BETA TESTERS NEEDED
We are in the final stages of releasing a new version of the firmware for the SiteMonitor Base3 and
RackInjector Products. This is a major update which is the first step toward enabling a bunch of new
features and capabilities that our customers have been asking for.
As it is impossible to fully test any firmware in a development environment,
we need a few customers who are willing to install the firmware in their environment to verify proper
operation.
If you are interested in testing the new firmware, please contact us at custsvc@packetflux.com.
Note: The primary focus of this firmware is to build a single firmware package which works across both
our RackInjector and Base3 product lines and to bring underlying TCP/IP libraries up to date. Because
the Base3 firmware has seen more recent major development,
Base3 users will find only minor changes. RackInjector users will find quite a few
new
features. These features have been in our Base3 Product line for some time but were not previously
backported to
the RackInjector. This includes addition of Automatic Trip Recovery and Automatic Current Sensor
offset
adjustment. These will enable
ports to
resume operation after a trip, and will correct issues where current sensors are off by a consistent
amount. These features have been present in our Base3 product for some time and this firmware brings
them to the
RackInjector.
CRITICAL FIRMWARE UPDATE AVAILABLE
We have released a new version of the code for the RackInjector to resolve various random reboot issues
that certain devices have been experiencing. More details are in the firmware section below.
If your device is experiencing random reboots, please install this update which is available below.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
Newer RackInjector cards installed in an earlier chassis will likely require the firmware in the
rackinjector to be updated before they are recognized.
Current Firmware Release
2023-03-15 Firmware Release
The following bugs were fixed in this Release:
- This release fixes the bug introduced in the 2023-02-15 firmware where various voltages and other floating point values were not displayed correctly.
We have removed the 2023-02-15 release and this should be used instead.
- A certain (very small) percentage of Rackinjectors would randomly reset for no apparent reason. This
has been resolved by adjusting memory timings to revised recommendations from our CPU manufacturer based on
their discovery that a certain percentage of the CPU's could not meet the performance specifications they
had originally specified. We are hopeful that this will resolve all remaining random crash issues.
Note that some non-upgraded control boards will get into a boot loop due to this issue. If this applies to your device then
going through the recovery procedure below using this firmware version will likely recover your device.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20230315
SNMP MIB Files
The following file contains all of the PacketFlux MIB files which can be loaded into some SNMP
management tools
to simplify polling and interpretation of the information available from each device.
PacketFlux MIBs file
version
20200412
Previous Firmware Releases
15 December 2021 Firmware Release
This firmware release addresses the following items:
-
Support for new Current Sensors on all RackInjector boards manufactured late in December 2021 or
later. Boards containing these sensors are label with "Revision B1" or "Revision A2". All
RackInjectors which contain these boards will need to be upgraded to this version.
-
The GNSS status tab now has the ability to set the PPS mode for certain GNSS receivers. The default
mode is "3d Lock" which means that the GNSS will only provide the timing signal while it has a 3D
Lock. We recommend that most customers change this to "Always after Lock" which will cause the GNSS
receiver to provide the timing signal even after the loss of a 3D lock. In most cases, the GNSS
receiver will remain in synchronization even if the signal is very intermittent.
-
The GNSS status tab now has the ability to set the constellations the GNSS receiver will use. We
recommend using GPS+GALILEO.
-
Various improvements to logging and recovery of firmware defects have been made. If you have a
device which regularly resets after upgrading to this version, please contact us so we can obtain
the logs from the device to help us resolve any remaining firmware bugs.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20211215
Jun 20, 2020 Firmware Release
This firmware release addresses the following items:
-
We have addressed a potential issue which may result in the RackInjector control board firmware
becoming
not responsive in certain cases. This is a proactive release and is intended to provide additional
assurance that the RackInjector control board will remain responsive in all cases. As a result, we
recommend
that all customers upgrade to this version.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20200620
December 20, 2019 Firmware Release
This firmware release addresses the following items:
-
A bug introduced in the December 18, 2019 release has been corrected. This bug prevented the
acquisition of several voltages including Vin.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20191220
December 18, 2019 Firmware Release
This firmware release addresses the following items:
-
A bug which would cause the control board to reset with a watchdog/spinlock detection reset
when a brief period of noise is received on the GPS port has been resolved.
Due to a critical bug introduced in this version, the firmware file has been removed.
December 14, 2019 Firmware Release
This firmware release addresses the following items:
-
Support for the latest PacketFlux GNSS receivers has been added to this version. The primary
change was adding support for the Galileo GNSS constellation.
-
A bug which prevented the GNSS status screen from being populated in certain cases has been
fixed.
-
Additional GNSS statistics including receiver restarts and bad messages have been added.
-
A bug which prevented correct logging of the program address which caused a system lockup has
been resolved.
-
Support for the CPU temperature sensor has been removed from this version due to the CPU
temperature sensor not being functional in the CPU silicon.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20191214
May 2, 2019 Firmware Release
This firmware release addresses the following items:
-
An additional bug which caused the web interface to become non-responsive in certain network
environments has been addressed. This bug would only occur
where something in the network (i.e. a firewall or an unexpected network event) would reset the
TCP/IP connection while data as being sent to a web browser.
-
Support for the new Rackinjector PDU board has been added
-
The underlying javascript library has been changed from jQuery to React. As a result of this
change, there will be numerous web interface items which behave slightly differently
in this version. We believe everything should work just as well as before and in many cases
customers will find the web interface to be much more responsive.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20190502
December 19, 2018 Firmware Release
This version of the firmware adds support for the latest hardware revisions. No other changes have
been made to this version.
Firmware File for Firmware
Version 20181219
July 26, 2018 Firmware Release
The primary additional feature of this version is SNMP support.
Version 20180726 also corrects a minor bug from version 20180708 where some of the SNMP settings
were not able to be changed in the web interface.
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20180726
May 7, 2018 Firmware Release
The release notes and firmware file for this previous version is available
below.
Release Notes for Firmware Version
20180507
Firmware File for Firmware Version
20180507
