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 …

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Over the course of this year I’ve worked on a wearable project that utilizes a Silicon Labs Blue Gecko BGM113. I’ve also spent a bunch of time playing with my Thunderboard React and Thunderboard Sense 2. Along the way, I think I’ve picked up a few things. As an old bloke who’s been in this …

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