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General Availability September 2021

Sep 1 2021 at 12:00 AM

  1. Devices
    1. New Integration: BLY Drill
  2. Core Improvements
    1. Diagnostics Improvement
    2. New Feature: Network and Modem Manager
    3. Network Manager Improvement
    4. Base Station Manager Integration
  3. Usability Improvements
    1. General Usability Improvements

Release Date: 29 September 2021

This is the release notes for the Edge Raptor™ software that is generally available. It details updates to Edge Raptor software since V3.0.0.400 (right after General Availability August 2021), up until V3.0.0.412 which has been general available since 29 September 2021. This does not indicate that any new deployments have been done; project deployments are handled separately per project and through correct change management and client approval.

Devices

New Integration: BLY Drill

V3.0.0.410

BLY Drill Interface v1.1 (CANMine) is now available on Edge Raptor. More info available here.

BLY Drill Plugin I/F

Figure 1 - BLY Drill Plugin I/F

BLY Drill Live Values View

Figure 2 - BLY Drill Live Values View

Core Improvements

Diagnostics Improvement

V3.0.0.400

  • Removed default 127.0.0.1 from diagnostics IP addresses.
  • Fixed a null check bug for applicable tags for devices.

New Feature: Network and Modem Manager

V3.0.0.404

Read-only interfaces added to Edge Raptor which details the network manager and modem manager configuration running on the current gateway (Dell 3001 only).

Network Manager Read Interface Example

Figure 3 - Network Manager Read Interface Example

Network Manager Improvement

V3.0.0.406

Network Manager settings can now be configured through the Edge Raptor interface.

Network Manager Configuration Interface Example

Figure 4 - Network Manager Configuration Interface Example

Base Station Manager Integration

V3.0.0.410

Edge Raptor is now able to communicate with Base Station Manager, a service which supports auto-site creation upon physical installation and commissioning of Telco-based integrations. For more info on site creation in Commander™, please see here.

Usability Improvements

General Usability Improvements

V3.0.0.412

Numerous updates made to enhance usability when doing configuration management on the Edge Raptor interface:

  • Mimic Quick Setup Tool now has a checkbox which when selected will refresh the mimic options previously set-up within that Mimic.

Name Refresh Option for Mimics

Figure 5 - Name Refresh Option for Mimics

  • Message Quick Setup Tool now allows the user to select the level of parent that needs to be added from the link tree in the auto-generate section.

Parent Name Selectable from Tree for Quick Message Setup

Figure 6 - Parent Name Selectable from Tree for Quick Message Setup

  • Bulk rename feature added to the duplication tool for DLMS, SNMP and Modbus. This will assist when multiple of one device plugin set-up is required, with a numbering name change within the device (ie: Multiple batteries of the same configuration).

Bulk Rename String for Duplication

Figure 7 - Bulk Rename String for Duplication

  • Warning added to prevent the user from pointing a Notification Message to its own friendly name.

Warning Message

Figure 8 - Warning Message