Dac Remote Panel Version Log

Updates to Version 014 Beta release A

1. Move timeout adjustments for remote modem connections from help menu to
CommPort menu.
2. Add multi-DAC radio style option buttons. Defaults and registry saves for baud, port,
enabled and Caption. Tabbed property page sets values.
3. Change form size to fit 800 x 600 screen better (Multi switches push envelope back
out, may need to make them assembly options)
4. Add code to modify form size and graphic object positions based on scaled font size
(measured by form scale width).
5. Add esc (ASCII 027) recovery on transmission timeout error. Move timeout error to
"Port Status" LED. Now this LED shows 4 status conditions Red, Clear, Yellow and
Green for Off, Waiting, Timeout error, and Good Data flow conditions respectively.
6. Open the Comm port automatically on form load. Select Antenna function
automatically after 1.5 second segment WOW delay.
7. Reset Graph display to ADMC on port open (Antenna switch function). Need to add
message box warning for changing modes if diagnostic graphs are being displayed.
8. Move Comm port diagnostics to separate floating form similar to PCDAC.
9. Add color line and scale Legend for each trace in each graph mode. Disable trace
selection for IVC, V and TC displays.
Updates to Version 014 Beta release B
1. Make form size and control placement Large Font and Windows XP compatible.
Enhancement of item 3 above.
Updates to Version 014 Beta release C
1. Enable LOS targeting functions.
2. Fix minor errors in LOS pointing calculations.
Updates to Version 015
1. Ver 015a Add Scan tool. Move Comm Diagnostics to Tool menu.
2. Ver 015c Add Scan mode selection.
3. Ver 015d Enable Initialize LED.
4. Ver 015e Add DISP w to Graph options' Ver 015f Add Burn-In room tool.
Temporary diagnostic to evaluate program, bias and reset effects.
5. Ver 015g Add Repeat button, Last Sent text box, Show/Hide and commonly used
command buttons to Comm Diagnostic Dialog.
6. Ver 015h Fix response trim of ">" characters in "?" tunnel queries. Change
common commands to "?S, ?v, ?w, Normal mode, Toggle DishScan, Set Tilt mode,
Sat Reference and Save Remote Parameters.
7. Ver 015I Add Az scan test
Updates to Version 016
1. Ver 016a Add DishScan amplitude and phase display.
2. Ver 016b Add 3 axis DishScan display. Add CL scan test. Change AZ and CL
drive tests to use new slow target mode code in PCU. Add automatic sequence
code for Az and Cl drive tests to simplify user steps.
3. Ver 016c Add ACU, PCU and ERROR status displays to Menu Bar. Requires DAC-
2200 Ver 5.04 or DAC-03 Ver 4.17 to show ACU error bits. Enable Error LED on or
of bits in status words 3 and 4.
4. Ver 016d Use PCU status-word-3 for PCU error bit display. Remove ACU status
word4 processing. This allows PCU error bit display when using current ACU
software (5.03 and 4.16). Change "Alarm" bits to "Monitor" bits. Refresh PCU
status on Reset Error function. This allows Error LED to clear. Add PCU error bit
display to ComDiag PCU Status PopUp. Add Error Reset for PCU only to ComDiag
button collection.
5. Ver 016e Use Pattern scan tool and Slow Scan PCU mode for Unlimited Az Torque
test. Reduce scan rate to 3.5 deg/sec for xx97 systems. Change Error Reset button
to Slow Scan. Unlimited AZ runs between 0 and 180, Limited Az runs between 270
and 90.
6. Ver 016f Fix Print Screen of 3 axis DishScan data.
7. Ver 016g Add Stab Limit Indicator to INIT/UNWRAP/SLOW SCAN LED.
8. Ver 016h Blank Stability Limit when Targeting or Searching. Add drop down list
when clicking on Error LED. Enable ACU status word4, nStat4. Add logic to use
PCU status word3, nPstat3, if nStat4 not available as in legacy DAC-97 status
format.
Updates to Version 017
1. Ver 017. Add multiple ACU and PCU Aux commands to COMM DIAG dialog box.
Add Clear PCU Reference Error and Reboot ACU to Aux commands. Add AGC
data to DISPivc log files. Change 'P' query to '@' in DISPivc string to update Lat
Lon.
2. Ver 017a. Add Notes to LOG and SCREEN DUMP data files. Removed extra '!' in
buffered command strings. Add synchronized 50 ms minimum update interval.
3. Ver 017b. Put "P" back in IVC string
4. Ver 017c. Add N7 form, new tool tips for Tracking LED and button
5. Ver 017d. Fix PCU status word2 being overwritten by 3 and 3 not showing.
6. Ver 017e. Fix "invalid procedure call" from asc (null). Change Tracking LED to
Green, Hash, Yellow.
7. Ver 017f. Fix Comm error corruption of AGC read from "S". Expand Multi LED to
include Blocked. Tracking LED to Yellow/Green for Suspended/Normal and
Solid/Flash for Above/Below threshold.
8. Ver 017g. Change serial command hold-off from 0.050 Sec to 0.100 seconds, DAC-
2202 is just too fast!
9. Ver 017h. Change hold-off to .200 seconds
10. Ver 017j. Add Pacing (Hold-off) time selection as a configurable option.
11. Ver 017k. Add DishScan LED. Add ?S calls to standard modes. Expand ACU and
PCU aux menus on frmComDiag. Antenna Selection 1 only.
12. Ver 017m. Add RESET to UL Az torque test. Add N8008 to Lim Az torque test.
Updates to Version 0.18
1. Ver 018. Restore Antenna Selections 1-4. Add N8 PCU parameter set to Pattern
Scan. Add Parameter dump. Update install to move Start Menu / Desktop links to
“All Users”.
2. Ver 018b. Fix Tool Tips on Comm Diagnostic dialog box. Install includes
DacRemIP-017g with Hold-Off and Pacing features added, New multi-function
Initializing LED, updated ACU and PCU aux functions plus TimeOut and Sync error
counters.
3. Ver 018c. Fine tune ACU and PCU Aux selections. Update DacRemIP to 017h with
new CommDiagnostic Tool Tips. Add DishScan LED and reduce Multi-antenna
selection from 6 to 4 to make room.
Updates to Version 0.19
1. Ver 0.19. Fix Sat EW display. Fix Comm Diag/ ACU tools: ?@ and wV. Expand
PCU Aux Tools.. Save Pattern Scan: Update, Scan and N8 values.
Updates to Version 0.20
1. GSR 05/09. Add Volt, Tone, FEC and NID windows to SAT menu. Update
DacRemIP to 0.17p.
Updates to Version 0.21
1. Add Ext AGC display.
2. Add Sat Reference Active display (Yellow and Green Sat Reference LED).
3. Add shortcut Mode display selection. Right click to display all Mode selections.
4. Add Sweep Inc, AzLimit3, 4, ElLimit12, 34, Track Display to Mode parameter list.
5. Add Skew to Satellite menu.
Updates to Version 1.01
1. Combine Serial Port and TCP/IP programs into one universal application.
2. Add support for digital x09/x10 SDLP tilt sensor in Disp V graph (?v response).
3. Change query mode from command / response to continuous streaming mode to
support operation over long delay (satellite / secure link) connections.
4. Add UDP Find Local and Remote DACs tool.
5. Add Parameter Dump and Parameter Upload tools.
6. Enhance Parameter Dump to include fully decoded, user friendly descriptions.
7. Move Parameter Dump in log files from the beginning to the end of the file.
8. Add Status Bar to show “Port Settings”, “Port Status” and “Port Query” values. Make
Port Query display optional in View menu. Default Port Query display to off.
9. Add Satellite right click selection of multiple settings.
10. Enable Up/Down/Left/Right arrows to drive Azimuth and Elevation in Antenna Mode.
11. Fix increasing delay response due to buffer accumulation.
Updates to Version 1.02
1. Added Port Lock/Unlock to ACU Comm Diagnostics Window.
2. Updated to Sea Tel/Cobham Logo.
3. Added the ability to read-in a data capture file.
4. Re-enabled the Burn-in room test capability.
5. Modified main screen arrows to use a timer and enable click-and-hold for scanning
(slew the antenna).
6. Updated the Parameter Dump to include status.
7. Added DishScan LED click.
8. Added AZ Limit 5, AZ Limit 6 and EL Limit 56
9. Fixed MODE selection refresh issues.
10. Added new PCU Status Bits to menu items.
11. Updates to the pattern scan tool.
12. Updated AZ torque tests:
a. Starting test @ Rel of 5850 or 1350, test will be done w/o slow scan mode on.
b. Starting test @ Rel of 6300 or 900, test will be done w/ slow scan mode on.