About Travel Dock

Your travel dock charges your pods and plugs directly into your MacBook Laptop, providing a stable connection to upload data when on the road. When unplugged, it acts as a carry case to protect your pods during travel and prevent battery and memory depletion.

Components

Setting up your Travel Dock

• Sign into plantiga.io
• On the left sidebar, click Settings and then Preferences from the dropdown menu
• Scroll to the bottom of the Preferences page, and download the Plantiga Connect App
  • The desktop app is only available for macOS 14+ with Apple Silicone (M1 chip or better)
• Open the Plantiga Connect App (ensure you’re connected to the correct organization in the bottom left corner)
• Plug the Travel Dock into the laptop using the provided connector USB-C cable, and slide the Pods into the Dock.
  • The Dock and Pods should appear, with icons above each pod indicating its status as uploading, charging, or ready.

Using your Travel Dock

• When plugged into the laptop, the Travel Dock will upload data and charge the pods.

• When unplugged from the laptop, the Travel Dock will act as a carry case to prevent battery and memory depletion in the pods
• When the Travel Dock is plugged in and connected the light will be solid green.

• If the Travel Dock is plugged in and not connected, the light will be red.
  • Troubleshooting tip: check that the Plantiga Connect App is open and the laptop is connected to wifi.

• When the Travel Dock is unplugged, the LED will remain off.
• Make sure that the pods are docked each day before use to allow their clocks to synchronize. This is critical for data collection to align the timestamps between the left and right sensors. Click here to learn more about your pods.

Caring for your Travel Dock

• If you’re having connectivity issues between your pods and dock, clean the gold dock pins by blowing on them gently and wiping the pins using 99% isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab

• Do not expose the dock to moisture, strong magnets, or extreme temperatures.