The updating process becomes straightforward following creating Custom firmware for an IoT device. New firmware versions are delivered over the air. It is enough for the device (in our case, a Wi-Fi relay) to be connected to the Internet.
This allows the developer to add new functionality to the firmware and fix possible bugs at any time. At this stage, we decided to apply both major and minor updates. We will make changes to the firmware code and the mobile application interface.
For an example of such an update, let’s use the correction of the notification that the mobile app user receives when the relay is physically turned on and off with a button on the housing. Before the update, the notifications were “Relay on” and “Relay off”. After the update, the text will change to “Relay was turning on” and “Relay was turning off”.
Fixing bugs, adding new functionality, or improving existing functionality – the process for any more significant code update will be similar to the one described below.
After filling in all the fields, click Save.
Colleagues and friends who used the Wi-Fi relay confirmed that the new version of the firmware came automatically within 24 hours.
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Having discovered that the widget library was updated on the 2Smart Cloud platform, a decision was made to update the mobile application interface for controlling the Wi-Fi relay. By adding a graph widget for the Wi-Fi signal level sensor, we can see statistics on how this level has changed over time.
Editing the application interface is no different from creating it when adding a new product:
Once the firmware has been updated, it might be interesting to monitor how the current devices are updated. In addition to the usual feedback, you can use the statistics section in the developer’s 2Smart Cloud account.
The final article of our series is dedicated to working with statistics.
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