setup.md

terminal login details:

username: pi
password: raspberry

----- install software -----

update and upgrade raspberry pi software

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

install pigpiod

wget abyz.co.uk/rpi/pigpio/pigpio.zip
unzip pigpio.zip
cd PIGPIO
make
sudo make install
cd ~

install bluetooth libraries

sudo apt-get install libusb-dev
sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-dev --fix-missing
sudo apt-get install libudev-dev
sudo apt-get install libical-dev
sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev
sudo apt-get install libdbus-glib-1-dev
sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez blueman
sudo apt-get install python-bluez

----- start servo daemon & bluetooth dongle -----

you'll need to run these every time you start the raspberry pi

run pigpiod daemon

sudo pigpiod

startup the bluetooth dongle

sudo hciconfig hci0 up

----- how to get the pigpiod daemon & bluetooth dongle running every time automatically

open the system crontab file

sudo crontab -e

first time it'll ask you which editor you want to use, select /bin/nano (2)

add these two lines:

@reboot sudo pigpiod
@reboot sudo hciconfig hci0 up

then press ctrl-x and press 'y' to save your changes

reboot the pi

sudo shutdown -r now

when it reboots you should be able to run the servo or scan for beacons without having to startup those daemons manually