Teradek T-RAX firmware
Teradek · T-RAX
Latest firmware for the Teradek T-RAX is v8.2.26 (January 6, 2025).
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.26
New Features
- None
Changes and
Improvements
- Removed On Demand option from Core server selections
- Removed invalid Groups publish setting from Facebook API request
Bug Fixes
- Fixed web UI login issue when using FQDN over a routed VLAN
- Date stamp was unnecessarily added to Canon clipnames
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.25
New Features
- Added U.S. carrier selection dropdown for Teradek Data
Changes and Improvements
- None
Bug Fixes
- Decoders did not connect to Core if Hyperion server was selected from listed servers
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.24
New Features
- Added Teradek Data SIM support
Changes and
Improvements
- Removed deprecated Facebook scheduled streams option
- Removed non-functional HTTP Live option
Bug Fixes
- Recordings from ARRI cameras were not uploaded to Frame.io
- Manually triggered recordings were not uploaded to Frame.io
- Firmware updates failed if recordings were written to local storage
- Fixed Facebook authentication
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.20
New Features
- Added SDI clip name support for supported Canon cameras (See Canon for list of supported cameras, requires June 2022 camera firmware)
Changes and Improvements
- None
Bug Fixes
- Bond 6xx devices would not boot correctly with Node V2 connected
- When using Core, going live from the front panel would not work after any network/authentication change
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.15
New Features
- None
Changes and
Improvements
- Updated Facebook API integration to restore streaming capability
Bug Fixes
- None
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.11
New Features
- Added support for SRT rendezvous mode and streamID features
- Added auto-start options to SRT, MPEG-TS
- Added USB modem support to Slice 6xx/7xx encoders
- Added option to enable/disable streaming video to Core when no input is present
- Added option to use primary high resolution stream as the quickview stream, allows simultaneous support for full resolution Core streaming and local monitoring in VUER
- Added encryption for Bond/Sputnik stream, requires Sputnik 2.15.0 or later
Changes and
Improvements
- Increased default 7xx encoder bitrate to 4mbps
- Internal changes to enable 7xx encoder HEVC streams to work with Prism decoders
- Rename Live: Air streaming mode to Airmix
- Enforce SRT passphrase length requirements
- Removed non-functional 'Wireless' option from custom USB modem configuration
- Updated SRT libraries to v1.4.1
- Show Sputnik selection view when logging into a Core account that has a cloud or self hosted Sputnik
Bug Fixes
- RTMP streams to Millicast failed to start
- Fix transcoded bitrate configuration to work with Core
- Web UI firmware release check showed latest version but always indicated firmware was up to date
- Wi-Fi Access Point was not being started after firmware upgrade
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.10
New Features
- None
Changes and
Improvements
- None
Bug Fixes
- Encoder system, web UI could become unresponsive due to repeated video input changes, especially 6xx encoders
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.9
New Features
- Core broadcast destinations can now be started and stopped from the device (web UI and front panel)
- Added support for device code authentication on Core, authorize your device with a simple 5 digit code
Changes and
Improvements
- YouTube and Facebook events/pages will be displayed on multiple pages if there are more than 25
- Core on demand region listing is now generated dynamically
- Changed UStream platform to IBM Cloud Video
- Updated YouTube API to correctly handle high framerate (50/60fps) video
- Removed deprecated Facebook 'Continous streaming' option, no longer necessary
Bug Fixes
- 6xx series decoders did not scale incoming video correctly for non-matching output formats
- 6xx series decoders would disconnect/reconnect to Core periodically when not streaming
- YouTube events would not populate if the 'Stream Now' event wasn't present
- Stream mismatch error would appear in YouTube after going live, stopping, and starting a stream again
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.8
New Features
- Added support for IFB using 'Sputnik' frame forwarding mode in Core mode
- Added IFB input and output volume control settings
- Added ability to set GOP by number of frames instead of time. Set encoder KFI to disabled and then you can specify the group of picture (GOP) size
Changes and
Improvements
- Updated Facebook API to handle publisher requirement changes going into effect February 2020
- Improved Core configuration page on web UI -- added new menus for Sputnik server connections
- 'Sync timecode to video' option for accurate proxy recordings is supported in Live: Air streaming mode only
Bug Fixes
- audio/video sync could drift on 6xx encoder/decoders in some configurations
- 3D LUTs did not work on 7xx encoders
- HLS did not work on HEVC T-RAX encoder cards
- 6xx encoder time code in recordings became inaccurate if video was disconnected/reconnected
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.7
New Features
- Added support for scheduling Facebook live videos
Changes and
Improvements
- Double and single quotes are now supported in Facebook descriptions
- Overall system stability improvements - reduced cases where reboot could be required
- IFB settings are still configurable when Cloud Service set to Core
- Web UI title displayed 'Color Management' on page load
Bug Fixes
- 7xx decoder audio/video sync could drift if any stream instability was present
- Audio could be distorted or missing for 3G-SDI Level B signals where audio was duplicated on both streams
- Audio input was always set to embedded on boot up, ignored analog/embedded configuration
- Frames were skipped between recorded files when recording for extended periods of time
- 7xx decoder could restart occasionally when decoding UDP traffic
- Custom Sputnik IP address could not be configured in Core mode
- SRT encryption did not work on 6xx encoders
- Disabling decoder audio output had no effect
- Some front panel video input statuses were incorrect
- Facebook platform did not switch between live and scheduled live events without restarting codec
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.6
New Features
- Added Source port configuration to SRT 'caller' and MPEG-TS configuration
- Enabled RTP Push support on 6xx encoders
- Added codec recovery mode to 7xx encoders and decoders
- Added additional HTTP Live configuration options
- Added Session password option in Core mode -- enables decoder to be used in 'Sputnik' stream mode while using Core integration
- Added CA certificate upload option
Changes and Improvements
- Disable TLS 1.0/1.1 support
- Disabled ICMP and TCP timestamp responses
- Improved Slice front panel responsiveness
- Improved NFS server compatibility
- Prioritize RTMPS over RTMP when both URLs are valid for Facebook
Bug Fixes
- Sputnik connections could be reset if one network interface reset
- Record errors would pop up continuously with camera triggered recording
- Decoder status did not update when it was unlinked from an encoder on Core
- Fixed automatic page reloads after a reboot
- Some Facebook titles and labels were not updated correctly when switching destinations
- Ethernet connection was reset when switching wi-fi mode
- Slice reset button did not work
- Decoders did not continue attempting to reconnect to an RTSP stream
- Snapshots, broadcast status did not work when HTTPS was enabled
- MPEG-TS Constant bitrate settings were not updated
7xx encoders and decoders
- Interlaced output had few duplicated lines in one field
- T-RAX encoder stream mode was switch to RTSP after changing codec
- Fixed UDP sputnik protocol support
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.5
New Features
- Added 'Auto Format Conversion' option to 7xx decoders
- Enabled is default behavior, allows conversion between incoming streams and decoder output formats
- Disabling this option prevents audio/video sync drifting, requires matching stream and output formats
- More info here: https://support.teradek.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019240394-700-series-decoders-format-conversion-and-audio-video-sync
- Added RTMPS support
- Added individual SDI audio channel selection (Custom audio pair selection)
Changes and
Improvements
- Improved audio/video sync robustness - see auto format conversion option above
- Improved decoder stability
- Bitrate can be changed without interrupting broadcasts
- Web UI mobile display improvements -- Removed separate scrolling panels in web UI and other
improvements
- Use FFMPEG to generate HLS segments
- Moved Sputnik selection into 'Advanced Settings' on cloud services page
7xx encoders and decoders
- Quickview stream defaults to H.264
Bug Fixes
- Bond module was sometimes not detected
- Core-enabled Sputnik listing did not display all servers
- Network connections could be reset when connecting/disconnecting modems
- HTTP Live segment size, playlist length settings were ignored
- Fixed some issues with NFS share compatibility
- Could not log out from YouTube via front panel
7xx encoders and decoders
- Decoder audio/video sync would drift after some time, see auto format conversion option
- Decoder 1080i output only displayed 1 field
- Decoder audio playback could stop after ~7 hours in some scenarios
- Twitch audio/video sync drifted with 50/60 fps video
6xx encoders and decoders
- Sputnik video stream could stop after some time when streaming out to RTMP destinations
- Bonding protocol changes did not take effect until after a codec restart
- HLS streaming did not start automatically on boot up, required codec restart
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Teradek Firmware Version 8.2.3
New Features
7xx encoders and decoders
- Added camera triggered recording
- Added close captioning support
- Added 1080p23.98/24 support on 7xx decoders
- Added SD resolution support
Changes and
Improvements
- Added recovery image version to web UI
- Added firmware update check to web UI
7xx encoders and decoders
- Improved encoder/decoder stability
- Added restart encoder button to web UI
6xx encoders and decoders
- Added framerate to codec info page
Bug Fixes
- Network reset did not default all settings
- Wrong sputniks were retrieved when changing company in Core
- Restart video command from Core did not work
- Node SA did not work with some carriers
- Some settings were reset after firmware upgrade
- Fixed some inconsistencies with status reporting
7xx encoders and decoders
- Video stream could become corrupted after encoding for some time
- Fixed most cases where audio/video sync drifted over time. Still investigating issues with multiple TCP clients
or bonding connections
- RTSP streams did not work with some clients
- Fixed various issues with IFB stability
- Slice encoder front panel would lock up if booted with USB-Ethernet adapter connected
- Sputnik connection could reset if a single modem was disconnected/reconnected
6xx encoders and decoders
- Recording to SD card failed if recording was enabled prior to codec initialization
- 480p input resolution did not work
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