# Testing begins

> Our first node is now built and connected. Field tests begin.

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network Cardiff](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/cardiff/)
- Author: Richard Wenner
- Published: 2016-10-04
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/cardiff/post/testing-begins

Our first node is now built and connected. Field tests begin.