Software
After starting up the machine for the first time, the case fans run unnervingly at full blast and the OLED output is blank. Don’t worry, we need to install the Pironman software.
There’s the familiar command to update the system.
$ sudo apt-get update
Next install git and Python:
$ sudo apt-get install git -y
$ sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools -y
Clone the Pironman 5’s GitHub repository:
$ cd ~
$ git clone https://github.com/sunfounder/pironman5.git
Change into the newly created directory and install the software.
$ cd ~/pironman5
$ sudo python3 install.py
Once the software is installed, I can access an attractive web interface to monitor the Pi 5 and also change many settings. Point the web browser to http://localhost:34001/.
Here’s what you’ll see.
There’s a history monitor.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction and Assembly
Page 2 – Software
Page 3 – Cooling
Page 4 – Disk Performance
Page 5 – WiFi Performance
Page 6 – Summary