📓Firmware Changelog

VH-109_1.2.6-11102024

Notes

  • Bootloader updates and various security rollup updates

SHA-256

8cfdf26846784f558efb20de0cb33850977a4529cddddd338d07a3cf1408c949

VH-109_1.2.5-11032024

Notes

  • CRITICAL UPDATE

    • Flash memory corruption has been observed on a number of radios affecting the factory burned calibration and regulatory limits partition.

      • A mitigation has been developed addressing this potential corruption.

      • It is recommended that teams update to this firmware as soon as possible to prevent the radio from becoming inoperable without manufacturer support.

SHA-256

d1e2421d032ba5d0cfa95950d26453ea3af61181f565db8c3188a65507d0ecd1

VH-109_1.2.4-10282024

Notes

  • Bug fixes (Access Point Variants)

    • Fixed DHCP regression where DHCP was enabled on FRC and OFFSEASON releases (Bug reported by Fletcher Salesky)

  • UI Change: Added warning regarding reconfiguring radios while at competitions.

  • Added "dataAgeMs" in status JSON schema

SHA-256

07b866f1de77af37765080f800a814f76b451f949f823e3761443a2c1b3509bf

VH-109_1.2.3-10242024

Notes

  • Bug fixes

    • Fixed firewall regression

      • Port 1110 was disabled on the access points used at the 2024 FIRST Championship. This port was re-enabled for testing/practice use and was mistakenly included in AP firmware releases. This port is now disabled on the FRC and OFFSEASON variants of the access point firmware.

    • Fixed error display on radio configuration page when a bad firmware image is loaded

    • Fixed clearing of cache when a firmware upgrade attempt is unsuccessful

    • Fixed dynamic channel selection behavior resulting in occasional loss of connectivity in certain wireless environments (Bug reported by Tim Bennington-Davis)

  • Team Access Point behavior

    • Enabled 2.4 GHz SSID when in "Team Access Point"

    • Added Reduced Neighbor Report (RNR) information element (IE) to the 2.4 GHz SSID enabling client devices without standards-based FILS support to connect to the 6 GHz SSID (Behavior -not a bug - discovered by FRC Team 1425 and Tim Bennington-Davis)

  • Added firmware release in the footer of the Configuration page

  • Various UI improvements within the Configuration page related to loading of firmware

  • This release introduces two variants of the Access Point firmware, allowing teams to have a representative version of the official Access Point firmware used by FIRST

    • Offseason Variant

      • A fork of the official FRC access point firmware, without the configuration password set

    • Practice Variant

      • A fork of the Offseason access point firmware

        • Intended for use at practice fields without full FMS setups (DHCP server, etc), but still has access to a managed ethernet switch with VLAN tagging capability

        • Includes DHCP server on VLAN 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90

        • Firewall is disabled

AP Version
Differences

VH-109_AP_FRC_1.2.3-10242024

Includes FRC configuration password (not for public release)

VH-109_AP_OFFSEASON_1.2.3-10242024

Same as FRC image, without configuration password

VH-109_AP_PRACTICE_1.2.3-10242024

Same as OFFSEASON image, disables firewall and enables DHCP on all team VLANs

SHA-256

5ac68245212d454e5216585fdbcd8d533f9f9d728bdf0aba3ca957a0e00556e6

VH-109_1.2.2-10022024

Notes

  • Bug fixes

    • Minor - Fixed potential race condition encountered during firmware upgrade process, potentially disabling DHCP

  • Improved 6 GHz performance (Radio and AP)

    • Thanks to FRC teams 581, 3256, 3310, 6328 and 9724 for testing this subsystem change at Chezy Champs

  • Access Point Variant

    • Improved management console to listen on both 10.0.100.2 and 192.168.69.1 IP addresses

    • Changed network alias binding for management IP from only "RIO/PoE" port to all ports

SHA-256

c82e73c5c2b3da73ffdf30982fffa762e54c31d61c49bdeac2dc333eb185f555

VH-109_1.2.1-09192024

Notes

  • Bug fixes

    • Moderate - Fixed potential race condition encountered during firmware upgrade process, potentially leaving Radio or AP in partially upgraded state (Bug reported by FRC Team 1678 and 4415)

      • Fix improves resiliency in the event power is removed during a firmware upgrade

SHA-256

d564eb3a8b7dae94cbc59d79ed7f8b6eeb53b86a7add6e1bdbc5dca06f7598b4

VH-109_1.2.0-09142024

SHA-256

30527eb074a05f6fcb74b71207eee5ce96c7dcb4de432b6bee4b4c567fb2db21

Notes

  • Bug fixes

    • Critical - Fixed potential lockup on power events

      • Issue discovered where a power event prevented the radio from exiting the bootloader

    • Security - Fixed Subsystem

      • Processing maliciously crafted content may lead to data corruption or unauthorized data disclosure (Reported by Vivid-Hosting Threat Research and Jamie Sinn)

  • Radio Variant

    • Adds connection quality icon in the configuration page header

    • Adds connection statistics when in Access Point mode

    • Adds SSID prefix that applies to both 2.4GHz and 6GHz SSIDs

    • Improved third party device compatibility with 6 GHz when in Access Point mode

    • This firmware image is the release candidate for the 2025 season

  • Access Point Variant

    • Fork of VH-113 firmware 1.2.0

      • VH-113 FW does not include a DHCP server by default. Users need to ensure that the 10.XX.YY.4 IP is reachable on the respective VLAN

    • Increased bandwidth limit to 7 Mbps

    • Added Web UI for ease of configuration

    • Added Channel Scan capability

    • Adds connection statistics

VH-109_1.1.2-04242024

SHA-256

b2e835336892ed9bc0370a4a1c324ceeeec0b86d657fb5435c8515a519f18fdb

Notes

  • Fixes DHCP pool bug discovered at the 2024 FIRST Championship (Bug reported by Gabriel Adamson)

    • Fixed DHCP pool when in STA mode.

      • Previous DHCP reservations started from 10.XX.YY.100 through 10.XX.YY.199.

      • Changed to 10.XX.YY.200 through 10.XX.YY.219

    • Added DHCP pool configuration change when in AP mode

      • Reservations start from 10.XX.YY.20 through 10.XX.YY.199

  • This firmware image is the release candidate for the 2025 season

VH-109_1.1.1-04232024

SHA-256

8e262a44277d1341dcb9bfe6807cd9cca457eeb0d27fadfac098dd0985333b2c

Notes

  • Fixes bugs discovered at the 2024 FIRST Championship

    • Fixed 20 MHz channel limitation when configured as a STA device, improves RF power and physical data rate (Bug reported by Tim Bennington-Davis)

    • Fixed bootloader pausing/lockup on power-on (Bug reported by FRC Teams 111, 226, 316, 1538, 1701, 1861, 2877, 4099, 4451, 7565, 8241)

  • Improves boot time by approximately 5 seconds

  • Removed upper 20 MHz channels from 40 MHz pair on the AP page in favor of the bug fix listed above

  • Included mDNS responder, radio can be found at "radio.local"

  • Improved 6ID battery detection for FCC regulatory requirements

  • Added 6ID battery detection LED pattern

  • Added firmware updating (stage 2) LED pattern

VH-109_1.0.0-01012024

SHA-256

372450556f983d18274cf060c04fabbf925f8a809ee1efce569f64fdac6095a4

Notes

Initial release

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