You didn't indicate which programming language you are using.I have a pi zero that can only take HDMI my idea is to use it for robotics projects. Is there a way to program it without a monitor and hdmi and possibly setup a ssh connection or do i need the monitor?
Some points:
- The PI ZERO has only 512MB of memory which means running a full desktop is straining the memory resources. I only run the LITE, no GUI, version of PIOS for the ZERO.
- If you are programming with Python, then the Thonny IDE can run on a second host computer and interact with the ZERO using the remote interpreter capability. You unfortunately lose the debugger when you run this way. Other IDE's likely also have remote access capabilities.
- So no, you don't need a monitor
Statistics: Posted by DS256 — Mon Sep 29, 2025 12:01 am