Release Notes V2.0.2

Change Log

New Features

Below is a quick recap of the features that this device is capable of: 

• Possibility to configure 5 different sources among 7 different types: 

  • SIP

  • HTTP 

  • RTP (multicast or unicast)

  • Local Files playback triggered via UDP command (large device storage 16GB)

  • Informacast notification ready (license is required)

  • SynApps notification ready

  • Barix Radio pre-configured 

• Assign 5 priority levels with automatic switch among those when one top-level source is not available 

• Password protected Web UI used for configuration  (protocol configurable access via HTTP or HTTPs)

• Exposed settings: Network (DHCP. Static IP, Avahi discovery, Sonic IP, NTP)

• Dedicated Speaker Status page to verify source playback status in real-time

• Automatic FW rescue process 

• FW compatible with TPA400 - M400 hardware from Barix

Fixes

• SIP Audio calls: solved issue related to the quality of the audio played when using SIP

• Informacast license validation process fixed for new image names of IP Speaker 

• Audio crackles when applying network settings is now fixed

• When changing from Static to DHCP method, the IP is changed accordingly without affecting the audio quality and the playback is recovered automatically

• Password modification fields in Settings page of the UI are now working correctly

• Solved deadlock that was causing HTTP streams to stop playing after a random time

• HTTP streams are automatically recovered in case of temporary internet disconnection - no reboot is necessary

• Speaker Status shows correctly SIP PBX registration 

• Proper handle of UDP messages received via script when triggering local files (timing is not anymore required)

• Allow the possibility to upload only playable files as local files

• Source priority is now handled correctly despite temporary disconnections of top level sources 

• RTP source type fixed, when disabled it doesn't play

• UI updated correctly on Safari used on iOS and macOS

Known Limitations

• Manual reboot required when Avahi setting is enabled / disabled to activate / deactivate the function

• G.711 uLaw / Mono 24kHz - G.711 aLaw / Mono 24KHz - Not handled by the playback engine

• PCM 24 Khz 16 bit mono big endian - PCM 8 Khz 16 bit mono big endian - PCM 24 Khz 16 bit mono little endian - PCM 8 Khz 16 bit mono little endian - PCM 32 Khz 16 bit mono big endian - PCM 12 Khz 16 bit mono big endian - PCM 32 Khz 16 bit mono little endian - PCM 12 Khz 16 bit mono little endian - PCM 44.1 kHz 16bit stereo little endian - PCM 48KHz 16bit stereo little endian - PCM 48KHz 16bit stereo big endian - Not handled by the Playback engine
  

• Informacast version supported and tested: 12.1.1 - when used with 12.17.1 the device doesn't play the notifications, despite handling the priority correctly. 

• Certain HTTP playlist URLs are not parsed by the playback library, i.e.:http://www.radioswissjazz.ch/live/mp3.m3u 

Known Issues

• Random clicks heard when notifications from Informacast are received (using Informacast advanced version 12.1.1)

• Syslog service not working 

• G.711 uLaw / Mono 8KHz - Handled by playback engine but audio drops and crackles may be experienced

• When playing notifications from SynApps and Informacast there might very short audio drops 

• Reset to factory defaults from UI (also known as soft-reset) reset also network settings 

Deployment