| # RELEASE NOTES |
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| 04 June 2018 - Apache NimBLE v1.0.0 |
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| For full release notes, please visit the |
| [Apache Mynewt Wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MYNEWT/Release+Notes). |
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| Apache NimBLE is an open-source Bluetooth 5.0 stack (both Host & Controller) that completely |
| replaces the proprietary SoftDevice on Nordic chipsets. |
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| New features in this version of NimBLE include: |
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| * Initial version after moving to separate repo - https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble |
| * removal of deprecated bletiny application (superseded by btshell) |
| * Added NimBLE Porting Layer (NPL) which abstracts OS specific details to improve portability |
| * Initial ports for FreeRTOS and RIOT OS |
| * Support for advertising up to 1650 bytes of data with Extended Advertising |
| * Support for host flow control |
| * Support for Direct Test Mode (DTM) via HCI interface |
| * Support for Device Information Service |
| * Bugfixes for issues found on UPF59 and during BT certification testing |
| * Lots of other bugfixes, minor enhancements and optimisations |
| * Mesh improvements |
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| If working on next-generation RTOS and Bluetooth protocotol stack |
| sounds exciting to you, get in touch, by sending a mail to the Apache Mynewt |
| Developer's list, dev@mynewt.apache.org. |
