LEAFfan
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My email came yesterday (Tuesday).
Volusiano said:Is there a way to force Blink to download the new firmware? I got the email earlier this week but by now my Blink still has not loaded the new 2.0 firmware yet. I'd like to get it sooner if I could.
I forgot to say that I did that already (power cycle) and it didn't help.JPWhite said:Volusiano said:Is there a way to force Blink to download the new firmware? I got the email earlier this week but by now my Blink still has not loaded the new 2.0 firmware yet. I'd like to get it sooner if I could.
Some of the 1.x firmwares would have trouble keeping up the network connection. Rebooting the silly thing may help get it to connect and poll for software update. Power cycle the Blink and see if that triggers the update.
Volusiano said:I forgot to say that I did that already (power cycle) and it didn't help.JPWhite said:Volusiano said:Is there a way to force Blink to download the new firmware? I got the email earlier this week but by now my Blink still has not loaded the new 2.0 firmware yet. I'd like to get it sooner if I could.
Some of the 1.x firmwares would have trouble keeping up the network connection. Rebooting the silly thing may help get it to connect and poll for software update. Power cycle the Blink and see if that triggers the update.
JPWhite said:If you can run a wire on a temp basis and reconfigure it to the wired connection that may help trigger the update.
Small consolation, but 2.0 is worth the wait. It is better by leaps and bounds.TonyWilliams said:JPWhite said:If you can run a wire on a temp basis and reconfigure it to the wired connection that may help trigger the update.
I tried that, and my internet connection test would still occasionally fail. Very frustrating machine. I called and unloaded a bit on the Blink guy. He said no 2.0 until next week.
My unit has been on a repair ticket since Dec 13, 2011, according to him. No calls, no movement on getting it fixed since then.
I use the power line adapter for my connection and the connection test result shows that my Blink is connected just fine. It's basically using the wired-connection configuration on the Blink, pretty much. So I'm guessing that it may be that Blink is rolling it out slowly like you guessed. It's no big deal. I'll just wait for a while longer.JPWhite said:Volusiano said:I forgot to say that I did that already (power cycle) and it didn't help.
Beta testers were switched from wireless to wired connections to ensure the update/connection would occur and be successful. I have left it connected via the wired interface on the basis that if it ain't broke don't fix it.
If you can run a wire on a temp basis and reconfigure it to the wired connection that may help trigger the update.
I don't know the specifics, but Blink maybe selecting groups of EVSE's for update and stagger updates to prevent network congestion. Wireless carriers do something similar when upgrading phone OS's. There may not be a way for you to force the update. You could email Blink and ask them if your unit is scheduled for update.
I want it because it has less bugs and does add featuresEVDRIVER said:Who cares when. Why are people so hot to get a useless OS that adds no real value and likely more bugs. If the Blink had no software at all it would be even better. If your unit works you are lucky- for now. Perhaps they will add a feature to create a support ticket of the touch screen but that would require a working internet connection :lol:
coolfilmaker said:I want it because it has less bugs and does add features
Well, technically there is only one Blink with different hardware options. The reason why it appears there are two is because we've seen RFID modules (usually only for commercial units) installed in residential units. A couple of screws and a cable being unplugged and it's just like any other residential unit.garygid said:Apparently there are two major versions of the Blink residential EVSE hardware.
coolfilmaker said:I called today and the guy at blink said that they didn't have a date yet for the 2.0 release. What the hell?
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