Firmware and tools

WEB interface improvements:

• NEW: Excel configuration upload, now faster than ever and limited to 1000 signal lines in excel.
• NEW: Chronosd and time synchronization window;
• NEW: Added additional GSM options to better control connection to the GSM network with a fixed IP;
• NEW: Events-log improved with Signal direction for visualization.
• FIX: Password changing error via the web interface.
• FIX: Login Security issues.

Improved mobile connectivity: 

• NEW: Added GSM network support with fixed IP and custom APN at once;
• FIX: GSM network interface starting issues. 

NEW Time synchronization management service CRONOSD:

• NEW: Prioritization of time sync sources;
• NEW: Information about current time master and status;
• NEW: Manage time sync sources;

IEC 61850 Master:

• NEW: IEC61850 client additional ACT/ACD structures variations;

IEC 60870-5:

• FIX: IEC-104 slave: data type conversion after GI;
• NEW: Chronosd support for IEC101-slave and IEC104-slave;

IEC 60870-5-103 master:

• FIX: Improved command processing speed;
• FIX: Single signal control with different SCADAs;
• FIX: Other bugfixes;

DNP3:

• NEW: Chronosd support;

DATA EXPORT service:

• NEW: Multiple devices support;

WEB interface improvements:

• NEW: Upgrade Events Log window with auto refresh and log record number options.
• NEW: PIN status view in GSM window.
• NEW: Remove fboot file button in Protocol Hub.
• FIX: Small fixes for Switch SIM and Restart Modem buttons.
• FIX: Removed GSM related sections from web if modem is not present in device.
• FIX: Removed unused protocols from network interfaces window.
• FIX: IP address display on GSM interface.
• FIX: Small style fixes.

• NEW: New events log service (works with all protocols).

• NEW: Added csv-periodic, json-simple, json-samples format to data-export.
• NEW: Memory optimization (vmRSS) for data-export.
• NEW: Added field separator and decimal number separator selection to data-export.
• NEW: Enforcing additional rules for data-export folders.
• NEW: Multi-device support for data-export.

• NEW: Enter PUK code if SIM card is blocked.
• FIX: Do not start GSM related services if modem is not present in device.

• FIX: IEC103-master bugfix measurements with negative values.

• FIX: Bugfixes, memory handling issues.
• FIX: Bugfixes.

• NEW: SMS sending functionality.

• FIX: TCP/IP sockets changed to nonblocking.
• NEW: DLMS prefix replaced with device alias in error and debug logs.
• FIX: DLMS library updated.
• NEW: DLMS connection tracker added.
• NEW: DLMS -raw command added to check packages in hex.
• FIX: DLMS reading speed increased.
• NEW: DLMS meter server address and register short names can now be specified with address_size and short_name columns in configuration excels.

• FIX: IPSec service not starting properly.

• NEW: Added redesigned events log service.
• FIX: Added default value for data export.
• NEW: SMS sender protocol.
• NEW: Short name and address size columns for DLMS.

Known issues:

• Events log: Events log displays only raw signal values. Values processed with math expressions are omitted.
• SMS sender: Host parameter in Devices sheet is required when configuring SMS sender. WCC Excel utility does not report that as problem.

• DLMS:
  • New: DLMS meter server address and register short names can now be specified with address_size and short_name columns in configuration excel.
  • Fix: DLMS reading speed increased.
• Modbus Master:
  • Fix: Incorrect connection status operation for serial instances.
  • Fix: Reconnection issues with TCP stations
• WCC Excel Utility v1.3.3:
  • New: Short name and address size columns for DLMS added.

• Remote debugging and protocol analysis of WCC Lite protocols on your PC:
  • By using the WCC Excel utility you are able to monitor and observe real-time protocol communication between WCCLite and connected 3^rd party devices;
• New protocols:
  • IEC 61850 Server protocol support:
    • Supported: edition 1, edition 2, edition 2.1;
    • Flexible ICD files;
    • TLS encapsulation;
    • Static Report control blocks;
    • Buffered and unbuffered Report Control blocks;
    • Command execution (all types).
  • IEC 61850 Client protocol support:
    • Supported: edition 1, edition 2, edition 2.1;
    • TLS encapsulation;
    • Static Report Control blocks;
    • Buffered and unbuffered Report Control blocks;
    • Execute commands (all types).
  • Data Export service:
    • Export data to remote FTP(s), HTTP(s) servers;
    • Authentication support (based on username and password);
    • Export formats CSV and JSON;
    • Compression function included;
    • Multiple servers support;
    • Perfectly fits into IoT and Cloud computing applications.
• Cybersecurity functions:
  • Password complexity support for local users:
    • Password complexity can be enabled or disabled by the administrator;
    • Freely configurable password policy including:
      • Minimum password length;
      • Upper case letters requirement;
      • Lower case letters requirement;
      • Digits use;
      • Special characters use.
  • Protocol status window:
    • Shows configured protocols on the device;
    • Shows connected/disconnected client/server IP address;
    • Now supports IEC 60870-5, DNP 3.0, and Modbus protocols;

• Bug fixes and major improvements:
  • WCCLite internal signals
    • Solved problems with signal CPU usage;

• Web UI:
  • Fix: Signals update bug in Imported Signals window;
  • Event log window rework/fix.
• Pooler/DLMS:
  • Fix: CPU usage reading job always returns 0 (v2.16.2);
  • Fix: DLMS float/double endianness bug(v2.16.2).
• DNP3.0:
  • Fix: Lifetime issues under big data transfer rate for master (v2.2.1);
  • Fix: Slave does not remove Buffer_Overflow IIN bit (v2.2.1);
  • Fix: Master does not send ACT_TERM signal after the successful command(v2.2.1).
• Wcc-excel-utility:
  •  Fix: DNP3 master integrity_interval and exception_interval variables reading(v1.3.1).

• DNP 3.0 slave:
  • fixed: Select/Operate behavior (now accepts time gap between Select and Operate);
  • added: support Pulse On/Off and Trip/Close commands;
• DNP 3.0 master:
  • • fixed: DirectNoAck command support;
    • added: support for Pulse On/Off and Trip/Close commands;
• Pooler DLMS:
  • fixed: timeout handling (now supports timeout and timeout_ms);
    
  • fixed: WRAPPER layer support;
• Pooler fix: Added a configurable serial close delay;
• Administrator password window changed name;

• Modbus fix: improved reconnect function for Modbus TCP;
• Modbus fix: reconnect default delay extended to 3 seconds for Modbus TCP;
• Self-check: Added IMEI scanning;
• updated interface name for the mobile modem from ublox to wwan;
• telemetry-agent: minor fixes to limit CPU usage;
• fboot upload mechanism of removing non-ASCII character removed;
• if a duid-registering server returns a 500-like error, script handling it is killed;
• telemetry-agent kills every subprocess lasting than 4 seconds to not let CPU load skyrocket;
• FBOOT file starting successes/failures are now written to Syslog;
• Modbus fix: pulse tags can now be sent in parallel;
• Modbus fix: command buffer is now transformed to FIFO
• fboot file is no longer deleted after importing configuration;
• self-check has added checks for digital input;
• fixes for GSM while migrating from a version older than 1.4.0;
• process controlling LEDs is restarted after self-check;
• Modbus job in semicolon form interpretation problem solved;
• Modbus-slave now returns DATA_ILLEGAL_ADDRESS if no valid data can be found;
• WCC Excel utility now accepts uppercase, lowercase and mixed versions of a protocol name;
• measurement units introduced to signal quality in GSM status window;
• dropdown introduced for pinger communication interface;
• proper cleanup after an unsuccessful update of configuration;
• not letting import configuration via front-end interface if a blank file is being forced;
• forcing synchronous communication when operating Modbus TCP;
• Fixes Sara-U270 modem technology select dropdown list;

• PLC logic. This logic is compatible with IEC 61499 and will be able to perform tasks distributed across several devices and aggregate their results.
• Official WCC Excel utility.  The new utility will enable you to load configurations remotely, and overall speed up the configurations process.
• MQTT client.  The functionality is currently available for unencrypted data and recommended for use in local networks. There is also an LWT option.
• GSM status window. This will allow us to monitor the GSM parameter in real-time, restart the modem or switch SIM card.
• GSM parameters, as well as GSM pinger parameters, have migrated to the Network graph. They were given wider selection options.
• It is now possible to track signal quality history. Signal quality will also be shown for certain parameters for certain signals.
• Updates to Imported signals column filtering
• Imported signals now refresh signals by signal_alias and device_alias pair – instead of device_name and signal_name as before;
• Host parameter is no longer needed for Modbus Slave Serial;
• Previously, if operator selection was used in Excel - flags would be added incorrectly. This has been updated;
• For certain mathematical operations, some quotation symbols were incorrectly interpreted. They are automatically corrected at reading time to the format understandable for the software;
• All required updates to out-of-the-box support the upcoming 1.4 firmware version release;

• IEC 60870-5-103 process handles device connection/disconnection more robustly;
• Multiple Modbus commands can be sent without causing process crash;
• Modbus commands can be executed one after another if that device is handled by the process at that moment;
• IEC 60870-5-103 endianness problems fixed;

Known issues:

• some quote (unquote) symbols may break math_expression functionality

• IEC 60870-5-103 protocol error counting mechanism problem which hangs the process is fixed;

Known issues:

• IEC 60870-5-103 process might get overrun and hang if the device is disconnected for lengthy amounts of time;
• multiple Modbus commands in a row may cause a segmentation fault

• Speedup 10x  of an IEC 60870-5-103 Master protocol;
• IEC 60870-5-103 signals of the fleeting type introduced;
• System Diagnostic Report function introduced (System->Backup/Flash Firmware);
• Fixes for default protocol hub firewall rules;
• modem now are timed with timeouts to rule out any script going rogue on CPU;
• Last Will and Testament messages now technically supported for MQTT (via rm-bridge) protocol.

Known issues:

• IEC 60870-5-103 error counting mechanism might hang the process.