

In the same way, you will download the latest firmware version, if you haven’t used the kit for a long time and want to update it. 😭 Let’s see how you can set up firmware for the basic use (Starter Kit) or for your specific projects.

But if you borrow the kit from a friend, there might be a different firmware than you need. When you buy the kit, the right firmware is already in it. You can always find out which firmware you need - it will be written in instructions for a particular project. The box is missing a tool that enables it to monitor location. You can’t expect the device to start monitoring location if you don’t have a GPS module. 👈Įvery firmware always needs its hardware. 👉 That’s why you need different firmware for different projects. Thanks to the firmware, the box knows whether to measure temperature, monitor location or anything else. Whether you are using Starter Kit, Climate Monitor Kit, Motion Detector Kit or other kits, there is pre-installed firmware in the Core module in your kit. In our kits, its the Playground programme. For work and firmware settings there is a computer programme (a software). For example, it can change the speed at which the green light blinks at a crossing. 👌Ī programmer can set up firmware according to their needs.

A very advanced firmware in the form of an operating system can be found in your smartphone, whether it’s Android, iOS or any other. The legendary BIOS that turns on and off your computer, is firmware. Even the car seats have firmware to make them heated. You can find it in all smart devices, even in those very simple ones, for example, in a traffic light. 🤖 It’s a programme that controls the device. See how you can set up the box correctly. For different projects, you need different firmware, though. Without firmware, your box won’t work properly.
