Jasper Versions

Version 2.61

• The event editing screen now behaves the same as the event creation screen.
• New tools have been added to help diagnose Internet connection issues in the load shedder.
• The scheduler configuration page has been redesigned for easier use.
• A new warning now informs users about Hydro-Québec API usage limits.
• BACnet loads now display their names instead of their technical addresses on the load shedder web page.
• The validation message for same-day events has been improved in the load shedder demand response configuration.
• Security and connectivity checks have been improved for the load shedder demand response.
• Group management is now more reliable when cards or variables are deleted.
• Keyboard shortcuts have been added to show or hide polygons on the floorplan.
• Power units are now displayed in the load shedder.
• A new Delete All button has been added to the file manager.
• Floorplan control buttons are now better centered and easier to read.
• Keyboard editing of polygon opacity and border thickness now works correctly.
• The load shedder now uses the updated Hydro-Québec API to access demand response offers.

Version 2.60

• Added an auto-generated web page for visualizing and bypassing outputs controlled by a load shedder.
• Added support for managing demand response in load shedders.
• Added support for LightControlLamp and SchedulerProperty as binding sources.
• In the User Configuration menu page, allow reordering of sections and subsections.
• Removed support for Flash based charts in Trending reports.

Version 2.50

• Added the ability to configure multiple load shedder.
• Added a power limit to the load shedder.
• Added the configuration of the displayed power unit for a load shedder.
• Fixed an issue with 'User Menu' that prevented its use when Jasper was already configured with an orange menu.
• Fixed the display of simple floor plan buttons without a reading variable.
• Allows the use of an enumeration value as a highlight value for simple floor plan buttons.
• Disabled the 'Lighting Statistics' feature.
• Fixed the reading of variables on the floor plan when 16 consecutive controls are configured without a reading variable.
• Displays critical errors preventing the startup of Jasper on the 'Process Status' web page.
• Fixed multiple translation texts.

Version 2.47

• Added a web page to allow capturing the BACnet/IP or other IP communications sent and received by Jasper.
• Fixed the display of the floor plan on the older Jasper.

Version 2.46

• Fixed an issue introduced in the previous version regarding multiple selection in floor plans.

Version 2.45

• Added a web page to allow the manual deletion of Jasper configuration files and databases.
• Fixed of the use of the "fast_click" parameters for the floor plans.

Version 2.44

• Fixed of the use of skins for certain floor plan controls.
• Fixed of the use of floor plans on older touchscreen displays.
• Fixed of the double-click when adding a single variable in the variable addition dialog on web pages.

Version 2.43

• Add the ability to create a new floor plan based on a predefined template for touchscreens.
• Fixed an issue with saving configuration on the BACnet Dataserver Discovery web page.
• Fixed double click when adding a single variable in the Browse Variables web page.

Version 2.42

• Adds settings on the network configuration web page to allow disabling and modifying the port of the network services SSH and FTP.
• Fixed an issue with using the latest version of the XML library.

Version 2.41

• Adds a new Polygon control for the floor plans.
• Allows the calculation of the power used by load shedding directly in Jasper.
• Adds highlight option to the Simple button controls of the floor plans.
• Allows the configuration of user menu and home page.
• Adds a new configuration page allowing to hide/show certain web page menus.
• Allows logging of Schedule / Allowed Command, Alarm / Source and Light Control variables in the trending report.
• Improves appearance of the Simple button controls of the floor plans.
• Fixes use of Schedule / Allowed Command on the floor plans.
• Fixes Paste Special with units for Input Text controls on floor plans.
• Fixes vertical scrollbar of floor plan list.

• Support Xbee 3 radio module.

Version 2.30

• Allows to re-order the floor plans.
• Allows to rename a floor plan from the More menu.
• Allows to disable and enable a Source alarm from a DataServer variable.

Version 2.24

• Adds support for CCTC-302.
• Adds support for DALION-4.
• Adds a button to delete a floor plan from the floor plans list table.
• Adds more icons for the floor plans.
• Adds a search field for the selection of icons while editing a floor plan.
• Adds a button for copying to the clipboard the variable names while editing a floor plan.
• Adds the skins "Heating", "Cooling" and "Charging Station" for the control "onoff" of the floor plans.
• Adds the skins "Light Blue Cristal" and "Orange Cristal" for the control "analogic" of the floor plans.
• Modifies the default floorplan image resolution for 1024 x 600.
• Adds the possibility to add or remove from the dataserver all the proprietary properties of the card CCLDIM.
• Fixes several issues and improves the page "Add cards to the DataServer".
• Fixes issues with BACnet properties when saving a card with the page "BACnet Dataserver Discovery".
• Fixes the sorting of the table columns on the page "Browse Cards".

Version 2.23

• The mode Standard / Fade of the schedules can be configured by a variable of the DataServer.
• Improves the calculation of the "LightControl" fade.
• Fixes a problem where when the "Interval (m)" field is empty Jasper sends BACnet Time Synchs much too quickly.
• Creation of BMT-DI4 and BMT-DI10 controllers in "Adding card for pre-production".
• When deleting a floor plan, add a check that the floor plan image is not used in another floor plan before deleting it.
• In the page "Adding card for pre-production" allows modifying a card already present.

Version 2.22

• Allows to save the schedules with the keyboard shortcut CTRL + S.
• In the "Packages / Update" page no longer checks for updates on the internet when the page opens. A button allows verification on the internet.
• At the start of Jasper the value of "LightControl" is determined according to the network values.
• Adds of a feedback variable to the "LightControl".
• Allow to modify the value of the schedule destination when changing the allowed command.
• Improves the stability of "LightControl".
• Correction of problems in the visualization pages of the cards since the addition of "LightControl".
• Correction of problems in the "BACnet Discovery" page for devices with objects of type "Group".
• On the floor plans corrects the reading of the variables with color controls.
• In the "Browse Cards" page, corrects an issue where after doing a search you had to double-click on a card to open it.
• Correction of problems when adding and modifying CCSW-BN cards.

Version 2.21

• Allows to modify the commands allowed from the schedule configuration pages.
• Adds of a search field by name in the page "BACnet Dataserver Discovery".

Version 2.20

• Schedule editing with calendar view.
• Allows to disabling and enabling schedules using variables. It can also disable only the On events or the Off events.
• Fade schedule for the circadian cycle (intensity, color).
• Adds LightControl. It allows the use of lights with adjustable whites (tunable white).
• Adds an "address" to enumerations, this allows to rename them without losing the links in the other modules.
• The Scene Translator configuration creates an enumeration. This simplifies the use of scene by other modules, like the schedules.
• Allows the Translators to use NULL as its output.
• On the floor plan, adds a dimming button for tunable white lights.
• Enables the creation of the KC-601.
• Fixes a problem that causes Jasper to stop when a "Stage" of a "Stage Repeat" is empty in the load shedder.

Version 2.14

• Added support for version 3 of the CCLP-DMX.
• Make it impossible to add the same card twice through the web interface.
• Improves the display of MAC addresses in the BACnet address cache page.
• Added a simple page for logging in from a touch screen.
• Corrects WebSocket to work when the page is accessed by an HTTP port other than 80.
• No longer allows system files to be restored unless explicitly requested.
• No longer allows restoration of system files if the operating system version is not compatible.
• When adding an event to a schedule, automatically selects the time field.
• Causes the source name of the emails to use the network name of the machine (hostname) instead of always root.
• Corrects the use of "\n" to make a new line in floor plans on new Jasper.
• Added "Tunable White" appearance for "Slider" type controls.
• No longer responds with an I-Am when receiving a Who-Is for Device ID 4194303.
• Scene Translators keeps empty lines.
• Adds the ability to change the size of controls of different types by the web interface.

• Improved stability when communication with the radio is temporarily lost.
• Disable the use of direct communication with REL-RTMXB.

Version 2.41

• Adds a new Polygon control for the floor plans.
• Allows the calculation of the power used by load shedding directly in Jasper.
• Adds highlight option to the Simple button controls of the floor plans.
• Allows the configuration of user menu and home page.
• Adds a new configuration page allowing to hide/show certain web page menus.
• Allows logging of Schedule / Allowed Command, Alarm / Source and Light Control variables in the trending report.
• Improves appearance of the Simple button controls of the floor plans.
• Fixes use of Schedule / Allowed Command on the floor plans.
• Fixes Paste Special with units for Input Text controls on floor plans.
• Fixes vertical scrollbar of floor plan list.

• Support Xbee 3 radio module.

Version 2.13

• Added an RGB control to floor plans.
• Added a web page for "Cards Statistics".
• Replaced the two calendar lists with one active calendar list with + / - buttons.
• The DataServer can now change the priority setting of BACnet objects.
• Fixed the "Set Value ..." button on the group configuration page.
• Ensures IP addresses are valid before saving the system_network_config.php page.
• Added "Restart Notifications" BACnet messages to alarms.
• Fixed file system checks of /home/ftp and prevented disconnection of disks.
• Enabled creation of the new CCLDIM controller.
• Added the DALI bus status for the L-DALI.
• Can now copy names from relay panels to the XLSX panel schedule.
• Made all Jasper web pages printer-friendly.
• Added a "yellow light" skin for digital, analog, and input text controls on floor plans.
• Added an "occupancy man" skin for on/off controls on floor plans.

• Added a wireless packet monitor.
• Enabled transmission of user-generated wireless messages directly from a web page.
• Enabled opening of a "connection" for each 64-bit MAC address, to send unicast messages to just one device instead of broadcast messages to all devices.
• Added "network hops" to the "xbeedoo_config.php" page.
• Now tries to reset the XBee module automatically when communication with the module is lost.
• Fixed issues in the XBee communication library.

Version 2.12

• Responsive web design added.
• Menus reorganized.
• Included update.xml file in the usage section of variables_config.php.
• In the Variables Browse interface, when the time of a variable is not initialized (0) it now appears as "0000-00-00 00:00:00" instead of 1970-... .
• Now generates a software alarm when Jasper detects a significant system time change.
• Fixed issue caused by modifying system time.
• Displays unoccupied setpoint when the thermostat is in unoccupied mode.
• Added ability to duplicate layout and configuration of a floor plan control to other controls.
• Added ability to copy text from individual elements in lists.
• Added a contextual menu on the variables list to enable both: opening of a variable's configuration dialog, or; changing its value directly.
• Fixed calendar issues caused when reading the scheduler.xml configuration file.

• Added a spectrum analyzer for wireless frequencies.
• Set the Xbee module to AP mode 1 on startup.
• Added a display page for REL-RTMXB.
• Added a page showing wireless @info.

Version 2.11

• Several minor corrections made to the "single page" mode of floor plans.
• Fixed an issue in floor plans where "Undo / Redo" required multiple mouse clicks.

Version 2.10

• Enabled discovery of BACnet devices on the network and addition of devices to the data server.
• Added "undo" and "redo" buttons to floor plan editing interface.
• Enabled switching to another floor plan without completely reloading the web page, thus speeding up transitions between plans.
• Enabled copying of controls between floor plans.
• Modified tool button positioning in the floor plan editing interface.
• Jasper now shows notifications in the browser when an alarm is received.
• Displays the number of active alarms in the website header.
• When upgrading Jasper, avoid enabling and start if Jasper was disabled prior to upgrade. The new installer handles these steps as required.
• BACnet time synchronization can be disabled.
• Fixed parsing of BACnet UnconfirmedCOVNotification Device Restart Procedure.
• Fixed properties encoded in BACnet message UnconfirmedCOVNotification - Device Restart Procedure.
• Added support for the BACnet service ReadPropertyMultiple-B.
• The BACnet stack now verifies available space before encoding its messages, which enables return of larger responses.
• Upgraded BACnet stack to 0.9.0.
• Fixed COV subscription interval calculation.
• Fixed issue where user session files were not properly closed. This issue could prevent browser connections to the system.
• Fixed issue where using internal multi-state BACnet objets could corrupt Jasper's memory.

• Added a web page to import wireless devices from their XML configuration file.
• Statistics from wireless radio are available again from the system.

Version 2.05

• Floor plan editing improvements.
• Enabled floor plan duplication.
• Improved auto alignment of controls on floor plans.
• Floor plan controls of the following types are now skinnable: onoff, digital, analogic, simple, link, inputtext, slider.
• Enabled copying of controls on a floor plan.
• Added a right-click menu for floor plans to make various features more accessible.
• Enabled download of logs and alarm databases.
• Added read support for the BACnet Accumulator object type.
• The Browse Variables page now indicates whether the value of a variable has been read with COV or polling.

Version 2.04

• Added "on / off" button type to floor plans.
• Enabled modification of appearance of "digital" and "on / off" buttons on floor plans.
• Improved performance of slider button on floor plans when used on a touch screen.
• Added ability to manually archive alarms.
• Improved write speed on BACnet MS/TP networks, allowing more than one write request in the BACnet TSM.
• Added option to bindings so that they do not propagate initial reading on the network.
• Added a search field to the variables browse page.
• The size of the BACnet address cache adapts automatically according to the number of cards presents in the DataServer configuration.
• Added "Scene Translators", enables writing of different values to multiple variables. Accessible via scenetranslators.php or Jasper - Variables - Scene Translators.

Version 2.03

• Added "fast_click" for slider buttons on floor plans.

• First Jasper version for touch screens.

Version 2.02

• Improved WebSocket communications.
• Improved displayed results after "Check file system."
• Now uses polling if COV subscription returns an error.
• Added BACnet objects from load shedder to variable usage list.
• If an event is between 2h00AM and 3h00AM when daylight saving time occurs, the event is executed at 3h00AM.
• Displays sunrise/sunset events in the "Exceptions" tab of Schedule configuration interface.
• Button added to clear events from a weekday in the "Schedules" tab of the Schedule configuration interface.
• Enabled addition of any BACnet property to the DataServer (with a Jasper supported data type).
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

• Now enables serial number changes when replacing a wireless relay.
• Now enables setting of radio channel.
• Now enables setting of radio encryption key.
• Added support for new command SAVE_CURRENT_LEVEL_SETPOINT for wireless relay scene programming.
• Enabled wireless relay metering read and write.
• Fixed number of write command attempts to a relay when there is no response.

Version 2.01

• Improved WebSocket communications.
• Added ability to view open WebSocket connections.
• Now caches thermostats information locally to speed up page loading.
• Added ability to create CCLD4002 controllers.
• Now displays members count for a selected group in the group configuration page.
• Now enables launching BACnet server even if BACnet network has no controller defined.

Version 2.00

• Now displays static DHCP leases in the DHCP configuration page.
• Improved internal management of active alarms.
• Configured cards are held longer in the BACnet address cache.
• New internal BACnet object types added: Multi-State-Value, Multi-State-Input and Multi-State-Output.
• Fixed a display issue on thermostats pages (issue introduced in the previous version).
• Added support for BACnet COV-B.
• Added Reinitialize Device BACnet service.
• Added support for BACnet backup and restoration.
• Can now edit CCLP-1664 cards from the DataServer configuration.
• Improved device editing for large projects.
• Limit to number of alarms displayed in the alarm history page.
• Enabled grid alignment for controls on a floor plan.
• Added a DataServer address for internal BACnet objects, now independent from the object name.
• Added a DataServer address for groups, now independent from the group name.
• New button enables opening floor plans from within an open floor plan.
• Code improvements for large configuration files.
• Web browser compatibility fixes.
• Groups can be renamed without losing their link with other Jasper functions. (Due to this change, Jasper's configuration can no longer be exported to older Jasper versions.
• Enabled creation of new CCLD-4002 controller.
• Enabled creation of new CC-DMX2BACNET controller.
• Jasper can read values in files on its own storage instead of from a controller.
• Added a new slider control into floor plans.
• Digital buttons have a newer round style.
• Added keyboard shortcuts to floor plan creation interface.
• Many value updates now done using WebSockets protocol to reduce CPU load.

Version 1.94

• Fixed display of small popup calendar.
• User actions are recorded in the syslog server.
• Users may be banned after entering several invalid passwords.
• Fixed calendar issue when using a date range across several years.
• Added a floor plan button to send commands. Appearance of button does not change to reflect state of controllers.
• Added fixed text strings on floor plans.
• Floor plans controls can be resized.
• Card list now presented in a sortable table.
• Added new options for creating LS-Pulse v2.3.0 with COV.
• Added a new user-level that can send network commands without the ability to change settings.

Version 1.92

• Improved web page caching.
• Improved loading time for the scheduler web page.
• Improved memory usage while parsing large configuration files.
• Enabled NULL value in schedule events.
• Added visualization of DALI groups and channels.
• Now displays configurations found in variables_config.php (Jasper - Variables - Configuration) in groups according to their relationships with Jasper functions.
• Added support for UnconfirmedCOVNotification BACnet service.
• Improved BACnet COV subscription.
• Added ability to configure DALI device settings.
• Added personal lighting area display when Jasper used on mobile devices.

Version 1.91

• A lot of releases not exposed to public.

Version 1.90

• Enhanced HTML5 graph reports. Multiple selection is now possible. Better zoom rendering.
• Can now select values to be included in the "Event" report.
• Load-Shedder graph report now uses the HTML5 engine.
• Better effective date checking for schedules.
• Database configuration path replaced by a check box.
• Added ability to create CC-DIMR controller.
• Better LoadShedder.xml configuration file handling. Avoids infinite loops and unforeseen configurations.
• Improved cache control for Internet Explorer.
• Bug fix when creating different load-shedding setpoints for each month.
• New load-shedding algorithm for use with generators.
• Prevent unused schedules from being lost while saving load-shedding configuration.

Version 1.83

• New setting allows step-by-step shedding instead of using power calculation.
• Menu improvements for touchscreen devices.
• Added HTML5 graphical report for devices not supporting Flash.
• BACnet protocol improvements.

Version 1.82

• Fixed an issue affecting thermostat display.
• Enabled use of BACnet proprietary properties.
• Jasper now responds to Who-Is/Who-Has BACnet service requests with I-Am/I-Have on the source network only.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.
• lighttpd web server updated to 1.4.32 and configuration changed for certain audio files.

Version 1.81

• Modified interface theme.
• Enabled automatic user login from specified IP addresses.
• Added ability to view list of users currently signed in to Jasper.
• Added ability to view thermostats on floor plans.
• Added configuration for OpenVPN outgoing connection (client).
• Added WattNode configuration and viewing.
• Polling intervals for power now changed automatically to follow load-shedding configuration.
• Added virtual keyboard for touch-screen PCs.
• Audible alert sounds when a new alarm is received.
• Fixed an issue in the calendar for load-shedding setpoints where some values were left blank.
• Updated CCTHV-407 template for the new 0-10V temperature input.
• Fixed a configuration issue with the load value of a "proportional" group in load-shedding configuration.
• Added a module for a TS-BAT10 battery backup.
• Added maximum and minimum comfort setpoints for CCTHV-407.

Version 1.80

• Not released to public.

Version 1.74

• Fixed an issue with calculation of lamp "on time" when the lamp is included on more than one floor plan.

Version 1.73

• Added lighting statistics to record how long lamps configured on a floor plan are switched on.
• Added support for BACnet Device Restart Procedure.
• Load Shedding algorithm continues execution when power reading on the network fails.
• "Reliability" or "Out_Of_Service" status now indicated on floors plans.
• Added ability to generate alarms from groups.
• Added ability to view CCLD-1001 cards.
• Enabled periodic connection to Jasper-Portal. The portal can send e-mail when Jasper's Internet connection is lost.
• Corrected the time calculated and displayed for sunrise/sunset events in schedule configuration to match time used for schedules.
• Fixed issue with addition of alarms when the database is busy.
• Time of last synchronization done by SQLManager is now saved in the MySQL database.
• Fixed an issue where time transferred by SQLManager for an event had no time zone.
• Generates software alarms from the message «BACnet Reject Handler».
• Generates software alarms if an IP communication port cannot be opened.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

Version 1.72

• Fixed an issue with alarms that, upon being resolved, are not deleted from list of active alarms.
• Fixed issues affecting detection and reporting of offline cards/variables.
• Fixed an issue where daylight savings time updates from the real-time clock (RTC) could be lost during power outages. To apply this fix, adjust the time clock.
• Added support for LDALI-ME204 version 2.X.
• Enabled configuration of DALI scenes using an LDALI-ME204.
• Enabled configuration of 12 monthly power setpoints.
• Added ability to generate alarms based on variables read from networks and internal BACnet objects.
• Added ability to enable/disable the password/user of the web server.
• Added ability to display the interface in full screen aligned to the left.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

Version 1.71

• Added alarm features.
• Added alarm configuration settings.
• Added Load Shedder configuration settings.
• Added floor plan configuration settings.
• Added ability to create multiple user accounts.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.
• "ntpclient" updated to reduce disk writes. After applying this update, you need to reprogram Internet time synchronization.
• Speed improvement for database requests. "adodb" package no longer required.

Version 1.70

• Added alarm system. Alarm status recorded in a database can be transmitted via e-mail, pager or a DataServer variable.
• Added configuration of custom reading intervals for each DataServer variable.
• Improved retransmission behavior of LoadShedder load values. Can be configured in the new Update module, Jasper - Variables - Variables Updates.
• Added ability to rename controllers.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

Version 1.62

• Added ability to obtain network statistics.
• Added ability to display configured thermostats from the thermostats.php page.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

Version 1.61

• Added ability to delete a variable and all its associated data from the log.
• Added ability to perform a file system check of the mounted partitions.
• Added easily accessible button to perform safe system shutdown.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

Version 1.60

• Added value translators.
• Added translator configuration.
• Added binding configuration.
• Now displays floor plan buttons in a table.
• Added LS-Slave card visualization.
• Fixed several issues and improved display performance.

Version 1.52

• Added generic visualization interface for system variables.
• Enabled deletion of DataServer controllers.
• From the "Thermostats" page, clicking the moon or sun icons redirects the user to the corresponding scheduler.
• If a Boolean BACnet value is sent to an analog object, Jasper converts 1 to 100 and keeps 0 as 0.
• Ability to back up configurations on a 2nd embedded PC.
• Ability to create text labels to represent number combinations in the schedules.
• Fixed several bugs and improved display performance.

Version 1.51

• Jasper's interface is now bilingual (English/French).
• Lighting floor plans are now auto-generated. Jasper extracts the names of relays from the DataServer configuration.
• After a period without communication between Jasper and a device, buttons on the floor plans change state to indicate a problem.
• After a period without communication between Jasper and a device, an icon appears in thermostat tables.
• Added ability to send a backup of the configuration file by email.
• Several pages modified to allow for inclusion in a customized interface. (For example, schedulers).
• Can add controllers from the card_templates.php (Jasper - Cards - Add).
• The "Browse" menu displays known controllers like CCTHV-407 thermostats or lighting panels.
• In the scheduler, unused typical days are saved for later use.
• A yellow or red icon appears at the top right of the interface when a restart is required.

Version 1.50

• Now maintains BACnet address cache when Jasper is restarted.
• Allows reading of multiple variables simultaneously.
• DataServer variables are now read one at a time instead of all at the same time.
• Prevents reading of a DataServer variable currently being (or about to be) written to.
• Added the PROPORTIONAL type for Load Shedder.
• Added sunrise and sunset events for the scheduler.

Version 1.40

• Added BACnet service Change Of Value (COV) to obtain value changes from the network instead of polling the network for changes.
• Enabled reading and writing of BACnet multi-state objects.
• Enabled logging of Fluke Data Logger data.
• Added display of Jasper's BACnet address cache.
• Added support for exception days.
• Added calendar configuration.
• Added thermostat configuration (CCTHV407).

Version 1.31

• Upgraded BACnet stack to 0.5.4.
• BACnet writing priority configurable in dataserver.xml.

Version 1.30

• Added logging of BACnet objects.
• Enabled filtering of values written to the log.
• LoadShedder: improved command management when setpoint overflow is detected. At DelayOff, Jasper calculates loads to reduce (same for DelayOn).
• Added configuration of log filter.

Version 1.20

• Added tags to define both initial value and priority of initial value for objects configured in bacnetobjects.xml.

Version 1.01

• Upgraded BACnet stack to 0.5.1.
• Fixed issues with bacnetobjects.xml file parsing.

Version 1.00

• Initial version