Connecting the V5 Vision Sensor to a Wireless Device

You can view the Vision Sensor’s field of view in real time by connecting it to a wireless device (i.e. a cell phone or tablet).

Brain screen is shown in the Home menu with the Settings option highlighted.

With a Vision Sensor connected to your V5 Brain, select Settings on the Home menu.

Brain screen is shown in the Settings menu with the Vision Sensor Wifi option highlighted and changed to On.

Select the Vision Sensor Wifi setting to change it to On.

Device is opened to its Wifi settings and a Wifi address is highlighted that reads VISION_D1B5.

On your wireless device, connect to the Vision Sensor WiFi address. This should start with VISION_ and then four characters. In this screenshot, it is VISION_D1B5.

Device is opened to its Wifi settings and the VISION_D1B5 address has been connected to and it is highlighted.

Wait until the device has connected to the Vision Sensor WiFi address.

Note: Only one device can be connected to the Vision Sensor WiFi address at a time.

Web browser is opened and a web address has been entered that reads 192.168.1.1.

In a web browser, enter 192.168.1.1.

Web browser is opened to the specific web address and a live view from the Vision Sensor is shown.

The Vision Sensor's field of view will start showing on the screen.

Note: If your device is unable to connect and it supports mobile data, try disabling Mobile Data before connecting.

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