Supported versions of AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS

This topic lists supported versions of IDT for FreeRTOS. As a best practice, we recommend that you use the latest version of IDT for FreeRTOS that supports your target version of FreeRTOS. Each version of IDT for FreeRTOS has one or more corresponding versions of FreeRTOS. New releases of FreeRTOS might require you to download a new version of IDT for FreeRTOS.

By downloading the software, you agree to the IDT for FreeRTOS License Agreement.

Latest version of AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS

Use the following links to download the latest version of IDT for FreeRTOS.

IDT v4.3.0 and test suite version 1.6.1 for FreeRTOS 202107.00 (uses FreeRTOS 202107.00 LTS libraries)

• IDT v4.3.0 with test suite FRQ_1.6.1 for Linux

• IDT v4.3.0 with test suite FRQ_1.6.1 for macOS

• IDT v4.3.0 with test suite FRQ_1.6.1 for Windows

Note

We don't recommend that multiple users run IDT from a shared location, such as an NFS directory or a Windows network shared folder. This practice might result in crashes or data corruption. We recommend that you extract the IDT package to a local drive and run the IDT binary on your local workstation.

Release notes

• Supports FreeRTOS 202107.00 that uses FreeRTOS 202107.00 LTS libraries. For more information about what's included in the FreeRTOS 202107.00 release, see the CHANGELOG.md file on GitHub.

• Adds the ability to configure and run AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS through a web based user interface. See Use the IDT for FreeRTOS user interface to run the FreeRTOS qualification suite to get started.

Test suite versions

• FRQ_1.6.1

  • Released 2021.07.26

Earlier IDT versions for FreeRTOS

The following earlier versions of IDT for FreeRTOS are also supported.

IDT v4.1.0 and test suite version 1.6.0 for FreeRTOS 202107.00

• IDT v4.1.0 with test suite FRQ_1.6.0 for Linux

• IDT v4.1.0 with test suite FRQ_1.6.0 for macOS

• IDT v4.1.0 with test suite FRQ_1.6.0 for Windows

Release notes

• Supports FreeRTOS 202107.00. For more information about what's included in the FreeRTOS 202107.00 release, see the CHANGELOG.md file on GitHub.

• Removes the following test cases from OTA qualification:

  • OTA Agent

  • OTA Missing Filename

  • OTA Max Configured Number of Blocks

• Removes the OTA Dataplane Both test group from OTA Qualification. In the device.json file, the OTADataPlaneProtocol configuration now accepts only HTTP or MQTT as supported values.

• Implements the following changes to the freertosFileConfiguration configuration in the userdata.json file for changes to the FreeRTOS source code:

  • Changes the file name that is specified for otaAgentTestsConfig and otaAgentDemosConfig from aws_ota_agent_config.h to ota_config.h.

  • Adds a new otaDemosConfig optional configuration to specify the file path to the new ota_demo_config.h file.

• Adds a new field testStartDelayms to userdata.json to specify a delay between the time a device is flashed to run a FreeRTOS test group and when it starts running tests. The value should be given in milliseconds. This delay can be used to give IDT a chance to connect so that no test output is missed.

Test suite versions

• FRQ_1.6.0

  • Released 2021.07.21

IDT v4.0.3 and test suite version 1.5.1 for FreeRTOS 202012.00 (uses FreeRTOS 202012.00 LTS libraries)

• IDT v4.0.3 with test suite FRQ_1.5.1 for Linux

• IDT v4.0.3 with test suite FRQ_1.5.1 for macOS

• IDT v4.0.3 with test suite FRQ_1.5.1 for Windows

Release notes

• Support for qualification of devices with locked-down credentials on a Hardware Security Module.

• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Test suite versions

• FRQ_1.5.1

  • Released 2021.07.30.

IDT v4.0.1 and test suite version 1.4.1 for FreeRTOS 202012.00 (uses FreeRTOS 202012.00 LTS libraries)

• IDT v4.0.1 with test suite FRQ_1.4.1 for Linux

• IDT v4.0.1 with test suite FRQ_1.4.1 for macOS

• IDT v4.0.1 with test suite FRQ_1.4.1 for Windows

Release notes

• Supports FreeRTOS 202012.00 that uses FreeRTOS LTS libraries. For more information about what's included in the FreeRTOS 202012.00 release, see the CHANGELOG.md file in GitHub.

• Introduces additional OTA (Over-the-air) E2E (end-to-end) test cases.

• Supports qualification of development boards running FreeRTOS 202012.00 that use FreeRTOS LTS libraries.

• Adds support for qualification of FreeRTOS development boards using cellular connectivity.

• Fixes a bug in the echo server configuration.

• Enables you to develop and run your own custom test suites using AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS. For more information, see Use IDT to develop and run your own test suites.

• Provides code signed IDT applications, so you don't need to grant permissions when you run it under Windows or macOS.

• Refined the BLE test result parsing logic.

Test suite versions

• FRQ_1.4.1

  • Released 2021.01.19.

IDT v3.4.0 and test suite version 1.3.0 for FreeRTOS 202011.01

• IDT v3.4.0 with test suite FRQ_1.3.0 for Linux

• IDT v3.4.0 with test suite FRQ_1.3.0 for macOS

• IDT v3.4.0 with test suite FRQ_1.3.0 for Windows

Release notes

• Supports FreeRTOS 202011.01. For more information about what's included in the FreeRTOS 202011.01 release, see the CHANGELOG.md file in GitHub.

• Fixed bug where 'RSA' was not a valid PKCS11 configuration option.

• Fixed bug where Amazon S3 buckets aren't cleaned up correctly after OTA tests.

• Updates to support the new test cases inside of the FullMQTT test group.

Test suite versions

• FRQ_1.3.0

  • Released 2020.11.05.

IDT v3.3.0 and Test Suite version 1.2.0 for FreeRTOS 202007.00

• IDT v3.3.0 with test suite FRQ_1.2.0 for Linux

• IDT v3.3.0 with test suite FRQ_1.2.0 for macOS

• IDT v3.3.0 with test suite FRQ_1.2.0 for Windows

Release notes

• Supports FreeRTOS 202007.00. For more information about what's included in the FreeRTOS 202007.00 release, see the CHANGELOG.md file in GitHub.

• New end to end tests to validate Over The Air (OTA) update suspend and resume feature.

• Fixed bug causing users in eu-central-1 region to be unable to pass config validation for OTA tests.

• Added --update-idt parameter to the run-suite command. You can use this option to set the response for the IDT update prompt.

• Added --update-managed-policy parameter to the run-suite command. You can use this option to set the response for the managed policy update prompt.

• Internal improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • For automatic test suite updates, improvements to config file upgrade.

Test suite versions

• FRQ_1.2.0

  • Released 2020.09.17.

  • Internal improvements and bug fixes, including:

    • For OTA, the Disconnect And Resume test now properly uses the MQTT dataplane if MQTT is configured.

    • For BLE, you can now change the password of the Raspberry Pi image.

For more information, see Support policy for AWS IoT Device Tester for FreeRTOS.