OS Update Release Notes

Fairfield

12/18/25

• Fixed frequency channel wireless for the US by default for Waffle devices
• Added 'Low Power Mode Sensors' trigger process that reboots after 3 hours (OA/ELR)
• Added proxy certificate authentication support
• Added certificate upload via WebUI
• Migrated provisiond Bluetooth control to C++
• Always start network watchdogs
• Improved network connectivity diagnostic
• Updated device function through shadow
• Bumped wpa_supplicant to 2.11
• Added requesting server header core api
• Added Wi‑Fi scan information on disconnection
• Added AWS secure tunnel

Eagle 

6/5/25

• Fix the bad color LED when the network is lost during the blink period
• Add a high disk usage trigger process
• Set the BLE timeout only if the device is not unified
• Fix the stuck blue LED 
• Add a timeout for AWS
• Enhance OTA subprocess timeout management
• Fix Bluetooth provisioning
• Change mmwave-chirps for ELR
• Update ELR Config to help with drift
• Various backend bug fixes 

Eagle - Waffle specific changes

• Increased AWS timeout (fix cycling online/offline)
• Activate WPA3 support
• Send initial count message for waffle on WebSocket connection open
• Update Wi-Fi drivers
• Feature check payload received for SET_BRIGHTNESS
• Sensor Orientation Support: Devices now auto-detect and adapt to their mounting orientation, improving spatial event accuracy and aligning count precision more intuitively with real-world layouts.
• LED Brightness Control: Support for configurable LED brightness levels allows devices to better adapt to diverse environments, reducing visual noise in sensitive or dimly lit spaces 
• Track Visibility + Backend Zones: Introduced backend-level control for track visibility and exposed zone information. 
• Long-Term Pre-Signed URL Support: Devices now support long-lived pre-signed URLs for software updates, ensuring robust, asynchronous OTA delivery even if they are temporarily offline or in edge conditions.
• Updated Waffle LED Status & Blink Mode Documentation: Waffle devices now use enhanced LED patterns to reflect system states more clearly.

Driggs

9/19/24

• Implementation of AWS IoT Shadow Documents for reporting device diagnostics
• Ability to factory reset via AWS IoT
• Ability to control device if filesystem becomes corrupted
• Device reports success with a reboot and validation of the proper OS.

Please note: With this release, online/offline status may be delayed by 5 minutes.

Caldwell

7/1/24

• Resolved bug where sensors would stop auto-uploading data due to network instability
• SLSA compliant
• Services now run periodically according to their set timers
• Security improvements

Eloy (Open Area) and Monroe (Entry)

2/13/2023

• Improved bootup and auto-provisioning speed
• Improved Diagnostics and Logging
• Web Proxy Auto Detection/Configuration via DHCP
• Better detect when a device has recovered from failure
• Improved metrics, including bandwidth
• Report auto-negotiated ethernet speed
• 5/15/2023 v. 14710
• Added improved CDP compatibility for PoE+ negotiation

Douglas (Open Area) and Lancaster (Entry)

8/24/2022

Backend updates for algorithm improvements

Chandler (Open Area) and Kingston (Entry)

4/6/2022

• Enterprise Network Proxy Support
• Improved Multi-Sensor Time Synchronization
• Decreased Bandwidth
• No Russian Time Servers
  • This is only relevant when the customer does not provide an NTP server