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update README.md (fixes #1383) (#1432)
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anastasia21112 and dogi authored Aug 30, 2020
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* Wi-Fi or a ethernet connection


##Get It Up and Running
## Get It Up and Running
After getting your microSD cards and card reader/adapter, our first step will be to burn an image of the treehouse onto the a microSD card which we will later insert into our Rasperry Pi.

### Prepping the microSD card
1. Download the treehouse image that is available [here](https://treehouses.io/#!pages/download.md)
1. Download the newest treehouse image that is available [here](https://treehouses.io/#!pages/download.md)

2. Download and install [Etcher](https://etcher.io) or another software.

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### Connect to Raspsberry Pi via Bluetooth

1. In the android bluetooth settings, scan and pair with the Pi device.
1. In the android bluetooth settings, scan and pair with the Pi device (look for `treehouses`)

2. Click on the three dots (menu icon) at the upper right corner of the app.
2. Open the `treehouses remote` app

3. Click on `Connect a device - Insecure` to display paired Bluetooth devices or scan for new devices around you.
3. Click on "Connect to RPI"

4. Select `raspberrypi` or whatever name that is given to your Raspberry Pi device to connect to the Raspberry Pi.
4. Select your Raspberry Pi (`treehouses-<4-digit-number>`) i.e. `treehouses-8930`

5. If it does not work, please click on `cmd` button and repeat steps 1 through 3.
5. Once you have connected to your Raspberry Pi, tap the menu button on the top left of your screen to view a whole host of options to interact with your Raspberry Pi

6. Go to Terminal in the treehouses app

7. In the Terminal window type `treehouses detectrpi` and send it

8. Now type `treehouses default network`

9. Reboot the system by entering the command `reboot` and go back to the home screen to re-connect to your Pi

10. Back in the terminal, type `treehouses bridge "wifiname" treehouses "wifipassword"`, and replace `wifiname` with the name of your wifi network, and `wifipassword` with the password

11. Reboot once again

### Features

- The connection status is shown on the action bar.
- In `cmd`
- Use the Wi-Fi icon on the action bar to comfigure the Raspberry Pi to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
- Use buttons on the lower part of the screen to performe various commands.
- Use buttons on the lower part of the screen to perform various commands.
- The circle on the upper left corner shows the Raspberry Pi's internet connectivity status using color green and red.
- To return to dashboard, click on the back button at the bottom of the device.

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