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Announcement

We are glad to release LORIX OS v1.2. This release focuses on improvements of the packet forwarder configuration and setup. It also brings updates to the LORIX OS base system.

Regressions

The following regressions have been discovered after the release of this version.

US region default frequency plan changed from FSB2 to FSB1

  • Introduced: LORIX OS v1.2.0
  • Details: The default FSB for US is now FSB1 instead of FSB2 (this is not a true regression, only a undocumented and undesired change). Gateways with the region/frequency plan already defined are not affected, only new installs.
  • Workaround: when you use US region, be sure to double check the used frequency plan and select FSB2 if needed.
  • Fix: default has been reverted to FSB2 in LORIX OS v1.2.3 and LORIX OS v1.3.3.

Essential improvements

The full changelog is available below.

Packet log

The UDP Packet Forwarder and the Basic Station now have a live packet log to facilitate end nodes installation.

New regions available

New regions are now available with their frequency plans. The regions available on your gateway depends on the hardware:

LORIX One "EU":

  • EU868
  • New: IN865
  • New: RU864

LORIX One "US" / "AU":

  • AU915
  • US915
  • New: AS920 (AS1)
  • New: AS923 (AS2)

You'll find this configuration on the LoRa > Settings page.

New Frequency plans with selector

The UDP Packet Forwarder has been updated with new frequency plans. You can even choose your plan easily from the GUI in the LoRa > Forwarder page:

AS920

  • AS 920-923

AS923

  • AS 923-925
  • AS 923-925 (TTN AU)

AU915

  • AU 915-928 (FSB1)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB2)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB3)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB4)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB5)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB6)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB7)
  • AU 915-928 (FSB8)

EU868

  • EU 863-870

IN865

  • IN 865-867

RU864

  • RU 864-870

US915

  • US 902-928 (FSB1)
  • US 902-928 (FSB2)
  • US 902-928 (FSB3)
  • US 902-928 (FSB4)
  • US 902-928 (FSB5)
  • US 902-928 (FSB6)
  • US 902-928 (FSB7)
  • US 902-928 (FSB8)

Update LORIX OS base tools

The base tools have been update by upgrading from Yocto 2.5 (Sumo) to Yocto 3.0 (Zeus). This ensure all the embedded system tools have the latest features and security fixes.

The Linux kernel has also be updated to 5.4.41.

Changelog

LORIX OS v1.2.0 - 2020-10-30

Added

  • [LOR-413] Export RAM and NAND hardware info in sysfs machine driver
  • [LOR-423] Add frequency plans variants for UDP Packet Forwarder (channels)

Changed

  • [LOR-313] Update Yocto to version Zeus
  • [LOR-424] Manager v0.10

Manager GUI v0.10.0

Added

  • [MAN-317] Packet forwarder LoRa packets log
  • [MAN-318] Frequency plan selector
  • [MAN-290] Update widget in the dashboard should show update state prior to new version check

Changed

  • [MAN-319] Split LoRa forwarder and hardware pages
  • [MAN-304] Reboot warning conditional update details
  • [MAN-296] Improve error message when the UI is not loaded

Fixed

  • [MAN-312] RAM size returned by the manager is wrong

Manager v0.10.0

Added

  • [MAN-318] Frequency plan listing and selection endpoints

Fixed

  • [MAN-312] RAM size returned by the manager is wrong
  • [MAN-321] UPF : Cannot set hardware conf if link does not exist