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Flash the Raspberry Pi 5

Write the matched Asimov Raspberry Pi image to a microSD card without OS customization.

Install Raspberry Pi Imager

Download Raspberry Pi Imager for Linux, or install it on Debian, Ubuntu, or Raspberry Pi OS:

sudo apt install rpi-imager

Download Raspberry Pi Imager for macOS, or install it with Homebrew:

brew install --cask raspberry-pi-imager

Download and run the Raspberry Pi Imager installer for Windows.

Write the Card

  1. Insert a microSD card of 32 GB or larger into the laptop.
  2. Open Raspberry Pi Imager.
  3. Under Choose OS, select Use custom and choose asimov-rpi-v<version>.img.xz.
  4. Under Choose Storage, select the intended microSD card.
  5. Select Next.

Do not apply OS customization

When Imager offers to apply OS customisation, choose “No”. The image already contains the robot's hostname, user, and WiFi setup. Letting Imager override them will stop the robot's setup network from appearing in Step 5.

  1. Wait for writing and verification to complete.
  2. Insert the microSD card into the powered-off Raspberry Pi 5.

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Install Raspberry Pi Imager
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