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Quick Start Guide

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  • Page 1 BOLT IoT PLATFORM Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 Setting Up The first step will be to link the Bolt Download the ‘Bolt IoT’ App for Log in using the credentials of your WiFi module with your Bolt Cloud Android or iOS. You can either search for cloud account on the app and follow the account.
  • Page 3 If Blue LED is stable then your Bolt is connected to the WiFi network. • If Green LED is glowing then your Bolt is connected to the internet and cloud. • Troubleshooting: In case this pop up does not show up: A.
  • Page 4: Creating A Product

    Creating a Product Add product details and select correct Once your Bolt WiFi module has been linked to Next, click on the ‘BUILD’ option. options. If you are not sure what to choose your Bolt Cloud account, you should start building a then don't worry.
  • Page 5 These tools let you : A. Configure and code for a new product. B. Edit an existing product. C. Link it to one of your Bolt devices. Now, Click on the first icon i.e. ‘Configure this Product’ to proceed. •...
  • Page 6 Creating a Product In the Code Tab, you can write the code to either In the Hardware Tab, select the pins to which you will visualise the data your sensors are collecting or to be connecting your sensors/actuators or other create a UI for controlling output devices.
  • Page 7 B. Connect one terminal of the resistor to the LDR. C. The other terminal of the LDR is connected to the 3.3v terminal of the Bolt and the other terminal of the Resistor is connected to GND. D. The common terminal is connected to A0 of the Bolt.
  • Page 8 Project 1: Light Monitoring System You can now write a software code in the code editor to collect the data You can find this code under Docs -> Data Visualisation -> Line Graph. from the LDR. Make sure you save your file as .js since the code you have written is in Javascript.
  • Page 9 Project 1: Light Monitoring System In the code, make sure that you replace Click on the Save button to save the configuration followed by the your_variable_name with the variable name you used for pin close button the exit this screen. A0 at the time of product configuration.
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  • Page 10 Project 1: Light Monitoring System Click on the link button to link the configuration you just created Choose a suitable Bolt WiFi module to which you want to link the to a particular Bolt WiFi module. configuration, select the same and click on ‘Done’.
  • Page 11 Now wait for some time and let the data be collected. After a few minutes, click on the ‘Deploy configuration’ button to push the click on ‘View this device’ button to open the UI of the device. configuration you created to the ‘Bolt WiFi module’ you linked.
  • Page 12 Project 1: Light Monitoring System Now you will now see a graph showing the data collected by Bolt.
 Troubleshooting: Please note that it may take a few minutes for a suitable number of data If you see graph axis but not data points points to be collected.
  • Page 13 Project 2: LED Control Start with the same process of adding a new product by clicking on In the Hardware Tab, select any one of the Digital pins from 0-5. As an example, we will select the 0 digital button below the list of already created products, add details like pin and add a variable named ‘LED’.
  • Page 14 We will then go to the code editor section. You can find the code to be Connect your LED to the Bolt as shown in the Image. copied in this section named ‘LED.html’ in the GitHub link given here - https:// The smaller pin of the LED is -ve (Connected to Ground) github.com/Inventrom/ui-templates...
  • Page 15 2. Enable the API key which allows you to securely access the Bolt you to link the code to your Bolt device.You will get a popup to select your for controlling the pins. You can copy the API key from here to be used in the Bolt device for linking.
  • Page 16 Now we are almost done. Next, go to the homepage and Now, click on the ‘View this Device’ Tab in the list of actions. click on the ‘Deploy configuration’ button to push the configuration you created to the ‘Bolt WiFi module’ you linked.
  • Page 17 Project 2: LED Control You will now be able to see a UI which lets you switch an LED on or off via Troubleshooting: the cloud. Check the code you have written If the problem persists, check out forum.boltiot.com or write to us on support@boltiot.com...
  • Page 18 For more codes visit the ‘Docs’ section in the Bolt Cloud cloud.boltiot.com/documentation For Support : Post a query on forum.boltiot.com Send an email to support@boltiot.com...