Status | Date | Doc Version | Applicable | Confidentiality |
RELEASED | v1.6 | Wirepas Network Tool v4.2 | PUBLIC |
Release Summary
Release Date | Latest Wirepas Network Tool Version | Previous Wirepas Network Tool Version |
v4.2.0 | v4.1.2 |
Released Components
Component name | Component version |
Wirepas Network Tool client | v4.2.0.139 |
Wirepas Network Tool backend | v4.2.0 |
Wirepas Network Tool v4.2.x Release Highlights
Here are the key new features enabled by Wirepas Network Tool v4.2 release:
- Wirepas Massive Firmware v5.3.0 support
- Windows 11 support
The full list of new features is available in New Features vs Wirepas Network Tool v4.1 chapter.
Compatibility
Compatibility Summary
Wirepas Network Tool v4.2 is not backward compatible with v3.0.x version. The figure below provide the compatibility matrix updated with Wirepas Network Tool v4.2 release and other Wirepas components.
- When WNT major version number changes e.g. from v3.0 to v4.0, it also means that WNT API has changed [1].
Wirepas Network Tool (WNT) | Wirepas Mesh Firmware | Wirepas Mesh SDK (SDK) | Wirepas Positioning Engine (WPE) | Linux Gateway | Wirepas MQTT Library | Wirepas Terminal | ||
Version | v4.2.0 | v5.3.0.89 | v1.5.0 | v0.101 | ||||
Release Date | 7th Nov 2022 | 7th Nov 2022 | 7th Nov 2022 | 30th Sep 2021 | 7th Nov 2022 | 20th Apr 2021 | 11th Feb 2019 | |
Compatibility | Wirepas Mesh Firmware | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.0 | v5.3.0 | v5.3.0 | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.0 | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.0 | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.0 | v4.0.x, v5.0.x, v5.1.x, v5.2.x, v5.3.0 |
Wirepas Mesh SDK | - | v1.4.x | - | Positioning App v4.0.0.0, v5.0.0.0, v1.2.0.2 (PosApp v1.2.0.x + PosLib v1.0.0), v1.2.3.x (PosApp v1.2.3.x + PosLib v1.1.0), v1.3.0.x (PosApp v1.3.0.x + PosLib v1.1.0) | - | - | - | |
WNT | - | v4.0.x, v4.1.x, x4.2.0 | - | v4.0.x, v4.1.x, x4.2.0 | v3.x, v4.0.x, v4.1.x, x4.2.0 | - | - | |
WPE | v1.4.x, v1.5.0 | v1.4.x, v1.5.0 | - | - | v1.3.x, v1.4.x | - | - | |
Linux Gateway | v1.4.x v1.3.x (without OTAP v2) | v1.4.x (v1.4.2 if fragmentation is used) | - | - | - | v1.4.x | - | |
Wirepas Terminal | - | v0.101 - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Compatibility Notes
Item | Description |
Wirepas Network Tool | Wirepas Network Tool v4.2 backend & client are backwards compatible with Wirepas Network Tool v4.0 and v4.1. |
New Features vs Wirepas Network Tool v4.1
Item | Description | |
1 | Wirepas Massive Firmware v5.3.0 support. | Added support of new diagnostics and HW/stack profiles in v5.3.0. |
2 | Windows 11 support | Client is tested with Windows 10 and 11. |
Important Notes for Wirepas Network Tool v4.2
# | Description |
1 | When using positioning engine the anchors are not detected automatically in WNT 4, as there is no bulletproof way to do this, but users need to set the nodes manually as anchors from the Node Management page. When doing backend update from WNT v3.0.x to WNT v4.2 the update runs a script that will import all router nodes that are approved and have valid location as anchors to WNT v4.2 backend. |
Errata for Wirepas Network Tool v4.2
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 |
v1.1 | Initial version | |
v1.2 | Added information about v4.1.1 | |
v1.3 | Added information about WM FW v5.2.0 and SDK v1.3.0 on compatibility matrix | |
v1.4 | Added information about v4.1.2 | |
v1.5 | Added information about v4.2.0 | |
v1.6 | Corrected Linux Gateway version in the compatibility matrix for the firmware |
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