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First Time

You can check out this video for a complete tutorial. But please read through the texts below as well.

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If your Ivy is in batch 1&2, please plug in the power cable before the first boot up.

First time with Ivy

  1. Examine the exterior of your Ivy. Here is a list of potential related problems and their solutions:
    1. My Ivy has a loose screen.
  2. Press the button at the back of Ivy to start. Here is a list of potential related problems and their solutions:
    1. My Ivy is not booting up.
    2. I see error code & WiFi Test on the screen.
    3. My Ivy is showing “No SD card found”.
  3. Download ESP SoftAP Provisioning from Google Play Store or Apple Store.
  4. Download Tuya Smart from Google Play Store or Apple Store.
  5. Prepare the plant according to How to prepare the Plant.
  6. Follow the tutorial on Ivy’s screen and activate Ivy. Here is a list of potential problems and their solutions:
    1. My Ivy is not booting up.
    2. I have trouble using ESP SoftAP Provisioning.
    3. I can’t activate Ivy via Tuya Smart.
    4. My Ivy just restarted itself without any sign.
    5. Side touch bars are not functional during tutorial.
    6. If the water level sensor is not accurate, please manually recalibrate it after the tutorial according to How to manually recalibrate the water level sensor?
    7. My Ivy can’t automatically detect its plant.
  7. Upgrade your Ivy to the latest software version according to How to upgrade (OTA) my Ivy? After the OTA, your Ivy should automatically start Evolving.
  8. Select a plant on the Tuya App (How to select or change the plant for my Ivy?).
  9. Here is a list of questions you might be wondering:
    1. What do all these expressions mean?
    2. Why is the time shown by Ivy is not accurate?
    3. Why is the weather and location info shown by Ivy is not accurate?
    4. Why does the soil moisture sensor keep studying?
    5. How to tune Ivy’s sound perception sensitivity?
    6. Should I worry about the sensor data numbers?
    7. Why the sensor data shown on Tuya Smart and on Ivy are different?
    8. My Ivy is not connected to the internet.
    9. How long can my Ivy last without charging?
    10. The front button is not working.
    11. My Ivy doesn’t seem to feel my touch.
    12. My Ivy is stuck at an expression
    13. My Ivy is showing the wrong time.

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