# Initial State

This is the state of an Aurora board when it leaves DyzeDesign and is sent to a manufacturer.
At this stage

  • The board isn’t linked to any manufacturer/datacenter
  • The board isn’t associated with a printer model
  • The board can’t update its software
  • Features like file storage and replay with the cloud aren’t available

At this point, the manufacturer will link the board to itself by indicating which datacenter to communicate with, as well as which model of printer it will be used in. The “Device Model ID” provided will be associated with the board and will be used to manage versions of the software that can be installed on that printer. Note that if an ID that was never used before is given here, an entry for that model will be created in the cloud.

At this point, the board is in a state that we call “Configured” and is ready to be shipped to an end user.