My Favourite iPad Pro Accessory: The Raspberry Pi 4
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- The Raspberry Pi 4 is my favourite accessory to use with the iPad Pro. In this video, learn more about what the Pi can do, what gear you need to get running with one, how to connect it to your iPad and what you'll find it useful for.
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Raspberry Pi Setup Guide - bit.ly/37menGI
Ben Hardill's USB-C Setup Guide - bit.ly/2Ky4SKQ
Checkout the official Raspberry Pi website for local stockists: bit.ly/buy-rpi4
I bought all my Pis from The PiHut: bit.ly/pihut
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For those asking about charging the Raspberry Pi and iPad while they are connected, I've been testing the Inateck 9-in-1 hub that has a full downstream USB-C port and works great for this use case: ua-cam.com/video/Au2Gtv-gQno/v-deo.html
Subbed. Q: Is there a workaround for the old Lightning equipped, non-USB-C iPad Pro? Thanks!
Me again, well I see that you've got a follow-up video covering this, so if anyone else is interested in the answer, it may be found here: ua-cam.com/video/SPSlyqo5Q2Q/v-deo.html
sadly the inateck 9-in-1 seems to be no longer available in my country! does anyone have a good alternative for usb-c charging + data?
Have you thought of adding X11 server support on the Ipad?
Then you could run graphical applications on the RPi but show them on your Ipad.
Even running xdm on the ipad and configure the RPi to connect to that when connected. That is an original use case for X11. 😜
@@AndersJackson I keep meaning to try it out. For now I've been using VNC but I should get around to getting X11 working properly.
Just smashing. You connect 1980s Unix skills to 2019 in an utterly practical way. I’m 77 and lived through it all and this kind of thinking is truly truly extraordinary.
Thanks. I really appreciate the feedback from somebody who lived the rise of Unix!
54 here and 100% the same sentiment!!! Subscribed!
I guess that's just because we don't need gui to do those work and having to have a working gui just for software development is kind of a burden since working with CLI is often practically much more efficient.
Hi old school, did you ever think some crazy ass punk rocker was gonna message you across the world and say "What's up brother!!!! Hows life treating you!? Also any advice for a 32yr old? Seriously I'm all ears teach me knowledge is an addiction to me!
56 here & and started working on Unix System V in 1985 on a Cadmus 9500 ... Hate windows (quite obvious, right). Might go that route instead of the USB-C hub for external drives. Difference, in the 80's, we didn't have SSH though (didn't need it much either).
Do you configure your Pi as a rugged FW when accessing outside networks ?
The actual explaining why you could need a RPi for IPad starts at 6:50
Seriously, I hate videos like this that stretch and drag just to hit that magic 10 minute mark. Get to the freaking point!
@@KyleFalconer1 just click on the timeline wherever you want and stop hating on something that is completely free.
My bad on this one. I expected a lot of people not to know too much about the Pi so wanted to show what it was in detail. For the follow up I’ll be including timestamps for the different sections!
@@tech_craft I did not know much about the pi so this is interesting. I'm sticking to the laptop though. My iPad Pro is great for reading and performing (ForScore is an excellent program) but for anything else I prefer a laptop. Just the lack of proper mouse support is a deal breaker. I'm not about to start touching my screen when I work :).
Jesper Bengtson For sure. This setup works well for me, but it’s definitely not for everybody. There are still things I need a laptop for (video editing in particular) but for what I do for work, I’m covered with my iPad
Comment below if you'd like to see more content on combining the Raspberry Pi with the iPad or with Apple Home
Yes please ! Very interesting 👍🏻thanks
Yes...a short series would be great
Would love some coding content with the pi 4 and the iPad Pro
I sure would - love to see some other usage of the pi other than for programming........
LAWRDO I have a video in the works showing how to use the Pi with Apple Home. It’s an awesome combination that really unlocks the possibilities of Apple Home.
As you mentioned in the video. About 5 minutes of work and everything flyes like an eagle. Thanks lot for this most valueable video. Perfect.
It would have made more sense to talk about what you use the Pi for at the start of the video.
Agreed!
Yes but then then he would have got fewer views and lower ad revenue
Lmao... I just commented, "why so many dislikes?" Now I know
I don't even know how to code, but your channel is fascinating!
I’ve got a similar setup, and configured bluetooth console to give me headless access to the pi. Works great!
Have you got any pointers for the Bluetooth setup? I was messing with it for a while but I never got it to a state where it _just worked_ without any tinkering each time on startup.
This is frankly awesome info. I didn't realize that the newest Pi could enumerate as a USB Ethernet device over the power port, so that alone is cool. The idea about using that as an "accessory" for the iPad is both novel and supremely useful, if very nerdy and awkward. I can imagine implementing a whole bunch of prototype accessories with this WAY more easily than you might have otherwise. Want to build some kind of weird camera accessory? Do it on an RPI and write an app using a network interface. Etc etc. Very cool!
"The raspberry pi:* Am I an accessory to you?
TheWobblyEmily lol
This is amazing
LOL! The RPIs weep...
I hate that he uses it as an accesory
@@SCP049__ I think he means “accessory” in the sense of additional tool in the belt. It’s part of the beauty of the RPI... We can have our little minions doing tonnes of things, some more important than others.
Brilliant! I use a rPi3B to share my phones unlimited 5G mobile network over OTG (usb) then via ethernet to a powerline adapter onto a central wifi router in my home. So many uses. Great video!
Sounds like the RBpi is used to do everything the iPad should be doing in the first place by itself.
Raspberry pi hardware and software is open source, I think that is enough…
Great content and got me to set up my own RPi 4 with a iPad Pro
You’ve probably explored this already but it may be possible to also turn the pi into an Ethernet adapter if it can share its wired network connection with the iPad.
That should be possible. Haven’t tried it myself but Linux supports bridging network adapters so I think it’s probably just a matter of configuring the bridge.
Is it possible to power the Pi via PoE hat & power the iPad via the Pi / PoE & have the iPad utilize the Pi’s wired Ethernet connectivity? That’s a lot of “ANDs”, but you could then potentially have a 102 meter long power cord and much faster Ethernet connectivity while charging the iPad rather than draining its battery.
@@wallymoon8619 no, the pi4's circuitry isn't made for power delivery. Even with the POE hat, that all gets stepped down before it even reaches the Pi itself, the UBS C port on the pi accepts 5v at 3ish amps, it however doesn't have the ability to deliver power from that port.
THIS IS WHAT I NEED😃
I love the power and screen quality of ipad. Editing photos, even videos, it is just great. I am mad, that it is simply not possible to copy, drag and drop nine files (around 10 gigs) in the Files app. It leaves trashes, you dont’t know, what is happening or is anything happening at all, should you wait or do it one more time... A powerful and reliable device, that cannot copy files😫😣
I was thinging about, maybe I buy a macbook air or windows laptop, with quality screen... overkill, lot of money... I have a great device, it feels nonsense... maybe some cheap, little computing device... maybe without a screen? To copy files, format drives...
YOU SOLVED MY PROBLEM😌
I will definately try this idea! THANK YOU!
I'd love to see non-coding, non- coder, file-management uses for this... for someone who doesn't need or 'want' to learn coding but have access to the benefits of Raspberry Pi as an iPad add on.
You could install a GUI Linux Distro and connect via VNC
Its called google drive. The diy aspect of all this is kinda half (or more) the point. IMNSHO..
The one accessory that would make this an ultimate setup for me is a USB-C hub/charger that can go between the iPad and the Pi so that they can be taking power from the mains or a power bank - as far as I can tell from your video, if I'm running the Pi off the iPad, I'm using the internal battery of the iPad, and can't charge either of them.
I want one of those as well. I can’t find anything on sale in the UK like that.
Also, Rob. Keep making these videos, man. I love your videos!
Never thought there could be such a good integration...
This is an awesome application for the iPad especially for some light coding without having to use a remote server. Super cool video Rob.
Thank you sir. With the USB Ethernet connection, the RPi 4 is a real game-changer for iPad Pro coders.
Thanks. This was what I was already waiting for a while.
This is absolutely an amazing thing. First time seeing something different done with an iPad. Great info, you've just gotten a new SUB after this one. I've seen a few of your videos and this one gave me a definite like and SUB.... CHEERS!!
An excellent bit of lateral thinking - and it's great how you've essentially bolted Linux (Unix) onto to an iPad to do a lot of extra useful stuff. When I was watching, it made me realise how the newer USB-C standard enables you to draw more power and run the 2 drives etc on the Pi. I think the only (minimal) downside is the boot time for the Pi - mind you, I haven't got a Pi 4, so I am used to the slower, older versions!!!
I’ve been pretty surprised at how fast boot is.
The iPad Pro can only deliver 7.5W so it won’t run the Pi at full power but I’ve not encountered many problems with that.
Can always power the Pi externally of full power is really needed
6:50 To find out what he uses it for.
Thank you! Very useful! I didn’t understand diddly shit from his explanation!
Mate, you just got yourself a new subscriber. I've had my iPad Pro for a couple of months now and I've been doing the majority of my coding in a Digital Ocean instance. This is what I'm looking for, a low-cost solution that would work regardless of my connectivity.
Thanks!
So what everyone really wants is a macbook 13inch or so with a touchscreen and pen-support?
Add in instant-on, day-long battery life and the ability to focus on just one app at a time, and I think that would be my ideal setup.
@@frogg4711 YES
@@tech_craft The Pi setup opens up a lot more possibilities, given the gpio access and wide array of hardware hats. Your setup is more interesting than a macbook.
@@frogg4711 Does the surface pro do the pencil interface as perfectly as the ipad?
I want a MacBook pro with a detachable screen that turns into an iPad pro.
This is interesting but for coding I couldn't live without VS Code. I guess you could VNC over to the pi but not ideal compared to a laptop.
I've been trying to get code-server running on the Pi, but it's not really there yet. Hopefully in the future. github.com/cdr/code-server
This is brilliant, Rob. Thank you for sharing. I caption live theater for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing using a heavily modded version of a html-based presentation software called remark. I have to bring a laptop w/browser and connect to a tv at front of theater via hdmi. The only reason I can’t use my iPad for this yet is the fact that I can’t open local web folders. I wonder if this could help...using the Pi as the web server? And then maybe you could connect the monitor that displays the captions via the pi, as well? Not sure if that’s possible but how nice that would be! This video definitely made me think!
Is that remarkjs? If so I see no reason why that shouldn’t work at all. One of the things I do with the Pi is use Hugo which is a static site generator. I can edit it through a local editor on the iPad over a network share or using terminal editor directly on the Pi using SSH. Then Hugo runs on the Pi, serves up the site and I can access that from Safari on the iPad.
That is awesome. Thanks for this great information. I was about to buy a whole new laptop because I want to code with Python. Thanks
That's the thing with Apple these days. To upgrade you either send your device back to apple - including the hard drive which is soldered in place, or you buy a new machine and transfer your data, trusting the cloud with your contents.
This is Apple building its future after the dork.
If I had a dollar for every time you said raspberry pi lol
The content of the videos you produce is very valuable in the sense that make us think of further possibilities. I am serious in the sense that Apple may hire you to help them guide their product’s use cases.
Thanks! I certainly wouldn’t object to that!
This is great! I too would like to see a Linux gui on the iPad from the pi please. With love, Ken
Check out “VNC Viewer” on the iOS App Store. It’s a pretty robust and free GUI to remote into most OS’s (Linux distros included) from iOS devices, which seems to be a good alternative to paying $20.00 USD for Blink SSH. Using the USB-C PoE method shown here (+/- lightning adapter) and the static IP of the rPi, this should be possible.
Dr. Z Thanks! With love, Ken
@@dr.z1657 hey thanks for the nudge - I had originally dismissed VNC Viewer thinking it required a paid sub & turns out it's free for "home" use when u register up to 5 computers. I am really excited to hear if anyone is able to RealVNC into their Raspberry Pi & run simple GUI apps, I'm ordering one! I agree the latency should be small.
@Chinarut R I should have given the caveat that I don’t have any personal experience with it yet. But, it does get pretty rave reviews on the iOS App Store and people seem pleased with it from the UA-cam videos I’ve seen. If you try it, please let me know how it works out.
With VNC viewer you have remote control of pi, after enabling VNC service in pi
An update to this video is coming this week answering all the questions about use cases, installation power, connectivity, compatibility with older iPads and more.
Tech Craft I literally was just checking the comments for this information.
Great, looking forward!
Thanks
Do you can transfer files between ipad and raspberry trough usb type c?? usb, ssd
Looking forward to it ! My ideal use case would be to use a lightning port air with a pi zero w...! Ie iPad then has access to a small
Linux machine for when there is no internet to go cloud ...!
Great news!wondering if this exact configuration can be setup with iPad Pro 12.9 2nd generation (lightning port).thanks
Interesting, not sure if this is just for the ipad pro? I have a basic ipad, guess I'll have to give it a go
When your favorite iPad accessory is an *another computing device*
Aria D - ...or in other words, the best of both worlds in one package.
The pi is the actual replacement of the laptop.
The COMPUTER not the overpriced TABLET
When a 50+$ mini PC does a better job a file management than a glorified premium tablet.
@@andresvaldevit3692 that is sort of an unfair expectation of tablets in general. tablets were not ever designed to answer that need.
it serves his needs but for the general public, i think they would need a GUI-based way to interact with the Pi over that USB-C cable...
@@dmp4096 Totally agree. I'm being sarcastic because I'm working from an iPad Pro too and find so many limitations. But the setup is totally worth the effort.
We use the Pi4 as a Digital signage Cms server so controlling it as simple as this is fantastic like you said on bad wifi places
Nice. This makes me think of all the cool projects that are showing up using the Pi to back smart mirror devices.
Damn, I’m amazed by how I can hook my favorite gadgets up together. I’ll be replacing my pi 2gb for the 4gb this week. A nice Black Friday gift to my iPad Pro 1tb Lte🤓😉
yungmikebaby ooh nice. Love the humble brag😂 casually starts at £1000 also 🤓😌
fantastic video
Hah! What a cool use-case for the Pi. Never even thought of it as an iPad accessory, gonna have to play with this for remote coding. Thanks for this great idea!
I understand Rob says he has to have an iPad for what he has to do. I'm not questioning that at all.
For viewers who are excited about his solution to his very specific use case, which may not be your’s…yes, it looks cool to have a Raspberry Pi doing stuff through iPad but please consider getting a used Mac Book Pro (or a Windows laptop and installing your favorite Linux on it) for a cheaper, powerful, and elegant solution to to do all that you're trying to do with the iPad Pro + Raspberry Pi combo. I understand MBP does not have touch screen but more than compensates with built-in keyboard and mouse. Also, a decent, used 13" MBP (2013 vintage, for example) can be had for around $400 (used Windows laptops are even cheaper) on craigslist in a big city near you. ✌🏾
I wish.. I can use the iPad as monitor for raspberry pi. Can access the GUI.. Run sublime or any linux application on this...
You sort of can over VNC - it's not at all that slow when running it over USB Ethernet.
Then it can be a laptop replacement. For most of the people. There are plenty of linux application for every task.. and you don't have to buy apps from apple store.
Tech Craft could you do a video about that topic and would it work with the older ipad pro with lightning port
@@Louis-ki5tk For sure. That's my plan for the midweek video next week.
@@nitinuniyal8357 Yeah this is crazy. Would love to see a workflow for this.
Hi and thanks for the tutorial. Can you tell more about how to juno connect to the raspi jupyter notebook ? What one needs to install on the raspi? How are the settings on the juno connect site? Thanks...
I am using the same kind of setup at home with a RBPi3B+ connected to my wifi network. In my case, I use VNC so I can access the graphical system desktop directly from the iPad Pro. Added to this, I have installed a DDNS service so I can access my Raspberry from anywhere where there is an internet connection. Pretty useful to tweak codes without sacrificing the mobility the iPad Pro provides.
Great video 👍
ok. Good idea.
And i'm now going to finsh my coding with VS Studio in my dell 9360.
Also, while still not going to blow you away, the MicroSD interface on the 4 is a still good bit more performant than on previous Pi models.
Also, I would recommend an aluminum heat-sink case as they can get quite warm. I use static heat-sink cases (ie, no fans) since I don't do anything *that* processor/GPU intensive with mine (and don't like moving parts when I can avoid them!), but the passive heat-sinking is definitely a good thing to have and will likely extend the life and improve the reliability of your Pi (make sure you get a case explicitly made for the Pi-4 too, cases for the prior models won't fit .... why they didn't call this board layout a 'model-C" to avoid confusion I don't know.) Enjoy your Pi.
You may run “code server” (a server version of vscode) on your pi to have a modern code editor within the Linux environment.
Man, I did the same, recently. But with an "Android based" system.
I'm using a Xiaomi MiPad4 for the screen, my phone as router (when I don't have an Wi-Fi connection) and connecting with VNC and Termux to the Pi 3. Also added mouse and keyboard to the tablet (when connected directly to the Pi, it lags horribly).
For now, working great. Portability is the main pro, to me.
Probably, I'll upgrade to the RaspberryPi 4, soon.
Nice!!
Great video, can you VNC/Remote Desktop on to the Pi using this method so you can see the Raspbian Desktop?
You sure can. I’m going to cover this in the follow up.
Trying to buy one, the ETA on CPC is Feb 2023! - I wonder if there are more readily available alternatives...
The best option at the moment is to track stock with the RPi Locator: rpilocator.com. Stock is low everywhere, but there does seem to be a trickle now and then.
Very cool, didn't know you could do this - might make my iPad feel less limited.
You had me at hello. Currently I use a Linode Debian VPS. Gonna give this a shot for sure. Thanks again for the excellent content.
Stella work Rob. The channel isn’t just another tech channel but actually bloody educational too :) I’ve always wanted to get a Raspberry PI for tinkering and learning Python 🐍 - and this iPadOS combo is really enticing. I may simply have to upgrade from my iPad 9.7 for that nice USB C life ;)... keep crafting the tech videos 🙌
Thanks! I don't think you'll regret getting a Pi. I have four now and they all get used regularly.
I have several pi’s. The most useful is my Plex media server & my Twitter Bot.
What a great idea to add ports to a device. They should add this (ports) to every iPad and Mac Book.
ah very good observation! almost a redefinition of what a "hub" needs to be!
This is an amazing idea. I'd love to see something like remote VSCode running off the iPad and straight on the RPi. I faintly remember seing a tool that allows that through the browser - so you could just literally code on the Pi via Safari, move files through, well, Files and do some other neat stuff meanwhile. This is actually a stupidly clever idea. And if you wanted a desktop, I think you could use a VNC Viewer.
But yknow what'd be overkill - and totally not possible? Collecting iPad + Magic Keyboard to the Pi as a thin client (using the iPad's screen for the Pi and sending keyboard strokes and mouse stuff to the Pi - without networking but via Video/USB through USB-C). That'd just be the top of the hill - but, using just the networking features is way beyond anything the iPad can do on its own.
Have you tried this with a Pi Zero though? It should have OTG and Networking?
Great video, the use cases are very inspiring. Only issue is the audio in the video, there appears to be some sort of noise gate a play and I found it very distracting. Thanks for sharing!
This is a cool idea, i think i will try this for Penetration testing with a Pi 4 and Kali Linux.
I do a lot of dev ops engineering and I have actually found a halfway decent means of doing virtualization/containerization testing using a somewhat more powerful lattepanda alpha single board computer. I need x86 support to test everything I need so it’s a great way to get that. It just might move me towards an iPad set up when I’m on the go instead of a laptop. I’m not ready to abandon the laptop yet though
I bought a raspberry pi and blink just right after your video :)
Worked great with my ipad pro 9.7 1st Gen. Also, my ipad air 2 runs amazingly well too. I had the impression because of your video title, it'd only work on Pro versions of the ipad. How wrong I was. Maybe because of their CPU and the fact Both have 2Gb of ram?. Thanks for the video.
Joseph Tremblant what manufactor/model of the lightning/USB-C cabel did you use with your ipad pro 9.7 1st Gen?
@@pedersefland70 None, everything was handled thru my local network via RDP app from apple store. Basically, my Ipad pro acted like a monitor for my headless Rpi 4 8gb.
Takes 10min before he gets to WHY you would use this. Order of the video is bass ackwards
Great insight for coder using iPad thanks for the video great work
Really, really love this idea. I’ll definitely give it a try next time I have to travel. In general I’ve been looking for an excuse to play around with the raspberry pi 4 so this seems like a perfect opportunity.
Very interesting video !Thank You!
Couldn’t you use it as a full desktop too using a VNC client on the iPad?
Absolutely. I do that occasionally but it’s not really part of my workflow. Works pretty well though.
Yes I would like to see more usage examples of the Raspberry Pi & iPad combo! Maybe the Pi as a media server? Maybe the Pi as a firewall/VPN? Thanks!!
The VPN seems to be coming up a lot. There’s a great open source Pi VPN project so I’ll put some content together for that. www.pivpn.io
@@tech_craft WOW!! Thanks!! I love the idea of an iPad/Pi combo, it's like the ultimate tag team! PS: Thanks for the link, very interesting project!!
Although this video is on to something, you’re a genius. I didn’t think of it using Ethernet so technically you could use screen sharing software to control the raspberry pi desktop GUI using VNC or some other desktop remote control software. And if you plug the mouse directly into the PI, you’re in business.
🤯 totally missed that one! yes, even an ole skool wired mouse will do - brilliant!
OMG! this is such an awesome use of iPad/Raspberry Pi! Thanks Rob! Add one more subscriber!
I could also see this being useful with cheaper/older Chromebooks that don't support linux apps.
Fabulous - thanks!
I’ve found the best option of keeping the iPad Pro powered, was to use ‘USB-C Splitter, Dual USB C Audio Charge Adaptor Headphone’ - there are tons of those on Amazon. It’s meant for powering the iPad Pro, while adding a USB-C headphones or DAC, but if you put an Anker good USB-C -> USB-C cable on the Audio output, and connect the other end to the Pi4, you get a fully powered (even by portable battery) both iPad Pro and Pi, and since you know the IP, you can both SSH and VNC to it for whatever way you prefer working. The same setup works on all modern phones with OTG too (I got it working on Galaxy Note 9). To top it up, I also put the Logitech wireless USB adaptor in Pi4 USB 2 port, and had fully working keyboard and mouse too. The power was still good enough (I did use 18W output from a power pack - Omars Power Bank 20000mAh, orange output, but I’m sure you can do that in other ways too). Similar to using a USB Hub, but a lot more compact.
I really like that the iPad can power the pi via USB-C. That's very interesting, however, you make no mention of the power drain. How long can the iPad power the pi. There are some USB-C dongles but not many support multiple USB-C with PD. Anyway... The first use-case was not a great use-case. Managing every dev tool is a risky business... but the file vault/transfer/wifi share is GREAT but then see my power complaint. There are plenty of lightweight tablets and laptops that fill this void except the file xfer thing.... THANKS
Morning Rob, I am still in the dilemma of carrying both my IPad and my MacBook 15, the touchpad is still very convenient, something that the IPad does not have. When the mini LED comes along the decision will be even harder.
Excellent videos!
There's also a few vendors working on keyboard covers that have a trackpad built-in!
Great alternative for a cloud solution! Cloud gives an opportunity to access from any device with a shell and ssh, not just an iPad, but Raspberry would be more autonomous and secure. My fantasy was a portable mac-mini with an iPad as an interface, like a "side-car". That way interface wouldn't be limited to a cli. iPad is definitely in its development stage. It's a great interface for computing systems, much better than a keyboard attached to a screen. Will see what they will release the next year! Great video! The whole usb-c utilization is very smart! They should advertise usb-c with this kind of videos)))
Given your fantasy setup you should check this video out ua-cam.com/video/XFZ5l9SaIVw/v-deo.html
@@rurikau thanks a lot! My initial comment is two years old, but the issue is still relevant.
@@glebkoshelev I suspect that it is even more relevant now. Two years ago I would not have thought about not owning a laptop. However with the new M1 iPad Pro I haven’t turned my laptop on in six months as it does most things I need todo while portable and I use a Mac mini at home. Now that I can use my iPad as a monitor for my Mac Mini I cannot see a need to have a MacBook/laptop anymore.
@@rurikau exactly. When you already have a tablet, having one more screen seems redundant
This makes me wanna get an ipad pro
Just get a mbp if you want it for coding
This makes want to get a mb or even chromebook+crouton.
have you explored using the Pi as a docking solution for the iPad?
In some rudimentary fashion I've used the Pi for docking for disk access etc, but beyond that nothing more sophisticated.
Good video. I've always wondered about the real purpose of it and whether I could find it useful. I don't do coding, tech work etc, so I'm guessing I wouldn't have much use for it?
There’s a fair few non-coding related projects that I think it’s handy to have a Pi around for. Three that come to mind are: running Homebridge software to extend what you can do with Apple Home (video on that coming this week), running a home VPN so you can easily access all your home machines when out and about, building your own home cloud/file server.
Two features and one anti-feature I had to mention!
Subsonic. I know everyone is all about streaming music and all that. But, idk about you, but when I'm together with people working on something, I love to have music in the background. Subsonic supports any file format you can play in *nix minus the protected ones because DRM.
Deluge. For reasons I can't really go far into, a personal portable seedbox is lovely.
Anti-feature: a surface go can everything you mentioned and I did. Plus it can do some other stuff (rip DVDs, music, and is smaller than a normal laptop) but isn't as hackery or cheap. Enjoyed the video!
Great I hope you continue growing up, is no many videos in UA-cam got into this things.
Great video! I was wonder though if there was a “hack” to display the full RPi desktop over USB-C. Perhaps with VNC?
VNC works pretty well. I have a video on that coming soon.
Dude that’s awesome... I didn’t know you could do that with the raspberry pi 4 wasn’t planning on upgrading the pi 3’s I’m using but I’ll at least buy one for a lil experimentation... thanks
This is a brilliant idea. There are dozens of scenarios where you might want to extend or isolate something. If the Rpi gets trashed, no big deal.
Great video & info! Thanks!
Almost SEVEN MINUTES in before we start to understand the point.
In your opinion, Is possible to install Wolfram Mathematica on Raspberry? Thanks
That’s a supported use case from Wolfram: blog.wolfram.com/2019/07/11/mathematica-12-available-on-the-new-raspberry-pi-4/
0:27 "I need some iPad specific features"
I won't be surprised if one of those is Procreate.
(I came here from a YT home feed recommendation)
6:52 I guess I was wrong.
My drawing skills are a joke. I couldn’t claim with a straight face to have Procreate as a real use case!
Thank you, useful and entertaining
I kinda glazed over halfway through this, but I like your passion, Soo have a like.
hello men, i have some question about your video:
1- does it work with an old ipad? (Apple iPad Pro 9 7'')
2- must be an IpadPro 2020 ?
3- when your ipad has low batery, how you load it?
4- do you have another accessory to load both ipad and raspberry?
5- in one part of your video, you said that we have to do somehing after install raspbian on the SD to make ipad recognize raspberry, can you explain PLEASE all the steps?
6- there is a way to send you a message to help me get all the same as you ? i'm also a developer
Best regards
Wouldn’t the iPad be the accessory to the raspberry pi? It seems to me the pi is far more useful then the iPad.
TheGownGamer depends on if you like screens built in or not
Random Dude but you can have a built in screen for the pi
Brilliant video! Thank you!
Your channel is great! Your content is unique an creative and no other channel has such creative solutions and uses for the iPad Pro! Keep up the good work!
Nice video
i have to say, a simple macbook air is probably lighter than your ipad+keyboard+raspberry pi+all the extra cables+external disks. just saying......
I get the sentiment here but for me at least it’s not quite true for two reasons. Firstly, I need the drives and cables for my MacBook too - with no USB-A and Apple’s outrageous storage pricing, the MBA/MBP alone isn’t sufficient. Secondly, I am _always_ carrying my iPad. It has things I don’t really want to be without, specifically the pen and touch interfaces.
Another commenter earlier mentioned how a 13” MBP with pen and touchscreen might remove the need for the iPad setup. I expect that would definitely get me a lot closer to where I want to be. And with Catalyst allowing iPad apps on the MacBook now, I can see some convergence in the future.
True its more simple and you get macos as well. However the keyboard and under power performance for expensive price. Ipad pro is more better value. If you are an average customer macbook air is nonsense.
@@tech_craft so you basically saying even MacBook pro does not solve your problems. Here is some keywords for your next Google search: wsl, terminal, vscode, surface, surface go
@@fleshlord I think he fully realizes what you get from a MacBook. But no MacBook has pen or touch interface, and MacBooks are also port limited and I gather Tech Craft is saying he'd want to have a small box for add-on usb-a ports anyway. . . . So iPad Pro and Pi give him everything he wants in smallest form factor possible.
Holy moly... the unlimited possibilities of carrying around a raspberry pi without a power cable needed to public places with your laptop/ipad...
Is there a way to power the Pi4 and keep the iPad charged. Hate to say but I feel as if the iPad pros need TWO usb-c ports...
AXM can you use a USB splitter on the port?
Thanks for the video - really cool setup! How long is the battery time on the iPad Pro with the RPI4 connected if starting from a 100 %? And would you think about doing a video on connecting to a VM running Linux in the cloud?
Much appreciated and thanks again.
Oh - you kind of already did that video :P
Battery life varies depending on what the Pi is being used for. If the Pi is idle you won’t see much of a drain. If you’re hitting the Pi with a lot of heavy work or if you’re running a lot of disks or other USB devices off the Pi then the drain is much faster. I’m going to post an update next week digging into the power side of things a bit more.
In a recent update I show how to connect to the Pi over WiFi rather than USB-C, making for a nice solution for non-USB-C iPads and tablets: ua-cam.com/video/YbvSS8MJm2s/v-deo.html
Tech Craft actually, for other iPad models without the C connector, a USB-C to Lightning cable can be used, right?
@@jackxujh I tested that approach and it didn't work - not enough power carried is my guess.
I clicked into this video to see reasons why you would want a Raspberry Pi with an iPad Pro, I didn’t really care to see how much a Pi costs (I have a Pi 4 already too), or what connectors were on the Pi, or even that you could power it with the iPad when I don’t even really care yet because I still don’t know of any use cases for a Pi with an iPad Pro. Use cases should have come first, and then the other details later. Although today I learned the Pi 4’s USB-C port isn’t a dumb power-only port, but my iPad is the 2nd generation iPad Pro which still has the Lightning port and not USB-C.