System2 Panel Controller Software Updates (mini, IN-32, OUT-32)

Version 14 – Release Date: 15-JAN-2024

o Added support for System2 MiniPanel.
o Updated product database. The product database is now stored in ‘the cloud’ and is automatically updated on boot if a connection is available. This allows for the introduction of new System2 products without having to release updates to all other products.
o Fixed a JMRI bug where track sensors are incorrectly reported as turnouts.

Version 13 – Release Date: 06-OCT-2023

o Test modes cleaned up.
o Automatic clean up of obsolete EEPROM data.
o Corrected product name on Wi-Fi config page.

Version 12 – Release Date: 06-OCT-2023

Fixed incorrect MQTT announce message. Now reports as “panel-“.
Adjusted font size and weight to format correctly on Apple Safari browsers.
MQTT broker not recognising changes. Now accepts user specified port.

Version 11 – Release Date: 05-OCT-2023

Fixed an incorrect link to the documentation URL.

Version 10 – Release Date: 29-SEP-2023

NOTICE:
Before updating, save a screenshot of your button type configuration. This update introduces new button types so they will likely change during the update and you may need to reset them. This applies to the button type dropdown box only. vPorts are unaffected.
You should apply the 02-OCT-2023 patch to Servo Drivers before
applying this update.

Patch Notes:
If you are updating from a previous version the default pushbutton type has changed to stateless. If you want to use the previous behaviour (stateful) you must go into the switch type and reconfigure it as ‘stateful’.
To use stateless (the default option from this point on), update your driver boards to 01-OCT-2023 version or later.
Updated driver boards will support both types of push to make button transparently and also work well with older revision Panel Controllers.
Common code across Panel Controller, IN-32 and OUT-32 boards. The board personality (type) is set using compile time options.
Pushbuttons (push to make) are mow stateless.
– Instead of sending a ‘0’ or ‘1’ they send a ‘2’ indicating the button has been pressed. The Panel Controllers and OUT-32 boards no longer store the state.
Servo driver must be updated to SEPT-2023 or later to recognise the stateless mode when using push buttons.
Toggle switches and sensors remain unaffected.
JMRI mode via MQTT only recognises ‘THWOWN’ or ‘CLOSED’ for turnouts. Therefore use toggle switches when using JMRI mode. Sensors remain unaffected.
Start of day messages only send sensors and toggle switch states. Stateless mode do not send status, else they would toggle any attached motors.
Updated CAN library. Now detecting bus resets and buss off messages. Takes appropriate action to recover the CAN controller when necessary.

Added start of day option to the type column. Assigning a button to start of day will force a synchronization event across all boards. This builds a board list over 1 second, then queries each for its status.
This has the effect of synchronizing all boards across the network even if they missed the initial boot up messages. Particularly useful for the larger installations where all boards can be synchronized once
everything has had time to start up.
Set proper product image at configuration page header.

CAN Network Monitor
Deduplicated packets.
Deduplicated the status log web display area.
Removed vPort decode from non vPort traffic types (management data).

Version 8 – Release Date: 19-JUL-2023

Added support for ‘fixing’ a borked software update. If the software detects missing static files it will automatically try to download in the background. You will not see any update, however the  on board LED will blink  erratically as data is downloaded. Leave the board alone for 15 minutes as it tries to resolve the issue automatically for you. To test, try reconnecting to the main web page. If you see it, then it’s fixed.

We plan on making videos showing how you can integrate your Arduino into
this system to both read and control almost all aspects. The CAN bus
changes will make this more accessible when we publish it.