DIGITAL STEALTH CARE · DSC-BRAIN USER GUIDE
DSC-Brain user guide
New kit: Start here, then Setup, in order. Something is wrong: Troubleshooting, where to start.
The operator's manual for the DSC-Brain kit: the Pi, the hub, the probes and the dashboard. Written in the words the dashboard uses and checked against the code that shipped. Every page carries a verified for stamp.
● verified for 9.0.0 · corrected for 9.8.9 on 2026-10-01
● first mirrored 2026-09-15
● 86 pages · 9 sections
What the kit is, how to read the dashboard without fooling yourself, and the words it uses.
4 pages
From a blank SD card to a fleet that reports: flashing, the wizard, Wi-Fi join, Zigbee, Tuya, cameras.
Before you start — what you need · Flash the SD image and first boot · Setup wizard — the five steps · Fleet Wi-Fi join (hub hotspot portal) · Flashing devices over USB · Zigbee — pairing and binding roles · Tuya / SmartLife Wi-Fi devices (local) · Cameras — adding a camera · Adding, replacing and retiring devices
9 pages
From 9.8.9 the top bar has five items: Today, Spaces, Devices, Issues and Settings, with a More sheet. One page per screen, in the order a grower meets them.
Navigation: the five items and More · Today · Climate desk — Room and Tent · Root desk · Light desk · Plants — Roster and Compose · CannaLib desk · Logs desk — journals, grow log, compare and trends · Issues · Devices and the Kit desk · Twin desk (3D room) · Cameras — viewing frames and timelapses · Devices: classes, ports and placement · Add a device · The model inspector · Timed runs: Run for a while · Maintenance, calibration, health and snooze · Issues: the one icon
18 pages
Every settings section, row by row, with the scope each value lives in.
13 pages
The authority split, what the hub and plugs do when the brain stops, the ladder, photoperiod, sensor trust, plants and stages, journals, learning, and the grow tools.
Who decides what — hub vs brain · The climate ladder, failsafe and reality gates · Photoperiod, holds and catch-up · Sensor trust — offsets, clamps, held and stale · Plants, stages, harvest window and DLI · Zigbee and Tuya — roles, tasks and placement · Journals, reminders and the grow record · Energy, learning and calibration curves · Runoff trend and grow alert sensitivity · The run report and its grade · Drying and curing zones · Procedures — SOP checklists · The reservoir Mix panel · When the brain stops: the hub and the plugs · The planner: what it decides and why · Who is in charge and rolling back · Connections: how the brain reaches devices
17 pages
Versions, updating safely, backups, storage housekeeping, demo mode.
5 pages
Start with the five-minute checklist, then the page for your symptom.
Troubleshooting — where to start · Cannot reach the dashboard · Hub offline or not reporting · Probe dark or faulted · Plugs and appliances — not reporting, mismatch, ineffective · Readings held or stale · Lamp and photoperiod surprises · Zigbee radio down or pairing fails · Tuya device will not connect · Camera shows no frame · Updates and firmware jobs fail · Brain overloaded — slow dashboard, hub rebooting · Known limitations and honest out-of-service
13 pages
Tables to look things up in: alerts, ports, journal actions, routes.
4 pages
How this guide is kept true to the software, and the style it is written in.
3 pages
How to read this guide
New kit: Start here, then Setup, in order. Something is wrong: Troubleshooting › where to start. What does this row do: Settings reference. Why did it do that: How it works. What is coming next: the roadmap. Is my device supported: the supported devices finder. Check the climate numbers: the VPD calculator. Every page carries a verified for stamp; if the surface version on your kit's About card is newer than the stamp, the page may lag the software.
What this guide will not tell you
Your kit's addresses, hotspot name, passphrases and API keys. Those are on the kit card and under Settings › Network on the kit itself. They are never published here.
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