Firmware Version Changelog – APEX

Version: 5.0.2

Released 2026-04-10

• Resolves an issue where legacy time zones would revert to UTC

Version: 5.0.0

Released 2026-03-03

• Operating System security updates
• Recovery firmware will now revert to current version

Version: 4.2.0

Released 2026-03-03

• Supports sending external battery information

Version: 4.1.2

Released 2025-09-17

• Improvements to live stream capability and recovery

Version: 4.1.0

Released 2025-08-04

• Support for P3 Wi-Fi Controller

Version: 4.0.0

Released 2025-04-15

• Support for streaming solutions
• Livestreams can be configured to stream to a server and/or record to an external drive
• Support for next-generation external battery and PoE injector
• Improved handling of file corruption

Version: 3.0.0

Released 2024-03-31

• Support for Livestream capability
• Added support for the Canon R100 camera
• Adjustment to streaming resolution for the Canon M50 camera
• Resolved an issue where photos at the start of the next session might be missed following an extended network outage
• Improved time accuracy for some controller boards when capturing using Low Power Mode
• Improved logging information

Version: 2.1.0

Released 2023-09-25

• Additional camera models to receive Status Update warning messages when LPT is configured but not supported for the camera
• Improved handling of false positive ‘Cannot connect to camera’ errors
• Improved accuracy of signal strength for P3 controllers
• Implemented deletion of unwanted RAW photos from Sony Camera cache
• Improved controller responsiveness when connected to a Sony camera with full cache

Version: 2.0.0

Released 2023-03-29

• Support for SONY ZV-E10 camera on P3 controllers
• Added recovery reset for some instances of USB issues
• SSD icon on OLED now only displays when reading from, or writing to, the SSD
• Updated the Operating System version
• Increased camera connection reset time to 30s
• Improvements to voltage reporting
• Added Status Update warnings where LPT is configured but not supported for some camera models

Version: 1.6.2

Released: 2023-02-23

• Increase to camera timeout to improve behaviour in some camera models
• Change to modem power handling and retry attempts after encountering connection issues
• Internal deployment and QA process improvements

Version: 1.4.0

Released: 2022-07-27

• Enabled support for additional camera models
• Additional camera error codes

Version: 1.3.0

Released: 2022-06-07

• Operating System security updates
• Improved shutdown handling for SIMCOM modem
• Changed retry interval for unresponsive cameras to reduce power draw

Version: 1.2.1

Released: 2022-02-09

• Support for additional camera models
• Support for additional modem
• Support for additional features
• Changes to file handling for pending photos
• Improved consistency of time value on photos across external drive, gallery and forwarding
• Reduction in copy retries to a maximum of once every 5-minutes when external drive is full
• Faster re-application of Low Power Mode (LPM) settings after a camera connection issue
• The 'Start deleting old photos from the SD card' option will now also run in LPM
• Enabled deletion of folders on Nikon cameras
• Additional error codes added to assist with diagnosis
• Changed the format option to use exFAT on FAT32 drives
• Improvements to camera power handling
• Improved photo deletion on Canon 5D Mark III

Version: 1.1.1

Released: 2021-12-20

• Required firmware version for future over-the-air updates
• Allows for additional time to support larger firmware update files

Version: 1.1.0

Released: 2021-10-13

• Change to camera interaction in Setup mode
• Support for new internal build processes

Version: 1.0.2

Released: 2021-06-02

• Clear the photo buffer on initial startup to prevent photos from previous projects uploading
• Adjusted the temperature measurement method

Version: 1.0.1

Released: 2021-02-01

• Improved handling of external drive issues
• Adjusted synchronisation of photo metadata to end of session

Version: 1.0.0

APEX firmware version 1.0.0 uses Mach II firmware 4.6.0 as its base.

• New and improved scheduling feature and interface with updated Capture Config page
• Advanced remote camera control feature now now available for all users
• Smarter, improved check-in behaviour
• Improved handling of external drive formatting
• Improved Support experience by expanding available information in system logs
• Improved and further stabilised the system architecture
• Upgraded OS version