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2021-10-12 13:57:09 Delegate tasks to a trusted Development Partner or become one

Sometimes you understand that Flespi is the right platform to use for your project but you do not have sufficient expertise or resources to take advantage of it. We do have partners who have proven their superior Flespi skills with real-life projects. Pick the one that appeals to you most:

https://flespi.com/partners

If you have experience developing Flespi-based projects and want to be listed on our Development partners page, please send us a request in the chat. Open / Comment

2021-10-07 11:12:21 Commands and settings — how they differ and where they apply

The concepts of commands and settings are related, yet they are not quite the same and have important distinctions.

We put together a new article to help you clearly understand the distinctions between the two and apply them efficiently and appropriately.

Read the full text here:

https://flespi.com/blog/commands-and-settings Open / Comment

2021-10-01 12:44:40 September 2021 change log

Harvest time in Flespi!

- 100% uptime in both regions
- integration with Polish e-Toll system
- introduction of post-processing channels
- possibility to inject arbitrary messages into devices
- possibility to change channel protocol
- and so much more

Read the complete change log here:

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

2021-09-28 15:27:22 How to send commands to the device connected to flespi via API

Here's a detailed technical guide on how to send commands to devices via REST API.
In real-time or to the commands queue.
With curls and schemas.
With specific request methods and expected results.

Follow the steps here:

https://flespi.com/kb/send-device-commands-api Open / Comment

2021-09-24 12:32:02 Forwarding telemetry data to Polish e-Toll system with Flespi

On October 1, 2021 Poland introduces a new toll road system called e-Toll that requires all vehicles over 3.5 tons to report certain location data with retain frequency to the e-Toll servers. Based on this data, vehicle owners will be charged according to the system regulations and conditions.

We created a dedicated stream in Flespi that will help any prospect or current service provider for e-Toll to easily forward required telemetry data either directly from devices or by retranslating the data from other platforms.

The process is very straightforward and is explained in detail in our blog post:

https://flespi.com/blog/flespi-to-etoll-poland Open / Comment

2021-09-23 12:39:58 IoT supplier’s dilemma — to bundle or not to bundle

When an IoT solution company embarks on a project, it clearly sees the task to be resolved to eliminate the end-user pain or simplify a certain process. However, when the development starts, the focus often deviates towards technical details such as picking the right hardware, finding the best connectivity provider, opting for suitable enablement services, etc. Of course, this is part of the job solution companies are supposed to do but this shouldn’t stand in the way of delivering the business logic that actually solves the task at hand.

In this article, we consider the benefits that bundled IoT services may have for solution companies as well as for the market as a whole.

Read the full text here:

https://flespi.com/blog/iot-suppliers-dilemma Open / Comment

2021-09-17 11:10:22 How ScootAPI with Flespi under the hood helps sharing business become profitable

Sharing businesses flood the streets of cities across the globe with e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and other micromobility devices. Obviously, these services are not very much different from each other since they serve the same purpose. So, starting your sharing app from scratch doesn’t make any sense now — you will waste money and will be late to market.

Luckily, the guys from ScootAPI did a major part of the work for you — you get a Client-side app (iOS, Android), White labeling functionality to customize the look, Administrative panel, and Operator panel. What’s left is to buy scooters, connect them to the ScootAPI platform, and market your sharing business.

Read more about the ScootAPI platform here (and see where Flespi fits in):

https://flespi.com/blog/scootapi-sharing-platform Open / Comment

2021-09-09 10:40:01 How to minimize idling in times of global semiconductor shortage?

Automakers (like GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, etc.), tech giants (like Intel, Samsung, Apple, etc.), and other companies from chip-reliant industries across the globe are reducing the volumes of production or halting manufacturing because of chip delivery issues of unseen magnitude.

The telematics solution companies depending on the hardware supply to deploy their projects also go through hardship with the unpredictably long delivery times.

In view of that, we want to suggest a way to alleviate this pain by easily extending the choice of telematics devices your solution will seamlessly work with.

Read the details in the new blog post:

https://flespi.com/blog/how-to-minimize-idling-in-times-of-global-semiconductor-shortage Open / Comment

2021-09-01 12:28:26 August 2021 change log

"Summer moved on..." and its last month resulted in the following achievements:

- 100% uptime in both datacenters
- new functionality for remote device management
- post-processing channels to apply custom logic to parsed messages
- new homepage
- and more

Read the complete change log with all details here:

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

2021-08-26 17:04:56 Remote device management options

Flespi is well-known for its ability to collect data from versatile telematics hardware and make it easily available for consumption by the target application in a variety of ways.

Now it’s not only incoming data that we can juggle professionally but also outgoing instructions to the devices.

Flespi offers several approaches to remote device management that fit different usage scenarios.

Instant results, guaranteed delivery, communication with devices in areas with poor internet connection - requirements and restrictions vary greatly. So do the methods you can apply to account for them.

Check our new in-depth article about the different device management capabilities:

https://flespi.com/blog/remote-device-management-options Open / Comment