v1.3

OS

  • Added limited TLS client certificate support
  • Reliability improvements for OS OTA updates
  • Stability and usability improvements for cell networking:
    • NetworkConnected/NetworkDisconnected events added to CellNetworkInterface
    • Support for scanning cell networks added via F7CellNetworkAdapter.Scan()
    • Exposed module IMEI and cell signal strength properties via F7CellNetworkAdapter.Imei and .Csq properties
    • Greatly improved network reconnect speed when connection is dropped
    • Fixed an issue with BG95 not turning when resetting Meadow
    • IPCP-provided DNS servers are now prioritized for use by default

Meadow.Core

  • Easily add health metrics reporting to Meadow.Cloud. To enable this, add the following to app.config.yaml:
HealthMetrics:
  Enabled: true
  Interval: 10

(Interval is in minutes.) Health metrics get sent to Meadow.Cloud once a network connection is available.

Meadow.Foundation

  • Sc16is7x2 - new UART expander driver
  • NeoPixel Featherwing - new driver
  • My7000s - improved sampling logic
  • MaxBotix - improved sampling logic for serial sensors
  • MicroLayout - adding ScaleFactor ti DisplayLabel
  • MicroGraphics - fixed negative y out of bounds exception
  • MicroGraphics - fixed index bug for 12x16 font
  • SwitchingRainGauge - sample updated to to avoid D15 error
  • Updated all projects to C# 10

Meadow.Cloud

  • Receive health metrics from device and update LastHeartbeat and Version in the device list
  • Retrieve log and event data via Webhook and Azure Event Hubs integrations

Meadow.CLI

  • New Classic build for some customers having issues on Windows 10 and some Windows 11 machines. Please download from here.
  • If the runtime version is unknown (typically on brand new boards), it will force a flash erase, without prompting.
  • Simplified meadow packaging with a project target (instead of folder/file) that builds and trims assemblies before creating an MPAK.

VS Extensions

  • VSCode
    • Support for Microsoft’s new 2.x C# Extension
    • Due to dropping Omnisharp support extensions should now load a bit quicker.
    • Attached devices now appear in ethe configuration list.
    • Ability to toggle between Debug and Release configurations before deploying to your Meadow.

Meadow.Linux

  • n/a

Known Issues

  • Device Sleep/Wake is known to have intermittent stability issues that we are investigating.

v1.2

OS

  • Greatly improved reliability of cell networking
  • Extended maximum low-power mode sleep time from 18 hours to 25 days
  • Enhanced Ethernet driver & added support for ethernet connect after startup
  • Adjusted thread priorities aiming to improve responsiveness in debugging

Meadow.Core

  • Greatly improved app startup time
  • Improved latency of first interrupt
  • Added app-accessible Settings to IApp
  • Added StateChanged event to IUpdateService
  • Bug fix in refreshing network adapter info
  • Added support for Connectors
  • Bug fix for incorrect scaling in AnalogInputPort
  • Integrated cell networking support via the new CellNetworkAdapter class
  • Added a Cloud Log Provider to send logs and events to Meadow.Cloud

Meadow.Foundation

  • New MicroLayout library - a lightweight UI framework that works with MikroGraphics
  • New ME007YS ultrasonic distance sensor driver
  • Fixed ST7789 display support for 320x240 displays
  • Fixed GC9A01 display reset bug
  • Bug fix in MicroGraphics vertical alignment

Meadow.Cloud

  • View device logs and events. The following filters are applicable in the search box: source:log|event deviceId:{deviceId}
  • Added a Metadata field to the package publish flow to pass metadata to the Update Service. Issue 319
  • Updated the MQTT service infrastructure. Meadow.Core update required for OtA compatibility.

Meadow.CLI

  • Added a new parameter for --metadata during package publish. This metadata is passed through to the Update Service and can be used to determine which devices to update. Issue 319
  • package create fix for incorrect Windows backslash: Issue 300

VS Extensions

  • [VS2022-Windows] The Meadow tab should now receive focus after deployment.
  • [VS2022-Windows] The Meadow tab’s logs should be cleared each debugging run.
  • Due to the debugging priority change in the OS, debugging should be more responsive in all the extensions.

Meadow.Linux

  • n/a

v1.1

OS

  • Added support for the BG95 (LTE-M) and M95 (GSM) cellular modules, view documentation.
  • Improved reliability of cell networking
  • Resolved issue where using a static IP address and Wi-fi auto-connect together would not work as expected

Meadow.Core

  • Added Meadow.LogProviders library, which includes Console, File and UDP logging
  • Bug fix in F7 internal resistors (resistors inverted)

Meadow.Foundation

  • New driver: NeoPixel driver
  • New driver: Mcp3xxx family of analog to digital converters
  • New driver: Current Transducer
  • New driver: microBUS AC Current current sensor driver
  • New driver: microBUS LEM current sensor driver
  • New driver: Pca9671 IO expander driver
  • Minor fixes and enhancements - details here: v1.1.0 Milestone (github.com)

Meadow.Cloud

  • Multi-org support and ability to invite users

Meadow.CLI

  • Added support for app.build.yaml to allow NoLink per-assembly
  • Fix for meadow list ports command on Linux and therefore VSCode

Meadow.Linux

  • n/a

v1.0.2

OS

  • Minor OtA enhancements

Meadow.Core

  • ISerialPort now follows the Meadow controller pattern
  • Minor improvements to interrupt handling
  • UpdateService catches exceptions while unzipping MPAKs and raises an event

Meadow.Foundation

  • TftSpi - Fixed rotation bug for the ST7789 display

Meadow.Cloud

  • Ability to manage collections and publish to specific collections

Meadow.CLI

  • Meadow.Cloud compatibility changes for creating packages and listing collections

Meadow.Linux

  • Added support for processor temperature

v1.0

The culmination of six years of work and 1.5MM lines of code, the Meadow v1.0 release includes all of the features found in the previous RC-3.1 release and adds final touches for OtA updates reliability and security.

For more information about recent work on Meadow.OS, please have a look at our Release Candidate Release Notes.

Updating to v1.0

This is a full stack release requiring an OS update, new nuget packages, a new Meadow CLI and new Visual Studio extensions.

Updating Meadow.CLI

Start by making sure you have the latest version of the CLI (1.0.0) by running:

dotnet tool update Wildernesslabs.Meadow.CLI --global

Updating Meadow.OS

Download the latest version of Meadow.OS:

meadow download os

Update by putting your Meadow device in boot loader mode and running:

meadow flash os

 

These docs are open source. If you find an issue, please file a bug, or send us a pull request. And if you want to contribute, we'd love that too!