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[Mark Anderson]

Hi Guys

 

I'm considering commercializing a project I'm working on. If I did, is there anyway to install updated via web (using a built-in web client: i.e. the user would have an option to check for updates and if available download and apply). 

 

I don't see any way to do this, but I'm wondering if I missed something. Is there another option other than a user having to know how to use MFdeploy?

 

Regards

 

mark

 

[Chris Walker]

Hi mark, You could write a custom app using MFDeployEngine. Check out this command-line prototype we made for Mac and Linux--which would also work on Windows. Or you could create a custom app like "Netduino Update" which flashes the board in bootloader mode. Or you could store the assemblies on a MicroSD card and then load them into RAM dynamically. There are some additional methods which we're exploring for future versions of hardware/software (based in part on some work we're doing with AGENT)...and you could also hack into the Netduino firmware and build your own support. Chris

[Mark Anderson]

Hi mark,

You could write a custom app using MFDeployEngine. Check out this command-line prototype we made for Mac and Linux--which would also work on Windows.

Or you could create a custom app like "Netduino Update" which flashes the board in bootloader mode. Or you could store the assemblies on a MicroSD card and then load them into RAM dynamically.

There are some additional methods which we're exploring for future versions of hardware/software (based in part on some work we're doing with AGENT)...and you could also hack into the Netduino firmware and build your own support.

Chris

 

Thanks Chris

 

This one sounds like the easiest option: "[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]Or you could store the assemblies on a MicroSD card and then load them into RAM dynamically"[/color]

 

[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]I think it would be a killer feature for the Netduino to have a mechanism to check an update location and be able to do this automagically[/color]

 

[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]Regards[/color]

 

[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]Mark[/color]