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Solid blue Getting Wi-Fi information from the Tinker application
Blinking green Trying to connect to the Wi-Fi network
Blinking cyan Establishing a connection to the Particle cloud
Blinking magenta Updating to the newest firmware
Pulsating cyan Successfully connected
Once successfully connected, you should see the screen in Figure 2.4, which shows you all
the GPIO pins available for programming.
Figure 2.4 Tinker GPIO pin configuration.
Troubleshooting
From time to time your Photon board may not work in the way you want it to; this isn’t a
problem, as a few tweaks here and there will get it working in no time. Here are some
guidelines to help you on your way:
If your smart device has not detected any Photon devices, make sure you are