Network Stack SDK Version 2.14.1 (August 7, 2026) - Release Notes#

RS9116

The Netstack software development kit (SDK) provides robust network protocol support, including TCP/IP, UDP, and DNS capabilities for embedded applications.

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Release Summary#

Key Features | API Changes | Bug Fixes | Chip Enablement

Key Features#

None

API Changes#

None

Bug Fixes#

None

Chip Enablement#

None

Key Features#

New Features | Enhancements | Removed Features | Deprecated Features

Note: See Feature Matrix for a list of any applicable APIs, examples, software variants, modes, hardware, and host interfaces for each feature.

New Features#

None

Enhancements#

None

Removed Features#

None

Deprecated Features#

None

API Changes#

New APIs | Modified APIs | Removed APIs | Deprecated APIs

New APIs#

None

Modified APIs#

None

Removed APIs#

None

Deprecated APIs#

None

Bug Fixes#

ID Issue Description GitHub / Salesforce Reference (if any) Affected Chip Revision, Hardware, Host Interfaces
None None None
  • Hardware boards: None
  • Chip revision: None
  • Host interface: None

Chip Enablement#

None

Application Example Changes#

New Examples | Modified Examples | Removed Examples | Deprecated Examples

New Examples#

None

Modified Examples#

None

Removed Examples#

None

Deprecated Examples#

None

Known Issues and Limitations#

ID Issue or Limitation Description GitHub / Salesforce Reference (if any) Workaround (if any) Affected Chip Revision, Hardware, Host Interfaces
NA TLS handshakes may occasionally fail due to incorrect ECC curve parameter generation, resulting in a BBD2 error. The handshake typically succeeds on a subsequent retry. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA MQTT disconnects may occur during firmware updates if powersave is enabled. Disable powersave during the update and re-enable it after completion. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA All GCM-based cipher suites are software-implemented and may exhibit limited performance. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA In WPA2-Enterprise security mode, there are limitations when retrieving wireless statistics using the rsi_wlan_get() API. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA In Concurrent Mode, communication loss may occur on the STA application when multiple clients are connected to the AP simultaneously. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA In STA + AP Concurrent Mode, IP address conflict detection has limitations, and any conflict detection failures are not reported to the host. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA During firmware update via OTA (TCP/HTTP), a corrupted firmware image can leave the module unresponsive on the next boot. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA TLS connection problems may occur when attempting to revoke public and private keys using existing keys. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA Observed inconsistencies in TCP and UDP RX throughput in AP-alone mode. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA A duplicate IPv6 address is observed to be assigned to multiple STAs operating in AP mode. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA Ping timeouts may occur when configured with a 1-second timeout. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
NA Applications using the USB interface support Wi-Fi-only, Wi-Fi + BLE, and Wi-Fi + BTC modes. The Wi-Fi + BLE + BTC coexistence mode is not supported in OS-enabled (Linux) environments and is limited to bare-metal and FreeRTOS only. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: USB
NA Command-based soft reset using the USB interface is not supported. The application must perform a chip reset. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: USB
1557290 TCP TX/RX throughput is observed to be approximately 30% lower than UDP throughput. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: USB
1649047 UDP RX and TCP RX operation failures are observed in STA + BLE coexistence throughput scenarios when Robust Mode is enabled. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
1648571 UDP TX throughput operations fail in STA + BLE coexistence mode, irrespective of whether Robust Mode is enabled or disabled. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
1648555 No data transfer is observed during SSL TX and SSL RX throughput operations in the STA + BLE coexistence throughput application, regardless of whether Robust Mode is enabled or disabled. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART, SPI, USB
1629919 HTTP GET requests fail when downloading large files (~1 MB) on RS9116W in UART + SAPI mode. None None
  • Hardware boards: All
  • Chip revision: All
  • Host interface: UART