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Manual Provisioning

Slightly trickier, greater flexibility! These steps allow you to provision your F1 Starter Kit according to your preferences.

  1. Configure your network profile
  2. Add your F1 Starter Kit
  3. Configure your F1 Starter Kit Network
  4. Deploy to your F1 Starter Kit

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have set up the following softwares beforehand:

  • CP210x USB to UART Bridge Virtual COM Port driver – link
    Only required for Windows and Mac users
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code with CtrlR plugin – link

Last but not least, sign in to Ctrl here – create an account or log in, if you already have one.

Provisioning Steps

Part 1 – Configure your network profile

Once configured, you can apply these profiles to multiple devices in your project.

  • In the side menu, click “Networks”, then “Add network profile”.
  • Choose “Wi-Fi” or “LTE”, and enter the required network credentials.
  • Click “Add network profile” – you’ll see the added network in “Networks”.

Part 2 – Add your F1 Starter Kit

  • In the side menu, click “Devices”, then “Add device”.
  • Choose “Manual provisioning”.
  • Choose “SG F1 Starter Kit” as your device model. Enter a name and description.
  • Select a Device Template – as this is your first device, you’ll land on “New device template” by default and you’ll be given a system-generated template identifier. (Device Templates will be important as you scale – more on this later!)
  • Click “Add device” to complete the device creation flow.

Part 3 – Configure your F1 Starter Kit Network

  • Click “View device details” to view your newly-created device page.
  • Click on the “Networks” tab and choose the network type that you want to activate
  • Toggle the target connection to activate it, then select the target network profile.
  • If you’re enabling more than one network type, hold and drag the network type to adjust the priority

Part 4 – Deploy to your F1 Starter Kit

  • In the device’s “Deployment Management” tab, click “Generate activation key”. You’ll need this key in a bit.
  • Connect the F1 evaluation board to a power source and toggle SW200 from OFF to ON (LEDs will light up).
  • Open CtrlR plugin on your Visual Studio Code and click “Connect device” on the detected device
  • Invoke a terminal to access the REPL interface by clicking the ‘Create terminal’ icon
  • Remember the key you generated earlier? Copy it from your Ctrl ‘Deployment Manager’
  • Paste it into the terminal, and press Enter.
  • Monitor the RGB LED on the F1 evaluation board:
    • Blinking blue = registering
    • Blinking green = cellular connected
    • Solid green = provisioning complete