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= Introduction =
This article lists in concise tabular format all MX releases starting at build 3045, the first with significant updates.
Mark Crossley brought MX out of the beta development with build 3050, but the preceding few builds contained important changes they are worth including here.
The very first version 3.0.0 build by Mark was 3044 which included some elements that were in Steve Loft's source (left to the Community when as part of his retirement he gave up involvement in Cumulus) but had not been previously released. However, 3044, 3045, 3046 were all experimental in that they tried to fix certain bugs and prepare a basis from which later builds could start really introducing new functionality, you can look them up at [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17887 MX Current (releases since b3043)] in support forum.
The purpose of this article is to make it easier to look up what features were introduced at each version. It uses material taken from the support forum, both from the release announcements and from discussions about problems and fixes mentioned elsewhere, as often the official release announcement focusses on how affects user and does not cover all bug fixes and code improvements.
This article is NOT a comprehensive guide to what you need to do when upgrading. If you are using an old version and wish to know what version to update to, please see detailed advice in [[Updating MX to new version]] article.
'''This article is updated independently of release announcements in the forum, so may not always be in step.'''
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== Information included in this article ==
Please note that the support files (e.g. those in folder interface) are not part of the commit when creating CumulusMX.exe. This can lead to the zip provided in the release download not matching the release description in the formal announcement. In extreme cases, as some entries in tables below show, it has been flagged where the wrong files are included.
The tables below include
* version number,
* date of release (date when the principal changes in the build were first available in a public release),
**please note that changes to some support files included in a release zip may be made after the build release date without being announced as a new build, and sometimes updated support files have accidentally appeared in zip for an earlier release than that of formal release.
* build number,
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*summary of any new functionality made available in build
*Basic indication of those files that have been updated, removed, or added.
**Please note that as "Updates.txt" is updated in every release it does not normally appear in any list below of files that have been updated in an individual release. If you are only copying updated files then always copy in this file, as well as any listed.
** In a few releases the files included in the zip have had some inconsistencies with what is reported as the changed files. This is generally because either a particular correction was made in advance of other preparation for a new release and forgotten about, or because a minor correction was made after the formal release.
**For the rare case where the files included are not matched with the commit to form the executable, this may mean although you have a working release for most aspects of MX, some functionality within MX does not work at that release.
There are currently 8 forks off from Cumulus MX on the githum.com, with other developers experimenting with Cumulus MX in different ways. Only the Mark Crossley releases are listed below.
== Instructions ==
This page is a
As that topic name suggests you should read it before you upgrade to a new release. If you are intending to upgrade to any new release, please read all of the release notes since the build you are currently running.
At the time I typed this, there were '''261 files spread through 57 folders in each release zip'''. It is possible as you read this, that file count has been increased due to extra functionality!
== Finding Downloads ==
All releases can be downloaded on [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/ this page], the latest release can always be directly downloaded directly from link at [[Software#Current_Release|MX Current_Release]]. Don't forget neither download page will tell you what has changed since previous releases, nor does either page tell you any actions you must take if upgrading from a previous release.
== Revision Date ==
Normally, before details of a release are added to this page a check is made that the formal release announcement does cover all changes made since previous release, to ensure the entry here is correct.
Latest Update to this page:
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= Version 3.7.x =
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|3.
|3089
|There are quite a few fixes in this 50th release since Mark Crossley took over......see release announcement at https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=145048#p145048
|There are many new features in this release......see release announcement
|In release announcement the recommendation is to replace all files
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= Version 3.6.x =
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!style="width:90px"|Version
!style="width:50px"|Build
!style="width:400px"|Fixes
!style="width:400px"|Additions
!style="width:350px"|Files affected
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|3.6.12 (10 July 2020)
|3088 (wrong files in zip)
|Fix Davis stations not downloading historic logger data (broken in b3087)
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|Updates.txt, CumulusMX.exe
'''The release zip contains the wrong files in the interface folder, use interface files for previous build instead'''
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|3.6.11 (8 July 2020)
|3087 (has bug)
| Davis TCP logger connections not timing out occasionally; removing wrongly placed Humidity heading on interface Now page; remove units from Humidex; FTP log file handling in Extra Files, with EOD option on the first of the month; Improve web tag token parser performance; Cumulus (Zambretti) forecast now works with localised compass points; '''Internal optimisations (watch out for new issues!)'''; Extra Sensors log file added to the backup routine; previous months log files (monthly and extra) added to the backup on the first of any month
|Feels Like added to the default web site trends temperature graph; "<currentextralogfile>" tag available in Extra Web Files to specify the variable extra log file name - it works the same as the existing "<currentlogfile>" tag; Uplift the SFTP component from a 2016 version to new beta version - supports more encryption methods and key file formats; Further additions to shutdown code for all stations; Adds new web tag <#RecentFeelsLike>
|\CumulusMX.exe; \Renchi.SshNet.dll; \interface\now.html; \webfiles\js\cumuluscharts.js
'''There is a error in the compiled code for this release, use the CumulusMX.exe from next build instead of one in this release zip'''
|-
|3.6.10 (24 June 2020)
|3086
|Davis WLL wind values when using units other than mph; poor performance of wind direction charts on the MX interface and base web site
|Make end of day SQL inserts asynchronous; Use a fixed timestamp for all EOD operations, Changed Saturated Vapour pressure formula again used for feels like (replaced formula introduced at version 3.6.8 build 3084)
|\CumulusMX.exe, \interface\charts.html, \interface\js\charts.js, \web\trendsT.htm, \webfiles\cumuluscharts.js
|-
|3.6.9 ('''withdrawn''')
|3085
|Davis WLL wind values when using units other than mph; poor performance of wind direction charts on the MX interface and base web site
|Make end of day SQL inserts asynchronous; Use a fixed timestamp for all EOD operations
|\CumulusMX.exe, \interface\charts.html, \interface\js\charts.js, \web\trendsT.htm, \webfiles\cumuluscharts.js '''This release is withdrawn'''
|-
|3.6.8 (18 Jun 2020)
|3084 (has bug)
|Simplify realtime SFTP error detection and recovery; Change the default web site Gauges page to not show pop-up graphs by default; Fix for Ecowitt GW1000 stations when sensors go offline/online (wind and rain values); Fix for GW1000 stations wind gust values when using units other than "mph"; Fix for GW1000 stations with WH34 type sensors and firmware 1.6.0 or later. You *must* now use firmware 1.6.0+ with WH34 devices; Fix crash when creating the graph JSON files when file in use by FTP; Fix for rc=y parameter not working with the <#intemp> web tag; Fix low contrast menus on admin interface; Fix HighCharts theme on admin interface Charts page, and default web site Trends page;Fix for web tags <#daylength> and <#daylightlength> to display "24:00" if they last all day (they still allow custom formats)
| Changed Saturated Vapour pressure formula, and apparent temperature formula used for feels like (previous formula introduced at version 3.5.4 build 3075) '''There is a critical error in the feels like formula used in this release'''
|\CumulusmX.exe, \interface\charts.html, \web\trendsT.htm, \webfiles\lib\steelseries\scripts\gauges.js
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New files: \interface\alarmsettings.html, \interface\js\alarmsettings.js, \interface\sounds\alarm.mp3
Although not mentioned in release environment,various library dependencies for CumulusMX.exe were added to distribution in this release - see dll files mentioned in[[Cumulus_MX#Library_Software_for_the_MX_engine|Library_Software_for_the_MX_engine]].
|}
|adding support for locales that use multi-character date separators
|\CumulusMX.exe and \CumulusMX.pdb
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|3049
|No fixes
|upload data to Windy.com
| \CumulusMX.exe; \CumulusMX.pdb; \interface\json\InternetOptions.json; \interface\json\InternetSchema.json
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|3048
|enable/disable Realtime FTP without having to restart CMX; Instromet stations now record and report rainfall (mm) and sunshine hours to 2 decimal places; Improved real-time FTP error handling; Improved Davis protocol handling; Fix Davis protocol mixing up LOOP1 and LOOP2 packets and consequently providing invalid rain and wind data; Fix web tag <#YearLowDailyTempRangeD> broken in b3047; Bug fixes to FTP Component, and internal changes to FTP transfer mechanism
|No new functionality
|\CumulusMX.exe; \CumulusMX.pdb; \FluentFTP.dll; (all updated 2 Mar 2019)
\interface\js\gaugefeed.js (updated 16 April 2019)
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|3047
|Improvement to Instromet logger protocol handling; Change the Fine Offset Synchronised Reads option to default to enabled; Change VP2 automatic disabling of LOOP2 to an advisory message, as the firmware version is not always detected; Consistency: All record Value tags should now return '---' and Date tags '----' until they are first set; changes to moon web tags; Fix for Fine Offset & WMR100/200 stations on Mac operating systems (introduced in b3044); Fix for invalid (extremely high) pressure readings from Fine Offset stations (thanks to 79669weather) masked out 2 highest bits on data [1] with 0x3F to reduce problems with pressure spikes; Fix to not updating the Instromet loggers memory pointer correctly; Fixed Weather Diary Time Zone issues; Bug fixes and performance improvements to the FTP component;
|Web token parser updated to cope with html tag characters "<>" in the format string; Added new option for the "Extra files" - End of Day
|Removed: \fastJSON.dll
Updated: \CumulusMX.exe; \CumulusMX.exe.config; \CumulusMX.pub; \FluentFTP.dll; \HidSharp.dll; \interface\js\diaryeditor.js; \interface\json\StationOptions.json
|-
|3046
|ET annual rollover
|Weather diary
|\CumulusMX.exe
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|3045
|Davis TCP; WebSocket connection now uses same port as HTTP (optionally set by -port parameter when starting MX)
|Added refraction correction; 2nd order humidity correction
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