The sbgFirmwareUpdater 5.0 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:

  • ELLIPSE v3 firmware version 3.0.3949-stable
  • ELLIPSE v1/v2/v3 firmware version 2.7.29-stable
  • PULSE-40 firmware version 1.3.407-stable

Download & Installation

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

Download for Windows Download for Linux

Release 5.0.203-stable

New Feature

  • 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-76 - Included latest ELLIPSE firmware v2.7.29-stable
  • SBGFMWUPD-77 - Add support for non-ASCII file paths, including Chinese characters
  • SBGFMWUPD-78 - Included latest ELLIPSE firmware v3.0.3949-stable

Improvements

  • SBGFMWUPD-54    Allow closing of the Firmware updater with the "top right corner cross"

  • SBGFMWUPD-55 - Support localization for French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

  • SBGFMWUPD-59    Linux: Provide a Debian package

  • SBGFMWUPD-60    Improved general look and feel

  • SBGFMWUPD-71 - Improve serial port hot-plug refresh strategy before update

Bug Fixes

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