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Enable Remote Access to GPIO Pins



If you are using your Raspberry Pi via SSH or a Remote Desktop session, you need to enable remote access of the GPIO Pins, to do this from the command line, do the following:

  sudo raspi-config
  ┌──────────────────┤ Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool (raspi-config) ├───────────────────┐
  │                                                                                                │
  │    1 Expand Filesystem                       Ensures that all of the SD card storage is        │
  │    2 Change User Password                    Change password for the default user (pi)         │
  │    3 Boot Options                            Choose whether to boot into a desktop envi        │
  │    4 Wait for Network at Boot                Choose whether to wait for network connect        │
  │    5 Internationalisation Options            Set up language and regional settings to m        │
  │    6 Enable Camera                           Enable this Pi to work with the Raspberry         │
  │    7 Add to Rastrack                         Add this Pi to the online Raspberry Pi Map        │
  │    8 Overclock                               Configure overclocking for your Pi                │
  │    9 Advanced Options                        Configure advanced settings                       │
  │    0 About raspi-config                      Information about this configuration tool         │
  │                                                                                                │
  │                                                                                                │
  │                           <Select>                           <Finish>                          │
  │                                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  Advanced Options:
  ┌──────────────────┤ Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool (raspi-config) ├───────────────────┐
  │                                                                                                │
  │    A1 Overscan                               You may need to configure overscan if blac  ↑     │
  │    A2 Hostname                               Set the visible name for this Pi on a netw  ▮     │
  │    A3 Memory Split                           Change the amount of memory made available  ▒     │
  │    A4 SSH                                    Enable/Disable remote command line access   ▒     │
  │    A5 SPI                                    Enable/Disable automatic loading of SPI ke  ▒     │
  │    A6 I2C                                    Enable/Disable automatic loading of I2C ke  ▒     │
  │    A7 Serial                                 Enable/Disable shell and kernel messages o  ▒     │
  │    A8 Audio                                  Force audio out through HDMI or 3.5mm jack  ▒     │
  │    A9 1-Wire                                 Enable/Disable one-wire interface           ▒     │
  │    AA GPIO Server                            Enable/Disable remote access to GPIO pins   ↓     │
  │                                                                                                │
  │                                                                                                │
  │                           <Select>                           <Back>                            │
  │                                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  Select GPIO Server
                     ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
                     │                                                          │
                     │ Would you like the GPIO server to be accessible over the │
                     │ network?                                                 │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │                                                          │
                     │               <Yes>                  <No>                │
                     │                                                          │
                     └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  You will get a confirmation that the GPIO Server is available.
  ┌──────────────────┤ Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool (raspi-config) ├───────────────────┐
  │                                                                                                │
  │    1 Expand Filesystem                       Ensures that all of the SD card storage is        │
  │    2 Change User Password                    Change password for the default user (pi)         │
  │    3 Boot Options                            Choose whether to boot into a desktop envi        │
  │    4 Wait for Network at Boot                Choose whether to wait for network connect        │
  │    5 Internationalisation Options            Set up language and regional settings to m        │
  │    6 Enable Camera                           Enable this Pi to work with the Raspberry         │
  │    7 Add to Rastrack                         Add this Pi to the online Raspberry Pi Map        │
  │    8 Overclock                               Configure overclocking for your Pi                │
  │    9 Advanced Options                        Configure advanced settings                       │
  │    0 About raspi-config                      Information about this configuration tool         │
  │                                                                                                │
  │                                                                                                │
  │                           <Select>                           <Finish>                          │
  │                                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  Now Select Finish - You will be back at the command prompt (you may need to reboot)



enable_remote_access_to_gpio_pins.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/09 22:35 by 127.0.0.1