mControl v2.10 Release Candidate GOLD (RCGOLD)

[Ted Singh]

mControl v2.10 Release Candidate GOLD (RCGOLD)

The following version includes:
- Installer for Windows XP and Windows Vista (.NET 2.0 is required)
- Installer for Windows Home Server
- Installer for mControl Clients (and mControl Server configuration utility)

Major work completed since mControl v2.1 Release Candiate 1 (RC1):

>> INSTEON protocol enhancements, including:
- Initial release of the mControl INSTEON Utility
- Initial support for new INSTEON thermostat (Venstar)
- Initial support for EZIOxx devices (SimpleHomeNet)
- Proper button display for INSTEON multi-level devices (e.g., dimmers)
- Message throttling to mitigate INSTEON adapter send/receive collisions
- Improved communication support for devices requiring multiple hops in INSTEON mesh network
- Improved handling of clean-up messaging after a group command

>> Improvements to mControl for Windows Mobile Client
- Status updates now are shown automatically, rather than upon refresh
- Ability to view cameras directly from the server

>> Improved connection methodology for mControl clients
- New installer allows easy mControl client installation and configuation on PCs connected by local area network to mControl server
- Robustness improvements related to client/server connections, including Windows Home Server


The following known limitations exist:
1. While this version does install on 64-bit versions of Vista (in 32-bit compatibility mode), we still need rework the Vista Media Center client for a 64-bit systems
2. MCE Events from extenders (e.g., Xbox 360) are not received by the mControl MSASAddin. We are investigating this but this may be by design.

Download the new mControl v2.10 release at: http://www.embeddedautomation.com/mc...008-04-03).zip

The mControl v2 User Manual has been updated to include information on installation: http://www.embeddedautomation.com/mC...20Manual.p df
- Use the Win2K_XP_Vista directory for installing on Vista, MCE 2005 or XP
- Use the WHS Setup directory for installing on WHS

Generic Driver: http://www.embeddedautomation.com/mc...008-04-03).zip

SDK: http://www.embeddedautomation.com/mc...008-04-03).zip

DDK: http://www.embeddedautomation.com/mc...008-04-03).zip