Manual Provisioning for F1

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

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have set up the following software 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.

  1. In the side menu, click “Networks”, then “Add network profile”.

    Add network profile in Ctrl

  2. Choose “Wi-Fi” or “LTE”, and enter the required network credentials.

  3. Click “Add network profile” – you’ll see the added network in “Networks”.

    Network profile added

Part 2 – Add your F1 Starter Kit

  1. In the side menu, click “Devices”, then “Add device”.

    Add device in Ctrl

  2. Choose “Manual provisioning”.

  3. Choose “SG F1 Starter Kit” as your device model. Enter a name and description.

    Select device model

  4. 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!)

  5. Click “Add device” to complete the device creation flow.

    Device template and add device

Part 3 – Configure your F1 Starter Kit Network

  1. Click “View device details” to view your newly-created device page.

  2. Click on the “Networks” tab and choose the network type that you want to activate.

    Device networks tab

  3. Toggle the target connection to activate it, then select the target network profile.

    Activate network connection

  4. If you’re enabling more than one network type, hold and drag the network type to adjust the priority.

    Adjust network priority

Part 4 – Deploy to your F1 Starter Kit

  1. In the device’s “Deployment Management” tab, click “Generate activation key”. You’ll need this key in a bit.

    Generate activation key

  2. Connect the F1 evaluation board to a power source and toggle SW200 from OFF to ON (LEDs will light up).

    Power on F1 evaluation board

  3. Open the CtrlR plugin in Visual Studio Code and click “Connect device” on the detected device.

    Connect device in CtrlR

  4. Invoke a terminal to access the REPL interface by clicking the “Create terminal” icon.

    Create terminal in CtrlR

  5. Remember the key you generated earlier? Copy it from your Ctrl “Deployment Manager”.

  6. Paste it into the terminal, and press Enter.

    Paste activation key

  7. Monitor the RGB LED on the F1 evaluation board:

    • Blinking blue = registering

    • Blinking green = cellular connected

    • Solid green = provisioning complete

    F1 Starter Kit RGB LED blinking blue F1 Starter Kit green LED on

  8. When provisioning is complete, you’re now ready to link your first CAP/T Sensor to start collecting data.