5 posts authored by “Nicolas Tzovanis”

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Why is the balenaFin right for fleet owners? Part 3: Networking

This is the third in a series of posts about the key features that make the balenaFin the right choice for IoT fleet owners. For those who aren’t familiar with the balenaFin, you can take a look at this introductory post. We’ve divided the series into three posts that cover the main categories: storage, power and networking. When it comes time to choose an IoT device for professional workloads…

November 16, 2020 / 6 min

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Fixing the balenaFin high-temp issue, the DIY way

A few weeks back, we announced our decision to recall our v1.1 balenaFins due to a USB issue at high temperatures, along with an in-depth explanation of the issue. We offer free repair for any customer that has purchased a v1.1 balenaFin, and many of our customers have already gone through the process. But since we're also tinkerers ourselves, there's no denying the thrill of being able to fix…

September 27, 2020 / 2 min

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Root-cause analysis of the balenaFin high-temperature USB issue

Earlier today, we announced our decision to recall all v1.1 balenaFins due to a USB malfunction at high temperatures. If you think your balenaFin might be affected, please follow the instructions outlined here. This issue prevents affected balenaFins from accessing any USB peripherals when the ambient temperature rises above 45-50°C (113-132°F). It also means that those devices relying on…

August 13, 2020 / 10 min

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Why is the balenaFin right for fleet owners? Part 2: Power

This is the second of a series of posts about the key features that make the balenaFin the right choice for fleet owners. For all those who are not familiar with the balenaFin, you can take a look at this introductory post. We’ve divided the series into three posts that cover the main categories: storage, power and networking. This post is focused on power, more specifically, why input power is…

September 01, 2019 / 8 min

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Why is the balenaFin right for fleet owners? Part 1: Storage

This is the first of a series of posts about the key features that make the balenaFin the right choice for fleet owners. For all those who are not familiar with the balenaFin, you can take a look at this introductory post. We’ve divided the series into three posts that cover the main categories: storage, power and networking. In this post we’re going to look specifically at the points to consider…

June 25, 2019 / 7 min