Weaving with the Assistant

The TempoTreadle device (TT3) attaches to your loom's treadles and reports state over Wi-Fi. First-time setup is a wizard:

1. Plug in the box and wait for its OLED to show the device name (e.g. TempoTreadle-C668).

2. On your tablet, open Weave Assistant (top toolbar).

3. Tap ⚙ Settings → Setup…

4. Pick your box from the list.

5. You'll see two options:

   • Use this box — start weaving immediately on the box's own Wi-Fi. Fastest path. Your tablet won't have internet access while connected — fine for a session.

   • Configure Wi-Fi — walk the box onto your home Wi-Fi so you don't have to switch networks every time you weave. Recommended if you'll use this device often.

Once paired, Weave Assistant remembers the box's address. Next time, just tap Connect.

iOS note — the first time you open Setup, iOS will ask for permission to use the local network. Tap Allow so the wizard can find your TempoTreadle.

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Starting to Weave

With the box connected:

• The green dot next to "TempoTreadle" in the settings panel means you're paired.

• Press a treadle on the loom — Weave Assistant advances to the next pick automatically.

• The Treadle overlay (toggle with the Treadles pill on the toolbar) shows which treadles are pressed in real time and highlights the next pick's expected treadles.

• The battery chip beside the ⚙ shows the box's charge level. It turns amber at 20%, red at 10%, and chimes once at the critical threshold.

• Tune mode (⚙ → Tune) lets you calibrate the loom's treadles before your first session. Use this if presses aren't being detected reliably.

Useful per-session toggles

• Large Treadle Overlay (⚙ → Display): fills the screen with much larger text and cells. Good for low-vision use or weaving from across the room.

• Treadle Mapping… (⚙): remap which physical treadle corresponds to which WIF treadle, disable broken ones, or silence the color-change chime on the tabby treadle.

• Auto power-off (⚙): the box deep-sleeps after this many idle minutes to extend battery. Default 60. Tap any button on the box to wake it.

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Saving and sharing

• Save writes back to the .twa you opened. Drafts, section assemblies, color metadata, treadle mappings, and Weave Assistant progress all round-trip cleanly.

• Save As lets you keep the original untouched and write a new file.

• Cloud → Share Pattern uploads your draft to the TempoWeave cloud library. You'll get a share link weavers anywhere can open in Studio or Mobile.

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Tips and gotchas

• READ-mode tap on a section band shows the section name, location, and thread count in a floating bubble. Tap somewhere else to dismiss; it auto-fades after a few seconds.

• Magic Keyboard / trackpad on iPad: hover behavior mirrors the desktop tooltips. Hover a thread for full details, including yarn and section info.

• Selection mode (top toolbar): select a range of warp threads, picks, or tie-up cells, then use the Selection menu for Copy / Paste / Clear / Fill operations.

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Where to go next

• Section Markers Guide — how to mark warp / weft ranges and what they enable.

• Cloth Simulation — preview your draft as draped 3D fabric.

• Licensing Guide — feature matrix across Demo / Lite / Core / Pro tiers.

For questions, email [e-mail] or open a ticket from Help → Feedback inside the app.