Firmware FAQ
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- How do I reset my board to factory defaults?
- How can I change Wi-Fi credentials on my device?
- Why does user-node association from ESP RainMaker keep failing?
- What is challenge-response based user-node mapping? Why is it recommended?
- Can I use ESP RainMaker without Wi-Fi provisioning?
- My provisioning is failing. What could be the issue?
- How do I reset my device to factory settings?
- What is the default provisioning timeout in the standard RainMaker examples? How can it be modified?
- What is the default provisioning mode in the standard examples? How can it be changed?
- How do I modify the prefix name for BLE/SoftAP provisioning?
- How do I modify the suffix name for BLE/SoftAP provisioning?
- What is the Proof of Possession (PoP) code in provisioning? What types are available and how are they configured?
- How do I implement BLE device discovery so that the device type can be identified during provisioning?
- After entering an incorrect Wi-Fi password during provisioning, does the device need to be manually reset?
- How do I keep the BLE stack active after provisioning is complete?
- How is the nearby Wi-Fi list on the phone generated during provisioning? How do I change the number of entries shown?
- How do I implement button-triggered provisioning?
- Why does it take a long time for a device to appear offline?
- I got success message for set params, but it did not reflect on my device. What may have happened?
- How can I ensure that my device always gets a param update even if it is offline when I trigger it?
- What is the command-response framework? How is it different from get/set params?
- How do I enable the Command-Response feature on the device side?
- The device logs "Out of MQTT Budget. Dropping publish message." What does this mean and how do I fix it?
- Why am I unable to fetch time-series values for a given parameter?
- Can I use custom device types instead of standard types?
- What is the difference between parameters and attributes?
- My parameter updates are not reflecting in the phone app. Why?
- How do I implement time-series data logging?
- What Time-Series data types does RainMaker support? What are the differences?
- How do I configure a parameter to support Time-Series data?
- How do I report only the Time-Series data without updating the parameter value?
- The device logs "Current time not yet available. Cannot report time series data." What does this mean?
- How do I separate parameter reporting from Time-Series data reporting?
- How do I batch multiple Time Series Data points into a single MQTT message?
- How do I batch multiple Simple Time Series Data points into a single MQTT message?
- How do I perform OTA updates for my devices?
- What could cause an OTA failure with reason "ESP HTTPS OTA Begin failed"?
- How to improve reliability of OTA Firmware Upgrades?
- Does RainMaker OTA support resuming a download from a breakpoint?
- Does RainMaker OTA support progress reporting?
- How do I implement OTA for a host MCU device?
- If the OTA firmware image is faulty, will the device be bricked?
- How to implement a feature that allows both the device and the mobile app to proactively check for OTA updates?
- How can I implement local control for my devices?
- Can a RainMaker device work without internet?
- When using local control with security level 1, rapidly tapping device controls in the app causes lag. Why, and what is the fix?
- How do I determine whether a device command is going through the local network path or the cloud?
- Can RainMaker firmware handle timezones and daylight savings offset?
- How do I implement scheduling in my firmware?
- How do I handle timezone for my devices?
- Is scheduling stored and executed locally on the device or in the cloud? Can schedules trigger when the device is offline?
- Are automations stored in the cloud or on the device? Can they trigger when the device is offline?
- What is the default maximum number of schedules supported? How do I increase it?
- What trigger conditions does the Schedule feature support? Does it support countdown timers?
- For testing against public RainMaker, which Claiming method should be used?
- For testing against private RainMaker, which Claiming method should be configured on the device side? How are certificates generated?
- For the RainMaker + Matter solution connecting to public RainMaker, how are device certificates generated?
- For the RainMaker + Matter solution connecting to private RainMaker, how are device certificates generated?
- What does a device certificate contain? Can custom data be added to it?