Release Notes

This list isn’t perfect, but it’s a place to let us show progress on the codebases, and box design. Don’t forget to boop your pink UPDATE card every now and then to get the latest update!

Here’s the Kit – there’s the pink Update card!

Box Software

0.9.3

  • Version released to the #myomb pilots. Introduced the RFID-RC522 reader hardware

0.9.5

  • God from the sea object added

0.9.6

  • Box reports its IP address to heart so users don’t have to rely on box.local

1.0.0

  • Switch to miab-brain NodeJS software from NodeRED.
  • Box now configured by saving a box-config.json file to the SD card, rather than via box.local:1880/setup
  • “Try Me” collection added
  • “Admin” collection now just has the hello / WiFi / updates cards
  • v1.3 hardware (integrated PCB with RTC, I2S DAC)

1.0.1 (3 February 2020)

  • Bug Fix: MuseumInABox WiFi network didn’t show up when the WiFi card was booped. Now it does.

1.1.0 (20 March 2020)

Better WiFi setup and handling of problems getting online when you’re either configuring the WiFi or checking for updates.

  • It’s now possible to forget WiFi networks in case they’re causing problems
  • Bug Fix: IP address and version number weren’t updated on heart quickly enough, which sometimes caused the Write Stickers UI to break
  • The configure WiFi card now checks for some of the problems it might encounter and gives better error messages
  • Master volume lowered to counteract buzzing at high volumes

1.1.1 (21 February 2021)

  • Bug Fix: improve audio downloads so it recovers from partially-downloaded files
  • Bug Fix: problems downloading audio could be incorrectly reported as problems connecting to the Internet
  • Bug Fix: tweak web UI to add a link to the Box’s page on Heart and make writing stickers page clearer

1.2.0 (26 November 2021)

This is the latest version for the original Box hardware (Boxes with serial number of 400 and below)

All about the boops.

  • Any boops that happened when the Box isn’t connected to the Internet are now sent back to Heart when the Box checks for updates
  • The Box does a better job of telling Heart what its IP address is, so it’s easier to connect to it from the link on the right-hand side of the Box’s page on Heart
  • Bug Fix: updated WiFi configuration tool to let us run on newer versions of the underlying operating system
  • Bug Fix: the Box couldn’t connect to hidden WiFi networks

2.0.0 (4 March 2024)

New hardware, who dis?

The first release on the updated hardware, with a different computer inside) and a much better RFID reader.

  • Runs on all-new computer hardware; an ESP32-S3 rather than a Raspberry Pi
  • New, better RFID reader hardware (using our own Vicino circuit board)
  • Better upgrades: the Box software upgrade system now upgrades the entire operating system in one go, simplifying the upgrade options and meaning we can jump straight to the newest version rather than upgrading versions one-by-one

2.0.1 (11 March 2024)

  • Bug Fix: the RFID reader could stop recognising tags

2.1.0 (17 April 2024)

Sync offline boops during updates.

  • Any boops that happened when the Box isn’t connected to the Internet are now sent back to Heart when the Box checks for updates
  • Bug Fix: there was a problem redirecting phones to the captive portal when the WiFi card was booped
  • Bug Fix: it wasn’t possible to get to the Box using the web address box.local. That isn’t used as much now, but there is still documentation using it, so it’s useful for the Box to recognise it

2.2.0 (18 April 2025)

Better audio downloads.

  • Let users download audio files individually. There’s now a button next to each object on the “Write Stickers” page which lets you download just that one audio file. It will read “Download” if the Box doesn’t have that audio file at all; and “Update” if the Box already has an audio file. Clicking “Update” will download the file again, in case you want to force the Box to get it again
  • Bug Fix: sometimes the Box would reboot when in the middle of downloading audio or checking for updates
  • Bug Fix: the “Write Stickers” page sometimes failed to show the list of collections and objects when first loaded

2.3.0 (18 August 2026)

Better feedback when the Box is busy, even better audio downloads, and an update to the underlying .

  • When the Box is busy it, particularly when downloading lots of new audio files, it was hard to tell if it was still working on things. Now, when the Box is working it will fade the big green LED on and off. When it is checking through the list of audio files and downloading any new ones it uses the yellow LEDs as a progress bar to give an indication of how much is left to do
  • When working out which audio files to download, the Box now checks both the timestamp on the file and its size. That means it does a better job of working out when an audio file has only partially downloaded, and will get download it again
  • Bug Fix: there was a problem with the boop sync during the “Check for updates” process which meant that sometimes boops would be lost
  • Bug Fix: what we’ve been calling “the Indiana Jones bug”. It was possible to switch objects quickly and the Box wouldn’t notice that the object on top had changed