Release Notes
DSP-C Software
Version 2.05.0-c0
12JUN2023
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Contents
1.0 Release Description
2.0 Change Log
3.0 Known Issues
1.0 Release Description
Version 2.05.0-c0
-- Release Date: 12JUN2023
-- Replaces Version: 2.04.0-c2
-- Release Artifact: nvtc_2_05_0-c0.hex (MD5: 8edbb0)
2.0 Change Log
## v2.05-0-c0 (Released: 12JUN2023)
-- Reverted back to logging the actual polarity of the DC Current
-- via RS232 diagnostic port
-- via RS485 management port
-- Invert DC current polarity so as to be consistent with legacy BNSF track circuits
-- Only declare an unshunted track if the signed DC current exceeds the positive threshold. All DC readings less than the threshold are considered evidence of shunting
## v2.04-0-c2 (Released: 30SEP2022)
-- Modified signal adjustment thresholds for DC current when
in Maintenance Override mode
-- low threshold: 180 mA
-- high threshold: 240 mA
-- Modified excessive DC current threshold to avoid FOs as a
result of new signal adjustment thresholds when in
Maintenance Override Mode
-- threshold: 400 mA (at all signal levels)
-- Ballast resistance is now reported in ohm-1000ft rather
than ohm-ft
-- Modified occupancy detection logic in Maintenance Override
Mode when DC current is between 10 mA and 49 mA
-- Now requires 3 consecutive FFT cycles in this range
before declaring an occupancy
-- Now inhibits signal level adjustment when in maintenance
override mode and DC current is in the 'potentially
shunted' range
-- Added reporting of current operating mode via management
port
-- Added 'system.mode' property
-- Added ability to set operating mode via management port
-- "set" command now supports "system.mode" as a key
-- Added reporting of current operating mode via diagnostic
port
-- When in Maintenance Override Mode, an exclamation
point ('!') is appended to signal level in a
diagnostic mode record
-- Added ability to toggle operating mode via diagnostic
port
-- Default mode is Normal mode
-- Mode toggle triggered by '**M' or '**m'
-- Operating mode is stored in NV storage so that it
persists across resets
-- Added ability to toggle RS422 termination resistor enable
via diagnostic port
-- State triggered by '**R' or '**r'
## v2.03-0-c0 (Released : 25MAY2022)
-- Modified diagnostic streaming format to make it more
useful in diagnosing potential track circuit issues
(previous format was intended primarily for use by
development team in diagnosing DSP-C issues)
-- Added system location to DSP-C configuration.
-- Location is reported via both management port and
diagnostic port
-- Location can be set via both management port and
diagnostic port
-- Ballast resistance is now reported in ohm-1000ft rather
than ohm-ft
-- Absolute value is now used when reporting DC current and
voltage via both management port and diagnostic port
-- Fixed BQF bug when determined ballast current is zero
(now reports ballast resistance at its max value rather
than 0 when this occurs)
## v2.02.0-c0 (Released : 25MAR2022)
-- AC_CURRENT_OFF_FREQ_EXCESSIVE condition no longer
results in a declared occupancy
-- Condition still reported in status vector (via both
diagnostic and management port)
## v2.01.0-c1 (Released : 01FEB2022)
-- Reduce excessive DC current level for power levels other
than 0 to 200 mA (power level 0 uses a threshold of 300
mA)
-- Modified occupancy LED drive logic to more closely track
the state of the output relay
-- Added logging of sum of voltage/current in 'non-DSPC'
frequency bins (and 60 Hz bins) to diagnostic port
-- Added logging of 60 Hz voltage/current bins to diagnostic
port
-- Added support for retrieving sum of voltage/current in
'non-DSPC' frequency bins (and 60 Hz bins) via management
port API
-- Added support for retrieving all voltage and current bins
via management port API
-- Improved ballast quality factor calculation
-- Use actual fundamental voltage rather than nominal
voltage
-- Use more appropriate temperature coefficient of
resistance for steel
-- Remove spurious management API output echo on the
diagnostic port
## v2.00.1-c1 (Released : 23JUN2021)
-- Modified 'excessive DC current' threshold (was: 200 mA;
now: 300mA)
## v2.00.0-a0 (Released : 18FEB2021)
-- First official production release
3.0 Known Issues
-- Diagnostic log records reported at signal level changes
show FFT bin values that are significantly different
than those reported at 'steady state'. This should only
affect one or two records per level change.