Fridge Dashboard

Before you click

1. Use Chrome or Edge on the Mac (Safari can't talk to USB serial).
2. Plug the reTerminal into the Mac with a data USB-C cable, not a charge-only one.
3. Click Connect, pick the port that appears (usually usbmodem or usbserial), then Install.
4. If no port shows up: hold the device's BOOT button, tap RESET, release BOOT, then retry.

This replaces the firmware Seeed shipped. Seeed's Firmware Hub can put it back any time.

Step 2 — live dashboard (v0.4)

Joins your home Wi-Fi, pulls a fresh dashboard on the schedule (every 15 min 6:30–9 am, hourly till 3, every 30 min till 9:30 pm), and sleeps in between. Any button = refresh now.

This browser can't flash over USB. Open this page in Chrome. Web Serial needs an https page.

Step 1 — static test image (v0.1)

No Wi-Fi; draws one baked-in frame. Useful for checking the panel.

This browser can't flash over USB. Open this page in Chrome.

What happens next

With the live firmware: the device reboots, joins Wi-Fi, asks what's flying over the house, has the dashboard rendered, and draws it — about 20–30 seconds from boot to picture. Then it sleeps until its next slot. If Wi-Fi fails it says so on screen and retries in 10 minutes.

Unplugging the USB cable afterwards is fine; it runs on battery between refreshes (plan on charging every couple of weeks at this schedule).