Remotely Interfacing with the GUI
In this mode, you will place the Raspberry Pi on your network and remote into it from whatever
computer you want. The benefit of this approach is that you do not have to be physically near
the Turret to control it. However, this will require some setup. Specifically, you will need to:
● Connect your Raspberry Pi to a network (via Wifi or Ethernet)
● Install software on your personal computer and on the Pi to allow remote control
● Remote into the Pi from your computer over the network
Step 1
To get started, hook up a mouse, monitor, and keyboard to your Raspberry Pi, and turn it
on. If you plan on using an Ethernet cable to connect the Pi to your network, plug it in
now, and skip to Step 2. Otherwise, mouse over to the top-right of your screen and hit
the ‘Wifi’ icon. Scroll down to where it says ‘Disconnect’ (should be under ‘pibot’) and
press it. After a couple of seconds, you should be able to see other available networks.
Click your desired network and type in the password (assuming there is one).
Next, click the ‘Wifi’ icon again, and scroll down to where it says ‘Edit Connections…’.
Click it, then double click the ‘pibot’ name in the window that pops up. Navigate to the
‘General’ tab and uncheck ‘Automatically connect to this network when it is available.’
Then, click ‘Save’. Now, double-click your network name and navigate to its ‘General’
tab. Make sure that the two checkboxes below are checked, then click ‘Save’.
● Automatically connect to this network when it is available
● All users may connect to this network
Step 2
In this step, you should install software on the Raspberry Pi and your own computer to
allow remote control. While it is completely up to you what to install, we recommend
installing TeamViewer. Look at the tutorial at
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-teamviewer/ to learn how to install it on the Pi and
your computer.
Step 3
In this step, you should remote into the Raspberry Pi from your own computer.
Regardless of which software you installed, make sure to write down any information you
might need before removing your keyboard, mouse, and monitor from the Pi. For
example, if using TeamViewer, you should write down the Pi’s TeamViewer ID and
Password somewhere safe. Now, when you remotely access the Pi, you should see the
Turret Control GUI! Make sure to look at the Turret Control Tutorial guide to get familiar
with it. If you would like to control the Turret with the PS4 controller in addition to the
GUI, just follow the directions specified in the ‘PS4 Control’ section above. As an FYI, if
