NODEDC_MISSION_CORE/docs/02_FIRST_LAB_RUNBOOK.md

First lab runbook

Purpose: gather decisive evidence using only K1, the current MacBook and the existing TP-Link Deco/mesh network. This runbook contains no BLE writes, router changes, broad LAN scans or system package installation.

Before powering K1

• Place K1 on a stable, ventilated surface.
• Prepare its normal battery/charger and a known data-capable USB cable.
• Ensure enough Mac disk space for one copied project and short captures.
• Do not expose the Wi-Fi password in notes, terminal arguments or screenshots.
• If the router model becomes visible in the Deco UI, record only the model and operating mode; do not change settings yet.

Create an ignored session directory outside ordinary Git, for example:

sessions/20260715T120000Z_gate1_baseline/

The operator notes should use masked serials and relative timestamps.

Experiment A — boot and activation state

1. Start a phone/Mac video focused on the LED if convenient.
2. Power K1 on normally.
3. Record LED colors and durations until stable.
4. Record whether the final state is normal standby, activation warning or fault.
5. Stop immediately on serious fault, unusual heat, smell, battery problem or undocumented state.

Expected output: notes.md, optional local video, and a redacted manifest.

Experiment B — autonomous project

1. From normal standby, start scanning with the documented double-click.
2. Keep K1 completely still for at least 20 seconds.
3. Move slowly through a simple scene for about one minute.
4. Stop scanning with the documented double-click and wait for stable standby.
5. Enter USB mode using the physical shortcut only if its state is understood.
6. Copy the project tree, project.json, poses.csv, map.las metadata and logs when present. Raw project data remains ignored and local.
7. Generate a SHA-256 inventory; commit only a redacted report later.

Decision:

• GO if a valid autonomous project exists.
• PAUSE USB analysis if recording works but USB is unavailable.
• STOP on activation lock or device fault.

Experiment C — passive BLE surface

Prerequisite: Stage 1 BLE commands implemented and reviewed.

1. Run a 30-second scan in standby.
2. Save advertisement and manufacturer/service data.
3. Connect for service discovery without writes.
4. Read standard device-information/battery characteristics first.
5. Repeat advertisement/GATT observation during scanning and USB mode.
6. Subscribe to an individually selected notify/indicate characteristic only after its properties are recorded.

Decision:

• GO if K1 has a reproducible BLE identity and observable surface.
• PAUSE if macOS asks for pairing/authentication that cannot be completed.

Experiment D — current network, no router changes

1. Capture the Mac route/interface and its current neighbor table with K1 off.
2. Note the Deco client list if accessible.
3. Boot K1 and repeat in standby.
4. Repeat during a button scan.
5. Power-cycle K1 and confirm whether any candidate disappears/reappears.
6. Check visible SSIDs for a K1-associated AP.

Do not infer identity from one unknown LAN client. Require power-state correlation or an independent device fingerprint.

Decision:

• remembered-LAN GO: confirmed K1 address appears;
• device-AP GO: a repeatable K1 SSID appears;
• provisioning BLOCKED: neither appears and no known GATT provisioning profile exists.

About Guest/IoT networks on Deco

Do not create one during this first run. Depending on Deco model and Router/AP mode, Guest/IoT networks may isolate clients from the main LAN or from each other. A later dedicated SSID is useful only if both K1 and Mac can communicate and its password can be entered through a known provisioning profile.

Minimum lab report

# K1 Lab Report 001

## Host
macOS:
Mac model/architecture:
Router model/mode (if known):

## Device
Model:
Serial suffix only:
Activation/LED state:
Firmware evidence:

## Autonomous scan
Start/stop behavior:
Project created:
USB accessible:
Files observed:

## BLE
Advertised name:
macOS UUID: [redacted]
Service fingerprint:
Pairing/auth prompts:

## Network
Remembered LAN candidate:
Device AP candidate:
Confirmed K1 IP: [redacted]

## Decision
Current gate:
GO / PAUSE / BLOCKED:
Evidence:
Next smallest experiment: