IoT Central OTA Options

Question

What options are available for updating devices in IoT Central?

I've looked at some options:

1. blob-storage: I am not sure that's the right way for IoT Central: Theres's a tutorial on how to upload files to an azure storage-account. It does not mention downloading, though I assume that should be possible as well.
2. The new device-Update solution which looks very interesting, but it does not appear to be available for IoT Central. Is this going to be added to iotc in the near future?

Thanks!
Dirk

Answer 1

@Buijsman, Dirk Please find the below answers.

blob-storage: I am not sure that's the right way for IoT Central: Theres's a tutorial on how to upload files to an azure storage-account. It does not mention downloading, though I assume that should be possible as well.

IoT Central uses IoT Hub's file upload capability to enable devices to upload files. I dont see a direct way to download the files to devices. The recommended way to download from blob storage is to leverage the Azure Storage SDK.
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The new device-Update solution which looks very interesting, but it does not appear to be available for IoT Central. Is this going to be added to iotc in the near future?

Below is an update from our team on this query.

Azure Device Update is not yet supported with IoT Central. But its on our roadmap to support. Currently there is no ETA.

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