FW 0.12.9

Release Notes - Spectoda Firmware v0.12.9

🚀 Major Features & Enhancements

Controller-to-Controller Firmware Updates

• P2P Network OTA: Controllers can now update each other's firmware directly over the network

• Smart datarate selection: Variable ESP-NOW transmission rates based on RSSI for optimal performance

• Snappier synchronization: Reduced latency in peer-to-peer firmware distribution

DALI Lighting Protocol Enhancements

• DT8 Support: Implemented basic DALI DT8_RGBWAF and DT8_TC variants for advanced color control

• DALI IO reset functionality: Added reset capabilities for DALI interfaces

• Improved dimming: Fixed DALI getting stuck at 1% when dimmed

Berry Scripting Improvements

• Overridable render function: IPort now supports custom Berry render functions

• Enhanced API: Added spectoda.reboot(), spectoda.sleep()

• Better integration: Moved Berry callbacks and API calls to appropriate system components

Timeline & Synchronization

• RTC Timeline sync: Controllers can now synchronize Timeline from Real-Time Clock

• Improved accuracy: Enhanced RTC accuracy levels implementation

• Network Timeline: Better handling of timeline synchronization across controller networks

🔧 Performance & Optimizations

Memory & Storage

• RAM footprint reduction: Significantly reduced firmware synchronization memory usage

• Flash optimization: BytecodeReader improvements for reduced flash usage

• Memory leak fixes: Resolved state storage and other memory leaks

• Smarter caching: Optimized EventStore and state management

Communication Efficiency

• BLE enhancements: Non-blocking communication mechanisms with better error handling

• Network flooding improvements: Tweaked behavior for better data exchange headroom

• Broadcast optimization: Allow bigger headroom for priority broadcasts

Power Management

• Reduced logging: Minimized debug output for better performance in production

• Optimized synchronization: Faster exchange on networks of all sizes

• Smart scheduling: Better timing for various background operations

🐛 Bug Fixes

Critical Stability Fixes

• BLE connection timeouts: Properly handle transfer errors preventing disconnections

• Berry crash prevention: Fixed crash on TNGL load due to improper Berry destruction

• Filesystem safety: Ensure proper unmounting when stopping firmware

• EventStore corruption: Fixed synchronization and merging issues

Functional Corrections

• TNGL loading: Multiple fixes for default TNGL and TNGL banks saving, loading and reloading

• MAP value blocks: Support for all Value types including Null

• Color output: Fixed hexstring formatting with proper # prefix

System Reliability

• Semaphore management: Improved BLE transfer semaphore handling

• Storage integrity: Fixed various storage-related bugs and corruption issues

• Network stability: Prevented peer disconnection issues on large networks

🏗️ Architecture & Refactoring

Major Component Reorganization

• Runtime/Controller split: Moved functionality from Scripting to appropriate components

• Interface consolidation: Merged Interface into Spectoda for cleaner architecture

• EventStore rewrite: Complete synchronization mechanism overhaul

• Storage refactoring: Improved TNGL Banks and Timeline storage handling

Code Quality Improvements

• Error handling: Better error codes and exception management

• Logging cleanup: Organized debug output with appropriate levels

• Memory safety: Removed unsafe patterns and improved resource management

🛠️ Build & Configuration

Updated Dependencies

• Updated esp_littlefs submodule

• Updated Berry submodule

• Updated various other submodules

Build Optimizations

• Tweaked Ethernet buffer sizes for Art-Net and sACN compatibility

• Enabled the option for logging in production builds

• Enabled Ethernet and DMX support

• Flash mode configuration improvements

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• PWMPort: Removed "fade" parameter, replaced with "fadetime"

🎯 Quality Assurance

This release includes extensive refactoring and architectural improvements that enhance:

• Stability: Better error handling and resource management

• Performance: Reduced memory usage and improved communication efficiency

• Maintainability: Cleaner code organization and better separation of concerns

• Reliability: Fixed numerous edge cases and potential failure points