Upgrading device firmware

Devices & Integrations
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How do you update firmware on a device if a new firmware comes out ? Can you do it from ST hub ? If not what utilities and process ?

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Enable OTA updates. If an update exists that ST supports, it just happens.

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Hmmm…I thought that was going to be the case. I was hoping for some kind of control over it, like:

  1. Being notified that there was a new firmware for a certain device.
  2. Being able to schedule a certain device or multiple devices.
  3. Some type of logging to show it happen and was successful.
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No, it doesn’t work that way. If enabled, and they’re available, it will happen. Only a certain number (I think 5) update at a time. To kind of force an update, I believe that you can turn the device off and/or remove the battery. When the device checks in (from powering up), it will be evaluated for an update. This does slow things down a bit while this happens, but everything still functions (barring the device being briefly unavailable). The recent tab will show that the firmware update started and completed.

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Does this only work with stock DTH ?

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I looked at some of my devices that use a custom DTH and they updated too, so I would say yes. I think it uses the model, manufacturer, and endpoint of the device to identify the actual device. I have heard that some firmware updates may cause the need for a change in DTH, but I have not run into any problems yet (knock on wood).

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Where do you enable OTA updates?

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In the IDE under hubs.

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Thank you!

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10

That only covers ZigBee devices. Is there any way to upgrade z-wave devices??

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Not at the moment (exceptions being for example, Aeotec remote via USB, etc.).

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When I click Edit on my hub in the IDE, the only thing I can do is change the name. Am I looking in the wrong place? I see zigbeeOta: false on the page (before I click Edit), so I think I’m in the right place.

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Hub --> View Utilities --> Allow OTA

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I’m waiting for the .00012 update also so I can get several Osram sets updated. I’m too lazy to go buy an osram hub lol.

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Thanks, I didn’t notice “utilities” down there at the bottom.

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Don’t see the option to Allow OTA. Where exactly is it?

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@joelw135 what is the firmware version on your hub?

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Your’s seems to be missing. But you found where it should be.

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I have 000.015.00008 for my firmware. Do I need to upgrade if I do how?

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You are on a v1 hub? If so, i don’t believe ST has released OTA updates for the v1 at this point.

Here is the post on v2 hub firmware 16.9