Release 2.6.3

Release 2.6.3

Version: 2.6.3

Build: 9176

Latest branch build: 9176

Build version: 2.6.3

Released: 31 January 2023

Release Summary

Upgrade Guidance

Follow the standard upgrade process for this release.

Supported Upgrade Path

Follow the standard upgrade process.

For more information, see: Customer Support.

Before Upgrading

1. Create a full system Backup.

After Upgrading

1. Verify licensing, Node connectivity, routing, and Hardware Panels.

Compatibility

For more information, see: Supported Operating Systems.

For more information, see: Minimum Hardware Specifications.

Licensing Impact

Third-party Hardware Panels can use a floating license. hi Hardware Panels are allocated user licenses first, and unlicensed Hardware Panels are disabled automatically.

Breaking Changes

None in this release.

New Integrations

Internal Router Custom 1:1

• Added a software 1:1 router for simple Source-to-Destination pass-through routing within hi.

For more information, see: Internal Router Custom 1:1.

Added

Simplified Control Panel

• Introduced a simplified Control Panel view that shows the Presets assigned to the user. Operators can route, lock or unlock Destinations, and use assigned or favorite Parameters. Preset editing, Tag filtering, search, and Gang Take are unavailable in this view.

For more information, see: Simplified Access.

Quick Edit for Port Containers

• Added Quick Edit of Port Containers, with optional updating of connections and a Port Container Contents view in the Port Edit dialog.

• Use Save to change the contents without re-routing, or Save and Update Connections to apply the changed contents to live connections.

For more information, see: Port Containers.

Port Edit and Inspect Dialogs

• Added Labels and Tagging to the Control Panel Port Edit dialog and introduced a Control Panel Inspect dialog.

For more information, see: Control Panel.

NMOS Multicast Address Management

• Added multicast address management for NMOS devices.

For more information, see: Manage Multicast Addresses.

Joystick Override With Camera Patching

• Added camera patching and multi-router support to Joystick Override.

For more information, see: Joystick Override.

New Monitor Wall Layouts

• Added new Monitor Wall layouts.

For more information, see: Monitor Walls.

Automatic Backup During Update

• Added automatic Backup creation during a system update.

• The installation script creates a Backup before updating an existing hi system and names it with the previous version. A fresh installation does not create this Backup.

For more information, see: Backups.

Changed

Hide Irrelevant Tags

• Changed the Control Panel to hide irrelevant Tags and handle Source and Destination sides independently.

For more information, see: Control Panel.

Disable Irrelevant Ports

• Changed the Control Panel to disable irrelevant Ports.

For more information, see: Control Panel.

Port Picker State

• Changed the Port Picker to remember its state, show more Ports by default, and optionally show the disconnect Port on the Source side.

For more information, see: Control Panel.

Internal Router 1:1 Switching

• Changed the Internal Router to support 1:1 switching behavior.

SmartPanel Parameter Paging

• Changed Riedel SmartPanel devices to page through Parameters.

Disconnect Destinations of Source Port Container

• Changed Source Port Container handling to disconnect its Destinations.

For more information, see: Port Containers.

Fixed

Control Panel

• Single Destination Deselected: Fixed the Destination being deselected when changing Presets.

• Pinned Port Reordering: Fixed pinned Port reordering.

• Ports Staying Disabled: Fixed Ports sometimes staying disabled on the Control Panel.

• Multiselect Port Updates: Fixed disabled Port updates in multiselect.

• Port Container Rename: Fixed Port Container rename.

• Quick Edit Routing: Fixed editing a Port Container through Quick Edit re-routing connections.

Hardware Panels

• SmartPanel Connection Feedback: Fixed Riedel SmartPanel connection feedback.

• SmartPanel Audio App: Fixed communication with a SmartPanel that has the Audio App installed.

Nodes and Integrations

• MediorNet Monitoring Name: Fixed MediorNet losing the Monitoring Name after initialization.

• TSL Over UDP: Fixed the TSL server not accepting some single TSL 5 messages over UDP.

• GPIO Test Mode: Fixed GPIO enable, disable, and force testing mode Buttons.

Users and Access

• Simplified User Port Containers: Fixed Simplified users being unable to connect Port Containers.

• Preset Delegation in Older Backups: Fixed delegating Presets to users in older Backups.

System

• Tag Category Reordering: Fixed an error when reordering Tag Categories.

• Port Container Lock: Fixed a Port Container lock getting stuck.

• Ubuntu 16 Installation: Fixed installation failing to finish on Ubuntu 16.04.

Known Issues

None in this release.

Additional Information

For more information, see: Risk Context.

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