Model Railroad Automation

Change Log - Main Application/Server

v2.1.2.2 05/01/12	sensor objects can now be bound to incoming security element packets several encoding/decoding properties were added to the PkSecurityElem packet sensor events now return the Loconet packet that triggered them; on the scripting side, the packet is returned through e.Args exposed a few bitwise helper methods, for encoding/decoding packets bytes, through the API
v2.1.1.0 04/02/12	serialized the engine auto bind packet submission to prevent binding corruption
v2.1.0.8 03/25/12	Scripting changes: added CtcService.BindEvents()/UnbindEvents() for dynamic event binding in script overloaded CtcService.SubmitCmd() to simplify scripting with lambdas added new sequential execution scripting pattern added/updated several script templates added two new collection namespace imports to the generated scripting assembly removed line dividers in script text editors changed compilation target of RRAutoLib.dll to .NET 4.0
v2.0.36.1 02/06/12	retargeted the update URL for ClickOnce deployment "change log" link in app now points to this page rather than a local file changed the throttle and switchboard controls legends from tooltip to popup panel for readability changed the throttle's button order to match the remote throttle better binding/unbinding engine to slot error reporting ICtcObjectListBase interface, in the API, is now enumerable optimized load times and UI performance for large layouts; should now be many orders of magnitude faster for stateful objects, pending dispositions are no longer saved between sessions; they are reset instead
v2.0.35.2 12/06/11	added collapsable ribbon buttons added custom serialization to Packet classes renamed RaiseEventsSyncContext to SyncContext for consistency throughout the API added script template "Action based on transponder" changed the BDL16x zone decoding for transponding PkMultiSense packet Remoting changes: Packet properties (ID, ReqID, IsEchoe, TimeStamp) are now marshalled to remoting clients added remote TCP connection viewer/manager in RRAuto
v2.0.34 11/21/11	added BDL16x address decoding for MULTI_SENSE packets Remoting changes: made service shutdown faster by properly closing all the open TCP channels client connection closures are now async the server now provides visibility of remote client connections (ID, IP, Service Host) client connections can now be individualy killed from the server fixed several edge case connect/disconnet exceptions
v2.0.33 11/16/11	Remoting changes: fixed bug with EngineProxy.Disconnected event not synchronizing on the RemClient.SyncContext thread added ability for client proxies to gracefully disconnect renamed several method and events for clarity added a remoting proxy for the LoconetService
v2.0.32.1 11/07/11	Remoting changes: rebuilt the entire system using the newer WCF library (since this will be supported in future versions of Windows) added better error handling for edge case scenarios better resource management and disposal fixed several packet corruption bugs caused by lingering event bindings simplified client API
v2.0.31.2 11/05/11	refactored and unified the script event binding system added scripting events for Engine objects changed Route's scripting syntax for set/lock/unlock added more granular scripting events for routes restructured the events for the Sensor object transponder locomotive addresses are now passed to events and scripting
v2.0.30 10/27/11	added ability for sensor object binding to MULTI_SENSE transponder events
v2.0.29.6 10/16/11	added client/server infrastructure for remote control through TCP in the RRAuto class library the remoting listening service has been added to the Railroad Automation application UI the remote client connectoid is available in the RRAuto class library for developers fixed a script event binding bug introduced in the last version implemented the "Enabled" property for script objects
v2.0.28 09/22/11	Scripting changes: added "BeforeStateChange" binding event for track turnouts, signals, and accessories in the scripting editor added "BeforeSetLock" and "BeforeUnlock" binding event for routes in the scripting editor the new "Before" scripting events may now cancel the callers operation through their event arguments (e.Cancel = True) the new "Before" scripting events now pass the requested change state through their event arguments (e.Args) scripting event arguments are now passed by reference and can pass values back to the caller on syncronous calls the signature for scripting event handlers has changed to support the above features and allow for future parameter expansion scripting templates have been updated to reflect the signature changes made to the event handlers
v2.0.27 09/11/11	fixed bug where track connections would fail to render in certain exceptional cases
v2.0.26 08/29/11	removed the decimal string byte representation from the "Loconet packets log" pane; the hex format seems to be the prefered type added custom icon to represent PkImmediate packets in "Loconet packets log" pane revamped the switchboard context menu hierarchy to be more flat converted more image icons to vector icons got rid of all signed datatypes for bitwise operations to prevent potential problems added ability to send PkImmediate DCC decoder control packets through the client UI added better index and value range checking for property input
v2.0.25.1 07/27/11	Loconet API changes: the switch state is now reported by PkLongAck packets with SwitchStateResponse type fixed the decoding/encoding of the PkImmediate's DccBytes payload to take into account most significant bit all DCC instruction bits are now decoded from PkImmediate packets added support for controlling auxilary function 0-28 through PkImmediate added new PkLongAck description for PkImmediate responses
v2.0.24 05/10/11	made the slot viewer more graphical and easier to read chanaged the default docking layout
v2.0.23 04/11/11	removed Block.AllowStop property added Block.HasCatenary property simplified the unlock route switchboard context menu Loconet API changes: short-circuited the LoconetService transmission thread to not wait for echoes if an error occurs writing to the serial port events and callbacks without sync contexts are now executed on the Rx pooled worker threads rather than creating new ones Rx notification execution order was changed to delegate callbacks first and events second packets supplied with empty CallBack objects no longer error out, they just get ignored renamed Packet.CallBackOnRequest to Packet.CallBackOnEcho for clarity renamed LoconetService.TxPriorityBufferedSpeed to LoconetService.TxPrioritySpeed; "Buffered" was a misnomer renamed PkDccProgram.ReplyCode to PkDccProgram.ProgErrFlags and added the bitwise DccProgErrFlags enumeration to define the returned flags refactored all LoconetService members to be thread safe (can be called from any thread any time) added ability to transmit Loconet packets synchronously through LoconetService.TxSyncPacket() refactored Engine.UnbindSlot(True) to use the new properly implemented TxSyncPacket(); the old implementation failed with deeply stacked packet queues
v2.0.22 01/27/11	added switchboard zooming shortcuts {_/-} and {+/=} for computers with no mouse-wheel and no numeric keypad added ability to bind scripts to the Route object's StateChanged event renamed StatesList to PkStatesList and IStates to IPkStates in the API added compatibility message when loading old formatted layouts
v2.0.21 01/19/11	switched class library collections to generics CTC object lists now have greater type affinity (scripting will require less casting) refactored the layout deserialization system for maintaining better compatibility between versions fixed undefined signal creation when added through the object browser
v2.0.20 01/02/11	CtcService.RaiseMessageEvent() has been renamed to CtcService.PostMessage() for clarity assigning invalid states to tracks/signals/accessories now displays a CTC warning message instead of throwing exceptions for script brevity: simplified the getting/setting of CTC object states getting/setting the state of CTC objects can now also be performed by state name changes made have broken some compatibility aspects; to fix previously saved layouts: states file .rrs is no longer compatible; a new one will be generated after first launch for a route's turnout members, positions have been reset to default; re-assign to previous states for scripting changes check the class library documentation
v2.0.19 12/25/10	decoupled the Signal object's visual look from its operational primitive in the CTC API multiple visual looks are now supported for signals through the UI (localized looks will be easier to add in the future) better aspect packet retention when a signal's configuration is changed added generic signals; prior all signals looked Germanic all signal aspect names have been renamed from Germanic to generic signals are now organized by aspect count rather than role for clarity fundamental changes to the signal object broke compatibility; for previously saved layouts re-assign new types to each of your signal objects
v2.0.18.7 12/15/10	the stack trace is now copied to clipboard rather than shown for unpredictable error dialogs introduced the Viewport term as it relates to the switchboard tabbed documents for clarification application now compiled against the .NET 4.0 framwwork; better clear type updated the ribbon control; fixes a mouse tilt-wheel bug for 64bit changed PkSwitchInput packet so now it can be sent from the PC for simulations
v2.0.17.1 09/20/10	renamed Engine.AquireSlot/ReleaseSlot methods and corresponding events to BindSlot/UnbindSlot to be more consistent with other references renamed and consolidated the Engine object's events so that they all get raised on the sync thread; engine events on own thread have been removed enhanced the results reported through the Engine.BindSlotResponse event option to warn if an Engine's slot is in-use and ability to steal the slot is now supported ability to execute Engine.UnbindSlot syncronously has been made public in the API
v2.0.16 09/05/10	engines can now be bound to slots without the requirement of an open throttle for better script support added property Engine.AutoBindInOpr to indicate if engine should automaticaly bind to a slot in operation mode added SlotReleased event to the API; was needed to support new features added toolbar button in throttle to manually bind/unbind to a slot added context menu option on engine object to manually bind/unbind to a slot throttles are now operational in edit mode and operation mode editability of engin's address and speed steps are no longer based on mode but on binding state engines bound to slots are now purged on layout changes and application close fixed bug where engine references not disposed of properly would cause object ghosting after layout changes
v2.0.15.3 08/31/10	organized the script templates a little better added more inline documentation to the script templates added a few more script templates fixed issue with engine direction/function state corruption when setting them consecutivelty through script when deleating an engine, coresponding throttles are now closed to prevent unwanted lingering references
v2.0.14 08/29/10	CtcService.SwitchboardSize has been removed from the class library as this was a limitation of the renderer rather than the API made the switchboard size unlimited; although the grid remains limited, objects can now be placed outside the grid
v2.0.13 08/09/10	fixed layout deserialization error when loading a layout through the API that was created though the Railroad Automation application persisted tags can no longer break serialization; problem existed where altered user created types saved in the tags would break deserialization of the layout throttle configuration is now stored with the layout rather than the engine fixed "docking to last saved" not sticking to most recent save within a session
v2.0.12 08/06/10	for methods LoconetService.Start/CtcService.SaveLayout/CtcService.LoadLayout, exceptions are now thrown instead or returned thrown exceptions from Save/Load layout are now a bit more descriptive ribbon's "recent documents" list is now culled on attempts to load layouts that no longer exist
v2.0.11.2 08/05/10	added diagonal crossing track as an alternate to the square crossing track the curved track brush in the switchboard has been changed so that it can better participate with the "maintain orientation" system during track type changes for alternate track configurations (i.e. curves and crossings) the shortcut key can be pressed multiple times to toggle the alternates above changes broke layouts built with previous versions; to fix your layouts: rotate wrongly oriented curved tracks once to the right all other tracks that are shown with incorrect types, or not shown at all, need to have their track types changed one down from the track type list
v2.0.10 07/30/10	selected tracks and signals can now be moved in the switchboard with the ArrowKeys changed switchboard panning shortcuts to Space-ArrowKeys to prevent conflict with new feature
v2.0.9.2 07/22/10	the "check script" toolbar option in the script editor window has been implemented compiler error reporting has been enhanced to indicate code type and object location compiler error line numbers are now reported relative to the corresponding script rather than the entire assembly added line numbers to all script editors to complement the new script error reporting created new window for listing script errors to replace the previous message box
v2.0.8.1 07/05/10	fixed an exception in the speech grammar builder that would occur on layouts with at least one track but no turnouts
v2.0.7.6 07/01/10	allow directly opening a layout by lauching the app from an .rra file (never worked for ClickOnce deployment)
v2.0.6 06/17/10	converted more bitmap icons to vector icons added generic packet PkSpecialOem for Intellibox control to the Loconet API changed LoconetService.ComPort property from enum to byte to support higher COM numbers
v2.0.5 05/31/10	removed unused constructors in Tracks/TracksList and Signal/SignalsList objects maintain "last orientation used" in switchboard for new tracks added missing icons in switchboard context menu made it a bit more clear when tracks and signals are placed or replaced in the switchboard context menu configuration of turnout and signal states is now maintained whenever possible after a type change fixed possible route corruption when changing the track type contained in a route
v2.0.4.3 05/28/10	improvements to the sequence system: made sequences thread safe so they can now be operated from scripting and UI simultaneously added ability to step enter/edit sequence items through the API; in the previous version only live record was possible added ability to batch substitute slot numbers of the packets in a sequence added icons that dynamically display the status of sequence nodes in the object browser tree view added icons in the object browser's context menu for Record, Play, and Stop actions added a scripting template for playing a sequence added sequence control through speech recognition got rid of the SOAP formatter for save/load layouts due to its lack of support for generics; the SerializationFormat will no longer need to be specified; the binary formatter will always be used toolbar help button now links to Railroad Automation tutorials channel on youtube.com
v2.0.3 05/09/10	implemented the Sequence railroad object; before, this was a placeholder and not operational fixed problem with slot status list not being populated in some cases
v2.0.2 04/22/10	fixed several UI refresh issues with the LocoIO programmer moved project to VS2010 updated toolbar and docking control
v2.0.1 03/27/10	changed the BaudRate enumeration to support more rates; specificaly added 38400 and 115200 which are used by Uhlenbrock allow to disable serial port flow control for Uhlenbrock interface fixed the LocoIO multi-port property grid editor
v2.0.0.168 02/20/10	rewrote the entire front end in WPF; a couple WinForms controls are still hosted changed old menu/toolbar to a ribbon style and reorganized command structure new vector icons and app logo switched the user settings system from my custom one to the one provided by the .NET framework user guide was old and obsolete so I got rid of it; may write another one at some point got rid of the GDI+ and DirectX switchboard renderers in favor of the WPF renderer changed CTC object icons to be dynamicaly generated reflecting their actual configuration and state multiple switchboard view ports are now supported through tabbed documents script execution added to the voice recognition grammar default save/load layout location changed to user's documents folder rather than application root got rid of the CCW which allowed API calls from COM; .NET has been around for 8+ years so we can let go of COM switched API's layout serialization from SOAP to binary formatter to support generics changed API's event sync system from ISynchronizeInvoke to Dispatch pattern to support Win Forms and WPF UI thread synchronization added script binding for sensor objects changed application target compilation to .NET 3.5 changed API's target compilation to .NET 3.0 many of the internals where refactored deployment is now offered only through ClickOnce as updates are easier; an offline install package is also available but not updated as often libraries are now offered as a separate download for developers
v1.1.26 04/08/09	fixed a permission error when saving application setting on Vista 64bit
v1.1.25 03/28/09	created an all new switchboard in WPF (zooming, vector based, dynamic state context menus, etc.) CTC objects now have two types of tags (transient or persisted) sensors can now be manually simulated
v1.1.24 01/26/08	changed application target compilation to .NET 3.0 fixed problem with nag screens
v1.1.23 08/23/07	added new "change direction" grammar to speech recognition changed the installer to bootstrap the .NET 3.0 redistributable rather than including .NET 3.0 DLLs with the release added ability to also set routes without locking them route icons now reflect their state added ClickOnce deployment
v1.1.22 08/03/07	give more helpful error if speech recognition recording device is not found updated toolbar and docking control
v1.1.21 07/17/07	added Engine.StartSpeedRamp() and Engine.StopSpeedRamp() methods to CTCService for automating throttle speed ramps added "ramp speed" and "hold speed" speech commands to start or interrupt speed ramps throttle speeds are now set to 0 when CTC service is stoped (leaving operation mode or closing application)
v1.1.20 07/15/07	open throttles now reflects speed changes as they are made through speech control some speech grammar changes (check speech grammar help) slot status pane can now be opened/closed through speech setting an engine under speech control now automaticaly aquires a Loconet slot; before coresponding throttle had to be open closing throttle no longer purges the slot; this is because engine could also be controlled by speech in parallel fixed error handler catching exceptions thrown by executing CTC commands fixed speech grammar builder error occuring when having no objects in these CTC categories: Turnouts, Signals, Routes
v1.1.19 07/07/07	added ability to control railroad operations through speech recognition (.NET v3.0 SAPI v5.3 Vista only feature) added help for speech recognition grammar outlining understandable phrases
v1.1.18 06/16/07	refactored the scripting event system again switched to the native MenuStrip and ToolStrip (no longer using SandBar trial for those)
v1.1.17 04/16/07	fixed the Vista compatibility issues (menu, toolbar, docking)
v1.1.16 04/14/07	updated to a new script editor more compatible with .NET 2.0 and better featured restructured the scripting system to be more flexible and easier to use trigger scripting is gone and replaced by event binding save script without trim; triming now done during compiling
v1.1.15 01/24/07	the LocoIO port refresh in the UI, that occurs after port configuration, no longer erases the setup PkLocoIO.RefreshPorts() helper method has been removed (this logic moved to the UI side) PkLocoIO.Request*() helper methods now support callbacks PkLocoIO.Setup class aquired the PortRefresh property again
v1.1.14 01/17/07	updated support for second generation LocoIO devices; up to v1.471 PkLocoIO packets are now emitted natively by the packet receive events; before received PkPeerXfer has to be casted to PkLocoIO
v1.1.13 09/22/06	fixed a null color translation error in the GDI+ renderer added ability to move signals on the switchboard with mouse drag changed the signal selection bounding box in the switchboard shrunk the switchboard's page flip invalidation area back to its most optimum added ability use external decals for signals
v1.1.12 09/05/06	added functional signaling to the switchboard area refactored the rendering system in the switchboard for easier layering started work on the CTC command sequencing (not working yet)
v1.1.11 07/17/06	updated toolbar control added .Parent property to most Ctc objects changed fonts object states now are edited through the object tree view added ability to apply custom names to object states for better backwards compatibility, deserialization of obsolete classes will no longer throw exceptions added accessory objects and ability to control them through user defined states
v1.1.10 06/10/06	changed PkLonkAck packet description for OpsRead responses chanaged save packets log format to be more readable (one line per packet event) fixed "out of sequence" packet responses echo packets for non UI syncronized events are now raised on the SerialPort's receive threads rather than a new worker thread fixed problem where in some instances response packets where not matched to request packets
v1.1.9 05/16/06	updated docking control added decoder programming to the UI
v1.1.8.1 01/28/06	fixed a significant bug that prevented PkDccProgram and PkComStatOps from encoding correctly
v1.1.8 01/24/06	the LoconetService has been altered to support multiple instancing fixed script helpers that broke from previous version changes changed script errors to also show inner exceptions
v1.1.7 01/18/06	throttle speed knob indicators now stay synchronized with speed changes from all sources renamed handlers for clarity added TimeStamp property to packet classes so Tx/Rx times can be reported more accurately
v1.1.6 12/28/05	updated docking control and enabled dock window tabbing added delegate callback functionality for requests and responses on all Packet classes tag property of the Packet class now gets copied from request packet to response packet tag property now gets cloned by Packet.Clone(); also the new Packet.CallBack* members get cloned LoconetService events are now raised on worker threads rather than communication threads, when no synchronizing object is provided implemented CtcService.ResetStates method fixed an incorrect packet type cast for PkRdWrSlotData inheritors in the COM wrapper fixed an exception in the property grid that occured when switching modes by shortcut fixed a bug in the packet's parity byte calculation that would occur when sending same packet instance twice
v1.1.5 12/21/05	updated docking control divided the members of PkRdWrSlotData into four new derived classes PkLocoSlot, PkFastClock, PkDccProgram, PkComStatOps added ability to program DCC decoders on the track with the new PkDccProgram class
v1.1.4 12/07/05	added to the CTC documentation renamed some CTC methods for clarity the states and script editors are now accessible in the UI from several places for convenience throttle progressive interval setting is now saved with the engine object replaced the CtcService.TimerPool property with the broader CtcService.SubmitCmd method switched internal collections to strong typed generics added custom serialization to classes inherited from CtcObjectListBase for better backwards compatibility
v1.1.3 11/25/05	updated docking control property grid fix for bug introduced by .NET 2.0 conversion added support for SE8 and DS64 to the PkMultiSense class added API documentation back in removed classes not implemented in CCW from type library allowing classes to have the same name in COM/.NET update VB6 project example to reflect class naming changes added enumeration of COM ports so only valid ones are shown in selection list
v1.1.2	added COM Callable Wrapper support back in added a .bat file with the installer for those who want to register the CCW type library several code changes to better use .NET 2.0 changes
v1.1.1	updated docking control fixed serial port timeout exception encountered when no Loconet network is connected
v1.1	converted application to .NET 2.0 got rid of most of the interop non-managed calls Loconet API now uses an event model rather than polling for serial comunication some threading changes (priority, handoffs, etc.) added Source column to Loconet Packets Log dropped COM Callable Wrapper support (may reinstate it at later time) dropped API documentation for this release until nDoc documentor is updated for .NET v2.0
v1.0.7 10/01/05	fixed a COM Callable Wrapper interface bug for packet types that set engine functions
v1.0.6 08/09/05	updated toolbar and docking controls the slot window has been added to the saved docking layout added line numbering in "Generated Assembly" code window to match with "Check Script" line messages preliminary implementation of "Line" objects added THROT_STAT op code but not implemented
v1.0.5 06/28/05	updated toolbar control fixed scripting panes bug where editing would not be allowed unless first saved added slot speed step assignment support through the Engine object added length property to routes
v1.0.4 05/20/05	updated toolbar and docking controls fixed context menu positioning triggered by the keyboard in the objects tree added OPC_LOCO_F912 packet support added OPC_IMM_PACKET packet support better support for custom packet classes in Loconet API added (Global Scripts/Custom Packet) template in script helper added PkLocoIO packet class as replacement for the old LocoIO class fixed Address property for PkSecurityElem; was off by 1
v1.0.3 03/02/05	updated toolbar and docking controls changed to a new code editor control for the script windows updated some portions of the User Guide added reserved members to SpeedSteps enumeration (Loconet API)
v1.0.2 01/24/05	added ThrottleID decoding/encoding to the PkRdWrSlotData class updated toolbar control converted all context menus to SandBar and got rid of the old ContextMenu.dll slots count is now auto detected by interogating the command station added command station OPS decoding/encoding to the PkRdWrSlotData class
v1.0.1 11/25/04	added function buttons 5-8 to throttle windows updated toolbar and docking controls replaced MagicLibExt.dll with a smaller library ContextMenu.dll fixed a docking layout culture deserialization bug for foreign users fixed some short cut conflicts Loconet packet classes are now inheritable SLOT_STAT1 packets are now dynamically tracked in the slots viewer fixed some inaccuracies with consist and speed step reporting
v1.0 08/19/04	added Tag property to CtcService where any serializable object can be placed to be saved with the layout docking definitions are now stored with each layout docking contents now get rebuit when opening a new layout or existing layout in same session added more docking options under the Windows menu group adopted SandBar menu and toolbar control menu and toolbar can now be docked along all edges added menu shortcuts consolidated controls for smaller foot-print
v0.9.10 08/12/04	fixed some buffer flip errors on the DirectX renderer when messages get displayed on app load fixed a property grid error for Engine functions; functions array was not initialized reordered the resource loading on app start for better intended results throttle window now gets title bar refreshed when Engine name is changed fixed Slots docking window not initializing when window was saved in a floating state
v0.9.9 08/09/04	added higher number COM port options for USB devices moved the throttle control functionality from the UI to the Engine object in the API throttle knob is now also synchronized to external speed changed for open throttles, slot gets released now when throttle is closed or application closes for open throttles, mode changes between Operation/Edit now aquire/release slots respectively adopted SandDock docking and document control now all docking windows save their layouts between sessions other miscelenious docking enhancements and fixes
v0.9.8 07/19/04	got rid of SubmitCmd method; no longer needed since new public methods call it on your behalf simplified the call to manualy execute trigger scripts and made it thread aware clear script trigger instance references when exiting operation mode changed the trigger bindings to be performed by the library instead of the auto-generated script made references to compiled script trigger instances private added a new property to the Scripting shared class to check if script is bound made the route locking mechanism more robust made the TimerPool thread safe added a new exception: CalledOnCtcThreadException fixed a clean-up problem when terminating the CTC thread reimplemented the query sensors function with switch packets rather then power on packet removed the pending and delay stage when switching turnouts/signals that are already in the correct position added AquireSlot/ReleaseSlot mothods to the Engine object Speed/Functions/Direction now can be read/written through the Engine object
v0.9.7 06/27/04	reworked the event bubbling system and thread marchaling through the API layers sensors now restore their states between sessions disabled "Global Script" editing and "Check Script" menu items in operation mode fixed some issues regarding opening a new or existing layout while in operation mode added CtcService property to check if CTC is currently running changed the default docking possition for the CTC Event window added context menu with "Clear" and "Save" options for CTC Event window open throttle option now apears only in operation mode object names in the property grid are now ReadOnly during operation mode added exceptions to prevent object configuration changes while the CTC is running added exceptions to prevent state changes while the CTC is stopped state changes are now thread aware rather than being resynchronised to the CTC thread every time simplified some scripting commands; moved more of the work in the API changed all the script template helpers to reflect the script changes optimized the trigger mechanism initiating the validation of script triggers depricated the SubmitCmd method from Scripting; should only be called internally or through the API added range validation on some of the object properties fixed a sticky state problem on initial layout load
v0.9.6 06/12/04	added global scripting fixed exception errors occuring when OPC_THROT_STAT messages are encountered
v0.9.5 06/04/04	added key shortcuts to frequently used switchboard context menu items added new switchboard track element types (sharp curve and crossing) fixed garbage collection problem when deleting tracks or sensors suppress State param when reading OPS with PkMultiSense refined the PkLongAck reporting for OPS programming
v0.9.4 05/26/04	added OPS programming for PM4 and BDL16 through PkMultiSense packet type added OPC_SE packet support added better reporting for the PkLongAck packet type
v0.9.3 05/19/04	added OPC_LINK_SLOTS packet support added OPC_UNLINK_SLOTS packet support added a new script template for sending Loconet messages added more error handling with user script all command classes now check for null references and report to the CTC Events window fixes some reporting problems with PkMultiSense message
v0.9.2 05/10/04	added OPC_FIND packet support added the user guide added more decoding memebers to OPC_SW_REP packets
v0.9.1 04/24/04	fixed several bit shifting problems that were causing incorrect packet decoding added the decoding of DS54 address and input pair for OPC_SW_REP packets
v0.9.0 04/21/04	fixed bug with script editor text box crashing if deleting the last character added runtime scripting error handling which gets reported through the CTC events window trigger execute code now can be manually executed from object tree revamped the trigger window, added template helpers, and object documentation link enhanced scripting capabilities (i.e. recursive calls; passing argumens) fixed overflow error that occured in PkMultiSense.PmAddress get property added partial support for OPS_SW_REP packet type fixed PkMultiSense.TrDevAddress reporting addresses 1 less than actual added link to this file from About window
v0.8.34 04/12/04	removed Events which have been replaced by Triggers and are now implemented added scripting capability (Triggers are supported through scripting)
v0.8.33 01/12/04	added DirectX 9.0 acceleration to the switchboard pane
v0.8.32 12/08/03	added switch time interval for state objects (ie. turnouts, signals) fixed exception error occuring while activating routes that send no packets added Locobuffer reporting (version, bad frame counter, collision counter) the mode when the app is closed is now saved in settings.xml and restored on next app start removed slot 0 from slot status windows since it did not belong in this context added functions 5-8 in slot status window
v0.8.31 11/15/03	modified the serialization proccess to remove redundant states stored in the definition file fixed an exception thrown while opening a throttle, introduced with the last release added support for DS54 devices and device independent input addressing re-did the LocoIO classes; they were to convoluted before fixes problem with OPC_INPUT_REP packets not reporting back to open transactions
v0.8.30 11/01/03	added MSDN style documentation for the API added support for OPC_LOCO_SND packet type states are now syncronized with the physical layout when going into operation mode launching associated layout files(.rra) now automaticaly load up when the application starts switchboard display can now be scrolled with the Ctrl-LeftClick. object definitions and states now saved in separate files; the main definition file(.rra) is saved on user request, while the states file(.rrs) is auto saved on every application close; when opening an ".rra" file the ".rrs" file with the same name is also opened and matched fixed a null pointer exception bug caused by an unexpected graphics back surface buffer flip
v0.8.29 10/13/03	optimised the CPU efficiency and responsiveness of CTC background thread sensors can now be assigned to blocks tracks can now also be assigned to blocks through the property grid added sorting for blocks and sensors drop-downs blocks now show occupancy redesigned the hierarchical transactional system added Sychronize States options in the Actions menu added transponding parameter reporting for OPC_MULTI_SENSE packet type
v0.8.28 09/13/03	moved occupancy from track to block added customized serialization for better backward compatibility of saved files added PM4 parameter reporting for OPC_MULTI_SENSE packet type added switchboard object selection context menu in operational mode added ability to save Loconet traffic log to file OPS_BUSY packets can now be sent by PC to support new version reporting feature of Locobuffer v1.5 added child group sorting to objects tree view switch board pannel is now guaranteed to be innermost
v0.8.27.2 09/01/03	fixed drawing glitch with connected block tracks
v0.8.27.1 08/30/03	fixed problem with not being able to reference RRAutoLib.dll because it was missing from app dir removed install of RRAutoLib.dll to GAC; wasn't needed for CCW after all removed strong name from RRAutoLib.dll that was neccesary for GAC installer now makes registry entries so RRAutoLib.dll is available in the .NET add reference tab
v0.8.27 08/30/03	on install RRAutoLib.dll now gets installed in the GAC added CCW (COM Callable Wrapper) around the Loconet API portion of RRAutoLib.dll (i.e for VB6 clients) changed connector ends look for tracks in switchboard display 'reservations' are now called 'blocks' tracks that are part of the same block are now shown as connected turnouts now have a color indicator for when they are locked by a route or pending a state change added new color configurations in the Settings window fixed a problem with "SortPropGridConverter" and added sorting to Settings window allow only one instance of the app to be launched
v0.8.26 08/12/03	routes are fully functional now interlocking of turnouts has been implemented pending states changes are now flagged all states changes now only occur in operation mode changed Save/Load errors to have friendlier messages
v0.8.25 08/08/03	state delta now built directly into CTC objects and reported through NotifyObjectChange() event added route configuration through the UI CTC commands now wait for packet send confirmation before being reported as complete changed the baud rate to an enumeration fixed some issues with the high resolution timer functions in the Loconet API
v0.8.24 07/28/03	added "Requery Sensors" menu item fixed exception which occured when INPUT_REP packets did not match any existing sensors implemented a packet ID scheme to match sent packets with echoes and responses for better packet flow control added packet ID to available fields in packet traffic inspector removed unsupported LocoIO configurations added visual states in status bar moved sensor event handling to the CTC operation mode thread to fix synchronization problem the Loconet API can now simultaneously raise evens on its native thread as well as on the ISynchronizeInvoke object added ISynchronizeInvoke for events to the CTC dispacher API as well
v0.8.23 07/24/03	sensor objects are now implemented and respond to INPUT_REP packets API users can now specify an object implementing the ISynchronizeInvoke interface so that the API can raise events on that object's thread fixed bug where panes saved in an undocked state, on app exit, caused them to lock up, on next app restart fixed an Address packet decoding bug in LocoIO programmer for INPUT_REP generating inputs changed incorrect descriptions and superfluous fields in LocoIO programmer for inputs operational mode context menu added in layout view for turnouts context property objects now only get selected from the tree view in operational mode changed operational mode double click state changes in layout view to single click
v0.8.22 07/18/03	support for button On/Off states for SW_REQ packets in Loconet API SW_REQ packets in UI can now be assigned an On/Off key press state LocoIO can now be programmed to respond to SW_REQ packets depending on their On/Off key press state On/Off key paramter is now shown in Loconet packet inspector for SW_REQ packets changed the Loconet packet inspector to allow customized columns moved to new type of context menus with icon representations
v0.8.21 07/13/03	moved to VS.NET 2003 optimised bit wise operations added LocoIO programming for all 6 types of input configurations added class wrappers for sorting properties of packet types
v0.8.20 06/20/03	added reading/writing port states in LocoIO programmer window added support for LocoIO setup byte programming added LocoIO multi-port OPS_PEER_XFER packet type for controling signals and switches
v0.8.19 06/15/03	OPS_MULTI_SENSE packet is now recognized added reservation editing cleaned up some problems with switchboard's context menu cycle track orientation in both directions
v0.8.18 05/16/03	consolidated tracks and turnouts into the tracks group unified the state class for turnouts and signals misc. GUI fixes
v0.8.17 04/29/03	added manual control of turnouts added reporting of "switch state" Loconet packet type made decals an embedded resource changed all track decals to smaller square look with 8 rotating possitions changed track decals to be dynamicaly created and cached added all switchboard colors to settings config.xml has been removed and consolidated to settings.xml settings.xml is no longer copied by the installer; first run creates it with defaults
v0.8.16 04/07/03	Added key shortcuts (Home)/(End) for Forward/Reverse Changed LocoIO address range to 81-255 Added broadcast address feature for LocoIO programmer
v0.8.15 03/24/03	removed the obsolete "Sections" object updated to a new version of the docking control cleaned up release of registered events for closed windows added "hide all", "show all" in Windows menu removed some variable bloat for all dynamic context menus fixed bugs with object browser context menu implemented progressive throttle increment changed install banner
v0.8.14 03/18/03	fixed issues with keyboard shortcuts and multiple throttles reversed mouse wheel behavior turnout configuration has been added added context menu for Loconet packets log
v0.8.13 02/25/03	added dynamic attribute binding wrapper for propertygrid classes added background dispacher thread added dispacher message docking window signal state changes now runs on dispacher thread
v0.8.12 01/18/03	added ability to configure signals added manual control of signals
v0.8.0 to v0.8.11	Prior to this change log.