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Booting and Accessing KNEO Pi

There are several ways to boot and access your KNEO Pi, depending on your setup and hardware availability. Follow the method that best suits your environment.

Local Access

If you do not have access to a LAN or Wi-Fi connection, you can directly interact with the KNEO Pi by connecting a keyboard, mouse, and monitor:

  • Insert the microSD card with prepared OS into the KNEO Pi.
  • Connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the KNEO Pi via USB and HDMI ports, respectively.
  • Plug in the USB-C power, and the KNEO Pi will boot to the operating system within a few minutes.
  • Once booted, you can use the keyboard and mouse to interact with the KNEO Pi and install any required software or updates.
login account/password
  • root/root for root permission
  • alarm/alarm for normal permission

Network Access (LAN)

If you connect the KNEO Pi to a LAN, DHCP is enabled by default, meaning it will automatically obtain an IP address. To find the assigned IP:

  • Insert the microSD card with prepared OS into the KNEO Pi.
  • Plug in the USB-C power, and the KNEO Pi will boot to the operating system within a few minutes.
  • Via the opened terminal on the KNEO Pi. Run the command: ifconfig.
  • Note the IP address assigned to the network interface.
  • Once you have the IP, you can access the KNEO Pi remotely via SSH: 
    #Replace <kneo_pi_ip_address> with the actual IP address of your KNEO Pi.
ssh alarm@<kneo_pi_ip_address>

Info

For security reasons, SSH login as the root user is disabled by default. After logging in, you can switch to the root user using the su command.

Network Access (WLAN)

For WiFi access, you’ll need to connect an external USB WiFi module to the KNEO Pi. See Networking Configuration for details.

Headless Access via UART (No Monitor/Keyboard)

For headless usage without a connected monitor or keyboard/mouse, you can access the KNEO Pi using a USB-to-TTL serial cable through a console tool:

  • Insert the microSD card with prepared OS into the KNEO Pi.

  • Connect the USB-to-TTL serial cable to your computer and the GPIO pin header KNEO Pi.

    How to use UART connection?

    Refer to Using UART

  • Plug in the USB-C power, and the KNEO Pi will boot to the operating system within a few minutes.

  • Once connected, you will have console access to control and manage the device, even without a network connection.