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Manuals for the MakerOps platform and the MakerOps controller. If you can't find what you need, ask us and we'll add it.

Start with your role

I use the space

Start a machine, sign up for training, and use the app.

1 more page

I run shifts / staff the desk

The front desk, loans, inventory, training sessions, and fixing a stuck member.

9 more pages

I run the space (admin)

Set up the space, roles, training, equipment and machine access.

16 more pages

I install controllers

Mount, wire and connect the MakerOps controller.

3 more pages

New to the words? See the glossary.

Start with a task

Get started → Set up your space and try the core workflow in 30 minutes. Add equipment → Equipment types, machines, fleets, maintenance and QR labels. Train members → Courses, credentials, and the machines they unlock. Set up a controller → Pick a wiring method, mount it, and connect it to Wi-Fi. Run the shop → Hours, shifts, inventory, loans and events. Fix a problem → Why a member can't start a machine, and other common snags.

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MakerOps Controller

Set up, wire, and use the MakerOps machine-access controller — from first power-on to everyday sessions on the shop floor.

  1. 1 Controller overview What the MakerOps controller is, what is on its front panel, and how it decides when a machine gets power.
  2. 2 Installation & wiring Mounting the controller and choosing how it controls the machine: plug-through, interlock, or external contactor.
  3. 3 Connecting to Wi-Fi Setting up a new controller from the app, joining home-style and campus (WPA2-Enterprise) networks, and pairing it with a machine.
  4. 4 Running a session The everyday flow at the machine: scan the QR, press GREEN, run your session, and what each screen means. Includes starting a machine when the internet is down.
  5. 5 The admin menu Every item in the on-device admin menu, how the lock works, and how to set an admin PIN.
  6. 6 Troubleshooting Common controller problems: offline screens, SERVER UNREACHABLE, Wi-Fi joins that fail, locked menus, a relay fault, offline unlock, and updates.
  7. 7 Specifications Hardware specifications for the MakerOps controller.

MakerOps Platform

Run your makerspace in MakerOps — people and roles, training, equipment, scheduling, inventory, and events.

  1. 1 Getting started Create your MakerOps space, answer the setup wizard, choose your modules, and invite your first people.
  2. 2 Set up MakerOps in 30 minutes A hands-on walkthrough of the core workflow: a person takes a training, earns a credential, and is cleared on a machine.
  3. 3 People, roles & permissions How roles and permissions decide who can do what, how to create a role and give it to someone, who can join your space, and what happens when someone leaves.
  4. 4 Dashboards Choose the dashboard people start with: layouts for staff and members, a layout for each way people join, and one for a single person.
  5. 5 To-dos Put a to-do on members' accounts: trainings to finish, credentials to earn, steps to tick, files and links, a due date and reminders.
  6. 6 Sign a waiver Find and sign the waivers your space asks for on the web or in the app, sign as a visitor or for your child without an account, and see what you have signed.
  7. 7 Training & credentials Build a training, create the credential it awards, set expiry and prerequisites, and grant or revoke credentials by hand.
  8. 8 Training sessions & signup questions Schedule in-person training sessions, ask members a few questions when they sign up, read their answers on the roster, and teach from a teaching guide.
  9. 9 Sign up for a training session Find the in-person training sessions you can join, see what to do first when one is locked, answer the sign-up questions, and check in when you arrive.
  10. 10 Partner workspaces Honor credentials earned in another MakerOps workspace, so a member trained there doesn't take the same training again here.
  11. 11 Equipment & maintenance Add machine types, models and machines, set service status, schedule maintenance, handle problem reports, and print QR labels.
  12. 12 Tasks Create, assign, find and complete tasks, make them repeat, group them into task lists, and see which permission each action needs.
  13. 13 Machine access Add MakerOps controllers to your space, set session rules, and control who can run each machine and when.
  14. 14 Scheduling & hours Set opening hours, schedule staff shifts, make machines bookable, and subscribe to calendars.
  15. 15 Book a machine or room Find a machine, room or workbench, book time on the web or in the app, see why a time is refused, and move or cancel your bookings.
  16. 16 Inventory Track consumables and stock: items, variants, locations, low-stock alerts, and bulk import.
  17. 17 Loans Tool and item checkout: tagged tools, untagged things like tape and screwdrivers, a printable sign-out sheet, check-in by tag or by badge, reminders, and the front-desk view.
  18. 18 Events, tours & the public side What the world sees: public catalog pages, event signups, tour requests, and visitor waivers, with no login required.
  19. 19 The mobile app The MakerOps app for iOS and Android: what members and staff do with it, and how to get signed in.
  20. 20 Sign in and two-factor authentication Set up two-factor authentication before your deadline, sign in with a code, and get back in if you lose your phone. Admins: who can reset whose two-factor.
  21. 21 Troubleshooting Why a member can't start a machine, open a course or sign in, what each message means, and what staff change to fix it.
  22. 22 Glossary The words MakerOps uses, what each one means, and the page that explains it.

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