Enhancement/Workflow: Automate maintenance of latest firmware packages (official & labs)

[fxstein]

Summary

Create automation and workflow for maintaining the latest available firmware packages for both official and Labs releases.

Requirements

• Maintain a central sheet (Google Sheet or GoProX wiki) listing all firmware releases with columns for URL, path, and version number string.
• Tooling to scan for and download new firmware patches (official and Labs).
• Automation to update the firmware tree in the git repository based on the sheet.
• Simple workflow to test install a firmware on a camera and retrieve the official internal version data from the SD card after upgrade.
• Documentation for the workflow and tooling.

Motivation

Automating firmware management will ensure the repository always has the latest releases, reduce manual effort, and improve reliability for users.

Acceptance Criteria

• Central sheet or wiki page is established and easy to update.
• Tooling exists to scan, download, and update firmware tree.
• Test install workflow is documented and can retrieve version info from SD card.
• All steps are documented for maintainers.

Exploration

• Evaluate using Google Sheets vs. GoProX wiki for the central release list.

Reference

• Related to Feature: Redesign firmware processing to use URL-based fetch and local cache #60

Labels

• enhancement
• workflow

Assignee

• fxstein