New firmware release, version 1.5.1.b1 (supporting the SiPy)

[lucasjackson]

@daniel, do you know when the deepsleep feature will be added?

[Meirssv]

Hello,

I'm already stuck on the firmware update step...

1. I cannot find this updater 1.5.1.b1. The link in your description (https://www.pycom.io/supportdownloads) points to a download page where I can only find a file "pycom_firmware_update_1.1.1.b1.exe or on mac pycom_update_1.1.1.b1.dmg)

2. This application does absolutely nothing, not on my mac (10.11.6) and not on windows. I do not get any application window...

Please advice on what I should do.

[TravisT]

@Meirssv

I might be able to help because I had a similar issue.

The updater software version and the latest firmware version are two different things. It confused me for a bit as well to see the version of the file being dowloaded not match. You do not need to download the updater every new firmware version. When you download and able to connect to your device the updated software gets the latest firmware and puts it on your device.

I had trouble on my mac and it was related to macports being installed. I was not using macports anymore so I just removed it.

https://forum.pycom.io/topic/357/pymakr-on-mac/7

[Meirssv]

@TravisT Thanks!

Issue is resolved. Indeed, it is quite confusing the version number on the download page. However, my mac refused to run the app because it wasn't trusted. I just clicked away the message without reading it... duh! Managed to start it now

It's upgraded to 1.5.1.b1 successfully now.

[Pete]

@Meirssv Don't confuse the version of the updater tool with the version of the firmware you will be installing. They are two different things, albeit the values of both are currently rather similar.

The main updater linked in this thread downloads the latest firmware file automatically. However, I found that it doesn't work for me (different error to you, though :-) ). Have a look for my recent thread about firmware updates and the uart - I'm on my phone right now and finding a link is too hard. In that thread we found a solution that should work for you too.

Pete

[Wembly]

@daniel Still getting alot of these:

W (158381) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158382) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158382) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158382) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158384) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158388) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158391) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158395) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (158398) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed

Actually worse than before. I can only have a socket open for a couple of minutes, and then its getting silently dropped. Also, because of another issue reported here, it is not possible to connect again after a socket failure.

Is there a way to disable power save in this release ?

[daniel]

@Wembly this weekend we'll be releasing new firmware with an option to disable power saving.

We have been late on releasing new firmware the last couple of weeks due to the recent Sigfox activities, but things we'll get back to normal next week.

[crankshaft]

@daniel - is it possible to disable these wlan debug messages as it is making it very difficult for me to read my own debug data:

W (366925) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (366925) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (366925) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (366925) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (366928) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed
W (366931) wifi: post pm rx bcn failed

Thanks

[cvp]

@daniel Is it possible to modify the FTP server to support file or folder names containing spaces or accents. The OS supports this kind of files/folders because I can create them in REPL, thus it should be possible because any server program uses the same instructions to create a file or a folder.
Thanks

[daniel]

@crankshaft yes we are working on disabling those messages.

[daniel]

@cvp It is possible, we will include that on the next release.

[livius]

@daniel
i try diagnose problems with wifi in the current firmware
and i have question:

I (539229) wifi: station: 7c:dd:90:4c:b5:9f leave, AID = 1
I (539229) wifi: n:6 0, o:6 1, ap:6 1, sta:255 255, prof:6
I (539260) wifi: max connection already. unexpected aid!
I (539262) wifi: n:6 1, o:6 0, ap:6 1, sta:255 255, prof:6
I (539263) wifi: station: 7c:dd:90:4c:b5:9f join, AID = 1, n, 40U
ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57

what is unexpected aid! ?
maybe it is not releated (because first is max connections) but..

UPDATE
Can someone tell me if also have some problem with wifi in current firmware?
Or i am only one?
I have downgraded firmware and all work ok - if i flash it back to 1.5.1 problem appear

[cvp]

@daniel Do you think you will soon support SD card of 64GB?
I had asked that via a mail to Pycom support and the answer had be yes, some time ago, before I buy the Wipy2.

And thanks for the future FTP support of spaces and accents in files and folders names

[daniel]

@cvp we are working on it, we just need to enable exFAT support in FatFs.

[cvp]

@daniel Marvelous News, thanks