AI-on-the-edge-device

Webinstaller and Console

This page provides the Webinstaller and a live USB Console to your AI-on-the-edge-device.
For further information about AI-on-the-edge-device please go to https://github.com/jomjol/AI-on-the-edge-device.

Beside flashing the firmware you need a sd-card with configuration informations about the system and the wifi credentials.

There a two ways to make this settings:

By hand: follow the instructions in the documentation (copy data to sd-card, setup wifi credentials by hand)
Use an integrated primitiv access point to make the initial setup.
In this case make sure to read the instructions below carefully in advance, as you have to temporarily change wifi and need a access to a file located in the internet.

Notes:

For the installation, make sure to switch the ESP32 to Bootloader mode!
The SD-Card still must be flashed separately on a PC (See in the documentation)!
After the installation, a manual reset might be required!
Please note that not all webbrowsers and operating systems support the needed access to USB!
Check the documentation for additional information.

Installer and Console powered by ESP Web Tools

Using internal access point for sd-card setup

Before starting the flash process, download the necessary file. It is a zip file, containing the initial default configuration. You can identify it by the naming. It is named `AI-on-the-edge-device__remote-setup__*.zip`. Store this file locally as you will need it later.

Flash the firmware with the WebInstaller

Instructions see above.

Connect to Device

During the first booting, the device detects that the wifi credentials as well as the configuration informations are missing.

Therefore a simple wifi access point is initiated and a simple internal web server is startet, so the device can be setup.

The naming of the wifi is "AI-on-the-edge" and you can access it without any password.

Access Point

You connect to the server with the fixed ip: http://192.168.4.1

Upload initial configuration to sd-card

Access Point

Use the `select file` and `upload` button to start the upload.

A warning will show up if you have choosen a possible wrong file (without default configuration).

Upload initial configuration to sd-card

Access Point

Use the `select file` and `upload` button to start the upload.
A warning will show up if you have choosen a possible wrong file (without default configuration).

Be patient - the upload takes up to around 60s without response during this time!
After succesfull uploading, the page will be reloaded for the next step.

Store WLAN acces information

Access Point

Here you can set your wifi credentials. Only basic settings can done here. If you need advanced features (fixed ip, ...), please use the manual setup.

Attention:

Carefully check your wifi settings. To change them later on, you need to take you the sd-card and to it manually in `wlan.ini`
The informations are transfered without encryption.

Finish the step by pushing `Write wlan.ini`

Reboot

Access Point

The final step is the reboot.

It will take up to 3 minutes. Afterwards you can find your device in the local network. Check you router for the IP. You can find it also in the USB Console output.