Deploy OTA Artifact

What is so Special about Allxon OTA Deployment? 

Allxon OTA Deployment is an innovative solution that helps you maximize remote edge AI device management functions with Over-The-Air tools. The power of Allxon OTA Deployment solution lies in the ability to let you deploy and update mass distributed Edge AI devices within 3 steps: preparation, upload, and deployment. To empower and add value to all hardware with software services, you can experience the 3 key benefits of OTA deployment via Allxon first-hand: 

  1. Scalable and Stable Fleet Updates: 1 single portal to manage all OTA updates. 
  2. Flexible and Diverse Requests: supports a wide range of OTA update requests, such as docker, image, file, videos, etc.
  3. Secure and encrypted process: safely encrypted processes when conducting OTA updates. 

 

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What You Will Need 

  1. Edge devices with Allxon Agent version 3.03 and above (update now external link icon
  2. OTA artifact (generate your OTA artifact external link icon)

 


 

1. Prepare and Generate Artifact

To prepare your artifacts, use the Allxon Artifact Toolkit to package the file you want to update (application/file/BSP image/script/video, etc.) as well as the executable scripts into a file type that can be read and recognized by Allxon Agent & Allxon Portal. 

💡 Tip: How to generate OTA artifact with Allxon Artifact Toolkit here external link icon

 

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2. Upload OTA Artifact

Once your artifact has been prepared, get ready to upload it onto Allxon Portal. 

How to Upload OTA Artifacts:

  1. Enter Allxon Portal external link icon and select the OTA icon on the left navigation pane to enter OTA Deployment Page.
  2. Click on the + Upload Artifact button on the top right to start the uploading process.
  3. Drag or select the artifact file that you want to upload, and the upload process will start automatically
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    💡 Note: Only artifacts generated by Allxon Artifact Toolkit can be supported here. Do not edit the file name of the artifact.

  4. When the artifact upload is complete, a success message will pop up. Click on the Done button.
  5. Your artifact will now appear in the artifact list with the Status to be "Uploaded."

💡Tip:

The artifact display name is the same as the artifact file name. You can edit the display name by clicking on  "•••". 

 

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3. Deploy OTA Artifact

The power of Allxon OTA artifact deployment lies in its ability to deploy mass artifacts to scattered Edge AI devices in a matter of minutes. 

How to Deploy Artifacts:

  1. Click the Deploy button on the far right of the artifact.
  2. First, select the device group you want to deploy on the left.  And then, select the devices in the selected group that appear on the right. Click Next to continue.
  3. Preview your OTA deployment and click on Deploy.
  4. Once deployment is successful, a deployment activity will be shown in Deployment Activities tab, with the Display Status to be Complete

💡Note: When deploying the artifact, there’s an advanced feature that allows you to set command-line arguments for a more flexible process.

👉🏻 Learn more: Deploy OTA Artifact with Command-Line Arguments

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It's a Wrap

Allxon OTA Deployment is a simple and easy-to-scale solution that boosts efficiency across mass fleets of devices, especially in a scattered, scalable devices management scenario.  

 

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