Raspberry Pi 5 Host Setup & Flashing
Follow these steps in sequence to flash your SD card and complete initial setup.
Warning
Data Loss: Flashing the SD card will erase all existing data on it. Back up any important data before proceeding.
Flashing Procedure
Step 1: Flash Trixie Image to Raspberry Pi
Download and open the Raspberry Pi Imager application on your host computer. Select the 64-bit Trixie kernel-6.12.75 (Debian 13) image and flash it to your MicroSD card. Insert the MicroSD card into the Raspberry Pi and power on. Please check twice whether your selected kernel is 6.12.75 before proceeding.
Post-Flash Setup
Once flashing is complete:
Power off the Raspberry Pi 5 and disconnect the power cable.
Connect the analog camera via PAL-MIPI CSI-2 Bridge Board to Raspberry Pi 5.
Connect the FFC Cable of Bridge Board to MIPI CSI-2 CAM0 Connector of Raspberry Pi 5.
Power on the PAL-MIPI Bridge Board first and then power on the Raspberry Pi 5 or both at the same time.
Step 2: Complete OEM Setup
OEM Configuration Setup
On first boot, complete the OEM setup wizard. Configure the following settings:
- Username and password
- Wi-Fi network connection
- Keyboard layout