For other improvements and fixes see release notes.
v1.6.0 was released earlier that our normal 3 month cycle since it has a number of identified bug fixes and improvements in the BACnet device interface and core command queue processor.
This is a recommended update for any the following use cases:
•You are using the BACnet SendExceptionSchedule action to push schedules into a schedule object
•You have the local BACnet schedules status point active (BACnet options - Heartbeat tab) AND you have any manual device address bindings defined (BACnet options - Address Bindings tab)
•You are integrating over 250 rooms or you are processing over 1000 active commands per day. (See active tab in your command queue)
Improvements & Fixes
•Fix: BACnet: exception schedules are getting removed when checkbox to overwrite is not checked
•Fix: BACnet: If the last command for a day is START but no commands at next day (or later) exception occurs for pushed schedules
•Fix: BACnet: remote client server settings aren't showing correctly
•Fix: BACnet: LoadAddressBindings loads only from xml file and doesn't store in settings
•Fix: BACnet: manual address bindings are serialized to bacnet.db and may conflict with bindings.xml file
•Fix: BACnet: if retain history option is selected for exception schedules, only include history starting at the current time or the earliest scheduled exception whichever is earlier.
•Fix: include minimum stop gap time in export/import equipment processes
•Fix: BACnet: present value property isn't shown in the action verify results
•Fix: BACnet: Delete exception schedules and daily schedules from the UI gives error "exception schedule list is null."
•Fix: GetDefaultParameters() returns null reference during CreateActionJob() for certain device interfaces
•Improvement: Fix column widths of UI grids in command queue
•Improvement: Only show 7 days of history for equipment item by default with option to show all
•Improvement: Disabling an equipment item and saving causes equip tree to refresh and lose selected item.
•Improvement: BACnet: Allow option to initialize exception schedules for each day at midnight.
•Improvement: Significant performance improvements for command queuing operations during event queries and re-sync operations.