What FALAD does FALAD is a small camera you put on the driver’s side of the car. It watches your face and warns you out loud when you look tired. Eyes closedYour eyes stay shut too long. YawningYou keep yawning. Head noddingYour head drops or nods. Phone in handYou hold a phone up while driving. It works without internet. Your phone connects straight to the unit. A warning gives you time to stop safely. It does not make you less tired. When FALAD warns, pull over and rest. In the box FALAD unitCamera, speaker and battery in one case. Suction mountHolds the unit on the glass or dashboard. USB-C cableCharges the unit from any phone charger. Hotspot cardThe unit’s Wi-Fi name and password. Mounting Put the unit on the driver’s side, near the front pillar, so it sees your face from the side. Clean the spotWipe the glass or dashboard where the cup goes. Stick the mount onPress the cup flat, then flip the lever down. Screw on the unitTurn the unit onto the mount screw, under the camera. Hand tight only. Point it at your faceLoosen the knob, aim the camera at you, tighten the knob. Check in the appOpen Camera angle. Your whole face should be inside the box. Don’t block your view of the road or an airbag. Keep the vents on the unit uncovered. Connecting the app Checks and warnings Turn each check on or off, and choose when it warns, in the app under Detection. Eye checkWarns when your eyes stay closed longer than you set. Choose from half a second to 3 seconds. Yawn checkWarns after a number of yawns in a short time. Choose 1 to 8 yawns, within 1, 2 or 5 minutes. Head checkWarns when your head stays down, or nods too often. Choose how long and how many nods. Phone checkWarns when a phone is held up longer than you set. Choose from 3.5 to 10 seconds. Repeat delayHow long the unit waits before warning again: 15, 30 or 60 seconds. Two kinds of warning Tiredness levelYawns and nods add up. The unit says “Tired”, then “Sleepy”, then “Fighting sleep”. Eyes closed alarmSounds at once when your eyes stay shut. Mute never turns it off. App settings Warning soundA tone before each spoken warning. Spoken warningsThe unit says the warning in words. VolumeHow loud the speaker is. Mirror pictureFlips the live picture left to right. Detection boxesShows boxes around your face, eyes and mouth on the live picture. Event picturesKeeps a picture with each warning. Hotspot name and passwordThe unit’s own Wi-Fi. Restart monitoringRestarts the camera without switching the unit off. AppearanceAuto, light or dark. Automatic updatesGets new unit software when your phone has internet. Power and charging Switch onPress ON/OFF on the back. It says “FALAD is ready.” Switch offHold MUTE for 5 seconds. Wait for “Device shutting down. Drive safely.”, then press ON/OFF. ChargePlug a USB-C phone charger into the end of the unit. The two lights show charging and full. Always hold MUTE first. Pressing ON/OFF alone cuts the power at once and can damage the unit’s memory. Updates Turn on Automatic updates in the app. New unit software downloads while your phone has internet and installs the next time it connects to the unit. Troubleshooting The unit isn’t in my Wi-Fi listTap MUTE three times to turn its Wi-Fi back on. Still missing? Turn on Bluetooth and let the app find it. My phone says “no internet”That’s normal. Stay connected; the unit doesn’t need internet. I can’t hear warningsTap MUTE once to turn the voice back on. Then check Volume in the app. It warns when my eyes are openOpen Camera angle and make sure your eyes are clear and inside the box. Sunglasses and glare can hide them. A longer Eyes closed duration gives fewer false warnings. Bluetooth can’t find the unitAllow Bluetooth for FALAD in your phone’s settings, and stay close to the unit. Specifications Size100 × 60 × 62.4 mm Camera5 MP, switches between day and night by itself Night vision2 infrared lights, turn on in the dark ProcessorBuilt-in AI chip, 2 GB memory SoundSpeaker with spoken warnings ButtonsMUTE on top, ON/OFF on the back BatteryRechargeable, inside the unit ChargingUSB-C, 5 V phone charger ConnectionIts own Wi-Fi, Bluetooth backup MountStandard 1/4-inch tripod screw, suction mount included AppAndroid What it can’t do MistakesSometimes it thinks open eyes are closed. A longer Eyes closed duration means fewer false warnings. Parked carIt doesn’t know if the car is moving, so it warns when parked too. SunglassesIt can’t see your eyes through dark sunglasses. TirednessA warning gives you time to stop. Only rest makes you less tired.