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Funkwerk Enterprise Communications GmbH 19.07.2006
www.funkwerk-ec.com
Firmware ComPoint Industrial Release Notes 1.67
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Serial Client SC firmware
This firmware version V1.67 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
none
Bugfixes
WPA
- in client mode WPA-PSK connection doesn't work with all APs
Known problems
Serial
- With unidirectional protocols like Z-Modem, protocol timeouts
should be increased, as several implementations judge data as
sent as soon as the hosts local TCP stack accepted them, which
is typically much faster than the UART can transmit. So timeouts
are based on erroneous assumptions on side of Z-Modem.
Wireless
- Maximum transmission rate for WPA is about 250 kB/s.
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Funkwerk Enterprise Communications GmbH 04.05.2006
www.funkwerk-ec.com
Firmware ComPoint Industrial Release Notes 1.66
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Serial Client SC firmware
This firmware version V1.66 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Generic
- bridged clients increased from 16 to 20
Wireless
- [gen-162-002]: change channels for France to ETSI channels
Bugfixes
Generic
- [gen-161-001]: passphrase chars 62 and 63 will be saved wrong
Wireless
- [gen-162-001]: some LLC frames will be send with wrong MIC
WPA
- Roaming leads to loss of WPA authentication if group key
rekeying is enabled
Known problems
Serial
- With unidirectional protocols like Z-Modem, protocol timeouts
should be increased, as several implementations judge data as
sent as soon as the hosts local TCP stack accepted them, which
is typically much faster than the UART can transmit. So timeouts
are based on erroneous assumptions on side of Z-Modem.
Wireless
- Maximum transmission rate for WPA is about 250 kB/s.
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Release Notes 1.62 17.01.2005
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.62 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Generic
- Improved arp cache and bridge table management.
Serial
- Added UDP as transport layer.
- Added UDP multicast capability (no IGMP).
- Added Web interface functions to clear the serial receive
and transmit buffers.
Bugfix
Generic
- WPA_PSK: passphrase with 62 or 63 Characters doesn't work
Known problems
Serial
- With unidirectional protocols like Z-Modem, protocol timeouts
should be increased, as several implementations judge data as
sent as soon as the hosts local TCP stack accepted them, which
is typically much faster than the UART can transmit. So timeouts
are based on erroneous assumptions on side of Z-Modem.
Wireless
- Maximum transmission rate for WPA is about 250 kB/s.
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Release Notes 1.61 15.11.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.61 is a minor release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Generic
- Set web page reload timer to 15 min.
- Improved memory management.
- Cleanup and improvements in the web interface.
Bugfixes
Wireless
- [gen160-001]: Country information (802.11d) corrected.
Known problems
Serial
- With unidirectional protocols like Z-Modem, protocol timeouts
should be increased, as several implementations judge data as
sent as soon as the hosts local TCP stack accepted them, which
is typically much faster than the UART can transmit. So timeouts
are based on erroneous assumptions on side of Z-Modem.
Wireless
- Maximum transmission rate for WPA is about 250 kB/s.
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Release Notes 1.60 26.10.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.60 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Serial
- Narrowed TCP feedback control by sending an window advertisment
and optimized scaling parameters.
- Removed active sending of TCP keep-alive probes.
Wireless
- Do not show the MAC of the ad-hoc cell when in ad-hoc mode, as this
information is of no use to the outside and would cause confusion
at best.
Generic
- Added workaround for Opera and Mozilla bug which resulted in not
sending the reboot command to the device, as these browsers sometimes
cached the CGIs.
- Cleanup and improvements in the web interface.
- ARP cache lifetime increased from 60 to 900 seconds.
Bugfixes
Generic
- [gen-156-003]: SNMP traps were sent if traps are enabled, but SNMP
is disabled.
- [gen-156-002]: Subnet mask couldn't be changed alone.
- [gen-156-001]: Entering all WEP keys at 128 bit could lead to
WEP key configuration corruption.
Serial
- [sc-156-001]: Fixed timing bug which could lead to reduced serial
transmit rate.
Known problems
Serial
- With unidirectional protocols like Z-Modem, protocol timeouts
should be increased, as several implementations judge data as
sent as soon as the hosts local TCP stack accepted them, which
is typically much faster than the UART can transmit. So timeouts
are based on erroneous assumptions on side of Z-Modem.
Wireless
- Maximum transmission rate for WPA is about 250 kB/s.
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Release Notes 1.56 11.10.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.56 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Serial
- Added baud rates 300 and 600.
- Added byte counter in statistics for discarded IP packets.
Wireless
- Added systemScale ("AP distance") parameter. If this parameter
is not set from the AccessPoint via "medium distribution", the
value from here is used.
- Reconnection to a WPA-enabled AccessPoint improved.
Bugfixes
Generic
- [gen-153-001]: Fixed occasional stack overflow in OS.
- [gen-153-002]: LLC packets with SNAP=0xAAAA received on the
ethernet side caused MIC failures when WPA is used.
Wireless
- [ac-152-001]: WPA Authentication sometimes failed because of old
credentials.
- [ac-153-001]: WDS packets wrongfully sent to us were accepted
and therefore caused a data loop.
- [gen-153-003]: WPA: Multicasts were sent out even if not
authenticated with an AccessPoint.
Serial
- [sc-153-001]: TCP retransmits caused re-processing of data.
- [sc-153-002]: Improved TCP receive window scaling.
Known problems
Wireless
- Maximum transmission rate for WPA is about 250 kB/s.
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Release Notes 1.52 20.08.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.52 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Generic
- Added alert-box "Calculating new WPA keys could take up to 30
seconds. Please wait for completion." if a new WPA key has
been entered and WPA is selected.
- Added WPA passphrase description (any char, length 8-64).
- One-time WPA key generation computing time increased (only
if setting a new key).
- Send unicast ARP to AccessPoint after association respectively
after authentication if in WPA mode.
Bugfixes
Generic
- [gen150-001]: Saving the configuration with CPM was not possible.
- [gen150-002]: Ethernet frames with RFC 1042 encapsulation and
length < 0x600 weren't bridged correctly via wireless.
Serial
- [sc-150-001]: Fixed memory leak when sending an unsolicited XOn/XOff
- [sc-150-002]: Self-generated unsolicited XOn/XOff were counted in
TCP receive window scaling.
- [sc-150-003]: Long handshake periods could lead to occasional UART
data corruption (two consecutive bytes were intermixed).
Wireless
- [ac-150-001]: Reassociation failed under rare conditions.
- [ac-151-001]: Reassociation with WPA was not possible.
Known problems
Wireless
- transmission rate for WPA-PSK max. 250 kBytes/s
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Release Notes 1.50 28.07.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.50 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Serial
- increased UART FIFO buffer size
- increased UART handshake low watermark, as some clients ignore
a handshake "stop" for several milliseconds
- new TCP receive window scaling logic
- added serial TCP connection status on info page
- added XOn/XOff counts (device and peer) + Device and Peer XOn/XOff status
Wireless
- switch off MAC multicast filter in Hermes 2
Bugfixes
Wireless
- WEP doesn't work with packets with more then 1492 bytes
- WPA error fixed
Generic
- save config leads to TCP timeout at CPM and no possbility to open a new TCP connection
Known problems
Wireless
- Transmissionrate for WPA-PSK max. 250 kBytes/s
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Release Notes 1.45b 17.06.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.45b is a beta release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Generic
- send a gratuitous arp as soon as an interface comes up
- added basic SNMPv1 functionality (MIB-II SystemGroup, ColdStart Trap)
Serial
- when in XOn/XOff mode: send XOff while bootup/shutdown, send XOn when TCP connection
is established, XOff when TCP connection is closed.
- tested to work with VirtualCom (tested with WinXP SP1):
"INAT Virtueller ComPort (VCOM)" (http://www.inat.de/download/vcom_e.htm)
- added new trigger: inter-byte gap
- new trigger logic:
Byte Trigger: After having received n bytes, a TCP packet will be send.
Timeout: n ms after the first byte has been received, a TCP packet will be send.
Inter-Byte Gap: If for n ms no new byte was received, a TCP packet will be send.
All triggers are OR'ed together and are restarted after one of them has triggered.
Bugfixes
Generic
- changes of nodename cleared the IP config
- identity and password for 802.1x were not saved
Known problems
Wireless
- Transmissionrate for WPA-PSK max. 250 kBytes/s
Serial
- Accessing the webserver while transmitting small TCP packets can lead to
TCP connection confusion.
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Release Notes 1.43 13.05.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.43 is a major release for
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Serial
- complete rewrite of serial lowlevel routines
- now possible:
baudrate: all standard values, starting from 1200 to 115200, also 230400, 460800, 921600
data bits: 7 or 8
stop bits: 1 or 2
parity: none, even, odd
handshake: Hardware: RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR ; Software: XOn/XOff
- setup of status lines (cts, dsr, dcd, ri) to reflect current state (bootup, shutdown)
Bugfixes
Generic
- changes of nodename in CPM leads to switch off of the DHCP
- device is unreachable behind a router
- endless requests to the device leads to memory full and the device
hangs up
Serial
- parity even and odd were swapped
Known problems
Wireless
- Scan doesn't work in Ad-hoc mode
- Transmissionrate for WPA-PSK max. 250 kBytes/s
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Release Notes 1.41 16.04.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.41 is a major release
the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
UI
- Show wireless status
Bugfixes
Wireless
- Association to Intersil APs with SSID longer then 10 bytes
was not possible
- Ad-hoc mode works not correct
Ethernet
- RX polarity setting corrected
Known problems
Wireless
- Scan doesn't work in Ad-hoc mode
- Transmissionrate for WPA-PSK max. 250 kBytes/s
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Release Notes 1.37 12.02.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Workgroup/Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.37 is a major release
and supports the ComPoint Workgroup product CPW-b-ES,
and the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Wireless
- Additional wireless parameter: RTS threshold, load balancing,
microwave robustness, medium distribution,
multicast rate
- WPA-Personal support.
Bugfixes
none
Known problems
none
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Release Notes 1.35 22.01.2004
ARtem Onair ComPoint Workgroup/Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.35 is a minor release
and supports the ComPoint Workgroup product CPW-b-ES,
and the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Wireless
- 802.11d support for DE, US and Fr added.
- Default value for WEP authentication changed to "open".
Generic
- Improved firmware upload performance.
User interface
- Statistic data for ethernet and wireless added.
Bugfixes
General
- [ac134-001]: Scan without AP's found crashed the ComPoint.
Known problems
none
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Release Notes 1.34 18.12.2003
ARtem Onair ComPoint Workgroup/Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.34 is a minor release
and supports the ComPoint Workgroup product CPW-b-ES,
and the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES-*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
User interface
- [gen131-001]: Added firmware type and nodename
to the Web browser's title.
- [gen041-002]: Configuration: Wireless Interface -> Transmission Rate
For better understanding the Auto Fallback labels
are now fully qualified with the supported values.
Bugfixes
Wireless
- [ac131-001]: Disabling the radio crashed the ComPoint after
reboot and login until the configuration was reset.
- [ac131-002]: Ad-Hoc mode didn't work.
General
- [bl126-001]: The bootloader's recognition and handling
of the Monitor button state had an undefinied behaviour
caused by a timing problem. As a side effect sometimes
the Monitor software was executed on reboot instead of
the firmware.
Known problems
none
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Release Notes 1.31 02.12.2003
ARtem Onair ComPoint Workgroup/Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.31 is a minor release
and supports the ComPoint Workgroup product CPW-b-ES,
and the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES-*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
Wireless
- Upgrade of 802.11b Agere Hermes-2 firmware version to 2.00.
Serial
- Assertion of status lines (DTR/DSR, DCD, RI).
Bugfixes
General
- [gen130-001]: Reset to factory defaults crashed the ComPoint.
Known problems
none
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Release Notes 1.30 25.11.2003
ARtem Onair ComPoint Workgroup/Industrial ARtem GmbH
Serial Client SC firmware www.ARtem.de
This firmware version V1.30 is the first official release
and supports the ComPoint Workgroup product CPW-b-ES,
and the ComPoint Industrial products CPI-b-ES-*.
The firmware is shipped as one file, ARtem Firmware Package (.afw)
IMPORTANT!
Please refer to the readme1st.txt file for update instructions!
Changes
none
Bugfixes
none
Known problems
none
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