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Poco+ v2.3
Release Notes

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Issue 1.0

Issue date 31/10/2018

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Prepared by Tom Child

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Amendment history
Date Issue Status Author

30/10/18 0.1 First Draft Tom Child

30/10/18 0.2 Reviewed Chris Fryatt

31/10/18 1.0 Definitive Tom Child

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Contents

1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 References ............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Glossary of Terms.................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Details of Release ................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Description ............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Contents of release ................................................................................................................................ 5
3 Further information .............................................................................................................................. 6
Appendix A - Release History ......................................................................................................................... 7
Release v2.2 (24th May 2018) .................................................................................................................... 7
Release v2.1 (23rd March 2018) ................................................................................................................ 7
Release v2.0 (2nd November 2017) ........................................................................................................... 7
Release v1.9 BETA (10th October 2017) ................................................................................................... 9
Release v1.8 BETA (26th September 2017) .............................................................................................. 9
Release v1.7 (29th March 2017) ...............................................................................................................10
Release v1.6 (5th December 2016) ..........................................................................................................10
Release v1.5 (14th October 2016) ............................................................................................................11
Release v1.4 (8th April 2016) ...................................................................................................................11
Release v1.3 (4th April 2016) ...................................................................................................................11
Release v1.2 (6th October 2015) ..............................................................................................................12
Release v1.1 (11th May 2015) ..................................................................................................................13
Release v1.0 (24th April 2015) .................................................................................................................13

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1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This document details information specific to this Poco+ release. Poco+ is a Windows application
which enables configuration, monitoring and management of the Point Colour RTU.
1.2 References
Reference Title Issue Date

1.3 Glossary of Terms

Abbreviation
Definition
or term

CI Counter input
DNP3 Distributed Network Protocol
FTP File Transfer Protocol
RTU Remote Telemetry Unit
UI User Interface
WITS Water Industry Telemetry Standard

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2 Details of Release
This is release v2.3 of the Poco+ software.
2.1 Description
Poco+ is used to configure Point Colour RTUs for Medina, DNP3, WITS, FTP and Standalone
operation.
2.2 Overview
This sub-section provides a high-level overview of the changes in release v2.3 since the last formal
release of Poco+ (v2.2).
2.2.1 Bug Fix – SDI-12 point numbers incorrectly changed
SDI-12 specific bug now rectified whereby SDI-12 point numbers would shift and change if an
external analogue input was configured in conjunction with SDI-12.
2.3 Contents of release
The following table lists the change requests pertinent to this release, related call information and a
brief description of the change.

Jira Ref SD Ref Description

POCOP-430 SDI-12 point numbers incorrectly changed

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3 Further information
Should you have any further queries about this release note or any other aspect of our software
please contact either your Service Delivery Manager or the Help Desk by telephone on +44 (0) 1737
846100 or by emailing info@metasphere.co.uk.

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Appendix A - Release History

Release v2.2 (24th May 2018)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-89 Add Modbus boot time
POCOP-312 Battery Recovery Mode
POCOP-331 Dirty flag not triggered by "Max Events"
POCOP-397 Digital inputs not triggered when using Poco+ 2.1 in Medina mode
POCOP-398 Modify analogue scaling throughout Poco+ to use the WITS
approach
POCOP-399 Correct the variations supported by frozen counter
POCOP-400 Log level not saved

Release v2.1 (23rd March 2018)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-102 Add the ability to upload Medina diagnostics

POCOP-357 Incorrectly disallowing FTP for configs that aren't FTP

POCOP-359 Allow points to be omitted from the config and WITS IC

POCOP-361 Cannot enter decimal points in fields which require floats

POCOP-362 Missing fields and misaligned UI items in WITS

POCOP-363 Implement a new version numbering system for BETA releases

POCOP-370 Ensure WITS cannot set time adjustment to jump

POCOP-373 Warn users when downloading a template BCF

POCOP-374 Scaled units not recalled from pcc file when in WITS mode
Point Green firmware "V009.0C3000" causes bug in monitor
POCOP-375 points window
POCOP-377 Updates to scaling values in IC
Points list will not scroll unless cursor is positioned over the
POCOP-378 scrollbar
POCOP-379 Update WITS Device Profile

POCOP-382 Update WITS logo

Release v2.0 (2nd November 2017)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-84 Prevent FTP configuration of an RTU with a WISMO modem

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Jira Ref SD Ref Description

When a third window is added that needs CVs, implement a new
POCOP-150 class to deal with CV queries
Add consideration for SDI-12/mainstream to
POCOP-159 WindowBatteryLifeCalculator
POCOP-212 Re-design the New Config window
POCOP-213 Support Point Green local trend collection
POCOP-216 Add support for Point Green to main UI
POCOP-219 New Point: XLP counter firmware version
The Poco+ min .NET version is now 4.6, support for XP now
PCCOP-225 discontinued
POCOP-258 Update internal AI scaling factors for Point Green
POCOP-268 Extend standalone/Medina mode to support Mainstream
POCOP-282 Date/time control exception
POCOP-283 Two minor bugs in WindowPointsListSummary
POCOP-290 Points tab is displaying modbus string points for Medina
POCOP-294 Re-implement trending controls and rename as "logging"
POCOP-296 Restrict CI initial/rollover values to 32-bit
POCOP-300 Disallow WITS on Point Green
POCOP-307 Restrict CI initial/rollover values to 32bit
Trend Delta points not displayed in Medina mode (until an AI is
POCOP-309 added)
POCOP-316 Serial battery calculations not displayed for Medina
Implement all discussed changes for WITS - large ticket to
POCOP-321 capture all initial UI changes
POCOP-328 Update device profile
POCOP-330 Update certain point names to be compatible with Point Green
POCOP-332 BCF version changes - new file and filename
POCOP-335 Further work to WITS scaling factors
POCOP-336 Re-design IP address window to be more WITS-compliant
POCOP-338 PCC scaling factors inconsistent with WITS pack
POCOP-340 IC generation with default values causes validation errors
WITS IC library DLL fails to load unless user has installed C++
POCOP-342 Redistributable Packages
POCOP-343 Add support for template BCF type
POCOP-344 Unsaved file marker appearing on WITS pack export
POCOP-345 Remember WITS pack export location

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Jira Ref SD Ref Description

POCOP-349 Add AI11 (modem BER) to monitor points window

Release v1.9 BETA (10th October 2017)

This was a beta release to enable a specific customer to start testing the WITS functionality. It did not go
through extensive regression testing and should not be used as a general release.

Jira Ref SD Ref Description

POCOP-294 Re-implement trending controls and rename as "logging"
POCOP-300 Disallow WITS on Point Green
POCOP-307 Restrict CI initial/rollover values to 32bit
Implement all discussed changes for WITS - large ticket to
POCOP-321 capture all initial UI changes
POCOP-328 Update device profile
POCOP-332 BCF version changes - new file and filename

Release v1.8 BETA (26th September 2017)

This was a beta release to enable a specific customer to start testing the Point Green functionality. It did not
go through extensive regression testing and should not be used as a general release.

Jira Ref SD Ref Description

POCOP-84 Prevent FTP configuration of an RTU with a WISMO modem
POCOP-150 When a third window is added that needs CVs, implement a new
class to deal with CV queries
POCOP-159 Add consideration for SDI-12/mainstream to
WindowBatteryLifeCalculator
POCOP-212 Re-design the New Config window
POCOP-213 Support Point Green local trend collection
POCOP-216 Add support for Point Green to main UI
POCOP-219 New Point: XLP counter firmware version
PCCOP-225 The Poco+ min .NET version is now 4.6, support for XP now
discontinued
POCOP-258 Update internal AI scaling factors for Point Green
POCOP-268 Extend standalone/Medina mode to support Mainstream
POCOP-282 Date/time control exception
POCOP-283 Two minor bugs in WindowPointsListSummary
POCOP-290 Points tab is displaying modbus string points for Medina
POCOP-296 Restrict CI initial/rollover values to 32-bit

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Jira Ref SD Ref Description

POCOP-309 Trend Delta points not displayed in Medina mode (until an AI is
added)
POCOP-316 Serial battery calculations not displayed for Medina
POCOP-330 Update certain point names to be compatible with Point Green

Release v1.7 (29th March 2017)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-252 Support SDI-12 and Modbus for Medina
POCOP-253 Battery calcs not updating under certain conditions
POCOP-256 Create Points tab for use in Medina mode
POCOP-261 SD-2592 Scaled AI values incorrectly reported in monitor window when
locale is not English
POCOP-263 Remove Modbus counter options for floating point
POCOP-264 Scaling units not loaded correctly
POCOP-266 Add new SDI-12 Response Time point
POCOP-267 Disallow unsupported serial configs on Medina/Standalone before
v16
POCOP-271 Code analysis
POCOP-274 Improve the reliability and ease of use of the trend upload window
POCOP-275 Add warning messageboxes for suspend/reset
POCOP-276 Remove the concept of trend alignment (starting on) for
Standalone mode
POCOP-278 Add control for Unsolicited Hold time (and remove Unsolicited
Delay)
POCOP-280 Add window for submersion sensor calibration
POCOP-281 Add new checkbox for "event buffer overflow contacts master"

Release v1.6 (5th December 2016)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-251 Prevent multiple dialog boxes
POCOP-244 Correct Mainstream point names
POCOP-247 Only send OperationalState poll when connected unit is at least
v11 firmware
POCOP-201 SDI-12 Serial Settings say Modbus

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Release v1.5 (14th October 2016)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-12 Rename pins for active loops as "AI0+" and "AI0 -" within pin
allocation table
POCOP-45 Implement a help file with contextual support
POCOP-118 Implement suspend and resume
POCOP-124 Modify how times and timeouts are presented so they are more
meaningful
POCOP-185 Apply the correct scaling for scaled AIs in the monitor points
window
POCOP-206 SD-2623 Allow level deadbands and levels to be floating point number for
Modbus I/O channels
POCOP-208 Unable to read PCC file on Turkish machine
POCOP-211 SD-2773 Monitor points window displays incorrect current values for
Modbus points
POCOP-217 Mainstream serial
POCOP-226 Add configuration for SDI-12 additional break
POCOP-231 Implement standalone functionality for Point Blue/Orange
POCOP-233 Active loop showing as available after adding Modbus RS485 half,
when there should be none available
POCOP-237 Spelling error in download config confirmation messagebox

Release v1.4 (8th April 2016)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-196 Roll back the change that disallows counting DI configs on < v12
firmware
POCOP-198 Pro licence not loaded when opening config file from disc
POCOP-199 Update Pro license request window

Release v1.3 (4th April 2016)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-6 Pro feature: Points list summary
POCOP-17 Prevent user from attempting to download points that are
unsupported by currently connected RTU firmware
POCOP-33 Addition of scaling for external Analogue Inputs
POCOP-143 SD-2591 Rename Modbus terminology in Poco+ UI
POCOP-71 Pro feature: Battery Calculations
POCOP-92 FTP IO tab counter values changed but no dirty flag raised

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Jira Ref SD Ref Description

POCOP-107 SD-2625 Monitor points window needs to be more aware of current
configuration
POCOP-111 Monitor window freezes after a config download/reset
POCOP-113 Application crashes as Point Colour resets
POCOP-117 Pro feature: Call progress window
POCOP-125 Revise serial settings and add stop bits for Modbus
POCOP-130 Licensing
POCOP-136 Setting RTU time when local time is applied sets RTU time to
local, rather than UTC
POCOP-142 DIs that count
POCOP-160 Scaled AI deadbands incorrectly loaded from pcc file
POCOP-167 Add a button to safely disconnect Point Colour
POCOP-168 Point Colour fails to reconnect when downloading a config on
Windows 10 machine
POCOP-171 Implement a toolbar
POCOP-178 Improve the filenames of Point Colour diagnostic files
POCOP-186 Display warning when putting Point Colour to sleep

Release v1.2 (6th October 2015)

Jira Ref SD Ref Description
POCOP-1 I/O channel specifics do not raise unsaved flag after a file open
POCOP-13 Improve the IP address controls
POCOP-14 Display RTU time in status bar
POCOP-105 SD-2618 Allow Analogue limits for Modbus AIs to be negative
POCOP-106 Add support for new RAM point
POCOP-108 Dynamic trending and other improvements to trending/events
POCOP-109 Monitor window: Apply the scaling of to AI10 to AI19 and AI20
POCOP-110 SD-2629 Value and Level deadbands are incorrectly printed for scaled
points where the offset is not zero
POCOP-114 Allow setting of the RTU time (FTP-configured RTUs only)
POCOP-115 Allow analogue limits to be disabled
POCOP-119 Move the authentication control to the “Add Contact IP” window
POCOP-120 Add Ctrl+S and Ctrl+N shortcuts
POCOP-126 Improve trend frequency controls

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Release v1.1 (11th May 2015)

Jira Ref Description
POCOP-98 Remove max length character limit on APN fields

Release v1.0 (24th April 2015)

Jira Ref Description
POCOP-3 Scaled values displaying as raw when running v6 of Point Colour firmware
POCOP-11 Sign the USB Driver to prevent warnings during installation
POCOP-19 Extend splashscreen to allow for stack choice
POCOP-20 Add support for FTP as its own stack
POCOP-21 Add the ability to dynamically show and hide tabs dependant on stack
POCOP-23 Modify the "New" menu to display the new splashscreen rather than a cascading
menu
POCOP-26 Handle files of all colours/stacks correctly
POCOP-60 Add configuration option for Modbus command delay
POCOP-61 Add new icons to Poco+
POCOP-62 FTP mode Digital Input Events needs additional checkbox
POCOP-64 Dynamic dial-in
POCOP-65 The Maximum number of Class x events is 65000
POCOP-67 Floating point numbers for Modbus AI alarm levels
POCOP-68 Add support for Modbus string points
POCOP-69 Use configuration of Modbus analogue inputs for converting value
POCOP-70 Add dialog boxes to confirm config file download and warn about blank FTP
password
POCOP-72 PEM file handling
POCOP-73 Add new Modbus string points to monitor window
POCOP-76 Export to DG as pak
POCOP-77 Add support for CHAP authentication
POCOP-79 Only write FTP password to pcc when downloading to unit, not when saving to
disc
POCOP-80 Add Battery Monitor point with scaling
POCOP-81 Prevent users from downloading unsupported features to RTUs running old
firmware
POCOP-83 Use configuration of Modbus counter inputs for converting value
POCOP-91 Don't allow Dynamic Dial-in without Contacts Master

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