Summary
The firmware version 17.00,A01.03 for TOBY-L2 modem series has been released by u-blox on August 02, 2024. NetModule has qualified the new firmware for use with NetModule products. The following NRSW releases are compatible with this firmware version:
- 4.6.0.108 or higher
- 4.8.0.103 or higher
NetModule strongly recommends updating the TOBY-L2 LTE modems to firmware version 17.00,A01.03.
Affected Products
All products with product options “-L”, “-Lbb” and “-Lg” for LTE Cat. 4 based on u-blox TOBY-L2xx modem are affected. Products using other cellular standards are not affected: e.g. LTE Advanced, LTE 450 MHz, GSM-R.
Product Change
The following issues have been fixed with firmware version 17.00,A01.03:
- A FW reset might occur in a specific network configuration with periodic measurements on multiple neighbouring cells. The reset results in cellular connectivity loss. This is fixed.
- A FW reset might occur during LTE registration when decoding specific SIB5 messages. The reset results in cellular connectivity loss. This is fixed.
All the afore mentioned issues may affect reliability and performance of the LTE data connection. Therefore, NetModule strongly recommends updating all TOBY-L2 LTE modems to firmware version 17.00,A01.03 for fixing these issues.
Product Change Notice can be found here.
Additional Information
The firmware images are available for download here:
- TOBY-L210 for EMEA region, order code L:
https://share.netmodule.com/public/system-software/firmware/ublox-toby-l210-17.00-A01.03.tar.gz - TOBYL200 for NA region, order code Lbb:
https://share.netmodule.com/public/system-software/firmware/ublox-toby-l210-17.00-A01.03.tar.gz - L280 for APAC region, order code Lg:
https://share.netmodule.com/public/system-software/firmware/ublox-toby-l280_17.00-17.00A01.03.tar.gz
Detailed Instructions can be found here: https://wiki.netmodule.com/maintenance/modem-firmware-update
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact NetModule support at support@netmodule.com or +49 6196 779979 40