Bobber OTA Update: off-chain PoC Preparation
Bobber OTA Update: off-chain PoC Preparation

Dec 21, 2022 - Bobber pushed the latest OTA update yesterday. 

The following updates occurred in this OTA:
1. Helium Firmware version updated to 2022.12.13.0_GA
2. Bobber Firmware version bumped to 1.0.3.12

This Helium miner release prepares for off-chain PoC by updating the automatic beacon rate to every 6 hours. From there, the off-chain oracle will process the Proof-of-Coverage and store the results in a database, NOT on the Helium Blockchain.

No rewards will be given for Off-Chain beacons or witnesses at this time. It will not affect rewards for Hotspots on the network until the chain variable activation in January 2023.

Read the full announcement here.

24 comments

  • Ioannis

    Have over 100 Bobcat miner still in box with old OTA request for asks for Hotspot name and HNT link that is not possible because it is still not onboarded how do i update? I need instructions to update miners manually over USB

  • Robert Nadeau

    I have the SAME problem…. Only I’m stuck on 1.0.3.09 for the month of February… ZERO EARNINGS for
    SALTY WINTERGREEN QUAIL

  • Robert Nadeau

    I have the SAME problem…. Only I’m stuck on 1.0.3.09 for the month of February… ZERO EARNINGS for
    SALTY WINTERGREEN QUAIL

  • Darcy

    My miner was offline for a month due to the helium firmware and ota firmware both being out of date. I submitted a ticket to technical support and within 3 days the engineers remoted into my bobber 300 and updated both. I’m now back online. You cannot do the update yourself. I think bobber should talk about this issue in the blog so people know how to get their hotspots back online.
    “Your Hotspot appears to be running an outdated version of firmware which is at version 1.0.3.13 or below. Due to how firmware/OTA updates are processed, Hotspots with firmware 1.0.3.13 and below will not be able to automatically catch up to the current OTA version and will require intervention from our Support Engineering team.”

  • VARTHOLOMAIOS Katsanevakis

    I have a subject with my bobcat miner 300. This do it only data. My bob cat has got name stale licorice weasel

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