BCM-SFCM Configurator-Monitor – Release Notes

v1.0.0 (02/04/08)

First release (before debugging).

v1.1.2 (03/26/08)

Release after debugging.

v1.1.3 (09/24/08)

Added support for BCMs with Column-Width panelboards.

v1.2.0.0 (05/18/09)

1) Added support for BCM with voltage sensing disabled.

2) Addressed some misc. issues in the previous versions.

v1.2.0.2 (07/15/09)

1) Removed code that causes the serial port to close and reopen each time an RS-232 control signal was received. This code was causing problems on the serial ports on newer PCs.

v1.3.0.0 (10/07/09)

Added support for the two-column sequential numbering CT layout.
(See Section 8.1 in the User’s Manual.)

v1.3.0.1 (01/04/10)

1) Fixed issue where the Runtime Error 6 (Overflow) error could be caused by the BCM/SFCM Slave ID being set from 32768 to 65535.

2) Added checking that limits the user to set the BCM/SFCM Slave ID from 1 to 247.

v1.3.0.2 (10/10/10)

1) Fixed issue that was causing program to get stuck when using with Quatech 8-port PCI card.
(Increased tmrRTU_Rec_Timeout interval from 30 to 70 mS.) This slows the program down from about 8 sec./cycle to about 10 sec./cycle.

2) Limited comm. port setting from 1-24 to 1-16, which is the actual limit for MSCOMM32.OCX.

v1.3.0.3 (02/10/11)

1) Added support for Reg. 864 (L-L / L-N) setting.

v1.4.0.1 (06/27/11)

1) Fixed so that the labels change from '“L-N” to “L-L” when set to the new “L-L” setting.

2) Added support for “BCM/SFCM Unified Type 2” units.

3) Adjusted window sizes for Windows XP.

4) Updated the user’s manual.

v1.4.0.2 (07/01/11)

Fixed bugs in v1.4.0.1, which were related to the new “BCM/SFCM Unified Type 2” setting.

v1.5.0.0 (09/11/11)

Added support for downloading, comparing, and restoring custom setpoints.

v1.6.0.0 (09/04/12)

1) Removed support for “BCM/SFCM Unified Type 2” units, since this option was never incorporated on the modules.

2) Added support for the configurable Branch Current Zero Cutoff threshold setting (Modbus Register 863), which is available in BCM firmware version 1.08 and higher.

3) Refined support for downloading, comparing, and restoring custom setpoints.

v1.7.0.0 (02/04/13)

1) Added support for the “New CT Arrangement” configuration. (This was called ““BCM/SFCM Unified Type 2” in some previous versions.

2) Added a new feature for use when performing software upgrades to verify that the major software version of the upgrade file matches the major software version of the module being upgraded. If it doesn’t, a warning message is displayed.

3) Updated the User’s Manual with the items listed above. Also, the section of the manual regarding “upgrading BMM software” was removed, since it doesn’t really work.

v1.7.0.1 (04/01/13)

1) Fixed issue where the program would not work over the Internet via Modbus TCP.
(Added a 200mS delay before sending the first Modbus query after the opening the TCP connection.)

2) Added radio buttons for selecting the two different BCM Panel Types (Type 0 and Type 1) in the “Create Scripts” window. Now, when Panel Type 1 is selected and an item in the “Branch Settings” list is selected, the branches in the “Selection” grid will be displayed in the same order as they appear on the actual panelboards (e.g., BR01, BR03, BR05…BR41, BR02, BR04, BR06…BR42).

3) Updated program so that it will automatically name the Excel files it creates with the name of the last “Settings Download” file selected.

4) Updated the user’s manual with the changes shown above (for Items 2 and 3).