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Pi-Star hotspot getting started

Posted: 15 Feb 2019 02:29 PM PST
http://blog.marxy.org/2019/02/pi-sta...g-started.html

The hotspot board I ordered via eBay for AU$60 arrived (I note the price
has increased recently). It turns out to be labeled a Jumbo Spot rev 1.6. I
already had the Raspberry Pi Zero but the other parts came as shown here.




The metal box is very solid, the board is good quality and the OLED display
was already soldered in place. There was some soldering in that the pin
headers for attaching to