Released 13 December 2017, build 796
New features
User interface & Functionality
- Norwegian added as supported language
- It is now possible to add semantic information to rooms
- It is now possible to show context-sensitive help in the parameter dialog
- It is now possible to show icons for Channels, ParameterBlocks, ParameterSeparators, ParameterRefRefs and Buttons (if a device contains them)
- Customer adjustable parameters are now supported
- New device features are now supported (dynamic data enhancements, button elements and event handlers)
ETS SDK
- Drag'n'drop from ETS workplaces to the ETS App workplace
- Support for custom undo steps by the ETS Apps
- The increment attribute is added for the for numerical parameters
- Extensions for the Customer-adjustable parameters
- Support of the Parameter Type 'RawData'
- 'DeviceManagement' object uses a direct IP connection if possible
- 'DeviceManagement' connection uses data security if device is secure
Improvements
User interface & Functionality
- Workplace tabs can now be restored as windows after having been maximized
- All workplaces (including 'Catalog' and 'Diagnostics') can now be selected from the workplace selector
- All the tree views can now be resized, collapsed and expanded (double click on the right frame splitter)
- Information from the online catalog is now displayed also within the project sidebar
- The channel proposal algorithm has been extended
- Enhanced ETS menus
- A date and time picker is now available for new manual project log entries
- Devices without Individual Addresses are now hidden in the predefined Dynamic Folder 'Initial devices'
- The detailed function view has now a 'Datatype' column for Group Addresses.
- The parameter dialog can be opened when clicking the 'Parameter' tab of a selected Group Address or Group Object within a function.
- The column 'Channel' can now be used in the Group Address workplace
- All the automatic texts in ETS are now displayed in gray and italic (i.e. if the user has not entered his own text for e.g. Device name, Group Address name, etc.)
- Procedure for the replacement of a device that supports KNX Security
- Patch ADPU Length for persisted connection settings
- The security status and the security log are now displayed when performing the Device Info read
- Not applicable properties are now not shown in the Monitor
- Avoid 3 seconds delay before using a direct IP connection
- When deleting a channel name and leaving it empty, the default name is used
- Empty channels are now hidden in the parameter dialog
- Non-root channels do not create entries in the page tree anymore
- Added parameter initial values for the parameter dialog
- It is possible to warn the ETS user before a Full Download of a device (if the device supports that feature)
- A security icon is now shown in front of secured Group Addresses and Group Objects in the tree view
- Support of additional Parameter Types in the calculations
- Translation modifications
- Assigning Group Addresses to KNX USB and KNX Tunnelling interfaces so that the key-ring can also be exported for them
Bug fixes
User Interface & Functionality
- Scrolling in the parameter dialog is now properly shown
- Catalog panel shows now the correct columns when a project opens
- Address 31/7/255 (65535) can now be added as manual filter entry
- Removing a Group Address from a function does not remove the Group Address' description
- A slider control in the parameter dialog sets now its value without losing focus
- The Bus Monitor now displays correct RawData when receiving secured frames
- The indentation of parameter text is now taken into account in case of a line break
- The ETS reports contain now the correct number of Group Addresses
- The Group Monitor can now start properly when the ETS User Interface is in Greek, Italian or Spanish
- Datapoint types and Roles are now persisted when copying functions
- Switching from the dashboard to a project behaves now correctly
- The overflow menu of workplaces behaves now correctly
- The transactions when a DCA is open operate now properly
- Live connections in the parameter dialog are now disconnected when they are no longer in use
- Long telegrams do not cause malfunctions in ETS in some concrete cases anymore
- The undefined field data is persisted when importing Group Addresses
- There is no error in the menu toolbar item when a DCA is installed
- Exporting Group Addresses of 2 levels is now properly done
- The encoding of additional characters when importing/exporting Group Addresses operates properly now
- Falcon uses now the correct ports when tunnelling servers use different ports for each connection
- CheckSum and LoadedImage properties are now correctly set on the device
- The App icon in the workplace selector is now properly shown
ETS SDK
- When setting a ComObjectInstance.DatapointType, the Group Address workplace refreshes now correctly
- The device identity is now persisted when updating the user interface of a DCA