Thermostat with interactive installation features

A method for installing a thermostat, the method comprising:

• providing, to a user interface, by one or more processing circuits of the thermostat, one or more instructions for installing the thermostat with building equipment;
• causing, by the one or more processing circuits, the user interface to display a first installation instruction of the one or more instructions;
• automatically determine, by the one or more processing circuits, that the first installation instruction has been instructions being performed successfully by a user;
• and
• causing, by the one or more processing circuits, the user interface to display an interface including one or more indications that the first installation instruction has been performed successfully by the user.

A thermostat for controlling HVAC equipment via one or more control wires, the thermostat comprising:

• a circuit board comprising a wiring terminal, wherein the wiring terminal comprises one or more connection points;
• a user interface configured to display output to a user and receive input from the user;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• provide, to the user interface, one or more instructions for installing the thermostat with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment;
• cause the user interface to display the one or more instructions;
• automatically determine one or more confirmation indications of the one or more instructions being performed successfully by the user;
• and
• cause the user interface to display an interface including one or more indications that the one or more instructions were performed successfully by the user, wherein the one or more instructions includes a single step related to wiring a single wire of the thermostat and indications includes an indication that the single wire was successfully wired to the thermostat.