Starter Kit has all the basic elements for you to start the automation of your grow.
We always start connecting GroNode and will be adding
modules as the configuration process advances.
The first you need to do, it's to insert the battery in GroNode
Connect the antenna,
and connect the GroNode to a router or signal repeater, using the Ethernet cable provided in your kit.
Connect it to the power supply, and GroNode it's ready.
After this steps, and an installation of GroLab Software, we can now connect to our GroNode.
Let's start with the basic configurations.
If you have any problems with GroLab or any module, click on the
Bug Report icon so you can inform us of your problem
The first information GroLab asks from you is for the User and Pass.
You will find this info in the back of your GroNode, along with its Serial Number
that we'll need to find it on our network.
Lets move to the configurations panel.
In the central field we add the serial number for our GroNode and we press the refresh icon.
Your Gronode should be automatically found in the network.
If you can't find it, re check your cable connection, and make sure DHCP is active on your router.
If not, access the tutorial for connections without DHCP to know how to connect to your GroNode via a fixed IP.
You can also connect remotely via Host or URL,
or even a public IP.
For this you'll need the port 9760 opened in the network router
your GroNode connects to.
Now that we have located our GroNode, we click in GO TO GROW.
If it's the first time you connect, GroNode will ask for it's credentials.
By default they are the same used in the GroLab Software. (provided in the back of your module)
Software/Firmware updates will be launched regularly,
so we can improve your experience.
Check all the logs and warnings, and proceed with installation.
Ok, we are connected.
There are still no modules available, since they will be added along the next tutorials.
Let's look at the GroLab Settings.
The first thing to do is to configure GroNode.
For security reasons we strongly advise you to change your GroNode credentials.
We don't want anyone but us connecting to our GroNode.
If you have more then one GroNode, it's important to give them different names,
to provide clear identification and, avoid communication issues.
If you only have one GroNode we advise not to change this last field.
GroNode clock is one of the most important parts of the system.
You can configure the hour manually,
or, if your router provides Internet access,
you can make GroNode to update its date and time automatically.
You can change the current Date and Time,
and if daylight saving is on progress.
GroNode battery is really important.
It's responsible to keep the internal clock going in case of a power fail.
This will allow to keep your grow correctly automated to the second
once the power fail is lifted, and normal power is restored.
If you allow your battery to fully drain, and you disconnect your GroNode from the main power,
If your clock is manually configured, you need to redefine the clock for your GroNode.
This is the network configurations panel,
we have a IP assigned by the router.
You can deactivate DHCP and define a manual fixed IP.
This IP must be unique inside its network, to avoid conflicts with other equipments.
This is the service that allows your GroNode to connect a cloud.
We'll explain it in another tutorial.
Next can see the e-mail notifications.
If your GroNode has Internet access,
you can get in your e-mail real time
informations of what happens in your grow.
You can deactivate this notifications if you want.
There are Areas and Grows notifications.
Day/Night changes,
alarms, schedules activations, real time informations
specific types of alarms, security, irrigations or general,
light or general schedules,
we can also receive real time data of all the modules, their sensors and actuators.
Receive notifications regarding the connection status of the modules,
and their current sate.
GroNode has a buzzer that warns you of possible issues.
You can deactivate it if you want it to remain always silent.
GroNode configurations is done.
Now we'll look at the configurations of the GroLab Software, by clicking the icon
on the top right corner.
We can change the credentials to access the software,
configure what notifications we want to see in the computer when the
software is working in background,
save the logs so we can detect possible connection errors,
you can configure your participation in our development program,
sending us software logs,
so we can better locate problems with GroLab.
Activate this options if you want GroLab to run on startup,
and for it to connect automatically to your GroNode.
Here you can see the software version and the configured mode of connection to your GroNode.
You can also restore your default configurations.
And that's all.
Now let's start to add modules to our GroNode.