Release 1.2 (March 9, 2006)

Features

General

• Added support for ControlMatrix integration via a new ControlMatrix device in the Control menu. This device is intended for centralized ControlMatrix designs. Some customization is required for more complex NION arrangements (i.e. multiple projects) or interoperability with ControlManager. Contact Peavey should you need more assistance.
• Support for the custom NioNode SNMP extensions has been moved to the new Peavey registered namespace: iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).private(4).enterprises(1).peavey(24603).nion(1).nionode(1). SNMP subagent functionality is unchanged. A new MIB definition reflecting these changes can be found at: NWare\plugins\pion\doc\PEAVEY-NION-NIONODE-MIB-V2.my.
• Added the ability to add SNMP control and monitoring for up to 256 controls per physical NioNode unit. To add SNMP Flyoffs to the NioNode in the Flyoffs tab, put the total quantity needed into the 'Number of SNMP exported controls' field of the NioNode properties dialog. If the quantity is greater than 0, an 'SNMP Exports' tab will be added to the NioNode device. In the row for each control, there is a 'R/O' button and a Label field. When 'R/O' is off, the control can be read and set via SNMP. When on, the control is read-only. Read-only is the default setting. Since the SNMP flyoffs and the 'exportedControlTable' in the MIB keep track of the controls via their "index" number, you should enter a short description in the label field that will also be viewable in the exportedControlTable as 'controlLabel'. SNMP flyoffs should only be wired to master nodes on controls that you want to monitor or control. To provide SNMP control of a Python script, you should wire a generic control to both the Python script and to the SNMP flyoff.
• Added support for the NIO-AES digital audio IO card.
• Added control to enable RS-485 unicast addressing in the CAB's RS-485 tab.
• Added filibuster mode to PageMatrix logic device. This enables 'first-come-first-serve' logic on stations of equal priority. In order for this to work, you must also set priorities equal on intended station/zone combinations.
• 'Copy control attributes' now copies polygon shapes as well as general control settings.
• The following control operator functions are now multichannel aware - invert, negate, absolute value, threshold, hysteresis, toggle on rising edge, toggle on falling edge, value link, position link, and string link.
• Changed default low/high pass filter type to Linkwitz-Riley so default crossovers have a flat frequency response.
• Added drop-down list of pages in Launcher dialog box.
• Added control ruid and device id to 'Find control' dialog box if a control was selected.
• Added string mulitplexer/demultiplexer devices, created for sending a lot of control values through one wire of the Project Linker devices.
• Added the % operator to the expression evaluator. This restarts the sequence after n iterations. For example "Input {1+=1%4}" would give "Input 1", "Input 2", "Input 3", "Input 4", "Input 1", "Input 2", "Input 3", "Input 4", etc.
• Added new keyboard commands - The ENTER key now opens the selected block(s) and the ESC key closes the window with focus.
• Added option for Kiosk mode to hide root level tabs.
• Added option for Kiosk mode to hide cursors.
• Kiosk page changes are now always deployed - before if no DSP or control wiring changes were made the user was required to force a recompile by holding the shift key while hitting the deploy button.
• Default User logon is now case-insensitive.
• Added optional XML based configuration for running NWare in Kiosk mode. The old command line options have been removed. The new command line looks like: "NWare.exe /personality=nware_kiosk kiosk_config.xml".

  The xml file should be in the form :

  <kiosk>

  <name value="kiosk_test" />

  <compile_id value="" /> <!-- only necessary if there are multiple compiles of the

  same project on the network -->

  <deploy_id value="" /> <!-- only necessary if there are multiple deployments of the

  same project on the network -->

  <username value="3" />

  <hash value="" /> <!-- can use prehashed password if you don't want to store the

  password in plain text in this file -->

  <password value="3" />

  <hide_root_tab value="true" /> <!-- defaults to false -->

  <hide_cursors value="true" /> <!-- defaults to false -->

  </kiosk>

  Note: The 'hash' referred to above can be generated within NWare by pressing Ctrl-Shift-H. A Generate Hash dialog will be displayed. You should enter the same username used in this xml and a password. The resulting hash code should be entered within the <hash value=''" /> quotation marks. Use only the hash or password element, not both. Obviously, the username and password (explicit or the hash) used here, must match the username and password stored in the deployed project.

ControlManager

Added support for direct CAB control. Here is how to set it up:

1. From a command prompt, type conman -adapters and press Enter.

   A list of discovered adapters will be shown with a Device ID:... line which shows how Windows refers to the adapter.

2. Choose the appropriate NIC (on the CobraNet network) and copy the line from \Device... to the end.
3. Open the conman.cfg.xml file in a text editor.
4. Add a line after line 3 that incorporates the bit you copied from the printout of adapters like this:

   <cab_adapter value='\Device\{3bcabbb8-8809-41e2-8e0f-d4c98fdfe6e3}' />

   Note: This line is the example from the file, but the part within the {}'s needs to be the one you got from the printout of adapters. This functionality will be included as an automatic part of future ControlManager installers.

Bug fixes

• Fixed bug which made it impossible to switch from XControl PASHA back to regular PASHA without a reboot.
• Fixed bug which caused the project file to not be properly saved to the NioNode in some cases due to the location of the saved project file (on a different drive than the install, on the root of the drive, etc.).
• Fixed bug which caused increment or decrement strings ( ++1, --2, etc ) not work if the increment or decrement value was larger than the maximum value of the control.
• Fixed issues with arrow key selection which caused the selection to not be as expected.
• Fixed bug which caused PageMatrix priorities to be limited to the number of zones and not the number of stations.
• A problem with the ambient level sensing router getting stuck with the wrong input selected while the ambient level is fluctuating rapidly has been corrected. The router now also aborts a cross-fade if the input selection is changed while the cross-fade is in progress.
• Fixed bug which caused Bring to Front command to not work properly if there were wires in the container window.
• Fixed bug where there was a 1.5 second delay when initially connecting via RATC which caused problems with ControlMatrix.
• Fixed bug which made GPIO analog input calibration not work properly across a redeploy.
• Fixed bug where .npa files with long file names opened from outside NWare had 8.3 truncated names in NWare (and saved back to those incorrect names).