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Offline danoh

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AMBWeather firmware 4.0.8
« on: January 05, 2019, 07:15:54 AM »
Does anyone know where I can find release notes on what's changed between AMBWeather firmware revisions?

4.0.8 came out, but I'd like to know what's changed.
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Re: AMBWeather firmware 4.0.8
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2019, 05:47:06 PM »
Release notes are supposed to be posted to the Help/FAQ site below:
https://ambientweather.net/help/

Just enter in product model WS-2902A and search term "firmware" and you can see results from the knowledge base. But unfortunately they aren't keeping up with changes. I only found notes on version 4.0.3 as you can see here:
UPDATE: The following link is now being maintained with current version release notes:
https://ambientweather.net/help/firmware-changes-ws-2902a/

Actually the only reason version 4.0.3 is even in there is because I sent a request email asking about release notes back when that version came out. I see that every version since has not had release notes.

Today I sent an email about version 4.0.7 release notes. But now that version 4.0.8 exists we need that too. It doesn't seem like you can pick a version nor go backwards.

I don't like being an early adopter of firmware. I like to keep what I have unless there is a major problem. For this reason I'm still on version 4.0.2.
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Re: AMBWeather firmware 4.0.8
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2019, 05:52:45 PM »
IMHO, there should be release notes for every firmware released, AND download links to past firmware, not just the latest version.  If I had a way to download past firmware and AMBWeather firmware (and a way to install past AMBWeather firmware), I could troubleshoot the 30 second upload to WU issue with the WS2000 and tell them exactly where it started (if it was ever working)
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Re: AMBWeather firmware 4.0.8
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2019, 08:18:50 PM »
Previous firmware for the WS-2000 are available at the link below. Going back versions on the WS-2000 is no problem. The WS-2902A is totally different because you can only use the awnet app.

https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@site.ambientweatherstore.com/ssl/ws2000/

The file named user.bin is always the latest version. When a new version comes out they rename user.bin to give it a version number for historical purposes. Kind of awkward that the file you flash has to be named user.bin. So if you download a prior version you'll need to rename what you want to flash to be called user.bin.

I recommend if you want to experiment with all of these to put each one into their own folder named with the version number. Then you can rename all the files to user.bin in their respective correctly named folders. Then you can copy the one to test to an SD card for flashing. That way you can keep them all straight. There is a file called factory.bin and it has no version number. But if you flash it you can then look at the console to see what it is that you just flashed.

« Last Edit: January 05, 2019, 08:28:55 PM by galfert »
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Re: AMBWeather firmware 4.0.8
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2019, 08:37:36 PM »
The WS-2000 and the ObserverIP both have a nice page with release notes. Shame they can't do the same for the WS-2902A.
UPDATE: The WS-2902A now has a release notes link
https://ambientweather.net/help/firmware-changes-ws-2902a/

WS-2000 Relese Notes
https://www.ambientweather.com/amwewsfidoce.html

ObserverIP Release Notes
https://www.ambientweather.com/wswsfiup.html
« Last Edit: January 31, 2019, 06:06:51 PM by galfert »
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CWOP: FW3708  |  AWEKAS: 14814
Windy: pws-f075acbe
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Re: AMBWeather firmware 4.0.8
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2019, 11:16:18 AM »
Thanks for the heads up Dan!

Supposedly, the header on the Dashboard would alert customers, but not here at this time

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