Building the infrastructure for a decentralized machine network is a difficult undertaking, but our engineers are up to the task working hard everyday on the hardware, blockchain, and software components. To keep the community informed, we will be sharing ongoing developer updates that provide transparency on our progress and success.

Our first of many developer updates, here’s what the engineers at Helium have accomplished this week.

Last week, we got GPS working on the gateway. We’re excited to share that Wi-Fi and ethernet are also now working on the gateway, allowing gateways to communicate over our peer-to-peer network and form consensus groups to grow the blockchain.

Gateway Board Rev2 underway

Engineering and design are underway for the mobile iOS and Android app that will allow you to register and secure your shiny new gateway 😎.

Sneak peak of our Gateway Registration app

We’ve started exploring outdoor gateway case samples for the deployment of industrial and enterprise applications. The current lineup of outdoor case options are IP66 rated, meaning they are fully protected from dust and water intrusion 💦.