FastBee IoT Platform — V2.8.0 Released

Our team recently upgraded the FastBee system, and the long-awaited version 2.8.0 is now live. This upgrade mainly adds IoT card management, device maintenance, the JT808 communication protocol, and other features. It also brings functional optimizations to the Web and mobile apps, bug fixes, and improved documentation. The SCADA module has been upgraded in sync with the main system, along with several other new features. The detailed upgrade items are as follows.

1. New Features

1.1. JT808 Communication Protocol Added to the Web

1.2. IoT Card Management Added

1.3. Device Maintenance Added

1.4. Video URL Stream Binding to Devices Added

1.5. Privacy Agreement and Unauthorized Access Reminders Added to the Mobile Mini-Program Profile Center

1.6. Variable Mapping Added to SCADA

1.7. SCADA Alarm Records Support Selecting the Current Device

1.8. Other New Features

• Message notifications now support HTTP push
• Added Tianditu maps
• Added key parameter management
• Added menu opening modes (tab/new window)
• Added printing for device QR codes
• Added unauthorized access reminders on mobile
• Added a back button to the Visual Dashboard and optimized lag
• Added video selection to Visual Dashboard parameter configuration
• Added two data types to SCADA: dynamic data and public API
• Added interactive click events to SCADA
• Added renaming for SCADA categories

2. Feature Optimizations

2.1. Visual Rule Engine Improvements

2.2. Gateway and Sub-device Configuration Reworked, Supporting Import of Multiple Sub-products and Devices

2.3. Optimized Video Operation Flow and Video Monitoring Playback Addresses

2.4. Export Added for Product Thing Models

2.5. Other Optimizations

• Device queries for reporting and downlink now use caching
• Gateway communication protocols reworked to support reporting data from multiple sub-devices simultaneously
• Added data permission control to single-record query, edit, and delete APIs
• Added full-screen support to Video Center split-screen management
• Optimized basic property display in the Scene Management list
• Optimized API requests to send only modified parameters
• Cleaned up legacy field enums and replaced them with dictionaries
• Optimized Scene Linkage styles
• Optimized numeric display in device data collection
• Organized and optimized the SVG icon library
• Fixed large screens now use ECharts maps
• Optimized the code directory of the product application drag-and-drop editor
• Optimized TCP device number generation
• Added translation configuration to Menu Management, general and product Thing Models
• Added organization status validation to user login
• Added export for product Thing Models
• Optimized gateway sub-device offline synchronization
• Video on demand now uses a new player
• Optimized SCADA dropdown, scientific calculation, and rotating dial components
• Optimized SCADA combined show/hide and single-channel video components
• Optimized Scene Linkage alarm configuration on mobile
• Optimized data loading on mobile
• Optimized the Thing Model virtual list on mobile
• Optimized the drag-and-drop editor code directory

Everyone is welcome to experience the details on our demo site: iot.fastbee.cn.

3. Bug Fixes

• Fixed empty default dictionary types in the code generation module
• Fixed SCADA preview being automatically scaled down
• Fixed drifting when dragging at reduced SCADA resolutions
• Fixed errors in multi-data-source adaptation
• The device version number is now updated after a successful firmware upgrade
• Fixed matching failures for negative numbers and interval values in Scene Linkage triggers

Upgrade note: Back up your data before upgrading! The SQL scripts have been updated, so consider whether you need to back up your data beforehand.

Everyone is welcome to try the latest version on our demo site, and feel free to reach out with any questions! Demo site: iot.fastbee.cn.