| Version |
Location |
Description
of Updates |
4.5.2.191
|
All
|
December 27, 2005 - There
were a few bugs and missing files in the 'package and deployment' of
the software. Please download the latest version. REF 122705-01
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5.4.2.190
|
Unknown
|
Decmeber
25, 2007 - I changed the software to make a Lite Version. You can now
download a Lite Version which allows you to operate locomotive across
the internet only. No DCC is supported in this program. REF 122505-01
|
4.5.2.185
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
Decmber 6, 2005 - I
changed the bars on the computer screen to show pressure and
temperature from zero and up. Changing this caused some new errors. I
made the values start at two, and the error disappeared. The routines
for air, oil, fuel, sand, water; pressure and temperature need to be
overhalded. REF 120605-02
|
4.5.2.184
|
None
|
December 6, 2005 - I
changed the setting on the wirless router at home. Seem that when the
software was uploading a new captured image to the web server, it cuase
the host machine to time out, think that there was no client running
the locomotive. The router has been set to restrict port twenty-one
now. REF 120605-01
|
4.5.2.184
|
Internet Settings
|
December 5, 2005 - I
changed the routing for the button 'disconnect'. It now does not reset
the option to 'stand alone mode' from either 'host mode' or 'client
mode'. REF 120505-01
|
4.5.2.183
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
November 26, 2005 - An
error occured when the host program terminated the internet conenction.
The server software, 'client mode' is told to 'stop engine'. THe
software tries to write to the communication port since the internet
connection is no longer available. REF 112605-01
|
4.5.2.182
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
November 25, 2005 - An
error occures when the program trys to upload the screen capture when
the server is unavailable. This is not corrected. REF 112505-01
|
4.5.2.181
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Screen
|
November 22, 2005 - I
removed the FTP custom control (dll form) and replaced it with a new
OCX version. It performs better with Visual Basic 4.0 and 6.0. You will
need to get a new file call FileTrans.OCX with this a newer versions on
the software. This control is user to download advertisements from the
we server. REF 112205-02
|
4.5.2.180
|
Internet Settings
|
November 22, 2005 - I
removed the FTP custom control (dll form) and
replaced it with a new OCX version. It performs better with Visual
Basic 4.0 and 6.0. You will need to get a new file call FileTrans.OCX
with this a newer versions on the software. This control is used to
upload new screen captures to the web server. REF 112205-01 |
4.5.2.178
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel Screen
|
November 20. 2005 -
Errors during compiling of the software led
me to uninstall a custom control (FathFTP.dll) and re-install it. REF
112005-02 |
4.5.2.178
|
Internet Settings
|
November 20. 2005 -
Errors during compiling of the software led me to uninstall a custom
control (FathFTP.dll) and re-install it. REF 112005-01
|
4.5.2.177
|
Main Screen
|
November 16, 2005 - The
main screen when loading initializes the screen stack in the ATC.INI
file. Problems occurred when trying to close windows because the screen
stack was messed up after the program crashes. REF 111605-02
|
4.5.2.176
|
Main Screen
|
November 16, 2005 - The
the menu system of the main screen I added an option for debug mode.
You
can toggle this option on or off. Debug mode will display a screen
showing all the routines starting and ending. This is only for testing
purposes only. It will be removed later. REF 111605-01
|
4.5.2.175
|
Internet Settings
|
October 3, 2005 - I added
a check box if you would like an additional live audio stream from http://www.fostorialive.com/
Its a live feed from Steve Olmstead's railroad scanner. REF
100305-01
|
4.5.2.173
|
Internet Settings
|
September 29, 2005 - Here
is were to can select the type of video streaming. The default will be
Broadcast Mode (using Microsoft's DMO CODEC). REF 092905-01 |
4.5.2.172
|
Mainline Operation
|
September 28, 2005 - I'm
changing some of the code in the client's video streaming. Now the
client has an option to stream in Server Mode (using Microsoft's Video
1 CODEC) or Broadcast Mode (using Micosoft's DMO CODEC) just like the
web page. REF 092805.01
|
4.5.2.171
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel Screen
|
September 27, 2005 - Its
getting colder outside... time for the trains. I'm not happy with the
video streaming of the software. The web site looks great, but the
peer-to-peer stream look unacceptable. I've been trying new CODECs to
see if I can improve the quality. THe software still uses Microsoft's
Video 1 CODEC for streaming video REF 092705-01
|
4.5.2.170
|
All
|
September 26, 2006 -
Added and cleaned up alot of loose ends. Released package. REF 092605-01
|
4.5.2.167
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel Screen
|
September 25, 2005 - A
bug was reported by the makers of the video custom control,
FathSoft.com. It did not allow the client to receive a audio stream
from the host machine. A new custom control has be added. REF 092505-01
|
4.5.2.164
|
Internet Settings
|
September 20, 2005 - The
locomotive now properly stops when a client connects with they
software. Before, the locomotive would only stop when the client 'Start
Engine' button was pressed. REF 092005-01
|
4.5.2.163
|
All
|
September
2, 2005 - We are now on-line twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week!
|
4.5.2.162
|
All
|
September 1, 2005 - All
custom controls (purchased by other software makers) have been
purchased. Now that I have the licenses for the controls, I can
distribute them to you without any pop-up banners. So if you hate those
annoying pop-ups, download the latest version. REF 090105-01
|
4.5.1.149
|
Internet Settings
|
August 29, 2005 - Upon
closing the Internet connection, the client's software does not close
the Mainline Operation GUI Diesel Screen. This has now been fixed. REF
082905-02
|
4.5.1.148
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
August 29, 2005 - An
error occurred when loading the window in host mode without a video
capture device connected to the computer. This error is not trapped and
dealt with. REF 082905-1
|
4.5.1.147
|
Internet Settings
|
August 6, 2005 - Removed
the 'Macro Timer' which was used to play macro commands across the
internet. Removed the 'Play Macro' command button. This button was to
play a macro to control the locomotive. This option will be added
later, but for now I'm removing it. REF 080605-03
|
4.5.1.146
|
Internet Settings
|
August 6, 2005 - Added
error routing to the screen capture control. REF 080605-02
|
4.5.1.145
|
Internet Settings
|
August 6, 2005 - I added
another FTP custom control to the software. I need to use this custom
control to upload and download files from the internet. This allows for
advertising and user upgrades. No longer will you have to ask me for
upgrades. The software will do it for you REF 080605-01
|
4.5.1.144
|
Audio Setting Screen
|
July 21, 2005 - More work
was done to try and complete this screen. REF 072105-04
|
4.5.1.143
|
Video Setting Screen
|
July 21, 2005 - The audio
setting have been removed from this screen and moved to its own screen
called 'Audio Setting Screen'. A new combination box was added to
select the appropriate video codec to stream video with. REF 072105-03
|
4.5.1.142
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
July 21, 2005 - The video
stream was modify to use video codecs as per the 'Video Settings
Screen'.
REF 072105-02
|
4.5.1.141
|
Room Lighting Control
|
July 21, 2005 - Just a
few area to clean up. Works really well controlling the lights. REF
072105-01
|
4.5.0.140
|
Room Lighting Control
|
July 20, 2005 - I added a
new screen to the program. This screen allows you to set up a decoder
to control the room lighting. I made this to turn on the room lighting
when a person connects as a client. REF 072005-01
|
4.5.0.139
|
All
|
July 16, 2005 - Just over
all bug fixed and twiking up the software. REF 061605-01
|
4.5.0.131
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
June 23, 2005 - I added
code to make the program sleep while initializing the video capture
device connected to your computer. I found my InstantVCD device froze
often when initializing. REF 050623-01
|
4.5.0.130
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
June 20, 2005 - I removed
the timer control for uploading the screen capture to the server. Until
I have enough money to purchase the custom control, I'm removing the
feature. Besides, it's a pain with the unregistered custom control
pop-ups. REF 050620-02
|
4.5.0.129
|
Internet Settings
|
June 20, 2005 - I removed
the FTP control and timer control for polling the server for
advertisements. Until I have enough money to purchase the custom
control, I'm removing the feature. REF 050620-01
|
4.5.0.128
|
Package and Deployment
|
June 19, 2005 - A file
called CabWindows(d1).bmp was missing from the ATCsetup.exe file. So,
if you have downloaded a previous copy of ATC, you should try it again.
REF 050619-02
|
4.5.0.127
|
Internet Settings
|
June 19, 2005 - In the
software there is one custom control that open a connection to my
server. This connection downloads advertising and upload a screen
capture to the server. Sometimes my software would try to do these two
events at once. Its caused an error. The timer control for firing each
event now checks the other to see if its active before trying to upload
or download to the server. REF 050619-01
|
4.5.0.124
|
All
|
May 24, 2005 - I've
adopted a new way of version number in the software. I'm showing the
last number in the version as a 'counter' so you can quickly see if you
need to upgrade. REF 050524-01
|
4.5.0.124
|
All
|
Official release - I run the
software allot this week end (what a way to spend my long weekend) and
I'm confident about the stability of the software. So, I made a new
executable file and packaged it up with Installshield. The new version
is available for downloading. REF 050524-03
|
4.5.0.107
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
May 24, 2005 - The
software did not correctly re-initialize the diesel screen when a user
logged off of an internet connection. Some of the timer controls were
still executing and the video link to the client did not seem to close
properly hence no new connection could be made. For safety reasons, I
now unload the window completely, and reload it, so all locomotive
controls start at 'zero' and streaming connections are initialized
properly. REF 050524-02
|
4.5.0.106
|
Password
|
May 24, 2005 - I changed
the way the password window works. It no long allows for a temporary
grace period of ninety days, I reduced the grace period to thirty days.
Since the software changes so rapidly I though this was fair. The link
'dcalcutt@rogers' now correctly adds the information I need to make a
password for you. REF 050524-01
|
4.5.0.105
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
May 24, 2005 -
Disconnection from the host computer if operation a locomotive across
the internet is operating correctly. If the host machine has 'Auto
Listen' on, then the host machine, upon disconnecting from a client,
will automatically list for a new connection. REF 050524-01
|
4.5.0.101
|
Audio Settings
|
May 23, 2005 - Variables
stored in the ATC.INI for the audio capture device are
now saved as a name rather then by index. If device has been removed
or changed software will try to find it later or select a new device.
REF 050523-01 |
4.5.0.100
|
Audio Settings
|
May 22, 2005 - Settings
for you audio device and windows media profile are correctly stored in
the ATC.INI file. They are retrieved correctly from each of the 'Audio
Settings' Screen and the 'Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel' screen. REF 050522-01 |
4.5.0.95
|
Video Settings
|
May 15, 2005 - Variables
stored in the ATC.INI for the video capture device are now saved as a
name rather then by index. If device has been removed or changed
software will try to find it later or select a new device. REF 050515-01
|
4.5.0.92
|
Video Settings
|
May 9, 2005 - Setting for
your video device, audio device and windows media profile are correctly
stored in the ATC.INI file. They are also retrieved correctly
from each of the 'Video Settings' Screen and the 'Mainline Operation
GUI
Diesel1' screen. REF 050509-02
|
4.5.0.91
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
May 9, 2005 - To make
things more realistic, I've added a object for transparency pictures.
This allowed me to show the engine hood and windshield over the video
streaming. It makes the picture more realistic. REF 050509-01
|
4.5.0.90
|
Mainline Operation GUI
Diesel
|
May 8, 2005 -
Advertising, yes advertising is now apart of the program. If you run
the software, it polls the server for advertisements. This is to help
defray the costs of research and development. I'm looking for forty
(40) people to contribute twenty (20) dollars per month. This revenue
will allow me to place my layout up permanently on the internet for
other
people to operate. Look forward to operating my layout anytime across
the internet. REF 050508-01
|
4.5.0.82
|
Internet Settings
|
April 24, 2005 - Now when
you open the Internet Setting Screen, selecting client or host mode,
makes the 'connect' and 'listen' button respectively enabled. Upon
connection between a client and host computer the 'Mainline Operation
GUI Diesel1 Screen' will automatically be displayed, complete with
video. The software will automatically start the locomotive. The user
can immediately use any option to operate the locomotive. When the
client closes the window, Mainline Operation GUI Diesel1 Screen, it
returns to the Internet Setting, disconnecting the link or connection,
between the host and the client computer. REF 050424-02
|
4.5.0.81
|
Internet Settings
|
April 24, 2005 - The
software now checks for a video capture device prior to allow you to
host. In client mode no video capture device is required. In
stand-alone mode, it does not matter if you have a video capture device
because I assume you are running the software locally connected to you
DCC equipped layout. REF 050424-01
|
4.5.0.80
|
Internet Settings
|
April 22, 2005 - A new
option has been added. Previously you could only make the software
behave as a host or a client. It now allows you to operate in a
stand-alone mode. This was essential for the new video control. In host
mode the video is set up for sharing, in client mode is feeds from a
stream. In stand-alone mode it does neither, just place the video on
screen. REF 050422-02
|
4.5.0.79
|
Mainline GUI Diesel
|
April 22, 2005 - I've
removed EVideoCap.OCX from the program. It was responsible for capture
video and displaying it on the screen; through the windshield of the
cab. Its been replaced with VideoCapX.Ocx from FathSoft.com which
supports video streaming. This is needed to stream the video from one
computer to another. You can now fully drive a locomotive from a remote
location across the internet. Now if I could only find a place where I
could host my home layout 24/7... I'd like to place it online for
everyone to use. I'm hoping to make the video available on a web page
for al to see. REF 050422-01
|
4.5.0.73
|
Internet Settings
|
April 4, 2005 - A new OCX
file, or custom control, has been added to the software. It allows me
to do file transfers to my personal server. When you are running the
software, it makes screen captures of itself and uploads the file to
the server.
|
4.5.0.71
|
CV Changer
|
March 22, 2005 - I added
a check box to the screen. This check box allows you to choose between
short, two digit addresses and long, four digit address. The source
code for this screen has also been modified to use the new binary
commands. REF 050322-01
|
4.5.0.70
|
Mainline GUI Diesel
|
March 14, 2005. I'm
releasing a beta version. It will be available on the yahoo group file
section for downloading. If you have the full version installed on you
machine, download this file and replace you ATC.exe with the newer
copy. It almost uses one hundred percent binary commands. REF 050314-01
|
4.5.0.67
|
Utilities
|
February 5, 2005 - A new
screen has been added to the program. This utility screen allows you to
save your digital command control macros to disk. It also allows to you
save the lead locomotive of the consists. remember how you can pick up
a consist by calling up the lead locomotive? An option to restore these
memory location from disk is also included. For users with new EPROMs,
you can now back up the older setting and apply then to the new EPROM
without loosing a setting. REF 050205-01 More option with setting of
the cab parameters and the command unit will be available later.
|
4.4.0.67
|
Mainline Consist
|
February 22, 2005 - In
continuing with digital commands, I have finished converting the
Mainline Consist screen to use binary commands in lue of ASCII
commands. REF 050222-01
|
4.4.0.66
|
Programming Decoder
|
February 1, 2005 - Again,
in continuing with the conversion to digital commands, I have rewritten
allot of the source code. The forms 'activate' events includes the code
that was once in the timer event. The event 'import' for reading the
decoder configuration variables is re-written. The event 'export' for
writing the decoder configuration variables is re-written. REF 050201-03
|
4.4.0.65
|
Mainline Diesels
|
Same as Programming
Diesels REF 050201-02
|
4.4.0.64
|
Programming Diesels
|
February 1, 2005 - In
continuing with digital commands, I have update allot of the source
code in the specific screens. The button 'Go' used to jumped to a
specific locomotive in the database has been re-written. The two timer
controls for updating the combination boxes (locomotive active in your
database and reporting marks) have been removed and the code is moved
to the check box for selecting long or short locomotive address
database. Hence, the forms 'active' event has been changed to call the
check box routine. REF 050201-02
|
4.4.0.63
|
Main Screen
|
January 31, 2005 - When
opening the communication port, the software polls the digital command
to get the EPROMs version number. I would like the software to get more
then the version number. It would be nice to poll for the manufacturer
of the digital command control unit. REF 050131-02
|
4.4.0.62
|
Clock Screen
|
January 31, 2005 - This
whole screen has been converted to digital commands. I've tested it
with my North Coast Engineering system using an older EPROM. REF
050131-01
|
4.4.0.60
|
Main Screen
|
January 16, 2005 -
Rewrote two major routines tonight. First, to send packets to track
and the other to send packet to tempQ. Both are finished but not
tested. All other routines will use these new ones to send packet out
to the digital command control. As well all other screens will now
place bytes onto textboxes on main screen (not visible to the end user)
for processing.
|
4.4.0.55
|
All
|
January 16, 2005, I clean
up all screens with regards to the screen 'load'ing. REF 050116-04
|
4.3.0.54
|
Clock Screen
|
January 16, 2005 - I
converted the code for the timer control to send digital commands. It
has not bee tested. REF 050116-03
|
4.3.0.53
|
Clock Screen
|
January 16, 2005 - I
added a new button to 'set ratio'. This button will set the ratio of
the fast clock to the digital command control unit. It was previously
done with the 'set clock' button but has be remove to operate
separately. REF 050116-02
|
4.3.0.52
|
Clock Screen
|
January 16, 2005 - I
converted the code for 'set clock' routine to send digital commands. It
has notion tested. REF 050116-01
|
4.2.0.51
|
Update Software
|
January 4, 2005 - I've
added a new screen, selected by the main menu. It checks my server for
any file that need to be updated on your system. Download and
installation occurs automatically. REF 050105-01
|
4.2.0.50
|
Mainline Diesel
|
January 2, 2004 - When
the alerter (deadmann) is automatically activated the computer shuts
down your locomotive. If you have pressed the alerter (deadmann) switch
before the alerter finishes, the locomotive will not shut down. This
being said, after the computer shuts down your locomotive and placed
the throttle handle in neutral, the display on the right computer
terminal incorrectly displays the throttle position. This has not been
corrected. REF 050102-02
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4.2.0.49
|
Mainline Diesel
|
January 2, 2004 - I've
modified the four routine for filling of fuel, water, sand and oil to
respond to remote control. This way both client and host locomotives
will have the same amount of resources when starting the locomotive.
REF 050102-01
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