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Instructions to Update 3.5" Nextion Screen
DIR By: VE3RD
Date: August 10, 2024, 7:55 pm
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The following Installation METHODS require the Support Scripts
Directory.
If it does not exist on your hotspot, Install it as follows.
Log into your hotspot
User ID = pi-star
Password = raspberry
Type ls -al
If you see the Scripts directory in the resultant list, proceed
to Method 1
Otherwise do the following
Type rpi-rw
Type sudo su
Type git clone
HTML https://github.com/TGIF-Network/Scripts
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METHOD 1 - Pi-Star Script
1) Log into your Pi-Star Hotspot via PUTTY (Do Not Use the
Pi-Star SSH Shell)
2) TYPE sudo su
Do This (or)
3) TYPE rpi-rw
4) TYPE rm -r Scripts
5) TYPE git clone
HTML https://github.com/TGIF-Network/Scripts
6) TYPE cd Scripts
(or) cut & paste the following
rpi-rw;rm -r Scripts;git clone
HTML https://github.com/TGIF-Network/Scripts;cd
Scripts
Here you have a choice
A) Mitch EA7KDO's Screen Package
7) TYPE ./gitcopy2.sh
and follow the prompts
or
B) Phil VE3RD's Beta Package
7) TYPE ./gitbeta2.sh
and follow the prompts
8) In about 10-12 seconds you will see a script complete
message
Now, go to your Nextion Display and select the Flash Screen
Touch "Select" in the top right corner, This will expose the
FLASH button.
Press the FLASH Button
8) The screen will restart when the flash sequence completes.
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METHOD 2 - SCREEN FLASH
1) Select the FLASH Screen on your Nextion Display.
2) Touch "Select" in the top right corner of the screen. This
will expose the FLASH and GitCpy buttons.
If your screen has two buttons as follows (Gitpyy EA7KDO) and
(GitCpy BETA) then proceed. otherwise do METHODE 1 above
3) To load Mitch's Screen package press GitCpy EA7KDO
or
3) To load Phil's Beta Screen package press GitCpy BETA
4) In about 10-12 seconds you will see a script complete
message
5) Press Flash
6) The screen will restart when the flash sequence completes.
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