Change Log

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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Version 4.5 - Release

Version 4.5.2 (2024-Nov-18)

In this version we have fully redesigned the way that the rendering engine works for BACnet packets.

🌟 Feature

• Rendering Engine now utilizes the raw BACnet packets to render properties to screen
• All Write Dialog inputs now utilize the raw BACnet packet data
• Write Dialog Enumerated Value input type now has a specific type dropdown that lists all BACnet enumerated types and values
• Updated the BACnet simulator devices's application_software_version to match the applications version (Issues #305)
• Auto select default network adapter for BACnet IP on startup

🐞 Fix

• Write Dialog Value component populates enumerated values correctly when clicking a properties Write button
• Write Dialog APDU Property Identifier component now populates correctly when clicking a properties Write button
• Added platform and architecture to the session information
• Auto discover the simulated device on startup

Version 4.5.1 (2024-Oct-15)

In this version we have updated the CAS BACnet Stack and ElectronJS to the latest versions. Updating to the latest version of ElectronJS was a lengthy task as it required us to redesign the application from the ground up.

This version is primarily an update to these two packages without many new features.

🌟 Feature

• We have updated ElectronJS, NodeJS, and Chromium to the latest version. Electron: 32.1.2, Chrome:128.0.6613.162, Node:20.17.0
• We have updated CAS BACnet Stack to the latest version of our 5.x branch: CAS BACnet Stack Version: 5.1.0
• BACnet protocol revision 22
• Updated the BACnet simulated device to load the object and properties list from a file. This allows you to configure a simulated device to have any number of objects or properties. Good for testing other BACnet Clients.

🐞 Fix

• Fixed issue where updating the settings on the network settings dialog did not become active until the application was restarted.
• Changed the object type input to be a drop down list with custom input (Issue #171)
• 'Clear all Errors' button on error window clears all the notifications marked as 'danger' type (Issue #192)
• Fixed Priority Arrays so they use their respective component rather than Unknown to display the values
• Changed 'Menu' to 'File' in Navigation Bar (Issue #226)
• Data link protocol squares in footer opens their respective protocol tab within the network tab of the general dialog when clicked (Issue #122)
• The description at the top of the Write Property Dialog is now truncated with a 'Read More...' link (Issue 231)
• Updated description of simulated device (Issue #228)
• Added indices to state texts (Issue #230)
• Network, NPDU and APDU is now collapsible in Write Property dialog (Issue #163)
• Network, NPDU and APDU is collapsed by default
• Network shows the network layer and IP address in uneditable string form when collapsed
• Network, NPDU and APDU inputs are saved visually when users collapse and uncollapse the Network, NPDU and APDU sections
• Pipeline has now orphaned the CAS BACnet Stack DLLs
• Network settings now reflects the current settings in the settings.json file (Issue #217)
• Fixed bug relating to unknown adapter in settings.json (Issue #152)
• Changed report file location into separate folders named with current date and time (Issue #225)
• Added StateText display for MultiState objects (Issue #224)
• Error Class and Error Code is displayed in the property list if a read property is unsuccessful (Issue #33)
• Fixed bug with Network Tree where clearing the tree would not clear the database (Issue #227)
• Changed settings dialog button from 'Save' and 'Close' to 'Save and Close' and 'Discard Changes' (Issue #129)
• Added animation to Progress Bar (Issue #206)
• Progress Bar resets every discovery and new step
• Discovery button disabled when discovery is in session
• Added units to Present Value if they exist (Issue #128)
• Fixed OctetString display error when undefined value of 0 length was sent
• Added validation to value in Write Property Dialog (Issue #172)
• Send button is disabled and input has red border when invalid value is inputted
• Added DateTime to Write Property Dialog
• Fixed Time component layout
• Added Encoding drop-down list for Character String datatype on dialog (Issue #175)
• Changed application name to "Chipkin BACnet Explorer v4" (Issue #215)
• Added Clear option for users to refresh the network tree and clear it. (Issue #207)
• Added Refresh option for users to refresh a specific property currently displayed.
• Added Write option for users to write to a specific property.
• Added DateTime formatting (Issue #157)
• Added DateTime Vue Component
• Formatting toggle is hidden behind [... More] button (Issue #161)
• DialogBase pops up when Version is clicked. About page is default (Issue #216)
• Version shows pointer when hovered over
• Changed device name for simulated device
• Simulated Device is shown on network tree on start-up, device name is shown (Issue #209)
• Added Priority Array formatted display (Issue #156)
• Fixed Object Identifier formatted display
• Implemented helper function for logging and alerting users of errors (BACnetHelpers.cjs)
• Added alerts to errors in CASBACnetStackAdapter.cjs (Issue #220)

Version 4.4.x

Version 4.4.14 (2024-Aug-13)

• Changed the object type input to be a drop down list with custom input (Issue #171)
• 'Clear all Errors' button on error window clears all the notifications marked as 'danger' type (Issue #192)
• Fixed Priority Arrays so they use their respective component rather than Unknown to display the values
• Changed 'Menu' to 'File' in Navigation Bar (Issue #226)
• Data link protocol squares in footer opens their respective protocol tab within the network tab of the general dialog when clicked (Issue #122)
• The description at the top of the Write Property Dialog is now truncated with a 'Read More...' link (Issue 231)

Version 4.4.13 (2024-Jul-30)

• Updated description of simulated device (Issue #228)
• Added indices to state texts (Issue #230)
• Network, NPDU and APDU is now collapsible in Write Property dialog (Issue #163)
• Network, NPDU and APDU is collapsed by default
• Network shows the network layer and IP address in uneditable string form when collapsed
• Network, NPDU and APDU inputs are saved visually when users collapse and uncollapse the Network, NPDU and APDU sections
• Pipeline has now orphaned the CAS BACnet Stack DLLs
• Network settings now reflects the current settings in the settings.json file (Issue #217)
• Fixed bug relating to unknown adapter in settings.json (Issue #152)

Version 4.4.12 (2024-Jul-16)

• Changed report file location into separate folders named with current date and time (Issue #225)
• Added StateText display for MultiState objects (Issue #224)
• Error Class and Error Code is displayed in the property list if a read property is unsuccessful (Issue #33)
• Fixed bug with Network Tree where clearing the tree would not clear the database (Issue #227)
• Changed settings dialog button from 'Save' and 'Close' to 'Save and Close' and 'Discard Changes' (Issue #129)
• Added animation to Progress Bar (Issue #206)
• Progress Bar resets every discovery and new step
• Discovery button disabled when discovery is in session

Version 4.4.11 (2024-May-01)

• Added units to Present Value if they exist (Issue #128)
• Fixed OctetString display error when undefined value of 0 length was sent

Version 4.4.10 (2024-Apr-24)

• Added validation to value in Write Property Dialog (Issue #172)
• Send button is disabled and input has red border when invalid value is inputted
• Added DateTime to Write Property Dialog
• Fixed Time component layout
• Added Encoding drop-down list for Character String datatype on dialog (Issue #175)

Version 4.4.9 (2024-Apr-22)

• Changed application name to "Chipkin BACnet Explorer v4" (Issue #215)

Version 4.4.8 (2024-Apr-12)

• Added Clear option for users to refresh the network tree and clear it. (Issue #207)
• Added Refresh option for users to refresh a specific property currently displayed.
• Added Write option for users to write to a specific property.

Version 4.4.7 (2024-Apr-01)

• Added DateTime formatting (Issue #157)
• Added DateTime Vue Component

Version 4.4.6 (2024-Apr-01)

• Formatting toggle is hidden behind [... More] button (Issue #161)

Version 4.4.5 (2024-Mar-26)

• DialogBase pops up when Version is clicked. About page is default (Issue #216)
• Version shows pointer when hovered over

Version 4.4.4 (2024-Mar-25)

• Changed device name for simulated device
• Simulated Device is shown on network tree on start-up, device name is shown (Issue #209)

Version 4.4.3 (2024-Mar-21)

• Added Priority Array formatted display (Issue #156)
• Fixed Object Identifier formatted display
• Implemented helper function for logging and alerting users of errors (BACnetHelpers.cjs)
• Added alerts to errors in CASBACnetStackAdapter.cjs (Issue #220)

Version 4.4.2 (2023-Jun-02)

• Changed the burnout date for the demo to 2025 june.
• Copied cas-productkey into the project instead of a external package.

Version 4.4.1 (2022-Oct-28)

🌟 Feature

• Added a reports generator which takes a current snapshot of the database, and converts it to JSON and a human readable markdown file.

  • Report generation is available at Menu -> Generate Snapshot Report
  • These files are generated within ~/My Documents/cas-bacnet-explorer/reports folder

• Removed Trial key time limitations

• Reworded licensing notifications so they're clearer (Issue #195)

🐞 Fix

• Increased size limit of session server, resolves issue of HTTP status returning 413 (Issue #146)
• Fixed issue where session data wasn't using the correct getter of the broker properties list (Issue #146)
• Increased discovery time limit to 30 seconds
• Fixed bug where Menu -> Clear Network Tree was not clearing the properties list correctly

Version 4.4.0 (2022-Sep-01)

• Changed the burnout date for the demo to 2023 june.

Version 4.3.x

Version 4.3.1 (2022-Aug-29)

🐞 Fix

• Removed instances of <script setup> tags in component files that contained :value or v-model tags as it was causing a bug in production where the variables were becoming undefined (Issue #191)
• Added additional margin and padding to dialogs, as scss variables aren't being converted correctly, causing dialogs to look squished. (Issue #178)

Version 4.3.0 (2022-Aug-16)

🌟 Feature

• Write Property is now available when clicking on a property, or from the title bar. (Issue #155)
• Added an action bar on all properties. (Issue #160)
  • Refresh: Sends a Read Property request for the property.
  • Write: Opens a Write Property dialog for the property, auto populating the fields.
• Vendor Identifiers now lookup the vendor names from the BACnet Vendor Identifiers enumerations list. (Issue #79)
• Datatypes within the Write Dialog now display their actual types, instead of defaulting to raw text inputs. (Issue #166)
• Users can now search through enumeration dropdowns. This search is lossful meaning the previous input value is lost. (Issue #173)
• Filled in help sections for the Write Dialog. (Issue #180)

🐞 Fix

• On startup the documents directory is printed to the log.
• Fixed issue where the data type for the write property would be parsed incorrectly.
• PropertyValue will return RAW JSON when the dataType is unknown. The raw data then can be interpreted by the user even if the CAS BACnet Explorer can't visualize it.
• Fixed Export Database not saving the database correctly in certain instances. (Issue #112)
• BACnet Reject error messages are now displayed correctly, and not just dumped as JSON. (Issue #119)
• Real and Double data types now display as fullwide numbers instead of scientific notation. (Issue #137)
• Real and Double data types now always display to at least 2 decimal places. (Issue #136)
• Added the known priority values to the write dialogs Priority field. (Issue #170)
• Fixed a bug where the priority was not being sent on a write property. (Issue #183)
• Fixed a bug where the Destination Network and Destination Address were not being sent on a write property. (Issue #182)

Version 4.2.x

Version 4.2.3 (2022-Jun-29)

🐞 Fix

• Updated method for sending sessions when the application is closed.

Version 4.2.2 (2022-Jun-28)

🌟 Feature

• Created Manual, Data Fact Sheet, and Website landing page for the CAS BACnet Explorer. (Issue #144)
• Basic BACnet object simulator for Analog-input (0). Auto increment value once a second by 1.02 (Issue #134)
• Added Read Property fallback for devices that do not support Read Property Multiple. (Issue #56)
• Added property profile for object types as a fallback for properties from a device that does not support Read Property Multiple and protocol revision is less than 14 (Issue #56)
• Added Read Property for property list if the device does not support Read Property Multiple-all (Issue #49)
• Current network tree data saved to {documents}/sessions for backup
• Statistics reporting to Chipkin for research purposes
• Added Discovery dialog (issue #60)

🐞 Fix

• Restart is no longer required when changing the network adapters. (Issue #138)
• Title of the dialog shows a different version than the footer (Issue #132)
• Changed the publisher/Author to "Chipkin Automation Systems" (Issue #135)
• The Ethernet adapter information is not displayed on the network adapter selection page. (Issue #113)
• The simulator device is not discoverable when the "unbound" network adapter was selected. (Issue #37)
• Disable auto refresh when switching between nodes in the network tree (Issue #130)
• Enumerated values for bitstrings are shown in the unordered list (Issue #124)
• Breadcrumbs in the property list are not getting clear on "clear network tree" (Issue #117)
• Front end window "X" button confirmation dialog (Issue #133)

Version 4.1.0 (2022-Jun-03)

• Initial public Beta version

Version 4.0.x

Version 4.0.0 (2022-Apr-25)

• Initial Version
• BACnet plugfest 2022 Florida

Version 3.x (2016-Oct-08)

• This version was never released to the public

Version 2.02aW (2014-Feb-21)

• Last public version of old CAS BACnet Explorer