Falcon Firmware Release Notes

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Modified on: Wed, 13 Oct, 2021 at 9:54 AM

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v2.19 / 3.19: Add jostle-tracking to Turn-by-Turn tracking mode; Fix for repeated "Modem turn off failed" issue; Added support for Falcon 4G variant

v2.18 / 3.18: Added power saving mode to Turn-by-Turn tracking mode (switch to periodic tracking on battery power)

v2.11 / 3.11: Low battery voltage optimisations; Pulse counting analogues are now populated after a reset

v2.10 / 3.10: Power and general optimisations; Added async message for triggering geofence downloads; Tasks now wait until all measurements are complete before logging, instead of logging for every task action

Product 74.3 / 74.4 specific:: Added T9602 i2c temperature/humidity sensor support

v2.9 / 3.9: Fixed GPS signal strength detection in recovery mode; Added GPS satellite count and signal strength filter for higher position certainty; Geofence support for third party servers; Network PCO support

v2.8 / 3.8: Fixed an issue where battery consumption could be increased in Standard GPS / Periodic tracking modes when the GPS detector was enabled with poor GPS signal

v2.7 / 3.7: Backup/fallback admin params support; MLX90614 I2C temperature sensor support; OEM server IP address whitelisting support; Improved pulse counting functionality

Product 74.3 / 74.4 specific:: Added GPS signal strength detection to standard GPS tracking mode; Geofences support; After hours support

v2.5 / 3.5: Fixed an issue where high frequency logging could occur in Recovery mode when the GPS detector was enabled with poor GPS signal; Improved Recovery mode function and reliability; Reduced maximum allowable time for a Wi-Fi scan; Reduce log severity of failed Wi-Fi scan to Warning level; Improved time management of Wi-Fi scanning

v2.4 / 3.4: Updated battery capacity estimates; Battery good status flag cleared below 20% estimated capacity; Add WNKxxxx I2C pressure sensor support

v2.3 / 3.3: Fixed support for APNs with authentication; New modem maintenance release for 3.x (6 MB download); Fixed GPS signal strength detection in Periodic Tracking mode

v2.2: Added MB7040 ultrasonic range sensor support (i2c); Added TMP117 temperature sensor support (i2c); Default to encrypted connection after clearing server through SMS; Fixed stats consistency across firmware updates; Added undervoltage lockout

v1.5: Ensure Wi-Fi records are logged in the case where cell tower scans are enabled but fails to acquire tower scan.; Tasks can be triggered by either GPS or Wi-Fi location fix.; Data records will always be logged with freshest type of location data (can be optionally controlled using Non-Trip Wi-Fi Lookups parameter).

v1.3: Fixed issue where continuous heartbeats could occur while using Jostle Tracking.; Improved device power consumption when using Standard GPS Tracking with an Accelerometer No Move Limit of 0.

v1.2: Parameter separation/renaming for clarity on use of the Turn-by-Turn GPS Tracking.; Added heartbeat functionality to Turn-by-Turn GPS Tracking.; Turn-by-Turn and Standard GPS Tracking modes use the Periodic Tracking module to manage heartbeats (supports failover functionality).; Improvements in logging logic for Tasks.; Fixed Active High configurations being ignored for Digital Inputs.; Switch Ground control available through TG immobilizer functionality.