Release on IE Hub

This section provides insights for device builders who want to publish their Industrial Edge Devices. It explains how to make your device type and firmware available to all IE Hubs. Before proceeding with this process, it is important to ensure that you have successfully passed the Ecosystem Review, which you can find more information about here.

During the device development process, the device builder creates metadata information including the required artifacts for the publishing process:

• Device type
• release.json
• release notes .md file
• .swu file

For Software based devices also:

• Software package
• OSS.zip

Initially, these files and artifacts are only visible within the Industrial Edge Management of the device builder. To make the device type and firmware updates visible to customers, they need to be published to the Industrial Edge Hubs globally, allowing them to sync in the device catalogs of the Industrial Edge Managements. This process ensures that your device type and firmware updates can be accessed and utilized by customers across various Industrial Edge Hubs.

To make your device type and firmware updates available to customers, you need to send the files to the Siemens Ecosystem team and initiate the release process. You can find more information on the release process here. Once you've submitted the files, they will be made available for a period of 3 weeks on the Ecosystem Prod Environment. During this time, the files will undergo thorough testing and evaluation. If no issues or findings arise during this period, the files will be released to the Production environment. This process ensures that your device type and firmware updates are thoroughly reviewed and ready for deployment to all Industrial Edge Hubs.