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Device OS 1.5.1 Default Release is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM)

released on production servers May 6th, 2020

:pencil2: Please read all notes below :bowtie:

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. Any known issues are likely slated for a future version, (check Github issues). It is available by default for all devices. To use, select the 1.5.1 version dropdown from the devices drawer.
Downgrading back to a previous release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: If you have previously last used one of the prerelease or release versions of 1.5.x on a device, please re-flash it with 1.5.1.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 1.5.1

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 1.5.1 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/Argon-SoM/Boron-SoM/Xenon-SoM Bootloader
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/Argon-SoM/Boron-SoM/Xenon-SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

1.5.1

Note: If your Gen 2 Photon/P1 or Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, it is recommended to update system firmware via CLI with particle update. Electron bootloaders are still contained in system firmware and will update automatically as needed.
Note: If your Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, this release will also require manually updating the SoftDevice via CLI. The instructions are available in the release notes and the SoftDevice binaries are available in the Github release.
This release contains v501 bootloaders.

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Argon] Increase the size of the ARP queue #2075
  • [Cellular] Increase registration timeout to 10 minutes #2072
  • [Electron / Boron] Make sure that SARA R4-based LTE devices report LTE Cat M1 access technology #2083
  • [B5 SoM] Enable hardware flow control on Quectel modems earlier in the initialization process #2069 #2071
  • [Vitals] Add CoAP transmitted, retransmitted counter diagnostics #2043
  • [Vitals] Add CoAP latency diagnostic #2050
  • [Cellular] Increase registration timeout to 10 minutes #2072
  • Remove locking in some of the SPI and I2C APIs. SPI perofrmance tests #2088
  • Particle.process() no-op when called from custom threads #2085
  • [Electron] Minor log message changes when the modem is not responsive #2087

BUGFIXES

  • [wiring] Resolves an incompatibility around usage of SPIClass #2095
  • [Cellular] Fixes an issue with CGI (Cellular Global Identity) not available on some devices #2067
  • [Electron] Compatibility CellularSignal rssi and qual values generation for LTE devices using AT+UCGED #2070
  • [B5 SoM / Asset Tracker] Zero RSRP/RSRQ values from AT+QCSQ treated as errors #2078
  • [wiring] BLE: use delete for objects allocated with new #2081
  • [Gen 3] I2C HAL recovers the I2C bus on transmission errors #2084
  • [Gen 3] Devices should be able to enter STANDBY / Hibernate sleep mode without specifying any wake-up sources #2086
  • [Gen 3] Fix an issue with platform_user_ram.ld generation when the application path contains ‘data’ #2090
  • [wiring] Fix SPI macros polluting global namespace #2089
  • [system] firmware_update_failed and firmware_update_complete are mixed up 71a8eb56f8d34efbda46f5d547c92e32a42a2148
  • [system] Do not propagate non-critical network errors to communication layer ba6c9d863ed79cd036848329c3b89b3c0e84dbd0
  • [Gen 3] Fix a crash in netif_ext_callback_handler() when parsing unset event fields dd01b12ea6166b6b175c46348a2b4c180d779ead

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v1.5.1/particle_device-os@1.5.1.zip

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.5.0.

Upgrading using particle update

  1. Put the device into DFU mode
  2. Run particle update

DeviceOS, bootloader and SoftDevice should get correctly updated.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.1
  2. Manually flash 1.5.1 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@1.5.1.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@1.5.1.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.1
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 1.5.1 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@1.5.1.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@1.5.1.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 1.5.1
  2. Update the bootloader to 1.5.1 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@1.5.1.bin

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

QA Report Summary for Particle Device OS

You can view results of tests run this release here.

Branches

release/stable and master branches have been updated to point to v1.5.1 tag.

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Device OS 1.5.2 Default Release is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM)

released on production servers May 20th, 2020

:pencil2: Please read all notes below :bowtie:

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. Any known issues are likely slated for a future version, (check Github issues). It is available by default for all devices. To use, select the 1.5.2 version dropdown from the devices drawer.
Downgrading back to a previous release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: If you have previously last used one of the prerelease or release versions of 1.5.x on a device, please re-flash it with 1.5.2.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 1.5.2

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 1.5.2 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/Argon-SoM/Boron-SoM/Xenon-SoM Bootloader
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/Argon-SoM/Boron-SoM/Xenon-SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

1.5.2

Note: If your Gen 2 Photon/P1 or Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, it is recommended to update system firmware via CLI with particle update. Electron bootloaders are still contained in system firmware and will update automatically as needed.
Note: If your Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, this release will also require manually updating the SoftDevice via CLI. The instructions are available in the release notes and the SoftDevice binaries are available in the Github release.
This release contains v502 bootloaders.

BUGFIXES

  • [Boron / B SoM] LTE-M1 (SARA R4) radio unresponsive when sending certain amount of data within a period of time #2100 #2105
  • [B5 SoM] Suspend program/erase opertion when QSPI flash init gives timeout error

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Boron/B SoM] Forward compatibility with 460800 baudrate on SARA R4-based devices to support >= 2.x downgrades #2104
  • [Boron/B SoM] Enables hardware flow control on SARA R4-based devices with appropriate modem firmware version #2079 cc7adb7c46ea82383a5f948ea1dc898270a27a3c

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v1.5.2/particle_device-os@1.5.2.zip

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.6.0.

Upgrading using particle update

  1. Put the device into DFU mode
  2. Run particle update

DeviceOS, bootloader and SoftDevice should get correctly updated.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.2
  2. Manually flash 1.5.2 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@1.5.2.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@1.5.2.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.2
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 1.5.2 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@1.5.2.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@1.5.2.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 1.5.2
  2. Update the bootloader to 1.5.2 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@1.5.2.bin

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

QA Report Summary for Particle Device OS

You can view results of tests run this release here.

Branches

release/stable and master branches have been updated to point to v1.5.2 tag.

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Device OS 1.5.4-rc.1 Release Candidate is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker)

released on June 29th, 2020

:white_check_mark: This 1.5.4-rc.1 Release Candidate will be defaulted to 1.5.4 on July 10th, 2020 unless there are regressions found that require further patches. :pencil2: Testing on your applications is encouraged and appreciated, thank you! :bowing_man:

Note: This is a Release Candidate (RC) and is not intended for production yet. We’ve tested this RC to the best of our ability and we want to know what you think now! Please understand that some care and attention is necessary when testing this RC, and be sure to upgrade to the final release when it’s available. This RC will not be available by default. To use you must select the version dropdown from the devices drawer. Downgrading back to the current release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 1.5.4-rc.1

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 1.5.4-rc.1 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

1.5.4-rc.1

Note: If your Gen 2 Photon/P1 or Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, it is recommended to update system firmware, and then the bootloader via CLI with particle flash --serial bootloader.bin (bootloaders found in Github release). Electron bootloaders are still contained in system firmware and will update automatically as needed.
Note: If your Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, this release will also require manually updating the SoftDevice via CLI. The instructions are available in the release notes and the SoftDevice binaries are available in the Github release.
This release contains v502 bootloaders.

BUGFIXES

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v1.5.4-rc.1/particle_device-os@1.5.4-rc.1.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.6.0.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.4-rc.1
  2. Manually flash 1.5.4-rc.1 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@1.5.4-rc.1.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@1.5.4-rc.1.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.4-rc.1
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 1.5.4-rc.1 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@1.5.4-rc.1.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@1.5.4-rc.1.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 1.5.4-rc.1
  2. Update the bootloader to 1.5.4-rc.1 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@1.5.4-rc.1.bin

QA Report Summary for Particle Device OS

You can view results of tests run this release here.

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Device OS 2.0.0-rc.1 Release Candidate is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM)

released on July 30th, 2020

:white_check_mark: This 2.0.0-rc.1 Release Candidate will be defaulted to 2.0.0 on August 15th, 2020 unless there are regressions found that require further patches. :pencil2: Testing on your applications is encouraged and appreciated, thank you! :bowing_man:

Note: This is a Release Candidate (RC) and is not intended for production yet. We’ve tested this RC to the best of our ability and we want to know what you think now! Please understand that some care and attention is necessary when testing this RC, and be sure to upgrade to the final release when it’s available. This RC will not be available by default. To use you must select the version dropdown from the devices drawer. Downgrading back to the current release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 2.0.0-rc.1

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 2.0.0-rc.1 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

2.0.0-rc.1

BREAKING CHANGES

  • Mesh support removed. 2.x+ DeviceOS releases no longer have Mesh capabilities #2068
  • Xenon platform support removed. 2.x+ DeviceOS releases no longer support Xenons #2068
  • Minimum ARM GCC version required increased to 9.2.1 #2123
  • SPISettings class is always available even if compiling without Arduino compatibility #2138
  • Add deprecation notices for some of the renamed HAL APIs (with appropriate replacements) #2148
  • LTE Borons and BSoM will be unable to communicate with the cellular modem when downgrading from 2.x+ DeviceOS unless first downgraded to 1.5.2 and letting the device attempt a cellular network registration

FEATURES

  • [Gen 3] Wake up from STOP/ULP/Hibernate modes by analog pin #2163
  • [Gen 3] Wake up from STOP/ULP modes by WiFi/Cellular and UART #2162
  • [Gen 3] pinSetDriveStrength() API #2157
  • Add os_queue_peek() and make sure that queues and semaphores can be accessed from ISRs #2156 #2074
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Proactively attempt to recover from a number of failed cellular registration states #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Reset cellular modem if failing to establish PPP session for over 5 minutes #2150
  • [Gen 2] Blocking UDP socket reads with a timeout #2150
  • Power-loss resistant bootloader updates through MBR #2151
  • Ultra low power sleep mode #2149 #2133 #2132 #2129 #2130 #2125 #2136
  • Additional APN settings based on ICCIDs #2144
  • NTP-based internet test #2118
  • [Gen 3] Warm bootup of cellular modems and cellular connectivity resumption #2102 #2146
  • Support for compressed / combined binaries in OTA updates #2097
  • ARM GCC 9 support #2103
  • Device-initiated describe messages #2024
  • Notify the cloud about planned disconnections #1899

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Workaround when unable to obtain DNS servers from remote PPP peer #2165
  • System power manager blocks access to FuelGauge for 500ms in its own thread, instead of system when waking up from STOP/ULP sleep mode #2159
  • [wiring] Pin operations are not dependent on wiring C++ peripheral object initialization (e.g. SPI, Wire etc) #2157
  • [Gen 3] Default SPI pin drive strength changed to high #2157
  • [Gen 3] Restore original BASEPRI when exiting FreeRTOS critical section #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Do not use packet buffers from pool in TX path #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Reliable data mode entry when attempting to establish PPP connection #2150
  • [Gen 3] Changes the implementation of Nordic SDK critical sections to use BASEPRI #2101
  • Allow resetting the device and disconnecting from the cloud via low-level USB vendor requests #2142
  • [Cellular] When resuming cellular connection, do not run COPS=0 again to avoid triggering PLMN reselection #2139
  • Reduce runtime RAM usage by sharing newlib _impure_ptr between modules #2126
  • [Electron] Use snprintf() instead of sprintf() #2122
  • [Gen 3] System thread wakeup on cloud data #2113
  • [Argon] Hide unsupported WiFi wiring APIs #2120
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Disable 2G fallback for BG96-based devices #2112
  • [wiring] Changes default I2C timeouts when communicating with FuelGauge and PMIC to more manageable values #2096
  • [wiring] Propagate low-level I2C errors in FuelGauge methods #2094
  • [Gen 3] Network stack enhancements #2079
  • Send describe messages as confirmable CoAP messages #2024
  • [Argon] OTA adjustments #2045
  • Remove support for unused control requests #2064
  • RTC HAL refactoring to increase time-keeping precision #2123
  • Y2k38 time_t size change adjustments #2123
  • [wiring] Refactor wiring Time class to use reentrant versions of libc time functions #2123

BUGFIXES

  • [wiring] Servo object should deinit its pin when destructed #2150
  • Fix an issue with loop() not being executed in SEMI_AUTOMATIC modem when network interfaces are down #2150
  • [Gen 3] Fix cycle counter synchronization when processing RTC overflow events #2150
  • [Electron] Increase default AT command timeouts #2150
  • [Gen 3] Move PWM-capable pins from the PWM peripheral shared with RGB pins when possible #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Call into LwIP PPP code to indicate PPP_IP protocol is finished #2150
  • [Gen 3] Fix BLE event processing while in STOP/ULP sleep mode #2155
  • [Gen 3] Cellular.command() should check NCP state before attempting to execute command #2110 #2153
  • [Gen 2] Fix RTC thread-safety issues when accessing RTC peripheral #2154
  • Workaround for Gen 3 devices not connecting to the cloud in non-automatic threaded mode #2152
  • Enable PMIC buck converter on boot by default #2147
  • [Gen 3] Reliably turn off the cellular modem when going into sleep mode to reduce current consumption #2110
  • [Gen 3] Fixes the behavior when the USB host puts the device into suspended state #2101
  • [Gen 3] Fixes potential deadlock in SPI HAL #2101 #2091
  • [Gen 3] Filter out non-vendor requests in USB control request handler #2101
  • [Gen 3] SOF-based USB Serial port state detection #2101
  • [Gen 3] Fixes an issue with devices not waking up by RTC from STOP sleep mode #2134
  • [Gen 3] Fix rename() filesystem call #2141
  • [Gen 3] Treat failure to open data channel as critical error #2139
  • [Photon] Fix WPA Enterprise X509 certificate parsing #2126
  • Use newlib-nano headers when compiling #2126
  • [Gen 2] Reset the device after applying an update while in listening mode #2127
  • [Electron] Process CEREG: 0 URCs on R4-based devices to detect loss of cellular connectivity #2119
  • [Cellular] Fixes the issue that FuelGauge doesn’t work as expected after being woken up #2116
  • [Electron] Fixes buffer overrun in modem hal #2115
  • [WiFi] WiFiCredentials::setSecurity() should be taking wiring security type (e.g. WPA2 instead of WLAN_SEC_WPA2) #2098
  • [Boron] Fixes SARA R4 power on sequence where the default attempt should be made with runtime baudrate #2107
  • [Gen 2] Fixes an issue with I2C bus pins driven low if building with JTAG/SWD enabled #2080
  • [Boron] Fixes an issue with SARA R4 modems on LTE Borons becoming unresponsive when sending substantial amount of network data continuously #2100
  • Fix session resumption in AUTOMATIC system mode #2024

INTERNAL

  • Run on-device tests under the DeviceOS test runner #2140 #2150
  • Remove old deprecated platforms #2150
  • Addresses multiple issues in on-device no-fixture tests #2150

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.0.0-rc.1/particle_device-os@2.0.0-rc.1.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.7.2.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.1
  2. Manually flash 2.0.-rc.1 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.1.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.1.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.1
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 2.0.0-rc.1 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.1.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.1.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 2.0.0-rc.1
  2. Update the bootloader to 2.0.0-rc.1 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.1.bin

QA Report Summary for Particle Device OS

You can view results of tests run this release here.

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We’ve updated a list of breaking changes for DeviceOS 2.0.0-rc.1 with an additional item:

  • LTE Borons and BSoM will be unable to communicate with the cellular modem when downgrading from 2.x+ DeviceOS unless first downgraded to 1.5.2 and letting the device attempt a cellular network registration
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Device OS 2.0.0-rc.2 Release Candidate is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM)

released on September 22nd, 2020

Notes about LTS releases

Device OS v2.x is Particle’s first Long Term Support (LTS) release branch for Device OS.
Long Term Support (LTS) releases are independent branches of Device OS that are feature-frozen in time. Subsequent releases will contain focused bug fixes and security patches for the features included in the first GA release. LTS releases do not receive updates with new features, API changes, or improvements that change the function or standard behavior of the device. LTS releases are recommended for enterprise customers and customers who value reliability over access to the latest Device OS features and functionality.

You can learn more about LTS releases in our documentation, here.

v2.0.0-rc.2 is the second public prerelease for LTS 2.0.x
This release, v2.0.0-rc.2, is the second public prerelease and release candidate for Particle’s 2.x LTS release line. This release includes all of the functionality that is planned to be included in the 2.x LTS release line. This release may still contain stability issues and be subject to subsequent improvements that will be identified and resolved throughout the prerelease testing periods prior to GA.

2.0.0 release is heavily tested and has higher level of reliability and stability than our previous releases. 2.0.0 branch will be developed into LTS. LTS GA release will be 2.0.x.

Standard release notes and information for this release candidate are included below.

Note: This is a Release Candidate (RC) and is not intended for production yet. We’ve tested this RC to the best of our ability and we want to know what you think now! Please understand that some care and attention is necessary when testing this RC, and be sure to upgrade to the final release when it’s available. This RC will not be available by default. To use you must select the version dropdown from the devices drawer. Downgrading back to the current release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 2.0.0-rc.2

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 2.0.0-rc.2 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

Note: Downgrading [LTE Boron and BSoM]:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.5.2 first. and let the device attempt a cellular network registration.

2.0.0-rc.2

DEPRECATION

  • [Cellular] Mark CellularSignal::rssi and CellularSignal::qual as deprecated #2182

FEATURES

  • [Cellular] Read IMSI when multi-IMSI SIM performs the switch #2174 #2179
  • Allow UDP server public key to be set in DCT programmatically #2178
  • [Gen 2] Wake-up by analog value #2172
  • [Gen 2] Wake-up by USART #2173
  • [Gen 3] Add ftruncate() and truncate() APIs #2195
  • Expose functions to fetch serial / mobile secret from OTP-area #2190
  • [Electron] Wake-up by cellular #2186

ENHANCEMENTS

  • Clear OTA slots after updating firmware modules to improve reliability of OTA updates #2176
  • [Cellular] Replace AT+COPS=2 with AT+CFUN=0 or AT+CFUN=4 to prevent longer registration times #2177
  • [Cellular] IMSI-based operator lookup, operator-specific enhancements #2185
  • [Electron] Recovery mechanics for cases when the modem becomes unresponsive #2198
  • Add printf attributes to appopriate wiring functions to generate -Wformat warnings #2201
  • Change Time::now() return type to 32-bit time32_t to reduce potential issues with printf formatting of 64-bit time_t #2201

BUGFIXES

  • [Electron] Fix modem log timestamps starting with a high number on boot #2169
  • [Cellular] Make sure 2G fallback stays disabled on Quectel BG96-based platforms #2175
  • [Gen 3] Fix USART wake-up source configuration in Ultra Low Power mode, causing immediate sleep mode exit #2180
  • [Gen 3] Fix tone generation behavior with zero duration (infinite) #2183
  • Exclude printable objects from Print overload taking integral and unsigned integer convertible types #2181
  • [Boron / B SoM] Fix warm bootup on uBlox SARA R4-based devices #2188
  • [Gen 2] Support repeated-START between WRITE and READ operations in I2C Slave mode #2184 #2193
  • Fastpin functions should not depend on the object initialization order #2194
  • [Electron] Fix modem power leakage when the modem is in an unknown state when going into a sleep mode #2197
  • [BLE] Fix issue with .serviceUUID() not returning UUID when there is an array #2202
  • [Gen 3] Default SPI pin drive strength changed to high 7f2e8a711bd14abd1e094679f1cc6d26742cb6c9

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.0.0-rc.2/particle_device-os@2.0.0-rc.2.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.7.2.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.2
  2. Manually flash 2.0.-rc.1 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.2.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.2.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.2
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 2.0.0-rc.2 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.2.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.2.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 2.0.0-rc.2
  2. Update the bootloader to 2.0.0-rc.2 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.2.bin

QA Report Summary for Particle Device OS

You can view results of tests run this release here.

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Device OS 1.5.4-rc.2 Release Candidate is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker)

released on October 15th, 2020

Note: This is a Release Candidate (RC) and is not intended for production yet. We’ve tested this RC to the best of our ability and we want to know what you think now! Please understand that some care and attention is necessary when testing this RC, and be sure to upgrade to the final release when it’s available. This RC will not be available by default. To use you must select the version dropdown from the devices drawer. Downgrading back to the current release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 1.5.4-rc.2

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 1.5.4-rc.2 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/Xenon/B SoM/B5 SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

1.5.4-rc.2

Note: If your Gen 2 Photon/P1 or Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, it is recommended to update system firmware, and then the bootloader via CLI with particle flash --serial bootloader.bin (bootloaders found in Github release). Electron bootloaders are still contained in system firmware and will update automatically as needed.
Note: If your Gen 3 device does not have a Cloud connection, this release will also require manually updating the SoftDevice via CLI. The instructions are available in the release notes and the SoftDevice binaries are available in the Github release.
This release contains v502 bootloaders.

BUGFIXES

  • Configure PMIC and FuelGauge interrupt pins as INPUT_PULLUP #2207
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Do not use packet buffers from pool in TX path #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Call into LwIP PPP code to indicate PPP_IP protocol is finished #2150
  • [Gen 3] Workaround when unable to obtain DNS servers from remote PPP peer #2165
  • [Cellular] When resuming cellular connection, do not run COPS=0 again to avoid triggering PLMN reselection #2139

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v1.5.4-rc.2/particle_device-os@1.5.4-rc.2.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.8.1.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.4-rc.2
  2. Manually flash 1.5.4-rc.2 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@1.5.4-rc.2.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@1.5.4-rc.2.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 1.5.4-rc.2
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 1.5.4-rc.2 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@1.5.4-rc.2.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@1.5.4-rc.2.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 1.5.4-rc.2
  2. Update the bootloader to 1.5.4-rc.2 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@1.5.4-rc.2.bin
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Device OS 2.0.0-rc.3 Release Candidate is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker)

released on October 21st, 2020

Notes about LTS releases

Device OS v2.x is Particle’s first Long Term Support (LTS) release branch for Device OS.
Long Term Support (LTS) releases are independent branches of Device OS that are feature-frozen in time. Subsequent releases will contain focused bug fixes and security patches for the features included in the first GA release. LTS releases do not receive updates with new features, API changes, or improvements that change the function or standard behavior of the device. LTS releases are recommended for enterprise customers and customers who value reliability over access to the latest Device OS features and functionality.

You can learn more about LTS releases in our documentation, here.

v2.0.0-rc.3 is the third public prerelease for LTS 2.0.x
This release, v2.0.0-rc.3, is the second public prerelease and release candidate for Particle’s 2.x LTS release line. This release includes all of the functionality that is planned to be included in the 2.x LTS release line. This release may still contain stability issues and be subject to subsequent improvements that will be identified and resolved throughout the prerelease testing periods prior to GA.

2.0.0 release is heavily tested and has higher level of reliability and stability than our previous releases. 2.0.0 branch will be developed into LTS. LTS GA release will be 2.0.x.

Standard release notes and information for this release candidate are included below.

Note: This is a Release Candidate (RC) and is not intended for production yet. We’ve tested this RC to the best of our ability and we want to know what you think now! Please understand that some care and attention is necessary when testing this RC, and be sure to upgrade to the final release when it’s available. This RC will not be available by default. To use you must select the version dropdown from the devices drawer. Downgrading back to the current release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 2.0.0-rc.3

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 2.0.0-rc.3 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

Note: Downgrading [LTE Boron and BSoM]:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.5.2 first. and let the device attempt a cellular network registration.

2.0.0-rc.3

BUGFIXES

  • [Cellular] Set INPUT_PULLUP pin mode for FuelGauge and PMIC interrupt pins #2207
  • Disconnect from the cloud before going into sleep #2206
  • Use always_inline attribute for deprecated HAL API #2204
  • [Gen 3] Set SPI MOSI drive strength as high by default #2214 nrf5_sdk#12
  • [Gen 3] Fix LED behavior in case of network loss before cloud connection is established #2210
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Allow Software Default MNO profile to be used when chosen by SIM ICCID-based selection #2211
  • [Cellular] Allow Software Default MNO profile to be used with certain version of SARA R410 modem firmware, where MNO profile 100 is not supported #2213
  • [Boron / B SoM] Workaround for SARA R410 PPP ConfReq behavior #2208 lwip#8
  • Fix CellularSignal deprecation messages #2221
  • [Cellular] Fix PMIC reducing current on warm boot and causing modem brownouts #2215
  • [Electron] Workaround for modem HAL relying on system networking code to re-attempt initialization #2218

ENHANCEMENTS

  • Remove warning for publish and subscribe scope deprecation #2209
  • Export some common standard C library functions through dynalib #2225
  • [Electron] Monitor cellular modem for brown-outs and resets/crashes and perform reinitialization when required #2219

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.0.0-rc.3/particle_device-os@2.0.0-rc.3.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.8.1.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.3
  2. Manually flash 2.0.0-rc.3 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.3.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.3.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.3
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 2.0.0-rc.3 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.3.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.3.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 2.0.0-rc.3
  2. Update the bootloader to 2.0.0-rc.3 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.3.bin
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Device OS 2.0.0-rc.4 Release Candidate is out on the Web IDE for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker)

released on October 30th, 2020

Notes about LTS releases

Device OS v2.x is Particle’s first Long Term Support (LTS) release branch for Device OS.
Long Term Support (LTS) releases are independent branches of Device OS that are feature-frozen in time. Subsequent releases will contain focused bug fixes and security patches for the features included in the first GA release. LTS releases do not receive updates with new features, API changes, or improvements that change the function or standard behavior of the device. LTS releases are recommended for enterprise customers and customers who value reliability over access to the latest Device OS features and functionality.

You can learn more about LTS releases in our documentation, here.

v2.0.0-rc.4 is the fourth public prerelease for LTS 2.0.x
This release, v2.0.0-rc.4, is the fourth public prerelease and release candidate for Particle’s 2.x LTS release line. This release includes all of the functionality that is planned to be included in the 2.x LTS release line. This release may still contain stability issues and be subject to subsequent improvements that will be identified and resolved throughout the prerelease testing periods prior to GA.

2.0.0 release is heavily tested and has higher level of reliability and stability than our previous releases. 2.0.0 branch will be developed into LTS. LTS GA release will be 2.0.x.

Standard release notes and information for this release candidate are included below.

Note: This is a Release Candidate (RC) and is not intended for production yet. We’ve tested this RC to the best of our ability and we want to know what you think now! Please understand that some care and attention is necessary when testing this RC, and be sure to upgrade to the final release when it’s available. This RC will not be available by default. To use you must select the version dropdown from the devices drawer. Downgrading back to the current release info is at the bottom of this post.

Note: OTA or YModem transfer on Electron (sequence required)

  1. First Update to 0.5.5 (if the current version is less than that)
  2. Then update to 0.6.4 (if the current version is less than that)
  3. Then update to 0.7.0 (if the current version is less than that)
  4. Then update to 1.2.1 (if the current version is less than that)
  5. Then update to 2.0.0-rc.4

Note: DFU over USB on Electron/Photon/P1 (sequence not required)

  • You may update to 2.0.0-rc.4 directly first, flash the system firmware (attached above) in order 1,2(,3) to the device using particle flash --usb <system-part.bin>. See the next note about the bootloader if you are offline!

Note: P1/Photon Bootloader
The Cloud will automatically update the bootloader on P1/Photon devices if your device is online. If your device does not connect to the cloud and it is offline, you should flash the bootloader to the device using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This should be done after upgrading system firmware. The Electron bootloader is applied automatically from it’s own system parts.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM
If your device is offline, the bootloader must be manually updated using particle flash --serial <bootloader.bin>. This can be done before or after upgrading system firmware.

Note: Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM SoftDevice
If your device is offline, the SoftDevice must be manually updated using the CLI. See the instructions below.

Note: Downgrading [Electron/Photon/P1] OTA or YModem transfer:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron) to ensure that the bootloader downgrades automatically. When downgrading to older versions, downgrade to 1.2.1, then 0.7.0 first, then 0.6.3(Photon/P1), 0.6.4(Electron), then to an older version such as 0.5.5.

Note: Downgrading [LTE Boron and BSoM]:
If you need to downgrade, you must downgrade to 1.5.2 first. and let the device attempt a cellular network registration.

2.0.0-rc.4

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Enable Network Diagnostics/Vitals #2230

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 3] Fix a potential crash when using sleep with multiple pins specified as wake-up sources together with BLE #2227
  • [Electron] 2G Electrons with uBlox G350 should use AT+CPWROFF exclusively for powering off the modem #2229

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.0.0-rc.4/particle_device-os@2.0.0-rc.4.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

SoftDevice update

This Device OS release will automatically update the SoftDevice for devices connected to the cloud.

Prerequisites

particle-cli version 2.8.1.

Upgrading OTA

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.4
  2. Manually flash 2.0.0-rc.4 bootloader: particle flash <deviceId> boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.4.bin
  3. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash <deviceId> boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.4.bin

Upgrading using YModem

  1. Upgrade to 2.0.0-rc.4
  2. Put the device into listening mode (blinking blue) by holding MODE button
  3. Manually flash 2.0.0-rc.4 bootloader: particle flash --serial boron-bootloader@2.0.0-rc.4.bin
  4. Flash SoftDevice: particle flash --serial boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.4.bin

Upgrading using DFU (–usb only works for SoftDevice, not bootloader yet)

  1. Upgrade Device OS to 2.0.0-rc.4
  2. Update the bootloader to 2.0.0-rc.4 with the OTA or YModem process above
  3. Put the device into DFU mode (blinking yellow)
  4. Flash the SoftDevice: particle flash --usb boron-softdevice@2.0.0-rc.4.bin
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Device OS 2.0.0 Default Release (LTS) is available in the Web IDE, Particle Workbench and Particle CLI for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

released on December 3rd, 2020

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. Any known issues are likely slated for a future version, see GitHub issues.

To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our latest blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

2.0.0

BREAKING CHANGES

  • Mesh support removed. 2.x+ DeviceOS releases no longer have Mesh capabilities #2068
  • Xenon platform support removed. 2.x+ DeviceOS releases no longer support Xenons #2068
  • Minimum ARM GCC version required increased to 9.2.1 #2123
  • SPISettings class is always available even if compiling without Arduino compatibility #2138
  • Add deprecation notices for some of the renamed HAL APIs (with appropriate replacements) #2148

DEPRECATION

  • [Cellular] Mark CellularSignal::rssi and CellularSignal::qual as deprecated #2182

FEATURES

  • [Cellular] Read IMSI when multi-IMSI SIM performs the switch #2174 #2179
  • Allow UDP server public key to be set in DCT programmatically #2178
  • [Gen 2] Wake-up by analog value #2172
  • [Gen 2] Wake-up by USART #2173
  • [Gen 3] Add ftruncate() and truncate() APIs #2195
  • Expose functions to fetch serial / mobile secret from OTP-area #2190
  • [Electron] Wake-up by cellular #2186
  • [Gen 3] Wake up from STOP/ULP/Hibernate modes by analog pin #2163
  • [Gen 3] Wake up from STOP/ULP modes by WiFi/Cellular and UART #2162
  • [Gen 3] pinSetDriveStrength() API #2157
  • Add os_queue_peek() and make sure that queues and semaphores can be accessed from ISRs #2156 #2074
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Proactively attempt to recover from a number of failed cellular registration states #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Reset cellular modem if failing to establish PPP session for over 5 minutes #2150
  • [Gen 2] Blocking UDP socket reads with a timeout #2150
  • Power-loss resistant bootloader updates through MBR #2151
  • Ultra low power sleep mode #2149 #2133 #2132 #2129 #2130 #2125 #2136
  • Additional APN settings based on ICCIDs #2144
  • NTP-based internet test #2118
  • [Gen 3] Warm bootup of cellular modems and cellular connectivity resumption #2102 #2146
  • Support for compressed / combined binaries in OTA updates #2097
  • ARM GCC 9 support #2103
  • Device-initiated describe messages #2024
  • Notify the cloud about planned disconnections #1899

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Enable Network Diagnostics/Vitals #2230
  • Remove warning for publish and subscribe scope deprecation #2209
  • Export some common standard C library functions through dynalib #2225
  • [Electron] Monitor cellular modem for brown-outs and resets/crashes and perform reinitialization when required #2219
  • Clear OTA slots after updating firmware modules to improve reliability of OTA updates #2176
  • [Cellular] Replace AT+COPS=2 with AT+CFUN=0 or AT+CFUN=4 to prevent longer registration times #2177
  • [Cellular] IMSI-based operator lookup, operator-specific enhancements #2185
  • [Electron] Recovery mechanics for cases when the modem becomes unresponsive #2198
  • Add printf attributes to appopriate wiring functions to generate -Wformat warnings #2201
  • Change Time::now() return type to 32-bit time32_t to reduce potential issues with printf formatting of 64-bit time_t #2201
  • [Gen 3] Workaround when unable to obtain DNS servers from remote PPP peer #2165
  • System power manager blocks access to FuelGauge for 500ms in its own thread, instead of system when waking up from STOP/ULP sleep mode #2159
  • [wiring] Pin operations are not dependent on wiring C++ peripheral object initialization (e.g. SPI, Wire etc) #2157
  • [Gen 3] Default SPI pin drive strength changed to high #2157
  • [Gen 3] Restore original BASEPRI when exiting FreeRTOS critical section #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Do not use packet buffers from pool in TX path #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Reliable data mode entry when attempting to establish PPP connection #2150
  • [Gen 3] Changes the implementation of Nordic SDK critical sections to use BASEPRI #2101
  • Allow resetting the device and disconnecting from the cloud via low-level USB vendor requests #2142
  • [Cellular] When resuming cellular connection, do not run COPS=0 again to avoid triggering PLMN reselection #2139
  • Reduce runtime RAM usage by sharing newlib _impure_ptr between modules #2126
  • [Electron] Use snprintf() instead of sprintf() #2122
  • [Gen 3] System thread wakeup on cloud data #2113
  • [Argon] Hide unsupported WiFi wiring APIs #2120
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Disable 2G fallback for BG96-based devices #2112
  • [wiring] Changes default I2C timeouts when communicating with FuelGauge and PMIC to more manageable values #2096
  • [wiring] Propagate low-level I2C errors in FuelGauge methods #2094
  • [Gen 3] Network stack enhancements #2079
  • Send describe messages as confirmable CoAP messages #2024
  • [Argon] OTA adjustments #2045
  • Remove support for unused control requests #2064
  • RTC HAL refactoring to increase time-keeping precision #2123
  • Y2k38 time_t size change adjustments #2123
  • [wiring] Refactor wiring Time class to use reentrant versions of libc time functions #2123

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 2] Fix an issue in Sleep 2.0 API with STOP and ULP sleep modes potentially blocking user application on wake-up #2238
  • [Electron] Fix a regression in +C*REG URC parsing #2239
  • [Gen 3] Fix a potential crash when using sleep with multiple pins specified as wake-up sources together with BLE #2227
  • [Electron] 2G Electrons with uBlox G350 should use AT+CPWROFF exclusively for powering off the modem #2229
  • [Cellular] Set INPUT_PULLUP pin mode for FuelGauge and PMIC interrupt pins #2207
  • Disconnect from the cloud before going into sleep #2206
  • Use always_inline attribute for deprecated HAL API #2204
  • [Gen 3] Set SPI MOSI drive strength as high by default #2214 nrf5_sdk#12
  • [Gen 3] Fix LED behavior in case of network loss before cloud connection is established #2210
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Allow Software Default MNO profile to be used when chosen by SIM ICCID-based selection #2211
  • [Cellular] Allow Software Default MNO profile to be used with certain version of SARA R410 modem firmware, where MNO profile 100 is not supported #2213
  • [Boron / B SoM] Workaround for SARA R410 PPP ConfReq behavior #2208 lwip#8
  • Fix CellularSignal deprecation messages #2221
  • [Cellular] Fix PMIC reducing current on warm boot and causing modem brownouts #2215
  • [Electron] Workaround for modem HAL relying on system networking code to re-attempt initialization #2218
  • [Electron] Fix modem log timestamps starting with a high number on boot #2169
  • [Cellular] Make sure 2G fallback stays disabled on Quectel BG96-based platforms #2175
  • [Gen 3] Fix USART wake-up source configuration in Ultra Low Power mode, causing immediate sleep mode exit #2180
  • [Gen 3] Fix tone generation behavior with zero duration (infinite) #2183
  • Exclude printable objects from Print overload taking integral and unsigned integer convertible types #2181
  • [Boron / B SoM] Fix warm bootup on uBlox SARA R4-based devices #2188
  • [Gen 2] Support repeated-START between WRITE and READ operations in I2C Slave mode #2184 #2193
  • Fastpin functions should not depend on the object initialization order #2194
  • [Electron] Fix modem power leakage when the modem is in an unknown state when going into a sleep mode #2197
  • [BLE] Fix issue with .serviceUUID() not returning UUID when there is an array #2202
  • [Gen 3] Default SPI pin drive strength changed to high 7f2e8a711bd14abd1e094679f1cc6d26742cb6c9
  • [wiring] Servo object should deinit its pin when destructed #2150
  • Fix an issue with loop() not being executed in SEMI_AUTOMATIC modem when network interfaces are down #2150
  • [Gen 3] Fix cycle counter synchronization when processing RTC overflow events #2150
  • [Electron] Increase default AT command timeouts #2150
  • [Gen 3] Move PWM-capable pins from the PWM peripheral shared with RGB pins when possible #2150
  • [Gen 3 / Cellular] Call into LwIP PPP code to indicate PPP_IP protocol is finished #2150
  • [Gen 3] Fix BLE event processing while in STOP/ULP sleep mode #2155
  • [Gen 3] Cellular.command() should check NCP state before attempting to execute command #2110 #2153
  • [Gen 2] Fix RTC thread-safety issues when accessing RTC peripheral #2154
  • Workaround for Gen 3 devices not connecting to the cloud in non-automatic threaded mode #2152
  • Enable PMIC buck converter on boot by default #2147
  • [Gen 3] Reliably turn off the cellular modem when going into sleep mode to reduce current consumption #2110
  • [Gen 3] Fixes the behavior when the USB host puts the device into suspended state #2101
  • [Gen 3] Fixes potential deadlock in SPI HAL #2101 #2091
  • [Gen 3] Filter out non-vendor requests in USB control request handler #2101
  • [Gen 3] SOF-based USB Serial port state detection #2101
  • [Gen 3] Fixes an issue with devices not waking up by RTC from STOP sleep mode #2134
  • [Gen 3] Fix rename() filesystem call #2141
  • [Gen 3] Treat failure to open data channel as critical error #2139
  • [Photon] Fix WPA Enterprise X509 certificate parsing #2126
  • Use newlib-nano headers when compiling #2126
  • [Gen 2] Reset the device after applying an update while in listening mode #2127
  • [Electron] Process CEREG: 0 URCs on R4-based devices to detect loss of cellular connectivity #2119
  • [Cellular] Fixes the issue that FuelGauge doesn’t work as expected after being woken up #2116
  • [Electron] Fixes buffer overrun in modem hal #2115
  • [WiFi] WiFiCredentials::setSecurity() should be taking wiring security type (e.g. WPA2 instead of WLAN_SEC_WPA2) #2098
  • [Boron] Fixes SARA R4 power on sequence where the default attempt should be made with runtime baudrate #2107
  • [Gen 2] Fixes an issue with I2C bus pins driven low if building with JTAG/SWD enabled #2080
  • [Boron] Fixes an issue with SARA R4 modems on LTE Borons becoming unresponsive when sending substantial amount of network data continuously #2100
  • Fix session resumption in AUTOMATIC system mode #2024

INTERNAL

  • Run on-device tests under the DeviceOS test runner #2140 #2150
  • Remove old deprecated platforms #2150
  • Addresses multiple issues in on-device no-fixture tests #2150

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.0.0/particle_device-os@2.0.0.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

Branches

release/stable and master branches have been updated to point to v2.0.0 tag.

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Device OS 2.0.1 Default Release (LTS) is available in the Web IDE, Particle Workbench and Particle CLI for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

released on December 16th, 2020

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. Any known issues are likely slated for a future version, see GitHub issues.

To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

NOTE: This release enables a change in product firmware update process from earlier versions of Device OS: Electrons and Gen 3 devices will receive a bootloader update as a first step without triggering Safe Mode, to ensure that the rest of the update process can benefit from safety enhancements present in the LTS version of the bootloader (#2151 and #2176)

2.0.1

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Remove incompatibility that required intermediate update through Device OS 1.1.0 #2254

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 3] Fix processing of modules with MODULE_DROP_MODULE_INFO flag in the bootloader, when scheduled to be flashed by Device OS versions before 2.0.0-rc.1 #2246
  • Allow SystemSleepNetworkFlag::INACTIVE_STANDBY to be specified when entering HIBERNATE sleep mode to keep the network coprocessor in its current state #2248
  • Add inline optimization to speed up fast pin API calls #2251

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.0.1/particle_device-os@2.0.1.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

Branches

release/stable and master branches have been updated to point to v2.0.1 tag.

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Device OS 3.0.0-beta.1 Beta Release is available in the Web IDE and Particle CLI for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

Please refer to Workbench FAQ on how to setup custom Device OS location and checkout v3.0.0-beta.1 tag from Device OS repository.

released on December 24th, 2020

Note: This is a Beta Pre-Release for testing only. API’s may change before a Release Candidate is created.

This is the first pre-release on non-LTS feature development branch (3.x). To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

3.0.0-beta.1

BREAKING CHANGES

  • [Cellular] Remove rssi and qual from Cellular.RSSI() #2212

FEATURES

  • [Gen 3] OTAv3 protocol #2199
  • [Tracker] ESP32 WiFi scanning support #2250
  • [Cellular] SystemPowerFeature::DISABLE_CHARGING configuration option to enable or disable charging #2257
  • Network.isOn() and Network.isOff() APIs to query the network interface power state #2205
  • [Gen 3] BLE legacy pairing #2237
  • [Cellular] Query cellular signal while trying to register on a network #2232
  • [Tracker] WiFi/GNSS/FuelGauge sleep wake-up sources #2200
  • Configure multiple pins as wakeup source at a time #2228 #2231

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Network interface management improvements #2217
  • [Gen 3] SPI.transfer() support for constant buffers residing in flash #2196
  • [Gen 3] Add characteristic discovery to BleService #2203
  • [Gen 3] BLE Scanned/Connected/Disconnected/Data Received callbacks in C++ style #2224
  • [Gen 3] BLE scanning filter #2223
  • [Gen 3] BLE API consistency enhancements #2222
  • [Electron] Build system parts with LTO enabled #2235
  • Add more operators for BleAddress, BleUuid and IPAddress#2216
  • Upate MbedTLS to 2.22.0 #2117
  • [Tracker] ESP32 NCP firmware updated to version 0.0.7
  • Use PARTICLE_ prefix for LED defines in order not to pollute global namespace #2247
  • [Gen 3] Ethernet FeatherWing power state management #2258
  • [Cellular] Changes how signal strength and quality percentages are calculated to provide a more accurate representation of signal conditions #2236

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 2] Fix D0 alternate-function being unconditionally reset when calling Serial1.end() #2256
  • [Gen 3] Fix an issue with BLE.scan() deadlocking #2220
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System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v3.0.0-beta.1/particle_device-os@3.0.0-beta.1.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

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Device OS 3.0.0-rc.1 Release Candidate is available in the Web IDE, Particle CLI and Workbench for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

Released on January 22nd, 2021

Note: This is a Release Candidate and is not intended for production yet.

This is the first release candidate (RC) on non-LTS feature development branch (3.x). To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

3.0.0-rc.1

FEATURES

  • [Cellular] Send modem firmware version to the cloud as part of the system describe message #2265

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Custom logging categories for AT parser and GSM 07.10 multiplexer to differentiate between cellular modem and ESP32 on Tracker platforms #2267
  • [Tracker] Reduce code size of GSM 07.10 multiplexer implementation making sure that ESP32 and cellular NCP client use the same template variant of it #2267
  • [Electron] Speed up modem power-on #2268
  • [Tracker] Cache ESP32 NCP firmware version in non-volatile memory #2269

BUGFIXES

  • [Boron / B SoM] Fix external SIM getting stuck in initialization #2263
  • [BLE] Return false in BlePeerDevice::getCharacteristicByDescription() if expected characteristic was not found #2266
  • [Gen 3] Fix UART DMA RX transfer size issues causing DMA writes outside of the RX buffer #2264
  • [Gen 3] Fix ChannelStream::waitEvent() timeout calculation #2267
  • [Gen 3] Fix warm boot feature regression introduced in 3.0.0-beta.1 #2269
  • [Gen 3] Disconnect from the server on OTAv3 update errors #2270

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v3.0.0-rc.1/particle_device-os@3.0.0-rc.1.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

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Device OS 3.0.0-rc.2 Release Candidate is available in the Web IDE, Particle CLI and Workbench for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

Released on March 16th, 2021

Note: This is a Release Candidate and is not intended for production yet.

This is the second release candidate (RC) on non-LTS feature development branch (3.x). To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

3.0.0-rc.2

FEATURES

  • [Cellular] Battery presence detection when charging is disabled #2272
  • Increase the maximum DTLS packet size and payload of the cloud primitives #2260

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Cellular] Update ICCID/IMSI to APN map with a new Kore ICCID prefix #2276
  • Disable some of the elliptic-curves not in use to save flash space #2273
  • [Cellular] Update LTE signal strength/quality parameters (RSRP/RSRQ) mapping to percentages #2285
  • [Cellular] System power management improvements #2272
  • [B5 SoM / Quectel] Improve warm and cold boot behavior #2300

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 3] Use PIN_INVALID when initializing SPI peripheral to avoid overriding the pin mode of the default CS pin on reinitialization #2275
  • [Argon / Tracker] Make sure that ESP32 NCP power state is correctly initialized on boot #2279
  • [Electron] Increase AT+COPS timeout to 5 minutes #2281
  • [Electron] Fix Sleep 2.0 APIs taking up to 10 minutes to power-off the cellular modem while it’s attempting network registration #2284
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Fix warm boot sometimes requiring modem reset #2289
  • [Gen 3] Fix micros/millis/unixtime becoming non-monotonic when RTC overflow event occurs 2a4fcb82b

INTERNAL

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v3.0.0-rc.2/particle_device-os@3.0.0-rc.2.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

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Device OS 3.0.0 Release is available in the Web IDE, Particle CLI and Workbench for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

Released on April 8th, 2021

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. Any known issues are likely slated for a future version, see GitHub issues.

This is the first release on non-LTS feature development branch (3.x). To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

3.0.0

BREAKING CHANGES

  • [Cellular] Remove rssi and qual from Cellular.RSSI() #2212
  • [Gen 3] BLE API consistency enhancements #2222

FEATURES

  • [Electron] Proactively attempt to recover from a number of failed cellular registration states #2301
  • [Cellular] Battery presence detection when charging is disabled #2272
  • Increase the maximum DTLS packet size and payload of the cloud primitives #2260
  • [Cellular] Send modem firmware version to the cloud as part of the system describe message #2265
  • [Gen 3] OTAv3 protocol #2199
  • [Tracker] ESP32 WiFi scanning support #2250
  • [Cellular] SystemPowerFeature::DISABLE_CHARGING configuration option to enable or disable charging #2257
  • Network.isOn() and Network.isOff() APIs to query the network interface power state #2205
  • [Gen 3] BLE legacy pairing #2237
  • [Cellular] Query cellular signal while trying to register on a network #2232
  • [Tracker] WiFi/GNSS/FuelGauge sleep wake-up sources #2200
  • Configure multiple pins as wakeup source at a time #2228 #2231

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Argon] Reduce cloud keep-alive timeout to 25 seconds from 30 seconds #2304
  • Improve I2C reset procedure to be less destructive and issue STOP condition as soon as possible #2303
  • [Cellular] Perform PMIC/FuelGauge/RTC I2C bus reset on boot to avoid accidental writes after a non-graceful reset #2303
  • [Cellular] System power management improvements #2272 #2290
  • [Cellular] Update ICCID/IMSI to APN map with a new Kore ICCID prefix #2276
  • Disable some of the elliptic-curves not in use to save flash space #2273
  • [Cellular] Update LTE signal strength/quality parameters (RSRP/RSRQ) mapping to percentages #2285
  • [B5 SoM / Quectel] Improve warm and cold boot behavior #2300
  • [Gen 3] Custom logging categories for AT parser and GSM 07.10 multiplexer to differentiate between cellular modem and ESP32 on Tracker platforms #2267
  • [Tracker] Reduce code size of GSM 07.10 multiplexer implementation making sure that ESP32 and cellular NCP client use the same template variant of it #2267
  • [Electron] Speed up modem power-on #2268
  • [Tracker] Cache ESP32 NCP firmware version in non-volatile memory #2269
  • [Gen 3] Network interface management improvements #2217
  • [Gen 3] SPI.transfer() support for constant buffers residing in flash #2196
  • [Gen 3] Add characteristic discovery to BleService #2203
  • [Gen 3] BLE Scanned/Connected/Disconnected/Data Received callbacks in C++ style #2224
  • [Gen 3] BLE scanning filter #2223
  • [Electron] Build system parts with LTO enabled #2235
  • Add more operators for BleAddress, BleUuid and IPAddress#2216
  • Upate MbedTLS to 2.22.0 #2117
  • [Tracker] ESP32 NCP firmware updated to version 0.0.7
  • Use PARTICLE_ prefix for LED defines in order not to pollute global namespace #2247
  • [Gen 3] Ethernet FeatherWing power state management #2258
  • [Cellular] Changes how signal strength and quality percentages are calculated to provide a more accurate representation of signal conditions #2236

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 3] Add workaround for Nordic nRF52840 anomaly 219 (TWIM: I2C timing spec is violated at 400 kHz) #2303
  • [Gen 3] Fix micros/millis/unixtime becoming non-monotonic 2a4fcb82b #2303
  • [Gen 3] Use PIN_INVALID when initializing SPI peripheral to avoid overriding the pin mode of the default CS pin on reinitialization #2275
  • [Argon / Tracker] Make sure that ESP32 NCP power state is correctly initialized on boot #2279
  • [Electron] Increase AT+COPS timeout to 5 minutes #2281
  • [Electron] Fix Sleep 2.0 APIs taking up to 10 minutes to power-off the cellular modem while it’s attempting network registration #2284
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Fix warm boot sometimes requiring modem reset #2289
  • [Boron / B SoM] Fix external SIM getting stuck in initialization #2263
  • [BLE] Return false in BlePeerDevice::getCharacteristicByDescription() if expected characteristic was not found #2266
  • [Gen 3] Fix UART DMA RX transfer size issues causing DMA writes outside of the RX buffer #2264
  • [Gen 3] Fix ChannelStream::waitEvent() timeout calculation #2267
  • [Gen 3] Fix warm boot feature regression introduced in 3.0.0-beta.1 #2269
  • [Gen 3] Disconnect from the server on OTAv3 update errors #2270
  • [Gen 2] Fix D0 alternate-function being unconditionally reset when calling Serial1.end() #2256
  • [Gen 3] Fix an issue with BLE.scan() deadlocking #2220

INTERNAL

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v3.0.0/particle_device-os@3.0.0.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

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Device OS 2.1.0-rc.1 Release Candidate (LTS) is available in the Web IDE, Particle Workbench and Particle CLI for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

released on April 15th, 2021

Note: This is a Release Candidate and is not intended for production yet. This is the first Release Candidate for the upcoming Device OS release 2.1.0 (LTS) with critical bugfixes and backports from 3.x release line.

To learn more about LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

2.1.0-rc.1

FEATURES

  • [Cellular] Send modem firmware version to the cloud as part of the system describe message #2265
  • Network.isOn() and Network.isOff() APIs to query the network interface power state #2205
  • [Electron] Proactively attempt to recover from a number of failed cellular registration states #2301

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Cellular] Update ICCID/IMSI to APN map with a new Kore ICCID prefix #2276
  • [B5 SoM / Quectel] Improve warm and cold boot behavior #2300
  • Update Workbench dependencies #2299
  • Improve I2C reset procedure to be less destructive and issue STOP condition as soon as possible #2303
  • [Cellular] Perform PMIC/FuelGauge/RTC I2C bus reset on boot to avoid accidental writes after a non-graceful reset #2303
  • [Argon] Reduce cloud keep-alive timeout to 25 seconds from 30 seconds #2304
  • [Electron] Build system parts with LTO enabled #2235
  • Upate MbedTLS to 2.22.0 #2117
  • [Gen 3] Ethernet FeatherWing power state management #2258

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 2] Fix D0 alternate-function being unconditionally reset when calling Serial1.end() #2256
  • [Boron / B SoM] Fix external SIM getting stuck in initialization #2263
  • [BLE] Return false in BlePeerDevice::getCharacteristicByDescription() if expected characteristic was not found #2266
  • [Gen 3] Fix UART DMA RX transfer size issues causing DMA writes outside of the RX buffer #2264
  • [Gen 3] Fix ChannelStream::waitEvent() timeout calculation #2267
  • [Gen 3] Use PIN_INVALID when initializing SPI peripheral to avoid overriding the pin mode of the default CS pin on reinitialization #2275
  • [Electron] Increase AT+COPS timeout to 5 minutes #2281
  • [Electron] Fix Sleep 2.0 APIs taking up to 10 minutes to power-off the cellular modem while it’s attempting network registration #2284
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Fix warm boot sometimes requiring modem reset #2289
  • Fix Particle.unsubscribe() not preserving system subscriptions #2293
  • Querying the value of an empty string variable causes an error #2297
  • [Gen 3] Add workaround for Nordic nRF52840 anomaly 219 (TWIM: I2C timing spec is violated at 400 kHz) #2303
  • [Gen 3] Fix micros/millis/unixtime becoming non-monotonic 2a4fcb82b #2303
  • Fix the issue that the Particle.disconnect() doesn’t clear the auto-connect flag #2306

INTERNAL

  • Startup SLO automated tests #2277 #2274
  • Allow clearing session data and running custom setup code in integration tests #2280

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.1.0-rc.1/particle_device-os@2.1.0-rc.1.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

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Device OS 2.1.0 Default Release (LTS) is available in the Web IDE, Particle Workbench and Particle CLI for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

released on April 29th, 2021

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. This is the first minor Device OS Release in the LTS line with critical bugfixes and backports from 3.x release line.

To learn more about LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

2.1.0

FEATURES

  • [Cellular] Send modem firmware version to the cloud as part of the system describe message #2265
  • Network.isOn() and Network.isOff() APIs to query the network interface power state #2205
  • [Electron] Proactively attempt to recover from a number of failed cellular registration states #2301

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Cellular] Update ICCID/IMSI to APN map with a new Kore ICCID prefix #2276
  • [B5 SoM / Quectel] Improve warm and cold boot behavior #2300
  • Update Workbench dependencies #2299
  • Improve I2C reset procedure to be less destructive and issue STOP condition as soon as possible #2303
  • [Cellular] Perform PMIC/FuelGauge/RTC I2C bus reset on boot to avoid accidental writes after a non-graceful reset #2303
  • [Argon] Reduce cloud keep-alive timeout to 25 seconds from 30 seconds #2304
  • [Electron] Build system parts with LTO enabled #2235
  • Upate MbedTLS to 2.22.0 #2117
  • [Gen 3] Ethernet FeatherWing power state management #2258

BUGFIXES

  • [Electron] Fix unintended modem reset after an ongoing network registartion attempt is actively cancelled by the application #2307
  • Correctly restore network interface power state after waking up from STOP or ULTRA_LOW_POWER sleep modes #2308
  • [Gen 2] Fix D0 alternate-function being unconditionally reset when calling Serial1.end() #2256
  • [Boron / B SoM] Fix external SIM getting stuck in initialization #2263
  • [BLE] Return false in BlePeerDevice::getCharacteristicByDescription() if expected characteristic was not found #2266
  • [Gen 3] Fix UART DMA RX transfer size issues causing DMA writes outside of the RX buffer #2264
  • [Gen 3] Fix ChannelStream::waitEvent() timeout calculation #2267
  • [Gen 3] Use PIN_INVALID when initializing SPI peripheral to avoid overriding the pin mode of the default CS pin on reinitialization #2275
  • [Electron] Increase AT+COPS timeout to 5 minutes #2281
  • [Electron] Fix Sleep 2.0 APIs taking up to 10 minutes to power-off the cellular modem while it’s attempting network registration #2284
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Fix warm boot sometimes requiring modem reset #2289
  • Fix Particle.unsubscribe() not preserving system subscriptions #2293
  • Querying the value of an empty string variable causes an error #2297
  • [Gen 3] Add workaround for Nordic nRF52840 anomaly 219 (TWIM: I2C timing spec is violated at 400 kHz) #2303
  • [Gen 3] Fix micros/millis/unixtime becoming non-monotonic 2a4fcb82b #2303
  • Fix the issue that the Particle.disconnect() doesn’t clear the auto-connect flag #2306

INTERNAL

  • [ci] Remove build directory after finishing the build job #2311
  • Startup SLO automated tests #2277 #2274
  • Allow clearing session data and running custom setup code in integration tests #2280

System Binaries (all devices)

https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/releases/download/v2.1.0/particle_device-os@2.1.0.zip

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

Branches

release/stable and master branches have been updated to point to v2.1.0 tag.

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Device OS 3.1.0-rc.1 Release Candidate is available in the Web IDE, Particle CLI and Workbench for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

Released on June 22nd, 2021

Note: This is a Release Candidate and is not intended for production yet.

This is a release candidate (RC) on non-LTS feature development branch (3.x). To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

Gen 3 256KB application binary support

Device OS 3.1 brings support for 256KB application binaries to all Gen 3 platforms (Argon, Boron, B SoM, B5 SoM, Tracker). A few important aspects of this change:

  1. Compatibility with 128KB applications built with < Device OS 3.1 versions is maintained. Devices can still run them even if other parts have been upgraded to Device OS 3.1+.
  2. Upgrade process OTA (including product-based upgrades) is transparent.
  3. When upgrading locally (using DFU or Serial), make sure to update the bootloader first, as it has some logic managing compatibility between 128KB and 256KB application types. See this page on steps how to perform the update.
  4. If using standalone Particle CLI installation, make sure it’s updated to >= 2.12.0 version, which includes support for 256KB applications.

3.1.0-rc.1

FEATURES

  • [Gen 3] 256KB application support #2322
  • Support for DTLS connection IDs #2249
  • GCC 10 support #2288
  • [Gen 3] BLE LESC support #2262
  • [Gen 3] BLE 5 PHY_CODED (long range) scanning and advertising support #2287 #2298 #2321
  • [Tracker] AB1805 native watchdog support #2316
  • [Boron / B SoM / Electron] Support for SARA R410 05.12 modem firmware #2317 #2319 #2318
  • Add an API to get the maximum supported size of event data #2315

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Argon] Cache ESP32 MAC address in persistent storage to improve boot-up times #2327
  • [Cellular] Inhibit Cellular URCs before going into sleep to prevent them from triggering wake-up #2295 #2321
  • [Gen 3] Remove XIP support for accessing the external flash #2302 #2321
  • [Photon / P1] Enable LTO #2288
  • Trigger a compiler error when a function returning a value does not do so #2323
  • [Gen 3] Fix non-MBR-based bootloader updates #2327

BUGFIXES

  • [Cellular] Prevent ICCID querying errors when not connected to a cellular network by using airplane mode CFUN=4 #2328
  • [Photon / P1] Make sure to close all sockets when deinitializing WICED WLAN connectivity subsystem #2313 #2321
  • [Gen 2] Fix unexpected network connection establishment after exiting sleep mode when only Network.on() was called #2309
  • [Gen 2] Fix unexpected network connection establishment when the modem or WiFi initialization failes, but only Network.on() was called #2309
  • Correctly restore network interface power state after waking up from STOP or ULTRA_LOW_POWER sleep modes #2308
  • Fix the issue that the Particle.disconnect() doesn’t clear the auto-connect flag #2306
  • [Electron] Fix unintended modem reset after an ongoing network registartion attempt is actively cancelled by the application #2307
  • Fix Particle.unsubscribe() not preserving system subscriptions #2293
  • Querying the value of an empty string variable causes an error #2297

INTERNAL

  • [ci] Remove build directory after finishing the build job #2311
  • [ci] Fix MarkupSafe weirdness #2314
  • Add an integration test to validate network/cloud connection time SLOs #2312 #2320 #2321
  • Allow clearing session data and running custom setup code in integration tests #2280
  • Add .bundleignore for Workbench Device OS source code bundles #2326
  • Manage GCC dependencies with .workbench/manifest.json d94f08030

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.

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2.2.0-rc.1

FEATURES

  • [Boron / B SoM / Electron] Support for SARA R410 05.12 modem firmware #2317 #2319 #2318

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Gen 3] Remove XIP support for accessing the external flash #2302 #2321
  • Trigger a compiler error when a function returning a value does not do so #2323
  • [Argon] Cache ESP32 MAC address in persistent storage to improve boot-up times #2327
  • [Cellular] Add CellularSignal::isValid() and CellularSignal::operator bool() APIs #2212

BUGFIXES

  • [Gen 2] Fix unexpected network connection establishment after exiting sleep mode when only Network.on() was called #2309
  • [Gen 2] Fix unexpected network connection establishment when the modem or WiFi initialization failes, but only Network.on() was called #2309
  • [Photon / P1] Make sure to close all sockets when deinitializing WICED WLAN connectivity subsystem #2313 #2321
  • [B5 SoM / Tracker] Fixes external flash DFU definition on in bootloader to use 4KB sectors 399b8a0 #2321
  • Fix non-MBR-based bootloader updates #2327

INTERNAL

  • Add an integration test to validate network/cloud connection time SLOs #2312 #2320 #2321
  • [ci] Fix MarkupSafe weirdness #2317
  • Add .bundleignore for Workbench Device OS source code bundles #2326
  • Manage GCC dependencies with .workbench/manifest.json d94f08030
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Device OS 3.1.0 Release is available in the Web IDE, Particle CLI and Workbench for (Photon/P1/Electron/Argon/Boron/B SoM/B5 SoM/Tracker).

Released on July 13th, 2021

Note: This is a Release and may be used for production. Any known issues are likely slated for a future version, see GitHub issues.

This is a release on non-LTS feature development branch (3.x). To learn more about our new LTS release line, read our blog post.

You can view information about Device OS versions, upgrades and downgrades here.

Gen 3 256KB application binary support

Device OS 3.1 brings support for 256KB application binaries to all Gen 3 platforms (Argon, Boron, B SoM, B5 SoM, Tracker). A few important aspects of this change:

  1. Compatibility with 128KB applications built with < Device OS 3.1 versions is maintained. Devices can still run them even if other parts have been upgraded to Device OS 3.1+.
  2. Upgrade process OTA (including product-based upgrades) is transparent.
  3. When upgrading locally (using DFU or Serial), make sure to update the bootloader first, as it has some logic managing compatibility between 128KB and 256KB application types. See this page on steps how to perform the update.
  4. If using standalone Particle CLI installation, make sure it’s updated to >= 2.12.0 version, which includes support for 256KB applications.

3.1.0

FEATURES

  • [Gen 3] 256KB application support #2322
  • Support for DTLS connection IDs #2249
  • GCC 10 support #2288
  • [Gen 3] BLE LESC support #2262
  • [Gen 3] BLE 5 PHY_CODED (long range) scanning and advertising support #2287 #2298 #2321
  • [Tracker] AB1805 native watchdog support #2316
  • [Boron / B SoM / Electron] Support for SARA R410 05.12 modem firmware #2317 #2319 #2318
  • Add an API to get the maximum supported size of event data #2315

ENHANCEMENTS

  • [Argon] Cache ESP32 MAC address in persistent storage to improve boot-up times #2327
  • [Cellular] Inhibit Cellular URCs before going into sleep to prevent them from triggering wake-up #2295 #2321
  • [Gen 3] Remove XIP support for accessing the external flash #2302 #2321
  • [Photon / P1] Enable LTO #2288
  • Trigger a compiler error when a function returning a value does not do so #2323
  • [Gen 3] Fix non-MBR-based bootloader updates #2327

BUGFIXES

  • Do not reset the DTLS session on socket errors #2335 #2337
  • [Cellular] Prevent ICCID querying errors when not connected to a cellular network by using airplane mode CFUN=4 #2328
  • [Photon / P1] Make sure to close all sockets when deinitializing WICED WLAN connectivity subsystem #2313 #2321
  • [Gen 2] Fix unexpected network connection establishment after exiting sleep mode when only Network.on() was called #2309
  • [Gen 2] Fix unexpected network connection establishment when the modem or WiFi initialization failes, but only Network.on() was called #2309
  • Correctly restore network interface power state after waking up from STOP or ULTRA_LOW_POWER sleep modes #2308
  • Fix the issue that the Particle.disconnect() doesn’t clear the auto-connect flag #2306
  • [Electron] Fix unintended modem reset after an ongoing network registartion attempt is actively cancelled by the application #2307
  • Fix Particle.unsubscribe() not preserving system subscriptions #2293
  • Querying the value of an empty string variable causes an error #2297

INTERNAL

  • [ci] Remove build directory after finishing the build job #2311
  • [ci] Fix MarkupSafe weirdness #2314
  • Add an integration test to validate network/cloud connection time SLOs #2312 #2320 #2321
  • Allow clearing session data and running custom setup code in integration tests #2280
  • Add .bundleignore for Workbench Device OS source code bundles #2326
  • Manage GCC dependencies with .workbench/manifest.json d94f08030

Programming and Debugging

You can view specific programming and debugging notes for this version of firmware here.