Every release of the Thinger.io extension for Visual Studio Code, newest first, as its changelog describes it. Each release is on GitHub and on the Visual Studio Marketplace; how it updates the firmware of a board is in OTA updates, and its settings in the VS Code extension reference.

This page covers up to version 1.2.0.

1.2.0

Released on 2026-10-20.

OTA Check

Requires Arduino Library 2.47.0 or newer for OTA check support.

• Hardware compatibility check: Firmware built with THINGER_OTA_CHECK embeds hardware fields (PCB model, version...) that are compared with the fields reported by the device before the update. Mismatching fields, or a firmware without fields for a device that has them, require confirmation. Product updates offer Continue for All and Skip All. Devices without fields are updated as before. Based on the proposal of @swinp in #8.
• Equal version with different hardware: An equal firmware version no longer skips the update when the fields do not match.
• Device enforcement: The firmware fields are sent to the device when starting the update (check), together with force when the user confirmed a mismatch. Devices with OTA check reject updates from older extension versions.

Improvements

• Single firmware snapshot: The firmware is read once after the build and the same bytes are used for the version, the OTA check, compression, checksums and upload.
• Product updates: Cancellation and compression state are reset for every device, and cancelling the product update stops the current device.

1.1.7

Released on 2026-10-18.

Documentation

• Updated README: Supported boards table aligned with Thinger.io Arduino Library 2.42.0 (new ESP32 variants, Raspberry Pi Pico W / Pico 2 W, Opta, UNO R4 WiFi, Thinger NB-IoT Core) with the compression used by each board, and documentation for the thinger-io.otaTimeout and thinger-io.otaBlockSize settings.

1.1.6

Released on 2026-10-18.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed gzip compression label: Gzip-compressed OTA images are now announced to the device as gzip instead of zlib. Devices that validate the compression label (e.g. Raspberry Pi Pico with Arduino Library 2.42.0 or newer) rejected these updates with "Unsupported compression". zlib and lzss compression are unchanged.

1.1.5

Released on 2025-10-09.

Configuration Enhancements

Requires Arduino Library 2.41.0 or newer for timeout configuration support.

• Per-Device Timeout Support: Added support for device-specific OTA timeouts. Devices can now report their preferred timeout value, which will be used automatically unless overridden in settings.
• Timeout Configuration Priority: Timeout selection follows this priority: 1) User-configured override (thinger-io.otaTimeout), 2) Device-reported timeout, 3) Default 30s fallback.
• Timeout sent to Device: The selected timeout is now communicated to the device during OTA initialization, allowing device-side operations to align with the configured timeout.

1.1.4

Released on 2025-10-09.

Configuration Enhancements

• Configurable OTA Timeout: Added thinger-io.otaTimeout configuration to set timeout for OTA operations in seconds (default: 120 seconds). This is especially useful for slow GSM/GPRS connections that may experience socket hang up errors with the previous 60-second timeout.
• OTA Block Size Override: Added thinger-io.otaBlockSize configuration to override the device's default OTA block size in bytes (default: 0 = use device default). Useful for reducing packet size on slow or unreliable connections.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Buffer to Uint8Array Conversion: Fixed TypeScript type error in compression methods (zlib, gzip, lzss) that could cause runtime crashes during firmware compression.

1.1.3

Released on 2025-10-09.

• Internal release (unpublished)

1.1.2

Released on 2024-09-10.

• Fix issue when batch updating devices with different settings on compressions (it may send compressed files to devices not supporting it).

1.1.1

Released on 2024-07-09.

• Fix exeption when uploading firmware under some circumstances.

1.1.0

Released on 2024-05-31.

Bulk Updates

• Initial Support for Bulk OTA Updates: Added support for performing Over-The-Air (OTA) updates in bulk across multiple devices. This enhancement streamlines the update process, saving time and ensuring all devices receive the latest firmware simultaneously.

Firmware Detection

Requires Arduino Library 2.30.0 or newer.

• Enhanced Firmware Version Detection: Implemented firmware version detection based on the THINGER_OTA_VERSION definition. This prevents re-flashing the same firmware version to a device that is already updated. The THINGER_OTA_VERSION can be defined in code or build flags with a dynamic value, such as using Git tags. It can be set to empty to bypass the version validation if needed.

Input/Output States

• Real-Time Input/Output State Monitoring: Added support for monitoring the states of data sent and received by devices in real-time. This allows for better tracking and diagnostics of device communication.

Log Results

• OTA Update Success Information: Improved logging to include information when an OTA device update is successful. Fixes Issue #2.
• Comprehensive OTA Update Log: Added a log summarizing all devices that have been updated through OTA. Fixes Issue #2.

Compression

• Fixed LZSS Compression: Resolved issues with LZSS compression for Arduino Opta and Portenta devices, ensuring better performance and reliability.

Maintenance

• Dependency Updates: Updated dependencies to the latest versions for improved security and performance.
• Code Refactoring: Completed a full code refactor for better maintainability and readability.

1.0.6

Released on 2023-02-24.

• Added compatibility with Platformio IDE > 3.0.0
• Allow connection to Thinger.io Server without TLS/SSL

1.0.5

Released on 2021-08-24.

• Add configuration to disable SSL verification for local deployments
• Add command to palette for clearing selected device
• Device search box now also query by device name
• Improved OTA cancellation mechanism in any step
• Preliminar support for LZSS compression for Arduno devices
• OTA Speedup (~15%) with HTTP Keep-Alive (see recommendations on Readme)

1.0.4

Released on 2021-08-09.

• Added Espressif ESP8266 OTA Support!
• Added MD5 checksum verification for updates
• Improved error handling with messages thrown by devices
• Compression support on ESP32 (zlib) and ESP8266 (gzip)

1.0.2

Released on 2021-08-08.

• Fix reset device on plugin activation

1.0.1

Released on 2021-08-08.

• Updated README.md

1.0.0

Released on 2021-08-08.

• Initial Plugin Version