Initial Setup
Create a Product
The first time you log in to Deploy the Fleet you will be prompted to create a product.
After creating your product you will be taken to the main dashboard but things will look pretty empty. That’s because Deploy the Fleet isn’t very useful unless you’ve uploaded a firmware update for your devices. What you will see, however, is a unique update URL endpoint for your product devices. You will need this URL to modify your existing firmware to point to Deploy the Fleet for updates.
Prepare a New Firmware Version
You probably already have a firmware binary for your product but you don’t want to upload that version to Deploy the Fleet. Your existing firmware doesn’t contain code pointing to Deploy the Fleet for updates. Before you upload any firmware binaries you need to change your firmware update code to point to Deploy the Fleet. We’ve made several quick start guides to illustrate the changes required.
Upload a Firmware Binary
Once you have a firmware binary that is Deploy the Fleet aware you are ready to upload it.
WARNING: Do NOT upload a firmware binary if it does not contain code that points at Deploy the Fleet for updates. This can result in devices no longer using the service.
You’re All Set
That’s all there is to it. As soon as one of your devices requests an update it will show up on the Devices View. Any time you want to update devices simply create a new version of the firmware on the Firmware View and set it as the default. It’s that simple!