ReadMe for ControlScape version 5.16.038

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ControlScape FH - Compatibility

ControlScape FH Operating Systems Tested

Upgrade Information

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

Module(s) Affected

New Feature(s)

Known Problems and Limitations

Previously Released Versions of ControlScape FH

ControlScape FH: Compatibility

The following system requirements apply to ControlScape FH. ControlScape FH software is designed to work under the Windows operating system. Note: System requirements in this document are subject to change and do not represent a commitment to support any particular software or hardware.

ControlScape FH Operating Systems Tested

• Windows XP Professional Ver.2002 Service Pack 2 256 MB RAM Pentium III (800 Mhz)
• Windows Vista Ultimate 1024MB RAM Pentium 4 (2.80 GHz)

Upgrade Information

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.16.038

1. Fixed bug preventing the setting to IP addresses to RLX-IFHE radios under Windows 7

Modules Affected

New Feature(s)

• None

Known Problems and Limitations

1. No known issues

Previously Released Versions of ControlScape FH

ControlScape FH Version 5.16.036

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.16.036

1. Add support for new Smart Switched Ethernet (SSE) network type for IFHE radios.
2. Fixed an issue where the Serial Data bits and Stop bits setting values were displayed in the other values field.
3. Fixed an issue where the radio channel number was not being displayed properly.
4. Improved performance of configuration and diagnostic communication for IFHE radios.

Modules Affected

New Feature(s)

• Supports the SSE network type for IFHE radios– replaces PMP, P2P, and E2E network types.
• Supports switching network types to SSE or PTP for IFHE radios.
• Supports reset to defaults for IFHE radios
• Firmware upgrade will send and write both firmware files with no user input required between files for IFHE radios.

Known Problems and Limitations

1. No known issues

ControlScape FH Version 5.13.021

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.13.021

1. Fixed an issue where the program would crash when closing from Network Diagnostics
2. Corrected programming of certain configuration cases preventing proper network operation
3. Improved configuration reliability over the air
4. Improved Network Diagnostics scan speed
5. IFHE networks default to the Low Latency setting for hop interval.
6. Cosmetic changes

Module(s) Affected

New Feature(s)

1. Added ability to set IP address from the Ethernet Diagnostics dialog.
2. Added a Max Output Power Setting allowing user to select the maximum allowed for the radios regulatory settings.
3. Added Modbus RTU to Modbus TCP Encapsulation support to RLX-IFHE radios.

ControlScape FH Version 5.11.012

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.11.012

1. Fixed bug allowing user to set and IP address with a 0 or 255 as last octet.
2. Serial Diagnostics will not display TX Power levels in 10-20dBm range.
3. Improved Discovery Tool to display most radios on first scan
4. Fixed bug preventing radios with short IP addresses from being configured
5. Cosmetic changes

Modules Affected

New Feature(s)

1. Hop interval selection has been improved to select better settings and prevent issues under certain configurations.

ControlScape version 5.10.009

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.10.009

1. RLX-IFHE removed from reset to defaults menu as it is not supported at this time.
2. Corrected program crash that can occur when updating IFHE firmware.
3. Corrected error causing network files to be unavailable after updating firmware.
4. Added check to ensure IP address and gateway are correct according to subnet mask.
5. Multiple dialog cosmetic changes.
6. Added check for Min Pkt and Max Pkt fields on the IFHS Config Dialog to ensure Min Pkt is less than Max Pkt.
7. Corrected issue where Ethernet Radio Diagnostics was not retrieving data from FHE radios.
8. Corrected issue causing FHE network diagnostics to not query radios.
9. Corrected error causing IFHS diagnostics not to query radios properly.
10. Corrected bug preventing an IFHE Master radio in a peer-to-peer network from setting a non-broadcast "Send Data to" value.
11. Added notification when user presses ConfigRadio button for an IFHE and is not able to communicate with radio.
12. Added new message box to IFHE Config Dialog for case when configuration may have completed, but radio is no longer accessible.
13. Fixed IFHE Network Diagnostics radio status error.
14. Fixed the IFHE Unit Address retrieval function, was displaying incorrect values.

Module(s) Affected

New Feature(s)

1. Added support for RLX-IFH24E low transmit power

ControlScape Version 5.10.002

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.10.002:

1. Added Support for RLX-IFHE radios

Module(s) Affected

New Features

1. Able to create, configure, diagnose, and update RLX-IFHE radios and networks.

ControlScape version 5.00.020

Detailed Reason(s) For Change

The following changes were implemented for ControlScape FH Version 5.00.020:

1. Added Support for RLX-IFHS radios

Module(s) Affected

New Feature(s)

1. Able to create, configure, diagnose, and update RLX-IFHS radios and networks.

ControlScape FH Version 4.10.000

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