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Continuous Integration of Embedded Software in the Cloud – Docker, Simplicity Studio & CircleCI

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In this article, I’ll show you how to create a Docker image for Continuous Integration of embedded software projects. I’ll use Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio and Circle CI as an example. However the basic principle could be applied to many embedded software tools and many CI tools. Embedded Complication In recent years there’s been a …

Thunderboard Sense 2 – Over The Air (OTA) Upgrades

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Like the Thunderboard React, the Thunderboard Sense 2 doesn’t support Over The Air (OTA) Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) out of the box. This article describes how to modify the stock Thunderboard Sense 2 firmware to enable OTA DFU. This article references my previous post, Thunderboard React – Over The Air (OTA) Upgrades, and concentrates on …

Thunderboard React – Over The Air (OTA) Upgrades

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Out of the box, the Thunderboard React doesn’t support Over The Air (OTA) Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU). This article describes how to modify the stock Thunderboard React firmware to enable OTA DFU. I’ll use Silicon Labs’ standard OTA BLE Service because this enables OTA DFU in the stock Blue Gecko phone app. In general, Silicon …