LED Blink Patterns
Your ZROne bot uses LEDs to tell you what it’s doing — no app or browser required. There are two LEDs you might see:
- Status light — a small LED on the bot. Always present. Its blink pattern tells you whether the bot is connecting, ready, streaming, or in trouble.
- RGB strip (if your bot has one) — plays a short colored animation right after power-on to confirm the strip is alive and the bot has booted.
Status light — what each pattern means
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| Off | Bot is idle or off |
| Fast blink (5 times a second) | Setup mode — the bot has no WiFi credentials yet. Connect to its WiFi and open the setup wizard. |
| Medium blink (once a second) | Connecting to your WiFi. Wait ~15 seconds; if it stays like this longer, the WiFi password or signal is the problem. |
| Two quick blinks every 3 seconds (“heartbeat”) | Online and waiting. WiFi is connected; the bot is ready for someone to open it from a viewer page. |
| Mostly on, with a brief flicker every 2 seconds | Ready to stream. The bot is registered with the cloud and waiting for a viewer to actually connect. |
| Quick pulse (short flash twice a second) | Streaming. Someone has the viewer open and video is flowing. |
| Triple-blink, pause, repeat | Error. Something went wrong — usually WiFi failure or a connection issue. Try a power-cycle first. |
RGB strip — boot animation
If your bot has an RGB light strip wired up, it plays a short animation every time it powers on:
- The lights sweep across one by one in soft blue.
- A short white flash all together.
- All off.
The whole thing takes about half a second. It’s intentionally dim so it doesn’t blind you at boot.
If you see this animation, you know three things at once:
- The strip is correctly connected and powered.
- The bot’s firmware has finished booting.
- The strip will respond to commands from the Programmer or Control Creator.
If your bot has a strip but you don’t see the animation, check that the strip is plugged into the right pins and has a power connection. If wiring looks right, contact support.
Troubleshooting
| What you see | What’s probably happening | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Stays in fast blink forever | Bot has no saved WiFi network | Open the setup wizard and enter your WiFi credentials |
| Stays in medium blink for more than 30 seconds | Wrong WiFi password, weak signal, or you’re on a 5 GHz-only network | Re-enter the password. The bot only works on 2.4 GHz WiFi |
| Gets to heartbeat but never reaches “ready” | WiFi is fine, but the bot can’t reach the cloud | Check that your internet is up. Try a power-cycle |
| Shows “ready” but the viewer says the bot is offline | The viewer hasn’t been refreshed or you’re signed in as the wrong user | Refresh the viewer page; make sure you’re signed in to the account that owns the bot |
| Triple-blinks | Generic error | Power-cycle the bot. If it keeps happening, contact support |
| RGB strip never lights up at boot | Strip not powered, not wired correctly, or your bot doesn’t have one | Check power and wiring; if your bot was sold without a strip, this is normal |
| Strip flashes at boot, then goes dark | This is correct — the boot animation is supposed to end | Use the Programmer or Control Creator to turn the strip back on |
When the lights matter most
- First time you power on a new bot. Watch the status light to confirm it’s reaching setup mode (fast blink).
- When something isn’t working. Before opening a browser, glance at the status light. Its pattern will tell you whether the bot is offline, connecting, or having an error — without you needing to investigate.
- When testing where to place the bot. If the status light keeps switching between connecting (medium blink) and connected (heartbeat), your WiFi signal is weak in that spot. Move the bot closer to your router.