Here are the release notes for the Railster operating system:
6.14.1 (2024-06-14)
New features
Add RIOM modbus application
Bugfixes and Improvements
Temporarily revert MicroPython to an older version to resolve build issues
Change download method for Linux sources to use less disk space
Add `cmake` as a system dependency (CI) to reduce build times
Push the rescue system image to the Update Server when the release is a Release Candidate (for testing purposes)
Enhancements for local build system
6.14.0 (2024-04-19)
Security
All third party applications and libraries have been updated to their latest LTS releases.
Additionally, the Linux kernel was updated to version 6.1
This closes a few CVEs that were present in RailsterOS 6.13.x
New features
Add the FIP codec to the FPGA firmware image. This completes the FIP integration in the Railster pipeline.
All GPS parameters are now available in the LuaCEP via rn_var(“…”). In addition to the existing parameters, the new ones are:
sat_count
fix
course
latitude_eps
longitude_eps
speed_eps
altitude
altitude_eps
hdop
pdop
vdop
Bugfixes and Improvements
Add a timeout and retry mechanism in the communication protocol with the Railster’s subsystems to prevent unexpected shutdowns
Properly cleanup resources used by the GPS and GSM modules to reduce no-comms
Various adaptations in multiple applications following the update to newer libraries