will start automatically and you will see the following screen:

Note - in all menus press the up and down PC keyboard arrows to highlight the item that you require and then the space bar to select it (don’t forget this!). Then press Enter to make the changes and return to the main menu.

1-2 Main Menu.jpg