Firmware Updates
Note: Several interim and beta versions were released between each major version listed below.
Revision History
Version 1.33c (February 4th, 2012)
Download CatNet.CH1.1.33.Firmware.zip
Important Note! The internal storage format of dates in schedule exceptions was changed in v1.27. All existing exceptions should be checked for correct dates. No changes need to be made other than correcting any dates that may be incorrect. They should only be incorrect if the user was in a much different time zone than the unit itself when the exception was created or edited.
Version 1.27c (July 9th, 2010)
Version 1.10 (April 8th, 2009)
Version 1.0 (November 10th, 2008)
Initial public release.
Update Instructions
Important Note! The downloaded zip file must be unzipped before uploading it to the CatNet unit.
To update a CatNet unit:
1) Download the above zip file to your hard drive.
2) Unzip the file to your desktop or any folder on your hard drive. Do not rename the file.
3) Log in to the CatNet unit as admin.
4) Select "Update Firmware" from the admin menu.
5) Browse for the update file on your computer and then click "Upload".
*** Be sure not to disturb the upload or click upload more than once. ***
6) When it says it is successful, select "Reboot" from the "Hardware Setup" menu.
It can take several minutes to apply the update and restart the unit. It should now show "Version 1.33" in the login screen.
Revision History
Version 1.33c (February 4th, 2012)
- ESI Driver - Added support for ESI (Electronic Solutions, Inc.) motor controllers.
- Solidyne Driver - Added support for Solidyne devices. This driver requires activation by a third paty.
- Graphics - Added 7 new graphic controls.
- Graphics - Added a button to the graphic editor toolbar to automate labeling of components. Select one or more components then click the button to add text labels to the components.
- Graphics - Added a 15 minute strip chart recorder to graphic components. Click the Strip Chart button on the graphic toolbar and then hover over a component.
- Alarms - Added "Currently Active" to the list of alarm types in the alarm log window and made it the default. This will show only alarms which are currently active (no clear message has been generated).
- Trends - Added option to automatically email exported trend data daily, weekly or monthly. See the new tab on the trend screens.
- Programming - Changed the programming warning message to remove the reference to programming being a beta feature.
- Network Settings - Added a "Broadcast" property to the network settings dialog (only used for BACnet IP).
- Network Settings - Added notices to the email and ftp dialogs that the DNS setting must be correct for them to work.
- Device Tree - Added a Show/hide device tree button to the toolbar.
- Device Tree - Added a "Display Tree" default option to the Personal tab of the users Info page.
- Link Nodes - Added a "Link" tree item. It allows a hyperlink to another CatNet unit with auto-login, and also to any other type of web content.
- BACnet - Faster BACnet point importing.
- BACnet - Added a "Scan proprietary objects" option to the point import wizard. This will slow the point import down, but will try to read useful properties from proprietary BACnet objects.
- BACnet - Point importing will now skip points that already exist in the tree.
- Several minor enhancements and bug fixes.
Download CatNet.CH1.1.33.Firmware.zip
Important Note! The internal storage format of dates in schedule exceptions was changed in v1.27. All existing exceptions should be checked for correct dates. No changes need to be made other than correcting any dates that may be incorrect. They should only be incorrect if the user was in a much different time zone than the unit itself when the exception was created or edited.
Version 1.27c (July 9th, 2010)
- BACnet MS/TP Support - Support was added for BACnet MS/TP (RS-485) networks. Our CBI-MSTP interface is required.
- Alarm Conditions - Added clear conditions for more flexible alarm monitoring. See alarm help screens for more information.
- Alarm Messages - Added @ codes to alarm messages to allow for embedding point values in emailed messages. See alarm help screens for more information.
- Active Alarms - Added a "Currently Active" selection to the alarm log window, and made it the default selection.
- Home Page - Changed the home HTML page from index.html to index.pih. The old index.html now redirects to index.pih so bookmarks will still work, but it is recommended to make a new bookmark.
- Admin menu - The admininstrator menu has been rearranged to make it more organized.
- Registration code - Registration code entry was added to the Firmware menu. This is used to enable optional drivers or features and is not needed for normal operation.
- Auto-logoff - An open graphic that includes points values will now prevent auto-logoff of the user.
- Device Disable - Added a "disable" checkbox to the advanced tab of the device properties screen. It will disable normal read and writes to the device. This is designed for debugging networks or to disable bad devices. Point and device scanning will still work when disabled.
- Node Managers - Added a "Manager" sub-menu to the admin menu with selections for Device, Program, Alarm and Manual Point managers. A manager is a list of all nodes of that type where each node can be enabled/disabled, or clicked to display the properties screen.
- Several minor enhancements and bug fixes.
Version 1.10 (April 8th, 2009)
- BACnet/IP Driver - Create a new driver in the tree and select "BACnet/IP"
- Sunrise/Sunset in Schedules - Right-click a schedule marker to edit.
- Longitude/Latitude Settings - Necessary for sunrise/sunset in schedules. See the "Set Time/Location" selection in the Admin menu (reboot required).
- Schedule Offsets - Allows for staggering schedule points on and off. See the "Points" page of a schedule.
- Program Objects - Beta testing only! Allows simple programs to be written to control setpoints, outputs and other points.
- Virtual Points - Points in the tree may be defined as "virtual". Virtual points hold a value but are not read or written to a device. Their value is maintained internally and can be used anywhere a normal point can be used.
- Several minor enhancements and bug fixes.
Version 1.0 (November 10th, 2008)
Initial public release.
Update Instructions
Important Note! The downloaded zip file must be unzipped before uploading it to the CatNet unit.
To update a CatNet unit:
1) Download the above zip file to your hard drive.
2) Unzip the file to your desktop or any folder on your hard drive. Do not rename the file.
3) Log in to the CatNet unit as admin.
4) Select "Update Firmware" from the admin menu.
5) Browse for the update file on your computer and then click "Upload".
*** Be sure not to disturb the upload or click upload more than once. ***
6) When it says it is successful, select "Reboot" from the "Hardware Setup" menu.
It can take several minutes to apply the update and restart the unit. It should now show "Version 1.33" in the login screen.
