Whelen Firmware Updates
Release Notes: Core R
Products:
All Products | 15 Button Din | 15 Button Handheld | 21 Slide | 6 Slide | Arges Control Head | Arges Profocus | Arges Spotlight | Core | Core C | Core Control Point | Core Internal Siren | Core Io | Core R | Core S | Core S Howler | Core S Internal Howler | Core S Internal Siren | Edge 9x Lightbar | External Siren | High Power Node | Howler | Inner Edge 24 Front | Inner Edge 24 Rear | Inner Edge 36 Front | Inner Edge 36 Rear | Inner Edge Xlp | Knob 6 | Knob Control Head | Lightbar | Lightbar Expansion | Remote 16 | Remote 16 10 30v | Remote 24 | Remote 8 | Scanport | Ta Module | Tracer | V2v Sync Module | Vehicle Safety Gateway | Wcx Fleet Rack Arrow | Wcx Micro 400 | Wcx Push Bumper | Wcx Responder |04/07/2026
Core R Ver # 5.6.724
Bug Fixes:
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements
What’s New:
- Building support for future product releases
09/22/2025
Core R Ver # 5.5.630
Bug Fixes:
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements
What’s New:
- Building support for new features available in an upcoming Command release
- Building support for future product releases
06/01/2025
Core R Ver # 5.4.535
Bug Fixes:
- Corrected an issue with CoreOS 5.3 which could cause system faults when WeCan hardware was present on the network
What’s New:
- Building support for future product releases
03/10/2025
Core R Ver # 5.3.530
Notes:
- This firmware update is not recommended for users with WeCan hardware on their system network
Bug Fixes:
- Improved reliability of Command configuration transfers
- Improved reliability of Command firmware updates
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements
What’s New:
- Building support for future product releases
11/18/2024
Core R Ver # 5.2.488
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved a bug that could cause the system to lose its configuration when receiving input power outside of its operating specifications
- Resolved a bug that could cause the system to enter a reset state when receiving input power above its designed operating specifications
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements
03/25/2024
Core R Ver # 5.0.367
Bug Fixes:
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements
What’s New:
- Protection from inadvertent shutdown during over-the-air updates
- Releasing support in advance of new features being delivered in Command Release Version 2.3.0
06/05/2023
Core R Ver # 4.1.283
Bug Fixes:
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements
What’s New:
- Hardened firmware to be more tolerant when CANbus faults are present on the WeCanX network
03/29/2023
Core R Ver # 4.0.260
- Updated security certificates supported in CoreOS for compatibility with Vehicle Safety Gateway
- Added SteadyLock support for Core-C
- Resolved intermittent stability issue which could occur during over-the-air update operations
11/16/2022
Core R Ver # 3.5.245
- Resolved an issue with activity tone timing when WeCan control heads are used with a WeCanX control system
- Resolved an issue with CANport support for the Chevrolet Silverado and Colorado
- Continuing to tinker under the hood in preparation for some exciting features coming soon
07/13/2022
Core R Ver # 3.4.202
- System updates to manage device IDs
07/01/2021
Core R Ver # 3.2.3
- Initial production release