Release Notes for Gecko OS Edition 2

Gecko OS 2 evolved from ZentriOS WL 1.5. To update from ZentriOS WL to Gecko OS, see Updating to Gecko OS. This page also lists differences between ZentriOS WL and Gecko OS 2.

We recommend upgrading to the latest version of Gecko OS 2. See release notes for the latest version of Gecko OS 2.

Version String

Note that the version string changes format in Gecko OS 2. The ZentriOS WL 1.5 version string is similar to:

ZENTRI-AMW007-1.5.0.13, 2018-09-03T06:06:14Z, ZentriOS-WL-1.5.0.13, Board:AMW007-E03.2

The Gecko OS 2 version string is similar to:

SILABS-AMW007-2.1.5, Gecko OS-2.1.5, AMW007-W00001

The version number in Gecko OS 2 contains major version, minor version, and patch version, e.g. 2.1.5. It does not contain a release candidate version number.

Gecko OS 2.0.4

Last Updated: April, 2019

Gecko OS 2.0 is a pre-release of Gecko OS 2.

The changes shown below are differences between Gecko OS 2.0 and ZentriOS WL 1.5.

Commands Changed

ChangeDescription
dms_activateThe dms activate command has been renamed to dms_activate.
dms_claimThe dms claim command has been renamed to dms_claim.

Variables Changed

ChangeDescription
broadcast.udp.remote_portThe broadcast.udp.port variable has been renamed to broadcast.udp.remote_port.
system.cmd.formatThe system.cmd.mode variable has been renamed to system.cmd.format.

Variables Added

ChangeDescription
hboot.filenameThe hboot.filename variable supports the host boot feature.
hboot.gpioThe hboot.gpio variable supports the host boot feature.

Variables Removed

ChangeDescription
bus.command.rx_bufsizeThe bus.command.rx_bufsize variable has been removed.
bus.command.tx_bufsizeThe bus.command.tx_bufsize variable has been removed.