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Hotspot QR Code Onboarding

The Helium Hotspot provides a Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) interface for users to configure several aspects of the device. The BLE services and advertisement data are provided below.

For those Makers that choose not to include a Bluetooth Radio in their hardware design, they can use QR Code Onboarding to register Hotspots to the Helium Blockchain.

Overall Process

Bluetooth Only

The typical Hotspot Onboarding process using Bluetooth is as follows:

  1. Enter the Hotspot Onboarding flow by selecting a Maker
  2. Instructions to power on and pair with the Bluetooth (Maker-specific)
  3. Set up Wi-Fi or Ethernet
  4. Set Location and Antenna
  5. Submit add_gateway and assert_loc_v2 transactions to the Blockchain

QR Code Onboarding

A QR Code onboarding process combines both Helium App and an Maker-supplied web dashboard.

  1. Enter the Hotspot Onboarding flow and select a Maker with QR Onboarding
  2. Instructions to scan a QR code from a Maker's web dashboard. Instructions on which files to update will come as soon as app-side support is added.
  • Makers can choose to include specific URLs and further instructions off-app.
  1. Maker's web dashboard provides internet connectivity instructions to the user, gathers gateway signature, owner signature, and generates the add_gateway transaction and embeds the transaction in a QR Code.
  2. User scans QR code with the Helium App at the appropriate onboarding screen.
  3. App confirms Hotspot information.
  4. Set Location and Antenna
  5. Submit add_gateway and assert_loc_v2 transactions to the Blockchain.

Example Onboarding Flow (app)

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