Release Notes 3.5.0

Server Updates

• Bosch MAP I/O Server:
  • added "armed" datapoint
  • added "clearmem" datapoints
  • improved communication error handling
• Contatto I/O Server:
  • added support for MCP4
  • added support for MODCA firmware version 2.0, with new "relay.forced" datapoint
  • added support for MOD32IN
  • MODPQ5 is now identified with its unique ID. Use MCPIDE 3.2.3 or later to program the MCPXT/MCP4 to allow HSYCO to correctly identify this module
• Cradlepoint I/O Server:
  • performance improvements
• Domino I/O Server:
  • added support for DFCP4
• Elsner P03-Modbus I/O Server:
  • new "light.lux" data point
• EPSON ESC/VP I/O Server:
  • improved communication reliability
• Galaxy I/O Server:
  • added "dump" option
• Google Calendar I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for Google Calendar
• GSM I/O Server:
  • added voice call support
  • improved stability for the Teleorigin modem
• Guardall I/O Server:
  • added "key" server option
  • improved communication error handling
• HESA I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for the HESA Q15, Q50 and Q100 security panels
• Heos I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for the Denon Heos music players
• Hue I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for the Philips Hue wireless lighting control system
• iono I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for the iono I/O module
• Mitsubishi MNET I/O Server:
  • response timeout increased
• Modbus I/O Server:
  • new data types "intx", "longx", "uintx", "ulongx", "floatx" to implement low word first data encoding
• SONOS I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for the SONOS music players
• Strato I/O Server:
  • new I/O Server for the Sfera Labs Strato Pi expansion board
• System I/O Server:
  • new "internetmonitor" option. Set to "false" to disable Internet connection check
• Tecnoalarm TECNO OUT I/O Server:
  • added support for TP20-440
• Yamaha I/O Server:
  • added support for hdmi sources selection
  • added support for RXA-2030
• new "HTTPSCompatibility" configuration option: set to "old" to retain support for older browsers; set to "default" or avoid setting this option for a higher level of security
• new "HTTPRootRedirect" configuration option: set to a valid absolute or relative URL to redirect root requests
• improved video streaming performance
• new "DatabaseTransactionLog" configuration option: If true the HSQLDB embedded database transaction log file is used to log individual transactions between checkpoints. If false the log file is not used, improving the performance and reducing I/O but, in case of uncontrolled shutdown of the HSYCO process, all data updates after the last checkpoint (a database checkpoint is automatically perfomed every 60 seconds) will be lost. Defaults to false
• new automatic backup engine: automatic root backup can be configured using the "RootBackupDay", "RootBackupHour", "RootBackupMinute", "RootBackupDestinations" and "RootBackupExclude" options
• the www directory is automatically created at startup if not present
• public announcement:
  • you can now play audio on Axis audio devices that are not defined as cameras, explicitly using the host name or IP address of the device
  • new io@<I/O server id[.zone id]> destination
• the /x/httpcall requests triggering httpCallEvent() callbacks and HTTP events are now accepted from outside the trusted networks if HTTPServerLowSecurityEnabled = true and the request is sent using HTTPS
• Java 8 support

EVENTS

• multiple EVENTS files can be created in the "events" subdirectory. Files should have the ".txt" suffix
• a plugin can now have its own "events.txt" file and "events" subdirectory
• JavaScript: you can now define multiple JavaScript functions for the same callback. Execution order is not guaranteed. If the functions return a value, only the first not null value returned is used as the event return value

GUI Updates

• new overlay pages: overlay pages are always visible in a project, on top of all objects of the current page
• adminlink object: new "puk" link allows users to modify their PUK
• datalogger object: new attributes: “pointsize” and “stroke”
• image, imagelink, submitimage, userimage objects: setting "img" to "" (empty string) loads the empty picture
• login procedure now allows for up to three PIN attempts before asking for PUK
• dmxrgb object replaced by rgb object, with support for Philips Hue I/O Server
• new project styles:
  • "scrollbar-width" : width of the scrollbar’s cursor
  • "scrollbar-thumb-color": scrollbar’s cursor color
• new project attribute: "project.gestures", set to false to disable all gestures for the project
• camerapanel object:
  • new "cameralist" attribute, allows to dynamically change the list of cameras viewable in a camerapanel
  • the video download function now generates MPEG-4 video files
• userlist, selectpanel objects: in "template" attribute, $n placeholder replaced with %n, to avoid parsing problems
• text object: added "template" attribute, works the same way as userlist’s template attribute
• selector object: added "id" and "label" attributes
• scheduler object: new "repeat every year" mode
• new attribute “rotation”, to allow rotation of any GUI object (value in degrees)
• Danish language support

Manager

• support of multiple EVENTS files
• new HEOS Utility
• the uiSet("manager", "lock", "true") method can be used, at startup only, to block access to the HSYCO Manager

Bug Fixes

• fix to the "notouch" GUI URL option
• camerapanel GUI object:
  • scrollbar was disabled in some special cases
  • click sometimes not immediately responsive
• datalogger GUI object:
  • splines did not draw properly when min == origin
  • attributes “notches” and “drawaxis” didn’t work
  • labelcolor fixed (didn’t change all the labels’ colors)
• the "lock:<page>" UISET command not working on page reload
• select GUI object: fatal error when selected value was no longer available after resetting values
• userlist, selectpanel GUI objects: selected item on userlist/selectpanel wouldn’t stay selected
• keypad GUI object: fixed dot support with decimal numbers
• removed a white bar at the bottom, when using link from home screen icon on Apple iOS
• Public announcement: TTS not working with espeak engine on Axis cameras
• Domino I/O Server: fixed a bug that could cause erroneous readings of DFCC's 2'complements values
• Modbus I/O Server: fixed a bug that could cause ushort and uint read requests to return signed numbers
• KNX I/O Server: fixed bug in KNX project import
• Yamaha RX I/O Server: fixed bug for models not supporting party mode