FocusAide.exe Release Notes

VERSION 1.4.0.25 - 10/24/04
- Misc minor changes
- Added support for dynamic enabling for the AstroHub

VERSION 1.4.0.21 - 06/19/03
- During Continous Focus or an auto-focus run,  the Figure of Merit box reads the running average of the selected parameter.  The running average is over 10 samples.
- Messaging was enhanced to add filter wheel focus offset correction including messages from AstroArt
- Increased COM ports to 20
- Disconnect button added to the temperature compensation tab

VERSION 1.4.0.17 - 10/13/02
- Fixes to ShowROI procedure to eliminate disappearing ROI square in main image
- Correct ReceiveCommDataEX to include count vs 10 characters

VERSION 1.4.0.16 - 08/24/02
- XP Fixes for communications, DLL freeing causing high CPU usage, and misc other XP compatibility changes
- Fixed "Canvas does not allow drawing" exception under XP
- Added significant changes to deal with SBIG interrupt disabling including ability to be notified by AstroArt of download
- Corrected large camera "white image" problem in XP (now using CreateDIBSection and BitBlt)
- Fixed several minor user interface bugs

VERSION 1.406 - 07/26/02
- Temperature Compensation Release
- Minor user interface changes

VERSION 1.305 - 04/05/02
- Expanded range of spin edits on setting page for Focuser parameters

VERSION 1.304 - 03/05/02
- Eliminated focus frame download when auto-focus or scan was initiated for SBIG/JMI combinations
  since SBIG interrupt masking was causing erratic focuser movement.
- Added additional code to assure SBIG interlock was being disabled properly in not in Cont. Focus mode

VERSION 1.300 - 02/23/02
- Added high resolution positioning mode
- Added camera/focuser interlock for SBIG cameras turning off all interrupts
- Changed registration to work better for Win2000/XP
- Corrected potential problem with resource leak in Camera object not freed properly if camera initialization failed
- Fixed bug where Cont. Focus botton was not disabled properly after parameters were updated
- Added interface for AstroArt to communicate with the focuser


VERSION 1.217 BETA- 02/09/02
- Fixed a bug that caused a run-on condition when the previous focuser move was interrupted by the user
- Code added to catch potential case where very slow focuser movements may cause an overshoot with PCFocus/JMI
- Added auto-focus initial steps of 10 and 25
- Added buttons to allow moving the focus star by 1 pixel increments in the focus frame during 
  continous focus, focus scanning, or auto-focusing.  
  (Note: movement will be in 1 pixel increments but an HX916 will only move 
   in 30 pixel steps. See HX916 plug-in Release Notes) 


VERSION 1.123 - 11/13/01
- Extended Trace capability


VERSION 1.122 - 11/08/01
- Extended Trace capability
- Moved CPUTest as part of Trace to allow faster program start up


VERSION 1.121 - 11/05/01
- First level diagnostic trace capability added to allow users to gather debug information


VERSION 1.12 - 11/03/01
- Added test for old M1 Cyrix and K5 AMD incompatible processors


VERSION 1.11 - 10/30/01
- FOM is now saved and restored properly to the INI file
- Number of samples per focus measurment can now be set as low as 1.  
- Smooth Data is ignored if there are less than 4 samples per measurement.



VERSION 1.10 - Initial Release