Raspberry Pi iPad Pro Setup Explained

In this video I'll take you through all the steps needed to connect your Raspberry Pi to your iPad over USB-C *and* I'll explain each step in detail.

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00:00 - Start
01:12 - Configure Ethernet Over USB-C
02:35 - USB-C Network
03:32 - Handing Out IP Addresses

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[BobDenny]

Brilliant!! I have mindlessly applied the changes for the USB gadget that you posted a while back. I was able to remove most of that and get down to the simplest. And thank you very much for explaining each piece. It is exactly what I was looking for.

[DavidJohnson-zvir]

Thanks Rob! Straightforward and concise as usual!

[zestynotions]

Brilliant overview as always Rob, cheers.

[Tandy]

Rob, as requested, thank you. This video is appreciated!
Can’t wait to play around with this.

[roripocket]

WOW, very detailed, now I will try it!

[ioannisk]

Nice ! Thanks !
Great to see a use of a different than /24 subnet !

[MapSurfer]

Thanks, Rob. You packed a lot of useful material in this 6-minute video! I noticed a few differences here vs the configs on your pre-built images. Any reason why? For example, in /boot/cmdline.txt —prebuilt: rootwait modules-load=dwc2 —this tutorial: modules-load=dwc2, g_ether rootwait

[xrZt]

Awesome, can't wait to try this out on my new RPi4!!!

[x-bravedz]

Hello, I followed all the steps but it's not working. After connecting my Raspberry Pi with the USB cable to my iPad, I do not see Ethernet appearing on my iPad. I also have a question: does the IP address you used work in all cases? For example, on my local network, IP addresses are like this: 192.168.1.xx.

[BobDenny]

I burned out with loads of Old Wives' tales trying to get this going on the RPi5 (Debian 12 with nmcli/NetworkManager, no dhcpcd, etc.). Just could not get past usb0 being listed as 'unmanaged'.

[roripocket]

I setup a Raspberry PI 2W and is working fine as a LAMP Server, but I couldn’t access internet from inside Raspberry… Even Thought I have enabled WiFi. When the RB is inserted on the IPAD AIR 5 and I am in the house wifi, the RB obtains 2 addresses 10.55.0.1 and other from the home router. Maybe they are conflicting.

[daviddidas]

I do Wonder if it is possible to use the codeserver on the pi to run a tkinter Script… could u tell me, if it is possible?

[sfuoncall]

Thank you. I am looking into to something similar using FreeBSD. Currently, I don't see how to do the same when it comes to using USB as an network interface. Thank you for explaining. I will look into see if the same is possible using FreeBSD.

[ManuelCastillo-kqxy]

hello. For the initial setup, is it still necessary to have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, or can you do it with the iPad connected?

[markrob]

I’m probably not qualified to comment. However, when a video claims to be “Simplified”, I hoped for something simple and understandable. That bit where you added lines to cmdline.txt and config.txt and then booted the Raspberry and waited for “Ethernet” to appear in the iPad settings (it didn’t) lost me. What am I missing?

[maddogman]

How do you set up VNC so you can use the iPad as a monitor of sorts for your Raspberry Pi? Over USB C of course

[winsleyvanderhooft]

How to prioritize wifi over USB-C? So when I'm at home it just uses wifi and when i'm on the road it uses the usb-c?

[DoctorAtomTNT]

I have followed this and its dead easy to do, thanks a lot. One thing: apart from my ipad, my main phone is an android (Galaxy Fold 3). Is there a way to get the Rpi to work with both iPad Pro and with Android?

[avihayl]

What do you think should be the minimal size of a tablet with this kind of setup? Is 10-11 inch too small?

[roripocket]

My RB lost access to the physical Ethernet Port, it just dissapeared.