flespi news

2021-12-10 13:17:04 Introduction of new commercial plans

We grew mature enough to extend our single commercial plan with two elder brothers.
Meet new flespi Enterprise and Ultimate plans packed with additional SLAs and designed for top-level projects.

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2021-12-03 12:11:10 A brief introduction to PVM

Yes, it’s hard to believe but we are revealing the syntax of our internal protocols parsing language (PVM) and are opening it to the public.

You as a developer are probably familiar with quite a few programming languages — C, Python, JS, and many others. But this is something totally new and highly specialized.

PVM is the most elaborate and efficient way to formalize data parsing we know of. Now all its power is available to tailor the custom parsing scheme for YOUR data.

It will require some learning since it’s a unique blend of declarative and imperative code. But once you are on board, you have vast capabilities to instruct the parsing engine to follow your logic.

Get ready for a long and intensive read:

https://flespi.com/blog/pvm-intro Open / Comment

2021-12-01 11:24:20 November 2021 change log

Great uptime again:
- EU: 100%
- RU: 99.997%

New features for the holiday season:
- huge advancements in plugins
- post-processing channels
- new protocols
- and more.

Important: changes in Free account limitations!

Read the details here:

https://flespi.com/blog/november-2021-change-log Open / Comment

2021-11-30 15:23:36 How to use REST selectors effectively?

Since flespi is a universal telematics API used in a variety of versatile projects, we try to make it maximally flexible in terms of API methods and their configuration.

In this small KB article, we show how REST API selectors when used properly can make operations more efficient.

https://flespi.com/kb/rest-api-selectors Open / Comment

2021-11-26 16:42:46 Custom parsing in plugins or a sneak peek to PVM

You should already know that plugins can do many things — add parameters, remove parameters, modify parameters, etc.

But we prepared something even more exciting...

Now you can put yourself in the flespi engineer’s shoes and write custom parsing instructions in plugins to tell flespi how to interpret the custom payload in device messages using the same language they use.

This article includes PVM language basics and three specific examples for an easy start.

Check the blog post here:

https://flespi.com/blog/custom-parsing-in-plugins Open / Comment

2021-11-18 11:07:06 Can logs add value? We bet they can

In flespi every action you can do with the platform has a corresponding REST API request behind it. This means hundreds and thousands of requests every hour for a production environment.

When something in your solution doesn’t tick, you want to track down the issue asap. Since flespi often serves as a foundation (backend) for your solution, we don’t want to add hurdles to your debugging process — we want to be transparent and supportive.

The recently added REST API call logs propelled us to a new level of informativeness by giving our clients the possibility to track any operation in their flespi account.

Check the details in our blog post:

https://flespi.com/blog/rest-api-logs Open / Comment

2021-11-04 17:37:03 flespi as an ultimate telematics API

Embarking on a telematics or IoT project may be discouraging due to a number of technical complexities that arise during the implementation phase. Diverse device communication protocols, multiple hardware configuration tools, unstable connectivity, various destinations to cater - it all requires extensive technical effort and postpones the implementation of the project’s business logic.

Flespi as an advanced telematics platform offers a rich API to facilitate development of any location-based or IoT projects. Data consumption, device management, data manipulations, and analytics are available via a universal API independent of hardware manufacturer and target platform.

Take a look at the specific examples in our latest blog post:

https://flespi.com/blog/flespi-telematics-api Open / Comment

2021-11-01 12:37:05 October 2021 change log

A lot of hard work and an offline team reunion.

Some specifics:
- 99.9994% uptime in EU and 100% in RU
- REST API access logs
- price switching from USD to EUR
- plans to optimize support processes
- and more.

Learn the details here:

https://flespi.com/blog/october-2021-change-log Open / Comment

2021-10-26 10:00:50 Ruptela device data via API

New guide available in our Knowledge base!

If you rely on GPS trackers from Ruptela in your projects, flespi provides you with a super-convenient API to consume the parsed messages from your solution.

Check the step-by-step instructions here:

https://flespi.com/kb/ruptela-device-data-via-api Open / Comment

2021-10-21 16:33:25 Post-processing — when parsing alone is not enough

Parsing incoming data from hundreds of GPS tracker types into a unified JSON format is already taken for granted.

How about parsing the bits of data from millions of sensors and other peripherals connected to these telematics devices?

We’ve got you covered! Our post-processing technology enables you to handle incoming messages in a variety of user-defined ways and sequentially apply several lines of logic.

Learn more about the new concept in the dedicated blog post:

https://flespi.com/blog/post-processing-protocols Open / Comment