The new AE-CLOUD1 kit comes pre-installed with a Renesas IoT Sandbox Data Intelligence binary that connects to the network with WiFi using a GT202 PMOD module included with the kit.
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The first tutorial to go through is AE-CLOUD1 Diagnostics Intelligence With Synergy SSP 1.3.2 and WiFi.
Here are 5 tips to help you connect your new AE-CLOUD1 to Renesas IoT Sandbox Data Intelligence with WiFi easily.
When you first plug the board in, nothing happens. Wait 90 seconds.
Keep waiting for LED status lights.
In my tests, the Amber light comes on after 12 seconds. This indicates that the board is waiting for WiFi to be connected.
After 22 seconds since the USB power is plugged in, the board connects to WiFi and successfully connects to Renesas IoT Sandbox Data Intelligence. In my tests, the amber and green LEDs are solid for about 1 second, then the amber LED goes off and the green LED stays on.
When everything is working properly, the LED will be green. This is what you want to see.
Here’s a video of a successful boot sequence and connection to Renesas IoT Sandbox Data Intelligence.
https://youtu.be/Of2iy8Va5R8
When the board is connected to the Renesas IoT Sandbox, you will see the Board Online Status as “on” in the Last Value Table.
When you plug the S5D9 into your computer with a USB cable, it will mount as a USB drive. In the example below, the S5D9 board is USB Drive (E:). The default binary will generate a log file called network.log.
A successful connection will look like this.
The default binary will also generate ipconfig.txt
In a good boot sequence, the amber and green LEDs will stay on together briefly, probably less than a second. However, if you see solid green and amber lights stay on and it's stuck at this stage, the board is trying to connect to Data Intelligence. It connected to your WiFi router, but can’t access the Internet or can’t connect to Data Intelligence. The board is still trying to connect.
In your email, you should have received a message about activation.
The email has an attachment.
Make sure that you copied this file to your S5D9 board and ejected the board, then rebooted the board (pull out the USB power and the plug it back in).
5. All Lights Flashing Indicates Connection Failure
The board is no longer trying to connect. Please check your logs.
The AE-CLOUD1 kit provides useful network debugging information both with text logs written to the board’s flash storage as well as LED indicators. Understanding the available logs and LED messages will help in fixing network connectivity problems.