Tom,
I have programmed in Fortran, C++, and visual basic, not as a programmer per se, but for the purpose of doing engineering analysis. Okay, with that as I background, I would suggest the following programming logic:
Regarding my background, I have made my career in the information systems and cellular industries, and have multiple degrees in the computer sciences, That said...
1.) During the upgrade download process, I would have provided a message that states the required firmware for the app.
That's not possible, for 2 reasons:
- The download process is proprietary to Apple and Google, and cannot be modified by MTH.
- The app doesn't know what firmware has been developed, perhaps to accommodate correcting an app bug, since the app was developed.
2.) Then, I would have programmed the upgraded app to check the currently installed WIU firmware version (this is available in the LuCI so it should also be available to the app, right?)
Again, there are two issues:
- LuCi is accessed via a web browser in a manner that the app cannot emulate.
- The app doesn't know what version of WIU firmware has been developed since the latest version of the app was developed. The WIU firmware could have been modified because of an issue found in the app that was subsequently resolved by a change to the WIU's firmware.
3.) Next, I would have the s/w check to see if the firmware meets the requirements. If not, I would post an error message at this point. Otherwise, after someone enters all of the information for a lash up, I would post the error message at this point (you need to upgrade to version 1.1 or higher) rather than stating that the command failed.
Same reasons as above.
Does the above seem reasonable and implementable?
Not, it does not, as stated above.
While it may be possible to do something to accommodate your request, I wouldn't thing the possible, small amount of information (for the above reasons) would be worth expenditure of limited resources to do so.
