SunFounder Pironman User manual

SunFounder Pironman
www.sunfounder.com
Nov 01, 2022

CONTENTS
1 1. What Else Should We Prepare? 3
2 2. Component List and Assembly Instructions 5
3 3. Installing the OS 7
4 4. Login to Raspberry Pi 15
4.1 If You Have a Screen ........................................... 15
4.2 If You Have No Screen .......................................... 16
5 5. Set up the Pironman 23
5.1 Change the config.txt ........................................ 23
5.2 Install pironman module ........................................ 23
5.3 Modify the Configuration ........................................ 24
6 6. About Hardware 27
6.1 Features .................................................. 27
6.2 Main Board ................................................ 29
6.3 OLED Screen ............................................... 30
6.4 Cooling Fan ............................................... 31
6.5 WS2812 RGB Strip ........................................... 31
6.6 Power Button ............................................... 32
6.7 IR Receiver ................................................ 32
6.8 M.2 SATA SSD .............................................. 33
7 7. Appendix 39
7.1 Remote Desktop ............................................. 39
7.2 Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi Use OSMC ................................ 48
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Pironman is SunFounder’s customized Mini PC for Raspberry Pi. Just connect the screen, mouse and keyboard, and
you can use it for projects, entertainment and office.
• Small size of 4.43” x 2.69” x 4.68”
• Raspberry Pi mini PC
• Tower cooler can cool a 100% CPU load Pi to 39°C at 25°C room temperature
• 0.96” OLED Display showing Raspberry Pi’s CPU usage, temperature, disk usage, IP address, RAM usage etc
• Onboard USB to M.2 SATA SSD, TRIM supported
• RGB Fan, with GPIO control
• 16 WS2812 Addressable RGB LEDs
• IR Receiver for multi-media center like Kodi or Volumio
• External GPIO extender with pin name label
• Power status memory, remembers the power status, automatically boot after accident power cut off
• Aluminum main body with clear Acrylic side panel
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CHAPTER
ONE
1. WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE PREPARE?
Required Components
• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
Pirionman is fully compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. If you have Raspberry Pi
1B+/2B/3B/3B+, you can use them as well, but the tower cooler inside the Pironman may not be
as compatible.
• 5V/3A Power Adapter
This 5V/3A power adapter plugs into Pironman’s Power connector and powers all components. You
can power the Raspberry Pi 4 separately if you are also connecting other devices that consume a lot
of power.
• Micro SD Card
As the Raspberry Pi is completely enclosed in the Pironman, we have reserved an additional micro
SD port for you. The micro SD card you use should have a capacity at least 8GB.
Optional Components
• M.2 SATA SSD
Note:
–The M.2 SSD interface only supports SATA protocol, not NVME/PCIe.
–For more information on how to mount SSD to Pironman and the related configuration, please
refer to :M.2 SATA SSD.
In the Pironman’s mainboard, there is an M.2 SSD connector for installing your M.2 SSD.
An M.2 SSD is a small form factor solid-state drive (SSD) that is used in internally mounted storage
expansion cards. M.2 SSDs conform to a computer industry specification and are designed to enable
high-performance storage in thin, power-constrained devices, such as ultrabook laptops and tablet
computers.
• Screen
To view the desktop environment of Raspberry Pi, you need to use the screen that can be a TV screen
or a computer monitor. If the screen has built-in speakers, the Pi plays sounds via them.
• Micro HDMI Cable
There are two Micro HDMI output ports on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, and you will need a converter
cable to connect it to your screen.
• Mouse & Keyboard
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When you use a screen, a USB keyboard and a USB mouse are also needed.
• Sound or Earphone
The Raspberry Pi is equipped with an audio port about 3.5 mm that can be used when your screen
has no built-in speakers or when there is no screen operation.
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CHAPTER
TWO
2. COMPONENT LIST AND ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Before assembling the Pironman, please first verify that all parts and components have been included. If there are any
missing or damaged components, please contact SunFounder immediately at [e-mail] to resolve the issue
as soon as possible.
Please follow the steps on the following PDF for assembly instructions:
[PDF]Component List and Assembly of Pironman.
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CHAPTER
THREE
3. INSTALLING THE OS
Note:
• You can check the complete tutorial on the official website of the Raspberry Pi: raspberry-pi-setting-up.
• If your Raspberry Pi is set up, you can skip the part and go into the next chapter.
Step 1
Raspberry Pi have developed a graphical SD card writing tool that works on Mac OS, Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows,
and is the easiest option for most users as it will download the image and install it automatically to the SD card.
Visit the download page: https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/. Click on the link for the Raspberry Pi Imager that
matches your operating system, when the download finishes, click it to launch the installer.
Step 2
When you launch the installer, your operating system may try to block you from running it. For example, on Windows
I receive the following message:
If this pops up, click on More info and then Run anyway, then follow the instructions to install the Raspberry Pi
Imager.
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Step 3
Insert your SD card into the computer or laptop SD card slot.
Step 4
In the Raspberry Pi Imager, select the OS that you want to install and the SD card you would like to install it on.
Note:
• You will need to be connected to the internet the first time.
• That OS will then be stored for future offline use(lastdownload.cache,C:/Users/yourname/
AppData/Local/Raspberry Pi/Imager/cache). So the next time you open the software, it will
have the display “Released: date, cached on your computer”.
Step 5
Select the SD card you are using.
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Step 6
Press Ctrl+Shift+X or click the setting icon to open the Advanced options page to enable SSH and set username and
password.
Note:
• Now that the Raspberry Pi doesn’t have a default password, you will need to set it yourself. Also,
the username can be changed.
• For remote access, you will also need to enable SSH manually.
Then scroll down to complete the wifi configuration and click SAVE.
Note: wifi country should be set the two-letter ISO/IEC alpha2 code for the country in which you are using
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your Raspberry Pi.
Step 7
Click the WRITE button.
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Step 8
If your SD card currently has any files on it, you may wish to back up these files first to prevent you from permanently
losing them. If there is no file to be backed up, click Yes.
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Step 9
After waiting for a period of time, the following window will appear to represent the completion of writing.
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CHAPTER
FOUR
4. LOGIN TO RASPBERRY PI
4.1 If You Have a Screen
If you have a screen, it will be easy for you to operate on the Pironman.
1. Insert the TF card (Micro SD card) you’ve set up with Raspberry Pi OS into the micro SD card slot on the
Pironman.
2. Plug in the Mouse and Keyboard.
3. Connect the screen to Raspberry Pi’s HDMI port.
4. Power the Pironman with a 5V/3A Type C cable and press the power button on the Pironman to turn it on.
5. After a few seconds, the Raspberry Pi OS desktop will be displayed.
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6. Now you can open the terminal by clicking the icon in the upper left corner.
Note: Don’t forget to press the power button on the Pironman to turn it on.
4.2 If You Have No Screen
If you don’t have a display, you can log in to the Raspberry Pi remotely. However, you need to get the IP address of
the Raspberry Pi first and then use an application to log in to the Raspberry Pi as SSH.
Note:
• In order to login remotely to Raspberry Pi you must enable SSH, set up a username and password, and configure
the correct Wi-Fi when installing Raspberry Pi OS. Please refer to Step 6 of:3. Installing the OS for a detailed
tutorial.
• Don’t forget to press the power button on the Pironman to turn it on.
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