Huge Blynk Library update! v0.5.0 [Arduino, PlatformIO, Particle, MBED, OpenWrt]

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You can try.

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wow, this is a great idea, considering that 70% of newbies actually putting virtualwrite to main loop!

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I think the practise should still be discouraged because loop() will still be a bad use of resources, even if Blynk was able to cope with it.

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Yes that is just to make newbies happy.
BlynkTimer usage recommendations still apply.

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Great, more happy newbies “flooding” the forums with bad coding practices becasue new library enhancements will “fix everything” :thinking: Gee, Thanks :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: JK

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Well, those Makers will encourage @vshymanskyy to create better and stable code for the library, so every disadvantage has it’s advantage :wink:

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Hello,

I’d like to be sure…
So I’ve just to remove old Blynk libraries/tools folder and replace them by new libraries and tools folders, at the same location?

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@Alx-I yes

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I can certainly see BIG stability improvements with my MEGA/ESP-01 setup… 20 hours and counting without a single need to activate my built-in reconnect routines. and considering how bloated that testbench project is, and my limited coding abilities… this is a loong time :stuck_out_tongue:

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I don’t suppose there is a “Total Neanderthals How-to Guide” for doing so with NodeJS on the RPi? :wink:

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Can please explain me anyone how can i update the library on a raspberry pi 2 with raspbian?

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@Andy_Wand Check the documents and Help Center… if using WiringPi (C++) follow the links and directions accordingly, if using NodeJS, that is presently stable at v.0.4.7 with no current way to upgrade.

http://help.blynk.cc/how-to-connect-different-hardware-with-blynk/raspberry-pi/nodejs-vs-c-library

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I use node but blynk or so crashed after few days i think its the 100% cpu usage or so that’s why I wanted to update.

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That issue seemed to be related specifically to the C++ method and beta 0.5.0 (since updated as stable).

Node v.0.4.7 has been around for a long time and is stable… but you might have code issues that, in Linux, need to be ‘caught’ else they stop the script.

Best to start a NEW topic and provide as much detail as possible, and show your full code.

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Thank you very much, Blynk Gurus. You guys are awesome!

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A question. Does this upgrade cure the instability of ESP when doing Blynk.syncAll() when there are lots of V pins?

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@koaiwi it should help but also make sure you are using ESP Arduino code 2.4.0.

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Yep have updated to 2.4.0 Thanks.

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Is is ok to install the lib from the IDE?

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@victagayun not worth the risk, do it all manually.

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Reminder for those who switched to ESP8266 Core v2.4.0: