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VC4000 Firmware History

VC4000 Brake Meter, VC4000PC, VC4000DAQ

VC4000DAQ-GPS (with built in GPS and pitch rate gyro)

RFM4000, RFM4000X, RFM4000X-GPS

 

Versions 1.01 - 1.52
Version Date Description
1.01 2/20/2008
  • Jump directly to keypad calibration if never calibrated (assembly issue)

Known problems:
- CAN for OBDII doesn’t work on 11 bit cars
- In monitor mode first sample of Gz is always 0.999 G

1.02 2/27/2008
  • Unit info: shows “Version 1.02” instead of version and release
  • “powering up” message and lock out changing screens from “READY” on boot up until keypad calibrates
  • Send firmware rev to Profile
  • Gz = 0.999 for first sample on continuous runs fixed

Known problems
- CAN for OBDII doesn’t work on 11 bit cars

1.11 5/15/2008
  • Data Streaming (Real Time)
    • Monitor mode
    • Acceleration mode
  • New USB drivers
  • Internal changes for Variable Sample Rate
  • Support runs longer than 655 seconds
  • OBDII icon when connected
  • Internal changes for 1000Hz sample rate
  • Adjusted distance uses floating point calculations
  • Bluetooth interface set at 57.6K Baud.  Module does not support 230.4K correctly.
    • NOTE: when upgrading firmware Bluetooth must be reinitialized.

Known problems
- CAN for OBDII doesn’t work on 11 bit cars

1.21 7/9/2008
  • Variable Sample Rate
    • Monitor mode
    • Acceleration mode
  • Fast run file erase
  • OBDII CAN support for 29 and 11 bit
  • Fix tachometer factor calculation to be same as VC4000
  • Setup – RS232, added CAN option
  • Fix flash memory run time calculations
  • Other minor fixes
1.22 7/22/2008
  • Divide by zero fix if settings out of range
  • Check all settings upon boot
1.23 8/4/2008
  • Crash mode added
1.25 9/3/2008
  • Fix problem with Streaming data elapsed time
  • GPS detected automatically on non-assigned ports
1.26 11/4/2008
  • Fix problem with Streaming data when GPS is on
1.29 1/29/2009
  • Release RFM4000 and RFM4000X
  • Factory zero Gy and Gz during setup
  • Fix Printouts using “VERICOM VC3000” for header.  Changed to “VERICOM VC4000”.
  • Fix Countdown acceleration mode failed to start.
  • Fix Alarms failed to turn off beeper.
  • Re-enable AutoRS232portRecognition, if data streaming is ever started this feature is disabled.
  • Fix Flash file error – fix up memory if power off during test
  • Smooth acceleration before checking for threshold start
1.30 2/13/2009
  • Fix Reaction distance on display
  • Include message to turn on compass when calibrating compass
1.31 3/3/2009
  • GPS speed now shows in KPH when in metric mode
1.33 3/27/2009
  • Fix distance acceleration run using metric mode and 3D G summation method reports +-1 KPH in error.
  • Fix crash mode displaying runs, when sensor setup has changed.  Results in average G values high.
  • Crash mode, display system error when maximum sensors are configured.
  • Crash mode, up to 10 sensors can be turned on instead of 5.
  • Fix SD card (*.VC4) files.  Do not write deleted runs.
  • Fix Crash mode, when memory fills up, write times slows down (i.e. time slows down on the display).
  • Fix Crash mode, maximum run time set to 30 seconds.
  • Fix, Hardware watchdog functional now.  Also added software watchdog.  Hardware watchdog time is 700msecs.  Software watchdog is 2 minutes.
  • Acceleration runs, speed and distance modes runs are allowed to run a little bit past, then interpolated.  Post display calculations are floating point (more accurate).
  • Fix Acceleration runs, speed modes would end at ¼ mile.  Changed to maximum of 10000ft run.
  • Crash mode, do not force G smoothing to 1, use setup smoothing.
  • Crash mode, when run is canceled, close run file correctly.
  • Fixed problem importing greater than 255 runs.
1.34 4/8/2009
  • Fix program runs to 100ft and 300ft in acceleration mode, distance was displaying 255ft.
  • Timed acceleration runs did not show end data.
1.37 4/30/2009
  • Fix, default keypad zero changed from 0x9CB to 0x990.  Also the factory keypad zero function made more user error tolerant.
  • Fix, acceleration run, custom distance added approximately 3ft to the requested run distance.
  • Fix, Watchdog time out when performing keypad zeroing.
  • Fix, when flash memory is full, display run-memory-full and close run.
  • Crash mode G threshold = threshold * 4.
  • Crash mode, increase maximum threshold to 4G
  • Crash mode, use GPS per setup
  • Crash mode, use G-Summation per setup
1.38 5/11/2009
  • Fix data streaming.  Unit would power off due to watch dog timer triggering when test ended.  1/4 mile test fixed also.
1.39 7/6/2009
  • Fix compass calibration - Some units would power off when saving the calibration data to flash memory.
1.40 7/15/2009
  • Fix watchdog reset during write of setup values to flash memory - Some units would power off when saving setup values to flash memory
1.41 8/13/2009
  • Enhance further, watchdog reset during write of setup values to flash memory.  Found bug in compiler, made work around
  • Fix not saving last couple samples of a brake test.  Did not affect accuracy
1.42 8/17/2009
  • Fix watchdog reset when setup was written to VC4000 from Profile.
1.44 11/17/2009
  • New board, add display buffer On/Off control logic
  • Bug fix,  Accelerometer zeroing added delay to get next accelerometer sample
  • Bug fix, Continuous G display shows bad G value intermittently
  • Bug fix, Setup, when changing accelerometer range initialize accelerometer
  • Bug fix, problem with brake and acceleration runs when starting with analog sensor trigger.  Analog sensor data out of sync problem fixed.
  • Bug fix, peak Gy data fixed.
  • Put “Verify” message back in when reflashing program
  • When run has more than 30,000 samples, do not display calculations.  Calculations take too long
1.45 11/18/2009
  • Bug fix, main board hardware revision F display hardware output control fixed
1.47 12/4/2009
  • RFM4000 export mode enhancement, if VC4000 host communication port is un-defined (VC4000 not communicated with) use the port specified by the setup parameters
1.48 5/04/2010
  • Bug fix, Data streaming accelation mode.
  • Bug fix, Import greater than 256 runs.  Note: requires Profile5 to fix bug
  • Bug fix, Setup: Highlight current chosen field on analog sensor setup
  • Bug fix, Graphing analog sensors: fix spikes
  • If compass calibration is aborted, give warning message
  • Brake mode, show GPS speed before brake test
  • Bug fix, List box scrolling problem
  • Cal. Check, divide result by 2
  • Bug fix, System Diagnostic message hangup problem fixed
  • Bug fix, 1000Hz sample rate, allow up to 10 sensors
  • Bug fix, Arithmetic exception error - Acceleration run, speed mode with negative speed
  • Bug fix, RFM export mode, if VC4000 host communication port is un-defined (VC4000 not communicated with) use the port specified by the setup parameters
  • Bug fix, External sensor start, problem with syncing of data
  • Bug fix, Peak Gy data display
  • Bug fix, Re-flashing “Verify” message back in
1.50 7/30/2010
  • ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH PROFILE 5.1.x
  • New features:
    • VC4000DAQ Analog Sensor Scaling
    • VC4000DAQ Named Setups
    • VC4000DAQ Named Sensors
    • Accel/Brake Test
    • Remember last custom acceleration run
    • VC4000DAQ Display setup summary
  • Moved factory calibration to different flash memory page
  • Change, External GPS supports only port 1
  • Change, Acceleration – selection list, 0-10 seconds changed to 0-15
  • Change, Vehicle weight support 5 digits
  • Bug fix, Brake run - average Gy wrong with G-Summation off
  • Bug fix, OBDII icon remains after set defaults
  • Bug fix, Brake MPH minimum speed is 5
  • Bug fix, Analog out G_Summation in all modes
  • Bug fix, Analog out Rate Gyro
  • Bug fix, G smoothing of zero
1.51 8/23/2010
  • Bug fix, Diagnostic test cleared sensor setup information
  • Bug fix, Profile 5 writing setup failed when using Bluetooth
  • Bug fix, when reflashing, wait for operator to release power key before continuing
  • Added more setup summary information
1.52 10/4/2010
  • New feature, Tools – added suffix letter entry
  • Bug fix, Acceleration run speed from xx to xx added start waypoint to header for Profile5
  • Bug fix, starting in vers 1.50, external switch activation didn’t wait for threshold or 10 seconds
  • Bug fix, external sensor activation now uses same logic at external switch activation

            

 


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