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HARDWARIO Manager — Setup

HARDWARIO Manager is the mobile app for setting up STICKER devices over NFC. Hold your phone against the STICKER to read its info, write LoRaWAN keys and settings, run device commands, and manage your saved devices — no cables, programmers, or desktop software required.

STICKER is NFC-ready and can be configured even with no batteries inserted (NFC energy harvesting), so you can prepare a device before you install it.

Android with NFC

STICKER configuration over NFC is done from an Android phone with NFC (most phones from the last few years have it). The app also provisions HARDWARIO FIBER over Bluetooth.

What you need​

ItemNotes
Android phone with NFCNFC lets the phone talk to the STICKER when you hold them together.
HARDWARIO ManagerInstall it from Google Play (below).
STICKER device(s)Any variant: Clime, Input, Motion.
Device secret keySTICKER uses an encrypted NFC channel. Each device's secret key is provided with your devices; you add it in the app the first time you save a device (see Configuration →).

1) Turn on NFC​

  1. Open Settings on the phone.
  2. In the search box at the top, type NFC.
  3. Tap the NFC result and switch it On.

If no NFC result appears, your phone does not have NFC and cannot configure a STICKER over the air.

2) Install HARDWARIO Manager​

HARDWARIO Manager is available on the Google Play Store:

  1. Open Google Play on your Android phone.
  2. Search for HARDWARIO Manager and open its listing.
  3. Tap Install, then Open.

Updates are delivered automatically through Google Play, and your saved devices are kept across updates.

3) Allow the permissions​

The first time you use a feature that needs it, the app asks for a permission — tap Allow (or While using the app):

  • Camera — only when you scan a QR code.
  • Nearby devices / Bluetooth — only if you connect to a FIBER over Bluetooth.

There is no permission prompt for NFC — you just switch it on once in Step 1.

4) Open the app​

HARDWARIO Manager home screen — choose STICKER or Fiber
  1. Open HARDWARIO Manager and choose STICKER.
  2. Pick what you want to do — for example Device info or Configuration.
  3. When the screen says Hold the phone against the …, touch the back of your phone to the STICKER and keep still for a second or two.

The NFC antenna is usually near the top back of the phone. If nothing happens, move the phone slowly around that area until it reads.

You are ready to read and write configuration — continue with Configuration →.