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For more information on finding and updating your Spotter’s firmware, refer to Update Your Spotter’s Firmware.
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| Version | Release date | Release notes |
|---|---|---|
| v2.16.8 | 2026-06-26 | Support for Spotter Scout. |
| Improved firmware installer. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.16.6 | 2026-02-24 | Support for alternative SIM cards. |
| Improved firmware installer (unified installation via SD card, added subsurface payloads). | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.16.4 | 2025-12-10 | Support for new subsurface sensor (Aanderaa 5990) and new cellular variants. |
| Improved firmware installer. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.16.2 | 2025-09-17 | Support for new subsurface sensors (BOREALIS & MicroDot+). |
| Improved firmware installer. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.15.6 | 2025-11-24 | Support for Over-the-Air (OTA) updates for Bristlemouth nodes. |
| Fixed SD card corruption error. | ||
| v2.15.5 | 2025-06-01 | Bug fixes and improvements. |
| v2.15.2 | 2025-01-29 | Improved sea surface temperature (SST) resilience. |
| More reliable communication with subsurface sensors when the Spotter is submerged. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.15.2 | 2024-09-24 | Improved firmware installer. |
| Improved reliability when switching Spotter from RUN to IDLE mode. | ||
| Removal of cellular signal errors. | ||
| v2.15.1 | 2024-08-15 | Support for Bristlemouth. |
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.14.1 | 2024-02-22) | Improved wind algorithm. |
| Reduced the default Iridium fallback timer so your Spotter will revert back to satellite communication faster in case of cellular communication failure. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.6.1 | 2023-04-25 | Bug fixes and improvements. |
| v2.6.0 | 2023-04-13 | Enabled “Power Save Mode”. |
| v2.5.1 | 2023-03-15 | Enabled high data rate (HDR) by default. |
| Improved cellular stability. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.5.0 | 2023-02-28 | Improved wind algorithm. |
| Aligned messages with 5-minute UTC clock. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.4.3 | 2023-01-31 | Bug fixes and improvements. |
| v2.4.2 | 2023-01-20 | Added sea surface temperature (SST) calibration. |
| Added SD card auto-update feature. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.3.0 | 2022-12-13 | Added features and capabilities to enable high data rate (HDR) mode. |
| Added additional visual indicators of Spotter system health and status via LED configuration. | ||
| Added SD card access via USB. | ||
| Bug fixes and improvements. | ||
| v2.2.0 | 2022-09-19 | - |
| v2.1.0 | 2022-06-29 | - |
| v2.0.1 | 2022-05-11 | - |