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.
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 commandsudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
and restart computerHARDWARIO Playground cannot flash older Core Module Revision 1. Please use the
bcf
tool. See version comparison