You may occasionally need to program new firmware on your devices. You can remotely update your ConnectCore 8X through Remote Manager:

Update the firmware

You can update the entire Android system. To do so, create an update OTA package and JSON file and trigger the update from Digi Remote Manager.

1. Create the update package

You must create an update package for your platform based on Digi’s source code. To learn how to do so, see Create a signed OTA package.

2. Create the JSON configuration file

You must create the JSON configuration file describing the OTA contents and the update process. To learn how to do so, see JSON OTA configuration file.

Although the firmware update process can be configured as NON_STREAMING (the OTA package is placed in the device file system), Digi strongly recommends to use STREAMING updates when triggering firmware updates from Digi Remote Manager. This forces the Android device to download the OTA package from the configured web server removing the requirement to store it in the device first.

3. Place the OTA file

  • For NON_STREAMING updates, place the OTA file in the configured path of the device.

  • For STREAMING updates, place the OTA file in the configured web server.

4. Trigger the firmware update

Once you have created the required files and correctly placed the OTA file, you can trigger the firmware update:

  1. Log in to your Remote Manager account (https://remotemanager.digi.com).

  2. Select Devices on the left bar.

  3. Select your ConnectCore 8X.

  4. Click the drop down menu Actions and select Update Firmware.

  5. In the Update Firmware window, click Choose File, select the JSON configuration file and click Update. The firmware update process starts. The JSON configuration file is downloaded and then the update process begins. The process returns immediately as the update process is asynchronous.

Install an application

Remote Manager allows you to install or update an Android application. To do so, upload the APK file to the device using the Update firmware tool:

  1. Log in to your Remote Manager account (https://remotemanager.digi.com).

  2. Select Devices on the left bar.

  3. Select your ConnectCore 8X.

  4. Click the drop down menu Actions and select Update Firmware.

  5. In the Update Firmware window, click Choose File and select the APK file you want to install or update.

  6. Click Update. The application is installed in the device.