Changelog
All notable changes to CircuitDigest Cloud Platform.
v0.1.1 (Upcoming)
New (v0.1.1)
- AI Assistant - Chat with an AI assistant that can check your device status, read telemetry, send commands, and manage automations for you.
- MCP Server for Services - Integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server support, allowing AI agents and external tools (like Claude and ChatGPT) to securely connect to your account and interact directly with CircuitDigest Cloud services (SMS, WhatsApp, Email, IoT) through a standardized interface.
- Smart Home Voice Control - Connect your IoT devices to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa for voice control, e.g. "turn on the pump" or "what's the temperature?"
- WhatsApp Device Control - Check device status and send commands to your IoT devices directly through WhatsApp messages.
- Image-to-Text (Vision AI) - Upload a device photo and get an AI-generated description automatically.
- Device Image Gallery - View and manage photos captured by your IoT devices, with AI descriptions and easy cleanup.
Improved (v0.1.1)
- Real-Time Dashboard Reliability - Live telemetry streaming is more stable, with automatic reconnection and faster updates.
- Device Online Status - More accurate online/offline detection for connected devices, including GPS trackers.
- IoT Dashboard Widgets - Refreshed widget designs and smoother charting across gauges, history tables, and maps.
- Airtel SIM Administration - Streamlined activation, billing, and KYC workflows in the admin dashboard.
- Connecting AI Apps - Simplified, more secure setup flow for connecting AI apps and tools to your account.
v0.1.0 (2026-05-11)
New (v0.1.0)
IoT MQTT Dashboard
- Drag-and-Drop Dashboard Builder - Create custom real-time dashboards by dragging widgets onto a grid canvas and binding them to any live MQTT topic key.
- Visualisation Widgets - Gauge, Chart (Real-time Line Chart), Value (Numeric/Text), Status (Online/Offline), Map (GPS Tracking), Table, History Table, Pie Chart, and Timeline.
- Control Widgets - Switch, Toggle, Button, Slider, Stepper, Color Picker, Joystick, Dropdown, and Scene Controller.
- Multimedia & Content Widgets - Video, Live Stream (WebRTC & MJPEG), Image, Markdown, Note, Label, Clock, and Log Viewer.
- Advanced Widgets - Alert Status, Time Range Filter, and Progress Bar.
- Live Data Streaming - Dashboard widgets update in real time via WebSocket no polling, no page refresh.
- Multi-Device Dashboards - A single dashboard can display widgets from multiple provisioned devices simultaneously.
Smart Automations
- Threshold Triggers - Create rules that fire when a device telemetry value goes above, below, or equals a set threshold.
- Alert Channels - Each automation can dispatch an SMS, Email, or WhatsApp notification using your existing platform templates.
- Cooldown Period - Set a minimum interval between repeated alerts to avoid notification floods during sustained anomalies.
- Automation On/Off Toggle - Enable or disable individual rules without deleting them.
CircuitDigestCloud Arduino / ESP32 Library
- Official Library - Publish to
circuitdigest.com/libraryone-linebegin()call handles WiFi, TLS, MQTT connection, and automatic reconnection. publish(key, value)- Send any sensor reading in a structured JSON payload to the platform telemetry topic.subscribe(key, callback)- React tocontrol/<key>/setmessages directly in your sketch with a simple callback, and automatically acknowledge viacontrol/<key>/get.- Board Support - Tested on ESP32, ESP32-S3 (Box-3), ESP8266, Raspberry Pi Pico W, and Arduino UNO R4 WiFi.
Improved (v0.1.0)
- Device List Page - Shows live connection status (online / offline / last seen) for all provisioned MQTT devices pulled from the broker's LWT state.
- API Keys Page - MQTT-provisioned devices now appear as a separate card group with credential download and revoke actions.
- Automated Telemetry Cleanup - A nightly background job purges telemetry records older than 30 days to keep the database lean and queries fast.
- Inactive Device Deprovisioning - Devices that have not connected for an extended period are automatically flagged and their MQTT credentials are scheduled for revocation to maintain security hygiene.
v0.0.9 (2026-04-22)
New (v0.0.9)
- Helmet Detection - Detect helmet and hard-hat compliance in images using AI. Returns annotated output with bounding boxes ideal for safety monitoring on job sites.
- Face Detection - Count and locate human faces in any image. Returns face count, bounding boxes, and confidence scores great for attendance and crowd analysis.
- Parking Detection - Detect free and occupied parking spaces in camera images. Returns space counts and annotated output for smart parking systems.
- Waste Detection - Classify waste as biodegradable or non-biodegradable using AI. Returns categories with annotated image ideal for smart bins and recycling systems.
- Currency Detection - Detect Indian currency notes in images and calculate the total value. Identifies denominations from ₹1 to ₹2000 with bounding boxes and confidence scores.
- Hand Gesture Detection - Recognise hand gestures in images across 35 classes digits 1–9 and letters A–Z. Returns gesture labels, confidence scores, and annotated bounding boxes great for sign language and human-computer interaction projects.
- Vision Scan History - Full scan history for all vision services with input and annotated output image viewer, powered by a full-screen lightbox with zoom, download, and thumbnail strip.
- Homepage Vision Cards - All six vision services now appear as service cards on the homepage under the Vision filter tab.
- API Keys Page - All six vision services appear as usage cards on the API Keys page showing scans used, remaining, and last used time.
v0.0.8 (2026-04-06)
New (v0.0.8)
- Profile Photo Upload - Upload and manage your profile photo directly from the settings page. Photos are stored securely on the platform.
- Richer Profile Page - Added a role selector (Student, Engineer, Working Professional, Maker/Hobbyist, Founder, Other), Instagram username field, and smarter field labels that adapt based on your role students and engineers see "Domain" and "University/School Name" instead of generic job fields.
- Smart Onboarding - First-time users are taken straight to the profile page after login to complete their setup. Returning users go directly to the dashboard.
- Unified Delivery Logs - A new "My Logs" view to track all your SMS, Email, and WhatsApp delivery history in one place with status filters.
- WhatsApp Image Previews - WhatsApp test panel now supports image attachments and dynamic variables.
- API Activity Log - See every API call you've made service, status, and time with 30-day history.
- Try API Panel - Redesigned test panel with template picker, variable inputs, and live phone/email selector side by side. Supports image uploads for WhatsApp and Email templates.
- WhatsApp Image Messages - Send WhatsApp messages with image attachments through the API.
- Board-Specific Code Examples - Copy-paste ready code for 6+ IoT boards (ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino R4, Raspberry Pi, Pico W, and more) for SMS and WhatsApp.
- Homepage API Switcher - Toggle between SMS and WhatsApp code examples directly on the homepage.
- IoT Platform Overview - New dedicated IoT section with a summary of MQTT and real-time dashboard features.
Improved (v0.0.8)
- Try API Security - Test requests have a 10-second cooldown that persists even if you refresh the page, preventing misuse. All test calls are tracked separately in analytics.
- Profile Fields - LinkedIn now shows and accepts your username instead of a full URL. Social profiles card shows clean usernames for all platforms.
- Activity Tracking - Your last active time updates automatically each time you use the platform.
- Homepage Service Cards - Each card now shows "Last used X ago" with a platform-wide badge so the stats context is clear.
- Sidebar - Cleaner labels, consistent icons, and the service card at the top now links to the full service page.
- Footer - Reorganised with social links, "Made in India" badge, and build info.
- Navigation - Pages scroll to the top when switching routes.
- Logs - "Delivery Logs" and "Scan History" renamed to "My Logs" across all services.
- GPS Storage Info - API Keys page now clearly shows your 10,000 waypoint storage limit and how to manage it.
- Device Colors - Multi-device GPS tracking now auto-assigns distinct colors (Blue, Green, Purple, etc.) per device.
- Map Markers - Cleaner device markers with smoother pulse animations.
Fixed (v0.0.8)
- SMS & Email Logs - Delivery logs were showing empty now load correctly for all users.
- Send Test Button - Fixed missing feedback when clicking Send without selecting a template.
- Usage Limit Errors - APIs now return a clear, readable message when your daily or monthly limit is reached.
- GPS Counting - Fixed a case where GPS waypoints could be counted more than once.
- Profile Creation - Fixed a server error that could occur when a new user profile failed to initialise.
v0.0.7 (2026-02-28)
New (v0.0.7)
- WhatsApp & Email Tutorials - Step-by-step integration guides for WhatsApp and Email notifications.
- Public Tutorials - Tutorial pages are now accessible without logging in.
- ANPR Image Previews - View captured license plate images directly in the scan history page.
- API Key Regeneration - Rotate your API key anytime for better security.
- Weekly Active Users - Homepage now shows how many developers were active this week.
- Branded Service Icons - Consistent service icons across the sidebar, dashboard, and tutorial pages.
Improved (v0.0.7)
- Login Reliability - Clearer error messages and better handling of network hiccups during login.
- Homepage Stats - More reliable loading even when the server is under load.
- GeoLinker Timestamps - Better handling of device timestamps and speed calculations.
- Map Stability - Smoother map experience when navigating between pages.
Fixed
- Tutorial Image Errors - Resolved broken project images by switching to verified CDN assets.
- GPS Timestamps - Malformed timestamps from devices now show a clear error instead of failing silently.
- Airtel SIM Activation - Fixed an issue where new SIM cards could fail to save during OTP verification.
v0.0.6 (2026-02-11)
New
- Airtel IoT SIM Management - Dashboard for billing, usage tracking, and SIM administration.
- Billing Reminders - Automated SIM-level billing reminders via background jobs.
- ANPR History - View past vehicle plate recognition results with confidence scores.
Improved
- Home Page UX - "Get Started" and "Try Now" buttons now take logged-in users directly to the right place. (Thanks Shashi Kiran)
- ANPR Usage Tracking - More reliable daily limit enforcement.
v0.0.5 (2026-02-06)
New
- Changelog Page - You can now view all platform updates directly in the app.
Improved (v0.0.5)
- Email Alerts - Simplified to use a single unified email sending system.
- Image Preview Emails - More reliable image upload and preview handling.
- Email Templates - Reordered cards for easier browsing.
v0.0.4 (2026-02-04)
New (v0.0.4)
- WhatsApp Notifications - Send WhatsApp messages with template support.
- GPS Map Visualization - Interactive map showing devices, geofences, and trip history.
Improved (v0.0.4)
- Platform Statistics - Homepage stats now load instantly with server-side caching.
- GeoLinker - GPS tracking no longer counts toward your API call limit.
v0.0.3 (2026-01-31)
New (v0.0.3)
- Email Notifications - Send emails from your IoT devices with customisable templates.
- SMS Notifications - Send SMS alerts with phone number verification and delivery tracking.
- Automatic API Key - Your API key is created automatically when you sign up.
Improved (v0.0.3)
- Usage Tracking - See your API usage in real-time on the dashboard.
- Daily Limit Reset - API limits now reset correctly at midnight.
v0.0.2 (2026-01-29)
New (v0.0.2)
- Vehicle Plate Recognition (ANPR) - Upload images to detect vehicle license plates.
- Email Verification - Verify email addresses with OTP before sending.
- Airtel IoT SIM Management - Manage Airtel M2M SIM cards with KYC verification.
Improved (v0.0.2)
- Usage Limits - Fair usage limits enforced across all services.
- Security - Added reCAPTCHA protection on login and signup.
v0.0.1 (2026-01-29)
New (v0.0.1)
- GeoLinker GPS Tracking - Track IoT devices with up to 10,000 waypoints.
- HTTP Telemetry - Send GPS data from GSM/GPRS modules without HTTPS.
- Speed Calculation - Automatic speed calculation from GPS waypoint history.
- Quick Start Guide - Welcome screen with tutorials for new users.
Improved (v0.0.1)
- Homepage Stats - Live platform statistics showing active users and API calls.
- Service Status - Real-time status indicators for all platform services.