Status | Date | Doc Version | Applicable | Confidentiality |
RELEASED | 04 Jan 2024 | v1.8 | Wirepas Network Tool v4.4 | PUBLIC |
Release Summary
Release Date | Latest Wirepas Network Tool Version | Previous Wirepas Network Tool Version |
04 Jan 2024 | v4.4.0 | v4.3.0 |
Released Components
Component name | Component version |
Wirepas Network Tool client | v4.4.0.10 |
Wirepas Network Tool backend | v4.4.0 |
Wirepas Network Tool v4.4.x Release Highlights
Here are the key new features enabled by Wirepas Network Tool v4.4 release:
- 3rd party component updates
- OTAP and positioning improvements
- WPE 1.7.0 support
The full list of new features is available later in New Features vs Wirepas Network Tool v4.3 chapter.
Compatibility
Compatibility Summary
The figure below provide the compatibility matrix updated with Wirepas Network Tool v4.4 release and other Wirepas components.
- Please see Compatibility Notes chapter about issue with mixed WNT client and backend versions.
- When WNT major version number changes, it also means that WNT API has changed [1].
| Wirepas Network Tool (WNT) | Wirepas Positioning Engine (WPE) | |
Version | v4.4.0 | v1.7.0 | |
Release Date | 22nd Dec 2023 | 22nd Dec 2023 | |
Compatibility
| Wirepas Mesh 2.4 GHz Firmware | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.x, v5.4.x | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.x, v5.4.x |
Wirepas Mesh SDK | - | Positioning App
| |
WNT | - | v4.3.x, v4.4.x | |
WPE | v1.6.x, v1.7.x | - | |
Linux Gateway | v1.4.x v1.3.x (without OTAP v2) | - | |
Compatibility Notes
Item | Description |
Wirepas Network Tool | Due to Influx upgrade and authentication related changes it causes, WNT client < 4.4 is unable to query time series data from the WNT >= 4.4 backend. This also affects to the custom queries done to the Influx database. Please see WNT4 Backend API document for more information [1]. |
New Features vs Wirepas Network Tool v4.3
| Item | Description |
1 | 3rd party component updates |
|
2 | OTAP improvements | Functional improvements in situation where sink goes offline during OTAP or scratchpad status query. |
3 | Positioning improvements |
|
4 | WPE 1.7.0 support | Support for WPE 1.7.0. |
Important Notes for Wirepas Network Tool v4.4
# | Description |
1 | Due to the 3rd party component changes, upgrade to WNT 4.4 is only supported from WNT 4.3. |
Errata for Wirepas Network Tool v4.4
For errata please see Wirepas Network Tool Errata [4]
References
[1] WNT4 Backend API
[2] How to perform OTAP with Wirepas Massive v5.1
[3] Wirepas Network Tool Client User Guide
[4] Wirepas Network Tool Errata
Revision History
Date | Version | Notes |
06 Oct 2021 | v1.1 | Initial version |
13 Dec 2021 | v1.2 | Added information about v4.1.1 |
20 Dec 2021 | v1.3 | Added information about WM FW v5.2.0 and SDK v1.3.0 on compatibility matrix |
11 Feb 2022 | v1.4 | Added information about v4.1.2 |
07 Nov 2022 | v1.5 | Added information about v4.2.0 |
14 Nov 2022 | v1.6 | Corrected Linux Gateway version in the compatibility matrix for the firmware |
13 Apr 2023 | v1.7 | Added information about v4.3.0 |
04 Jan 2024 | v1.8 | Added information about v4.4.0 |
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