Release Notes 3.3.0

Server Updates

• new Arduino  I/O Server
• new SSH  I/O Server
• new Honeywell NOTIFIER fire panels I/O Server
• new Honeywell Galaxy security panel I/O Server
• new SD3 HEPHAIS fire panels I/O Server
• new GKBus I/O Server
• new MODBUS SERVER I/O Server with MODBUS TCP/IP support
• new Arteco Everywhere I/O Server
• the Modbus I/O Server now supports the RTU protocol
• MyHome I/O Server: added support for the L4686SDK gateway
• GSM I/O Server:
  • improved AT commands compatibility
  • added PUK-unlock functionality
• HWG MONITOR I/O Server:
  • new ID.<sensorname>.units = <value> data point
  • new ID.model = <value> data point
• System Monitor I/O Server:
  • an error event is raised when the server catches an I/O error when saving camera images in the motion directory
• the Paradox EVO driver is now an I/O Server
  • new option userlogs. Used to create (userlist) clickable logs to easily control (camera) and (camerapanel) objects for playback
• the Bentel KYO320 driver is now an I/O Server
  • new option userlogs. Used to create (userlist) clickable logs to easily control (camera) and (camerapanel) objects for playback
• Tecnoalarm TECNO OUT:
  • added support for TP8-88
  • the Tecnoalarm TECNO OUT driver is now an I/O Server
  • new option persistentconnection = <true|false>. If true (default is false) the I/O Server will not periodically disconnect and reconnect (periodic disconnection is used to avoid performance degradation on some firmware versions)
  • new option userlogs. Used to create (userlist) clickable logs to easily control (camera) and (camerapanel) objects for playback
• RayControl I/O Server: 
  • improved communication errors handling
  • new readinterval option (defaults to 25 msec.)
  • new data points: sN.setpoint.winter.max sN.setpoint.winter.min sN.setpoint.summer.max sN.setpoint.summer.min zN.lock
• KNX I/O Server: 
  • added "read" option for KNX data points to disable read requests from the driver
  • added "framedelay" option to set the delay between each frame sent to the KNX bus
• BACnet I/O Server:
  • added support for the Relinquish_Default property
• DOMINO I/O Server: 
  • (temp) object: program mode improved
• SIP I/O Server: 
  • improved performance of the SSH connection to remote servers
  • support of password-based authentication
• hsyco.ini: 
  • LogMaxAge = N parameter *delete log files older than N days
  • names are now case-insensitive
  • new optional parameter DatabaseBackup (defaults to false). When true, an hot backup of the core database is automatically executed on a daily basis, saving data in the data_backup directory
  • new optional parameter StartupDelay=<sec>
  • new optional parameter ExceptionWatchdog=<N> (defaults to 5). After N uncaught exceptions the HSYCO server is killed and restarted. Set to 0 to disable the exception watchdog
  • new optional parameter securityLogDailyFiles=<true|false> (defaults to false). When true, the security log is written in daily files named MMDD-security.log
  • HTTPServerThreads default changed to 256
  • the # character prefix can be used to disable an id in the following lists: dmxservers, ioservers, cameras, timers, dataloggers, locationbases, commports, slimplayers, irtrans
  • new I/O Servers optional parameter ioServersShutdownInactive.ID=<true|false>
  • comm ports: new optional timeout parameter for local serial ports: CommPort.ID.Params = speed,bits,stop,parity,flow[,timeout] (defaults to 2 sec.)
  • new eventsLoadTimeout optional parameter
  • new haDisableFilesSync optional parameter (defaults to false)
• support for application plugins:
  • multiple, dynamic loaded Java user classes can be created in the plugins directory
  • each plugin directory can have its own www subdirectory with multiple projects
• new Wiring Editor tool
• HSQLDB core SQL engine upgraded to 2.3.0
• improved UTF-8 support

EVENTS

• JavaScript actions and callback functions
• new INIT event, triggered at start-up and every time events.txt is modified
• new DATESET action to set the server's hardware clock
• new CAMERAVIEW event
• new HTTP event
• new ID.unitid.address = bits:<0|1>... syntax to use the Write Multiple Coils function
• new $SUNAZIMUTH$ and $SUNELEVATION$ built-in variables
• new UISESSIONSET action, used in combination with USER events, allows session-based UI control in EVENTS
• new PAGE project = page event, triggered on every page change or reload
• new $HAMASTER$ built-in variable, is set to 1 when master mode or HA not configured, or 0 when slave mode
• new HAACTIVE persistent event, is true when the server is active (see the high availability features)
• new HAACTIVE = [true | false] action, set to false to force a master to become inactive (has no effect on the slave system)
• with counter data loggers, you can use DATALOGGER name = "error" or any other not numeric value to reset the internal delta baseline
• when the original value of the variable and the operator's value are both numbers ending with %, the arithmetic operation will retain the % in the result

Java API

• new callback and methods for session-based UI control:
  • public static String userSubmit(String session, String uid, String name, HashMap<String, String> fields)
  • public static String userCommand(String session, String uid, String name, String param)
  • public static void uiSet(String session, String id, String attr, String value)
  • public static void uiClear(String session)
  • public static String uiGet(String session, String id, String attr)
  • public static void uiClearEvent(String session) called once after the HSYCO deleted session data (due to inactivity or uiClear() called explicitly) when the client restarts updating its state
  • pageEvent(String address, String session, String userid, String project, String page) called on every page change or reload
• new varEvent(String name, String value) callback method
• new haActiveEvent(boolean active) callback method
• new haActive(boolean active) action method, set to false to force a master to become inactive (has no effect on the slave system)
• new callback method triggered by the MODBUS SERVER I/O Server:
  • byte[] ModbusEvent(InetAddress addr, int unitid, byte[] pdu)
• new httpCallEvent(String host, boolean secure, String query) callback method
• new String urlGet(String url, String user, String password) utility method
• new urlPost(String url, String contenttype, String data, String user, String password) utility method
• new method to set the server's hardware clock:
  • public static boolean dateSet(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)
• new callback method triggered on cameras' viewing from the Web interface:
  • public static void CameraViewEvent(String camera, boolean active)
• new writeMultipleCoils(String name, int unit, int address, int coils, byte[] bytes) method
• dataLoggerUpdate(String name, Double value) with counter data loggers can receive a null value to reset the internal delta baseline

GUI Updates

• accessibility support, enabled with uiset project.accessibility = true
• support for simplified Chinese
• new "scale" web interface option allows client-side scaling of the GUI size
• the client now works normally even when multiple windows pointing the same HSYCO server are open in the same browser 
• new (#uiset ...) project directive allows setting default values for UI objects
• support for project-specific custom.css style files
• new (sliderh) and (sliderv) objects
• it is now possible to set an attribute's value for all objects of a specific type, using UISET "(type).attribute" = "value"
• (scheduler) object:
  • can have an id and the "list" attribute is now dynamic
  • new dynamic "panel" attribute
  • when the width is more than 750px, the user interface changes to a master-detail view
• improved support of "Add to Home Screen" in iOS 6 and 7
• (image), (imagelink) and (userimage) objects: new draw attribute for server-side dynamic graphics
• (chart) object: add support for line and spline types
• (datalogger) object:
  • add support for line and spline types
  • data browser mode, toolbar, new UI attributes 
• new (paradox) object for the Paradox I/O Server
• new (bentel) object for the Bentel I/O Server
• new (tecnoalarm) object for the Tecnoalarm I/O Server
• support for client-side custom JavaScript code, with index.js files, including User object to explicitly call the server and trigger USER events

Manager

• copy&paste in Project Editor and File Manager
• multiple files upload, move and delete
• hsyco.ini configuration manager
• integrated system monitor
• integrated wiring editor
• integrated admin configuration pages (users, password, network and clock)
• integrated Knx Utility
• integrated BACnet Utility
• new status browser
• project style: allows skin modifications
• when using the download root backup function, the hsyco.jar file is not saved in the backup.zip file

Bug Fixes

• improved handling of HTTP and HTTPS connections when the maximum number of threads is exceeded
• the UserTimerEvent() callback method was called twice when triggered by a scheduler
• network configuration admin function didn't work on latest Upstart/Debian versions
• improved GUI behavior when accessing a project that is not authorized for a user
• High Availability bug fixes and stability improvements
• fixed a bug that could temporarily stalled the Domino and Contatto I/O Servers when the system clock was reset to an earlier time
• Guardall I/O Server: fixed a bug occurring when an access peripheral is used