Motion Platform
Currently Shipping: Version 1.7.1
If you are running code earlier than Version 1.1.44 on your system, MaxFlight strongly recommends you update to the latest version.
Updates are available by contacting MaxFlight Tech Support.
Version 1.7.1, Released 19 March 2004 |
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| Changed location of pre-counterweight movement pitch sampling to occur after raising to balance position has stopped for hydraulic systems. | |
| Enhancements to Inverter Client application to support parameter writing. | |
Version 1.7.0, Released 16 March 2004 |
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| Support for AC Tech inverters. | |
| Updated to latest InstallShield code. | |
Version 1.6.2, Released 6 January 2004 |
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| Corrected use of Delay Before Raising Stops during counterweight balancing on hydraulic systems. | |
| Enhanced log output for counterweight balance procedure. | |
Version 1.6.0, Released 12 December 2003 |
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| Enable pitch and roll brake on electric systems when lowered so brake solenoid is not electrified when unit is idle. | |
| Updated UBus interface support for new structures. | |
| Updated to Microsoft C++ 7.1 libraries. | |
Version 1.5.0, Released 3 October 2003 |
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| Updated to Microsoft C++ 7.0 libraries. | |
| Updated to Microsoft Platform SDK February 2003. | |
Version 1.4.0, Released 21 August 2002 |
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| Added manual control of counterweight from motion client test utility. | |
| Added UBus interface support. | |
Version 1.3.4, Released 29 November 2001 |
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| Added Manual Lower to System Tray menu. | |
| Rebuilt using latest Microsoft Platform SDK. | |
Version 1.3.3, Released 25 June 2001 |
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| Revised canopy-open warning so that it would not appear while the unit is lowered and will not affect game play that may still be in progress. | |
Version 1.3.2, Released 15 June 2001 |
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| Fixed an error that allowed the counterweight to move forward continuously when the unit is next lowered if the counterweight forward button on the controlling application was pressed while the unit was not lowered. | |
Version 1.3.1, Released 8 June 2001 |
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| Modified raise and lower operation to individually consider each raised sensor instead of combining the sensors into a single reading and acting on the combined reading. | |
Version 1.3.0, Internal Release |
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| Added COM security configuration for callbacks to permit usage from remote systems. | |
Version 1.2.5, Released 28 March 2001 |
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| Revised brake release procedure to recover from circumstances where pitch brake could not be released while the unit is lowering to ensure brake is released during counterbalancing. Certain Mitsubishi Inverter parameters cannot be changed while in an operational state, contrary to documentation from Mitsubishi. | |
| Revised inverter start and stop procedures to evaluate current operating state to issue commands appropriate for that state. Previously the code attempted to ensure all necessary parameters were configured during each operation instead of only those needing changing. This caused excessive delays because of the low communication speed with the inverter devices. | |
| Eliminated some retries on inverter commands when a valid but undesired response is received; application now handles retries as appropriate based on result codes. | |
| Corrected disabling/enabling of brake button state in Mitsubishi Inverter test application. | |
| Incorporated error messages for NI7344 controller in all modules. | |
Version 1.2.4, Release 21 March 2001 |
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Version 1.2.1, Release 16 March 2001 |
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| Made a fix for a bug which was causing an excessive amount of errors to be output to the diagnostic log and to overwrite the "Iterate Interval" registry parameter with a value of 32 rather than the default value of 0.0333333. | |
Version 1.2.0, Released 12 March 2001(Broken Build) |
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| Added registry parameter "Priority Class" to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\MaxFlight\MFMotion\Parameters Valid REG_DWORD values are: NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS 0x00000020 IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS 0x00000040 HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS 0x00000080 REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS 0x00000100 Default setting is NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS (0x00000020) which is also required for MC3628 installations. |
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| Added registry parameter "Disable Brake During Operation"
to disable the brakes during operation to: HKLM\SOFTWARE\MaxFlight\MFMotion\Parameters\Pitch\Axis HKLM\SOFTWARE\MaxFlight\MFMotion\Parameters\Roll\Axis Valid REG_DWORD values: 0 - Brakes will be enabled during operation 1 - Brakes will NOT be enabled during operation |
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Version 1.1.44, Released 27 February 2001 |
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| Added additional performance counters to MFMotion object. | |
| New default setting for registry parameter "Ack Timeout" in HKLM\SOFTWARE\MaxFlight\MFInverterMitsubishi\Parameters changed from 0.12 to 0.25. | |
| Added performance counters for Mitsubishi
Inverter object: Device Timeout Errors - Raw count of timeouts of serial device operations Read Transactions - Per-interval count of the # of successful read transactions with inverters (Send->REQUEST Receive<-DATA) Receive Errors - Raw count of errors reported during the waiting for a response from the inverter Write Retries - Raw count of number of request write retries made (possibly eventually successful) Write Retry Failures - Raw count of number of request write operations that were retried and did not ever succeed Write Transactions - Per-interval count of the # of successful write operations with inverters (Send->COMMAND Receive-<ACKNOWLEDGEMENT) |
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| Added diagnostic output for all inverter errors counted. | |
| Added fix for the timer bug. This fix prevents potential lock-ups. | |
Version 1.1.41, Release 26 January 2001 |
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| Reduced MC3628 CPU overhead to approximately 2% of a 200MHZ Pentium CPU. | |
| Fixed MC3628 error which put the card into a velocity mode of operation. | |
| Temporary fix for a timer bug which is a potential cause for lock-ups. | |
| Updated Emergency Lower dialog to provide the operator the ability to initiate the emergency lower action. | |
| Updated code to prevent potential deadlocks. | |
| Sensors are now all read (instead of being read sequentially) and all errors are reported (instead of only reporting error from last sensor read). | |
| Added code to display hydraulic filter change information for hydraulic systems when the filter change sensor indicates a dirty filter. | |
| Added performance counters to provide tracking of mode and state and several debug location counters that identify where in certain sections of code processing currently is. | |
Version 1.1.40, Released 24 January 2001 |
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Version 1.1.39, Released 17 January 2001 |
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Version 1.1.38, Released 16 January 2001 |
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Version 1.1.37, Released 15 January 2001 |
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Version 1.1.36, Released 12 January 2001 |
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Version 1.1.35, Released 5 January 2001 |
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Version 1.1.34, Released 14 December 2000 |
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| Updated Mitsubishi Inverter expected configuration data.. | |
Version 1.1.33, Released 6 December 2000 |
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| Revised Mitsubishi Inverter test utility to provide comparison of actual data from the inverter with expected configuration. | |
Version 1.1.32, Released 25 October 2000 |
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| Updated Diagnostic Monitor utility. | |
Version 1.1.31, Released 18 September 2000 |
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Version 1.1.30, Released 14 September 2000 |
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Version 1.1.29, Released 13 September 2000 |
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Version 1.1.28, Released 11 September 2000 |
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| Updated Diagnostic Monitor utility. | |
Version 1.1.27, Released 8 September 2000 |
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Version 1.1.26, Released 7 September 2000 |
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| Added Microsoft Agent object. | |
Version 1.1.25, Released 7 September 2000 |
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| Added L&H Truvoice object. | |
| Added Microsoft Agent "Peedy" character. | |
Version 1.1.24, Released 29 August 2000 |
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| Added performance counters to MC3628 object. | |
| Added performance counters to MFMotion object. | |
Version 0.99.17, Original Release |
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| Original release of COM MFMotion software suitable for distribution | |