Blynk.Edgent for Arduino IDE

Blynk.Edgent is makes it easy to connect your devices to the Blynk IoT platform and take advantage of the advanced Blynk features without extensive coding.

Features

• Blynk.Inject: connect your devices easily using Blynk IoT App (iOS and Android)
  • BLE-assisted device provisioning for the best end-user experience
  • WiFiAP-based provisioning for devices without BLE support
• Network Manager: Advanced network connection management and troubleshooting
  • WiFi - maintains connection to the most reliable WiFi network (up to 16 configured networks)
• Secure Blynk.Cloud connection that provides simple API for:
  • Data transfer with Virtual Pins, reporting Events, and accessing Metadata
• Blynk.Air - automatic, managed Over The Air firmware updates using Web Dashboard
  • Direct firmware upgrade using iOS/Android App before device activation

Supported devices:

✅ ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C2, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C5, ESP32-C6
✅ ESP8266
✅ Seeed Wio Terminal

Getting Started

• Sign up/Log in to your Blynk Account
• Install Blynk IoT App for iOS or Android
• Create a new Product Template. This will provide you with Template ID and Template Name.

1. Prepare your sketch

In Arduino IDE menu: File -> Examples -> BlynkEdgent -> BlynkEdgent.

Follow instructions in the example sketch.

Verify and Upload!

2. Connect your device to Blynk.Cloud

1. Open Blynk IoT App on your smartphone
2. Click Add device -> Find devices nearby
3. Select your device and follow the wizard instructions

The device should appear online once the above steps complete successfully.

3. Update your device using OTA

1. Save your sketch.
2. In the Arduino IDE, select Sketch -> Export Compiled Binary.
3. A build subfolder should be created in your sketch folder. Find the firmware file named <YourSketchName>.ino.bin (for example, BlynkEdgent.ino.bin).
4. In the Blynk Web Console, open your device, click ... under the device name, and select Update Firmware.
5. Under Apply update if the device has..., select Another build date.
   Note: For this example, we use this option to force the update. In normal use, using firmware version criteria (by setting BLYNK_FIRMWARE_VERSION) is recommended.
6. Upload the firmware file. The firmware should be detected automatically, and its information should be displayed.
7. Click Start Shipping.

Further reading

• Blynk.Edgent
• Blynk IoT Apps
• Deploying Products With Dynamic AuthTokens
• Blynk Network Co-Processor (NCP)