Connect Base Modes & LED Patterns

An overview of all Connect hardware, commands, and messages. Including explanations of Connect base and button colors and patterns.

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Written by Ashley Evenson
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Connect Base Modes

Mode

Description

Base Button Press to get there

How to recognize this mode

Video(s)

Sleep Mode

Steady state, Base is ready to receive a button press and play sound

Also functions as an “Exit” from other modes

From any other mode:

double click Base Button

LED is out and Base plays sounds when linked buttons are pressed

Travel Mode

Base does not react to any button presses and uses minimal battery power

From Sleep Mode:

hold Base Button until the LED fades out (15 sec)

LED is out and base does not react to any presses of linked buttons

Travel Mode Enabled:

Travel Mode Disabled:

Sync Mode

Base is connecting to FluentPet servers and exchanging and updating info (presses, sounds, logging, ...). Base does not react to button presses.

From Sleep mode:

Single click Base button

Single chime and LED that slowly blinks blue

In Sync Mode:

Onboarding Mode

Base is creating its own WiFi-Network for the app to connect to. App then sends home WiFi credentials to the Base

From Sleep mode:

Hold Base button for 5 seconds

Repeating chime and LED slowly alternates blue and cyan

In Onboarding Mode:


Special function

Description

Base Button Press to get there

How to recognize this mode

Video(s)

Factory Reset

Remove all stored WiFi network credentials and remove all linked buttons and sounds

Click Base button 5 times, and hold the button down on the 5th click for 10 seconds.

After the 10 seconds you'll hear the "shut down" sound. Base will not react anymore to any previously linked buttons

Connect Base LED Meanings

Patterns

  1. Breathing - 1 second to slowly turn on, 1 second to slowly turn off

  2. Blinking - 3 brief flashes, every 2 seconds

Battery Level Meanings

Pattern

Meaning

Solid green

Battery fully charged

"Breathing" green

1 second to slowly turn on, 1 second to slowly turn off

Battery charging

"Blinking" green

5 brief successive flashes, every 2 seconds

Low battery (0-20%)

Mode-Specific LED Meanings

Sync Mode LEDs

How to recognize this mode

What it means

Slow cyan breathing

Base is "linking" with a connect button

Solid cyan for 3 sec

Base successfully linked with a connect button

Alternating cyan & green

Firmware update in progress

Onboarding Mode LEDs

How to recognize this mode

What it means

Slow blue breathing

Base is trying to connect to a registered WIFI network and looking for buttons in linking mode.

Short rapid flashing blue bursts for 3 secs

Base failed to connect to WIFI network

Short rapid flashing cyan bursts for 3 secs

Base failed to connect to server

Solid blue for 3 sec

Base successfully connected to WIFI network

Connect Button LED Meanings

Color 1

Color 2

Pattern

Meaning

Cyan

Green

Alternating cyan & green

Button firmware update in progress

Cyan

Breathing cyan

Linking button to base

Cyan

Solid cyan for 3 sec

Button successfully linked to base

Blue

Solid blue briefly after release

Button was pressed

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