Quick Start Guide

The goal of this Quick Start Guide is to show the basics in a few simple steps.

After this tutorial you will be able to build your device, flash firmware into it and get the data into your computer.

Tip

This tutorial works with Starter Kit. It is the easiest way to start with the HARDWARIO TOWER.

Of course, you can do it with every other kit, you will just have to do a few more steps.

Initial steps

Tip

To learn all the basics please follow these steps.

• Follow the first part on how to prepare the basics.

• In next part you will find out how to put the device together.

• Last chapter will tell you how to put it all together.

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Be Inspired

It’s always hard to build something without an inspiration. We motivate our makers to share their work with others and you can get ideas for your projects by visiting our hackster.io page.

Learn More

Note

If you have any problems or questions, you can use some of our other channels.

• Write us an email to ask@hardwario.com

• Use our forum.

Now you can learn more by browsing the documentation or by visiting the links below.

• Get more information about the HARDWARIO Playground.

• Take a look at the Module Overview..

• Explore our projects to get even more examples.

• Learn about HARDWARIO MQTT topics to control LEDs and relays.

• Try other integrations with Grafana, Blynk, Ubidots and others.

• Use your Raspberry PI or other single board computer (SBC) as a server.

• Flash other firmware or write your own firmware for the Core Module..

• Check the Core Module pinouts and add your own buttons, relays and sensors.

Troubleshooting

Cannot find the Radio Dongle or Core Module in the device list

• On Windows 7 and macOS please install the FTDI VCP drivers

• On Ubuntu you need to be in dialout user group. Please use command sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER and restart computer

• HARDWARIO Playground cannot flash older Core Module Revision 1. Please use the bcf tool. See version comparison