This release is a breaking change and requires firmware 4.0.0. Please see nexdome/Firmware#37 for details of firmware changes.
Prerequisites
Windows 10 (Windows 7/8 may work but is not supported and has not been tested)
.NET Framework 4.8 (this should be automatically installed if necessary)
ASCOM Platform 4.6 Service Pack 1 (should be installed automatically if necessary)
NexDome Firmware 4.0.0. Once the driver installation is complete, the firmware will be available in the firmware update screen incorporated into the driver setup dialog.
Changes in this release
There have been several bugfixes and general improvements, but the most visible changes to end users are:
UI to configure and activate shutter auto-close on low battery volts
UI to display low battery status
Enhanced logging support (see below)
Factored out some library code, especially logging
Add Sync-to-Azimuth support (PR #32 contributed by @ghilios)
Logging
This beta release sends diagnostic data to a cloud logging service operated by Tigra Astronomy. So that we can identify who log entries belongs to, this includes your user name and computer name. We can control the logging verbosity remotely. We do not share log data with any third party and it cannot be used for marketing analytics, it is purely intended for diagnosing issues during testing. If you have no internet connection, this will not stop the driver from working.
We implemented this feature because we found it inconvenient and sometimes difficult or impossible to obtain good quality diagnostics from users. Now we don't even need to request a log file; the data is just there on our log collector and retained for up to 30 days.
We understand that some people may not appreciate this feature. Therefore we will make it possible to disable remote logging in release builds. As a beta tester, there is an expectation that you will provide this diagnostic information in return for early access to the software and therefore remote logging is mandatory during beta testing.
This release is a breaking change and requires firmware 4.0.0. Please see nexdome/Firmware#37 for details of firmware changes.
Prerequisites
Changes in this release
There have been several bugfixes and general improvements, but the most visible changes to end users are:
Logging
This beta release sends diagnostic data to a cloud logging service operated by Tigra Astronomy. So that we can identify who log entries belongs to, this includes your user name and computer name. We can control the logging verbosity remotely. We do not share log data with any third party and it cannot be used for marketing analytics, it is purely intended for diagnosing issues during testing. If you have no internet connection, this will not stop the driver from working.
We implemented this feature because we found it inconvenient and sometimes difficult or impossible to obtain good quality diagnostics from users. Now we don't even need to request a log file; the data is just there on our log collector and retained for up to 30 days.
We understand that some people may not appreciate this feature. Therefore we will make it possible to disable remote logging in release builds. As a beta tester, there is an expectation that you will provide this diagnostic information in return for early access to the software and therefore remote logging is mandatory during beta testing.