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 2.1.5
Last Updated: April, 2019
Gecko OS 2.1 is the first public release of Gecko OS 2.
This release contains a number of fixes and several features unavailable in previous versions.
The following changes are differences between Gecko OS 2.1 and Gecko OS 2.0 .
Commands can be buffered to manage machine reading of large command responses. See system.cmd.buffered .
Streams can be automatically re-used when closed remotely. See stream.auto_close .
A maximum of
16
FILE streams can be open at a time.
The changes shown below are differences between Gecko OS 2.1 and ZentriOS WL 1.5.
Known Issues
Last Updated : April, 2019
| Topic | Description | Solution or Workaround |
|---|---|---|
| 4K TLS Max Fragment Size | A TLS connection to a server that sends fragment sizes larger than 4K fails. The connection may fail during TLS handshaking, but it may fail at any time after connection if the server sends a fragment larger than 4K. | There is no workaround for this issue, unless it is possible to configure the server to send records smaller than 4K. A fix is planned for Gecko OS 2.2. |
| http_post data size 1460 byte limit | http_post data size is limited to 1460 bytes. | Break the http_post activity into multiple requests with sizes smaller than 1460 bytes. In Gecko OS 2.2 this limit will be raised to 5000 bytes. |
| softap.idle_timeout | The variable softap.idle_timeout is listed in Gecko OS 2.1 but its function is not supported. | There is no workaround. |
Commands Changed
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| dms_activate |
The
dms activate
command has been renamed to
dms_activate
.
|
| dms_claim |
The
dms claim
command has been renamed to
dms_claim
.
|
Variables Changed
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| broadcast.udp.remote_port |
The
broadcast.udp.port
variable has been renamed to
broadcast.udp.remote_port
.
|
| system.cmd.format |
The
system.cmd.mode
variable has been renamed to
system.cmd.format
.
|
Variables Added
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| hboot.filename | The hboot.filename variable supports the host boot feature. |
| hboot.gpio | The hboot.gpio variable supports the host boot feature. |
| stream.auto_close | The stream.auto_close variable enables and disables automatic closing of streams disconnected by the remote host. |
| system.cmd.buffered | The system.cmd.buffered variable enables and disables command output buffering. |
Variables Removed
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
bus.command.rx_bufsize
|
The
bus.command.rx_bufsize
variable has been removed.
|
bus.command.tx_bufsize
|
The
bus.command.tx_bufsize
variable has been removed.
|