HMI update 10/03/2026

• Added “GlobalGetDef” script function to allow a specified return value if the section and or item do not exist.

• Support for barcode scanners using the Leuze host communication protocol, TCP client, UDP client and TCP server options have been implemented.

HMI update 09/15/2026

• Added “MillisecondOfTheDay” support to scripting. The return value is the number of milliseconds from the start of the day and the time the function call was executed.

• Added “MillisecondsBetween” support to scripting. The return value is the number of milliseconds between two date/time values.

• Added/expanded scripting calls for easier access to database query results in scripts 

• Corrected an issue with the graphics editor window placement on multi-monitor configurations.

• Added support for barcode scanner using the Leuze host communication protocol.

HMI update 08/12/2026

• Added “GetTickCount” and “GetTickCount64” support to scripting.

• Added support for Server Name Indication (SNI) to the MQTT V5 communication port.

• Corrected an issue with MQTT V5 message parsing.

• Created a simple MQTT V5 example project and it is posted on the website. Publishes/subscribes to 4 items. Uses a free, online, MQTT web broker.

• Corrected an issue with drag and drop graphic files in the graphics editor. Issue was introduced via a recent change.

• Added a vertical splitter control to the mouse animations command window and the website video group configuration window.

• Corrected an issue with the “Analog grid” and leading characters.

• User manual updates and additions.

• Corrected an issue with website “Image list” animation.

• Several improvements to how camera images are handled at runtime, for standard and website usage.

• Added a method to anchor the, optional, button bars to the website trend graphic element. Floating button bar support was not altered.

• Added a new feature to the website. A built-in web page that can be assessed from a browser, which allows using a web camera (phone, tablet, USB, camera, etc.) to take a picture, optionally rotate it and transfer the picture back to the hosting HMI.

• Added optional, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support to the website.

HMI update 06/05/2026

Added script functions to read and write operating system environment variables.

HMI update 05/11/2026

Corrected an issue with RTSP using too many GDI resources.

New graphic editor feature:

HMI update 04/07/2026

• Removed event logging for file renames in video looper logic.

• Corrected an issue when a video looper file was active and a midnight day change occurred.

HMI update 04/04/2026

• Updates to the RTSP video handling and loop recording.

• Added a “TakeVideoSnapshot script command. The video graphic element has had this ability, via a user mouse click, for years. This script command was added so if motion detection was enabled, a snapshot could be captured from a script, if needed, along with the loop recording or from another input.

• User manual updates.