NX Firmware

Features

Binary Artifact Repositories - Functions as a stateless binary artifact repository for storing and organizing versioned firmware updates for remote distribution.

Flat-File Data Stores - Uses a flat-file data store architecture with directory structures instead of a relational database for binary storage.

Stored File Retrieval - Provides REST endpoints for the automated retrieval and download of stored firmware binaries.

Flat-File Storage - Employs a flat-file storage architecture to serve system update blobs without a database management system.

Asset Directory Hierarchies - Organizes firmware update binaries in predictable asset directory hierarchies for direct filesystem access.

Firmware Compatibility Schemas - Uses standardized schema files to map specific firmware builds to their compatible hardware revisions.

Stateless Binary Hosting - Serves large compiled firmware blobs directly from a structured filesystem via a lightweight stateless REST API.

Firmware Versioning - Provides a schema-based mapping system to ensure correct firmware builds are delivered to compatible hardware revisions.

Firmware OTA Update Systems - Provides a structured API for installation bots to discover and download correct firmware for automated updates.

Firmware Image Hosting - Provides the hosting infrastructure for serving generated firmware binaries to target hardware devices.

Hardware Firmware Versioning - Maintains a historical record of firmware images to ensure the correct version is deployed to specific hardware.

Hardware-Revision Routing - Maps incoming API requests to specific firmware binary paths based on the detected hardware revision.

Platform Firmware Distributions - Acts as a distribution point for pre-compiled firmware binaries that enable hardware to boot and operate.

Semantic Versioning Systems - Structures storage paths using semantic versioning to allow automated tools to identify the latest stable releases.

Stateless Endpoints - Provides stateless REST endpoints that handle firmware retrieval independently of client session state.

Direct-to-Network File Streaming - Implements a mechanism to stream firmware binaries directly from disk to the network interface to minimize latency.

Version-Sorted Directories - Organizes binary storage paths by semantic versioning to ensure the latest release is easily discoverable.

Stateless Architectures - Implements a stateless architecture that serves binary blobs without maintaining server-side session state.

NX_Firmware is a binary repository manager and firmware distribution server designed to store and serve versioned system update files to hardware devices. It functions as a stateless file host that organizes compiled firmware binaries in a structured directory for automated retrieval via a REST API.

The system maps specific firmware builds to compatible hardware revisions using schema-based metadata. It utilizes a flat-file asset hosting model, serving binary blobs directly from the filesystem to avoid the overhead of a database management system.

The server handles hardware version control and distribution management, using semantic version indexing and hardware-revision routing to ensure the correct firmware versions are delivered to target hardware. It provides RESTful file retrieval for use by installation bots and manual deployment tools.

Features