Hawk - Update Bluetooth Module Firmware
How to update the Bluetooth module Firmware on the Hawk Bluetooth Card
Written by Cameron Everett
Updated at May 7th, 2025
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This article details how to update the Bluetooth module firmware on your Hawk Bluetooth Card.
Please note, that this is highly recommended for Bluetooth cards made before July 2024 (SNs less than 1059089).
Updating this firmware will reduce the device's sleep current when using the Hawk Lite.
It is also required for much of the functionality introduced in Bluetooth Card FW v1.6 and later, including Generic Analog mapping and compatibility with the Barra Radar.
Update Bluetooth Card Firmware
To update your card firmware (not the Bluetooth module on the card), please follow the below article. Please note that the Hawk Bluetooth card and the Hawk Bluetooth module have different firmware. The Bluetooth module firmware cannot be updated OTA. You must use the DM link provisioning tool.
Download the Hawk Bluetooth Firmware Update Tool
Bluetooth Module FW (v1.2) Update Tool
Unzip and launch the tool
- Right-click on the zip file
- Click “Extract all”, confirm the extract location, then click “extract”
- Open the extracted folder named “Hawk Bluetooth Firmware Update”.
- Launch the below
Follow the prompts under the “help” menu of the tool
Release Notes
| Module FW Revision | Release Notes |
|---|---|
| v1.1 |
Fixed high sleep current (extra ~30uA) during ble sleep (when periodic scanning). Due to DC-DC. Updating SDK too. |
| v1.2 |
Added Barra Radar support Added Tag Mapping support Fixed rare issue where tags were being added to the Taglist twice |