What's new in PMU Connection Tester 4.7.1.0
Mar 30, 2022
- Changes include:
- Converted all code to C# -- this version of PMU Connection Tester contains no VB code or references
- Assisted by SharpDevelop Code Converter (VB - C#)
- Fixed issue with simulated timestamp ordering during file-based replay
- Fixed restoration of file-based auto-repeat playback checkbox when deserializing a saved connection file
- Updated file based connection to begin auto-replay when changing state of auto-repeat playback checkbox
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.6.3.0 (Apr 27, 2021)
- This is the official release for the PMU Connection Tester v4.6.3
- Changes include IEEE C37.118-2011 updates for Configuration Frame 3
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.12.0 (May 5, 2020)
- Added NGEN compilation steps to installer for faster startup times
- Updated to latest version of GSF libraries which includes many fixes
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.11.0 (Jun 1, 2018)
- Updated to latest version of GSF libraries which includes many fixes -- some that may be relevant to the PMU Connection Tester are listed below.
- Fixed all application URL's, e.g., help links, to point to github.
- GSF 2.2 Updates
- Added ability to control TCP Nagle algorithm through configuration and applied better defaults when applicable
- Fixed error when accepting TLS socket connection that caused the server to stop listening for connections when the client force closes the connection too early
- Corrected a slow memory leak in the MultiProtocolFrameParser that could occur when a replay start time and stop time is specified
- Modified DoubleBufferedQueueManager behavior to skip calling item handler if there are no items to handle
- Fixed race condition in LogicalThreadScheduler that caused exceptions in rare circumstances when queuing actions
- Added static SHA hash algorithm creation functions to Cipher that respect current FIPS setting
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.10.0 (Feb 1, 2018)
- Add a newline after writing the header when doing a stream debug capture.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.9.0 (Feb 1, 2018)
- Changed the relative phase angle difference calculations to re-wrap the results to -180/+180.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.8.0 (Feb 1, 2018)
- This release changes the default IP stack to IPv4 only.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.7.0 (Feb 1, 2018)
- This version of the PMU Connection Tester includes the ability to send custom device commands (thanks to Vizimax for the add!).
- This release also includes the latest Grid Solutions Framework to get all the fixes that have been added recently
- The installers are also now signed with an extended validation certificate so they are easier to get installed.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.6.0 (Feb 1, 2018)
- This version of the PMU Connection Tester is an incremental release to include all synchrophasor bug fixes from the the Grid Solutions Framework since the last release on CodePlex.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.5.0 (Jul 26, 2014)
- Corrected issue with SEL Fast Message to ignore duplicate 0xFF values in streaming data that can occur with data transmission over Ethernet when Telnet protocol is being used.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.5.4 (May 28, 2014)
- Note this release of the PMU Connection Tester is built on .NET 4.5 using the Grid Solutions Framework (GSF).
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.4.0 (Jul 16, 2013)
- This is the last release of the PMU Connection Tester that will built on .NET 4.0 using the TVA Code Library and the Time-series Framework. Future releases of the PMU Connection Tester will be built on .NET 4.5 (or later) using the Grid Solutions Framework (GSF).
- Recent Improvements:
- Improvements and operational fixes to the UTK F-NET, BPA PDCstream and Macrodyne protocols as well as fixes for various digital fault recorders and power quality meters - these changes are inherited from the openPDC 1.5 SP1 official release.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.3.10 (Dec 22, 2012)
- This is the release build of the PMU Connection Tester version 4.3.10 with IEC 61850-90-5, Macrodyne-G with INI file support, updated F-NET support and improved UDP "receive from" capability when using mulitcast connections.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.3.9 (Dec 21, 2012)
- This is the release build of the PMU Connection Tester version 4.3.9 with IEC 61850-90-5, Macrodyne-G with INI file support, updated F-NET support and improved UDP "receive from" capability when using mulitcast connections.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.3.8 (Dec 3, 2012)
- This is the release build of the PMU Connection Tester version 4.3.8 with IEC 61850-90-5 and Macrodyne-G with INI file support.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.3.6 (Oct 10, 2012)
- This version also includes updates to allow selection of a specific network interface when using a TCP or UDP socket as well as allowing specification of a multicast source IP for multicast subscriptions that require this. Additionally users now have the ability to specify a receive from IP filter for UDP broadcasts (when multiple broadcast are being sent to the same endpoint) and a new feature to allow control of whether or not to keep the command channel open when a data channel and command channel is defined.
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.2.12 (Dec 30, 2011)
- This build includes all the latest updates and bug fixes to the phasor protocols associated with the v1.4 SP2 release of the openPDC (e.g., updates to Macrodyne protocol) as well as other bug fixes specific to the connection tester (see closed items under Issue Tracker).
- This build also includes support for BPA Phasor Data File Format files (i.e., .DST files) for replay (from updates in v4.2.8).
New in PMU Connection Tester 4.2.8 (Dec 30, 2011)
- This build includes support for BPA Phasor Data File Format files (i.e., .DST files) for replay.