Cosmik Streamer Build guide

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Getting started

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Pre-release first-run sequence showing Raspberry Pi power first, goggles next, aircraft last, setup Wi-Fi, owner setup, licence activation, and Flight View, with final customer-image validation still pending
The intended first-run sequence Pre-release: final customer-image and first-contact checks remain open.

This page is the short operating sequence. If you are assembling the hardware yourself, read Hardware and installation first.

Pre-release: the official customer image and final first-contact Wi-Fi wording are not published yet. The steps below describe the verified design without inventing a download link, card size, or setup password.

1. Prepare the card

  1. Download the official Cosmik release image when the release page opens.
  2. In Raspberry Pi Imager, choose Use Custom, select the image, then select the correct microSD card.
  3. Let Imager complete both the write and verification.
  4. Insert the card while the Raspberry Pi is powered off.

2. Connect the hardware

  1. Connect the goggles to the Pi's USB-C socket with a data-capable cable.
  2. Connect an optional monitor by micro-HDMI and an optional network cable by Ethernet.
  3. Connect one release-approved power route: GPIO power or a compatible PoE HAT.

The USB-C socket is carrying goggles data for Cosmik Streamer. It is not the power input in this build.

3. Start in order

  1. Raspberry Pi first.
  2. Goggles next.
  3. Drone last.

4. Finish first setup

The first-run browser screen creates the owner account, the operating Wi-Fi name and password, and the country where the radio will be used. The precise first-contact network instruction will be published only after its legal and customer-image release checks are complete.

After setup, open http://cosmik.local. If that name is already in use on the same network, try cosmik-2.local, then cosmik-3.local. Those suffixes are automatic collision names, not permanent unit numbers.

5. Activate the licence

If video is locked, sign in to the Console, open Licence, choose the complete cosmik-licence.key file, and select Activate video. A new key binds locally to the first compatible Raspberry Pi where it is accepted. The Pi does not need internet access for later licence checks.

6. Open Flight View

Open Console → Flight View. The ordinary address remains the guest viewing page; the password-protected Console contains recording, media, output, and settings.

Powering off

Open Console → System and use Power off. It asks once to confirm, then shuts the Streamer down properly so the memory card is never at risk. Give it about ten seconds and then unplug it; the red light staying on simply means power is still connected.

Pulling the plug is not a shutdown method. Use the Power off control rather than cutting power while the Streamer is running.

Source: /docs/getting-started.md