RELEASE NOTES

04 June 2018 - Apache NimBLE v1.0.0

For full release notes, please visit the Apache Mynewt Wiki.

Apache NimBLE is an open-source Bluetooth 5.0 stack (both Host & Controller) that completely replaces the proprietary SoftDevice on Nordic chipsets.

New features in this version of NimBLE include:

• 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• removal of deprecated bletiny application (superseded by btshell)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

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.