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“Particle” and download it free of charge.
When you first launch the application on your device, you will see the login screen as
shown in Figure 2.3. Every Photon device must be registered on the Particle cloud using
its unique identification number at the point of manufacture. If you have already signed up
to the cloud, go ahead and log in; otherwise, register with your details for an account on
the Particle cloud—it should only take a few minutes.
Figure 2.3 Particle application login screen.
Once you have logged in, you need to make sure your smart device is connected to the
Wi-Fi network that you wish to connect your Photon board to; otherwise, you will not be
able to communicate and program it to do lots of amazing things. Your Wi-Fi network
name should appear on the next screen in the SSID box. All you need to do now is enter
your Wi-Fi password and click Connect and let the magic happen. It may take a few
moments to connect, so be patient. The Photon board should go through the following
colors in this order:
Blinking blue Listening for Wi-Fi credentials
