Set up your Sensa Core

Your Sensa Core arrives built and ready. There is no software to install. You fit it, power it and connect it to your van's network.

Work through the steps in order.

Before you start

You will need:

• Your Sensa Core.
• A regulated 5V USB-C supply rated at 5A, such as a 5V DC to DC converter. See Power.
• A network in the van that stays on, from a router, a MiFi or a Starlink left on permanently. Sensa needs a local network, not the internet. See Check Network.
• A tablet, or a phone if you have no tablet, to set the system up from. See Setup Display.
• Your licence code, from your order e-mail. You can add it later if it is not to hand.
• A network cable, we recommend connecting the Core to your router using a ethernet cable. Only use WiFi if there really is no alternative.

1. Fit the Core

1. Choose a dry, fixed spot where the Core will not get wet or slide about.
2. Leave a hand's width of clear space around it so it can stay cool. Not in a sealed locker or under bedding.
3. Keep the power/reset button and the microSD slot within reach. You will need the button to restart the Core, and the slot if the card ever has to be replaced.

2. Power it

Plug your 5V supply into the Core's USB-C socket, wired so it is live whenever you want the system on.

Use a regulated supply rated at 5A. A phone charger, a USB socket on the fusebox, or any unregulated or undersized supply makes the Core restart under load, and that looks like a fault when it is not.

3. Connect it to your network

Choose one.

By cable

Plug a network cable into the Core and a spare socket on your router. That is all. The Core finds the network by itself, and the Wi-Fi setup below never appears.

By Wi-Fi

Leave the network cable out. When the Core starts with no cable, it puts up its own setup network so you can tell it which Wi-Fi to join.

1. On your phone, open your Wi-Fi settings.
2. Join the network called sensa-XXXX-setup, where XXXX is four letters and numbers unique to your Core. It has no password.
3. A setup page opens by itself. Choose your van's Wi-Fi from the list and type its password.
4. Wait for the sensa-XXXX-setup network to disappear. The Core is now on your van's Wi-Fi.
5. Put your phone back on your van's Wi-Fi.

Give the Core a fixed address

On any router you control, give the Core a fixed address, usually called a static lease or a DHCP reservation. It is the single most useful thing you can do for a reliable system. See Check Network.

What to do next

Your Core has no screen of its own, so go on to Setup Display.