Thinger.io

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides remote OTA updates over Thinger.io for devices based on Arduino Framework. Supported boards:

• Espressif ESP8266
• Espressif ESP32
• Arduino Nano 33 IOT
• Arduino MKR WiFi 1010
• Arduino RPI2040 Connect
• Arduino Portenta H7
• Arduino MKR NB 1500

This extension integrates with PlatformIO to automatically build and upload the firmware to your devices over the Internet.

Features

• OTA updates directly from the Internet over Thinger.io
• Device switcher to search & select the target device for the update
• Real-time device connection status
• Compatible with multiple PlatformIO configuration environments inside a Project
• Automatic build and upload over the Internet in a single click
• OTA with compression support both on ESP8266 and ESP32

Recommendations

• To improve performance in the OTA update, set Application > Proxy > Proxy Support to fallback instead of default override.

Requirements

• VSCode PlatformIO extension for building firmware.
• Thinger.io Arduino Library.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• thinger-io.host: Thinger.io instance host. Defaults to community instances.
• thinger-io.port: Thinger.io instance port. Defaults to 443.
• thinger-io.ssl : Use SSL/TLS encryption. Default to true.
• thinger-io.secure: Verify SSL/TLS connection. Defaults to true.
• thinger-io.token: Thinger.io instance token for access devices.