Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 1 of 8
![NordicThingy53_getting started_2.2.jpg Hand model powering on the Thingy:53](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/NordicThingy53_getting-started_2.2.jpg?h=652&iar=0&mw=700&w=550&hash=3D5F5AF2F6D5580412F21F9965D9E093)
Power on your Thingy:53 with the on/off switch under the flap, download the nRF Edge Impulse app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store.
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 2 of 8
![login.png a screenshot of a cell phone](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/login.png?h=1516&iar=0&mw=700&w=700&hash=B625236CD7981108729C00316DED00B1)
Log into your Edge Impulse studio account, or create a new one directly from the app.
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 3 of 8
![NordicThingy53_getting started_3.2.jpg iPhone with connecting screen for new Thingy:53 next to Thingy:53](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/NordicThingy53_getting-started_3.2.jpg?h=652&iar=0&mw=700&w=550&hash=42DD7BDA8891EDB36CD6ADD607315075)
Connect to your new Thingy:53 by selecting the device named Edgeimpulse in the app.
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 4 of 8
![inference.png Inferencing tab in the nRF Edge Impulse app](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/inference.png?h=1516&iar=0&mw=700&w=700&hash=7D43B429B027401A95292809D4BA3BFC)
Go to the tab named Inferencing and press "start".
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 5 of 8
![NordicThingy53_getting started_4.2.jpg Hand model waving Thingy:53](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/NordicThingy53_getting-started_4.2.jpg?h=652&iar=0&mw=700&w=550&hash=E51C7080C8DA743C2B3F9673B9336FE8)
Do the wave motion.
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 6 of 8
![NordicThingy53_getting started_5.2.jpg Hand model doing the up-down motion with Thingy:53](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/NordicThingy53_getting-started_5.2.jpg?h=652&iar=0&mw=700&w=550&hash=72DC7FFB20E31D9C841F401D4E894C4A)
Do the up-down motion.
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 7 of 8
![NordicThingy53_getting started_6.2.jpg Hand model doing the snake motion with Thingy:53](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/NordicThingy53_getting-started_6.2.jpg?h=652&iar=0&mw=700&w=550&hash=2092AF0D79918919F83EC64F306CB463)
Do the snake motion.
Connect the Thingy:53 and try out an ML model
Step 8 of 8
![results.png Inferencing results in the nRF Edge Impulse app](/-/media/Images/Products/Prototyping-platforms/Thingy-53/Getting-started/results.png?h=1516&iar=0&mw=700&w=700&hash=4A22EC7D0368E238B09A9E2F5AC72690)
Notice the inferencing results in the app.