Hi all, As the topic mentions, how would you best approach this scenario? The Electron takes sensor readings every 10 minutes, otherwise going into deep sleep (cellular standby) Period in which Electron stays connected to the cloud is very short, to conserve battery power and maximise solar charg…

I'm not sure if a PRODUCT gives you this functionaliity, but WakeOn RI does: [image] WakeOn RI in SLEEP_NETWORK_STANDBY? General Here’s a more elaborate example. It allows: Wake by cellular Wake by another pin (RISING only) Wake by sleep time expired It requires 0.8.0 (…

Thanks @Rftop ! The setup I have uses deep sleep, unfortunately – it's running solar off a 2500mah lipo. It's still an excellent link, never realised a wake on cellular is possible with the Electron. I'll keep poking around to see what other options there might be to ensure a firmware update reques…

@chuank , take a look at this topic: [image] Product OTA handler Troubleshooting Hi there fellow Particle geeks! I am having some trouble with auto-updates (OTA) with Particle Electrons that belong to a product group. Wondering if someone can point me in the right directio…

I’m new here and newbie as well, but you could, maybe let the connection open for a longer time once every day at a fixed time. I’m working on a similar project but don’t really require OTA but could be a nice add. Altought I’m not sure I’ll achieve this.

Thanks for the suggestion @Squid , I have considered that approach but it would mean having to be on the ready to transmit firmware at that specific time. Because the Electron is in a rural region, connections are not a guarantee and I’d like to minimise battery drain. It is something to come back to…

Your case sounds very similar to mine. Putting your devices in a Product and using an OTA handler is the way to go (i.e. the topic @peekay123 linked). If the reception is very poor, I advise to give the devices several minutes though to download the OTA firmware (opposed to the 60s used here ).

So I’ve given both options a go, and here’s what I found: There are a few simultaneous parameters that determined my eventual choice: battery life, the need for emergency OTA updates, and how quickly I wanted the OTA updates to reach the device. Wake On RI turned out to be the ideal option, at lea…

Strategies to upload new firmware remotely when an Electron has to go into deep sleep

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@chuank, take a look at this topic:

Topic		Replies	Views
Flashing DEEP-SLEEP-MODE Electron General	5	3147	March 8, 2016
Triggering Electron mode for OTA flash via external device General	11	3184	September 29, 2016
Flashing new program over the air when Electron is in sleep mode Firmware	7	1729	March 12, 2017
Sending a message to an electron that is in deep sleep Cloud	5	964	May 9, 2018
Delayed OTA flashing after deep sleep Firmware	5	1597	March 19, 2018

Strategies to upload new firmware remotely when an Electron has to go into deep sleep

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