afLib Release Notes

Download the latest afLib library from here: http://github.com/aferodeveloper/afLib.

Afero afLib4 R1.0

Release date: October 14, 2019

  • Updated and simplified example apps, including addition of full_api_example app, which documents every event afLib generates and how to handle each event.
  • Updated handling of device Profile default values. AF_LIB_EVENT_MCU_DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION is now purely informational, and the new AF_LIB_EVENT_MCU_GET_REQUEST event will request that MCU send current value – including default value if desired – of each MCU attribute. Read more in Callbacks and Events.
  • Added reason parameter to af_lib_set_attribute()function to indicate the reason the MCU is setting the attribute at the time. Read more about this function in Getting/Setting Attributes.
  • Added Support for Plumo-2D devices.
  • Platforms now supported include Arduino, Linux, and STM32.

Afero afLib3 R1.2

Release date: July 17, 2019

  • Restored afLib3 support for Modulo-1. afLib3 hadn’t been talking to a properly-connected ASR.
  • Renamed example profiles so “device name + device type” are a unique combination. The Profile Editor complains if they’re not.
  • Profiles for Modulo-1B had LED on GPIO0 as Active Low when it’s Active High.
  • Re-added missing LICENSE.txt file.
  • Re-added arduino_transport_create_spi(CS_PIN) API, inadvertently removed when adding arduino_transport_create_spi(CS_PIN,frame_length).

Afero afLib3 R1.1

Release date: January 7, 2019

  • API change to af_lib_asr_has_capability() and af_lib_send_set_response() for consistency.
  • Added ASR_STATE_RELINKED to indicate when ASR drops offline and reconnects.
  • Simplified afBlink example app.
  • Fixed issue in example apps that caused Modulo-1 to not work properly.
  • Updated example apps for new “MCU update all” behavior in Firmware R2.1.1.
  • Removed reference to undefined RESET pin when using Arduino Uno.
  • Created example app Profiles for Modulo-1B.

Afero afLib3 R1.0

Release date: August 9, 2018

General changes:

  • Atmel SAMD21 support (UART only).
  • Linux support for connectivity to ASR-1 and ASR-2 via UART.

When used in conjunction with Firmware R2.0 and later:

  • New, more logical API.
  • Better handling of MCU attributes with default values. These are now differentiated in the callback when they’re sent to the MCU.
  • More granular event-handling in callback to simplify usage.
  • MCU OTA support. You can upload and deploy new firmware for your connected MCU via the Afero OTA Manager. Read more in Handling MCU OTA Updates.
  • New system attributes:
    • AF_ONLINE_STATUS will tell you if ASR is connected to the Afero Cloud.
    • AF_DEVICE_ID enables retrieval of the device ID using af_lib_get_attribute().
    • AF_ASSOCIATION_ID enables retrieval of the association ID using af_lib_get_attribute().
  • New Modulo states:
    • AF_MODULE_STATE_INITIALIZED indicates initialization is complete, and it’s safe for MCU to call af_lib_set_attribute*().
    • AF_MODULE_STATE_RELINKED can be used to differentiate a link state at reboot from a link state after the device may have dropped offline.
  • Added function af_lib_asr_has_capability() to allow the MCU to query the ASR firmware for supported features.

Afero afLib R1.3 and afLib2 R2.0

Release date: April 2, 2018

afLib R1.3

  • Deprecation of C++ afLib.
  • Added defines around debug prints in afBlink example so we don’t run out of memory on Arduino Uno.

afLib3 R2.0

  • Initial public release of C afLib, called afLib2.
  • Updated all example apps to use afLib2.