Particle flashDeviceAPI Call Error about particle-api-js

[brycekahle]

I think I know what the error is. Can you try specifying platformId as '6'? If that fixes it, I will fix the library.

[ethantmcgee]

var fdPr = particle.flashDevice({
    deviceId: deviceId,
    platformId: '6',
    files: {"temp.cpp": "./" + deviceId + ".cpp"},
    auth: authToken
});

I tried it as both 6 and '6' with the same error message resulting.

Edit: fixed spelling error and same error message.

[brycekahle]

Are you using this from node or the browser? I noticed you are using a relative file path too, so I would verify that is correct.

[ethantmcgee]

I am doing this from node, and yes, the relative file path is correct.

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On March 21, 2016 at 2:15:33 PM, Bryce Kahle ([email protected]) wrote:

Are you using this from node or the browser? I noticed you are using a relative file path too, so I would verify that is correct.

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[brycekahle]

Another note is that you can call only flashDevice if you want, and it will compile and flash.

[ethantmcgee]

I noticed that from the documentation on the main site. However, when I encountered the stream error with flashDevice I wrapped it in a compile thinking maybe flashDevice failed if there was a syntax error in the cpp.

[brycekahle]

I've definitely tested this from node and had success. Can you try using the absolute file path?

[brycekahle]

Oh, is compileCode succeeding but flashDevice is failing?

[ethantmcgee]

Yes,

That is the issue that I am experiencing.  Compile works correctly, flash throws the streams error.

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On March 21, 2016 at 2:26:14 PM, Bryce Kahle ([email protected]) wrote:

Oh, is compileCode succeeding but flashDevice is failing?

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[brycekahle]

Got it. I know the issue. New release forthcoming.

[ethantmcgee]

Thank you much. Please let me know when to pull.

[brycekahle]

5.2.4 just published

[ethantmcgee]

Also, as an aside.

The documentation on docs.particle.io hasn't been updated to reflect changes to the JS API. It states that compile and flash both take a list of files rather than an object. Anyone that does some poking can find the discrepancy, just an FYI.

[brycekahle]

Thanks for the heads up on that.

[ethantmcgee]

Does flash device queue the binary until the device turns on? The API call returns true even though my device is definitely off.

[brycekahle]

Not at the moment. Are you using a Photon or Electron?

[ethantmcgee]

Photon.

[ethantmcgee]

Should I continue passing the platformId of 6?

[brycekahle]

For flashDevice it is not needed because you are passing the deviceId.

[ethantmcgee]

Okay, well in any case, flashDevice returning true even when the device is off is not problematic to my use case. It just wasn't what I expected.

Thanks for your assistance.