Product Change Notification

Product Change Notifications (PCNs) are issued when errata or new revisions are released for Gateworks SBCs. Subscribe to the following Google group to get automatic PCN notifications.

There are two ways to subscribe:

1. Send email to pcn+subscribe@gateworks.com
   • This does not require a Google account and will send PCN notifications as e-mails
2. Join group at URL ​https://groups.google.com/a/gateworks.com/d/forum/pcn
   • This requires a Google account and provides a forum-like User Interface which provides a richer experience including history

PCN Events are triggered by several sources:

1. Errata - Ventana - Ventana / Laguna
2. ECO - New Board Revision
3. GSC firmware updates - changes to GSC firmware that ships on non revision locked board models by default
4. Firmware image updates - changes to pre-built firmware image that ships on non revision locked board models by default (bootloaders + OS)
5. Product End Of Life (EOL) notification (single board computers as well as popular OEM add-on cards re-sold through the store)

PCN1 - GW53xx Revision F

• Date: 02-11-2016
• GW53xx was updated to Revision F. See the following link for specific details: GW53xx Revision F

PCN2 - GW520x Revision D

• Date: 02-18-2016
• GW52xx was updated to Revision D. See the following link for specific details: GW52xx Revision D

PCN3 - Laguna Software Update

• Date: 04-05-2016
• PCN: All Gateworks Laguna family products manufactured after 4/5/2016 will have firmware built from the Gateworks Laguna Bootloader r779 and OpenWrt 14.08 r794 BSP

The new image includes:

• Bootloader: ​Gateworks Laguna U-Boot 2008.10 r779 (Built Sep 21 2015 - 12:39:17)
• OS: ​Gateworks OpenWrt 14.08 r794 (Built Dec 16 2015)
  • OpenWrt: r42297 (2014-08-05)
  • Kernel: 3.10.49
  • Wireless: compat-wireless 2014-05-25
    • ath5k (802.11abg)
    • ath9k (802.11abgn)
    • ath10k (802.11abgnac)
    • iwlagn(iwlwifi)
  • Modem:
    • sierrawireless/qualcomm/option
  • gcc: 4.8
  • libc: uClibc 0.9.33.2
  • binutils: 2.22

For details about the latest Gateworks OpenWrt BSP please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/OpenWrt

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials

PCN4 - GW551x Software Update

• Date: 04-13-2016
• PCN: All Gateworks Ventana GW551x products manufactured after 4/13/2016 will ship with software built from the Gateworks Yocto 1.8 20160407 BSP.

Gateworks Yocto 1.8 multimedia-image (2016-04-07)

• Bootloader: U-Boot 2015.04-ge149149 (Apr 06 2016 - 13:18:17)
• Yocto 1.8.2 (Fido)
• Kernel: 3.14.48-1.0.x_ga+yocto+g07ca760
• Wireless drivers from linux-backports: 20160122

For details about The Gateworks Yocto BSP please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/Yocto

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials

PCN5 - GW17001 WiFi Radio EOL

• Date: 04-18-2016
• PCN: Gateworks has been notified by suppliers that the Mini-PCIe Ubiquiti SR71E (GW17001) is going End of Life effective May 2016.

Please contact sales@… before 5/1/2016 to make any last time purchases.

Gateworks has other radio models that can possibly be used as a replacement. Please see the following link for more information:

• ​http://shop.gateworks.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=70_74

PCN6 - GSC Firmware Update - V49

• Date: 04-20-2016
• PCN: All Gateworks Ventana and Laguna family products manufactured after 4/5/2016 will have Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware version 49.

For details about the Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware revisions please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/gsc#revisions

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials

PCN7 - Ventana Software Update

• Date: 06-29-2016
  • PCN: All Gateworks Ventana GW51xx, GW52xx, GW53xx, GW54xx, GW552x, GW553x products manufactured after 6/29/2016 will have an updated OpenWrt Software.

More Information:

• Gateworks OpenWrt 16.02 BSP including the following updates:
  • Bootloader: U-Boot 2015.04-00134-g3126d82 (May 03 2016 - 06:36:06)
    • Added support for GW5530
• OpenWrt 16.02@791d5c5 (20160623)
  • Added support for GW5530

For details about the latest Gateworks OpenWrt BSP please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/OpenWrt

PCN8 - GW54xx Revision E

• Date: 07-01-2016
• GW54xx was updated to Revision E. See the following link for specific details: GW54xx Revision E

PCN9 - GW552x Revision C

• Date: 08-01-2016
• GW552x was updated to Revision C & C.1. See the following link for specific details: GW552x Revision C & C.1

PCN10 - GW553x Revision B

• Date: 08-30-2016
• GW553x was updated to Revision B. See the following link for specific details: GW553x Revision B

PCN11 - GW551x Revision C

• Date: 10-06-2016
• GW551x was updated to Revision C. See the following link for specific details: GW551x Revision C

PCN12 - GW51xx Revision F

• Date: 10-17-2016
• GW51xx was updated to Revision F. See the following link for specific details: GW51xx Revision F

PCN13 - GW54xx Revision F

• Date: 11-01-2016
• GW54xx was updated to Revision F. See the following link for specific details: GW54xx Revision F

PCN14 - GW522x Revision D and D.1

• Date: 01-06-2017
• GW522x was updated to Revision D and D.1. See the following link for specific details: GW522x Revision D and D.1

PCN15 - Errata HW20: GW551x-C 16bit YUV HDMI capture not supported

• Date: 03-02-2017
• GW551x-C does not support 16bit YUV HDMI capture. See Errata HW20 for details.

PCN16 - GW551x Revision D

• Date: 03-02-2017
• GW551x was updated to Revision D. See the following link for specific details: GW551x Revision D

PCN17 - Errata HW21: Ventana boards with PCIe bridge PERST issue

• Date: 06-07-2017
• Recent revision Ventana boards with PCIe bridges may have issues enumerating 1st generation QCA PCIe 802.11n radio devices. See Errata HW21 for details.

PCN18 - GW522x Revision E

• Date: 12-02-2017
• GW522x was updated to Revision E. See the following link for specific details: GW522x Revision E

PCN19 - GW6300 Revision B

• Date: 01-04-2018
• Newport GW6300 was updated to Revision B & B.2 & B.3. See the following link for specific details: GW6300 Revision B

PCN20 - GW6300 Revision C

• Date: 04-12-2018
• Newport GW6300 was updated to Revision C. See the following link for specific details: GW6300 Revision C

PCN21 - GSC Firmware Update - V50

• Date: 06-04-2018
• PCN: All Gateworks Ventana and Laguna family products manufactured after 06/04/2018 will have Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware version 50.

For details about the Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware revisions please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/gsc#revisions

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials

PCN22 - GSC Firmware Update - V51

• Date: 04-05-2018
• PCN: All Gateworks Newport family products manufactured after 04/05/2018 will have Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware version 51.

For details about the Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware revisions please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/gsc#revisions

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials

PCN23 - GSC Firmware Update - V52

• Date: 04-05-2018
• PCN: All Gateworks Newport family products manufactured after 05/18/2018 will have Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware version 52.

For details about the Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware revisions please see: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/gsc#revisions

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials

PCN24 - Ventana Software Update

• Date: 06-04-2018
  • PCN: All Gateworks Ventana GW51xx, GW52xx, GW53xx, GW54xx, GW552x, GW55xx products manufactured after 06/04/2018 will have an updated OpenWrt Software.

More Information:

• Gateworks OpenWrt 16.02 BSP including the following updates:
  • Bootloader: U-Boot SPL 2015.04-g2359cd1 (Jun 04 2018 - 11:15:21)
    • Added support for GW590x
• OpenWrt 16.02@e0899cd (20160623)
  • Added support for GW590x
  • Add nf-nat6 and usb-net-rndis drivers

For details about the latest Gateworks OpenWrt BSP please see:

• ​SVN Change log
• http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/OpenWrt/building

PCN25 - Ventana FLASH geometry layout change

• Date: 07-27-2018
• Software must be updated only on Ventana boards with 2GB NAND Flash due to a EOL notification. See Errata HW22 for details.

PCN26 - Various Newport Errata

• Date: 07-27-2018
• The Newport family has newly added errata, including NP1,2,3,4 & 6. See Newport Errata for details.

PCN27 - Newport Fan Tachometer Improvements

• Date: 10-24-2018
• The Newport family has improvements related to the fan tachometer file in NP5. See Newport Errata for details.

PCN28 - GW640x Revision B

• Date: 11-29-2018
• Newport GW640x was updated to Revision B & B.1. See the following link for specific details: GW640x Revision B

PCN29 - GW22x Revision F

• Date: 11-30-2018
• Ventana GW522x was updated to Revision F. See the following link for specific details: GW522x Revision F

PCN30 - Newport CAN Bus Errata

• Date: 12-12-2018
• There is an errata related to CAN Bus functionality on Newport SBCs. See the following link for specific details: Newport NP7

PCN31 - Newport Revision Updates

• Date: 1-11-2019
• Several Newport family boards have new revisions, including the GW630x-E, GW620x-B and GW610x-B: Newport Revision Updates

PCN32 - GSC Firmware Update - V53

• Date: 01-13-2019
• PCN: All Gateworks Newport family products manufactured after 01/01/2019 will have Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware version 53.

Please note this is a very important GSC update for Newport products and is highly recommended. It includes thermal protection, which is crucial for protecting boards.

For details about the Gateworks System Controller (GSC) firmware revisions please see here

To download the latest, please visit the link here

More information:

• Gateworks updates the software that is shipped on standard product when it is considered stable and mature as they see best fit.
• Gateworks is happy to lock software revisions for customers who participate in the Gateworks Specials program. More information can be found here: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/specials