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Adding New Device to Torizon OTA

 

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Overview

Torizon OTA is a convenient and secure mechanism that enables remote over-the-air updates for either a single unit or a fleet of devices. For using Torizon OTA, a developer, or fleet administrator, should first register the device on the Torizon OTA app.

In this section, you will:

  • Create an account on Torizon OTA
  • Register a single device
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Prerequisites

For this Quickstart Guide:

  • Development computer with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Warning: Commands and instructions may vary slightly on other Ubuntu releases and Linux distributions.
  • Successfully completed the previous lessons from this guide.

* This is a requisite for the entire Quickstart, but our Torizon OTA app will run on any browser, on any Linux, Windows or MacOS.

For this lesson:

  • Access to the board terminal. It is described in the previous lesson on this Quickstart Guide named Linux Terminal and Basic Usage.

Step 1

Go to the Torizon OTA app website and log in. Register a new account for free if you don't have one.


  • Torizon OTA login page

    Torizon OTA login page

Step 2

In the "Recent Devices" column, click on "Provision Device".


  • Add new device

    Add new device

Step 3

Copy the command showed on the screen.


  • Command to provision a new device

    Command to provision a new device

Step 4

Paste it on your SoM's terminal and execute it:


  • Device Terminal

    Device Terminal

You will be prompted with the torizon user password. Type in the password and press Enter.

After the process is finished, the expected output is similar to this:

== Success!
Device has been registered with the system and credentials are in place!

{
  "registeredName": "Twin-Cake",
  "deviceID": "apalis-imx6-10692073-c39c",
  "deviceUuid": "c39cc5ea-ccbc-445b-9825-b94c0ec9bff3",
  "createdAt": "2021-05-27 13:11:14.655340179 +0000 UTC m=+7935.602132966"
}

Tip: if you don't remember how to connect to the board's terminal, go back a few lessons on this Quickstart Guide until you reach the lesson Linux Terminal and Basic Usage.

Step 5

Your device will appear on the Torizon OTA dashboard. If it does not show up automatically, refresh (F5) the Device's view.


  • Device successfully added

    Device successfully added

FAQ

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