Quick Start¶

This walkthrough connects a fictional Sentinel hub and confirms that its three sensors are reporting. No hardware is required. The commands are illustrative.

Before You Begin¶

You need a Sentinel hub, one temperature and humidity probe, one soil probe, and access to the greenhouse Wi-Fi network.

Connect and Verify¶

Place the hub above the irrigation line and away from direct spray.
Connect both probes before applying power.
Join the temporary network named sentinel-setup.
Open http://sentinel.local and choose the greenhouse network.
Select Run sensor check.

A successful check reports all three readings and changes the hub indicator from amber to green.

temperature   24.1 C   ready
humidity      58 %     ready
soil          41 %     ready

Understand the First Result¶

The initial state should be normal. The controller waits for three consecutive samples before changing state, which prevents a single noisy reading from creating an alert. See Decision states for the complete rule.

If a sensor remains unavailable, follow A sensor reports no data.

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Next Step¶

Continue to the daily operating routine.