Circle User Manual

The Circle will always automatically start when you turn the power on.
If the leds are orange or white then just be patient, after one minute the magic starts.

Quick start

• Plug in the power and wait 1 minute, the the Circle will show it’s default patterns.
• On your phone, tablet or computer go to your wifi settings.
• Select the wifi network “Circle” with password “moveadot”.
• Go to  192.168.4.1 or http://circle.local with your web browser.
• Now you should see the app like the photo below, enjoy!

Circle app

Access PoInt network

• On startup the Circle will try to connect with your wifi network.
• If no wifi network can be found it it will create it’s own Access Point network called “Circle”.
• You can access this network by going to your wifi settings on your phone, tablet or computer.
• Select here the wifi network “Circle” with password “moveadot”.
• If you enter this access point network within one minute, a popup will appear to select your own wifi network and password.
• If you wait aproximatlty one minute, the Circle starts also an access point network, but will not ask for wifi credentials. Instead you can access the app by going to 192.168.4.1 or http://circle.local with your web-browser. In this case you will always have to go to the “Circle” network before using the app.

Add Circle to your local Network

• All leds will light up softly when the Circle is plugged in the power socket. 
• The first thing Circle will try to do is to connect to your assigned wifi network. 
• If no wifi connection can be made or can be found the Circle will create it’s own AP wifi network, called “Circle” with password “moveadot”. Usually this is the case when you are setting up the circle for the first time. 
• After selecting the “Circle” wifi network, a popup will appear where you can select your wifi network. 
• If no popup appears  you might want to  try to go 192.168.4.1
• Now you can select your wifi network and fill in your own wifi password. 
• After, assigning your wifi network, the Circle will restart. 
• If no wifi network can be found and no one will be assigned within one minute the Circle will start without any wifi connection.
• If a wifi network is found the Circle start to do it’s thing.
• Now you can go to the following url with your webbrowser: http://circle.local or http://{ip-address-of-circle-in-your-local-network}
• In some cases (on Android) the URL http://circle.local does not work, you can use the app Fing to find the IP-address of your Circle in your local network.
• Bonus tip: Add this webpage to the homescreen of your phone!

Indicators

• Orange / white light: Waiting for user to fill in the network credentials
• Red light: Circle is downloading and updating new firmware

Power Supply

5V DC with minimal 4A or higher. We love this one.

Reset

You can reset the wifi settings using:

• The settings screen in the app, by hitting the gear icon.
• The blue button inside the black controller box, you would need to unscrew the lid of the box, using a Philips screwdriver.

Open Sound Control (OSC)

The Circle controller supports OSC, a detailed manual can be found here: https://jonasvorwerk.nl/circle-osc/