B0RD

Chapter 01

Get started

From power-on to a configured sign. Prefer USB control for agents; SoftAP remains available when a human needs the on-device UI. The card in the box matches these steps — see Packaging for the unboxing story.

SoftAP setup UI on phone
Fig. — SoftAP setup shell (anonymized placeholder)
  1. Read Safety and power, then power the HUB75 panel and ESP32-S3 module with the product PSU.
  2. Unconfigured boards advertise SoftAP B0RD-<suffix> athttp://192.168.4.1/. Step-by-step:First boot and SoftAP.
  3. Agents: flash over USB, run wifi sta, then hit/api/health on the STA LAN IP. Details:USB control plane ·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 SoftAP or the settings tables. Stuck?Troubleshooting.

Full manuals start atWhat is B0RD OS. Desk overnight blanking:Eco sleep. Features not shipping yet are listed under Coming later. Physical control / staged factory reset (when the enclosure exposes the button) is underTroubleshooting. After home Wi‑Fi join, try the LAN name from SoftAP Status (http://<hostname>.local/) — details inNetworking.