HomeWorks Illumination Software Release Notes – Version 1.6x
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HomeWorks Illumination Software Release Notes – Version 1.64
This document details release notes for versions 1.60 – 1.64
From 1.63 to 1.64
New Features – Summary
No new features were added in this release.
Fixed Issues
Main Application
• Wired (H48) Maestro dimmers incorrectly reported “Flashing” as their zone level on
processor power up.
From 1.62 to 1.63
New Features – Summary
No new features were added in this release.
Fixed Issues
Main Application
• GRX and WPM issue with multiprocessors – If GRX or WPM units were used in a
multiprocessor system, it was possible for memory corruption to occur in a processor(s).
The result of the memory corruption will vary with each database design. (435084 &
435090)
Engraving Manager
• Removed the “Order Label” feature from the Engraving Manager. The feature was
causing too much confusion in the engraving ordering process.
Reports –Addressing
• Fixed an issue where exporting the Addressing report to Excel did not work and caused
errors.
Reports –Panels & Enclosures
• In certain conditions not all of the zones would be displayed for a Spec Grade Panel on
the report.
From 1.61 to 1.62
New Features – Summary
Reports – Web Enabled Devices
• This report was added to view all devices that are displayed by the web server (433748)
Fixed Issues
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Main Application
• Property Box – Web Property options did not match the current selection, i.e. True &
False vs. Yes & No (431164)
Floorplan Screen
• Zones would disappear when multiple switch-legs were added via the Property Box
(433268)
• Devices within a 6-gang Control Station could not be swapped (433116)
• Device position numbers were not updated after a device was Cut from a Control Station
(428719)
• Zones did not refresh properly when unassigned (433111)
• Duplicate zone names could exist on projects with a mixture of DMX and non-DMX load
types (428658)
Load Schedule Screen
• Circuit # column was not wide enough to support 000-00 by default (428184)
Panel Assignment Screen
• Property Box - Link Type for Link 1 displayed “10” when set to CS1 Link Type (434127)
Address Assignment Screen
• Zones of certain load types could not be assigned to Specification Grade Panels
(433329)
• Property Box - Link Type for Link 1 displayed “10” when set to CS1 Link Type (434127)
Programming Screen
• Rollback checkboxes in the Assigned Preset grid did not work properly when scrolling in
the list of assigned items (425120)
• After generating Certificate of Occupancy programming, the cursor did not revert back to
arrow cursor from hourglass cursor (434697)
Terminal Screen
• Uploading EDU OS caused some QED shades to fail to respond to commands (433889)
Reports – Load Schedule
• When using Export to Excel, “W” was added to wattage values causing the cell to default
to text format instead of number format (18180)
• When using Export to Excel, the AFCI column and the Notes column were not exported
(434277)
Reports – RPM Load Wiring
• AFCI Breaker Panels were not displayed (434192)
Reports –Panels & Enclosures
• When using Export to Excel, “W” was added to wattage values causing the cell to default
to text format instead of number format (18180)
• A red flag was always displayed next to Total Wattage when a power booster was not
required (434696)
From 1.6001 to 1.61
HomeWorks Illumination Software Release Notes – Version 1.6x
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New Features – Summary
Main Application
• View Release Notes replaced View Read Me (431961)
Floorplan Screen
• Web properties in the Properties box were renamed to reflect all uses (430467)
Load Schedule Screen
• Feed column was removed and AFCI Column was renamed to AFCI Req’d (Required) to
comply with AFCI By Assignment functionality (432961)
Address Assignment Screen
• Assignment grids for the following device types were revised to comply with AFCI By
Assignment functionality: RPMs, GRXs & WPMs, wired and wireless Maestros and
Vareos (432961)
Help File
• Many updates were made to reflect current functionality (432961)
Fixed Issues
Main Application
• Unused outputs on WPMs caused issues with system zone numbers (428852)
• DMX zones do not respond to Master Raise or Master Lower buttons (428853)
• Assigning a LUT-DMX to caused issues with Link 1 communication (433255)
• The Load Type value for Neon and Tu-wire fixtures was incorrectly sent to WPMs
(431204)
New Project Wizard
• Incorrect voltage was selected for Vietnam (430223)
• RF product is now available for Hong Kong (433489)
Floorplan Screen
• Custom fixtures and Interactive fixtures were not displayed in the list of fixtures correctly
(428660)
Load Schedule Screen
• Changing the Fixture Type of a QED shade from Wired to RF or vice-versa would not
unassigned the shade (432276)
• Enabling the Raise/Lower Type column caused errors (433191)
Address Assignment Screen
• Addressing a zone to an RF Dimmer/Switch/Shade/Fan Control (8:1) Link caused errors
(433139)
• Assigning Zones with invalid Load Types to GRX-MR main units caused Application to
lockup (433440)
• Signature Series Keypads added incorrect number of LEDs to keypad link (428779)
• Assigning a wired keypad to address 16 caused the Application to lockup (428910)
• The LUT-DMX could not be assigned to Link 1 if it was set to CS2 link type (431045)
• Assigning large wattage loads to modules added more power boosters than required
(428909)
BOM Report
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• AFCI Breaker Panels (HWAP-####) prices were incorrect (431156)
User Preferences
• Daylight Saving settings could not be modified for specific international cities (18743)
Engraving Manager
● Canada was added to the A/V Dealer description for Account Type to ensure Engraving
Orders from Canada are processed correctly (432924)
XML File
● ZoneNum value was updated to include the processor number to prevent duplicate
entries (431841)
From 1.60 to 1.6001
Fixed Issues
Main Application
• Converting projects with user defined fixtures caused errors (28636)
Terminal Screen
• When uploading a project to a processor, multiple attempts could display an error
message about duplicate system zone numbers (28637)
From 1.4x to 1.60
New Features – Summary
Main Application
• NGRX-PB, ELVI-1000, GRX-FDBI-16A-120, GRX-TVI and HP-2, -4, & -6 power boosters
were replaced with PHPM-PA-120-WH, PHPM-3F-120-WH and PHPM-SW-DV-WH
(16133)
• The GRX-PWM power booster was added (16133)
• The Tools Menu option was created (28496)
• A new menu option was added to the Tools Menu to convert existing DMX zones to the
new DMX load type (27935)
Floorplan Screen
• Faceplate/Button Kit colors were not sorted alphabetically in the Properties Box (26817)
• DMX-specific fixture types were added to the Floorplan Toolbox (27935)
Panel Assignment Screen
• Phantom DMX Panel and LUT-DMX were added to the Panel Screen Toolbox (27935)
• Phantom Module (4P) was added to the Panel Screen Toolbox (27938)
Address Assignment Screen
• The LUT-DMX can be assigned to Link 1 of an 8 Series processor (27935)
Programming Screen
• The following Serial Drivers were added to the Global Serial Driver list: Color Kenetics,
Pentair, Jandy RS Serial Adapter & QSE-CI-NWK-E (27729)
Engraving Manager
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● Custom Label Sheets can be ordered through the Engraving Manager (27934)
Reports – Detailed Processor Link Assignments
• Metric wire sizes were added (27017)
Fixed Issues
Load Schedule Screen
• The Raise/Lower column would display incorrect values when the column was enabled
with zones present in the room displayed (28254)
• There was a scrolling issue when changing Fixture Name when the room contained
enough zones to display a scroll bar (27982)
Address Assignment Screen
• The Name column in the TVM assignment grid was truncating text beyond sixty
characters (27692)
• 0-10 V zones could not be assigned to a WPM (27166)
• Changing the module type for module position1 would allow an invalid TVM Assignment
(28054)
Panel Assignment Screen
• The image was not correct for an AFCI Breaker panel with a TVM Kit inside (28052)
Engraving Manager
● Specific control station devices that do not have button kits were displaying incorrect
information in the Button Kit Model column after engraving was added to the device
(27854)
Terminal Screen
• A message box is displayed when uploading a project using RS232 connection type
(27153)
Reports
RPM Load Wiring
• Phantom Panel was not being displayed in this report (27909)
Keypad Programming
• Button numbers were not fully display for button numbers greater than 9 (28119)
Help File
• The OSREV command was updated (26766)
