1.6.x
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1.6.52
New Features
- BCN-7201: Added support for WPA-Enterprise and 802.1X configurations.
- BCN-4251: Added undockable panels.
- BCN-5226: Internal IP addresses can be seen on the properties sheet on the Network tab and the device list column.
- BCN-7814: Uploading a second version of an asset will now prompt the user to rename or replace the previous asset.
- BCN-7609: Added the ability to view the number of subscriptions available in a network.
- BCN-8717: Added Audio Output reassignment reminder when reassigning serial ports.
- BCN-7595: Added support for playing the audio component of video files to the AU3x5 player family.
- BCN-7755: Added support for mobile data through Vodafone.
- BCN-8518: Added Modem and Cellular information to the Network tab.
- BCN-8447: Partner application setups can now be set via SD card setups.
- BCN-8625: Added update interval options for media feeds for Live Feed and Tagged playlists.
- BCN-3987: Widgets can now snap-to-grid.
- BCN-9358: Modem information can now be seen in the property sheet.
- BCN-8884: Added new content preview window to the righthand panel.
- BCN-9037: Touch control for a player is now available through the remote client.
- BCN-9847: Added new rollback feature to the supervisor.
- BCN-9856: Added new warnings when trying to name a presentation or asset to a file name that already exists on the network.
- BCN-10003: Added check box to propagate settings to BSN.cloud to script plugins.
- BCN-10165: Added audio configuration option to AU3x5 Players.
- BCN-10466: Added default gateway and IP to range validations in Device Setup.
- BCN-10179: Added WPA UI validation.
- BCN-9072: Added user variables to Zone Resize values.
- BCN-9875: Players with only Wi-Fi interface enabled now start an access point for network configuration.
- BCN-8138: Users can now set USB interface type and priority for Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi ports and VLAN.
- BCN-10143: Added popup dialog warning that scripts may need to enable Property Lock.
Improvements
- BCN-9911: Optimized dragging and dropping devices between groups.
- BCN-9455: Removed the “Double Click to Edit” text from Layout Canvas.
- BCN-5809: Added device and presentation metadata to the LFN device list tooltips.
- BCN-9098: Disallowed characters are now blocked in Tag names.
- BCN-5490: File and component names are now truncated to prevent exceeding BSN limit.
- BCN-7520: Improved boot times for players with intermittent internet connection.
- BCN-10019: Improved performance when navigating between tabs.
- BCN-6926: Live text layer menus can now be expanded and collapsed like other property sheets.
- BCN-7126: Network roles can no longer be deleted while in use.
- BCN-7419: Player autorun will now start at the earliest opportunity.
- BCN-7662: Improved BrightLink and BrightMenu boot times.
- BCN-7723: Switch presentations will now have ‘Please select file’ pop up appear when attempting to validate with no selected file.
- BCN-9102: Proxy setups now allow URLs with IP addresses.
- BCN-8777: Improved empty device list messaging.
- BCN-8841: Players using the BrightSign modem now reports IMEI, ICCID, signal strength, and important error conditions to the properties sheet.
- BCN-6309: Removed irrelevant menu items from the tabs.
- BCN-9127: Command zone resizing changed from ‘Top’ and ‘Left’ to ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
- BCN-9142: Changed “Enable Limit Storage” to “Enable Reserve Storage”.
- BCN-9597: Changed wording in Device Setup and the Property Sheet to match.
- BCN-9642: Players will now prioritize Ethernet over Wi-Fi unless specified.
- BCN-9763, BCN-9766: Property lock is enabled by default when using Partner Applications.
- BCN-9848: Invalid widgets are now hidden for AU3x5 players.
- BCN-10145: Presentation Properties now has the Property Lock checkbox unchecked by default.
- BCN-10158: Added version warning to USB settings tab.
- BCN-10207: Time server settings are now under New Device setups.
- BCN-10269: Interface Priority drag, Save, and Reset are disabled when Device Property changes are disabled.
- BCN-10279: The setup process now auto-updates the OS to 8.0.146.
- BCN-10459: Default gateways allow 0.0.0.0 if users do not want to specify a gateway.
- BCN-10610: Partner application setups now have default group name.
- BCN-10006: Changed modem signal strength from dBm to a 10-point scale.
Bug Fixes
- BCN-9832: Fixed Content Cloud based HTML sites failing to find asset files.
- BCN-9507: Fixed imported BrightAuthor presentations losing HTML site query strings.
- BCN-9508: Fixed Between operator not working as intended.
- BCN-9428: Creating an On Demand state for a presentation will no longer change the selected variable.
- BCN-9387: Fixed Wi-Fi fallback not working when players were unplugged from ethernet.
- BCN-6906: Uploading a presentation containing a plugin should no longer fail.
- BCN-9474: Fixed SFN players with eth0 port enable being unable to download presentations via Wi-Fi.
- BCN-9280: Fixed presentations randomly restarting.
- BCN-8665: Fixed needing to reapprove items in a Tagged Playlist.
- BCN-9525: Fixed being unable to rename a file after uploading via local DWS.
- BCN-9601: Fixed Control Cloud Admin being unable to access User Management.
- BCN-8279: Fixed crash when saving a setup file under a new name.
- BCN-9427: Adding an On Demand state to a presentation will no longer remove the Use variable option from selection.
- BCN-9633: Fixed backspace/delete keypress when making a new folder in Content Cloud clearing out the file queue instead of acting on the name string.
- BCN-8338: Fixed spaces being deleted from the middle of a tag value.
- BCN-8442: Fixed a crash when using the incorrect password in a SFN publish.
- BCN-9108: Fixed Device Setup UI breakage after saving a Partner Application setup.
- BCN-10052: Double clicking on a folder in the content library tab will no longer cause a crash.
- BCN-10083: Clicking on an empty area in a Dynamic playlist will no longer deselect selected files.
- BCN-5275: Fixed DWS Authentication field being inaccessible.
- BCN-6786: Removed the ability to edit Disabled Players presentations, causing a fatal error.
- BCN-6953: Fixed players not rebooting when they should during setup.
- BCN-7020: Default plugin names no longer contain invalid characters.
- BCN-7113: Changed all ‘Timeout’ labels to read ‘Timeout event’.
- BCN-7175: Fixed unsaved changes pop up dialogue not showing after making changes to a tagged playlist.
- BCN-8089: .webm files should now be visible.
- BCN-8191: Fixed DWS UI not fully loading.
- BCN-7784: Removed non-existent model from device package creation page.
- BCN-8349: Fixed “Scroll to load more…” displaying in media folders when there are no remaining content pages.
- BCN-8355: Fixed Zone layout view failing for AU3x5 players.
- BCN-8365: Fixed fatal error when publishing with BSN Setup using an older setup package.
- BCN-8390: Fixed Content Cloud players without a subscription displayed as ‘Green’ status on the Network list.
- BCN-8452: Fixed incorrect unit labels in device setup UI.
- BCN-8463: Fixed label inconsistency in the content section for switch presentations and auxiliary files.
- BCN-8475: Fixed multi-selecting the same state type to allow users to set the same number configuration to both.
- BCN-8689: Script ‘Relates to’ section should now show presentations using the script.
- BCN-8703: Entering the wrong password when initiating the 30 day trial will now prompt you to try again.
- BCN-8795: Fixed error when refreshing Application Preferences page.
- BCN-7333: Fixed Presentation names including the file extension suffix in the name when switching to them.
- BCN-8781: Fixed HTML site names not being cleared when the Super State containing it is deleted.
- BCN-9164: Save button is disabled when certificate name is blank.
- BCN-9203: Fixed error when disabling logging if Upload Logs is enabled.
- BCN-9403: The “Default” group can no longer be deleted.
- BCN-9538: Fixed SFN players failing to register Wi-Fi interfaces.
- BCN-9559: Fixed Wi-Fi configuration not requiring SSID and password.
- BCN-9647: Info button now properly redirects to the Dashboard.
- BCN-9712: Fixed players not keeping time zone settings on reboot.
- BCN-9745: Fixed RDWS Power save returning a 500 error.
- BCN-9736: Saving a device setup to an SD card with OS updates selected will no longer result in a transfer failure.
- BCN-10027: Fixed crash when selecting the schedule tab if LWS devices were present.
- BCN-10168: User Variable Dropdown now properly appears for Demand List content.
- BCN-10192: Fixed a bug that prevented the creation of a tagged playlist.
- BCN-10244: LFN cancel button now works as expected.
- BCN-10288: Corrected Network Device List Uptime mapping.
- BCN-10317: DWS password field should now work as expected during Device Setup.
- BCN-10343: Fixed fatal error when navigating to Schedule tab.
- BCN-10347: Hostname is now persistent.
- BCN-10394: Fixed player error logs and last content download section being empty.
- BCN-10410: Fixed error when attempting to specify IP and Default Gateway property values.
- BCN-10421: Fixed a crash when signing out in content tab.
- BCN-10474: Fixed scroll to load more in Presentation and Schedule tab.
- BCN-10081: The proper error message now displays when the property sheet is disabled.
1.6.44
New Features
- BCN-10165: Added an option for choosing audio configuration on AU3x5 players using OS8.3 under presentation audio settings.
- This new feature requires action for all AU3x5 presentations. Please refer to the extra guidance in the announcement.
1.6.40
Bug Fixes
- BCN-10098: Fixed auto-update feature not working for the desktop client.
1.6.38
Bug Fixes
- BCN-9761, BCN-9779, BCN-9715, BCN-9800: Fixed instability and behavior issues when adding or editing Ticker zones.
- BCN-9772: Fixed issue preventing content removal from the Media folder.
- BCN-9778: Fixed a crash that could occur when signing out.
1.6.37
Bug Fixes
- BCN-7899: Players added to LFN will now persist through application reboot.
- Note: For this fix to take effect with previously existing setups, please republish and re-enter any LFN credentials.
- BCN-9677: Fixed an issue that caused long loading times for Tagged Playlists.
- BCN-9708: Fixed fatal error when switching presentations.
1.6.36
New Features
- BCN-8646: Added Network Status Visualization to view network health over time.
Improvements
- BCN-7074: Updated BSN.cloud landing and redirection page.
- BCN-8309: Group device list view optimization.
- BCN-8519: Content Tab folder retrieval optimization.
- BCN-9398: Improved Device List UI signaling.
Bug Fixes
- BCN-9593: Fixed a crash when trying to download a presentation.
- BCN-9315: Fixed case sensitivity issues for sign-in.
- BCN-7861: Fixed an issue that caused presentations to fail to publish via LFN and SFN.
- BCN-8079: Fixed minimum version dialog listing the wrong version.
- BCN-8615: Application no longer gets stuck during audio file transfers under certain circumstances.
- BCN-9062: Content now properly plays in resized zone.
- BCN-9165: Fixed error dialog when saving a tagged playlist.
- BCN-9300: Fixed buffer space error that could occur on Windows machines under LFN.
- BCN-9397: Removed inconsistencies from Network Status Reports.
- BCN-9442: Fixed a bug with JSON error handling.
- BCN-9544: Removed free trial button after the free trial has already lapsed.
- BCN-9563: Fixed Partner logo images leaving their containers.
- BCN-8630: Fixed dialog when enabling LFN without the local web server enabled.
1.6.31
Bug Fixes
- BCN-9304: Connector Volume and Zone Volume Set commands should now work as intended.
- BCN-9446: Custom Application URL setup option will no longer clear automatically after entering a URL.
1.6.29
New Features
- BCN-8469: Added prompt to select a non-restricted folder when creating a presentation.
- BCN-5189: Added a button to validate data feeds.
- BCN-8453: UDP events now support Play Next/Play Previous commands.
- BCN-5421: Added Setup Type column to Network Device list.
- BCN-618: Added support for updating Standalone player content via USB.
- BCN-8284: Added RemoteView APIs to the WebSocket server.
- BCN-5421: Network device lists now have Setup Type as a table header.
- BCN-5190: Transfer Monitor now includes a timestamp for when the transfer was complete.
- BCN-6278: Network Device List can now be sorted by Device Status.
- BCN-7609: Added ability to view Network Subscription Level, Renewal Date, and Number of Subscriptions.
- BCN-8272: Added ability to toggle ‘Enable BSN.cloud’ for all setup types where it is optional.
- BCN-8486: Added visual cue in device list that shows subscription status.
- BCN-8490: Added ability to view device properties for all players.
- BCN-8491: Added ability to change device properties for all players through the property sheet.
- BCN-8152: Added icons for Partner Application setup.
Improvements
- BCN-7154: Searching or filtering the Content Tab now shows results based on one or more tags.
- BCN-4673: Default state of a new UDP input event is now instead of On Demand.
- BCN-6278: Network Device list can now be sorted by status.
- BCN-8046, BCN-8166: Leading and Trailing spaces should now automatically be removed.
- BCN-8266: Time Code events now behave as expected and cannot support media state targets.
- BCN-8520: Media List Play Next/Previous Synchronize event now behaves as expected.
- BCN-7936: Device Setup list now supports more entries and should no longer display duplicate setup files.
- BCN-4895: Check boxes should now remain checked when navigating between tabs.
- BCN-8574: Recovery script now references “networkjson” registry key for network configuration.
- BCN-8818: config.js references under keyNetwork have been consolidated to all be under keyNetworking.
- BCN-8869: Presentation autorun now uses roControlCloud object when available.
- BCN-8924: Added fallback to recovery script when checking /registration.
- BCN-8998: The recovery script no longer manipulates network configuration.
- BCN-9066: The recovery script no longer hangs if isRegistered returns undefined.
- BCN-9160: Increased Wi-Fi passphrase maximum length to 1024.
- BCN-5999: Check for content updates significantly faster.
- BCN-7812: Improved Error Saving Tags dialog.
- BCN-7154: Multiple tags can now be used simultaneously to search or filter content.
- BCN-8115: Improved Network list performance on networks with large amounts of devices.
- BCN-8670: The network tab can now be set to show devices as a list or as groups.
- BCN-8674: Added save button for Enable Wireless and Static IP Address Configuration in Device Properties.
- BCN-8701: bsDm and bsCore now use typescript enums instead of string properties in static classes.
- BCN-8702: bsnConnector, fsConnector, bsContentManager now use typescript strictNullChecks.
- BCN-2956: File uploads will now have a confirmation pop up when completed.
- BCN-8934: Updated supervisor node libraries to improve security.
- BCN-8656: The Supervisor date format now includes milliseconds.
- BCN-8768: Added variance to player status messages to reduce spikes in server load.
- BCN-8852: WSS commands and events should now be included and searchable in Presentation Tree view.
- BCN-7632: State properties Advanced Entry and Exit commands no longer allow negative values or values higher than 100 for volume inputs.
- BCN-4803: Password on Create New User Confirmation Dialog can now be copied.
Bug Fixes
- BCN-7259: Fixed a bug that would cause Validate Live Text Data to return “None”.
- BCN-7632: State Properties Advanced Entry and Exit commands no longer allow invalid inputs.
- BCN-8089: Fixed being unable to add .webm files from the Media Library.
- BCN-8127: Validity dates are now always treated as UTC time.
- BCN-8199: Fixed a bug that would allow users to convert video or image zones to background image zones.
- BCN-8224: Fixed a bug that caused presentations saves to fail under specific circumstances.
- BCN-8318: Sync spec name is now written properly.
- BCN-8424: Locking a User no longer errors and behaves as expected.
- BCN-8434: Wired parameters are now set correctly when using wireless.
- BCN-8462: Tree View now shows node.js applications.
- BCN-8557: Video playback triggered by Zones command no longer causes a crash.
- BCN-8561: Fixed a bug that would cause Asset Collection to receive invalid entries.
- BCN-8517: Fixed error loading the library directory.
- BCN-8471: Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to publish.
- BCN-8466: Removed unsupported functions from Media List.
- BCN-7823: Selecting directories while in presentation edit mode should no longer cause a fatal error.
- BCN-8707: Resolved issue causing 403 errors during setup and provisioning process.
- BCN-9163: Fixed issues preventing players with LFN setup from publishing a presentation with LWS credentials set.
- BCN-7490: Networks with a lapsed subscription should now properly be suspended.
- BCN-8430: Fixed an error that could cause players to lose connection to BSN.cloud and prevent reconnection.
- BCN-8552: EDID info button will no longer disappear when a player is plugged into another player.
- BCN-8602: Wi-Fi only players should now properly follow “Use Current Device Settings” in Network Setup.
- BCN-7484: Limit Content Downloads now functions as expected.
- BCN-8434: Fixed wireless setup setting wired parameters incorrectly.
- BCN-8603: @brightsign/dwsconfiguration now properly returns null when called and the DWS is disabled.
- BCN-8631: payload-synchronization.js now writes as a string to the registry.
- BCN-8632: Fixed currentSettingsTimestamp writing in the wrong format.
- BCN-8659: Fixed duplicate websocket connections on a player.
- BCN-8673: Fixed mismatch in serial numbers when getting a sync spec with multiple serial numbers.
- BCN-8732: Fixed supervisor calls not working when proxy is set.
- BCN-9102: Fixed bug that prevented proxy urls that contain an IP address.
- BCN-8554: Adding a sync event to a state should behave as expected.
- BCN-4895: When using Select Table Columns in the Device List, selections will now correctly save.
- BCN-8127: Validity dates status now properly depend on UTC time.
- BCN-8336: Fixed an error that would occur when media had matching tag name and tag value.
- BCN-8842: Fixed crash caused from changing Sync Event target after copying and pasting.
- BCN-8424: Fixed error when attempting to lock a user.
- BCN-4602: Fixed session timeout not expiring automatically.
- BCN-6934: Fixed players getting stuck in a loop when setting download rate to unlimited with a Simple File Networking setup
- BCN-7678: Fixed bug that would cause uploads to fail if Presentation file name is too long.
- BCN-7823: Fixed fatal error when selecting directories in presentation edit mode.
- BCN-8403: Fixed blank screen error that could occur when adding a script to a presentation.
- BCN-8448: Enable BSN.cloud setup option now working as expected.
- BCN-8466: Removed unimplemented features from the UI.
- BCN-8499: Network Settings property panel now shows Content Download Window settings.
- BCN-8517: Fixed error that could occur when loading the library directory.
- BCN-8556: Fixed bug preventing files with .js extensions from being published.
- BCN-8584: Using ‘*’ as a wildcard option in Tagged playlists will no longer cause a crash.
- BCN-8606: Rollback under Device Properties should now function as expected.
- BCN-8652: Adding Play Previous Events list will now add events to the correct list.
- BCN-8626: Network Properties UI now correctly validates subnet mask and gateway.
- BCN-8828: Clicking on the eyeball icon in Enable Wireless should now show the password as expected.
- BCN-8862: Enable Wireless under the Network Property Panel now functions as expected.
- BCN-8906: Removed 2-byte request body when requesting registration token.
- BCN-8935: Downloading BSN.cloud setup files should no longer change to Dashboard.
- BCN-8575: Advanced commands should now be properly listed in the property sheet.
- BCN-8493: Presentation name in the group header should no longer be unnecessarily trimmed.
- BCN-9057: Activation token should now refresh when expected.
- BCN-8405: Remote DWS should no longer fail if Local DWS has HTTPS enabled.
- BCN-8633: Fixed a bug that would prevent the websocket client from attempting to reconnect.
- BCN-8647: Fixed inconsistent authorization requirements in legacy API.
- BCN-8699: Supervisor should no longer return unexpected HTTP status codes when rejecting API handlers.
- BCN-8738: Removed unhelpful output messages.
- BCN-9285: Fixed a bug that caused media files to begin to replay when attached to a Media End event.
1.6.16
New Features
- BCN-4252: Added an option to change widget and asset icon sizes.
- BCN-8465: New system variable BrightAuthorVersion added.
- BCN-8506 BETA: Added cellular modem setup options.
Improvements
- BCN-7591: Timeout event behavior now parallels BrightAuthor
- BCN-6863: Advanced Commands View behavior is now parallel between State and Event Properties.
- BCN-8432: Change Remote Snapshot now takes effect immediately instead of next restart.
- BCN-8690: Improved communication between autorun and supervisor.
Bug Fixes
- BCN-8479, BCN-7778: Imported presentations will now properly populate Super States.
- BCN-8360: Send Serial bytes will no longer cause a runtime error.
- BCN-8469: Selecting folders that BrightAuthor:connected cannot access now results in a warning message.
- BCN-8569: Fixed a crash caused by the autorun when presented with port parameters.
- BCN-8570: Fixed an issue that could cause imported presentations from operating correctly.
1.6.6
New Features
- BCN-7359: Added Expand All button to Presentation variables, allowing users to view details of all variables.
Improvements
- BCN-5884: Presentation tree view is now selectable and interactable.
- BCN-7849: Attempting to add a Video plugin when there are no more valid plugins now gives a clearer error message.
- BCN-4250: Improved state selection to allow for multiple state selection and dragging.
- BCN-7487: When manipulating interactive states and events, dragging should be more consistent.
- BCN-7591: Improved Timeout behavior to be more consistent with BrightAuthor.
- BCN-8060: Improved visibility of BSN.cloud Source list presentations beyond the 15th presentation on the schedule tab.
Bug Fixes
- BCN-7462: Fixed an issue that would cause image size to be incorrectly determined by EXIF data.
- BCN-7353: Alphabetize Variables checkbox now behaves as expected.
- BCN-6995: Publishing a presentation should now always prompt the user to save.
- BCN-8156: Loop mode will no longer be turned off automatically when synchronization is enabled.
- BCN-6553: Fixed a fatal error that could occur when modifying the schedule.
- BCN-7938: Changed tag behavior to remove trailing spaces, which could cause playback failure.
- BCN-8280: HTML localstorage should now properly persist after power cycling a player.
- BCN-8091: Fixed an issue that blocked autorun minimum firmware checks from completing.
- BCN-8200: Send UDP should now behave as expected when opening presentations from earlier versions.
- BCN-5969: Fixed an issue that could cause two different times to display for a presentation on the schedule.
- BCN-7573: Fixed an issue that would cause tagged players to error when called by a tagged playlist.
- BCN-3743: Adding an HTML site to an empty folder or file will no longer display an error and reload the previous save of the active presentation.
- BCN-8433: Removed incorrect duplicate in Content Check Frequency drop down.
- BCN-8196: Fixed a crash that could occur when navigating to the library when editing a presentation.
1.6.2
Improvements
- BCN-7974: Added new UI to the Diagnostic Web Server that allows the user to change the logging level.
- BCN-7790: Improved the launch time of the local Diagnostic Web Server on players.
- BCN-8137: The failsafe is less aggressive about clearing network names.
- BCN-6697: Zone names are now displayed in the zone layout.
- BCN-6864: Added a button to delete unused variables in Presentation Settings.
- BCN-7383: HTML 5 states now display an Enable BrightSign JavaScript objects when set to URL.
Bug Fixes
- BCN-8038: Fixed issue that could cause networks converting from Content Cloud to Control Cloud to leave players in an error state.
- BCN-7651: Fixed an error that could create multiple autoplugin.brs files in a presentation.
- BCN-8035: Fixed an issue that would allow players without a valid subscription on Content Cloud networks.
- BCN-8135: Fixed an issue that caused presentations to error when locally modifying and re-uploading HTML.
- BCN-7185: Live Text Offset next values now behave as expected.
- BCN-4946: Adjusting edges of zones no longer repositions the entire zone.
- BCN-7182: Imported presentations no longer lose Conditional Target commands.
- BCN-7204: Fixed an issue that would cause Conditional Targets to not receive commands as expected. Existing Presentations will have to be rebuilt to receive this fix.
- BCN-7741: Variable inputs are now passed to Streaming widgets.
- BCN-7936: Fixed an issue that prevented assigning setup files to players.
- BCN-7961: Selecting GPIO in Entry or Exit Commands no longer results in a blank dialog.