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• Fixed erroneously displayed phantom DTC in MB UDS controllers
• Fixed patching bug on Ferrari KWP and PSA KWP protocols
• Enabled cleanup of a few unnecessary files
• The measurement values in the UI can now update at 20hz instead of 10hz for a smoother experience (this has no effect on logging)
• More resilient logging in MB UDS Basic for TCU's that sometimes do not reply
• Increased CAN timeout during BMW Advanced protocol ident for some controllers
• Improved breaking/stopping conditions when logging cancelled during erroneous situation

• Fixed patching issue on MB MED1775 with 1779040801 flashlayout

• Ford UDS - Advanced now uses ISO-TP stack from new muxer
• Stability improvements during reconnect
• Fix VAG protocols not saving correct suffix to log files

• Core comms rewrite.
• Muxer is now beast mode - works with every protocol.
• Possible to start/stop logging in all loggers simultaneously in Muxer. Standard & PRO.
• TP2.0 protocol dynamic channel allocation based on ECU ID, multi-ecu logging through muxer
• Further 3-4x speedup for Porsche KWP - ME7 protocol
• Fixed crash in BMW KWP - Basic protocol when selecting only variables that are not supported by current controller
• BMW UDS - Advanced: made protocol tolerant to dropped frames, added automatic retransmission.
• PRO Client: Pool measurement editing events before sending them to protocol, as in the main client (in case custom profile is enabled).
• More descriptive error messages for J2534 errors thrown by interface

• Fiat/Alfa UDS - Advanced: Now supports ME7.9.10 CAN controllers
• Porsche KWP - ME7 protocol supports alternative logging method for common variables, 4-8x logging speedup.
• PRO: correctly display and filter when protocol was automatically switched on client.

• VAG UDS - Advanced: Add support for Bentley MED17.1.62 C85
• Porsche KWP - Advanced: Fix issue with 997 identification
• Fix issue on PRO slave client saving invalid protocol value when an internal protocol switch occurs
• Fix list sorting overwhelming logging protocol with restart requests

• Minor bugfixes.

• Remove KWP debug logging
• Automatically disable $2C for MB CR6NFZ ecu's in basic mode, as these ECU's crash upon calling $2C service.

• Mercedes ECU KWP Basic - now also supports KWP2000 K-Line controllers incl. DTC functionality.
• BMW KWP Basic - now also supports BMW-FAST K-Line controllers incl. DTC functionality.
• OBD Generic - now also supports ISO14230-4 K-Line controllers incl. DTC functionality.
• VAG TP2.0 Basic - Added gateway detection and manual stacking size limiting support for bad gateways
• Home and End keys can now be used to go to the start and end of the measurement selection list.
• Fixed issue with advanced options not applying to PRO clients.

• Fix error when reloading in Pro Manager

• New protocol: Volvo ME9 - Advanced, supports D2 and UDS based controllers.
• Fix profile autosaver (between inits) not saving exploded arrays.

• Fixed bugs and improved gateway detection
• Workaround for LIVE block writing with bad gateways
• The above changes mean that the McLaren protocol now reliably traverses the gateway. However, for best speed it is still recommended to tap the PTCan.

• New protocol: Maserati MED17 UDS - Basic, including DTC reading/clearing
• Fixed CPC3 ident in MB CPC UDS - Basic protocol.

• Fix Porsche SDI9 identification.

• Stricter file filter for VAG ME7 C167 protocol to prevent invalid files from being accepted

• Minor fixes for Porsche KWP Advanced and Fiat Advanced protocols

• VAG ME7 K-line Advanced - protocol now supports some newer 40mhz ECU's that require security
• VAG ME7 K-line Advanced - more data is read out for a2l id to prevent collisions
• PRO: More data read out and displayed for Porsche KWP protocols

• PRO: Added filter
• PRO: Added remote translation option
• PRO: Added the possibility to change all advanced options
• PRO: Relaxed anti flood timers
• PRO: Added description tooltips for slave clients when hovering ID.
• Porsche KWP Advanced - added optional patch for improved logging speed
• Porsche KWP Advanced - fixed security access failing in a few corner cases
• Fixed state of translation checkbox not corresponding to actual setting after a new init
• Improved bad gateway detection
• Allowed for dropped responses in some protocols before closing connection
• Fixed gateway issue in PSA UDS Advanced protocol

• New protocol: VAG ME7 C167 K-Line - Advanced. The protocol is free of charge.
• Fixed issue of measurements sometimes not being added properly when rapidly adding them one by one

• Fixed regression with some Porsche KWP SDI connections

• Porsche KWP Advanced protocol now also supports ME7 CAN control units (e.g. 997.1)
• Fixed an issue with tooltips of arrays not getting translated.

• New protocol: PSA KWP - Advanced. Supports PSA KWP MED17 and MEVD17 ECU's
• New protocol: PSA UDS - Advanced. Supports PSA UDS MED17 and MEVD17 ECU's
• New protocol: Ferrari KWP - Advanced. Supports Ferrari MED17 ECU's
• Automatic detection and switchover for PSA KWP and UDS protocols, if you choose the wrong one
• Fixed a regression affecting module table detection in some binaries (LIVE).
• Fixed issue with state sometimes resetting to uninitialized, after automatic protocol switchover

• LIVE: Fix an issue with wrong detection of calibration area in some binaries.

• PRO: Fix issue with Generic OBD II protocol inits being stored multiple times for the same vehicle.

• VAG UDS Advanced: Preliminary SIMOS19.3 support
• Improved controller discovery for OBD Generic protocol
• Workaround for some non-standards compliant controllers for OBD Generic protocol

• Allow OBD II protocol to work on controllers that report blank VIN.

• Improved VAG SIMOS 19 patch
• Added information about 1 month being counted as 30 days to subscription extension dialog.

• Fix for WinOLS not connecting in some instances.

• VAG UDS Advanced: Added Simos 18.4 support
• Added option to limit $22 maximum stack size.
• Added option to try reconnecting indefinitely until cancelled
• Improved disconnecting logic to avoid UI desync
• Better synchronization of WinOLS interface to prevent possible race conditions

• MB UDS Advanced: Fixed a bug that caused MG1 patch detection to fail on non-locked GW.
• PRO: fixed some serverside patches failing in manager.

• VAG UDS Advanced: Added Simos 19.6 support
• Added warning to the licensing dialog when licensing an ECU that requires patching to log
• Fixed a crash when loading the same custom measurements multiple times

• New WinOLS real time tracing integration. Requires UCM100 interface or OLS1011 plugin. See “WinOLS Integration” in “Help” menu for more details.
• Added option to always translate definitions to English.
• Added ability to sort the selected measurements by id in the measurement selection window (ascending/descending/unsorted). The sort order is also saved into the profile.
• Added protection against user selecting excessive amount of variables (500+) and crashing ECU in some Advanced protocols.
• Alfa/Fiat UDS Advanced: added support for secure gateway. Patch is mandatory.
• VAG TP2.0 Advanced: added support for special MED9 init (e.g. Audi S5 4.2L).
• Ferrari KWP Basic: fixed logging issues on some cars
• OBD Basic: implemented a few graceful workarounds for ECU's not behaving according to spec
• UDS Autodetect: Implemented a warning if user is trying to communicate with a KWP ECU using UDS protocol.
• Renamed “Patch ECU” button to “Patch file”, as it was causing confusion for some new users.

• Fixed crash when trying to read codes while measurement is running on VAG TP2.0 Advanced protocol

• PRO: Added option to patch with LIVE patch
• PRO: Added option to read and save DTCs automatically on every init
• Added marker functionality to standard client (activate under options)
• Improved hotkey handling functionality
• Fixed profile folder not being saved/recalled correctly

• Fix for some MB DTC decoding
• Fix for timeout on reading DTC's from MB CPC.

• Added manufacturer specific DTC reading and clearing functionality
• VAG/Porsche UDS: Added DTC reading/clearing/clearing in all modules
• BMW UDS: Added DTC reading/clearing/clearing in all modules
• OBD Generic: Added DTC reading/clearing/clearing in all modules
• VAG TP2.0: Added DTC reading/clearing
• Porsche KWP Advanced: Added DTC reading/clearing
• MB UDS: Added DTC reading/clearing
• MB KWP: Added DTC reading/clearing
• OBD Generic: Significantly improved connectivity and ECU detection
• PRO: Added global setting for log format
• Added tooltips in measurement list when hovering over ID
• Added alternate row colouring in measurement list
• Prevent protocol change when no connection attempts were successful
• Renault Basic: suppressed error when ECU presents bad VIN
• Fixed MB UDS TCU/CPC suffixes not being applied to log file

• VAG/Porsche UDS Advanced: Added logging support for Continental SDI21
• VAG/Porsche UDS Advanced: Added logging support for Continental SDI10
• MB UDS Advanced: Added LIVE support for cars with secure gateway
• BRP Advanced: Added logging and LIVE for older Seadoo Spark with ME17 KWP protocol
• Fiat/Alfa Advanced: Added logging and LIVE for MED17.3.5 M&S
• Pro: Fixed issue with incorrect patching on MB UDS Advanced protocol with secure GW
• OBD Basic: Fixed issue with controllers that do not report VIN

• BMW Advanced protocol now additionally supports some rare controllers with non-standard EPK.
• VAG UDS Advanced and Basic automatically switch to TP2.0 protocol if there is no response to UDS challenges.

• New protocol: Ford KWP Advanced - supports full RAM logging on older KWP CAN controllers (e.g. Focus ST, Focus RS). No patch required.
• LIVE support for Bosch ECU's on MQB EVO platform.
• Protocol auto switching support in case of wrong protocol selected. Currently for Ford UDS / KWP protocols, but will be extended to others as well (e.g. VAG TP2.0/UDS, BMW UDS / KWP).
• Fixes to VAG patching on some MG1 ECUs where wrong patch was being applied or at wrong location.

• Improve OBD II compatibility (e.g. Honda)
• Better CAN scanning for Renault
• Improved rendering of some elements at different resolutions

• PRO: Inits can now be shared between different Pro users, allowing for better collaboration between connected companies. To share your inits with another PRO user you can use the “Settings” button to add their billing e-mail and choose the permissions. Accounts shared with you are visible in the dropdown, where they can be chosen.
• Improved BMW Advanced ASW string parsing
• Better parsing for some bugged Ford A2L, improving the parameters available in the Ford Advanced logger

• PRO: Do not reload list every time after init deletion

• PRO: Implemented keyboard navigation and deletion for request list
• PRO: Added init data to bottom log window
• PRO: Added pagination after more than 100 init requests
• LIVE: Always display in log window whether LIVE is available or not after every init to avoid confusion
• Display selected protocol in the log window when connecting

• Support for adding custom variables for advanced protocols. Refer to the Custom Variables help page.
• Target refresh rate for limiter can now be adjusted by the user.
• STmin slider now also modifies TP2.0 interframe timing

• MQB EVO support for VAG UDS ECU Basic & Advanced (e.g. Golf Mk8).

• New protocol: Mercedes ECU KWP CAN Basic - supports older MB cars (e.g. ME9, EDC16)
• Support for more ECU's in Mercedes ECU UDS Basic
• Translation DB update - do not forget to update it in the tool if you use it
• Added advanced option to disable $2C grouping as a workaround on some MB UDS ECU's
• Fiat Advanced protocol now supports logging and LIVE on Alfa Romeo Giulia with MED17.3.3 ECU
• Fix for Mercedes ECU UDS Basic on ECUs that do not report VIN
• Fix for Porsche 918 definition lookup on Basic protocol.
• Improved server performance

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