USB Stick with Pi

[Jim_Stevans]

Hello; I bought the USB stick and was wondering if I bought a Pi, would the stick work with the Pi?

[helioclock]

Subject: Re: Helioclock USB Stick and Raspberry Pi

Hi Jim,

Unfortunately no. The Helioclock USB stick is built for Intel and AMD PCs only. The Raspberry Pi uses a completely different processor architecture (ARM), so the USB stick won’t boot on a Pi regardless of how it’s connected.

If you want to run Helioclock on a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, you would need our separate Preloaded MicroSD Card product, which is built specifically for the Pi. You can find it on our website at helioclock.com.

Note that you would need a Pi 4 or 5 with at least 4GB of RAM, plus a case with a fan and heatsink, and an adequate power supply (5V/3A for Pi 4, 5V/5A for Pi 5).

73,
Anthony
KA9NWM
Helioclock Support

[Jim_Stevans]

Ok, that’s kind of what I figured. Thanks for the info.

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