Changelog

All notable changes to this project in the nRF Connect SDK are documented in this file.

nRF Connect SDK v2.3.0

Updated

  • The ZBOSS stack to version 3.11.2.1+5.1.3. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v2.3.0 release.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where buffer would not be freed at the ZC after a secure rejoin of a ZED.

nRF Connect SDK v2.0.0

All the notable changes included in the nRF Connect SDK v2.0.0 release are documented in this section.

Added

  • New ZBOSS API addons, allowing to declare ZCL8-compatible devices.

Updated

  • The ZBOSS stack to version 3.11.2.0+5.1.2. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v2.0.0 release.

  • The development ZBOSS stack to version 3.12.1.0+5.2.0. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v2.0.0 release.

  • ZCL in all variants of ZBOSS to specification version 8. This version is backward-compatible with earlier versions of ZCL.

  • Improved the NCP communication stability.

Removed

  • Precompiled libraries for experimental Zigbee Green Power Proxy Basic functionality for End Device role.

  • Legacy HA device definitions due to ZCL8 incompatibilities. The sample device definitions can be found inside the include directory in every Zigbee sample and application.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where incorrect Read Attributes Response would be sent on reading multiple attributes when the first attribute is unsupported.

nRF Connect SDK v1.9.0

All the notable changes included in the nRF Connect SDK v1.9.0 release are documented in this section.

Added

  • Development ZBOSS stack library version based on the ZBOSS build v3.11.1.177+v5.1.1. This library version is dedicated for testing ZCL v8 features.

  • ZBOSS libraries variant with ZBOSS Traces enabled.

  • ZBOSS signal on Permit Joining Request.

  • IdentifyTime parameter to zb_bdb_finding_binding_target().

Updated

  • Updated the ZBOSS stack to version 3.11.1.0+5.1.1. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.9.0.

  • Updated BDB to specification version 3.0.1.

  • Replaced ZB_IC_GET_TYPE_FROM_REC macro with ZB_IC_GET_TYPE_FROM_OPT.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where ZBOSS based device fails OTA Test Case OTA-TC-17C.

  • Fixed an issue where ZCL Occupancy Sensing cluster was missing an implementation.

  • Fixed an issue where device association fails if the Request Key packet is retransmitted.

  • Fixed an issue where a device enters undefined state after leave request, sent right after successful association.

nRF Connect SDK v1.8.0

All the notable changes included in the nRF Connect SDK v1.8.0 release are documented in this section.

Added

  • Added APS command duplicate detection.

  • Added NCP protocol version checks.

Updated

  • Updated the ZBOSS stack to version 3.9.0.1+4.1.0. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.8.0.

  • Removed precompiled libraries for Zigbee Green Power Combo Basic functionality.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Zigbee Router would go out of capacity due to too many joins or rejoins.

  • Fixed an issue where unsolicited NCP commands would not be handled correctly.

nRF Connect SDK v1.7.0

All the notable changes included in the nRF Connect SDK v1.7.0 release are documented in this section.

Changes

  • Added API for reading active neighbor list.

  • Extended NCP protocol with vendor-specific commands set.

  • Updated the ZBOSS stack to version 3.8.0.1+4.0.0. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.7.0.

nRF Connect SDK v1.6.0

Changes

  • Reduced the number of ZBOSS libraries to a single set.

  • Added sources of the BDB and ZCL layers and removed them from the main ZBOSS library.

  • Moved scheduler API prototypes to zb_osif.h.

  • Added API for sending and receiving inter-PAN frames.

  • Extended NCP protocol with inter-PAN commands.

  • Added bootloader commands in the NCP protocol.

  • Updated the ZBOSS stack to version 3.6.0.0+3.0.0. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.6.0.

nRF Connect SDK v1.5.1

Changes

  • Updated the production ZBOSS stack to version 3.3.0.7+03_22_2021. This certification-ready version includes several bugfixes. For detailed information, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.5.1.

nRF Connect SDK v1.5.0

Added

  • Development ZBOSS stack library version based on the ZBOSS build v3.5.0.0. This library version is dedicated for NCP development.

  • Development libraries for the Cortex-M33 CPU.

Changes

  • Updated the production ZBOSS stack to version 3.3.0.6+11_30_2020. For detailed release notes for this stack version, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.5.0.

nRF Connect SDK v1.4.0

Added

  • Added ZBOSS changelog.

Changes

  • Updated ZBOSS stack to version 10_06_2020. For detailed release notes for this stack version, see ZBOSS stack release notes for the nRF Connect SDK v1.4.0.

  • Unified OSIF layer for LEDs and buttons.

  • Updated the ZBOSS release naming convention for nrfxlib commit.

  • Changed MAC LL API.

  • ZBOSS IO buffer size reconfigured to allow for sending 802.15.4 MAC frame with maximum payload.

Limitations

This sections lists limitations that apply to all versions of the nRF Connect SDK.

  • On average, ZBOSS alarms last longer by 6.4 percent than Zephyr alarms.

  • The maximum size of a reportable attribute is 8 bytes.