Release News and Change Log

[Jan]

Version 4.0.17

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Software RT+ Encoder in Extensions now supports several other options for ODA group selection
• RT+ tag is no longer limited to 32 characters
• XCMD now correctly encodes < and > as &lt; and &gt;
• Task scheduler: Presets dropdown box added
• Bug fix: Special - Reset
• Menu item added: RDS Encoder - Copy To
• External text sources: Items 'Go to next after' and 'Expires after' now have default values of 60 and -1 respectively
• External text sources: RSS reader bug fixed
• Communication Decoder now shows XCMD also if contains no RT+ tags

Known issues:
SNMP request to the Magic RDS 4 may probably sometimes corrupt TCP connections. A solution is on the way.

[Jan]

Version 4.0.18

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• SNMP freezing bug fixed
• Exception indicator added for each encoder (watching for no connection, no response, etc.)
• SNMP exception trap added (click on the Default button in SNMP Trap dialogue box)

[Jan]

Version 4.0.19

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Special mode added for serial connection over satellite (see the help for Bridge - m4vp.pdf)
• Serial connection now supports various parity and flow control modes
• About 10 bugs fixed

Still under development:
Entirely new External text sources tool
User defined buttons with associated script
Webserver
etc.

[Jan]

Version 4.0.20

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Web-server has been implemented (at this time a simple status page only). Enable in Preferences.
• In the Terminal, there's a new button which allow to send a file to the encoder which contains ASCII commands (each command on separate line). Useful for example for quick pre-configuration of many encoders.
• Recent events show also current date
• RDS Spy is no longer launched if cannot operate (on uni-directional connections or on connections below 19200 bps)
• Bug fixes: 'Trying speed 1200' on closed serial connection, some buttons were sometimes mixed, Bridges no longer show options valid only for encoders

[Jan]

Version 4.0.20 build 2020-12-17

• UECP Encoder Access Right bug fixed

[Jan]

Version 4.0.21

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Updated documentation: List of supported RDS encoders incl. most important characteristics
• Readbest: UECP mode of control added (requires Full license)
• Generic UECP: Short Radiotext (CR-terminated) option added to the Extensions

[Jan]

Version 4.0.22

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• PIRA encoders: Default RT timeout added to the GUI
• Clock synchronization now occurs also in next minute after enabling
• Bug fix: Group Sequence

[Jan]

Version 4.0.23

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Added support for Remote Bridge - see the Help / devices.pdf for details
• Added support for Lite ASCII communication protocol (Deva, Innovonics etc.)
• More than 10 bugs fixed

[Jan]

Version 4.0.24

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Terminal: paste operation now handles also a command batch
• Bug fixes: HTTP GET 'accepts' field, space character saving and some more
• SNMP: bulk operations added
• SNMP: documentation updated
• Scripting documentation added
• Faster backup/restore

[Jan]

Version 4.0.25

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• One of the most wanted features has been implemented: Accepting data from URL query via internal web server (see Help / m4vp.pdf for details)
• Communication Decoder is now connected also to Virtual Ports
• SNMP logging added
• SNMP Enterprise Number range extended to 2M
• P232U: RDS2 Logo enabled (latest HW revision 'P264U' required)
• Bug fixes: TCP Server access control, Virtual Port RX Monitor switching, External Text Sources: XML fields value loss, Internal channel to External Text sources, ECC backup/restore

[Jan]

Version 4.0.26

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• New powerful and intuitive XML/XHTML and JSON parsers added to the External text sources
• Preset buttons functionality added to the Tool bar, allowing user script execution in a single click
• Internal web server can publish current Radiotext in user defined HTML, XML or JSON template (see 'Text publishing via internal web server' in extsrc.pdf)
• The Script execution window now supports Load/Save
• The Recent Events box now informs about correct device response after previous communication gap (caused by disconnected serial cable etc.)
• Apply button behavior is now configurable like in Magic RDS 3
• SNMP: The Assign All OIDs button now keeps existing OIDs
• Script features and documentation updated
• A few bugs fixed

Important note: After update from older version, please check the XML settings and functionality in the External text sources (only if you use the XML or 'script' processing).
Please report any bugs.

[Jan]

Version 4.0.27

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Edit connection button added to Overview
• AF and EON are now on separate pages
• RDS Spy now does not launch directly but via a separate button
• Text replacing: %TOTITLECASE% and %TOUPPERCASE% keywords added (see Help / extsrc.pdf)
• Extensions: if software encoder is enabled for dynamic PS, the dynamic PS function built in the encoder is automatically disabled by sending an empty string
• Extensions: if software encoder is enabled for RT+, the RT+ function built in the encoder is automatically disabled
• Extensions: Dynamic PS mode 0 (software encoded) now supports long word scrolling like Px32 and P164
• Internal channel - saveto command now indicates error if the destination folder is write-protected
• SNMP: request processing mode selection added (synchronous/asynchronous)
• Bug fixes: Terminal delete/backspace, RDS level rounding, UTF-8 encoding for XCMD, dummy connection edit, External text dynamic PS mode, categories order, and more

Reported issues (not fixed yet):
Occasional "ghost" connection establishing, occasional range check error during backup

[Jan]

Version 4.0.28

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• SNMP: Bulk operations now include Trap enable/disable for all connections
• SNMP: New option added for SNMP request processing - 'Immediately return last known value, then read' - this 'pipelined' solution is designed for large broadcast networks and heavy traffic
• Bridge / Internal channel / Data distribution: sendhttp command added (see m4vp.pdf for details), the HTTP GET method now applies to unlimited number of locations (websites, devices etc.)
• New RDS encoder model added: User Defined 1 - configurable command/prefix for text output from External Text Sources (see devices.pdf for details)
• Generic UECP: configurable command/prefix added for Dynamic PS
• External Text Source can send text to a Bridge (if explicitly specified in the Destinations)
• External Text Source: Destinations now include a filter for RT1, DPS1 or ALL
• MRDS1322, MicroRDS, Lite ASCII and UECP: freezing bug fixed, several other bugs fixed

[Jan]

Version 4.0.29

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Improved performance: saves up to 90 % of system resources, especially after adding more connections
• SNMP logging: a single-line summary is logged rather than all individual requests
• P164 LAN Settings GUI redesigned
• READBEST/DEMO/UECP encoders: CT on/off switch added to the GUI
• In case of high CPU load, the app no longer reports response timeout
• The script window keeps its content
• Bug fixes: unidirectional communication, RT1 primary source, task scheduler GUI, connection delete & add and more.

[Jan]

Version 4.0.30

http://pira.cz/rds/magicrds/MagicRDS_Setup.exe

• Graphical style applied to the Add/Edit Connection form
• Optional parameter 'Group Name' added to the connection