Dear Valued Partners,



This is an announcement of our new firmware releases from Mar 16, 2024 - Apr 15, 2024.

You can click the link to download each device's firmware and revision notes.

The firmware will be updated on Suprema's official website in a week.


1. Released Models

  • BioStation A2, XPass 2, BioStation 2a, X-Station 2



2. Details


Product ModelBioStation A2Release Versionv1.9.3 (Download)
Revision NoteBioStation A2 Revision Notes v1.9.3
  • Firmware Repackaging



Product ModelXPass 2Release Versionv1.4.1 (Download)
Revision NoteXPass 2 Revision Notes v1.4.1


<New Features and Improvements>

  1. Added new model.
  2. Improved to select and update only the desired information when updating user information. (Compatible with BioStar v2.9.0 or higher)
  3. Supports Custom Smart Card Layout.
  4. XPass D2 new BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) chip firmware (Build No. 1.7.0_220921) support. 
    • The BLE chip parts of the hardware have been changed, and the firmware has been upgraded to be compatible with both the existing and new BLE chips.
  5. Improved synchronization to complete if user enrollment fails when synchronizing multiple users to the device in BioStar 2. 
  6. Improved smartcard output byte order setting. 



Product ModelBioStation 2aRelease Versionv1.1.1 (Download)
Revision NoteBioStation 2a Revision Notes v1.1.1

<New Features and Improvements>

  1. Improved pop-up message displayed when searching with unenrolled information in the Search User feature.
  2. Improved pop-up message displayed when Timed Anti PassBack occurs.
    • Relevant Article: [BioStar 2 v2.9.5 > BioStar 2 Administrator Guide > Feature Guide >How to Set Up the Timed Anti Passback]
  3. Improved duplicate fingerprint detection.
  4. Improved fingerprint capture quality.




Product ModelX-Station 2Release Versionv1.3.0 (Download)
Revision NoteX-Station 2 Revision Notes v1.3.0


<New Features and Improvements>

  1. Extended the user expiration period to a maximum of ‘2037-12-31’.
  2. Supports Custom Smart Card Layout.
  3. Supports the Display Result from Controller feature for displaying authentication success or failure results from a 3rd party controller on the device screen when using Intelligent Slave.
  4. XPass D2 new BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) chip firmware (Build No. 1.7.0_220921) support.
    • The BLE chip parts of the hardware have been changed, and the firmware has been upgraded to be compatible with both the existing and new BLE chips.
  5. Supports the Ignore Repeated Signals Duration feature, which ignores repetitive authentication signals from the controller when the device is connected to a 3rd party controller via Wiegand.
  6. Face Detection feature is deprecated.
  7. Added event code for QR authentication.
  8. Improved synchronization to complete if user enrollment fails when synchronizing multiple users to the device in BioStar 2.
  9. Improved duplicate fingerprint detection.
  10. Improved pop-up message displayed when moving to another screen after entering the license menu.