Dottie Board buttons, setup mode and updates

This guide covers every Dottie Board except the legacy RNLI board. If your board has an Interstate 75 W controller, you have the legacy RNLI board: see Legacy RNLI board: setup mode and resetting WiFi.

First-time setup

1. Plug in the USB-C power adapter.
2. If the board has no WiFi details, it enters setup mode by itself and shows SETUP MODE with the network name, the password (dottie123) and the address (192.168.4.1).
3. Give it your WiFi details in any of three ways (see Getting Started):
   • USB in Chrome or Edge, from the Connect new board page.
   • Bluetooth in Chrome or Edge on a computer or Android phone. The board appears as DB- followed by part of its ID.
   • The board's own WiFi from any device, including iPhone and iPad.
4. The board restarts and connects. A screen then shows a pairing code: enter it at dottieboards.com. Until a board is linked to an account it will not connect to the data feed.

If nobody configures it, setup mode times out after 10 minutes and the board restarts, so you can simply try again.

The A and B buttons

The A and B buttons are on the circuit board at the back of the display.

• Press A: board-specific. On the aircraft board it cycles the display mode.
• Press B: forces the board to reconnect to the data feed. Useful if it looks stuck.
• Hold A+B at power-on, and keep holding for 5 seconds: enters setup mode. Your saved WiFi is kept, so you can re-link or add a network without losing the current one.

Automatic updates

These boards check for new firmware every 4 hours and install it themselves, then restart. You can switch this off in your board's settings on dottieboards.com.

Troubleshooting

• Board shows SETUP MODE but I did not ask for it. It has no saved WiFi, or could not join the one it had. Re-enter your WiFi details.
• I am on an iPhone. Use the board's own WiFi method.