Release Notes

14.2.0

March 21, 2024

New Features and Improvements

  • Added ability to recruit wireless switches

  • Made the radii of light position indicators larger when editing light positions

  • Light operations (i.e. Recruit, Replace, Edit) are now available from a context menu in Light Details views on the map

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where clearing an alarm in On Prem wouldn't clear the red dot indicator on the left-nav menu icon

  • Fixed an issue where saving grid positions in On Prem map would not actually save

  • Fixed an issue in SNAP Config form where incorrect validation would allow a user to save invalid network IDs

  • Fixed an issue where lights in emergency mode would still start a ProFx if requested

  • Fixed an issue where a light with an older script could incorrectly be flagged as in emergency mode

14.1.0

February 13, 2024

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for the LUMAWISE Motion Sensor from TE

  • Users can now clear the Emergency Mode zone when disabling Emergency Mode

  • Reworded Daylight Sensor Timeout alarm details to reflect the underlying issue to resolve

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue in the Demand Response Configuration screen where timestamps weren't timezone-aware

  • Fixed an issue where map type preview images would not show up

  • Fixed an issue where PNG floorplans would always be downloaded with .svg extensions

14.0.1

December 15, 2023

New Features and Improvements

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where ordering of light names in the Manage Lights screen would change as a user scrolled

  • Fixed an issue where cell modem status was always reported as "down".

14.0.0

December 4, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Hovering over a zone name in the Light Details panel will highlight other lights in that zone

  • Adds support for configuring Emergency Mode and Emergency Mode Switch sensors

Resolved Issues

  • WiFi AP mode is correctly restored on factory reset.

13.5.1

November 13, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Added device names alongside mac addresses in the Network Topology views

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where Light Details Power Graph tooltips would not always appear

  • Fixed an issue in the Network Topology page where filtering by bridge node would not always take effect

  • Fixed an issue for All-Control and Scene-only users that prevented the Scenes page from working correctly

  • When adding or updating a sensor, controllers with integrated sensors (ex: TL7-HVG with a photocell) will now enforce the integrated sensor type

13.5.0

October 3, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Added a new Network Topology tool

  • Improved view of DALI Driver information in the Light Details page

  • Added support for TL7-DALI controllers

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue preventing configuration of Daylight Harvesting zones

  • Fixed an issue where multiple behaviors could be running on the same zone.

  • Whitespace is trimmed from Hostname updates to avoid an issue with export file names

  • Fixed an issue reporting the DNS server(s) for eth0.

13.4.1

September 12, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Improved how momentary switch status is represented in the Lights and Sensors page.

Resolved Issues

  • On Prem UI Census will now prevent users from attempting to add a WSW-02-IP as a wireless switch and sensors.

  • Duplicating a Sequence Scene now works as intended.

  • Fixes an issue where changing the dim level for a single zone would not take effect.

  • Fixed an issue where creating a light with a specified recruiter would require clicking "Create Light" twice.

  • Fixes an issue with database migration when updating from 7.5 to 13.3+.

  • Upgrades now automatically truncate old application logs to free up disk space.

  • Added a workaround for a case where certain DALI drivers not following the spec were spuriously coming on.

13.4.0

August 11, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Can display the manufacturer for many more DALI devices.

  • The Single-channel Fade Behavior is now a standard feature.

  • Manager users can now create/update/apply Site Profiles and update scene/button assignments for wireless switches.

  • On Prem will use CE TX settings for SS420-002 variants.

  • Simplifies searching for zones, lights and sensors by removing the search bar in each zone view and showing found devices independently of zones.

  • Light Details will now show full descriptions for some alarms.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a validation issue with Wireless Switch Schedule Configuration which - erroneously - required a full schedule to be entered even when the schedule was not used.

  • Fixed several minor UX issues with the Site Profile page.

  • Fixes an issue with upgrading to 13.3+ by changing how certain table fields in the local database are updated.

13.3.0

July 24, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Adds "Set to Defaults" to Wi-Fi Config

  • Shows MAC addresses for lights and sensors in the Zones and Devices page zone views.

  • Settings for DALI2 Motion sensors (sensitivity and timeout) can now be configured via CSV import/export

  • Adds support for the WSW-02-IP switch

  • Adds support for disabling wireless switches according to a daily and/or seasonal schedule.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue encountered when upgrading from versions prior to 11.0 if the default zone was set to a special effects behavior.

  • Fixed a case where a re-applied "Switch w/ Blink Warn" behavior could stop working after a while.

  • Fixed Wi-Fi Client Mode handling of iOS default hotspot SSIDs.

  • Fixed a case where the Wi-Fi network reset would only partially complete.

  • Fixed an issue where a particular user failing to log in multiple times would cause multiple alarms (without bound) for that user.

13.2.0

May 16, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Users can new create and schedule Sequence Scenes that apply a scene, wait a configurable amount of time and apply another scene.

  • Adds Chase effects as an available feature.

  • Users can now filter lights in the map search bar by mac address.

  • Adds support for WiFi Client (STA) mode.

  • Warn if a system upgrade file older than the current version is provided.

  • Adds optional periodic checks/alarms for unchanging motion sensors.

  • Adds tilt detection feature for controllers with supporting hardware.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue that prevented deleting all emails from the alarm notification list.

  • Correctly export lights with a # in their name.

  • Fixed a rare corner case where a previous failed network migration could cause nodes to switch networks after SimplySNAP is upgraded later.

  • If a DLH sensor stops sending, lights in that zone will return to the full requested light level.

  • A floor plan name is no longer needed when adding a floor plan.

  • Importing and exporting devices now works with DLH zones.

  • Control Contact now works correctly if a site-wide fade is enabled.

  • Fixes an issue where the spinner would remain visible after adding a device from the census page.

13.1.0

February 10, 2023

No Longer Supported

  • Importing licenses is no longer supported. Contact support for assistance with local licensing.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a case where a SimplySNAP upgrade could fail without indicating why.

  • Fixed an issue where searching for devices in the UI would yield unexpected results.

  • Now prevents power data from going under the x-axis. Also, prevents losing power data labels when requesting current power.

  • Fixed an issue with controlling DALI drivers that have invalid color channels.

  • Added a check for an incorrect device type before upgrading a newly installed controller.

13.0.0

January 18, 2023

New Features and Improvements

  • Added a 'Rescan For DALI Drivers' button in the Light Details page of DALI-capable lights so that a user can have the controller attempt to rescan for connected drivers.

  • Handle large bursts of controller status reports more gracefully.

  • When a floor plan is added, GPS-enabled twistlocks will be automatically mapped.

  • Removed single point of failure for cell connectivity/captive portal checks.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a corner case where a failed network change could cause problems if a controller was moved to another gateway.

12.6.1

December 14, 2022

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a bug where new scheduled events could not be created.

12.6.0

November 8, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for the Control Contact.

  • Autofill the scene name if using the schedule scene option

12.5.0

October 13, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for the Bridge 485 controller.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue on the Config page that would sometimes cause the current time not to display.

  • Fixed a bug related to the random color DFX mode on DALI controllers.

  • Fixed an issue where a slow internet connection on a site with multiple recurring alarms would eventually reduce the responsiveness of the site controller.

  • Improved the reliability of the network join process for 485-based controllers.

12.4.1

August 3, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Increased the number of supported D4i certified DALI-2 LED drivers on a controller from 5 to 6.

12.4.0

July 20, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Improvements for solution development.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a bug that was preventing blinking lights from the census page.

  • Fixed an issue where sensors could not be added via Census.

12.3.0

June 13, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for color behaviors to controllers.

  • OnPrem startup Zone behavior initialization will no longer apply Dynamic Behaviors to Zones.

  • Redesigned the color selection UI for behaviors that apply color to lights.

  • Implemented DALI performance improvements.

Resolved Issues

  • Added tooltips to increase legibility of Scene names in Light Details pane on the map.

  • Addressed an issue with the Top Neighbors list so that it would be consistent with other lists in the Light Details pane.

  • Fixed an issue where the Zone dimmer slider for complex behaviors would not always disable correctly.

12.2.0

April 11, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Improved reliability of MQTT client.

  • Added support for site-wide fade settings.

  • Added support for advanced fade behavior (optional cloud subscription required)

  • Querying for a list of zones via REST will now return Default Zone as the first zone in the list (if the query isn't using offset or order_by options).

  • Added support for retrieving Total Lifetime Energy readings from D4i certified DALI-2 LED drivers.

  • Upgraded the UI framework.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a scaling issue related to high-end-trim.

12.1.0

February 7, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Improved the detection of D4i certified DALI-2 LED drivers that support power monitoring by not relying on GTIN ranges.

12.0.0

January 19, 2022

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for the EMB-S2 family of controllers.

  • Improved fallback DNS handling if the statically configured DNS servers are unavailable.

  • Fixture Type Sensor Threshold tolerances now work as simple over/under thresholds instead of being a percentage that changes with dimming level.

  • Switch w/ Blink Warn behavior no longer requires a double-press of momentary switches to reset the user-defined timeout.

  • Made switch terminology more consistent: A switch can be a "Latching Switch" (retains its own on/off state) or a "Momentary Switch" (no local state, just "activated" events).

  • Updated the site controller initialization process to decrease the time to determine online status.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where different users could see different versions of a floor plan image due to browser caching of the image.

  • Fixed an issue where the zones a light is in would not be selected by default in the Edit Light page, which could lead to lost configuration when changes are saved.

  • Fixed an issue where a DIM10-220 in a DLH zone may not report power data correctly.

  • Fixed an issue that would not allow for alarms to be downloaded.

  • Fixed a case where a slow-booting FDP-301 could be missed and left unconfigured on a power cycle.

  • Fixed an issue where after a zone enters a Vacancy state, the next momentary switch press would not send the zone back to On.

  • Resolved an issue in the Zhaga controller so the status LED would show white correctly.

  • Resolved an issue related to updating account management listings when an account has been deleted.

  • Removed a spurious "Device Not Found during Census" alarm that would be raised for the gateway's bridge node if no controllers were found during a census. (This most often happens when the lights are powered off).

11.0.0

October 22, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Replaced zone "All" that used a pre-defined database ID with a new "Default Zone" that has a unique name and database ID on each site controller.

  • Added additional validation when upgrading.

  • Improved offline map migration.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the menu bar could not be closed via the close menu button.

  • Fixed an issue where errors uploading invalid SSL certs were not returned properly.

10.12.1

September 21, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Additional support for the Zhaga controller type.

  • Made status LED's capable of dimming in the STL-7, HV-TL7 and Zhaga controllers.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue that disabled applying light zone behaviors from the map details panel.

  • Fixed an issue where the WiFi SSID was not being broadcast at a small subset of installs, due to an incorrect delimiter.

  • Fixed a transmit power issue with the Sense420 controller type.

  • Updated the controller name from Zhaga-S1 to ZHA-S1 in applicable themes.

10.11.3

August 4, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Added initial support for the Zhaga controller type.

  • Added a mechanism to set a site-wide dim level for status LEDs on controllers that support their dimming. Note: This setting will not be applied to controllers until a future release.

  • Improved MQTT connection error recovery.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where reverting to a previous light level might not work if the DALI bus had certain electrical characteristics.

  • Fixed an issue where alarms for "Device not found during census" were not being created correctly.

10.11.2

June 30, 2021

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue with release notes so that entries would display properly for all themes.

10.11.1

June 25, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for setting the Bridge node transmit power to a CE-compliant level based on SS4x0 type.

  • Added the ability to default to the appropriate CE transmit power values for SM220-based radios.

  • Updated the look and feel of the application to match the new Synapse brand foundation.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where if the MQTT client service started and the first connect attempt to the MQTT broker failed, the connection would not be re-attempted.

10.10.2

May 19, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Improvements for solution development.

Resolved Issues

  • Increased the reliability of Sense420 upgrades by keeping deferred sensors from searching for gateways prematurely.

  • Fixed an issue with DLH behavior that caused lights in a DLH zone to increase to 100% when a WSN-DPM photocell washed out.

10.10.0

May 7, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for SimplySNAP Cloud Climate Zones.

  • Made DNS retries more robust if DNS servers are unavailable at startup.

  • Added optimization to reduce network traffic due to unnecessary light corrections at sites with heavy motion sensor traffic.

  • Improved the Cloud Config Sync reliability for large sites.

  • Reduced the maximum number of zones a light can be in from 19 to 18; added an alarm if a light is in too many zones.

  • Improved initial commissioning by setting all devices (lights and thermostats) to their default fallback value.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where clicking the "Edit Lights on Map" button would cause the map to disappear, preventing further progress.

  • Disabled the ability to add the WSN-DPM controller via Census to resolve an error on the Census page.

  • Disabled the ability to add Daylight, DALI2Photocell, and DALI2Daylight sensor types via Census to resolve an error on the Census page.

10.9.1

March 29, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for Application Types to Scenes, Zones and Behaviors.

  • Added the ability for a Gateway to send individual manual thermostat control change updates via MQTT.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed a bug in the Control485 where some of the initial configuration changes could be missed if the thermostat takes a long time to start up.

10.9.0

February 19, 2021

New Features and Improvements

  • Improved the performance of applying special effects with scenes.

  • Added the ability to use the new node management and topology collection algorithms by default.

  • Added the Control 485 controller type.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where performing an upgrade could cause the UI to become unresponsive.

  • Resolved an issue where the resize select box could not be adjusted when placing or editing lights.

  • Fixed an issue where deleting a light manually or via the API did not remove the light from Cloud.

  • Resolved a display issue that caused the "Scenes" heading to be displayed incorrectly when viewing Light Details for a light.

  • Resolved an issue where exporting lights on the Devices page would fail if the CSV file contained an unsupported character in the 'hostname'.

  • Resolved an issue where the outdoor map would sometimes not be displayed on earlier versions of SimplySNAP (SimplySNAP 9.0 or earlier).

  • Resolved a display issue that caused the High Density light icons to become hard to see when moving lights on the map.

  • Resolved an issue where a site controller could not be moved once it had been placed on the map.

  • Resolved an issue where the SNAP radio would - rarely - stop communicating.

10.8.0

December 8, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Upgraded the UI framework.

  • Improved the Alarms page by updating and refreshing the visual design.

  • Improved the Alarms page mobile workflow.

  • Improved the Alarms page by adding the ability to export a site controller's alarms to a CSV file.

  • Improved the 'Configuring Devices' toast so that it will now display when a user retries either one or all alarms.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the EoL power route was not processing older script power strings correctly.

  • Fixed an issue where the EoL power route did not support the DIM10-220.

  • Fixed an issue where pressing the 'SHOW MORE LIGHTS' button on the zone page would obscure the display of the currently selected zone.

  • Fixed an issue that hindered moving groups of lights on the map page while in edit mode.

  • Resolved an issue where the light name or zone association could not be properly edited on the Edit Light page.

  • Updated the EoL HTTP API upgrade code to handle controllers that returned improperly formatted controller type text strings.

  • Fixed an issue where the Release Notes display window would not display the current version of the Release Notes.

10.7.0

October 15, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Added the ability to configure a daylight sensitivity level through the sensor UI for DLH sensors.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where light names and zone associations could not be edited on the Edit Light page.

  • Fixed an issue where astro clock run times were no longer being shown when dates were selected on the Schedule page.

  • DIM10-087-06F controllers now correctly collect and display DALI driver GTIN and manufacturer information.

  • Fixed a certification issue that would not allow synchronization between CouchDB and SimplySNAP.

  • Fixed a bug where, in new versions of Chrome, clicking the Show More Lights button would cause the page to "jump" unexpectedly.

10.6.0

September 16, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Added the ability to configure motion sensor sensitivity and hold time through the sensor UI for DALI motion sensors.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the DIM10-220 would not respond to light control commands after being added to SimplySNAP.

  • Fixed an issue with scene list sorting by name on the Scheduled Scene and Wireless Switch pages.

  • Fixed an issue where light power data could not be retrieved or displayed for the current day.

10.5.0

September 11, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Upgraded the UI framework.

  • Added a display message when a single light status poll is successfully performed.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where the Audit Log would not render in the UI.

  • Resolved an issue where Active Power threshold alarms were broken due to using an incorrect value for dimming.

  • Removed the DLH reset alarm.

  • Fixed an issue where a bus collision might cause an older Philips DALI driver to turn a light on when it should be off.

  • Fixed an issue where the EOL update_network API route was unable to move controllers with old scripts to the new network default settings.

  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Scenes page card to not display when clicked.

  • Fixed an issue where lights could not be placed on the map if the placement position resulted in negative x or y coordinates.

  • MAC addresses in EOL API routes will now work with either type of letter case.

10.4.1

August 19, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for the Inventronics DALI driver.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where Occupancy Sensors were not detecting state changes after moving zones.

  • Fixed an issue where on a large, busy network a node swap could leave the helper node on the wrong network settings.

  • Resolved an issue where the countdown to reboot dialog was no longer being displayed during a network change.

  • Resolved an issue where "Controller Info" would display an error for DIM10-087-06 controller types with no DALI driver.

  • Resolved an issue where performing an upgrade could cause a loss of topology data if controllers did not receive new scripts.

  • Resolved a NTP issue.

Known Issues

  • The audit log does not currently render in the UI. As a workaround, download the logs to view them.

10.4.0

August 4, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Added IEC Power Standard (DALI) support to the DIM10-087-06 controller type.

  • Added OEM and GTIN display for DALI control gear devices.

  • Added the ability to refresh controller information from the Light Details page.

  • Improved user feedback on the SNAP network parameters page.

Resolved Issues

  • Obsolete NTP "Time Change Failure" alarms are now automatically cleared on upgrade.

  • Fixed an issue where DALI light levels were being set to lower than expected levels.

  • Resolved an issue on the Snap Config panel where leading zeros in the Network ID input field were being removed.

  • Fixed an issue where SimplySNAP upgrades to 10.x from 8.6 would cause the SimplySNAP service not to restart.

  • Fixed an issue where SimplySNAP upgrades to 10.x via Remote Access would timeout.

  • Fixed an issue with static DNS configurations.

  • Fixed an issue where license alarms would be displayed when not applicable.

  • Resolved an issue where uploading a license file would not restart SimplySNAP.

  • Resolved an issue where the "Hostname" option would not persist over reboot or browser refresh.

  • Resolved an issue where node replacement would fail to work.

  • Resolved an issue where node replacement would work but would report a failure.

10.3.0

June 25, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Improved the SimplySNAP remote upgrade process.

  • Added dependency analysis for Ubuntu, Yarn and Python 3 to the continuous integration process.

  • Added Software Support for the High Voltage TL7 Family of controllers and the DIM10-220 controller.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where Audit Log files could not be downloaded if the log contained unprintable characters.

  • Resolved an issue where SimplySNAP upgrades to 10.x could fail if the site used a map overlay on SimplySNAP 8.6 or earlier

  • Fixed an issue where uploading a license to SimplySNAP did not restart the SimplySNAP service.

  • Fixed an issue where the 'Hostname' would not persist after reboot or browser refresh.

10.2.0

June 4, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Dynamic Behaviors - new licensed feature available to all Synapse customers.

  • Wifi Settings tab (Config page) has moved to its own WiFi Settings page in the nav under Config.

  • Added the ability to sample and average data collected from a Sense 4-20 at a configurable rate.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where DLH lights would report Fixture-Type/Power alarms based on last DIM level, not the DLH throttled level.

  • Resolved an issue where users were unable to assign a non-default Fixture Type to a light.

10.1.0

May 13, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Battery Operated Node Script Management - automatically upgrade scripts running on multiple industrial sensor types.

  • Improved SNAP Network config UI.

  • Added ability to clear all alarms at once.

  • Improved End-of-Line testing support for OEM partners.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where receiving no response to the update_network EOL API route would prevent future commands from working.

  • Resolved an issue where Zone Behaviors would sometimes not be applied following an upgrade.

  • Resolved an issue where Lights, Sensors, and Zones created from a CSV file import were not being logged in the Audit Log.

  • Fixed an issue where the Light Status Poll was no longer running after upgrading to 10.0.

  • Fixed an issue where the voltage range on DIM+ for DIM10-087-06 was no longer 0-10V after upgrading.

  • Fixed an issue where the bridge node could become unresponsive after upgrading.

  • Fixed a UI display issue where the map sidebar would not load in a mobile view.

10.0.0

April 9, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Upgraded underlying framework

  • Only store information about the past two versions to make upgrades more robust

  • Framework to make future upgrades require less space when installed

  • Site Controller hostname is now displayed in the browser toolbar

  • More map improvements

  • DIM10-087-06s now return raw sensor voltages for IIoT usage

Resolved Issues

  • Addressed several map issues

  • Fixed an issue with upgrading via USB

  • Fixed an issue where SimplySNAP scheduled events were not displayed on the calendar in Chrome v80

  • Resolved an issue upgrading systems where multiple Zone-level events with the same name would cause the upgrade to fail.

  • Resolved an issue where rebooting would occasionally cause an error dialog to appear, followed by the reboot.

  • Resolved an issue where SimplySNAP would sometimes fail to launch successfully following an upgrade.

  • Addressed an issue where buttons were not displaying correctly on the Config page

  • Fixed an issue where power data would not appear if there was missing information on the Site Controller

9.1.0

February 7, 2020

New Features and Improvements

  • Added End-of-Line testing support for OEM partners.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue changing WiFi settings in 9.0.

  • Resolved an issue in 9.0.4 where light status poll messages were not scheduled correctly on startup for site controllers with no lighting controllers added.

  • Resolved an issue restoring databases in 9.0.

  • The Network Settings confirmation dialog now shows the appropriate message.

9.0.4

January 22, 2020

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue upgrading from 7.5 to 9.0.

9.0.3

January 10, 2020

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue introduced in SimplySNAP 9.0 that prevented upgrading successfully when using a cellular connection

  • In some instances, the DNS resolution service was not running which could prevent connections to cloud services

  • Addressed a restore issue which would result in the map not being visible

  • Resolved an issue which would cause Census to lock up

Upgrade Notes

  • If the system is upgraded without an active internet connection, the location of lights on the map may need to be adjusted by the user after the upgrade.

9.0.0

December 17, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Updated Map UI

  • Updated Schedule UI

  • Updated Add/Edit Light UI

Resolved Issues

  • Several calendar/schedule related issues have been addressed with the new UI and workflows

  • Addressed an issue where two site controllers on the same network could create a mesh traffic storm

  • Fixed an issue where ethernet settings were not getting saved correctly on a heavily utilized system

  • Self-sign certificate error with Chrome and Mac OS Catalina preventing access to the UI has been addressed

  • The default Ethernet route is no longer removed when a cellular link is added. The cellular link is still preferred.

  • Addressed an issue where Sense 4-20s joining the network could cause a lockup

  • Fixed an issue where restoring was failing due to map values

No Longer Supported

  • A zone-behavior event can no longer be scheduled directly. All scheduled events must use scenes.

Upgrade Notes

  • An active internet connection is required at the time of upgrade for the light positions on the map to migrate successfully to the new map.

  • All previous zone-behavior events are automatically migrated to scheduled scenes.

8.6.1

November 20, 2019

Resolved Issues

  • Updates timezone database to include newer timezones

  • Addresses an issue where mesh network traffic could stop working

8.6.0

November 11, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Added check for cellular connections that are not able to pass data

  • Timezones have been updated to reflect changes to timezone standards

  • Light status poll responses are now more distributed to improve network performance

Known Issues

  • The calendar will not render if the system timezone has not been set

8.5.0

October 18, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Added support for Virtual Sensors

  • The side navigation panel is now collapsed by default.

Resolved Issues

  • Addresses an issue with the SNAP mesh when a light is first added to the system.

  • NTP configuration is persisted across upgrades

  • Improved Cloud connectivity

8.4.2

September 20, 2019

Resolved Issues

  • Addresses an issue with LTE cell modems not being recognized on gateway startup.

  • Addresses an issue with the mesh configuration triggering incorrectly on startup.

8.4.1

September 11, 2019

Resolved Issues

  • Addresses an issue with running census on individual nodes

8.4.0

September 4, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Added daylight harvesting readings to audit log

  • Removed audit log limit when viewing the unfiltered audit log

  • Added cache so last audit log filter value is kept when navigating back and away

  • Added prompt for confirmation when disabling cell modem

  • Added configuration settings to refine what type of messages get sent to the audit log

  • Added ability to blink lights from the UI

  • Added link to the side navigation menu to provide access to the Audit Log Configuration page

Resolved Issues

  • Addresses an issue with the Ping Light function for controllers without power monitoring

  • Addresses an issue where the ethernet connection would restart when restarting SimplySNAP

  • Addresses an issue where cell modem disable did not take the interface down immediately and required a restart

  • Addresses an issue where DNS servers were not correctly displayed

No Longer Supported

  • Offline map configuration has been removed from the config page; previously-downloaded offline map tiles will still work

8.3.0

July 18, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Support for BMS Heartbeat

Resolved Issues

  • Addresses an issue where the default route may be lost

  • Addresses an issue with hostname persistence

  • Addresses issues with controller upgrades

Upgrade Notes

  • This update contains site controller changes and changes for all light controller types

8.2.0

June 14, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Improved message tracking on the controllers

  • Updated DLH algorithm to better account for low daylight values

Resolved Issues

  • Addresses an issue where system time could not be set manually

  • Addresses a serial communication issue with the site controller's bridge node

  • Fix for a behavior race condition during the system upgrade process

Upgrade Notes

  • This update contains site controller changes and changes for all light controller types

8.1.0

May 15, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Updated the site-controller Operating System

  • Support for DALI2 sensor

  • Support for MOONS' DALI drivers

  • Controllers are only updated if the software for them has changed

  • CSV import/export now supports sensors

  • DLH minimum dim level is user configurable

Resolved Issues

  • Single Controller polling now works

  • CSV import now supports '#' in the name fields

7.5.0

April 10, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Contains the necessary framework to support upgrading to SimplySNAP 8.0.

  • Refactored Edit Sensor page and workflows.

  • Updated look and feel of configuration page components.

Resolved Issues

  • The cell enable/disable option is now visible on the Config Page at all times.

  • The cell info card is always visible in the UI.

  • SNAP addresses on the sensor pages can now be entered in either upper or lower case.

  • Time can once again be set manually.

  • The Factory Reset button now reads, "Factory Reset".

  • Two scene events can now be scheduled in the same minute.

  • Network change that prevents controllers from becoming unresponsive.

  • Light level correction messages are no longer sent to devices that don't have lights.

  • Values are now scaled on the Sense 4-20 for values below 4mA or above 20mA

7.4.1

February 19, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Makes link quality warnings user clearable.

  • Adds option to power down cellular modem.

  • Adds ability to perform a Light Status Poll for a single light.

  • Audit log can now be downloaded as a text file.

  • Several user interface improvements to the config pages.

  • Multi-Zone control messages are now bundled in a single network control request.

  • Adds API route for updating SSL certificates.

  • Refactored the Add Sensor page.

  • Audit log scene events now uses scene name instead of scene id

Resolved Issues

  • Site Profile page could become unresponsive if non-numeric characters were entered in the Kelvin field.

  • Various styling updates to fix display issues.

  • Scenes using color and white settings are now properly applied.

  • Deleting a scene now causes the schedule to be regenerated.

7.3.0

January 9, 2019

New Features and Improvements

  • Network change performance improvements

  • New default mesh network settings

  • Sensor Details page has a new look

  • The controller low link quality alarm has been demoted from critical to warning. Alarm wording has also been toned down to reflect the lower severity. If lower link quality does contribute to failures, other critical alarms will occur.

  • Support for the battery-powered Sense 4-20 device. Current feature set:

    • Either battery-powered or line-powered modes

    • Hold button on start-up to enter debug mode (5 minutes)

    • Configurable warm-up and sampling times

    • Automatic network searching mechanism

    • During operation, button triggers a sample and provides visual communication status

  • Sense 4-20's can now be provisioned, updated, and deleted from SimplySNAP Cloud API

  • Node Swap can now be performed through the UI

No Longer Supported

  • Aux Out of the AIM-121 can no longer be configured as a light

Resolved Issues

  • Corrupted license files now automatically clear and the system will start with an alarm to notify the user

  • Demand Response page now correctly follows permission rules

  • Census animation now displays properly

  • The system will now transition behaviors if more than one sensor message is received at the same time

  • Scheduled events with scenes can now occur in the same minute

  • Sensors added before 7.1.0 can now be edited

7.2.0

October 11, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Add support for new flash in site controller hardware

No Longer Supported

Resolved Issues

  • Resolves an issue that affected navigation in the UI

  • Resolves an issue that prevented database restores from completing.

7.1.1

September 25, 2018

Resolved Issues

  • Resolves an exception that could occur after a light status poll

  • The Light Details Page now correctly displays latitude and longitude

7.1.0

September 4, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Support for Demand Response

  • Updated icons in the user interface

  • Default dimming curve for DALI drivers is linear

  • Improved Behaviors using Photocells to support a configurable dimming level for daylight and transition delays to prevent oscillation

  • Support for Osram DALI drivers

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed missing elements on the Scenes page

7.0.1

August 8, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Zones can now be filtered by type on the Lights and Sensors page.

  • Security and performance improvements throughout the system.

  • Added the ability to enable and disable Daylight Harvesting on a zone.

  • Improved Daylight Harvesting user interface and performance.

  • Updated the visual design of the Scenes page.

Major Changes

  • Each light can now only be a member of up to 18 zones (plus Zone All).

  • Scenes are now referenced by a UID in the REST API, instead of by Scene name.

Resolved Issues

  • Daylight Harvesting no longer allows non-integer values for Gain and Fade Rate.

  • Prevented invalid alarms for certain Daylight Harvesting events.

  • Fixed database migration issue when upgrading from version 5.0.2.

  • Fixed issue adding or editing an event that used astro time with offset greater than zero.

  • Fixed issue restoring WiFi SSID from a backup configuration.

  • Database backup now properly stores a floor plan image.

  • Audit Log usability improvements.

Upgrade Guidance

  • This version changes minimum password length from 6 to 8. A password change is not forced, but the new minimum will be in effect the next time a user changes their password.

6.0.1

May 10, 2018

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed dimming issue with DIM10-087 and Daylight Harvesting

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • As part of this upgrade, all existing power data will be removed as part of a change in how it is stored on the gateway.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • Import/Export does not support Daylight Harvesting zones

  • Sensor timestamps do not update properly

6.0.0

May 4, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Daylight Harvesting

  • Embedded Release Notes now show all past versions to more easily understand differences between versions

  • Power Data API has been updated to a new format, and it is not backwards compatible

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • Cleaned up several alarm and audit log issues

  • Addressed issue where power data was reset at 00:00 UTC

  • Fixed an issue where the power monitoring calendar filter was not updating the power graph

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • As part of this upgrade, all existing power data will be removed as part of a change in how it is stored on the gateway.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • Import/Export does not support Daylight Harvesting zones

  • Sensor timestamps do not update properly

5.0.4

February 23, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • User cannot log out and log back in to the system on an iOS 11 device

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

  • The topology map may not fit entirely on the screen when using a smaller screen.

  • The map on the "edit light" page may not not initially center on the location of the light.

5.0.3

February 14, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

  • The topology map may not fit entirely on the screen when using a smaller screen.

  • The map on the "edit light" page may not not initially center on the location of the light.

5.0.2

February 9, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • Light names no longer appear when running Chrome version 64.0.3282.140 or newer

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

  • The topology map may not fit entirely on the screen when using a smaller screen.

  • The map on the "edit light" page may not not initially center on the location of the light.

5.0.0

February 2, 2018

New Features and Improvements

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

No Longer Supported

  • Multi-gateway (MGP) Support has been removed based on user feedback

  • UI Dashboard page has been removed based on user feedback

Resolved Issues

  • Power graph tooltips would not disappear

  • Deactivated LTE connection were getting caught in a captive portal

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

  • The topology map may not fit entirely on the screen when using a smaller screen.

  • The map on the "edit light" page may not not initially center on the location of the light.

4.5.0

December 21, 2017

New Features and Improvements

  • DALI 2.0 support - the DIM10-087-06 controller now supports on/off/dim to compatible drivers via DALI 2.0

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where a scheduled event could occasionally not activate

  • Lights will no longer turn off after a site controller reboot for zones that are set to switch behavior

  • LED status could be confusing when performing a system upgrade via the UI - the LED behavior will change only once this release has been installed.

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

  • The topology map may not fit entirely on the screen when using a smaller screen.

  • The map on the "edit light" page may not not initially center on the location of the light.

4.4.1

November 7, 2017

New Features and Improvements

  • Security & performance improvements throughout the system

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • LED status could be confusing when performing a system upgrade via the UI - the LED behavior will change only once this release has been installed.

  • A TL5 or TL7 twist-lock controller will no longer cause erroneous audit log messages when configured to use both the internal photocell and an external occupancy sensor.

  • A reboot is no longer required to activate the site controller Wi-Fi IP Address fix.

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.2 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements - please login to the gateway after the upgrade is complete to verify the upgrade is finished, then reboot.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

  • The topology map may not fit entirely on the screen when using a smaller screen.

4.3.3

October 25, 2017

New Features and Improvements

  • Updated Zones workflow - creating and editing Zones has been improved, based on user feedback

  • Updated Scenes workflow - creating and editing Scenes has been improved, based on user feedback

  • Updated Events workflow - creating and editing Schedule Events has been improved, based on user feedback

  • Audit Log enhancements - the Audit Log will now show new entries as they occur

  • Zones per scene - a scene can now support up to 20 zones (previously, the limit was 8)

  • Topology Map - this new diagnostic tool can visualize the link quality between wireless nodes

  • Other performance improvements throughout the system

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where, in some networks, individual lights would intermittently turn on for several minutes and then turn off

  • Resolved an issue with cell modem connections not staying up

  • After a service restart, lights in Zones configured to use Occupancy-Only, Switch and Occupancy, Switch, Photocell and Occupancy, Switch and Vacancy or Switch, Photocell and Occupancy will now turn on instead of off

  • Newly created lights will no longer turn off within 15 minutes if no other configuration actions are taken

  • Lights created without Latitude and Longitude values will now have Lat/Lon set to the those of the Site Controller so they will show up on the map

  • Performance is improved for installations where lights are not powered or not commissioned

  • Gateways without configured Ethernet interfaces will now display Connection Info correctly

  • User inactivity timeouts between SSRA and SimplySNAP have been improved

  • The Census page will no longer show "Get Started" if a census is running when the page is loaded

  • Resolved an issue where, in one specific condition, a USB upgrade could fail but still report success

  • Auto-configuration will now gather Static Data / Controller Info for all devices being configured instead of just the first device

  • The site controller will no longer request a DHCP lease when it doesn't need to

  • 'Dropped Cell Connection' alarm has been removed

  • All Control and Manager type users can now edit their passwords

  • Census Failure alarms are now user clearable

  • Resolved an issue where, under rare circumstances, SimplySNAP could lock up while trying to send an email notification

  • Configuration Alarms are now correctly created for the WSW family of devices when a configuration step fails

  • Light CSV Export will now use period (.) notation for MAC addresses

  • Light CSV Import will now allow light names to be changed

  • Resolved an issue where, in some circumstances, the WiFi access point IP address would not be 192.168.55.1

  • Scenes with a trailing space in the name can now be edited and deleted

  • Fix scene issue when saving / editing scene with trailing spaces

  • Resolved an issue where the Census page would occasionally return the user to the Getting Started page instead of the Census results

  • Past events can now be deleted from the schedule.

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.0 and then to 4.3 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements.

Known Issues

  • The SimplySNAP Commissioning app incorrectly will add wireless switches as lights. Wireless switches must be added manually or via Census instead.

  • Light status (on/off) may not display correctly on the Map page until the page is refreshed.

  • Cellular data may not be captured in Network Statistics.

  • The user may be unable to edit a calendar event series based on astro clock.

  • The user may be unable to delete one occurrence of a calendar event series if that occurrence lies across a DST boundary.

4.2.0

July 6, 2017

New Features and Improvements

  • High-end Trim - the maximum light level for each light can now be limited to less than 100%

  • DIM10-087-06 - our new DC-powered controller provides a 0-10V dimming output as well as two sensor inputs

  • LTE SS450 - our cellular-enabled gateway, the SS450, is now available with an internal LTE modem rather than a 3G modem

  • Census improvements - lights, sensors, and switches can now be added from the census results, census results can be searched, and lights can be located by invoking a blinking function

  • BMS support - SimplySNAP now support BACnet and MODBUS via an external BMS gateway

  • Scene improvements - improved scene activation workflow, plus scenes can now be searched

  • Security updates - please contact Synapse Wireless for more information about the security content of this release

  • Other performance improvements throughout the system

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • User Access - Managers can't add lights via Manage Lights

  • Multi-Gateway - Support may not attempt to reconnect to Primary after the connection is interrupted

  • Fixture type alarm doesn't clear when removing threshold

  • Mesh Sequence Number Error

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.0 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements.

Known Issues

  • All Control Users and Managers can not change their password

  • Can't Schedule 2 Scenes in the Same Minute

  • MGP support site controllers are not showing up on the map

  • MGP Primary site controller sometimes shows disconnected from a support site controller that is actually connected

4.1.0

May 12, 2017

New Features and Improvements

  • Wireless Switches - a new controller type that comes in two options: WSW-02 and WSW-08. Each of these switches can be configured to support up to 5 scene transitions per button.

  • Updated Navigation on the User Interface - to a more user-friendly experience

  • Bulk Add to Census - it's now faster and easier than ever to add to your system all lights discovered during census

  • Census Improvements - discovering new lighting controllers and creating a topology of the network is improved

  • Multi-gateway Map Support - see all connected gateways on the primary gateway's map

  • Light Details Page Improvements - to provide a more user-friendly experience, especially with the updated power data graph

  • Light Status Improvements - getting sensor events and other data from lighting controllers is now more robust than ever

  • Exception Log - users can now download the exception log if they're experiencing issues and send it to the Synapse Wireless support team for debugging purposes

  • Security updates - please contact Synapse Wireless for more information about the security content of this release

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system

Resolved Issues

  • Cell Modem Improvements - initialization of the cell modem and connection onto the network has been improved

  • 5-button switch connection is now more robust and can recover from USB errors

  • System date and time resets to a more reasonable default than Jan 1 1970 if there is an issue with restoring the time after a power cycle

  • REST API requests will now start paging at 5,000 results

  • System Upgrade is now available on Support Gateways

  • Straight Line Tolerance Alerts will no longer disrupt the collection of Power Monitoring data

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 and then to 4.0 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • This upgrade will push updates to every element of your system and may take some time to complete - please schedule upgrades during maintenance windows, because lighting control likely will not work as expected during the upgrade process.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements.

Known Issues

  • MGP gateways may fail to disconnect and reconnect properly

  • Cannot schedule two separate scene transitions in the same minute

  • Scheduling offsets greater than 60 minutes may not work as expected

  • When adding lights to zones within the Zone page, the lights won't immediately follow the Zone's behavior if the behavior is set to On, Off, or Dimmer. To correct this, you can edit the Zone and then save again. This will ensure the Zone behavior is sent to the lights.

  • When adding/removing lights from or editing the details of a zone from the Zone page, complex behaviors (i.e. not On, Off, Dimmer) will be applied when the changes are saved. Depending on the behavior configuration, this can lead to lights changing dim level.

  • The user may not be notified if the user login has expired and the browser window remains open.

  • Required Fields may no longer show on Add/Edit Light/Sensor/Zone pages.

  • Changing the Date & Time may not be reflected on Power Monitoring graph.

  • The Add/Edit Light page will not allow a user to configure more than 8 zones on a light. If a light already has more than 8 zones, a user will not be able to change what zones a light is in from the Add/Edit Light page.

  • It may take up to 20 minutes for the Primary and Support in MGP to identify that they have been disconnected from each other.

  • Enabling email notifications may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices

  • Upgrading using a USB flash drive may fail, depending on when the site controller was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices.

4.0.1

January 13, 2017

New Features and Improvements

  • Multi-gateway support - connect up to 5 SimplySNAP gateways into a single lighting control system

  • User interface now organized by zones - based on user feedback, browsing lights and sensors is now organized by zones

  • 7-day schedule has been replaced with a full calendar - schedule single or recurring events 5+ years in the future

  • Scene transitions can now be scheduled on the calendar - calendar events can now use scenes to change the behaviors on multiple zones all at once

  • Audit Log - track which users, which scheduled events, or which switches and sensors have affected the lighting control

  • Support for TL7's external sensor - the TL7 controller's external sensor can now be commissioned to control a behavior

  • Support for the DIM10-110

  • Support for the DIM10-104

  • Support for second sensor on DIM10-250-11 - the DIM10-250-11 will now support a second low-voltage sensor; please contact Synapse Wireless Support for the proper wiring diagram

  • Lights can now be in up to 20 zones, plus zone All

  • New default value for initial light level - based on user feedback, each light's initial level defaults to 100% rather than 80% as before

  • Live sensor data in UI - the devices and zones page will now show the status of each sensor in the system (for example, to see if a photocell is sensing daylight or not)

  • LEDs now blink during upgrade - LEDs on the Site Controller will blink continuously until the upgrade has fully completed

  • Configuration enhancements:

    • Static IP address configuration

    • Network settings validation

    • NTP configuration (NTP is now enabled by default)

    • Users are now required to change their passwords after the first login

    • Enable or disable remote support access

    • Restore default mesh network settings

  • New Help Menu - includes online help, offline help, release notes, and End User License Agreement

  • Security updates - please contact Synapse Wireless for more information about the security content of this release

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system

No Longer Supported

  • The previous zone power graph has been removed. The power graph is still available for individual lights. A new & improved zone power graph will be included in a future release.

  • Any lights or integrated sensors added as the DIM10-087-04 type to the Synapse Wireless theme will be automatically deleted when upgrading to 4.0

Resolved Issues

  • Accessing Light Details from map view now displays the full set of details

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 and then to 3.3 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • Rebooting the gateway after upgrading is recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements.

Known Issues

  • When adding lights to zones within the Zone page, the lights won't immediately follow the Zone's behavior if the behavior is set to On, Off, or Dimmer. To correct this, you can edit the Zone and then save again. This will ensure the Zone behavior is sent to the lights.

  • When adding/removing lights from or editing the details of a zone from the Zone page, complex behaviors (i.e. not On, Off, Dimmer) will be applied when the changes are saved. Depending on the behavior configuration, this can lead to lights changing dim level.

  • The user may not be notified if the user login has expired and the browser window remains open.

  • Required Fields may no longer show on Add/Edit Light/Sensor/Zone pages.

  • Changing the Date & Time may not be reflected on Power Monitoring graph

  • If multiple administrators are commissioning a single site controller simultaneously, it is possible that they will each need to refresh their browser windows in order to see the others' work.

  • Enabling email notifications may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices.

  • Upgrading using a USB flash drive may fail, depending on when the site controller was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices.

  • The Add/Edit Light page will not allow a user to configure more than 8 zones on a light. If a light already has more than 8 zones, a user will not be able to change what zones a light is in from the Add/Edit Light page.

3.3.2

October 6, 2016

New Features and Improvements

  • The system now supports up to 300 nodes on the network

  • You now have the ability to add multiple user accounts with four different roles (Admin, Manager, All Control, Scene Control)

  • Configurable Sensor Thresholds - you can now set the levels at which an alert is triggered for power readings

  • Emailed Alerts - you now have the ability to get alerts emailed to you! (Internet connection is required)

  • New controllers added:

    • AIM-121 controller support

    • Basic TL7 controller support

    • 0CF00-1RN controller support

  • Lights can now be added to a zone from the Add or Edit Zone page.

  • Behaviors with Switches now have a configurable 'OFF' level.

  • The LEDs on the site controller now show that the unit is powered or that the following operations are happening on the unit: System Upgrade, Username and Password Reset, Factory Reset.

  • Documented REST API (available upon request)

  • A programmable 5-button Switch is now supported.

  • Configuration and Admin Changes

    • Site controller name can now be set.

    • A Network Statistics page is now available.

    • You can now perform a factory reset of the Site Controller from the UI.

    • You can now upgrade the Site Controller's firmware from the UI.

    • You can now reboot the Site Controller from the UI.

    • System Uptime is now available.

    • Wi-Fi can now be enabled and disabled.

    • Wi-Fi SSID name and password can be changed.

  • Units with the DIM10-087-04 now have more information on the Light Details page.

  • A Default Fixture Threshold has been added for the All-Field fixture.

  • Fixture Types are populated on fixtures that have the fixture information.

  • Turbo mode is now enabled for mesh network.

  • Removed the Lock on the Scene page, replaced with Scene Control User Type

  • Can now use the GIF image type for floor plans

  • Storm Suppression on the Network Settings tab on the Config page is now renamed to Enhanced CRC

  • More Power Data shown on the Light Details page for the DIM10-250

  • More Power Data shown on the Light Details page for the DIM10-283

  • Login now forwards to the Devices and Zones page, instead of the Dashboard

  • Option to show the password when logging in, changing the password, and creating user accounts

  • The Light or Sensor name has been added to new alarms on the Alarms page.

  • Added incremental census

  • Census performance improvements

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system.

Resolved Issues

  • When enabling encryption in 3.3.0, you could lose connection to the mesh network. If you need assistance resolving this issue after upgrading to 3.3.1, please contact Customer Support.

  • At power on, the DIM10-250V could initially fail to turn on the light

  • Changing gateway latitude/longitude location will now update the location on the map.

  • 5-button switch no longer reports disconnected after database upload.

  • Power Monitoring data is now visible from the UI for all models of the DIM10-250.

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • Rebooting the site controller after an upgrade is highly recommended to take advantage of new settings, features, and security improvements.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

  • For larger installations, the upgrade may take some time - please be patient.

Known Issues

  • The user may not be notified if the user login has expired and the browser windows remains open.

  • Required Fields may no longer show on Add/Edit Light/Sensor/Zone pages.

  • Changing the Date & Time may not be reflected on Power Monitoring graph.

  • Enabling email notifications may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact for assistance if you receive an error message when attempting to enable email alerts.

  • Upgrading using USB flash drive may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact for assistance if the USB upgrade fails.

  • When adding lights to zones within the Zone page, the lights won't immediately follow the Zone's behavior if the behavior is set to On, Off, or Dimmer. To correct this, you can edit the Zone and then save again. This will ensure the Zone behavior is sent to the lights.

  • If multiple administrators are commissioning a single site controller simultaneously, they may need to refresh their browser windows in order to see the others' work.

  • Fixture type is not supported by CSV import or export.

3.2.1

April 13, 2016

New Features and Improvements

  • The system now supports the SS-450 integrated Verizon cellular modem.

    • The system can connect to SSRA over a cellular connection.

    • The system will display modem information and connection status in the UI.

  • The system now supports the TL5-B1 twist-lock controller, with integrated photocell.

  • The system now supports the DIM10-281-21 lighting controller (formerly called the DIM10-280-21).

  • The system now supports the DIM10-283-20 lighting controller.

  • The DIM10-250-11 and DIM10-281-21 now support a pilot light output.

  • A floorplan or layout image can be overlaid on the Map page to aid in positioning lights.

  • Lights can now be repositioned directly from the Map page.

  • The Map page now "remembers" pan/zoom settings between page views.

  • The system now supports up to 300 nodes on the network.

  • Other desktop and mobile usability improvements throughout the system.

  • Security updates - please contact Synapse Wireless if you have any questions about the security content in this release.

Resolved Issues

  • The UI now always reports the current number of Alarms on the Alarms link regardless of which page a user is viewing.

  • A gateway that is booting up will now correctly get a DHCP lease on the first request if one is available.

  • The system now uses an faster and more reliable mechanism for sending configuration to controllers.

Upgrade Guidance

  • Synapse Wireless recommends upgrading existing systems to 3.1 prior to installing this upgrade.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

Known Issues

  • Upgrading using USB flash drive may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices.

3.1.0

February 10, 2016

New Features and Improvements

  • Existing calendar events can now be edited.

  • Calendar events are now shown based on the system time rather than on the browser's time.

  • The tiles on the Lights & Zones page now visually indicate if a zone is under the control of a behavior.

  • The system will now periodically verify that every light remains in the proper state.

  • Census progress now includes an incrementing count of controllers found.

  • The system will now display a message when a network upgrade is in progress, indicating some control events may be delayed.

  • Access to UI over Wi-Fi can now be through any URL name, not just the IP address.

  • The system now supports the DIM10-280-21 lighting controllers.

  • The system supports 250 nodes on the network.

  • The system can now perform parallel upgrades across the system.

  • Other usability improvements throughout the system

  • Please contact Synapse Wireless for questions regarding the security content in this release.

No Longer Supported

  • Solar noon has been removed as a schedule option - any events scheduled for solar noon will be set to actual noon (relative to the system's timezone). Offsets related to solar noon will be removed.

Resolved Issues

  • When upgrading from this release to a future release using a USB flash drive, the LEDs will now maintain a constant color (green = success, red = failure) until the USB drive is removed.

  • DIM10-087-00 controller will now default to the external antenna.

  • Offline map tiles may now be downloaded successfully in all regions.

Upgrade Guidance

  • If the site controller is running SimplySNAP Version 3.0, Synapse Wireless recommends that you run a Census before proceeding with the upgrade. You will need to wait for the Census to complete before proceeding with the upgrade.

  • Power must not be removed during the upgrade process. Take any necessary precautions to insure uninterupted power to the site controller.

Known Issues

  • Upgrading using USB flash drive may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices.

  • If a light controller is not powered on when a zone change is made for that controller, the controller may not be updated with the new zone information.

3.0.2

December 4, 2015

New Features and Improvements

  • Scenes

  • Enhanced mesh network management, including:

    • Auto-discovery of unconfigured devices

    • Alarms for low wireless link quality to specific nodes

    • Faster and more reliable upgrades across the network

  • Offline maps

  • Support for 250 nodes

  • Increased default fail-on timeout from 5 minutes to 15 minutes

  • Increased timezone support

Resolved Issues

  • Multiple events scheduled to start at the same time do not work properly

  • Attempting to reset password using external button does not work (resolved in SimplySNAP 2.0)

Known Issues

  • Upgrading using USB flash drive may fail, depending on when the unit was manufactured - please contact Synapse Wireless for assistance if you find one of these devices.

  • Changing the latitude or longitude of the site controller after offline maps are downloaded and the device if offline results in inconsistent behavior.

  • Attempting to download offline map outside of North America may fail.