Revision History:
ACE Release 3.6.0 (30-Nov-2022)
- SHA256 checksum (AceInstall_3.6.0.0.zip): 99893DD0DA8CD9913AEA64F001BF2641A5237FF3E9F57B75DC5EF1E64FAEF47B
- 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 http://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.
- 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
Template Update (24-Apr-2020)
- Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v16)
- MQClient Client ID can be 0 length
- AsyncCircuit includes /dev/ttyS ports
- Added Cmd 66 to Modbus poll table
- Added options in Custom Report
- Added Siemens S7 and Valmet/Tejas field units
- Added 'syslog' configuration
- Added Director PODs options
- NetMon added PING FAIL ANY option
- Process RTDB Report – added LABEL and IF options, RTDB Address column
- Process File Report – Added LABEL, IF, and LOOP options
- Processes – added sdcard1 output
- Omni Cmd65 Process – added options for Alarm, Audit, Snapshot, Product, Status; count of historical records
ACE Release 3.5.4 (8-Feb-2019)
- SHA256 checksum (AceSetup.msi): 4F5FD687A63DAF01F78B983BA7BA33702A690EE87FC2C54212A56C65C5497F28
- Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v15)
- Added timezone options for System
- Added Automated Processing and HttpPost
- Added FieldUnitGE_CCM2
- Changed Modbus Field Unit to support CMD 65 for Omni flow reports
- Modified description of Custom Report formats
- Added Time type to GE SRTP Poll Table
- Changes to FieldUnit_TotalFlow
Template Update (8-Nov-2018)
- Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v14)
- Added Network Monitor
- Increased DnpSlave instances to 9
- Added Cat-M1 (SARA-R4) cell modem
- Added Bash script under POD (global instance# with other Bash scripts)
- Removed TLS FIPS=yes option
- Removed TotalFlow compressed messages option
- Store&Forward minimum Pacing=0
- Added Wesdac poll table comment column
Template Update (7-May-2018)
- Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v13)
- RTDB count can be up to 65535
- Changed spare Wesdac parameter
Template Update (28-Mar-2018)
- Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml (v12)
- Added Wesdac protocol
- Added JSON RBE under MQclient3_1
- Added two POD functions
- Added Comment field to SosMod
- Additional filter options under UDPHandler
- Miscellaneous help text and small modifications
ACE Release 3.5.3 (20-Dec-2017)
- SHA-256 checksum (AceSetup.msi): 800717C30F64B2D41E03989A2515303E451EEC2F8E1F9F7661EEFCD282263195
- Temporary files are now stored in user directory instead of common Upload folder, to avoid conflict between multiple users.
- Changes to DefaultTemplate.xml
- Added SINT64 to RTDB
- Changed default LWT in MQTT
- Rearranged Modbus Master poll types
- Updates to help text and default values in Route Table
- Rearranged POD function list
- Changes to TotalFlow FieldUnit
ACE Release 3.5.2 (3-Nov-2017)
- Fixed problem in uploading (Legacy→Upload Only UFF prevents upload of XML with additional files).