Support Firmware & Drivers

RedRat Pico Device Driver

irNetBox-III & IV, RedRat-X & RF Module Firmware

Firmware updates are downloaded and installed using the RedRat Device Manager.

irNetBox IV Firmware Version Change History

Version 4.3.9 – 7 Dec 2017
  • Miscellaneous async. output display and UDP broadcast bug fixes.
Version 4.3.6 – 1 Dec 2017
  • Display model/type added to status menu.
  • Midas RR display support added.
  • Navigation key LED bug fix.
Version 4.3.5 – 20 Nov 2017
  • Miscellaneous display and async. output bug fixes.
Version 4.2.9 – 19 Oct 2017
  • Native firmware version and serial number commands added.
  • Support for different display types.
  • IR capture bug fix.
  • Additional broadcast commands.
  • Restructure of internal messaging.
Version 4.2.5 – 31 Aug 2017
  • Display, global name and other minor bug fixes.
  • Added broadcast restart command.
  • Backward compatibility improvement.
Version 4.2.0 – 30 March 2017
  • Web interface improvements.
  • Various bug fixes.
  • Default IR display mode changed to Power.
  • Default Idle mode changed to Logo Wrap.
  • Added display text wrapping & scrolling functionality.
  • Device name displayable on display -> status.
Version 4.1.1 – 3 Nov 2016
  • Fixed DHCP bug causing a change of IP address during operation in some circumstances.
  • Fixed logo in web interface.
Version 4.0.9 – 27 Oct 2016
  • First release version of MK-IV firmware.

irNetBox-III Firmware Version Change History

Saulire

Version 2.3.2 – Feb 2015
  • Main image supports two types of flash memory chip: Atmel AT25DF041A and Adesto AT25SF041.
Version 2.2.5 – Sept 2014
  • Change intra-signal pause calculation for modulated signals to be exact rather than in cycles.
  • [RH001-2193] Fix regression error from 2.2.4 that resulted in intra-signal pause being doubled.
Version 2.2.4 – Aug 2014
  • Change the calculation of modulated signal gaps to be exact rather than in cycles of the carrier frequency.
  • Ensure the start of the next pulse starts “on” to avoid a half cycle delay.
  • Ensure the number of transitions in the modulation “on” period is odd, so it ends when it deasserts.
Version 2.1.2 – May 2013
  • Handles multiple hardware variants.
  • Improved configuration management.
  • Fix to stop out of buffer messages crashing the USB (FX1) chip.

Eiger

Version 1.4.6 – Aug 2012
  • Added configuration options for power output levels for different IR LED driver chips.
Version 1.4.5 – Jun 2012
  • Supports the output of very long IR signals via the synchronous API.
Version 1.4.4 – May 2012
  • Calculation of number of cycles in a signal pulse is rounded up rather than down. This more accurately reproduces IR signal generation of previous RedRat devices.
Version 1.4.3 – Dec 2011
  • Better integration with FX1 firmware messages.
  • Supports IR signal capture with the correct USB micro (FX1) firmware.
Version 1.4.1 – Oct 2011
  • The box will enter a lower power state when idle, reducing power consumption by more than 150mA.

Erebus

Version 1.3.8 – Sept 2011
  • Firmware version shown at startup on red LEDs.

RedRat-X Firmware Version Change History

Version 0.6.0 – 14 May 2018
  • Complete rewrite of IR input and capture code.
  • Support for different types of visible/coloured LEDs.
  • Minor fix for "native" message bug.

Version 0.5.5 – 25 Oct 2017

  • Minor change to IP rescue broadcast command.
  • Native serial number command added.
  • Various IR input/output bug fixes.
Version 0.5.1 – 21 Sept 2017
  • Network communication bug fixes.
  • Internal messaging restructure.
  • Additional broadcast commands.
Version 0.4.9 – 24 Aug 2017
  • IR capture and LED indicator improvements.
  • Minor bug fix.
Version 0.4.8 – 17 Aug 2017
  • First release version of RedRat-X firmware.

RF4CE Module Firmware Version Change History

XMOS

Version 0.3.4 – 9 Feb 2016
  • Retrieval of firmware version of TI chip.
Version 0.3.3 – 8 Feb 2016
  • First release version of RF4CE module firmware.

TI

Version 1.0.3 – 14 March 2018
  • Config name added to non-volatile memory.
Version 1.0.1 – 13 April 2016
  • Configuration updates.
Version 1.0.0 – 15 Dec 2015
  • First release version of TI chip firmware.

Bluetooth Module Firmware Version Change History

Version 0.2.3 – 13 Sept 2017

  • HID improvement – device removed when close_connection is called.

Version 0.2.2 – 17 Aug 2017

  • Fixed GATT initialisation bug.

Version 0.2.1 – 10 Aug 2017

  • Extended API parameters.
  • Minor bug fix.

Version 0.2.0 – 27 June 2017

  • Added API calls to read back the service table and corresponding attributes.
  • Fixed memory leak when setting configuration name.
  • Misc other minor bug fixes.

Version 0.1.8 – 24 May 2017

  • Additional start-up services
  • Config improvements and bug fix
  • Stack controller improvements
  • All HID events now exposed to client
  • GATT tables can be stored to, and loaded from flash

Version 0.1.2 – 15 May 2017

  • Device can request a longer connection interval for more reliable connection.

Version 0.1.1 – 10 March 2017

  • Minor HID bug fix.
  • LE pairing setting configurable.

Version 0.1.0 – 15 Dec 2016

  • First release version of Dual-Bluetooth module firmware.

Module Adaptor Firmware Version Change History

Version 0.2.2 – 20 Jan 2017

  • First release version of Module Adaptor firmware.

RedRat-X Driver

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