FTC921 firmware change log

Introduction

We are always improving our device's performance, stability, and reliability. That’s why Teltonika is one of the leading GNSS trackers manufacturers in the world.
This document describes FTXXXX platform devices firmware improvements, changes, new features implementations as well as current firmware release version.

Firmware versioning

• Structure

[XX].[YY].[ZZ]

• Syntax description
  • XX – shows major backward incompatible changes in firmware, i.e. security feature.
  • YY – shows major changes like new features or module support additions.
  • ZZ – shows changes like critical issue fixes.

Firmware versions

FIRMWARE VERSION	SUPPORTED HARDWARE
1.5.Y-rc.Z	FTC921_26, FTC961_12, FTC881_12, FTC880_12, FTM880_12, FTC961_23, FTC881_23
0.4X.Y-rc.Z	FTC921_26, FTC961_12, FTC881_12
0.2X.Y-rc.Z	FTC921_26, FTC961_12, FTC881_12

FIRMWARE VERSION	RELEASE DATE	CHANGES
1.5.1	2024-12-16	NEW FEATURES NEW added TCT Terminal NEW added Online Sleep NEW added Power Off Sleep NEW added Advanced Crash Detection NEW added Modem firmware update via TCT & FOTA WEB NEW added Network Settings with mode selection NEW added Gravity filtering from accelerometer NEW added Accelerometer Calibration NEW added Calibration status I/O NEW added PCB temperature I/O NEW added Auto Geofence scenario NEW added Quectel BG95-M3 module support FIXES/IMPROVEMENTS Record manager improvements. Resolved file corruption issues Battery charging current indication improvements Adjusted priority management for setigndigout and setdigout. Now setdigout is not ignored and correctly controls Digital Output Resolved intermittent turn-offs of battery charging Resolved inaccuracies in sleep mode timing algorithms Corrected modem reactivation process following sleep exit event Addressed an issue where the getgps command incorrectly reported the GNSS power status Resolved issue were device would have high consumption is sleep after USB cable was disconnected Digital Output recovery after overcurrent mechanism implemented Fixed setdgiout command response information prints Fixed issue were records were being sent not according to configured priority and operand Allow to turn on modem when USB cable and battery are connected
0.40.3	2024-08-01	NEW FEATURES NEW added Unplug Detection Advanced mode NEW added Instant & Delayed movement scenario NEW added Eco Driving scenario NEW added SMS Number authorization feature NEW added Simple Crash Detection scenario NEW added Excessive Idling scenario NEW added Jamming Detection scenario NEW added Digital Output On/Off duration feature NEW added Server Records confirmation options feature NEW added Deep Sleep power saving mode feature NEW added Codec12 feature NEW added AutoAPN feature NEW added TCT Configuration Password protection feature NEW added SIM Cards with PIN support NEW added Log file download via FOTA Web feature NEW added Device Live Status information feature FIXES/IMPROVEMENTS Record manager improvements. Record saving no longer stops during frequent record saving. Digital Output state improvements. Incorrect battery charging current indication improvements. SMS message parsing improvements. Last known GNSS position utilization for records improved. FOTA task execution improved. Device correctly awaits for TCP ACK when sending data. Record manager improvements. Record I/O correctly copied to different records. Trip AVL ID size fixed to match documentation. Improved record sending retry timeout calculation. "setigndigout" command format and logic issues resolved. Total odometer value saving improvements. PDP context management improvements. Correctly deactive PDP context after pdpdeact URC message. Modem IMEI recognition in roaming mode fixed Record manager improvements. Corrected FIFO functionaltiy to overwrite records correctly. "geimeiccid" command response issue resovled. Instant movement detection improvements. Resolved issue when movement state was lost during trip. Record sending improvements Resolved issue where records were generated even if I/O priority is set to "None". Modem init improved corrected when using roaming SIM. IMEI is now detected correctly.
0.26.2	2024-02-13	NEW FEATURES NEW added the SMS "deleterecords" NEW added the SMS "getgps" NEW added the SMS "getio" NEW added the SMS "allver" NEW added the SMS "getstatus" NEW added the SMS "setdigout" NEW added the SMS "setparam" NEW added the SMS "getparam" NEW added the SMS "readavl" NEW added the SMS "cpureset" NEW added sent SMS counter NEW added sent records counter NEW added network ping timeout feature NEW added min max values of NTP resync period NEW added live satellite info NEW added battery charging modes NEW added critical sleep mode NEW added configurable APN settings and ability to disable mobile data NEW UDP protocol implemented NEW added the SMS "getrecord" NEW added the SMS "web_connect" NEW added the SMS "getinfo" NEW added accelerometer test command NEW added roaming mode change event NEW added SMS password NEW added the SMS "extformat" NEW added the SMS "getver" FIXES/IMPROVEMENTS Record loading speed improvement Record manager improvements. Records are sent immediately after generation when link is already open Record generation period reconfiguration corrected, the device starts generating new records based on newly configured timeout Open link timeout functionality correction. Link is closed accordingly to open link timeout configuration Corrected records send triggering after movement status change Corrected data acquisition records generation by speed units Conversion coefficient for AIN measurement corrected Odometer max value saving corrected Odometer value is saved in kilometers instead of meters Instant movement detection corrected to be detected from first move Wrong ignition source for data acquisition detection instead of movement source fixed SMS sending timeout fix Modem IMEI recognition in roaming mode fixed SMS command "setparam" stability improvements Accelerometer initialization improvements Modem stability improvements Accelerometer data validation improvements Record sending improvements Ignition check data spam without time synchronization fixed Power management (sleep) improvements Subsequent connection to server failure timeout increase feature added DOUT stability improvements
0.22.0-rc.1	2023-04-13	Initial FTCXXX release