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Over-the-air firmware updates via Wi-Fi? - taivlam - 2025-02-23

Would it be possible for Tangara to get over-the-air firmware updates via Wi-Fi in the future?

According to the Wikipedia article on the ESP32 and the screenshot from the Crowd Supply video below, there is the capability for Wi-Fi on Tangara.

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RE: Over-the-air firmware updates via Wi-Fi? - ayumi - 2025-02-23

I don’t think that SAMD21 firmware can be updated from the ESP32 side, which could be a problem.


RE: Over-the-air firmware updates via Wi-Fi? - jacqueline - 2025-02-23

Hi! OTA updates of the ESP32 are technically possible, yes. The partition table we ship includes two distinct app partitions + ota data to pick which app image is booted, so some of the prereq work has been done already. But a lot more work will be needed to implement to bring up the WiFi stack properly and implement an OTA update flow.