Hello guys!
I would like to carry out an experiment using Raspberry Pi (datalogger) in a field (farm) where I would most likely not have access to the internet, either 5G or Wi-Fi.
In this case, I saw several tutorials on controlling the Rapsberry Pi using RaspController App, but from what I understood, it was necessary for the mobile and the Raspberry to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Is there a possibility that one of the devices could create a "fake Wi-Fi network" to connect without the internet or something similar?
Are you referring to -
[Android/iOS App FREE] RaspController - https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=362705
I can confirm that an RPi board running RasPiOS Bookworm can host its own wireless network. Official Raspberry Pi documentation here -
Ref: Host a wireless network from your Raspberry Pi - https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentati ... spberry-pi
(Of course, as already stated, the RPi will need a working wireless network interface.)
Further, an Android smartphone can associate with that 'hotspot'.
And if that Android smartphone is running the RaspController app from Egal Net then that app can connect to and control the RPi which is providing the hotspot.
There is nothing 'fake' about this. The RPi really is running a wireless network. The two devices in the network are independent of any other network connectivity.
The above documents what I have tested to answer your query. As suggested above, I am sure that if you associate your RPi wireless network interface with a hotspot operated by your mobile device then things will work just as well.
tl;dr: the RaspController App for Android from Egal Net does not need access to the Global Internet to be able to control your RPi.
Statistics: Posted by B.Goode — Sun Jun 30, 2024 2:51 pm