5.0.166-rc

12 Feb 2025

The sbgFirmwareUpdater 5.x represents a major release, introducing support for ELLIPSE firmware v3 with built-in ublox GNSS receiver firmware update.

This new update also introduces application localization in English, French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Included Firmware

This version includes firmware for the following products:

You can download below the sbgFirmwareUpdater setup package for Windows and Linux platforms.

SBGFMWUPD-71 - Improve serial port hot-plug refresh strategy before update
SBGFMWUPD-72 - Added firmware 2.6.132-stable for ELLIPSE hardware 3
SBGFMWUPD-73 - Improved how fmw/fmz files are defined and managed to offer a unified fmz file that supports all hardware

SBGFMWUPD-74 - Fixed a bug where infinite error messages where reported to the user if the device is disconnected

SBGFMWUPD-57 - Allow baudrates up to 2 MBit/s for all serial interfaces
SBGFMWUPD-66 - Added a skip button during device detection scanning process from firmware
SBGFMWUPD-67 - Detect and warn the user if the connection with the device is lost
SBGFMWUPD-68 - Add support for two steps firmware update procedure for ELLIPSE
SBGFMWUPD-70 - Included latest ELLIPSE firmware v3.0.3866-rc

SBGFMWUPD-55 - Support localization for French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
SBGFMWUPD-59 - Linux: Provide a Debian package
SBGFMWUPD-60 - Improved general look and feel
SBGFMWUPD-54 - Allow closing of the Firmware updater with the "top right corner cross"

SBGFMWUPD-56 - Fix a crash to desktop when the serial port couldn't be opened (already in use)
SBGFMWUPD-63 - Fixed auto serial port com selection issues