========================= CHANGELOG FOR RELEASE 1.4 ========================= Version 1.4.2 Build 1413 (2024-02-08) [+] kvm-tec SwitchingManager: Added support for Scenarios Version 1.4.1 Build 1412 (2023-11-07) [*] DHD: Potentiometer count increased to 512 [*] DHD: Allow fader and potentiometer levels up to +327.67 dB [+] Webhooks: $VALUE etc. variables can used in URL [+] Converter: Added Feedback Suppression option [*] GUI: Reduced refresh rate of parameter tree to improve performance [+] Added Blackmagic Design Videohub Ethernet Protocol Version 1.4.0 Build 1405 (2023-08-16) [+] DHD ECP: Added support for metering [-] SMTP: Server settings not saved in config [*] Prevent repeated triggering of _status/connected parameter during failed connnection attemps [+] Webhooks: Added support for HTTP Bearer Token authentication [+] Converter rules: Added "Exclude from logging" option Version 1.4 beta Build 1400 [+] Added Telos VX (LWCP) connection [+] New headless/console mode, makes BTConnect run in a console window without its GUI. To start in headless mode, use "-m headless" or "--mode headless" command line parameters. Additionally, you can use "-v" to enable parameter debug logging. [*] Changed MQTT client library from TMSMQTT to Paho for better performance and reliability [+] Value conversions: Added "string replace" conversion (with option regexp) [+] Dummy connection: New "Extended" string parameter type, which exposes a set of string operation parameters (append, backspace, clear); use ",E" suffix for declaration. [+] Ability to manually edit JSON configuration of connections and rules [*] Improved size/readability of JSON configuration by omitting most default settings ========================= CHANGELOG FOR RELEASE 1.3 ========================= Snapshot - Build 1219 [*] SMTP: Added Message-Id header to fix incompatibility with GMail [*] TCP: Added more detailed error logging [*] Webhooks: Correct handling of HTTP 301 redirects [+] Added G&D ControlCenter-IP protocol [+] Added kvm-tec SwitchingManager protocol Version 1.3.5 Build 1217 (2022-07-22) [-] Rule processing for a particular parameter change may be aborted if a Filter conversion is not satisified for any rule [+] DHD ECP: Added extended debug log option [+] DHD ECP: "start" and "pfl" parameters are now read/write instead of write-only for faders (but not channels, due to a limitation of the protocol) [+] DHD ECP: Ability to set a Logic Base for each channel (also imported automatically from *.dpx file). If the Logic Base is known, changes of the Start and PFL logics will be reflected to the channel//start and channel//pfl parameters, which become read/write then. [-] DHD ECP: Channel names not imported if virtual mixer name does not follow the "Mixer " scheme [*] All logging timestamps displayed with millisecond resolution Version 1.3.4 Build 1214 (2022-05-02) [-] REST API and Ember+ Provider: Possible Access Violation on shutdown [*] SMTP: Added support for TLS 1.2 [+] Ember Consumer: Added support for sending keep-alive requests [-] DHD ECP: Channel parameters updates result in label update Version 1.3.3 Build 1213 (2022-03-31) [-] Possible Access Violation error when closing the application [*] DHD ECP: Always echo routing parameter changes [+] DHD ECP: Support for setting channel labels [-] Dummy: Non-string parameters initially carry string value when default value is set in configuration Version 1.3.2 Build 1212 (2022-02-21) [+] Added Shell Execution connection [+] Outgoing Webhooks: Added support for Microsoft Teams Version 1.3.1 Build 1210 (2022-01-09) [+] Log Archive: Right-click file list to open a different log folder [-] Possible "Already connected" error when TCP connections are re-established [-] DHD ECP: Setting logics to false does not woek [*] Updated MQTT library to v1.3.0.2 Version 1.3.0 Build 1208 (2021-12-21) [+] Added Timer connection (provides timers and pulses) [+] Added WheatNet Blade ACI connection [+] Added Barix Barionet (ASCII) connection [+] Added Dummy connection [+] Added Keyboard connection (system-wide hotkeys) [+] Ember+ Provider: Ability to filter/mirrior one specific connection [+] Added "Status parameters" option of all (parameter-based) connections [*] Connection type and ID displayed in Edit Connection dialog window title [*] DHD ECP, LWRP, Blade ACI: Sending "Trigger" values to logic/GPIO parameters will always generate a pulse [+] Added "Convert to Trigger" conversion ========================= CHANGELOG FOR RELEASE 1.2 ========================= Version 1.2.2 Build 1134 (2021-12-21) [*] New application logo [-] Window not restored correctly when using "Restore" from the tray icon menu [+] Connections: Added "Extended debug logging" option (only has an effect on some connection types) [-] XML Output: Parameters not extrated correctly from template [+] Webhooks: Ability to upload files with multipart/form-data (enter "file:" as the form parameter value) [*] Webhooks: Not using binary transfer encoding anymore, to be compatible with the DHD REST API server [-] DHD REST API: Mixer snapshots applied to wrong mixer [+] DHD REST API: Added picture upload function [-] SMTP: Clipboard error in configuration when pasting text to edit boxes [*] Prodys: Automatic reconnect when no replies are received after 5 seconds Version 1.2.1 Build 1126 (2021-09-09) [-] MQTT Client: "Assertion failed" error in Log when updating parameters while MQTT connection is not (yet) established [-] Possible Access Violation at shutdown or during periodic truncate of log Version 1.2.0 Build 1125 (2021-08-25) [*] Revised connection management [*] Connection status forms are always displayed also for disabled connections [*] Changing connection ID will recreate connection and also update all converter rules that are using them [+] Per-connection log display with parameter debugging [+] Added support for DHD RM2200D [+] REST API: Added web server (ability to server static files) [+] Added support for Velleman K8055/VM110 [+] Added support for IO-Warrior (USB HID) [+] Added support for Elgato Stream Deck (direct connection via USB HID, Stream Deck software is not required and must be closed first) [+] Added LUA scripting support in Protocol Converter rules [*] Implemented licensing system for connections [+] Added HTTP Client connection type [-] Switching between List and Tree view is very slow for connections with a large number of parameters [+] MIDI Output: Added support for SysEx messages [-] DHD ECP: Fixed memory leak [+] Persistent JSON log in ProgramData folder [+] Added Webhooks protocol [+] Added additional variables for use in notifications (SMTP, Webhooks): $PARAMETER, $SOURCECONNECTION, $SOURCEPARAMETER, $SOURCEVALUE, $DESCRIPTION, $TIMESTAMP [+] Added Log Archive viewer to main menu [+] Webhooks: Added Slack support [+] Added Online Documentation link to main menu [+] REST API: Parameter updates trough HTTP GET /update (in addition to POST) [+] Added Filter function in Log Archive viewer [+] MQTT Bridge: Added Client ID Prefix setting [*] Connection status: Improved performance when dynamically adding parameters [-] License Manager: Download error when password contains non-ANSI characters [-] HTTP Client: Authentication error when password contains non-ANSI characters [*] Ember+ Consumer: Improved error handling of malformed provider input/data [+] DHD ECP: Added "timedlevel" parameter for faders/channels [-] Connection status: Parameters copied to clipboard as JSON rather than text [+] Connection status: Added "Copy Value" to popup menu ========================= CHANGELOG FOR RELEASE 1.1 ========================= Snapshot - Build 1028 [-] LWRP: status/temperature parameter should not be displayed when FPSTAT polling is disabled [-] MQTT conncetion: Fixed parameter handling and auto-reconnect [*] Swapped names of "MQTT Bridge" and "MQTT Client" features [*] Removed global "Enable MQTT Bridge" setting; MQTT Bridge must be enabled on a per-connection basis [+] Notification connection type is now functional [*] MQTT reconnect moved to background thread, will no longer freeze GUI [-] Parameter list not updating after configuration change and connection restart [*] MQTT Bridge: Changed "/val" prefix for update notifications to "/status" [+] DHD ECP: Added support for potentiometer levels [+] REST: Added WebSocket parameter filter [-] ProntoNet hangup/answer/call actions not executed [+] Added support for Prodys IkusNet/Quantum protocol [-] Ember+: parameters may receive value "0" on first update [+] New "Trigger" datatype, used for Prodys codec actions (call, answer, hangup) [+] Added Ember+ Provider connection type [*] Re-implemented Ember+ consumer for better efficiency and stability [+] Added "Create bug report" to menu [+] LWRP: Added an option to support writeable GPI pins [+] LWRP: Added support for GPI custom messages [+] Ember+ Provider: Added Keepalive Interval and Read Timeout settings [-] About dialog may not display the correct version number [*] Update HTTPS client to support TLS v1.2 [-] Notifier: Conversions in rules lost after restart [*] Connection types arranged in category tree in Add dialog [*] Removed Notifier connection type [+] Added SMTP connection type [*] Removed Protocol Converter connection type in favor of a central Converter facility found on the second tab of the main form. Old configuration will be migrated automatically. [-] Parameter tree can be incomplete for connections with dynamic parameters, e.g. Ember+ Consumer, especially after restart of the connection [+] Ember+ Consumer: Matrix support [-] Converter: Rule heckboxes not processed correctly [+] Added logging of processed Converter rules [+] Value conversion: Added "return true/false" option for "Filter value" [-] MQTT Bridge: SSL, authentication and global topic prefix settings ignored [*] MQTT Bridge: Automatic trimming of slashes and whitespace in prefix [+] DHD ECP: Added "Keepalive Logic" setting. If you enter a logic number (1..4095) here, that logic will be requested every 30 seconds to generate some traffic on the TCP connection, and also a read timeout of 60 seconds will be used to detect stale TCP connections [+] Value Mapping: * can be used as a catch-all wildcard [+] ProntoNet and IkusNet: Added read-only "connected" parameter for each line, will be set to true if line is in any "Connected_*" state, else false [+] ProntoNet and IkusNet: Added "callfrombook" parameter [-] Possible "not connected" exception for TCP-based protocols if the connection is dropped by the server unexpectedly [-] Value mapping may be mixed up during JSON serialization; now stored as array [*] Empty strings in value mapping are removed automatically after editing [*] Prodys: Improved logging of non-acknowledged commands [+] REST API: Parameter updates through WebSocket [*] Suppressed socket error dialogs from MQTT Client and Bridge [*] Updated installer, will install dependency Visual Studio 2013 runtimes [*] Main window is minimized to tray Known issues: (none) Version 1.1-dev Build 1000 "Project IoBT" development version Version 1.0-beta Build 103 (2019-09-11) First public release