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BB Eco

Brainboxes Ecosystem

Keep the Work Moving

BB Eco in One Minute

Discover, upgrade safely, configure once, catch drift: the welcome tour BB Eco shows the first time it opens.

BB Eco at a Glance

Free

For Brainboxes hardware

No licence key, no account

ED + ES

One app for both families

Also finds BB-400s and switches

Offline

Works without internet access

Firmware cached for later

CLI

Every function scriptable

Table, JSON or CSV output

Replaces Boost.IO Manager (ED) and Boost.LAN (ES) with one app
Per-user installer: no administrator rights to install or update
Keeps itself up to date

BB Eco Key Features

Discover

Plug in a device and it simply appears. No addresses to type, nothing to press.

Upgrade safely

Pre-flight checks before a single byte is sent. Then follow it stage by stage.

Configure once

Get one device right, save it as a template, apply it to the next hundred.

Catch drift

When a setting changes by hand, BB Eco notices. Put it back with one apply.

Also in the box: Update all and automatic firmware updates · stuck-device recovery · templates for many devices at once · command line · built-in support · a public software bill of materials

Device Discovery

Brainboxes devices appear by themselves
- ED, ES, BB-400 and managed switches
Group by location, family or status
Search and filter the dashboard
Locate flashes the device's LED: which box is it?

Discover Other Devices Too

Network Neighborhood listing every device that announced itself, grouped by role: endpoints such as a NAS and printers, industrial devices including Brainboxes ones, and a security camera.

A general-purpose discovery tool for automation engineers
- mDNS
- SSDP / UPnP
- WS-Discovery
Grouped by role: industrial, endpoint, security…

Across VPNs and Subnets

Discovery works:
- Over VPNs – remote sites
- Across different subnets
Using a CIDR scan
- Type a range, e.g. 10.40.8.0/22
Remembers devices for the next session

Reach the Hard-to-Reach Devices

A banner on the dashboard names a Brainboxes device on its fallback address 192.168.127.254 and offers to add a route to it.

A device with no DHCP server falls back to 192.168.127.254
BB Eco spots it and adds the network route in one click
Add by IP when discovery cannot see a device
Devices on routed networks are updated too

Firmware Upgrade

1-click firmware upgrades
No manual downloading of firmware from the Brainboxes website
Release notes shown before you update
Pre-flight checks before a single byte is sent
Live progress, stage by stage

Firmware Upgrade – Safe and Offline

The pre-flight check for a firmware upgrade: the image is compatible, with warnings about upgrading over Wi-Fi and a third-party connection to the device.

Works offline
- Firmware downloaded automatically when online, and cached
Pre-flight warnings before upgrading:
- Over Wi-Fi
- While another program is connected to the device
Every firmware file is checked against its published fingerprint just before it is sent

Update All

Every out-of-date ED and ES device in one batch
One device at a time, while you keep working
Devices in use are skipped, not interrupted
A report says what happened to each device, and why
Command line: bb-eco upgrade all

Automatic Firmware Updates

Optional: switch it on once in Settings
BB Eco updates ED and ES devices as soon as it sees them on older firmware
Devices in use are left until later
Never applies an update that would reset settings to factory
A notice says when it is done

Stuck-Device Recovery

Upgrade interrupted? The device waits in its bootloader
BB Eco hears it asking for firmware and marks it Stuck
One click sends the firmware again, over the network
ED and ES devices
Back in service on site

Templates – Config as Code

Save a device's configuration as a template file
Settings grouped like the device's own web page
Preview every change before it is written
Only the settings in the template are changed
A template is cached automatically for every device

Templates – Apply to Many Devices

Tick the devices on the dashboard
Apply template… previews what would change on each one
Apply writes it to every device that passed the preview
Each device's new settings become its baseline
How-to guide

Drift Detection

If settings change, BB Eco detects it automatically and reports it to the user
Old value, arrow, new value – right in the device panel
Put it back with one template apply, or accept it as the new baseline

Command Line

A terminal running bb-eco list, then bb-eco upgrade all with its plan of three devices to update and two skipped, then a template apply to every device as a dry run.

All the functions of the app are available in the command line
Script whole-site upgrades and template applies
Table, JSON and CSV output for automation

Browse the Brainboxes Range

The Add Device page: a search over the Brainboxes product catalogue showing ED-series products, each with a photo, description, feature tags and a Learn More link.

Browse the Brainboxes product catalogue from within BB Eco
Search by model, name or feature, e.g. "RS-485"
Includes the unmanaged switch range
Learn More opens the product page

Support Built In

Settings, Logs: a live list of BB Eco's log lines with level, category and device filters, and an Email Brainboxes Support button.

Live logs of every conversation with every device
Email Brainboxes Support: logs attached, email pre-filled
After a failed update: one click to email support, logs included
Help menu: documentation, release notes, welcome tour

Security and Transparency

Cyber Resilience Act theme	What BB Eco does
Know what is inside	CycloneDX SBOM published with every release; Export SBOM in the app
Security updates	Free: the app updates itself; Update all keeps device firmware current
Integrity	Signed installer; firmware checked against its published SHA-256 before sending
Secure by default	No administrator rights; firewall rule limited to BB Eco's own program
Record relevant activity	Logs of every device conversation, easy to view, filter and export
Minimal data, easy removal	No account or cloud; passwords never saved in templates; Reset App Data
Vulnerability reporting	[email protected], and a published CRA statement

Public SBOM and Visible Logging

Settings, Licence: the end of the licence agreement, the Third-party software list, and the Software bill of materials section with its Export SBOM button.

BB Eco publishes its software bill of materials
- CycloneDX format, published with every release
- Export SBOM in Settings › Licence: the exact build you run
- Every third-party licence listed in the app
Logs you can see
- Settings › Logs: live, filterable, exportable
- Plain-text files, one per day, timestamped in UTC

What BB Eco Replaces

Task	Before	With BB Eco
Find devices	Boost.IO (ED), Boost.LAN (ES), Windows only	Automatic discovery, plus VPN and subnet scans
Configure a device	Its web page, one device at a time	The web page inside BB Eco, plus reusable templates
Upgrade firmware	Download the file, then Boost.IO or Boost.LAN	One click, with pre-flight safety checks
Many devices at once	One device at a time	Update all for firmware, Apply template for settings
Interrupted upgrade	A support case	Detected and recovered over the network

Find Out More

Landing page: www.brainboxes.com/bb-eco
Download and get started: Install BB-Eco
What's new: release notes
Moving from Boost.IO or Boost.LAN: migration guide
Security: CRA statement