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Re: Release News
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2020, 09:50:48 pm »
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.

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Re: Release News
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2020, 10:00:42 pm »
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)

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Re: Release News
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2020, 09:15:10 pm »
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.

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Re: Release News
« Reply #18 on: November 26, 2020, 08:33:00 pm »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2020, 09:38:20 pm »
Version 4.0.20 build 2020-12-17

  • UECP Encoder Access Right bug fixed

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Re: Release News
« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2021, 08:30:40 pm »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2021, 11:12:54 pm »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2021, 10:23:45 pm »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2021, 10:07:16 pm »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2021, 09:56:34 pm »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #25 on: April 17, 2021, 11:06:18 am »
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.

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Re: Release News
« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2021, 11:08:12 am »
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

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Re: Release News
« Reply #27 on: June 16, 2021, 11:40:31 pm »
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


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Re: Release News
« Reply #28 on: August 21, 2021, 09:52:24 pm »
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.

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Re: Release News
« Reply #29 on: October 01, 2021, 09:46:45 pm »
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