Release Date
September XX, 2017 (Final)
September 1, 2017 (Planned)
Enhancement/Fixes to existing features
NimBLE stack enhancements
- GATT server improvements (support for changing registered services and toggling their visibility on the fly)
- improvements in HCI monitor over RTT support
- fixes for issues reported by static analysis tools
Newt Tool enhancements
- support for new image format
Newtmgr enhancements
New Features
LoRa stack
- LoRa PHY radio / transceiver (SX1276)
- LoRaWAN protocol - port of the stack in https://github.com/Lora-net/LoRaMac-node to Mynewt
- API for application to use LoRaWAN and PHY
- Sample API
Bluetooth Mesh Support
- Provisioning client (both PB-GATT and PB-ADV)
- GATT proxy
- Foundation Models
Additional Board Support Packages
- Calliope Mini
Known Issues and Limitations
Bluetooth 5 LE Coded PHY on nRF52840 PDK - T_IFS is not stable
MYNEWT-783 - Getting issue details... STATUS
Newt has warning on multiple console API exported when building boot/boot_serial
newt resolves to use the correct console package and the warning can be ignored.