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  • SHA256 checksum (AceInstall_3.6.2.0.zip): -TBD-
  • New features:

    • Created new dialog to edit object Description (double-click on Description: label).

    • Added support for dynamic listbox in main object properties.

    • Added configuration change log Change Log menu option.

  • Improvements/bug fixes:

    • Added delay in serial file transfer (Tera Term) script to navigate menu.

    • Don’t create .ttl script if doing Connect To Device without user/password.

    • Fixed configuration name property if it doesn’t match filename.

    • Added template data type to property help, if mismatch between config and template.

    • Added detail to table dialog title.

    • Fixed filename filter on open file dialogs.

    • Template Editor - fix handling of object name change in tree or properties dialog.

    • Template Editor - detect case differences between Children list and object name when opening template.

    • Don’t allow object name to be changed to zero length.

    • Show floating popup table and table help dialog in the Taskbar.

    • Don't crash if ACE.settings.xml file is blank.
    • Attempt to speed up screen refresh after selecting new object.
    • Enter and Escape allowed in Unknown Template Node dialog.
    • Upload XML menu defaults to the Password field.
    • Notify user if table was opened and columns were added/deleted.
    • Activate Save button on load.
  • Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v20):

    • Ethernet has MTU and MRU properties.

    • SerialMMI has minimum 3 minute timeout.

    • LinuxSystem – added new options.

    • SparkplugB/URL table – added Comment column.

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  • SHA256 checksum (AceInstall_3.6.0.0.zip): AAA2D5A4CE39C607EA55BB16B53C04C8726A5E979AEE2FB4B9894AEF27C0C305
  • Program changes:
    • Program now installs to user's AppData instead of C:\Program Files (x86) (can be installed simultaneous with version 3.5.x)
    • Template Editor is menu item in ACE Editor instead of via Start Menu
    • Default folder for Images and Tera Term is in user's AppData\Local\Elecsys\ACE folder
    • Online installation from httphttps://ftp.elecsyscorp.com/ACE/NewACE/ConfigEditor.application
  • New features:
    • Added Compare Files option to show diff between two configurations.
    • Table help dialog is now floating (non-modal) and includes all column help text.
    • Table Edit dialog highlights changed cells, prompts user before canceling if table has changed.
    • Highlight properties when ACE automatically corrects due to config errors.
    • Added Template Editor to Tools menu of Configuration Editor, no need for separate Start menu icon
    • Reset ACE window location if Ctrl is held down while clicking on Start menu icon
    • Template Editor when importing old ODF file, Comment properties will be added if ODF has Property9000=Comment
    • Add option on file Upload or Download to increase timeout if retried within the dialog
    • Using Connect to Device, a blank username, password, and/or IP will connect to SSH without closing, allowing user to enter information.
    • Using Connect to Device, a blank username+password will connect to serial without logging in.
    • Template Editor allows modification of template version.
  • Improvements/bug fixes:
    • Fixed bug of Config Editor crashing after many clicks.
    • Fixed crash on table dropdowns with dynamic list.
    • Fixed problem of opening table with both an aliased (old) column name and a missing column
    • In YMODEM serial transfer, don’t give success prompt after each file
    • Extend Upload timeout to 6 minutes if uploading additional files over serial
    • Default to program directory when prompting to install icons
    • Create .CFG file on HCP compile
    • Copy/paste objects without adding timestamp to the name, if possible.
    • Copy/paste objects retains Enable & UFF flags correctly.
    • Correctly Import/Export CSV from tables (handle comma and double-quote).
    • Added datatype and min/max to table help dialog.
    • Added hover text to Edit Table button.
    • Added hotkeys to a few menu options.
    • Replace Tamir.SharpSSH with RenciSshNet driver for SCP
    • Fix Tera Term so it handles pathnames with spaces (Upload & Connect to Device)
    • Make Tera Term visible when it runs
    • In Upload menu, clear previous upload status immediately before uploading again
    • Disable Upload button during upload
    • Remove .xml from <BaseTemplate> tag in configuration properties, if present
    • Set better defaults in ACE settings file for program and window size
    • Template Editor's Import Icon Library option now overwrites existing files
    • Refresh Template Editor icons automatically if one of them is changed
    • Refresh Config Editor icons when pressing OK to ACE Settings dialog
    • Automatically unpack icons, Tera Term and DefaultTemplate.xml on first run
    • Template Editor saves Legacy ODF ACE location in settings after import
    • DefaultTemplate.xml and Tera Term are installed upon running ACE if they don't exist.
  • Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v19)
    • MQTT RBE_PR_Handler includes all 4 DBM flags
    • RtdbMod includes UINT64 type
    • Scan Table Unit Address is not UINT16, not SINT16
    • Added AliasNamesPod for writing PODs with variable names
    • POD added commands for NOT JUMP RELATIVE, NOT RETURN, GO_SUB_ALIAS_POD, RUN ALIAS POD, MQRBE SYSTEM COMMANDS, 64-bit result types
    • CellModem added QUECTEL-BG96 modem
    • SNMP changed default values
    • Added Automated Processing Process-PBuf-Report, Read-ProtoBuff-Payload options
    • Added Automated Processing RTDB COPY VALUE (TrigAdjust) option
    • Added support for Siemens S7 200 PLC type

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