Improvements

• Telestra: adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10.
• Telestra server: improves restore performance of large backups in legacy format.
• Telestra server: adds Advanced → and Install Telestra iSCSI without iBFT to the boot installer menu, supporting Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) diskless setup for the ASTI-SRV chassis configuration.
• Telestra web interface: on Sound Files, replaces the Actions drop-down menu with action buttons in the table, adds drag-and-drop functionality, adds the Tree View/Grid View toggle, and makes other minor improvements.
• Telestra web interface: replaces “Account Locked” message on login screen with recovery instructions and notifies users if their passwords expire soon.
• Telestra web interface: on Hardware, collapses hardware device Statistics by default.
• Telestra: updates in-product documentation for Telestra 8.4.0.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: on Backup/Restore, fixes an issue preventing users from restoring the SpeakerEQConfig archive.
• Telestra web interface: moves a radio networking error with the message “Unable to locate network settings” to Health > Radio Networking.
• Telestra web interface: on Sound Files, prevents users from editing file name extensions, which caused sound files to disappear; handles Telestra Sound Recording (.tsr) files.
• Telestra web interface: on Sound Files, ensures sound file information is always visible in Grid View.
• Telestra web interface: on Projects > Global, prevents users from copying multiple global projects with the same name.
• Telestra web interface: in the Update Firmware modal on Hardware, ensures Devices to Update displays available AI-Tango devices and firmware.
• Telestra web interface: updates the Credit Report after users uninstall a layout, ensuring users see up-to-date credit information.
• Telestra web interface: on Protocols > HLA, shows the entire help text before users upload a run-time infrastructure file.
• Telestra web interface: indents sidebar items properly in Safari.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Telestra: improves ACENet in Telestra 8.X, addressing audio interruptions caused by real-time utilization spikes.
• Telestra: virtual machine builds now load virtual network drivers last, ensuring real network drivers and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) passthrough devices consistently initialize for proper ACENet setup.
• Telestra: updates in-product documentation for Telestra 8.3.0.

Fixes

• Telestra server: prevents the system from freezing during model development, ensuring stability when users create or delete links in the Link Editor.
• Studio: resolves a “failure to load module” error that occurred when users attempted to start the application.
• Studio: clears pending text-to-speech (TTS) commands when users install a new layout, which prevents stalling during project changes.
• Telestra: prevents processing errors that occurred when the server sent empty TTS messages in legacy systems.
• Studio: bundles speech data with ace-sr-build for offline model building.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Telestra server: disables hyper-threading to support a common BIOS configuration across products.
• Telestra web interface: removes the tractor animation, optimizing web browser performance.
• Telestra web interface: alphabetically sorts high-level architecture (HLA) run-time infrastructure (RTI) file names on Simulation > Protocols > HLA.
• Telestra web interface: improves error messaging for projects where the runtime option is disabled and reformats the “No License Servers” message on Licenses.
• Studio: includes tools enabling users to restore and run custom speech recognition models.
• Studio: integrates components.ini file changes into custom component install scripts, saving time for users.
• Telestra: updates in-product documentation for the 8.2.0 release.

Fixes

• Telestra server: modifies the asticli telestra uninstall command to release credits and CPU resources when a layout isn't running, mirroring web interface behavior.
• Telestra web interface: fixes an issue that sometimes prevented users from renaming ACU2s on Network Devices > Hardware.
• Studio: fixes a traceback error that caused the application to crash when users opened the Load Viewer with an IPv4 bookmark.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Telestra: updates deprecated “Target” and “ACE” terminology across the product.
• Telestra web interface: enhances usability on Backup/Restore by adding a progress bar for uploads, renaming the Close button to Cancel, and accelerating how quickly the backup list updates after an upload.
• Telestra web interface: on Hardware, clarifies the firmware update alert for ACENet devices.
• Studio: removes unused virtualization software from the 8.X installation, saving space.
• Telestra: updates the Telestra Data Sheet, Telestra HLA RTI Compatibility List, and Telestra Cold Start Guide.

Fixes

• Telestra: resolves startup issues impacting servers booting iSCSI.
• Telestra: makes stability improvements to text to speech (TTS) and speech recognition.
• Telestra: fixes an error in the legacy TTS host interface that silenced the audio if users didn't specify the volume.
• Telestra web interface: servers with large numbers of projects can now archive projects more quickly.
• Telestra web interface: on Projects, fixes an error preventing users from deleting projects with invalid characters in their names.
• Telestra web interface: on Backup/Restore, significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to restore a large number of backup files.
• Telestra web interface: on Backup/Restore, fixes an error causing downloads to fail due to insufficient hard drive space.
• Telestra web interface: on Licenses, resolves an error that sometimes occurred when users uploaded software license files.
• Telestra web interface: on Licenses, fixes an error causing the system not to register TTS and speech recognition streams.
• Studio: ensures user accounts include sudo permissions after a cold-start procedure.
• Studio: ensures the About page and terminal report identical build timestamps.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Telestra: adds support for ASTi's built-in text-to-speech (TTS) engine.
• Telestra: adds support for AI-Tango device.
• Telestra: increases security for future Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) support.
• Telestra server: adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.
• Telestra web interface: rebrands the "Remote Management System" to the "Telestra web interface,” introducing a modern redesign with improved usability and new capabilities (e.g., Text to Speech, SOS Reports, project installer).
• Telestra web interface: adds in-product documentation to the product, including updates to the Telestra Web Interface User Guide (previously the Remote Management System User Guide) and Telestra Cold Start Guide (previously the ACE Target and Studio User Guide).
• Studio: rebrands “ACE Studio” to “Studio,” updates the logo, and makes other minor stylistic enhancements.
• Studio: adds support for a custom Emitter component simulating a radar warning receiver in an aircraft.

Improvements

• Telestra server: updates the general-purpose system affinity settings to dynamically allocate additional central processing units (CPUs) when available, enhancing system performance and effectively leveraging available resources.
• Telestra server: implements radio retuning with randomized offsets to distribute the load and reduce realtime peak usage spikes.
• Telestra server: disables the CPU-caching features on Q67AX and later hardware.
• Telestra server: improves ACENet synchronization by using the realtime clock for timing.
• Telestra web interface: adds a warning to the project installer, alerting users that no licenses are installed on the system.
• Telestra web interface: deprecates the project clone feature.

Fixes

• Telestra server: ensures that systems with higher CPU counts include correct Interrupt Request (IRQ) settings for ACENet.
• High-level architecture (HLA): fixes a communication synchronization error that causes radios using Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) audio to stop working after a user joins a federation.
• Studio: adds checks to prevent driving the model with invalid host data.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Telestra server: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) calling is now compatible with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CallManager).
• Telestra web interface: System Backup/Restore now displays an error message when backups fail due to insufficient disk space.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: fixes a traceback error causing Crown Amplifier channels to display underruns and overruns on Health.
• Telestra server: fixes a traceback error causing the SIP system to crash when users place a call on hold.
• Telestra server: fixes errors with command-line spectral analysis.
• Studio: removes extra spaces at the end of text-to-speech (TTS) utterances in the TTS test utility.
• Studio: ensures HostOut strings do not byte-swap in big-endian mode.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Telestra: adds support for Transmitter Radiation Volume (TRV), v2.

Improvements

• Telestra web interface: updates ACU2 (v2) firmware to v3.9 and displays device names on Update Firmware.
• Telestra web interface: restored project directories are no longer world-writable, increasing security.
• Studio: the Project Manager now sorts models alphabetically.

Fixes

• Telestra: enables a locked software license to install on multiple servers simultaneously.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Telestra web interface: adds support for ACU2 (v2) firmware updates.
• Telestra: adds support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) calling.
• Telestra: adds high-level architecture (HLA) support for Link-16 radios.

Fixes

• Telestra: improves the USB License Key update process for large files.
• Studio: fixes an issue that prevented the Live Capture window from receiving host packets.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Studio: adds the ability to copy MathPlan and FilterPlan groups to other projects.

Fixes

• Studio: provides a warning message when users try to run the ace-net-config command.
• Telestra: fixes an error preventing the ace-update-project script from running correctly.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Studio: improves the modeler’s CPU cache performance when running large projects.
• Studio: users can now rename MathPlan groups, improving usability.
• Telestra web interface: users can now change the default Telestra project and layout from the terminal.

Improvements

• Telestra: consolidates error notifications in /var/log/messages, which prevents spamming.

Fixes

• Telestra: fixes an error in the core radio environment causing issues with Link16 audio.
• Telestra: fixes an error causing missing dependencies in diskless builds.
• Studio: ensures layouts always load on Q35 platforms.
• Studio: prevents audio breakups when RTPStream contains more than 13 streams.
• Studio: fixes an error that allowed Rx CryptoState to process the receiving flag before Transceiver establishes a valid path.
• Studio: fixes memory issues that sometimes occurred in models.
• Studio: components no longer display the Schematic tab if schematics aren’t available.
• Studio: ensures the load viewer displays correctly when users access a Telestra server via bookmark.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Studio/Telestra: the installer now supports USB, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe).

Improvements

• Telestra: improves CPU performance for virtual machines.
• Telestra: the Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration now adjusts time slowly, preventing large adjustments.
• Telestra web interface: on Health, improves timeout reporting for ACENet devices.
• Telestra web interface: increases the maximum number of ACENet devices that Health can display.
• Studio: the Transceiver component now includes the RxCryptoSoundIdx variable, which indicates the current crypto state (e.g., preamble vs. postamble).

Fixes

• Telestra: fixes an error that caused breaks in text-to-speech (TTS) audio.
• Studio: changes the cursor graphic that users see when they hover over a link.
• Telestra web interface: fixes an error that occurred when users selected Test NTP Settings.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Telestra web interface: SOS diagnostic reports now include additional information from Health > Show Details.
• Studio: Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) time stamps in the RTPStream component can now handle 16k audio rates.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: fixes an error that occurred on Upload Sound Files if users selected Upload when no file was selected.
• Telestra web interface: Telestra now verifies that a destination directory exists before users perform manual spectral analysis, preventing errors.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

Improvements

• Studio: updates RTPStream to send audio all the time, not just when a signal is present.
• Studio: improves licensing error messages related to model credits.
• Telestra web interface: alphabetically sorts wavesets, directories, and files during spectral analysis, improving usability.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: on DIS, fixes traceback errors that sometimes occurred when network interfaces were missing.
• Fixes other small bugs.

Improvements

• Terrain server: changes the default directory for DTED1 Earth data, allowing for more space.

Fixes

• Terrain server: fixes an installation script error.
• Terrain server: fixes an error preventing the server from processing pathloss requests.
• Telestra server: prevents a crash when the radio network daemon receives certain DIS traffic.

Improvements

• Telestra web interface: users can now back up custom speech models on Backup/Restore.

Fixes

• Telestra server: fixes an error that stopped RTPStream components from receiving audio.
• Telestra server: ensures that receivers play noise when the squelch level is 0.
• Telestra server: ensures radio components can receive tactical data link (TDL) messages from multiple transmitting radios.
• High-level architecture (HLA): ensures the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) interface correctly initializes for large projects.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Telestra: restores the server’s ability to act as a high-level architecture (HLA) gateway.
• Studio: adds the RTPStream component, which allows users to stream Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) audio directly to and from the network.

Improvements

• Telestra: updates the HLA Host Control help menu.

Fixes

• Telestra: fixes an issue that prevented the HLA federate from automatically joining after project installation.
• Telestra: corrects an error that occurred when installing projects on systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).
• Telestra: prevents the system from crashing when users select certain channel settings on a SINCGARS panel.
• Telestra: fixes an error that occurred when booting diskless systems.
• Telestra: fixes a permissions error that sometimes occurred during startup.
• Telestra: fixes an error that prevents some text-to-speech streams from appearing.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Studio: adds Red Hat packages for virtual machine guest driver installation (e.g., for screen resolution) and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server support.
• Studio: adds the IcomBalancer8 component, which allows users to configure manual gain settings for aural cues.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: fixes an issue with a third-party text-to-speech license that forced users to reboot the server.
• Studio: in the Transceiver component, resolves an error in the crypto state machine that prevented postamble sound files from playing.
• Fixes other small bugs.

What's New

• Telestra: adds support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.

Improvements

• Studio: disables Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) transmission when Frequency or Mode variables are 0.

What's New

• Telestra: users can generate Level D spectral analysis PDFs from the terminal.

Improvements

• ACENet: increases the number of devices that Telestra supports.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: fixes an error preventing some sound archives from uploading to Upload Sound Files.
• Studio: corrects a bug that sometimes prevents Open Project from displaying Telestra servers.

What's New

• Studio: adds a Record component that saves two audio streams as a .wav file.
• Studio: saves Live Capture values to the Host Interface Tester (HIT) plan.
• Studio: adds an high-level architecture (HLA) host emulator.

Improvements

• Telestra server: adds new command-logging capabilities.
• Telestra server: adds new open log and close log commands that open and close the debug log.
• Studio: adds support for MAK HLA tools.
• Studio: now validates changes to the HIT plan.

Fixes

• Telestra server: the HLA federate can now load when layout and domain names differ.
• Telestra server: fixes an error preventing the HLA host interface from starting without an active run-time infrastructure (RTI) library.
• Studio: corrects an error causing Transceiver to crash when the radio name was empty.

What's New

• Telestra server: adds high-level architecture (HLA) Evolved support to the radio environment.

• Studio: adds HLA Evolved support to project settings.

Improvements

• Telestra web interface: updates the run-time infrastructure (RTI) installation script for MAK RTI 4.5c and later.

• Telestra: improves diskless operation in Red Hat 7.

Fixes

• Telestra server: fixes Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) heartbeat logic for Transmitter protocol data units (PDUs).

• Telestra web interface: fixes an error that prevented Spectral Analysis from generating comparison plots.

What's New

• Telestra server: adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6.

• Telestra server: adds diskless support for RHEL 7.

• Telestra server: updates the Acapela version and adds new voices.

Improvements

• Telestra: increases security for future Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) support.

• Studio: adds support for Active Directory domains.

• Studio: users can now select the iSCSI network interface (ibft0) in the project editor.

• Studio: adds new shortcuts for laptop keyboards.

• Studio: changes the color of connectors in Link Editor, improving usability.

• Speech Recognition: adds support for Confidence and StreamID in the host API.

Fixes

• Telestra: fixes an error that caused SOS reports to hang while RealTime was running.

• Telestra: fixes minor high-level architecture (HLA) interaction errors on 64-bit platforms.

• Studio: fixes an error that occurred when users changed Playsound indexes.

• Fixes other minor bugs.

What's New

• Telestra web interface: users can now back up, restore, and delete software licenses.
• Telestra: the radio environment now supports nonomnidirectional transmitters using Transmitter Radiation Volume (TRV).
• Telestra: adds support for the terrain server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.

Improvements

• Telestra web interface: License Management shows the revision number, release date, and software version compatible with each license.
• Telestra web interface: improves error and warning messages for licensing, Information Assurance (IA) maintenance, high-level architecture (HLA) file management, and unprogrammed keys.
• Telestra: adds display support for nX series Ashly Power Amplifiers, where X is the series number.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: ensures scenario operation stops and displays an error when Telestra Runtime expires.
• Telestra web interface: fixes a display error that prevented certain monitors and browsers from viewing System Health data.
• Telestra web interface: fixes an error interfering with ACU2 firmware updates.
• Studio: fixes an error preventing users from accessing Telestra servers via bookmarks.
• Studio: fixes a bug in RecordReplay caused by a Telestra sound recording (.tsr) format change.
• Telestra: reboot is no longer required after running ace-net-config.
• Telestra: fixes minor license operational errors in the Telestra product.
• Fixes other minor bugs.

What's New

• Telestra server: adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.
• Telestra: adds support for USB License Keys.
• Telestra: adds support for the Q170MX motherboard.
• Telestra web interface: adds support for Acapela text-to-speech (TTS).

Improvements

• Telestra server: adds support for Advantech Ethernet drivers in RHEL 7.
• Telestra server: updates the media check procedure for RHEL 7.
• Telestra server: adds support for multifactor authentication in RHEL 7.
• Documentation: updates the Telestra Cold Start Guide, Telestra Data Sheet, Telestra Training Manual, and Telestra Diskless Installation Guide for RHEL 7.

Fixes

• Telestra: corrects display errors in Studio, Anmon, Anzac, and the Telestra web interface.
• Telestra: resolves a minor scanning error that occurred during disc setup.
• Telestra web interface: fixes an issue preventing users from selecting a default project at startup.
• Telestra web interface: fixes an error causing projects copied in RHEL 7 to malfunction in RHEL 6.
• Fixes other minor bugs.

What's New

• Studio: adds Red Hat packages for virtual machine guest driver installation (e.g., for screen resolution) and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server support.
• Studio: adds the IcomBalancer8 component, which allows users to configure manual gain settings for aural cues.
• Studio: adds support for MAK high-level architecture (HLA) tools.

Fixes

• Telestra server: ensures radio components can receive tactical data link (TDL) messages from multiple transmitting radios.
• Telestra web interface: alphabetically sorts wavesets, directories, and files during spectral analysis, improving usability.
• Studio: disables Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) transmission when Frequency or Mode variables are 0.

What's New

• Telestra: users can generate Level D spectral analysis PDFs from the terminal.

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: fixes an error preventing some sound archives from uploading to Upload Sound Files.
• Studio: corrects a bug that sometimes prevents Open Project from displaying servers.

What's New

• Studio: adds a Record component that saves two audio streams as a .wav file.
• Studio: saves Live Capture values to the Host Interface Tester (HIT) plan.

Improvements

• Studio: now validates changes to the HIT plan.

What's New

• Telestra: adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.10.

Improvements

• Studio: adds new shortcuts for laptop keyboards.

• Studio: changes the color of connectors in Link Editor, improving usability.

Fixes

• Studio: fixes an error that occurred when users changed Playsound indexes.

• Telestra web interface: fixes a traceback error that occurred when viewing Health.

• Fixes other minor bugs.

What's New

• Telestra: the radio environment now supports nonomnidirectional transmitters using Transmitter Radiation Volume (TRV).
• Telestra: adds support for the Q170AX motherboard.

Improvements

• Telestra: adds display support for nX series Ashly Power Amplifiers, where X is the series number.

Improvements

• Studio: in the Transceiver component, adds a CodecInterferenceEnable variable that disables radio jamming based on CodecType
• Telestra Diskless: updates the ace-create-mirror utility to recognize the ISO layout for Red Hat Enterprise License (RHEL) 6 and 7 DVDs

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: enables certificate generation when IP addresses are invalid
• Telestra: resolves an error message that occurs when booting Q67AX systems
• Terrain server: fixes an error impacting installation
• Fixes other minor bugs

Improvements

• Improves Telestra’s self-signed certificate compatibility with Windows browsers

Fixes

• Extends the SATCOM radio’s default timeout
• Corrects a minor display issue with Scope
• Fixes other minor bugs

Improvements

• Studio: in the LevelDEngine component, restructures the filter view for increased usability
• Adds support for newer Intel network cards
• Telestra web interface: fixes display of SR and/or TTS license choice during backup and restore

Fixes

• Telestra web interface: fixes small error impacting Background Noise plot generation
• Fixes other minor bugs

New Features

• Supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.9

Improvements

• Telestra web interface: improves speed after uploading large Options files

Fixes

• Studio: fixes traceback error that occurs when closing a project
• Fixes other minor bugs

New Features

• Studio: SpeakerEQ component automatically equalizes speakers by comparing intended and measured sound responses
• Telestra server: default Red Hat system control settings during cold start now comply with Naval Aviation Simulation Master Plan (NASMP), version 1.4.19
• Telestra web interface: users can preview sound files in the browser without transferring files from the Telestra Server

Improvements

• Telestra server: increases writable space for diskless images in Red Hat 6
• Studio: improves usability of 5-Band Filter object in Filter view
• Studio: Projects menu refreshes less frequently, improving usability

Fixes

• Studio: prevents transceivers from crashing in HaveQuick mode
• Studio: fixes error breaking host controllers containing too many packets
• Telestra web interface: corrects timeout error that occurs when loading default project and layout
• Telestra web interface: addresses minor problem with Restart Software option
• Fixes other minor bugs

New Features

• Telestra server: reduces diskless image base size
• Telestra: adds ability to mount Network File System (NFS) drives to host server

Fixes

• Telestra server: corrects minor bookmark display issue in RHEL 6
• Studio: makes process of adding buses consistent with RHEL 5
• Studio: prevents GUI from locking when adding new groups
• Fixes other minor bugs

New Features

• Support for RHEL 6.8
• Added Telestra Commercial release
• PXE Diskless support
• Add support for joining Telestra systems to Active Directory DOMAINs
• Update Voisus client for RHEL 6
• Add emacs editor to Studio install

Fixes

• Fixed Project selector error
• Fixed bug preventing some backup files from being manually deleted
• Fixed DVD ejection during cold start

Enhancements

• Update system libraries for better 64-bit architecture support
• Include latest features from 4.49 in 6-series software

Fixes

• Ensure installers boot into proper runlevel

New Features

• Studio: SpeakerEQ component automatically equalizes speakers by comparing intended and measured sound responses
• Telestra server: default Red Hat system control settings during cold start now comply with Naval Aviation Simulation Master Plan (NASMP), version 1.4.19

Improvements

• Studio: improves usability of 5-Band Filter object in Filter view

Fixes

• Studio: prevents transceivers from crashing in HaveQuick mode
• Studio: fixes error breaking host controllers containing too many packets
• Telestra web interface: corrects timeout error that occurs when loading default project and layout
• Fixes other minor bugs

Fix

• This release contains a single fix (#3081) for crashes caused by invalid DIS signal PDUs found on the DMO network.

What's New

• Create IntFlexTable component

Enhancements

• Improve invalid hostname warning text
• TDL is broken starting on version 4.46
• Fix audio tap tap issue
• Add RxTxAMCount to Transceiver Component

What's New

• Digital modes for SINCGARS and HAVEQUICK
• RHEL 5.9 installer on ASTi DVD
• T3 to Telestra sound library input utility

Enhancements

• Improvements to Link-16 radio
• Updates to the acenet-tools package for debugging
• Improvements to License Manager

ASTi backported the following updates for the 2015Q2 IA Maintenance software release:

Enhancements

• Interrupt handling on Q67
• Improved Ashly Amp error handling
• VTP validation in DIS PDU

What's New

• Users can now set the number of subspace partitions for DDM within the “Advanced Parameters” section of the HLA Domain Editor in Studio
• Digital Radio Mode that simulates radios that transmit digitally encoded voice

Enhancements

• Improved Ashly Amp performance

What's New

• Text-to-Speech enhancements for ATIS
• Radio modeling enhancements for Advanced HQ, SATURN, and digital radio monitoring
• Boom interphone variable transmit parameter

Enhancements

• Number of subspace partitions for DDM can now be set in the HLA Domain Editor
• Improved Radius PTT functionality
• "Playall" feature now available in tts_testgui

What's New

• Radio 16: A SISA-STD-002-2006 compatible radio mode

Enhancements

• Improved performance of text-only archive restoration
• Ability to derive Ashly Amp device numbers from MAC address
• Improved Ashly Amp Telestra web interface

What's New

• Radio Control
• Allow for mode and frequency change at the same time for 30-90Mhz
• URC-200 Tone Squelch

What's New

• Support for RHEL 5.10
• Support for memtest 5.01
• Ashly Amp default volume settings
• Updated ACE-RIU and ACU2 firmware

Fixes/Enhancements

• Telestra web interface
  • Corrected a bug in the mono .tsr to .wav conversion script
  • Generate self-signed SSL certificate with 2048 key size to meet industry standards
• Ashly Amplifier
  • Fix daemon to prevent crash while switching amps
  • Improve IP auto configuration
• ACU2
  • Fix Telestra web interface bug wherein enabling/disabling mic power on ACU2 Ch C enables/disables mic power on Ch B
  • Prevent ACU2 firmware update from causing Telestra web interface to hang
• Add sidetone gain to Transceiver component
• RHEL 5 STIG Compliance: updated platform daemon to report additional partitions added
• ace-version command now includes IA version
• Restored SINCGARS crypto functionality

What's New

• Ashly Amplifier: added Level D equalization filters.
• Added ability for spectral analysis to be run against INI reference files.
• Added multipath iSCSI install option to boot menu.

Fixes/Enhancements

• Improved Crown Amp mapping.
• Revert speaker positions to previous conventions for 3D sound modeling (4.40 and earlier).
• Bug fix for the Telestra web interface ACENet page in RHEL 5.3 release.
• ARC-231 component: modify transceiver to support LMR simulation.

Notes

This version restores helper-generated SINCGARS crypto mode.

What's New

• Ashly Amplifier: auto-assigned IP addresses, ability to rename Ashly Amps, and the Telestra web interface display for advanced Amp Info

Fixes/Enhancements

• Display warning message if two or more Studio instances are opened.
• Improve error message reporting when credit allocation is exceeded.

What's New

• Ashly Amplifier support
• ACENet name restrictions have been removed
• A new command line script for renaming ACENet devices

Fixes/Enhancements

• Improved Health System reporting for ACENet devices
• RelativePosition component: Improved velocity calculation algorithm
• Control/IntCompare components: Removed Gain inputs from link selection
• Added support for jumbo (up to 5000 byte) TDL packets
• Security updates

What's New

• Support for RHEL 5.9
• Verified support for DIS version 7 (IEEE 1278.1-2012)
• Host control of DIS Gateway settings
• Allow wildcard in the index portion of the marking field string
• Entity Component
• Fire Event Component
• Detonation Event Component
• Latch Component
• RESET control added to RecordReplay

Fixes/Enhancements

• Improved RHEL5 sysctl settings for DoD LAN/WAN traffic
• Host control of CryptoSys variable in RCUbasic and Receiver components
• Fixed Transceiver and IntercomTransceiver components to allow transmitting without enabling RxEnable

Fixes/Enhancements

• Add ssh host control support for DIS gateway file within a project. See 'ace set-dis-gw' command and documentation for additional information.

Fixes/Enhancements

• ARC-231 improvement: added TxFreq1 through TxFreq10, which specifies the Tx frequencies to use when in scan mode. The currently active channel at any point in time determines which Tx frequency is to be used. If the Tx frequency for a given channel is zero, then the Rx frequency is used instead.
• ARC-231 improvement: added ScanTxFrequency, which can be set to override the Tx frequency when in scan mode, regardless of whether active scanning is taking place.
• ARC-231 improvement: added ScanTxControl and TxEnable to control the ability to transmit while active scanning is taking place.
• Added support for DISA RHEL 5 STIG.

Fixes/Enhancements

• The SINCGARS-FH tuner now plays background noise when squelch is set to 0.
• Tactical Data Link (TDL) now forwards packets on RX when there is a crypto preamble sound file.
• Fixed Hardware PTT issues for Voisus Client.
• Improved latching PTT function within VBS2.
• Improved VBS2 manager to remove the Voisus footprint for reinstall/upgrade.
• Improved VBS2 manager to work with Windows user accounts with a period in the name.
• Reconnect to server no longer required on VBS2 pushed mission.
• Fixed latching PTT behavior in VBS2.

Fixes

• Fixed latching PTT behavior in VBS2.
• Fixed the VBS2 manager to remove the Voisus footprint.
• Added a fix for the VBS2 Manager to work with Windows user accounts with periods in name.

Enhancements

• Added support for RHEL 5.8.
• Added credits for ALELqa component.

Fixes/Improvements

• Improve health status reporting.
• Update cold start procedure to update without requiring a reboot.
• Added a fix for the Telestra web interface which failed when trying to restore a backup with invalid characters in the filename.
• Improve specific program component.
• Tactical Data Link (TDL) now takes Crypto Settings into account when receiving and forwarding data. Radios with mismatched keys will not recieve data. Prior to this update, radios needed to be clear in order for TDL radios to correctly route data.
• The maximum number of sounds was 2000, and was increased to 5000. In order to support this the XPOOLSIZE value defined in /usr/local/asti/sysconfig/soundd.ini must be increased to some larger value from the default of 20000000. The exact value needed will be a function of the sound file durations, but may require at least double or more. Once this value has been set reboot the system for the change to take effect. This configuration file is not saved as part of a system backup. It is a manual step after a cold-start. Use the following values within the Health System for guidance:

Top>Sound>SoundUsRXpool 

- Transmit Free Pages (if this reaches 0, then things stop working, so non-zero here) 

- Transmit Pages (reports the current total allocated) 

• Added a fix for digital output power states in ACU2 and ACE-RIU firmware.
• Added syntax checking for IP addresses.
• Added RTI support.
• Improved diskless installation.
• Improved custom components.
• Added a fix for mapping by IP addresses in the Voisus Client.

Enhancements

• The Voisus Client now supports a USB footswitch PTT.

Enhancements

• Major update to Voisus Client.
• Added Voisus net lock to the Channel Helper.
• Added federate Handle to HLA log and federation name.
• Ported 5.x Voisus VBS2 Plugin into 4.x.

Fixes/Improvements

• Added a fix for audio from previous reception that was heard on subsequent reception.
• Added a fix for the Voisus transmit state going erratic during keying.
• Added a fix for the Voisus operator selection window sometimes goes empty.
• Added a fix for the Voisus Client sometimes creating an infinite sound loop at the end of reception.
• Added a fix for terrain which did an Inaccurate Check Based On Average Elevation
• Added a fix for incorrect elevation profiles for negative elevations.
• Fixed a host out packet format issue.
• Added a fix for Voisus client which was crashing on exit.
• Added a fix for sidetone subtraction to occur during crypto playback.
• Fix for Voisus cline in Windows XP, transmit would start flickering and then Tx would become deselected.
• Added a fix for the HHT to work if the Radio Identifier Name is changed.
• Added a fix for Voisus VBS2 1.5 GUI colors.
• Corrected a rare issue where Telestras with more than 3 ethernet interfaces could produce an error in the Studio Log when none should exist.
• Added a fix for HLA Join on boot-up which was failing.
• Corrected Lat and Long in Radio Monitor.
• Fixed 'Add bookmarks' button tool tip.
• Updated the bar on scope 13 octave graph.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed a bug that was causing the Voisus Clients to stop receiving TCP traffic.

Enhancements

• Added the ability to support multiple DIS exercises with the same exercise enumeration, but on different UDP ports. This feature can be enabled in the DIS gateway through the 'exercise_edgemap=N' command where 'N' is the DIS exercise enumeration that is required on the DIS network.
• Added features to the ARC-231 component including the ability to override the bandwidth via a host control (host will send value in Hz) and the ability to override the crypto system via a host control (integer).
• Added the ability to turn squelch tail off/on as a global setting in a project.

Fixes/Improvements

• Added a fix that corrects the use of frequency hopping parameters when in HFECCM Mode for the Receiver RCU component, which previously ignored them during HFECCM mode. Parameters include FreqHopNetId, FreqHopSyncTOD, FreqHopTranSecKey, FreqHopHopSetWOD, FreqHopLockOutId, and FreqHopSystem.
• Fixed an internal Telestra web interface error for the Default Layout on the Telestra web interface System Status page.
• Fixed the Telestra web interface "Internal Server Error" that occured while the Telestra server was rebooting on the Telestra web interface System Status page.
• Added a fix for the "Server not Responding" message in the Telestra web interface during Telestra server reboot.
• Added a fix to improve the Ident component.
• Added a fix for expanding the correct Telestra server in Open Project.
• Added a fix for Open Project auto-expand when the Telestra server list is updated.
• Fixed the Radio Helper traceback error due to an unknown interface.
• Added a fix for optimization for the white noise generators used in Engine, Rotor, and Transceiver components, significantly improving their performance.
• Improved the Playsound component "randomize" function.

Fixes/Improvements

• This release was a fix for the Linux Voisus Client.

Enhancements

• Added support for Red Hat^™ Enterprise Linux^™ 5.7.
• Added the Pulse Sequence component to Telestra software model environment.
• Added the ability to handle raw ethernet data.

Fixes/Improvements

• Enhanced URC-200 Remote Control functionality to use a longer polling mechanism with a smarter serial communication algorithm so that serial noise is suppressed.
• Improved the intuitiveness of the Open Project window.
• Previous versions of Telestra stored the Durus database under the /tmp directory. The "tmpwatch" process could potentially remove the database if there was no activity for a 10 day period. This would cause the next layout install to crash Durus, requiring a reboot to fix the problem.The Durus database is now stored under /var/local/asti. There are additional checks for database errors and Durus is restarted.
• Resync FAA constants for background noise. Future changes can be tested/deployed by editing the file: /usr/local/asti/leveld/faa_bg_noise_constants.ini
• Added time and date of the capture of the source data to the spectral analysis plot generation documents.
• Added a fix for thin clients with common access to a radio to share sidetone.
• The buffers in question are used for storing received audio. When a receiver goes out of tune, the resampler buffers are not cleaned up. When the receiver goes in-tune again, new buffers are allocated.The size of the leak is based on the hold-off time. With a default hold-off of 25 ms, there will be 50KB of memory lost every time a receiver re-tunes.
• Custom component improvements.
• Added a fix for the UDP daemon to receive packets over loopback.
• After deleting a project, the user is now taken to the project list page. Previously, hitting refresh after deleting a project would attempt to delete the same project again.
• Added a fix for the "nuance-licmgr" install error message.
• Added a fix for soundfiles that have end points greater than the WAV file.
• Added a fix for "ace-create-mirror" which was failing if ISO mount point is removed.
• Added a fix for thin client on Windows^® Vista/7 which was muting speakers with certain headsets.
• Added a helper modification to support a custom component.
• Previous versions of ANZAC attempted to resolve the first IPv6 address found. If the reverse-lookup of the hostname failed, the IPv6 address was used as the hostname. This resulted in IPv4 mDNS errors. ANZAC now loops through each network interface and attempts to perform a reverse-lookup. If this fails it continues to the next interface. If all interfaces fail, ANZAC defaults to the "socket.gethostbyname()" hostname.
• Added a fix for Vox using thin client on Windows^® Vista.
• Added a fix for thin client headset presets.
• Improved the Cold Start install script.

Enhancements

• The Studio project manager now contains a 'Bookmarks' toolbar that keeps a user defined list of IPv4 Telestra server addresses. Users can add or remove addresses from the project manager.
  • The addresses will be continuously polled for projects that can be managed in the same way that the Auto-Discover tab allows.
  • The Bookmarks provide an alternative for users who are unable to use multicast DNS to provide auto-discover capabilities.
• Removed the 'Resource Usage' fields under the Realtime Executive page in the Telestra web interface, which are mainly used for debugging.
• In 4.31 software, if a USB headset was removed from the Voisus Client PC and then re-inserted, the Voisus application would not work. Now when the USB headset is unplugged and plugged back in again, the Voisus application continues to operate properly in Windows® XP, Vista, and Win7 operating systems.
• Added more detail to the Telestra web interface Download Page for supported operating systems.
• Turned off the CFI logging by default.
• Added DIS routing from one interface to another.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the radio receive intone issue which occurred during intercom to radio net transition. i.e. When you tune from an intercom net to a radio net the radio net did not receive audio.
• Voisus audio sample rate is now properly set.
• Added the ability for multiple Telestra servers to share ACU2s in more configurations.
• Fixed the HHT channel helper type to automatically generate the HHT_Activity model, which drives the HHT LED during transmit/receive. The problem is encountered on older Synapse Workstation models (prior to revision H) when changing the name of the default channels helper.
• Improved the overall stability of the scope application.
• A new command line tool can be used to see the Max, Peak, and Average time for each of the 16 services that run on the Telestra. This can be used to detect which part of the software is most responsible for the loading on a device. The times shown are in microseconds.
• To run the tool enter 'rtexec_status' from the command line. To reset all of the counters use the command 'rtexec_reset'.
• Improved display of the DIS information in the Telestra web interface.
• Fixed an error that occured in the Telestra web interface when rebooting a Telestra server in certain network configurations.
• Fixed Readiness Layout to work with Open URL IP address.
• Added 'Radio Name In' field to the Transceiver component.
• Fixed the lost beat packets with a 10/100 connection.
• The Commplan editor will now enforce certain sample rate restrictions depending on the Telestra server's version.
• Fixed realtime crash when the comm plan specifies invalid sample rates.
• Removed the requirement for users to specify the '-c' parameter in the query-terrain-server tool.
• IIR filter min frequencies were adjusted to ensure stability.The following components are effected:
  • Audio/AmpMod
  • Audio/Envelope
  • Audio/Filter
  • Audio/NoiseSource
  • Audio/Vox
  • EnvCue/Engine
  • EnvCue/EngineLevelD
  • EnvCue/JetEngine
  • EnvCue/PropLevelD
  • EnvCue/PropRotor
  • P8/ScanTransceiver
  • Radio/FxTransceiver
  • Radio/Radio
  • Radio/Transceiver
  • Speech/SpeechFeed

    In those components, the min highpass frequency was raised from 1 Hz to 50 Hz. The min frequency for other filter types (lowpass, etc.) remains 1 Hz.

    If a highpass with a very low frequency is needed, use the EnvCue/MultiFilter component instead, which now has a min frequency of 2 Hz for all filter types.

• Host packets now allow offsets up to 1471 and overall packet sizes of up to 1472 bytes. The Host packet editor will check these constraints and highlight any offending entries for the user.

Fixes/Improvements

ASTi backported the following updates and fixes for the 4.31 IA Maintenance software release:

• Updated the RHN baseline process startup script.
• Added the full rpm filename output to ace-package-report.
• Cleaned up the ace-package-report.
• Fixed the HHT channel helper type to automatically generate the HHT_Activity model, which drives the HHT LED during transmit/receive. The problem is encountered on older Synapse WS models (prior to rev H) when changing the name of the default channels helper.
• Voisus Audio Sample Rate is now properly set.
• Added detail for supported operating systems to the Telestra web interface Download Page.
• In 4.31-37091 software, if a USB headset was removed from the Client PC and then re-inserted, the Voisus application would not work. Now when the USB headset is unplugged / plugged back in again, the Voisus application continues to operate properly on Windows^® XP, Vista, and 7 operating systems.

Fixes/Improvements

release was a backport release for the following fix:

• Fixed the radio receive intone issue which occurred during intercom to radio net transition. i.e. When you tuned from an intercom net to a radio net the radio net did not receive audio.

Enhancements

• Added a reference table to the Telestra web interface ACENet section for comparing ACENet gain values across different device types. Added support for ALE.
• Added the ability to set additional DIS parameters for entity type record and input source.
• Added support for RedHat® Enterprise Linux® operating system 5.6.
• Enhanced the Telestra web interface ACENet pages for ACUs and ACU2s for usability.
• Added a reset button for the counters on the Telestra web interface ACENet page.
• Added the automatic reset of ACENet counters after completing a layout installation.
• Added Telestra web interface Health ACENet statistics for troubleshooting.
• Added common ACENet error messages in Telestra web interface for increased troubleshooting.
• Updated the Terrain server configuration by removing the requirement to an address.
• Added a custom program-specific comm panel component.

Fixes/Improvements

• Enhanced the 'post-delay' sound file option to accept entries in units of seconds, which should be easier to work with than the previous units (realtime execution frames). Some values will 'snap' to a different value so that they align with valid time intervals in the realtime framework.
• When powering on a Crown Amp following a layout installation the user can expect up to a 2 minute delay before the amplifier is fully configured in the Telestra environment. Monitor the ACENet page and when the amplifiers "Status" has changed from a red X to a green check the amplifier is fully configured and ready for use.
• Looped sound files now loop more naturally. Previously, if a sound file was not date so that the start of the loop fell exactly on a 64-sample segment it could potentially 'click' between loops. Start and end offsets are now linkable and adjustable inputs to the PlaySound component. These allow realtime control of the start and end positions of a play sound. The sound must be buffered for this to work.
• If a "Device Timeout" message is received while updating the firmware of an ACENet device, power cycle that device and re-try the update. Older versions of firmware report "ARM timeout". ACU2 firmware versions 2.10 or later and ACE-RIU firmware versions 2.7 or later, show the "Device Timeout" message if there is an issue during update.
• Removed a verbose and unnecessary log message from being printed to the Telestra server log when a user clicks through the sound repo editor GUI in Studio.
• Added a fix for changing the radio bus names in the Intercom bus service which was previously creating unnecessary duplicates.
• Added a fix for duplicate hostname support.
• Added the ability to handle a larger number of ACENet channels. This number may vary depending on system configuration.
• Added a fix for setting specific configurations of the DIS Gateway INI which caused the Studio Domain and Radio helpers to incorrectly report site and host IDs.
• Fixed the loud pops caused by lost beat packets on heavily loaded Telestra servers.
• Added a fix for missing ACENet devices after re-generating the Studio readiness layout.
• Fixed a bug in the playsound that cause long sounds to play twice if the buffer was not set to true.
• Added a fix to the ramp up counter for noise caused after 33 days.
• Added a fix for the Terrain server extended responses.
• Improved Telestra web interface Show Projects page for usability.
• Added an additional argument to the terrain server query tool to be able to specify the client interface. If interface is not specified, it defaults to eth0.
• Added a fix for the Telestra web interface ACENet page which when viewed caused the CPU usage to spike.

Enhancements

• Added Telestra 4.x software release support under RHEL 5.3.
• Added 3D audio enhancements including HRTF Service, HRTFOut4 component, and CommPanel8HRTF4 component.
• Added support for the Voisus client to use the latest Radius firmware.
• Added support for iSCSI and diskless installs for the new Intel 82576 (ET) NIC.
• Added URC-200 live radio remote control with new URC-200 remote control component and the Telestra web interface user interface.
• Updated the AudioIO/Headphone3DOut component to use new HRTF CFI.
• Added the lowpass filter into the Voisus Component.
• Uploading custom firmware to the Telestra server through the Telestra web interface now saves the firmware on the Telestra server for later use. Custom firmware will be visible along with release firmware in the drop-down firmware selection menu.
• Enhanced Telestra web interface backup-restore error message to show detail.
• Added support text for runtime stats.
• The 'live capture' feature of the IO Packet editor now provides a 'Save to File' feature, where the entire captured ICD will be saved locally on Studio. The file will be saved somewhere in the desktop as a csv file, and the user will be notified of its location.
• Updated the Audio/Delay component so that it does not reset when the InSignal is inactive.
• Changed the symbol for the conductor on the Telestra web interface ACENet page.
• Added the definition of a conductor to the Telestra web interface ACENet status page.
• Changed "Phantom Power" to "Mic Power" on the Telestra web interface ACU/ACU2 pages.
• Voisus client audio now has anti-aliasing filtering.
• Added the following new components:
  • HRTFOut4
  • CommPanel8HRTF4
  • Remote Control/URC200
  • ORTT custom component
  • ARC-231 custom component

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the RecordReplay component record position when in loop mode.
• Fixed the Playsound component which incorrectly classified some sounds as overlapping.
• Added an error message for Math Function names that exceed 32 characters.
• Fixed the fragile Ethernet interface IP address detection.
• Updated the Studio VM permissions settings to run in VMware Fusion.
• Added a fix for radio execution time which spiked whenever a frequency changed.
• Removed "setroubleshootd" from running on the Telestra server, this was causing audio breakup.
• Added a fix for spikes in the audio signal that were heard on the receiving side. This involved TTS and radio voice effects.
• Removed unneeded message logging that occurred during start up which was effecting speech recognition.
• Fixed the live capture so it does not fail when there is a message field in the host in packet.
• Improved the Telestra web interface ACENet firmware progress table by removing unchecked ACENet devices that are not updated.
• Removed unnecessary log messages that occur when uninstalling a layout.
• The Math Function Helper now provides additional field validation and error highlighting to prevent malformed input.
• Improved the Link Editor to sort by display name instead of interface name.
• Enhanced SATCOM simulation to prevent hearing operator's own transmission.
• Fixed a bug where the 'default Voisus net' in the Radio Helper would not store the right index number in some unusual cases.
• Updated firmware to fix invalid network traffic received by ACU2 and ACE-RIU.
• Added Voisus audio improvements for Windows^® Vista.
• Added a fix for setting the "Instance Timing Detail UID" which caused the RT to crash.
• Disallowed invalid characters from being used in Project names.

This software release is for a firmware fix only.

Potential ACENet device symptoms include:

• The green and red lights stop blinking.
• You are unable to change gains.
• The audio inputs, digital inputs, and digital outputs stop responding.
• There is a "Host Detection Error" in the Telestra web interface.

There may be other symptoms not listed. A firmware update is recommended.

Enhancements

• Added support for the new Plantronics USB PTT device.
• Unnecessary IIR lowpass filter removed from theTransceiver's RX audio path.
• Added Maximum and Peak Runtimes to stat gathering. Both are available in the Telestra web interface Health system. The maximum is reset 30 seconds after the model load. The Peak is available on the Telestra web interface status page as a percent and marked on the 'Realtime' load graph. The Peak is the highest frame runtime seen over the previous 5 seconds.
• Added the ability to configure the license server location for automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech.
• Added the ability for multiple transmit in Voisus GUI.
• Added support for the new Telestra NIC card.
• Added an interface section to the Pulse Stream component.
• Studio can now be used in multiple simultaneous sessions or frommultiple user accounts on the same computer.
• Added host in optimizations to reduce audio glitches on systems.
• Enhanced the memory usage and swap usage.
• Enhanced the non-realtime CPU usage.
• Enhanced ace-package-report with new command line options. Run the command below to view and save the manifest.
  ace-package-report -m | tee manifest.txt
  or
  ace-package-report -m -f manifest.txt
  Run the command below to check the manifest.
  ace-package-report -C manifest.txt

  The output is from the point of view of the manifest. If the package sets match, the script will simply output "Package Manifest: PASS". If the package sets are different, the script will output "Package Manifest: FAIL" along with details about each package that failed.

    * OLD     - An older version of the package is installed
    * NEW     - A newer version of the package is installed
    * PKGID   - The versions match, but package IDs are different
    * ADDED   - The package has been added to the system
    * REMOVED - The package has been removed from the system
      

• Enhanced the world position conversion code.
• Added the "Effects Loop" to the Transceiver component which allows audio to be manipulated with other components before being transmitted. It does not change the operation of comm panels or intercom buses.
• Added support for the DIS absolute timestamp format. To set 'absolute' DIS timestamp format, put "timestamp = absolute" in the [general] section of the DIS gateway file.
• Improved the installer for the Windows Voisus client.
• Added alpha support for Windows Vista (32bit and 64bit) to the Voisus Client.
• Added alpha support for Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit) to the Voisus Client.
• Added ORTT URC-200 radio support.
• Added the following new components:
  • Audio/Pulse Step
  • Control/ByteSplitter
  • 7-Segment Decoder (custom component)

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the hardware gain selects in the ACU2 with firmware version 2.7. Also updated the gain select logic (table) so that it is consistent with ACU2 4-channel select.
• Fixed the Satellite component to listen without a local radio on the same domain.
• Fixed the Satellite component to allow the transmitter and audio to be sent out of the Telestra over the DIS network.
• Fixed the error in Telestra web interface when restarting software after successfully uploading a license file.
• Fixed issue causing very slow project install on the Telestra server.
• Improved upsampling and downsampling in the radioenvironment minimizes aliasing artifacts in radio transmissions.
• Fixed the HF Server statistics for when the HF server component is configured as a server. See the Telestra web interface Health pages under Radio Networking > DIS > Statistics.
• Added a fix for large Voisus Server installations (upwards of 32 operators) any operators which were configured with many radios (more than 8) would fail to connect due to a message being too large. This issue has been resolved, but as a result, breaks Voisus Client backwards compatibility between 4.30 and earlier software versions. Any Voisus Server systems upgraded to 4.30 will also need to update their Voisus Client software.
• Improved Windows Voisus client latency.
• Fixed the Receiver retuning on PWR only change.
• Fixed the 5 Band Filter parameter states that were flipped in 4.29 software version. The default Value and Modifier states for the EnableN controls in the 5BandFilter component have changed to TRUE and TRUE, respectively.

  Important:

  Models that used the 5 Band Filter component in Telestra software version 4.29 might be affected by these changes. For example, if the user has previously set the Modifier state and the control was not HOST driven, the Result will be flipped. Likewise if the control was HOST driven but the modifier was not set, the Result will also be flipped. The user is encouraged to double check these values after applying this software.

ACU2 Firmware Note

The following procedure is recommended to maximize firmware upgrade reliability. There are a few initial conditions that must be setup to ensure a smooth firmware upgrade.

First, you must install a project and layout that includes all ACENet devices connected to the Telestra server. Follow the steps below to do this.

1. Using Studio, open a project on the Telestra server connected to the ACENet device(s).
2. The layout running in Studio must include all of the ACU2s that are getting upgraded. One way to do this is to create a readiness model, this ensures that your layout includes the connected ACU2s. In the menu bar select "Layout" and "Add Readiness." Overwrite any previous readiness layouts if prompted.
3. Select the readiness layout and then click "Install Project."

Follow the ACU2 firmware update instructions in the Telestra web interface. If upgrading more than one ACU2, only initialize a maximum of two ACU2s into boot mode. After a pair is complete, boot them in to normal mode. Repeat this cycle until all ACU2s are upgraded.

Enhancements

• TDDI enhancements to support ORTT ancillary radios. The DDI component now has 4 additional inputs (KPin1 - KPin4) to support a 4x4 keypad device. The pins required for a keypad connection ARE NOT exposed externally in the 2U DDI device and require opening up the DDI housing. If you have a keypad requirement for the DDI contact ASTi support to discuss the details. Opening up the device without prior discussion will void the warranty.
• The Health System's Platform Info > Processor entry now has a 'Realtime Priority' field that checks that the Telestra real-time process is running with the expected priority level. If the HLA_DACS option is enabled, an error will never be flagged by this health item.
• Added support for a remote DIS gateway. This new feature allows a Telestra, or group of Telestras, to use a DIS gateway located on another Telestra. For simulations with many Telestras, it's useful to a have a LAN that's using ASTiNet among the Telestra servers, and then a single gateway box that goes out HLA/DIS. This way only a single Telestra needs to know about federations, RTIs, DIS networking parameters, etc.
• Added DIS PDU relative timestamp format.
• Increased the maximum DIS TDL signal PDU data payload size from 1400 bytes to 1440 bytes - the latter being the limit on the ASTi DACS.
• Added PEERDNS setting to Telestra web interface network configuration.
• Telestra server iSCSI remote disk cold-start installation support has been added with this software release. Previous versions of Telestra software allowed a user to use iSCSI to access a SAN array for additional storage. This feature allows the Telestra 4.29 installation to be done directly to an iSCSI Target LUN. In iSCSI terminology the Telestra server is the iSCSI initiator and the Telestra 4.29 software is installed to an iSCSI Server Logical Unit Number (LUN). For installation details, refer to the Telestra server cold-start guide.
• Added the ability to allow special characters in the Telestra web interface password.
• Added an enhancement for authenticating system power actions.
• Updated the bus viewer signals to sort alphabetically in list.
• Added an enhancement for the HLA daemon to initalize after project install when the HLA project is not default.
• Telestras using HLA can now be set up to auto-join their federation. When this feature is enabled, the Telestra federate will try to join the federation immediately after the layout is installed. This can be turned on and off in the "Advanced Parameters" of the HLA section of the Domain.
• Added counters for the number of valid/invalid DIS mappings in the health system. New health entries include: Top > Radio Networking > DIS > Statistics > Invalid Id received and Top > Radio Networking > DIS > DIS id Mappings.
• Added filtering for the Telestra web interface System Networking page.

Fixes/Improvements

• Added a fix to the radio environment for ignoring invalid DIS ID's.
• Added a fix for the "crypto only" flag in the Transceiver under the crypto section.
• Fixed running "Live Capture" which was consuming CPU.
• Added a fix for ACENet device(s) specifically ACU2s that do not always appear in health system.
• Fixed a potential bug in the Relay component.
• Disabled the Infiniband kernel modules for iSCSI support.
• Changed the credits for the Voisus Operator component.
• Added a fix for TTS on diskless systems.
• Fixed a terrain server memory leak.
• Fixed a bug for HF propagation results when other factors (occulting, terrain, or ranging) are zero.
• Fixed a terrain server routing loop where DIS pathloss requests received by the terrain server were not being checked for DIS PDU type. This caused the terrain server to not be able to distinguish between request PDUs and response PDUs.
• Fixed to the Telestra web interface page for firmware updates for secure version of the Telestra server.
• Using an ACU2 helper channel without specifying a bus no longer causes a project install error.
• The 5BandFilter component now has each filter band disabled by default.
• Removed the adding of the hostname to telestra.ini during diskless boot process.
• Added improvements to the terrain server install.
• Added a fix for the RNE/HF to handle path requests correctly.
• Resolved Telestra web interface invalid page navigation when canceling ACENet firmware upgrade or when updating network device.
• Added a fix to disallow linking a connector to another connector within the same model and disallow connecting both 'To' and 'From' sides of a single signal in a connector within a model. An error box will pop up in either case.
• Fixed a potential bug in the project install routine. The issue was that a python name error would be raised when the routine came across an invalid subplan.

Known Issue

• Text Only Project Backup Restore issue workaround: In order to restore text-only project archives, instead of just selecting the entire Projects Archive, ensure that the individual project(s) you wish to restore is selected.

Fixes/Improvements

• Added a check for valid DIS ID's when processing packets in the radio environment.
• Added a counter to show the number of valid/invalid packets and mappings.

Enhancements

• Added the Telestra Terrain Server.
• Added the package for terrain DTED level 0 data.
• Added support for extended path request.
• Created the Terrain Server installation script.
• Added the Terrain Server configuration back up via the Telestra web interface.
• Added four more streams, radio selectors, transmit audios, and receive audios to the Relay component.
• Added information to the Telestra web interface Download page.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the ambassador_1:ERROR detected ticker failure. This effected HLA.
• Fixed the HLA Debug Level log print message.
• Added a message to enable and disable ACENet histograms.
• Added the ability to specify multiple nameservers.

Known Issues

• Unused imports in ACE_project.py breaks TTS on diskless systems.
• There is a problem in the RNE/HF that causes the transceiver component to crash and cause a segfault.

This release was a backport release for the following fix:

• HLA - Ambassador ticket failure error

Enhancements

• Added descriptive text in empty 'value' fields to instruct users to make a selection for the field.
• Added support for multiple radios in the Voisus VBS2 GUI.
• Voisus VBS2 Plugin now has an improved installation process.
• Various Voisus VBS2 Enhancements.
• Added the DIS Version to interface section of DIS Gateway File.
• Added [ESC] key press to close the window for ID Editor, Connector, Bus, Link Editor, Global Link Editor, Model Add, and Component Add windows.
• The Voisus Operators health entry in the Telestra web interface is now always visible regardless of the user's selection for "Show Detail".
• Voisus servers now listen for Voisus client connections on all network interfaces.
• Studio Import DACS Host Controls tool now supports IDENT types.
• Voisus clients now support Radio Crypto tones. Clients will now play any crypto or related radio effects.
• The Voisus Client Editor in Studio now auto-fills the default Voisus client port (35551).
• Added an auto-hide function to the Voisus VBS2 GUI.
• Added multi-select, delete feature for connector signals.
• Added find and replace feature for renaming connector signals.
• Added Local PTT Control to Transceiver and IntercomTransceiver components.
• Pathloss parameters can now be specified in the parameters.ini file of the domain. New domains will include explanation of the parameters available.
• Radios now have the option to send out path loss requests even if the transmitter or receiver is located at the center of the earth.
• Added "Repeat Count" output to Message List component.
• Added "TxCryptoSoundIdx" to the Transceiver, available in the full view.
• Added two new Math Functions related to comparisons.
• Added a new component - Lockout component.
  • The Lockout component allows sharing of a limited number of assets on a "first-come first-serve" basis.
• Improved custom components including JBOX, JBOX2Commpanel_Inst, Map, and ScanTransceiver.
• Improvements to internal Telestra testing tools.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed versioning scheme for Voisus client.
• Audio Out gains in the ACU2 component are now applied to the Scope View.
• Fixed HLA concurrent access attempts issue.
• Improved Voisus audio quality when utilizing on-board sound-cards.
• Added additional Ethernet interface support for 5 network interfaces.
• Studio versions using RHEL 5.4 may experience inaccurate information in the Open Project window. This bug has been fixed, and accurate Telestra server information including it's activity and current project are now displayed.
• Added a fix for processing the Project FED file during join for MAK RTI when in RTIEXEC mode of operation.
• Added a fix for the Intercom Transceiver component which was missing the first 100 ms at the beginning of transmission.
• Fixed ANPS data mapping for the Satcom component.
• Added "HLA DACS Disable NASMP1.4 Support" to options file generator.
• Improved Windows Voisus error reporting when a sound device is not found on startup.
• Added the function to ignore the Pad2 field on both the DIS and Host Interfaces for TDL messages.
• Removed the Pad2 zero check for the DIS and Host interfaces for TDL messages.
• Removed restrictions on ethernet interface selections in Studio.
• Added limitations to the number of sounds per group in the Studio Sound Editor.
• Fixed the default route configuration for network settings.
• Fixed the Windows Voisus operator selection window for un-locked operators that displayed a locked-down slot as available if locked-down operator was disconnected.
• Fixed the crashing in the CommPlan Editor when editing and cloning.
• Fixed the CommPlan Editor for adding, deleting, then re-adding a group.
• The SerialByteOut component now undergoes a 15 second re-initialization process when 1) a layout is installed 2) a load is reloaded 3) a device name is changed or 4) a device channel is changed.
• Added an indicator for a radio that is transmitting via it's bus connection.
• Improved TTS daemon error handling and Telestra web interface status information for better debugging.
• Removed the ability for TTS to continue to run after a non TTS layout is installed.
• Reordered the Value and Modifier defaults for the LimThreshold and LimRelease fields in the AmpOut component.
• Previously, attempting to clone a HostInput of type 'Message' resulted in an error. Cloning now works as expected.
• Fixed 845 and 865 motherboards incorrect current project status.
• Some Voisus remote operator controls were not connected to the modeling environment - this has been resolved.
• Updated the "Net Lock Error" message in the Channel Helper for Voisus.
• Voisus Clients switching between multiple Telestra servers may experience a situation where the "Operator Selection" window does not display automatically when it should. This issue has been resolved.
• Fixed the DHCP client ID which was incorrectly defaulting to 'none'.
• Fixed Keyer component to display the keying state.

This release was a backport release for the following fix:

• HLA - Concurrent Access Attempts and interaction related problems
• Legacy 845 and 865 motherboard have incorrect current project status

Enhancements

• Added Peak Limter to the AmpOut component.
• Added SR Test Framework enhancements.
• Revised the SR host packet format and consolidate the code that parses it.
• Load Viewer now opens by double-clicking on the Telestra server icon in Studio.
• Changed the speech recognition daemon.
• Improves bounds checks in table_execute mathplan functions.
• Added the Audio Pulse Stream component.
• Added Voisus updates for VBS2.
• Added Voisus Telestra server loading enhancements.
• Added support for dynamic connections to Voisus.
• Added the ability to allow configuration of DHCP client IDs on Telestra servers.
• Integrated Voisus with VBS2.
• Added Wireshark radio family PDU decoders.
• Integrated the VBS2 GUI into Voisus build.
• Added a new Control PassThrough component.
• Added the ability to add Feeders components to Sim models.
• Reordered the World Positions in the radio details.
• Added support for more than 4 ASR streams per Telestra server.
• Added additional Host Controls for ASR.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed RCEANPS memory leak.
• Fixed the Satellite component for forwarding audio and other fixes.
• Fixed radio sidetone behavior.
• Fixed the cloning model feature in the project viewer.
• Improved DACS conversion for Bits8.
• Fixed the HostOut to allow the ability to link a variable to the HostOut more than once.
• Fixed SR assertion failure.
• Fixed SR for options file differences that may cause errors.
• Fixed Crown Amplifier configuration for multi-Telestra server cases.
• Corrected component cache issue that could cause invalid links in the first install after a coldstart.
• Fixed the Audio AmpMod component 'filter' postion in the signal path.
• Added a fix for when changing the Name, DomainName, or Protocol ID of the Satellite when a radio is in-tune.
• Fixed ACE-RIU glitch.
• Fixed HostOut message length control.
• Removed support for ASTi format SR grammars and updated Project Manager to match.
• Various improvements for DACS conversion.
• Fix for when Telestra server thinks there is a project but none exists.
• Removed the ablility to make invalid links in the Telestra server viewer.
• Improved Telestra web interface status for speech recognition.
• Added a fix to the radio satcom tuner for discriminating between satcom sub-modes.
• Added Commplan Editor improvements.
• Improved Speech recognition grammar selection.
• Added a fix to allow commas in the description field of a HostIn or Out.
• Improved ARC-210 scanning pathloss requests.
• Improvements for importing DACS Sound Library.
• Removed the ALC configuration for World Positions in the Radio Helper.
• Added the "Add Crypto Group" button to the Sound Repository GUI.
• Fixed internal type conversion for "mask" control values when driven from a Boolean.
• Fixed the Transceiver for using a net number of 0 to power off the Transceiver.
• Improved Radio Monitor to show crypto enable status.
• Fixed the HHT software for displaying 12 characters.
• Fixed the DIS Gateway Editor pathloss address, it now saves properly.
• Fixed the host interface helper to have a default blank group name.
• Fixed the Playsounds for re-triggering when the group is zero and the index changes.
• Added 100Hz downsample option to Vibration Analysis.
• Fixed TTS and SR host connections to work over localhost.
• Added a fix for using 'localhost' with DHCP which resulted in extra entries in /etc/hosts.
• Added a fix for the Telestra web interface header to display the active hostname.
• Fixed the TTS/SR license file upload form.
• Changed the Incrementer to accept int32 input.

Fixes/Improvements

• Backport Voisus
• Backport ANPS memory fixes
• Backport HHT display fix
• Backport RIU glitch fixes
• Backport sidetone fixes to 4.25

Fixes/Improvements

• Added support for matching and non-matching crypto radio modes.
• Various ASTi internal fixes.

Enhancements

• Added support for headset mic and earpiece to operate on separate mixers in Voisus Windows.
• Added Hand Held Terminal (HHT) Net Number to Frequency definition shortcut feature into Telestra product suite. The ASTi HHT features shortcut keys used to enter radio frequency values. This 'speed dial' feature allows users to enter a one to three digit 'Net' number to set radio frequencies (in Hertz). Configuration is performed thru a single INI file within Studio. Refer to ASTi documentation and the DLG1_netmap.ini file for details on this feature.
• Added the ability to define a Local Radio inside the Transceiver component.
• Added information for reporting host interface settings and configuration in the Telestra web interface Health system.
• Voisus clients now display a useful error message when there are connection issues to the Telestra server allowing the user to easily resolve the problem.
• Voicing effects added to the Transceiver component to better match the sound qualities of real radios. The effects include bandwidth modification and an adaptive, configurable distortion. The effects are enabled in the Comm Plan's waveform section and affect the transmit audio and, optionally, the sidetone audio.
• Improved the audio quality of the Voisus system by implementing intelligent buffering to withstand harsh network environments.
• Reduced the ACENet round-trip latency.
• Improved and reorganized the Studio toolbar.
• Moved Voisus networking to a non-realtime daemon. This decreases realtime loading due to large numbers of Voisus operators.
• In Studio under adding servers, enhanced and cleaned up the list of options.
• In Studio, added Wireshark under Applications > Internet.
• Control/IntTable and Feeders/BalancerN components now display arrays with 1-based indexing rather than 0-based indexing.
• Added the ability to monitor a core list of device variables on the ACE-RIU and ACU2 in the Telestra web interface.
• Voisus Clients now come preloaded with headset settings for the ASTi Radius as well as the Plantronics USB headsets. Users can easily toggle between the presets in the 'Headset Settings' window in the Voisus Client. Headset settings can be further customized by the user.
• Moved the VORTAC Controller component's busy flag connections to the 'Filter View' because these are required for proper operation of the VOTAC Controller.
• Added the ability to detect if a CPU has cache prefetch disabled from the Health System. The prefetch setting is located under:
  Top > Platform Info > Processor > Core # > MSR Features
  ASTi recommends disabling prefetch for most applications. Processor Cores that are not using prefetch will be listed as having Prefetch Disable: (Enabled).
• Adjusted the ace-realtime.ini defaults for the majority of customer configurations.
• Improved the order of the Telestra web interface Health, Waveform-Mapping presentation.
• Added a timestamp to the 'Install OK' message in the Project Viewer Log.
• Optimized the Voisus Server to reduce system loading and to increase the number of operators per server.
• Added a dacs-style integer lookup to Iparm.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed crash of real-time when a MathFunction with a Table function is driven with a NAN or INF float32/float64 value.
• In the Sound Library, fixed the soundfile playback of non-buffered sounds.
• Changed the Sound Library Editor default buffering mode to "bysize."
• Changed the sound.ini default values for improved functionality.
• Improved the Telestra web interface Health system to report when you exceed the sound xpool buffer memory allocation.
• Removed the Project Manager "Save As" option and replaced it with "Duplicate Project" option.
• Fixed error that occurred in ACENet device conductors for use in the Studio layout.
• Added fields to the Rx Gain section of the Comm Plan allowing On/Off control for various propagation effects. The new controls are:
  • Ranging (R-squared losses, also called first Fresnel Zone effects)
  • Occulting (loss due to the curvature of the earth)
  • Path Loss Request (sends requests to an external server)
  • HF Request (sends requests specifically for HF propagation effects)
• Added a way to report DIS Domain mapping conflicts to the Telestra web interface Health System.
• Fixed the host in values which were retaining the original name in the connectors after being renamed.
• Improved Voisus queue handling.
• Fixed ASTiNet domain issues that were causing audio glitches on networked radios.
• Changed the Playsound component's GroupID to an a-rate input (previously was k-rate). This fixes an issue where sometimes sounds would not play when the model reloads and also allows the host to simultaneously set the sound index and group.
• Voisus Linux clients no longer experience spurious headset disconnect/reconnect actions.
• Added a warning for adding a new layout using the same name as an existing layout in Studio.
• Added improved internal testing for Speech Recognition.
• Added logic for the TTS daemon to send a "speech finished" message to the host.
• Added the ability to separately route different types of ASTiNet traffic.
• TTS daemon error messages in the health system and logs were improved to provide more information about the problem. This includes errors from not having voice RPMs installed and invalid values received from the host.
• Changed the CompressorLimiter component's limiter threshold.
• Fixed Terrain server memory allocation issues.
• Improved stability of the scope's signal view.
• Updated several components' extension formats.
• Changes made in Radio Helper are removed when 'Cancel' is pressed.
• Improved the stability of the RTelestra web interfaceMS System Status page display.
• Added a fix for when a Transmitter is powered off, an in-tune receiver's RxActive and RxAudioActive go False.
• Added networking statistics for Voisus clients to the Health System. Network information can be found in 'Voisus Networking/' and buffering information can be found in 'ASTi Realtime/Voisus Operators'.
• Fixed logic that would sometimes prevent the user from deleting fill or net groups from the commplan.
• Changed the Sound Library to prevent an index of 0 from being entered.
• Hostnames are now allowed in all server fields.
• Removed Voisus Linux client spacebar PTT hotkey hiccup.
• Added Telestra web interface Health system tweaks for various sound files.
• Added a prompt for saving the Readiness layout when closing the project.
• Added matplotlib plotting package to Studio and Telestra server.
• Remove ASTi specific DNS settings that occurred during Studio and Studio VM creation.
• Removed the 'NetOut' field from the RCUBasic component.
• Removed an unnecessary Telestra web interface health system error that occurred when ACE-RIU 'AudioInGain' is 0.
• Updated the 'ace-create-mirror' to support 'Workstation' packages.
• Updated ACU2 firmware to align ACU2 input gains with the ACU input gains.
• Updated the Voisus client IP address selector for filtering out IPv6 addresses.
• Voisus client log file is no longer filled with 'Resynced Capture Buffer' messages during long transmissions. Audio from the microphone is no longer dropped removing unwanted artifacts.
• Disable Windows Voisus from playing after it is disconnected.
• Fixed Receiver primitive so it no longer retains stale World Position information.
• Restored RecordReplay functionality.
• Cleaned up Voisus client Log displays.
• Improved Voisus USB headset and radius error detection.

Enhancements

• Added an ACU2 output gain setting change resulting in new firmware.
• Added ILS Pause to the Morse Keyer component.
• Added the ability to import Excel CSV ICD directly into Telestra.
• Combined the VORTAC_Controller and dual keyers to form a single component called Colocated_Beacon.
• Added a new Dynamics component group.
• Improved Voisus clock skew compensation on the Telestra server side.
• Added Codebuilder support.
• Added a 'validate commplan names' feature to Comm Plan.
• Added the ability for Studio to resolve Telestra server addresses and display the status in the project selector.
• Added a DACS math conversion script.
• Added a DACS sound library import script
• Added a tools menu to Studio.
• Added Voisus support for Plantronics SHS2355 USB-PTT.
• Added support for RHEL 5.4.
• Added Speech Recognition host test script to Studio and Telestra server.
• Added USB error detection for Voisus.
• Added Automatic Gain Control (AGC) capability for boosting low signal level audio for network streams.
• Added changes for auto-building Linux and Windows Voisus Clients.
• Added the ability for Voisus Fill information to update when new Fill packets arrive.
• Added a check for empty net names in the Fill for Voisus.
• Added a required login for access to perform Telestra web interface actions.
• Added the randomize parameter to the Playsound component.
• Added a warning prior to auto-installing the model in the Telestra web interface Update Device Name page.
• Added a viewer for Voisus Client connection status.
• Added missing icons to Studio's "Add" window.
• Added filtering for incoming packets on Voisus Clients.
• Added affinity/prefetch settings to Telestra web interface backup utility.
• Added the following new components:
  • Audio/SimpleMixer
  • Dynamics/AGC
  • Dynamics/CompressorLimiter
  • Dynamics/Expander
  • Dynamics/Gate
  • Radio/ColocatedBeacon
  • CommPanel/CommPanel8Stereo

Fixes/Improvements

• Improved Scope comparison view for moving average.
• Improved ASTiNet audio samples.
• Improved Lag function(s) for use with navigational aids.
• Removed invalid 'Channel Helper' channels from selection in the 'Hardware Helpers'.
• Fixed functionality for terrain server propagation.
• Fixed Mathplan editor to not allow two identically named functions in the same group.
• Improved Sine wave generation.
• Fixed HostIn component for changing a variable's type from ident to something else.
• Fixed Transceiver tune tone logic.
• Improved RT CPU processing when unused ACENet devices are attached.
• Improved Morse Keyer component timing.
• Optimized Radio Monitor to reduce excessive CPU loading.
• Fixed Voisus error message: length_error in _S_create.
• Fixed hidden memory allocation function calls in CFI plugins.
• Fixed Voisus for double-linked lists.
• Fixed Morse Keyer for ActiveTx during ident tone.
• Fixed HostIns and XPoint errors.
• Fixed MarkerTone component indent timing.
• Improved Voisus Telestra server side Rx buffer.
• Improved DACS host import script for multiple files.
• Fixed "VoisusStub.dll not found" error.
• Fixed IntercomTransceiver tune tone.
• Fixed exception on Studio from invalid errcode.
• Fixed codebuilder error for "vcglayout".
• Fixed RxInterference for jamming.
• Fixed 'Voisus Info' in Radio Helper which allowed you to select more nets than are available in the fill.
• Improvements to Voisus WinXP (32bit) for headset disconnects, launching multiple clients, and network settings verification.
• Improved Voisus clients for assets with invalid fills.
• Removed the ability for Telestra web interface to use invalid Telestra server hostnames.
• Fixed Telestra web interface Upload Log File error messages.
• Fixed Voisus Client editor issues.
• Fixed Voisus GUI asset label.
• Fixed Voisus sidetone for transmit on shared radio.
• Removed Satcom Server option.
• Fixed Voisus error for "/tmp/voisus.ip Permission Denied."
• Fixed MarkerTone component for idents click.
• Fixed MarkerTone component selectors to use 'add' instead of 'multiplier' on the modifier.
• Fixed TestOut to work without TestIn.
• Removed an extraneous variable in the Gate primitive.
• Changed display names for Balancer16's gains 9-16.
• Changed Scope default period from 11ms to 100ms.
Fixed the NoiseSource component so that the outgain takes effect when the filter is off.
• Fixed the ScanTransceiver's tune tone logic.
• Fixed Host Export Utility for setting HostOut packets to RX.
• Fixed Radius PTT to work with Windows Voisus Client.
• Improved multi-telestra layouts.
• Adjusted Voisus model-building code for Channel/Radio Helper.
• Improved Voisus Windows Client PTT logic for responsiveness.
• Fixed TSR file bug that occurred when trying to convert and normalize a TSR file that is entirely 0s.

MarkerTone Enhancements May Cause Compatibility Issues

Telestra 4.23 software release contains two enhancements for the Radio/MarkerTone component which are not fully backward compatible with existing models. MarkerTone components used in models created in software versions prior to 4.23 will not operate correctly on a 4.23 or later software release.

Part I MarkerTone Modifier

The modifier for this variable was changed from "multiplication" to "addition" which allows the component to work using default settings. The marker ident selector input (previously called "Number") was changed to the more descriptive "IdentIndex".

Use the following procedure to use your Radio/MarkerTone components with 4.23 or later software.

1. Open your Load Viewer and go to each folder in your model which has a MarkerTone component.
2. Select the "Links" tab, and you should see one red entry with a Destination Var of "Number" for each MarkerTone component in the folder.
3. Note the Source, Source Var, and Destination.
4. Recreate this link using the Link Editor (i.e. middle-click on the Source component) but this time, the Destination Var (called "Signal" in the Link Editor) should be "IdentIndex" instead of "Number."
5. Return to the "Links" tab in the Load Viewer and right-click and delete the red link.
6. One final but optional change (for each MarkerTone) is to right-click and delete the InitVar for the "Number_modifier_mul" which will also be red in the "InitVars" tab. The component will operate correctly with the obsolete/red InitVar, but it will look better with the update.

Part II MarkerTone Timing

In software releases prior to 4.23, the inter-character timing for the Radio/MarkerTone component was normal Morse keyer timing (i.e. 3 dot gaps between ident characters) instead of the correct marker tone timing (i.e. 1 dot gap between ident characters and 2 after the last ident character).

To prevent possible problems with the operation of a Radio/MarkerTone component in an existing model (software versions prior to 4.23), a new boolean input called "StrictTiming" was added to the Radio/MarkerTone component. This input defaults to True which selects the shorter inter-character gaps which are correct for a Radio/MarkerTone component. Setting the boolean "StrictTiming" to False will cause the component to use the relaxed Morse keyer timing which was used in software releases prior to the 4.23 software release.

Enhancements

• Changed Voisus Client Setup GUI to only have 1 port.
• Add manual controls for advanced cache features.
• Added improved system affinity support for Q35ATX Quad Core.
• Added the ability for Voisus settings to auto populate after Client download and initial setup.
• Added a 'validate commplan names' feature to commplan.
• Added enhancements to ASTi's internal test setup.
• Added new Radius firmware to work in RHEL 5.4.
• Added support for Windows XP 32bit SP3 for the Voisus Windows Client.
• Added speech recognition support for longer recognition strings.
• Added support for the Radius PTT to the Voisus Linux Client.
• Added a configuration file for the TTS interface.
• Added an error message to Windows Voisus if no sound device is connected at startup.

Fixes/Improvements

• Improved ACU2 page in Network section of the Telestra web interface.
• Improved ACU2 output gain settings in the Telestra web interface.
• Fixed audio glitches on local radios under certain conditions.
• Fixed Voisus Windows Client crashes under certain conditions.
• Improved Wave component gain settings.
• Assigned credits to Satellite component.
• Improved Sound Library to handle .wav file length correctly.
• Fixed ARC-210 scanning when using a terrain server.
• Improved Windows Voisus Client to work with Radius PTT.
• Improved audio in the MorseKeyer component.
• Fixed delay times in the Audio Delay component.
• Optimized Voisus Linux Client system utilization.
• Improved Voisus Windows Client GUI font color for readability.
• Fixed Voisus client version number so it changes with each version.
• Improved Compressor component, ActiveTx flag now reflects the state of the signal.
• Improved Voisus support for multiple layouts.
• Fixed program-specific component for hot mic/radioPTT priority and Rad/ICS PTT functionality.
• Improved Voisus mic test.
• Improved speech recognition daemon host connection logic.
• Fixed exceptions during layout install, which caused it to fail.
• Fixed Anzac client/server crashing.
• Reduced latency for local radios.
• Fixed TTS daemon real speak voice errors.
• Fixed the live capture failure when there is a message field in the host in packet.
• Improved leading-edge radio lag filter.
• Fixed sidetone abilities for Voisus Windows and Linux Clients.
• Removed unnecessary local Voisus name on Client side.
• Improved Radio Transceiver component "RxInterferenceStatus" parameters.
• Fixed occasional Voisus audio quality issue.
• Improved allowable characters for Channel Helper names.
• Fixed Voisus Channel Helper false error messages.
• Fixed Voisus Channel Helper Cancel button.
• Fixed Voisus Channel Helper radio 'locked' status.
• Fixed Voisus PC Client Editor which allowed duplicate IP addresses for multiple clients.
• Improved Voisus PC Client Editor IP address mapping when a new channel is added.
• Fixed Voisus Linux Client noise which occurred during application launch.
• Fixed 'Voisus Info' in Radio Helper to limit the amount of nets to the same amount available in the fill.
• Improved Voisus Windows Client for various asset changes.
• Improved Voisus radio volume control.
• Removed Voisus Config display in Radio Helper, which appeared when a World Position was added.
• Fixed traceback that occurred during Studio model reload.

Enhancements

• Enhancements to the Compressor component.
• Enhanced ASTiNet audio samples.
• Added Loopback and Loading Modes for Voisus Client.
• Added CFI monitor ability.
• Added more shortcuts under "Views" to move around models.
• Enhanced the Load Viewer bookmarks ("Views") during a Project install.
• New python/unit test framework.
• Added "Ctrl+i" as a Hot key for Green Plus Sign in Studio.
• Added the following new components:
  • Control/Delay
  • P8/ScanTransceiver

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the model naming when renaming folders in Studio.
• Removed the dependency on python-devel.
• Fixed the ACE-RIU input glitch and software glitch.
• Added AutoDRED fixes and enhancements.
• Improved Health Messages in the Telestra web interface.
• Modified the Status field in the Telestra server Load viewer to be a manual poll not auto-poll.
• Added HF Server support.
• Fixed the Audio/Mixer8 primitive 'control' input.
• Added the ability to have decimal points in the net names of the Comm Plan.
• Improved ARC-210 scanning.
• Improved the custom MAP component.
• Improved Voisus helper.
• Improved audio for PTT, VOX and Hot mic for Voisus.
• Fixed issues when ACU2 devices are on the network which caused the real-time to crash.
• Fixed ACENet memory creep.
• Added an error message in the Layout if the connected Telestra is not on the network or cannot be accessed.
• Fixed seg faults that occurred when using the ACU2 component.
• Added an Telestra web interface status indicator when performing an ACENet Firmware update.
• Improved Satellite component for use with remote DIS radios.
• Fixed use of multiple layouts and load viewer in Studio.
• Improved ACENet Driver Stats page in Telestra web interface Health System.
• Improved Linux Voisus Client logging window.
• Fixed TTS short word issue.
• Fixed Bus GW memory leak.
• Re-enabled acpid on Telestra server for system shutdown.

Enhancements

• Integrated Voisus into the health system.
• Added Voisus configuration and implemented Voisus Studio GUI design.
• Added pull-down bar for setting Big Endian in host interface component.
• Added the ability to backup Projects as text only in the Telestra web interface.
• Added an 'Add to offset' feature in HostIn and HostOut components, which allows negative numbers.
• Added support for ARC-210 scanning.
• Added the ability to sort models in the tree view of the load viewer and sort signal names in a connector as well.
• Voisus client enhancements.
• Added the title to Spectral Analysis pdf generation.
• Added 16kHz PCM for Record and Replay.
• Added the "Archive Recordings" functionality in the Telestra web interface.
• Added ORTT Record and Replay Python Scripts for testing.
• Added overall Health System visibility in the Telestra web interface.
• Added Voisus support for shared radios.
• Determined the optimum default headset settings on Voisus client side.
• Added new Voisus icons for graphical layout.
• Display Voisus Download page in the Telestra web interface.
• Added delta average to Spectral Analysis pdf generation.
• Added additional commands for "ace-user" command line interface.
• Changed the Telestra web interface spectral analysis plot generation capabilities for stand-alone or comparison plots.
• Additions to the ACU2 Channel Helper.
• Removed extra services running on Telestra server to optimize the realtime environment.
• Tuned TCP settings for realtime system.
• Added support for byte sequences to and from serial ports (MIDI control via ACENet devices).
• Added Telestra web interface page for Text-to-Speech.
• Added the following new components:
  • EnvCue/ MultiFilter
  • EnvCue/ 5BandFilter
  • IOInterfaces/ ACE_RIU_SerialByteOut
  • IOInterfaces/ ACU2_SerialByteOut
  • IOInterfaces/ VoisusChannel
  • P8/ CommPanel_inst (Program Specific)
  • P8/ RCUarc210 (Program Specific)
  • Radio/ HfServer
  • Test/ AudioAnalyzer
  • Test/ WallClock

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed Voisus Helper and Radio Helper to assign the Comm Panel as needed.
• Fixed serial port communication failure over long runtimes in 2.3 firmware for ACE-RIU and ACU2.
• Added a Vox trigger delay feature for spurious signal triggers in the Vox component.
• Added an editable default Crown Amp ID for all devices.
• Fixed audio glitch from Crown amp when using Studio with large models.
• Fixed the intermittent endpointer error related to Speech Recognition capabilities.
• Improved Telestra clocking issues when there is not a connected ACENet device.
• Fixed the maximum length setting in the Record Replay component.
• Fixed the TSR data loss on a playback for Record Replay.
• Added Crown Amp hardware mapping file to Telestra web interface Backup and Restore.
• Added a status indicator for Telestra web interface firmware uploads.
• Fixed missing HLA information that occurred after a Domain Helper edit.
• Fixed Domain Helper exception error that occurred if the project's DIS server interface was set to loopback.
• Changed the Sound file library editor soundfile 'delay' field units to seconds.
• Added an 'Active' flag as an output to the VOX component.
• Fixed audio glitches in the Telestra web interface that occurred with larger models.
• Fixed Helper generated model log file errors and warnings that occurred during install.
• Fixed ACU2 Helper (and other ACENet Device Editors) to only allow the selection of a single Telestra server.
• Table XY now has table-sorting capabilities.
• Fixed the 3D Highway service crashing that occurred after making links to models with multiple feeders.
• Fixed various Voisus issues.
• Fixed Voisus Windows client issues.
• Fixed the XML-RPC calls that block the realtime.
• Fixed the 'Lost Beat Packets' field in the Telestra web interface Health system.
• Fixed the ACU2 appearance in the Telestra web interface Health system.
• Updated the ASTi test framework.
• Added a Telestra web interface Health system message to Record Replay when the Telestra server runs out of disk space on /var.
• Fixed HLA debug mask bug.
• Fixed rsync log message syntax errors.
• Fixed ACU2 LED indicators.
• Standardized Voisus Windows and Linux clients.
• Fixed Text-to-Speech error reporting.
• Fixed Voisus model.
• Fixed hard drive blinking light.
• Fixed Telestra web interface Restore to work with files with spaces in the name.
• Fixed SELinux error when loading Linux Voisus GUI.

Miscellaneous

• Verified that two versions of the Radius work with Voisus.
• Modified the AutoDRED component to use pink noise.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the ACE-RIU Vox triggering issue.

Fixes/Improvements

• Reversed previous Telestra web interface health system changes to improve performance.

Enhancements

• Added support for Dynamic Text-To-Speech.
• Added adjustable timeout settings to the Radio Monitor.
• Added the ability to sort radio lists by selecting the column names in the Radio Monitor.
• Replaced the ACENet channel reservation error message with an initializing message.
• Added the JBOX Helper for specific program use.
• Enhanced Telestra web interface System Backup with the ability to change the default backup filename prefix.
• Added additional health status indicators in Telestra web interface under System Status and Network Targets.
• Added support for Voisus 2 release.
• Enhanced tsr2wav.py script for Record/Replay file conversion to wave files.
• Enhanced the Telestra web interface ACENet device list for readability.
• Added a message to Telestra web interface ACENet device page for renaming devices. If duplicate names are used a message is displayed without having to reinstall the project.
• Installed legacy C++ library for McAfee anti-virus on Studio.
• Added the following new components:
  • Audio/ NoiseSource
  • Speech/ TTS
  • JBox2 (Program Specific)
  • JBox2_inst (Program Specific)

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed random pops and clicks during Audio/MessageList sequence.
• Major improvements to the RecordReplay component.
• Improved the Domain Helper to incorporate the settings from the parameters.ini file. Also improved the Gateway Helper to incorporate the settings from the DIS_gateway.dis file.
• Improvements to the Voisus 2 GUI and fixed Voisus 2 related memory leak.
• Fixed the Telestra web interface Status realtime CPU loading issues.
• Improved the character limit in the "Add" window for adding new components or model names.
• Fixed the AutoDRED component signal level and pass/fail logic.
• Various improvements to the AutoDRED component.
• Expanded the Radio Helper Site and Host ID fields to display the entire number.
• Improved handling of Speech Recognition grammars, Telestra web interface reports an error in a grammar file and it remains until reinstalled.
• Improved Speech Recognition by removing intermittent endpointer error.
• Improvements to the Satellite component.
• Fixed the error caused when selecting a Telestra server in Visual Codebuilder.
• Improved the clone and replace feature in Studio.
• Improved the Transceiver component by adding an external noise field.
• Improved the frequency display in Radio Monitor for consistency.
• Fixed the Helper name fields, which are now expandable so names are not truncated.
• Improved the Radio Relay component.
• Fixed internal Telestra web interface error caused when trying to upload a log file or download logs.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the AutoDRED component for computing the difference between audio input and thresholds.
• Added math functions to AutoDRED component to configure threshold and reference values for each channel and each test (excluding test 1).

Known Issues

• When the AutoDred test fails the initial value posted is correct, but if you reset the test the value that failed in overwritten. Therefore, you must re-install the layout between test runs. This known issue will be fixed in 4.19.

Enhancements

• Added the sort order to offset by default in the IO Packet Editor.
• In the Sound Library, updated the limit of sounds per group to 512.
• Added Telestra web interface support for the ACU2 device.
• Added Studio Helper support for the ACU2 device.
• Added stereo support for the ACU2 in the Readiness Model.
• Added support for SAN Disk Array.
• Added support for simultaneous record/replay.
• Updated the "ace-user health" command to promote information reported using '-V' to replace the information reported using '-v.'
• New Telestra web interface renaming features for ACE-RIUs, which requires a reinstall of the current layout.
• Added the ability to use the 'Esc' key to close the active windows in Studio.
• Increased spacing in the Telestra web interface ACENet > Device List table columns for ease of readability. Also improved table headings for readability.
• Added key shortcuts for the Studio/ Commplan/ Fill, CTRL '-' (minus) to collapse all and CTRL '+' (plus/equals) to expand all. Also selecting the Fill in the left tree will collapse all.
• Added automated comma delimiters to frequencies in Commplan Nets.
• Added a timestamp next the .tsr files created during spectral plot generation in the Telestra web interface.
• Added the capability to configure multiple DIS interfaces including broadcast, multicast, unicast) on a per-exercise basis or per exercise range basis.
• Added the number of Text-To-Speech streams to the Telestra web interface Options page.
• Added support for ACU2 firmware and testing.
• Added the following new components:
  • Audio/ Delay
  • Audio/ MessageList
  • DACSControl/ MessageList
  • IOInterfaces/ RadiusChannel (expected name change in future release)
  • IOInterfaces/ ACU2channel
  • Radio/ Satellite
  • Program specific components
• The Control/ MessageList component was removed.

Fixes/Improvements

• Improved PlaySound looped sounds based on index and true/false settings.
• Added the ability for the Transceiver component to output the geocentric location of the strongest in-tune transmitter.
• Fixed the MessageList component and moved it to the audio group.
• Improved Telestra web interface set/display gains for ACU2 channel mapping.
• Added the ability to plot simulator background noise profiles for Level D.
• Fixed the windows auto-size in Studio Radio Helper and Channel Helper windows.
• Internal enhancements for production tests.
• Fixed the createSRRpdf.py script on the latest Telestra and SRR versions.
• Fixed the host out live capture feature for displaying data.
• Fixed the Sound Repository sound file selection GUI for when the waveset goes 2 or more folders deep.
• Fixed Telestra web interface on the Secure Telestra platform to display the OS.
• Fixed the multicast HostIn Packets to filter based on multicast group.
• Improved the latency when installing a Layout or opening the Load Viewer.
• Fixed the Load Viewer error that caused a force quit.
• Added a way to use generic wave files of uncertain length.
• Changed "ace-user" commands to run at a less than 'root' level.
• Updated Telestra software to handle ACENet device defaults names for use with the Readiness test.
• Improved Studio over WAN including Layout features that don't respond, which required a force quit.
• Fixed TDL packets that were causing the RNE to crash.
• Fixed the brown question marks that were appearing as component icons.
• Fixed Live Capture to display host input values correctly.
• Improved the Studio Log display for reading the latest log events.
• Fixed the traceback that displayed when opening live capture on the host in.
• Fixed the Audio/ LevelDCapture component 'testnumber' to default to 0.
• Improved the layout of the multicast host helper.
• Fixed the "ace-user health" command to remove false error messages.
• Improved Export Hosts Utility for host packets host number.
• Fixed the "rtexec_status" command which was hanging when attempting to load information from realtime.
• Fixed Telestra web interface ACENet Device List renaming features.
• Fixed random dropouts of the Telestra server in the Project Selector in Studio.
• Added legacy intercom waveform mapping.
• Fixed the ACENet device renumbering that caused the realtime to crash.
• Fixed the lower limit on Audio Pfilter gain.
• Adjusted anzac timing and performed stability updates.
• Fixed the memory leak on the Telestra server that occurred when reporting information to Anmon.

After installing 4.17 all ACUs and ACE-RIUs require a firmware update.

All previous 1.x versions of ACU and ACE-RIU firmware have been removed since they are no longer compatible.

Enhancements

• New unified Telestra web interface ACENet device page.
  • The new page displays firmware version error in ACENet device health status.
• New ACE-RIU firmware v2.2
• New ACU firmware v2.1
• New capability to export diagnostic information to the host computer using ASTi commands.
• New display for serial data, digital data, analog data I/O information in the health system under "Channel X".

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed ACENet audio which was intermittently going out of the wrong physical channel on a device.
• Improved ACENet to support multiple Telestra servers on the same network segment.
• Fixed ACE-RIUs to recover from disconnect and power off/power back on.
• Fixed ACENet operation for use when an ACENet device conductor is not in a Studio layout.
• Fixed ACENet performance with up to 16 ACE-RIUS's on network.
• Fixed ACENet device power up sequencing issue.
• FIxed ACE-RIU firmware update which was failing in certain conditions.

Improvements

• Fixed transmitter and receiver bandwidth effect modeling.
• Fixed radios for reacquiring reception after transmission when receiving a continuous signal.
• New notes section displayed in Telestra web interface Options page.
• Added a feature to the radio to suppress transmission while playing certain tones and premables.

Note: Projects created using 4.16+ software do not work with earlier Telestra releases. Projects created in earlier versions can be edited and run in 4.16.

Enhancements

• Update the OS to RHEL version 5.3.
• Set default values for radio transmitter PDUs for Radio Entity Type Record, Entity Kind and Category fields.
• Added a DIS waveform mapping (in text mode only).
• Added LS-653 State Machine left and right selection.
• Added name PDU support on transmit side of Telestra.
• Enhanced Scope for usability including 1/3rd octave view, band select realtime values, and snapshot with delta values.
• Added Project Management across multiple Telestra servers with enhancements to the Telestra web interface for support.
• Added the ability to open the Telestra server URL directly in Studio.
• New notes section displayed in the Telestra web interface Options page.
• Enhanced Readiness utility.
• Added test mode display for host packets to the Telestra web interface health system.
• Added a component count by type to the component reporting in the Telestra web interface.
• Added an Unknown Packet Count to the ACENet health system in the Telestra web interface.
• Added HLA DACS option to Telestra.
• Added a custom component filter.
• Added CFI memory monitoring.
• Added symbolic information to btree pool messages.
• Added the following new components:
  • Audio/ Compressor
  • Host Control/ TestIn
  • Host Control/ TestOut
  • Program Specific components

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed Crown Amp identifier for custom naming.
• Fixed serial port failure after power cycling ACENet devices.
• Improved Studio network interface for running on a Telestra platform.
• Fixed Math Plan table functions to clamp at the last output value.
• Fixed HostOut to stop sending packets after the model is stopped.
• Improved transmitter and receiver bandwidth effect modeling.
• Fixed radios for reaqcuiring reception after transmission when receiving a continuous signal.
• Added a notify server check box to the Math Plan for changing values on the fly.
• Fixed Domain Editor for use with HLA.
• Fixed Transceiver to automatically tune to 59 MHz when in SINCGARS mode with a non-zero Net ID.
• Added multicast support for host packets.
• Improved the Telestra web interface system log formatting.

Enhancements

• New feature for LS653 to have right and left RT selection simultaneously.

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the Radio for receiving a continuous signal after a keyed transmission.
• Fixed Domain Editor for compatibility with HLA.
• Fixed the broken squelch.

Enhancements

• A "notify_target" checkbox was added to the Control > Math Plan component. After a Project save and commit, the end result is the user can change values in a math table, press apply and in about 2-3 seconds the new values appear in realtime.

Improvements

• Changed the modulation parameter mapping for SINCGARS frequency hopping operation.
• Fixed TDL transmissions to propagate to infinity and beyond.
• Fixed ANPS leak when receiving entity PDUs.

Enhancements

• Added support for the Q35ATX Corvalent motherboard.
• Added a test for Studio Ethernet ports and Ethernet detection.
• Improved port reordering for Studio.
• Added support for renaming Crown Amps with an ASTi default name.
• Improved support for LS653 inter-Telestra server communication.
• Added cell routing support.
• Improved the Level D Capture component by adding a modifier to the ACUGain result to allow scaling.
• Added SNR threshold to TDL.
• Added the following new components:
  • Audio/ Demux
  • Audio/ Envelope
  • Audio/ PEnvelope
  • Control/ Incrementor
  • FDACP (for a specific program)

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed the status displayed in "Open Project" window after uninstalling.
• Fixed the nameserver configuration for after restoring a configuration.
• Added a fix in Studio so the project selector dialog can see Telestra servers.
• Fixed Anmon memory leak.

Enhancements

• Added LS-653 state machine functionality and new ACE-RIU firmware v1.6 with support for LS-653 panels.
• Improved Telestra web interface Backup/Restore facility for more flexible options including the ability to restore individual projects and wavesets.
• Added selectable Speech Recognition for use in Studio layouts.
• Enhanced Speech Recognition for speed.
• Improvements to Comm Panel components for optimization.
• Changed the ACENet network to use class B private address scheme.
• Added a state machine HHT helper that will generate a state machine Comm Panel and connectors.
• Studio/Telestra server component manager now uses rsync.
• Reordered the Comm Plan presets for SINCGARS helper-generated models.
• Added a SINCGARS mode for maintaining interoperability with legacy DACS systems.
• Added Audacity sound editor software to Studio.
• Improved the .wav file format handling for the sound library.
• Added the ability to name Crown® Amps similar to other ACENet devices.
• Telestra web interface ACENet enhancements.
• Added the following new components:
  • Control/ByteToBit
  • Control/ByteMerger
  • HostControl/CellIn
  • HostControl/CellOut
  • Environmental Cue/VibrationCapture
  • Radio/Intercom Transceiver (a simplified version of the Transceiver component)

Fixes/Improvements

• Fixed memory leak in entity PDU processing.
• Changed the connectors for helper generated Amp models for volume/mute control. This change may affect those using amps and the Channel helper.
• Fixed the “Internal Server Error” that occurred when the Telestra web interface was processing large backups, such as soundlibrary backups.
• Fixed the Audio/Pfilter component.
• Fixed the Radio Monitor for displaying Telestra server name, IP address, and radio name.
• Fixed Radio Monitor crashes from the health stub.
• Fixed the sidetone in Readiness Layout.
• Fixed the “Open Projects” window report Status for Telestra servers.
• Increase the number of Health slots to 10,000.
• Adjusted AutoDred defaults for NoiseGain and WaveGain.
• Fixed “Waiting to Connect” error in Studio Telestra server Viewer.
• Fixed permissions related errors when attempting to open a project.

Enhancements

• Update to RHEL version 5.2 for the Telestra server and Studio OS.
• New Radio Monitor.
• Added a command line network setup script.
• ACU firmware version 1.18 for hardware based gain selection.

Fixes/Improvements

• Improved Record/Replay software.
• Fixed audio pops on Transceiver Rx side.
• Improved Health System stability.
• Studio cache synchronization.
• Improved component traceback reports.

Improvements

• Fixed the Transceiver segfault when switching modes.
• Fixed to the Health system reentrancy.
• Updated the DIS mappings for frequency hop modes (CCTT settings).
• Increased the diskless read/write space to 1GB.

Improvements

• Fix ASTiNet domain creation.
• Update MessageList component to support index repeat.
• Add absolute speed output to the Relative Position component.
• Improve ranging and pathloss calculation order.
• Fix DIS crypto system/key conversion.

Improvements

• Fixed the Telestra web interface Spectral Analysis page display.
• Updated the SATCOM counter.
• Configurable DIS timeout (previously 5 seconds).
• Updated the default TxPower setting to use the Comm Plan value.

Improvements

• Disabled the syslog for diskless systems.
• Removed daemon console messages.
• Cleaned up the 'hlapath' script traceback.
• Disabled the health registration for external radios.
• Changed the daemon start/stop order around the layout install.
• Changed the Crown amp daemon polling rate.
• Updated the Health system for stability.

Improvements

• Updated the Studio Helpers to show correct DIS ID's.
• Improved the Speech Recognition speed.
• Fixed DIS mapping for Transceiver crypto states.

Improvements

• Added the Vibration Analysis feature to Telestra software.
• Enhancement to control DIS site, host, entity, and radio and exercise ID's by host control.
• Updated the CommPanel component for signal gain effects on sidetone.
• Added support for the SATCOM server.
• Added updates for HLA.
• Restructured the State Machine tab in the Telestra Editor to allow the ability to view more than one state machine .INI file to display or edit in Studio.
• Additions to the Synapse Helpers.

Fixes

• Updated the Telestra web interface Health System and fixed the overrun count and other issues.
• Fixed the Telestra web interface Network Devices page and Telestra web interface Network Telestra Servers page.
• Added support for DDI set up when using the Channel Helper.
• Updated the timing for the RecordReplay component.
• Improved the IcomTx component.

Improvements

• Added host interface tester overlap detection.
• Fixed Studio saving invalid Service handles.
• Cleaned up the 'ace status' traceback.
• Updated the Health system registration.

Improvements

• Added support for quoted strings in the Radio Helper.
• Added the new RelativePosition component.
• Updated the CommPanel component.

Improvements

• Enabled separate Tx/Rx ports for TDL traffic.

Improvements

• Fixed the host input overrun issue.
• Updated the host packet editor.

Improvements

• Fixed the Control/Ident component.
• Improved the Level D Prop Rotor component.

Improvements

• Added new state machine additions in the Project Manager.
• Added the Automated Speech Recognition software.
• Improved support for the Level D Spectral Analysis and record file updates.

Improvements

• Fixed the Filter component.
• Fixed the HostIn and HostOut component.

Improvements

• Added the PropLevelD component.
• Updated all IIR-based filters.

Improvements

• Split the Studio Model environment RxVoice flag into RxAudioActive and RxVoiceTransmissionActive.
• Added a default timeout value for the pathloss server, which is the time between when it sends out a request, no response is received, and it assumes that something is wrong and falls back to a default value.
• Added new Logic Table defaults for the HHT helper.
• Added SINCGARS helper updates.
• Added backup/restore command for diskless systems.

Fixes

• Fixed a Python error that occurred when closing a project in Project Manager.
• Fixed the spread-spectrum net-ID check in Havequick and SINCGARS tuners.
• Fixed HLA errors during domain lookups.
• Fixed “buffer” error in Playsounds.
• Fixed MaK RTI issues for HLA.

Improvements

• Added the SINCGARS helper tab to the Channel helper in Studio Project Management.
• Support for Telestra server diskless operation.
• Improved DIS configuration options.
• Support for legacy DDI I/O models.
• Support for HLA operation on one Telestra server.
• Replaced the Avahi software.
• Improved the save feature for Telestra model building.

Fixes

• Fixed the RNE lock up.

Improvements

• Radio improvements for SINCGARS and HaveQuick.
• Improved pathloss request status reporting.

Improvements

• Fixed the Terrain Server pathloss.
• Fixed the center of the earth logic for Terrain Server.
• Fixed the RNE lock up.

Improvements

• Fixed the modeling for jamming and/or bandwidth overlap.

Improvements

• Fixed a bug in the radio crypto handling.

Improvements

• Added a Transceiver to generate radio state parameters.
• Fixed TDL PDUs generated by SAF to be received by Telestra radios.

Improvements

• Fixed the RCE to ensure that the number of bytes of audio in an audio property is a multiple of 4, which is required to operate properly with the DACS.

Improvements

• Added new components for ICU, Transmitter and Receiver, and a new 3D Audio component.
• Added Jamming support to the radio-modeling environment.
• Added support for 4 Ethernet ports.
• Support for head elevation soundfield rotation in Headphone3DOut component.

Fixes

• Improved the radio handling in the Telestra radio environment.
• Fixed the comparison view in the Studio scope and added user scalability.
• Improved the Crown Amp to support quick power cycles.
• Fixed HaveQuick extensions for matched modulation parameters.
• Improved HLA layout.

Improvements

• Added a site host by IP checkbox and the ability to configure the site and host IDs on a per domain basis in the Domain helper.
• Added the new Receiver, TransmitterRCU, and Network Intercom RCU components.
• Added host control for DIS parameters.

Fixes

• In the Telestra radio environment, fixed the frequency hopping extensions in the transmitter PDU.
• Fixed the Telestra server “localhost” identifier.
• Improved the speed for service viewers.
• Fixed the HaveQuick issues in the Telestra radio environment.
• Improved the switch function in the Math Plan component.
• Improved the modulation parameters length for SINCGARS and Frequency Hopping.
• Fixed an internal Telestra web interface error that was causing the Telestra web interface ACU page to crash.
• Improved the Radio helper.

Improvements

• Support for the Terrain and Propagation Loss interface in the radio-modeling environment.
• Added password protection to setting IP addresses of Telestra servers in the Telestra web interface.
• Added the Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® version to the the Telestra web interface System Status page.
• Added the Pfilter component.
• Support for remotely driving the Telestra server using SSH instead of XML-RPC.

Fixes

• Renamed the “Hosts” link in the Telestra web interface to “Telestra servers.”
• Fixed the “Save As” feature in Studio Project Viewer and Load pop-up message box.
• Fixed the Radio Monitor in Telestra server viewer.
• Fixed the marking field entity attach associated with the DIS ID values of the entity with the radios DIS ID.
• Support for proper bit handling in the HostOut component.
• Fixed login terminals for Telestra realtime.
• Fixed the RIUchannel component to display the correct number of channels in the pull-down list.

Improvements

• Added the SINCGARS state machine support.
• Added various internal test plan fixes.

Improvements

• Added the ability for Voisus to discover the Radius.
• Support for various Voisus fixes.
• Added a LP filter to the input mic signal for the Synapse Workstation for the operator model.
• Support for HHT operator name and display mapping.
• Added the ability for the ACE-RIUs to transmit on serial port B.

Fixes

• Fixed the ability to apply negative gain to attenuate ‘hot’ input signals for the ACU gains.
• Fixed the Comm Panel 16 component.
• Fixed the ability to power on ACUs after projects are reinstalled.
• Fixed Radios 11 and 12 to work with helper generated models.

Improvements

• Added Voisus product release support and component packaging.
• Added Studio and Firefox icons to the Studio desktop.
• Support for more than three Ethernet interfaces.
• Improved the test plan.
• Added the ability to copy a frame with init values in tact.
• Added the ability to copy an entire Test Case via the GUI.

Fixes

• Fixed the ability to “mount” a media drive after completing a cold start.
• Fixed the missing virtual terminals 2-6 when booting a system without a default load.
• Fixed the audio pop that occurred when powering on the ACU.
• Fixed the audio pop that occurred during power amps model reload.
• Fixed the marking field entity attach for tracking ID changes.
• Fixed state machine parsing script.
• Fixed the HHT serial port 2 initialization.

Improvements

• Added a database pack for ace-loader.
• Improved various HLA components.
• Updated ACU firmware to support multiple HHTs and fixed the ACU negative gain results.
• Improved HHT operator helper.
• Updates for the Component interface.
• Added support to save Hostout_pkt rate and packet length values.
• Enhancements for test runner and bug fixes.
• Support for the ability to remove an item from the layout without deleting it.
• Added clone and replace feature.
• Updated DACS component aliases.

Fixes

• Fixed the HHT channel helper to work with ACUs.
• Fixed Telestra radios audio dropouts.
• Fixed ACE-RIU name changing bug.
• Fixed radios during mode/net changes.
• Fixed radios during handling of multiple received signals.
• Fixed HostIn component to pass message variables to a link.

Improvements

• Support for HHTs including Project helpers.
• New HHT firmware v1.1.
• Support for uploading ACE-RIU firmware from the Telestra web interface.
• New Telestra Test plan including new TestIn/TestOut components (for ASTi internal testing).
• Added a conversion script to update from software version 4.3 o 4.4.

Fixes

• Support for the Telestra web interface to link to Telestra servers (host page) using Eth2 instead of Eth0.
• Improved sample rate up-conversion.

Improvements

• Support for the ACE-RIU audio I/O device.
• Added Telestra web interface layout install, start, and stop functions.
• Added new testing capability for Spectral Analysis.
• Added the ability to select a crypto sound library for a radio/receiver in the Radio helper.
• Added auto-configuration for Ethernet ports for when swapping hard drives.

Fixes

• Fixed the Channel helper to reference the correct component group for the Highway Output component.
• Fixed the memory leak related to Telestra web interface and Crown® Amps.
• Fixed overruns caused by speaker service k-pass loading.
• Fixed model running issues after adding components.

Improvements

• Enhancements for HLA support.

Improvements

• Update for ACU firmware (1.14).
• Improved the default operation for the PTT in the Comm Panel component.
• Improved the Radio helper GUI to provide a way for the user to select the domain and enter a hostname.
• Fixed Playsound and Sequencer component.
• Runs Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5

• Runs Ubunto 6.06 Server