v0.6.0

Added

• Build a proper executable for Mac

Changed

• Avoid overwriting digiroms.txt (used in dev version of WiFiCom at the time of this release)

Fixed

• Correctly detect CircuitPython beta versions etc
• Detect additional CIRCUITPY drive location on Linux

v0.5.1

Added

• More help on Mac

Changed

• Locked to pyinstaller v5
• Renamed program folder on Mac

See v0.5.0 release notes for other recent changes.

v0.5.0

Note:

• The Mac version requires the Xcode Command Line Tools. Install with xcode-select --install, or download from https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ (login required).
• MacOS Sonoma may corrupt your CIRCUITPY drive and it may not be recoverable without using a different computer! (This also applies to older versions of wificom-update-tool, and manual installation of wificom-lib.)

Added

• Allow installation on any CircuitPython board (wificom-lib v1.1.0 can be used without WiFi)
• Check for a board_config.py which doesn't include the word "wificom" and ask to delete it

Changed

• Menu UI is more consistent

Fixed

• No longer crashes on invalid menu selection

v0.4.0

Note: The Mac version requires the Xcode Command Line Tools. Install with xcode-select --install, or download from https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ (login required).

Added

• Link to UF2 file for CircuitPython upgrade/downgrade
• More useful help text
• Basic progress reporting
• Version string in opening text

Changed

• The program filenames make more sense
• Keep window open when there is an error

Fixed

• Check that the CIRCUITPY drive exists and is writeable
• Look for alternate CIRCUITPY location common on Linux
• Avoid unnecessary uses of the GitHub API
• Make the minimum wificom-lib release version 0.10.0 (older versions don't work with this tool)
• Mac version no longer breaks trying to delete metadata files

v0.3.0-RC1

• Fixes unused code
• Removes redundancies
• Now uses a main class
• Can now smartly recommend CircuitPython upgrades, can be bypassed
• Other bug fixes associated with these changes

Known issues:

• Will crash if CIRCUITPY is read-only or if you don't have an internet connection
• Appears to do nothing after you select an action

Please remember, as this is a prerelease,, things may go wrong and wipe your device or files like config.py board_config.py. If you've edited said files, you should back them up before using this tool. To be safe!

v0.2.4-RC1

• Fix overwriting existing board_config.py and config.py

v0.2.3-RC1

• Adds new option to download latest commit
• Auto detects device_type based on boot_out.txt
• Writes a new file wificom_installed_version.txt with latest installed version

v0.2.2-RC1

• Fixes commit based installs where a failure would occur for missing device_type

v0.2.1-RC1

• Windows readonly bugfix
• Only lib/ files/folders are considered for deletion when syncing the repo now
• Reintroduced the Nina option, currently labeled as Nano Connect (NINA), it also works for AirLift Pico's, etc.

v0.2.0-RC1 - Latest/Previous Release/Commit Install

To ease testing and rollbacks the following has been introduced:

• Simple menu
  • Latest Release
  • Install previous release
  • Install from commit hash

Install from commit hash will allow for testing without needing a specific branch to be installed. These will only be compatible with releases after a pending PR is merged.