Chapter 01

Get started

From power-on to a configured sign. Join the setup network from a phone when you need the on-device UI; use USB or the LAN for workstation control once the sign is on your network. The card in the box matches these steps — see Packaging for the unboxing story.

Setup network UI on phone
Fig. — Setup network UI on a phone (anonymized).
  1. Read Safety and power, then power the LED matrix panel and module with the product power supply.
  2. Unconfigured boards advertise setup network B0rd-<suffix> athttp://192.168.4.1/. Step-by-step:First boot and setup network.
  3. On a workstation, connect over USB or the LAN address, confirm health, then use the b0rd Host CLI to list signs and send Events. Details:USB control plane ·Host CLI (b0rd) ·Networking.
  4. Set display mode (idle clock or launch countdown) and load launches via fetch or inject — demo seed is optional, not automatic.Display ·Countdown ·Playlist timing.
  5. Tune brightness, night dim, eco sleep, and accessibility from the setup portal or thesettings tables. Stuck?Troubleshooting.

Full manuals start atWhat is B0rd OS. Scheduled eye comfort:Night dim. Desk overnight blanking:Eco sleep. Physical control and staged factory reset (when the enclosure exposes the button) are underTroubleshooting. After home Wi‑Fi join, try the LAN name from Status (http://<hostname>.local/) — details inNetworking.