Connecting a Raspberry PI: VNC and Monitor

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Connecting a Raspberry PI using a VNC

Because there are not a lot of connections needed when using the a VNC, I found this to be very helpful when coding with Raspberry PI and thought I would share!

What is a VNC?


VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing, and it is a way for people to use their computers, which are are much easier to transport compared to monitors. It works the same as using the monitor and allows an user to connect to the Raspberry to project what would normally be seen on the monitor onto the computer. It works the same as using the monitor. 

Requirements:

In order to connect to a VNC, you will have to be able to navigate the home screen on the Raspberry PI. I will be using my set up from the last blog to demonstrate. 

Step by Step for VNC:

1) First, we have to ensure that the VNC viewer is installed on your device. There are many websites that allow you to do this but here is the one that I used from the official realvnc website.

realvnc.com:

**Make sure that you install the viewer and not the server: We want to view the screen of the Raspberry PI on your device so we are not required to download a server just yet.**


2)For this step it is necessary to have the Raspberry PI operating system accessible. This can be done in multiple ways including connecting the Raspberry PI to the monitor(check out my last post if you need help on this!). The operating system I have installed on my device is Raspbian, and it comes with a preinstalled VNC. You will be able to see this icon in the top right of the home screen (on Raspbian). There is an image below that shows a clearer image.

                            Image of the top right(next to the Bluetooth icon):
**You have to click on the icon the matched the VNC logo( in design) above, and this is the VNC server as opposed to the viewer we installed earlier**

3) Once you click on the VNC icon on the Raspberry PI, you will see a pop up that looks similar to the one below. On this pop up there is a address which I have highlight. Note this address down. 

4) After writing down the address, open up the VNC viewer on you computer and search by typing it in. It will then ask for a username and a password to connect with the device. Luckily, these are generalized so just type the ones listed below in.


                                                                Username: pi
                                                                Password: raspberry 

That is it! Now you should be able to work through your computer, and it will allow you to work without the HDMI connection with the monitor.






 









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