Gateway Check-In Interval DeviceHQ

[William Laing]

Good Day –

Is there a reason why the minimum check-in interval for gateways is 240 minutes?

This is regarding: DeviceHQ->Devices-><select_device>->Schedule->Upgrade Config (partial)->Admin – Remote Management->Auto-Update Settings->Check-In Interval

We would prefer to see a much shorter check-in interval, like 30 minutes, especially for testing and new deployments where modified Node-RED software might need to be installed quickly. Obviously, this applies when there is no gateway access other than DeviceHQ.

For example, we recently added new features for a client and inadvertently injected a defect into an existing feature. It was a quick fix. But that was a very long, stressful four hours waiting for the next check-in.

Your assistance on this will be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Jeff Hatch]

William,

It is possible to change the interval by hand in the /var/config/db.json. However, when the device checks in to Device HQ, the Device HQ server will revert it back to a minimum of 4hrs unless things are changed there. We will look into enhancing this feature in the near future.

Jeff

[William Laing]

Okay, Jeff, thanks. We would definitely appreciate that enhancement.

DeviceHQ is our only access to the client’s IP67 gateways.

Thanks again,
William

[Author]

Posts