Chapter . Release Notes

Table of Contents

1. Version 2.3.8 (2025-04-10)
2. Version 2.3.7 (2025-03-19)
3. Version 2.3.6 (2024-12-13)
4. Version 2.3.5 (2024-11-20)
5. Version 2.3.4 (2024-11-13)
6. Version 2.3.3 (2024-11-06)
7. Version 2.3.2 (2024-09-17)
8. Version 2.3.1 (2024-09-06)
9. Version 2.3.0 (2024-09-05)
10. Version 2.2.9 (2024-08-08)
11. Version 2.2.8 (2024-07-16)
12. Version 2.2.7 (2024-06-25)
13. Version 2.2.6 (2024-03-13)
14. Version 2.2.5 (2024-02-16)
15. Version 2.2.4 (2024-02-08)
16. Version 2.2.3 (2023-12-13)
17. Version 2.2.2 (2023-12-06)
18. Version 2.2.1 (2023-10-27)
19. Version 2.2.0 (2023-10-18)
20. Known Problems

1. Version 2.3.8 (2025-04-10)

2. Version 2.3.7 (2025-03-19)

  • New SCADA Modbus diagnose tool.

  • New Ammonit I-U Conversion Box with any evaluation type, slope and offset in Sensor Helper.

  • Allow selection of non-consecutive channels in sensor helper. Add a "Select consecutive channels" button to provide the old behaviour.

  • Add pagination controls to the statistics file list pages.

  • Automatically deactivate internal RS-485 biasing for CL1 and CL2 if no sensor configured for the bus.

  • Add a new "Save and synchronise time" button to the administration page.

  • Shift internal voltage measurement to match power supply. The internal voltage (V) column will show a shift of around +0.5V compared to before. This change does not affect voltage channel measurements, only the internal voltage measurement. No sensors or evaluations are affected.

  • Fix configure set switch state Off in Logic Controller Rule.

  • Fix Biral SWS-100 checksum verification.

  • New Biral SWS-100 analog connection in Sensor Helper.

  • New SMP10 0-1V in Sensor Helper.

  • Add "Minimum offset for automatic location adjustments" field to discard location changes due to GPS accuracy error with default 0.001°.

  • Fix PTH Thies Compact - RS-485 Modbus (S59000A) sensor status value.

  • Improve tolerance of corrupt source data.

3. Version 2.3.6 (2024-12-13)

  • Fix Sineax DM5S implementation.

  • Fix Gust CSV files contents.

    [Note]Note

    Existing files can be re-generated as long as the original source data are still available.

  • Include Secondary, Tertiary and Gusts files in the Maintenance CSV check.

  • New Evaluation Helper Wind direction true-north formula to combine a wind direction evaluation with Geovane true-north direction.

  • Add "Publish logbook to server" field for the live data publisher.

4. Version 2.3.5 (2024-11-20)

  • Automatically fix Logic Controller condition duration.

5. Version 2.3.4 (2024-11-13)

  • New anemometer NRG S1.

  • New air pressure sensor NRG BP65.

  • New precipitation sensor NRG tipping bucket rain gauge.

  • Fix Logic Controller toggle switch failing for certain configurations.

6. Version 2.3.3 (2024-11-06)

  • Add text search field to the sensor helper.

  • Add API for downloading files in bulk.

  • Improve resilience to electromagnetic noise on the CECS to MARS connection.

  • Avoid arbitrary CECS time shifts when the MARS is unreachable.

  • Proceed with the software upgrade even if the MARS fails to upgrade.

  • Show sensor serial number in the statistics file configuration footer section.

  • Limit unit names to 20 characters for AmmonitOR compatibility.

  • Add Logic Controller Rule option to power on CECS with digital channel.

  • Add "Start date" field for primary statistics files.

  • New power meter Sineax DM5S.

  • Fix active power evaluations order for Sineax CAM.

7. Version 2.3.2 (2024-09-17)

  • New autofill option for the SCADA Modbus register map.

  • Fix logic controller "Turn switch off on CECS shutdown" checkbox default value

8. Version 2.3.1 (2024-09-06)

  • Allow introducing more than one IP in SCADA allowed client IP.

  • Speed up saving Logic Controller rules.

9. Version 2.3.0 (2024-09-05)

  • New Logic Controller.

  • Add "Maximum offset for date time adjustments" field to discard erroneous timestamps from NTP servers and GPS devices with default one minute.

  • Add "Start date" field for secondary and tertiary statistics and gust files.

  • Fix channels order in Ammonit Soiling Kit SD2100 implementation.

  • Calibration values can be introduced for Thies PTH ASCII and Modbus implementations.

  • Fix SYCBA Monitor units and add configurable slope for current loads (see Section 10.20, “Other RS-485 Sensors”).

  • Switches may be configured to remain on when CECS shuts down.

  • Fix minor UI problems in scheduler and AmmonitOR configuration pages.

  • Solar irradiance temperature correction formula for pyranometer Hukseflux SR20-T1.

  • From now on, all new source data is automatically encrypted with AES-256.

10. Version 2.2.9 (2024-08-08)

  • Show sensor installation height on evaluation list.

  • Download the exact amount of source data, not one second too many.

  • Fix allowed statistics for RS-485 sensors status.

  • Add Pyranometer Hukseflux SR15-D1, digital first class pyranometer over Modbus RTU.

  • Add Pyranometer Hukseflux SR300-D1 over Modbus RTU.

  • New pyranometer MS-80S 0-10 mA.

  • Add button to configure the browser date and time on the administration page.

  • Wait longer for the network when sending files if the online action is running.

11. Version 2.2.8 (2024-07-16)

  • The CECS Power Mode settings are on the Communication/Schedule page now, instead of System/Administration.

  • Typical scheduler settings on Communication/Schedule can be set from various templates now.

  • The web-UI users are no longer modified when uploading configuration files.

  • Check statistics files for more errors related to ambiguity (see Section 6.3, “Statistics Data Files”).

  • Revert "Consistently use vector statistics for angular evaluations" change from 2.2.6.

  • If encryption is enabled, source data copied to a USB flash drive will be encrypted.

  • Fix Weather Station Lufft WS200-UMB implementation.

  • Add Pyranometer Rika RK200-03 and Hygro-Thermo-Baro Rika RK330-01 - RS-485.

  • Add air pressure sensor MSTK-BI-811a by MKS.

  • Add fields to edit the display contrast to the web UI and LCD menu.

  • Fix SYCBA Monitor implementation units.

12. Version 2.2.7 (2024-06-25)

  • Ammonit Measurement Soiling Kit SD2100 now available in the sensor helper.

  • Calculation of SR ISC index normalized according to IEC 61724-1:2021 implemented.

  • Calculation of SLI normalized implemented.

  • Fix not-normalized SLI formula. The corrected formula will be used for newly generated CSV files. Older files can be manually deleted and regenerated after the update.

  • Include all columns when downloading source and evaluated data over the web interface.

  • Fix several sensor evaluation formulae:

    • "Ultrasonic Anemometer Gill Windmaster Pro 3D" vertical wind speed,

    • "Ultrasonic Anemometer Thies 3D XYZT" and "Ultrasonic Anemometer Gill Windmaster Pro 3D - XYZT" wind speed,

    • "Wind Vane Generic Voltage" wind direction and allow a custom voltage source to be configured.

    If using an affected sensor, save it (unchanged) in Sensor Helper to apply the corrected formulae, and regenerate statistics if needed.

  • Show "Wind Vane Thies 8 Bits Parallel via ICP I7051" subchannel configuration in sensor helper.

  • Use the configured air pressure and humidity in the "Sensible heat flux" evaluation.

  • Support sending any Modbus RTU frame via RS-485 Serial Interface.

  • Add Silicon Irradiance Sensor M&T Si-V-10TC-T.

  • Add Weather Station Lufft WS200-UMB.

  • Add Weather Station Biral SWS-100.

  • Include RS-485 measurements in USB source data copy.

  • Add USB Copy action to the schedule.

  • Fix gust CSV file generation when using RS-485 or high-frequency sensors.

  • Consistently allow only slightly negative voltage values for analog voltage wind vanes.

  • Reset variables such as slope and offset when changing model in sensor helper.

  • Ignore GPS time adjustments which are close to a multiple of 1024 weeks to work around a bug in the NaviLock GPS dongle.

  • Rename "Hygro-Thermo-Baro Thies" sensors to "PTH Thies Compact" (S59000A).

  • Rename "Anemometer Lambrecht wind Professional 14522".

  • Fix "PTH Thies Compact - Analog" implementation.

  • Wait longer for the modem to go online, and check the network before attempting to send files.

  • Add Precipitation Sensor Thies Intensity over Shunt.

  • Add PTH Thies Compact - RS-485 ASCII.

  • Fix RS-485 sensors current status not shown in UI (see Thies status byte and Geovane status byte).

  • Allow several statistics for RS-485 sensors status.

  • Indicate clock accuracy in web-UI status box.

13. Version 2.2.6 (2024-03-13)

  • PT100 and PT1000 sensors are now available.

  • Consistently use vector statistics for angular evaluations, e.g. "Wind Vane Kintech Geovane Analog" inclination angle.

  • Swap between "Temperature Humidity sensor Galltec active KPC T/H" and "H/T" correctly.

    [Warning]Warning

    In version 2.2.5 and below, swapping these sensors would produce an incorrect temperature formula. Invalid statistics files are marked with the "Invalid evaluator variables" error. They must be manually deleted and regenerated after the update.

14. Version 2.2.5 (2024-02-16)

  • Prevent time synchronisation issues following a factory reset.

  • Improvements related to internal production procedures.

15. Version 2.2.4 (2024-02-08)

  • Display analogue voltage channel overflow as "OF" and underflow as "UF" in the source data instead of "nan".

  • Run actions which are scheduled only once per week (previously these actions were erroneously skipped).

  • Allow source data which begins with repeated config changes to be indexed correctly.

  • Generate statistics files during sending actions even if the configuration is invalid.

  • Show incoming live data access requests in the web interface.

  • Rename POA irradiance to Effective irradiance evaluations, correct name for the formula applied.

16. Version 2.2.3 (2023-12-13)

  • Allow measurement data with invalid timestamps to be indexed again (not working since 2.2.2).

17. Version 2.2.2 (2023-12-06)

  • Output statistics with an appropriate number of decimal places for the measurement precision (in most cases 1 or 2 fewer).

  • Allow the time zone to be changed without duplicating timestamps or creating artifical gaps.

    [Note]Note

    After the upgrade, manually restart the recording once, generate statistics and wait 24 hours before changing the time zone.

  • Add Effective Irradiance calculation in Evaluation Helper.

  • Fix configuring 'Wind Vane Lambrecht wind Professional 14521'.

  • Show progress on the display when copying statistics files to a USB flash drive (missing since 2.2.0).

  • Fix wind direction calculation for upside down ultrasonic sensors.

  • Add "Disabled" Ethernet mode for reduced power consumption.

  • Include more measurements in statistics files either side of configuration changes.

  • Improved compatibility with GLONASS and Galileo GPS-like devices.

  • Add "Download sensor database" button on the sensors page.

18. Version 2.2.1 (2023-10-27)

  • Fix system instability when configuring ultrasonic anemometers.

  • Preserve user-submitted inputs when the Sensor Helper form is reloaded.

  • Fix 'Silicon Irradiance Sensor M&T 2 x 0-10V' implementation.

  • Migrate average and standard deviation statistics for secondary and tertiary files.

19. Version 2.2.0 (2023-10-18)

  • This is the first public release of Meteo-42.

20. Known Problems

Although Meteo-42 plus has been released for measurement campaigns, errors can occur. Please find below a list of known problems. We will fix the problems as soon as possible.

  • Wi-Fi stick TL-WN321G does not work

  • Chinese translation is still incomplete