LLT Release Notes
Since the LTT software is composed on many individual parts, the changelog specifies in which part the change/fix took place by preceding each entry with a prefix. The used prefix are:
- GUI: change took place in the LTT-GUI part of the LTT software
- MesVis: change took place in the MesVis-GUI or in the measurement recording subsystem part
- TS: change took place in the TestStand / LabVIEW subsystem part of the LTT software
- HistoryConv: change took place in the History Converter Tool
- MDBS: change took place in the MDBS database installer
[3.3.4] - 16.08.2022
Changed
- GUI: remember the folder of the last loaded history file
Fixed
- GUI: fixed problems with MDF file splitting
- GUI: fixed entering of decimal values as operation mode parameters in F10 dialog
[3.3.3] - 21.07.2022
Added
- MesVis: "external data source" feature (experimental)
Changed
- GUI: "TESTPLAN ERROR" (SYS-21) is now entered into history, DB and CSV files
- GUI: removed auto. column fit in history data dialog (slow and annoying)
- MesVis: improved write speed for DB data
- MesVis: preserve measurement selection when switching DUT's
- MesVis: always show DUT type in DUT list
- TS: updated MesSyII API (for TS2014) to CL5-2022-06-23
- TS: updated MesSyII.FD API (for both TS2014 & TS2019) to CL2-2022-06-20
Fixed
- GUI: MDF data recording timestamps + date split option
- GUI: entering double values in F10 dialog did not work anymore
- MesVis: measurements are not drawn under certain conditions
- fixed IRS.LTT.Update.x.x.x.x_2014.exe / IRS.LTT.Update.x.x.x.x_2019.exe
- fixed IRS.LTT.TS.Tool "Apply LTT Config"
[3.2.0] - 20.05.2022
Added
- GUI: MDF Streaming file split options
Fixed
- TS: fixed Keysight PS driver issues
- TS: fixed Kniel PS driver for TS2014
- TS: fixed PS problems with COM port daisy chain
- GUI: fixed F6 dialog error when closing while stations are running
[3.1.1] - 27.04.2022
Added
- TS: PS reconnect mechanism for process model watchdog sequence
Changed
- TS: added support for "bypass" in process cooling system driver interface
- GUI: changed auto row jump behaviour in F11 dialog
- GUI: opmode parameters in F10 dialog are no longer sorted alphabetically
Fixed
- GUI: fixed step time calculation
[3.1.0] - 21.03.2022
Added
- GUI: new tool MDF.Sorter can be found in 66_LTT_Tools
- GUI: new Excel export for LTT limits (F5 dialog)
- GUI: automatic backup of ltt_main_config.xml and automatic restore in case the file gets destroyed
- GUI: indication if simulation drivers are used
- TS: new process cooling system drivers for WKM/Autotherm
Changed
- GUI: improved history data scrolling / column adjustment
- TS: new MesSyII.FD release IRS.MesSyIIFD.CL2-2022-03-04
- TS: added ramp function to power supply interface, implemented for EA power supplies
- TS: Omega iThx driver now ignores all errors (as requested by customer)
- TS: Switching OpModes now takes TCC debouncing time into account
- MesVis: file selection dialog for saving graph screenshots
- MesVis: improved read speed for CSV measurement data (only with default column layout)
- MesVis: DUT's with same name but different type are now listed properly
- MDBS: new installer searches for free port instead of refusing to install if port 80 or 8080 is already used
Fixed
- GUI: module configuration dialog no longer overwrites your unchanged config sections
- GUI: GUI no longer refuses to start in case of a duplicate DUT assignment error in database, but instead fix this error itself
- GUI: sporadic DB write operation failures are now retried and do not lead to a testplan error
- TS: using MesSyII.FD did not work properly out of the box
[3.0.0] - 28.10.2021
This release is a new milestone because we upgraded to TestStand/LabVIEW 2019!
Running LV2014 code is no longer supported in TS2019!
Release 3.0.0 is still available for TS/LV2014!
For migrating your existing TS/LV2014 projects to TS/LV2019 read the separate migration guide.
Added
- GUI: new dialog hardware>module configuration offers easy configuration of all hardware drivers & parameters
- GUI: new file ltt_module_config_template.xml contains configuration for all supported hardware drivers
- GUI: new measurement recording output format MDF
- GUI: start / stop buttons for test groups
- TS: new hardware drivers for various process cooling systems (Lauda, WKM)
- TS: LabVIEW functions for reading INI files (in IRS.LTT.UserLib)
Changed
- GUI: improved simulated TCC panel (programmable sequences can be saved/loaded)
- GUI: added possibility to have groups with no TCC assigned > fixed OM
- GUI: StationGlobals are now included in configuration export
- GUI: F10 dialog now offers checkboxes and comboboxes for operation mode parameter input
- GUI: F11 test parameters can be changed for non-running stations while other stations are running
- GUI: new version of IRS licensing mechanism (2.1.0)
- TS: enums support for operation mode parameters (only in TS2019)
- MesSy: 2019 comes with MesSyII CL7-2021.09.29, MesSyII.FD CL2-2021-07-30
- MesSy: 2014 comes with MesSyII CL5-2021-03-31, MesSyII.FD CL2-2021-07-30
- MesSy: no support for MesSyI with TS2019!
- MesVis: support for wildcard search in measurements
- MDBS: updated MDBS to version v3.6.0 (db admin website now runs at port 8081)
Fixed
- HistoryConv: date conversion error
- TS: sporadic error during hardware module initialization
- TS: EA PS driver was not able to set sink current
- GUI: error when trying to open error log
- GUI: fixed several minor issues
[2.9.3] - 28.06.2021
Added
- GUI: error counter reset gets logged to action log
Changed
- GUI: do not save error counters after testplan load
Fixed
- GUI: rare error related to runtime values
- GUI: improved security feature
- GUI: action log dialog date filter
- MesVis: improved write performance for database
[2.9.1] - 12.05.2021
Added
- GUI: security feature (only enabled upon request)
Fixed
- TestStand: wrong logpath
- MesVis: error during startup if some data is corrupt
[2.8.4] - 08.04.2021
Changed
- GUI: new version of IRS licensing
- MesVis: removed unused options
Fixed
- GUI: UseGlobalLock attribute in ltt_module_config.xml gets removed after a certain action
- GUI: GUI freezes when F6 dialog is open (happens only when there are a lot of (>1k) DUT error entries in database)
[2.8.3] - 11.12.2020
Added
- MesSy: added MesSyII.FD API (pre-release)
- TestStand: new step type "LTT Limit Test (no config)"
- MesVis: new column ElectricRuntime for CSV + DB measurement logs
- GUI: possibility to load/save the F11 configuration from/to file
- HistoryConverter: additional date&time column
- HistoryConverter: new option show runtime in seconds
Changed
- GUI: F11 project/test order management can delete multiple test orders at once
Fixed
- MesVis: CSV files do not have a header or have a header in 2nd line
- MesVis: DB import only imports last DUT
- MesVis: measurements stored in database have no floating point precision
[2.7.0] - 07.10.2020
Added
- GUI: limit Excel import
- GUI: new ltt_main_config.xml parameter MaxRuntimeStopBehaviour
- GUI: new ltt_main_config.xml parameter MaxErrorStopBehaviour
- GUI: delete logs now also deletes measurement database data
- GUI: new history column Step Time
- TestStand: ability to configure opmodes per group
- TestStand: driver for Autotherm medium control
Changed
- GUI: upgrade to DevExpress 20.1.7
- GUI: delete old project/testorder data
- GUI: F4 "Save Overview" now saves both global + temporary at once
- GUI: improved runtime values display
- TestStand: added "Timeout" parameter to EA.SCPI driver
- MesVis: improved DB export
Fixed
- MesVis: reading CSV files
- MesVis: fixed Excel export
[2.6.0] - 20.07.2020
Added
- GUI: DUT type parameters
- GUI: Option to change the decimal separator for CSV log files
- TestStand: driver for Lauda SUK350
Attention: due to this there is a change in the
IRS.LTT.Mod.Loader.lvlibp:Load Module.vi
If you use this functionality in your testplan you need to update the function calls. - HistoryConverter: new Excelsheet for error overview per DUT
Changed
- ltt_module_config.xml modules no longer need to be in order or count continuously
- TestStand: additional configuration parameters for PMA280 modules
- GUI: improved display of "runtime values" in test stations display of main window
Fixed
- GUI: "Data Transfer" dialog
- GUI: duplicate limits during limit import
- MesVis: export to MDF for legacy database measurements
- MesVis: reconnect after long idle time
- MesVis: open error if last opened container does no longer exist
[2.5.0] - 11.05.2020
Added
- GUI: "delete log files" feature
- GUI: "finish test" feature
- GUI: FTP / network backup feature (Alt-F11)
- HistConv: selection for decimal separator
- GUI: button to reset "TESTPLAN ERROR" counter (for autom. restart)
- TestStand: TCC driver software debounce
- TestStand: EA.SCPI driver
- TestStand: TDK.GensysPlus driver update (support for voltage / current slew)
Changed
- TestStand: new TCC driver sim. panel
Fixed
- TestStand: LTT Module Framework memory leak
- GUI: "electric test time" timer did not work correctly
- HistConv: some fixes
[2.4.1] - 15.02.2020
Fixed
- GUI: updating old testplans (<2.x) led to problems
- MesVis: could not load old legacy databases
- MesVis: Excel export caused problem when there are multiple measurements with same name
- TestStand: fixed EA PS driver (all models) because it interfered with PMA280 temperature sensor
- TestStand: LTT model will now wait until ProcessSetup is finished before PreUUTLoop continues!
- GUI: automatic restart can be stopped with F8
[2.4.0] - 10.01.2020
Added
- GUI: configurable automatic station restart on testplan error!
- TestStand: new PS driver for Delta Elektronika (PSC-ETH)
- TestStand: new PS driver for EA PSB 9000
Changed
- MesVis: show measurement on double click
- GUI: removed DUT type selection from recording configuration dialog
- GUI: changed some paths:
- "45 LTT Action logs" > "60 LTT Action logs"
- "60 SW-Tools" > "66 SW-Tools"
- "70 LTT Documentation" > "77 LTT Documentation"
Fixed
- GUI: a rare situation led to an error related to runtime values while adding a new history entry
- GUI: problems during testplan load (HandleEndExecution)
- GUI: hardware limits in F10 dialog got not updated when immediatly switching to another group tab afterwards
- GUI: F4 dialog caused exception when loading certain saved overviews while some stations are running
- GUI: configuration import caused troubles when loading a config with lesser groups
- GUI: wrong error status color on station start
- GUI: wrong TCC<>OM mapping behaviour when using a TCC bitmask
- MesVis: MDF export failed when selected measurements where empty
- TestStand: wrong DateDetails version in "LTT Model.seq"
[2.3.4] - 31.10.2019
Added
- TestStand: new TS driver for Omega iThx-SD
Changed
- GUI: data recording "once per cycle" now works also with "every X minutes" option
- GUI: configuration manager overwork
Fixed
- GUI: configuration hash was wrong
- GUI: configuration manager "compare" function was not working correctly
[2.3.3] - 22.10.2019
Fixed
- GUI: error during testplan load in some cases (caused by TestStand defined limits)
[2.3.2] - 15.10.2019
Added
- TestStand: TCP driver for TDK Genesys power supplies
Fixed
- GUI: station runtime menu works again
- GUI: LTT reporting crashes if at least one station is disabled
[2.3.1] - 30.09.2019
Added
- TestStand: new TS driver for Omega iBThx
Changed
- MesSy: updated to IRS.MesSy.CL4-2019-07-19
- GUI: new licensing DLL 1.2.1
Fixed
- GUI: runtime values sent per SendValue.vi from TestStand are not shown in GUI
- MesVis: loading/showing CSV files does not work properly
[2.3.0] - 12.09.2019
Added
- TestStand: new TS driver for Omega iThx
- TestStand: new TCC driver for ADDI Data APCI2200 PCI relais card
- TestStand: new TS driver for Janiza UMG604-E-PRO
- GUI: default history column "Humidity" (filled only when Omega iThx TS sensor is used)
- GUI: default CSV measurement data column "Humidity" (filled only when Omega iThx TS sensor is used)
- GUI: display humidity in test group panel of GUI main window (only when Omega iThx TS sensor is used)
Changed
- TestStand: overworked PS driver for EA. Now works also with PSI8040-3403U (Ethernet)
Fixed
- TestStand: send HW errors to GUI did not work correctly
[2.2.0] - 12.08.2019
Added
- TestStand: TCP based Sorensen PS driver IRS.Mod.PS.Sorensen.SG.TCP.lvlibp (only for SG series!)
- GUI: new recording option "once per cycle"
- GUI: option to autom. save station overview on every stop
- GUI: save global and temporary error overview in different files
- GUI: autom. save temporary error overview before a temporary error reset
- MesVis: "save as PNG"
Fixed
- TestStand: PS driver for Delta Elektronika (PSC232)
- GUI: LTT Reporting saves report always, not only when stations are running
- GUI: error overview does not contain '0' counters but empty string instead
- GUI: loaded error overview does not show up
- GUI: "swap DUT" swaps also vibration axis
- MesVis: fixed various issues
Changed
- TestStand: VISA-based Sorensen PS driver (for both SG and UG series)
- TestStand: renamed EA.PSI800R driver to just "EA"
- TestStand: updated IRS.MesSyII.Types.ini
- Tools: new IRS.LTT.HistoryConverter.exe tool (with export to MS Access & Excel)
- GUI: changed ltt_main_config.xml format (!!!)
- GUI: different history file start messages, depending if user start or autom. start after power fail
- MesVis: improved overall user experience
- MesVis: changed measurement table indizes (!!!)
[2.1.0] - 22.05.2019
Added
- MesVis: "auto show" option
- MesVis: "show only last N samples" option
- TestStand: new PS driver for TDK Lambda GenSys+
- TestStand: new PS driver for Delta Elektronika (PSC232)
Changed
- MesVis: improved read performance
- MesVis: overworked zooming
- MesSy: updated to IRS.MesSy.CL4-2019-04-29
[2.0.1] - 25.03.2019
Fixed
- GUI: 'Value' & 'Unit' columns display wrong values in history dialog window
Changed
- GUI: disabled autom. seq. file update because of problems
[2.0.0] - 22.03.2019
Added
- GUI: barcode scanner support for F11 dialog
- GUI: configuration management
- GUI: LTT reporting
- GUI: autom. restart after power fail
- GUI: autom. testplan loading
- GUI: F11 dialog items management (cables, DUT's, test order, etc.)
- GUI: new history column Category
- GUI: automatic testplan / configuration update for new GUI versions
- MesVis: database import
- MesVis: legend position can be changed / legend can be hidden
- MesVis: voltage and temperature ambient values can be shown for the selected measurements
- TestStand: new step type LTT Process Result (ignore config)
- TestStand: batch per group or global batch
Fixed
- GUI: disabled errors are not incremented
- GUI: testplan loading errors are not properly displayed in GUI
Changed
- GUI: history data dialog (Alt+F10) improvements (usability + performance)
- GUI: new layout of error configuration dialog (F6)
- GUI: history column "voltage" shows current PS values unless the step "LTT Send Voltage" is executed in TestStand
- GUI: test time format can be changed from hours:minutes:seconds to hours (fractional)
- GUI: disabled errors are now logged to history file with error number and text
- GUI: history data dialog (Alt-F10) will open in a filtered view, which shows only: start/stop info, TCC info, test results & errors. There is a button Show All to show all history entries
- GUI: clicking on an error number in test station overview (F4) will open the history data dialog with a filtered view on that error number