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Perception 8.28

This is an minor release of Perception mainly improving stability, fixing known problems and adding minor new features.

This is not shipped out with the hardware but only available via web download.

Details about fixed issues and new features can be found in the release notes.

Note: Perception includes the instruments firmware for GEN DAQ systems. So there is no separate firmware available for GEN DAQ systems.

When you connect to hardware using a new version of Perception, the firmware in the hardware will be upgraded accordingly to the same release level.

Data: 07/2022  |  Versão: 8.28.22200  |  Tamanho: 570 MB
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Perception 8.50

This is a major release of Perception. Due to the fixes in Perception 8.52, please download Perception 8.52 instead of Perception 8.50.

New Features:

• Continuous Output

• RTFDB processing on CAN signal

• Harmonic Analysis Display Improvements

• Change from relative addressing to absolute addressing

NOTE: With this change. The user already using a setup and using the old relative addressing may have to change their setup.

Data: 07/2023  |  Versão: 8.50.23184  |  Tamanho: 665 MB
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Perception 8.52

This is a minor release of Perception. Due to the fixes, please download this release instead of Perception 8.50

Fixes:

No special license for RTFDB on CAN inputs:

Perception 8.50 requires a special license to allow processing CAN signals in the RTFDB. This feature is free of charge for customers within Perception maintenance, so it licensing is no longer required.

CAN bus stopped unexpectedly

A problem is solved where the CAN bus stopped unexpectedly.

New type of Peak CAN dongle was not accepted

Peak provides the USB CAN dongle with different internal chip sets. The updated Peak dongles are now also recognized and can be used.

NaN in log file when doing processing

When using one of the FDB functions (CycleFundamental) the output may give NaN. This problem is solved.

Freeze when duplicating signals for automated recording processing

The system is made robust against selecting the same signal multiple times when doing automated recording post-processing.

New Features:

Continuous Output

• It is possible to save every sweep as a separate recording that can be opened immediately after a sweep has been finished.
• It is also possible to split the continuous part of the recording into smaller individual recordings
• When the user chooses not to generate a split recording, there is a choice: - have a single recording file or; - cut up the recording into several files.
• Between a pause and resume, the system will continue publishing data on the fieldbuses

RTFDB processing on CAN signal:

• From this release onward, CAN inputs can also be processed by the RTFDB and the results can be treated just like processed analog signals: - they can be stored in a recording; - and/or be published on one of the field buses.
• When CAN signals are available, they are shown in Data Source Navigator and they can be selected by name in RTFDB formulas, just like other signals.
• This allows to perform calculations on CAN signals (and then to publish the results on, for example, the CAN bus).

Since some RTFDB functions can generate triggers, this also makes it possible to generate triggers based on CAN signals.

Harmonic Analysis Display Improvements:

• It is now possible to show harmonics starting at a different order than zero.
• Furthermore, it is now possible to scale the Y-axis

Change from relative addressing to absolute addressing:

• In earlier major releases, in CAN remote control, relative addressing was used for recorders. - This means that: if we use the address x in a CAN command, this refers to the x-th occupied recorder slot. - This means that the address of a recorder may change when recorders are added or removed. Because this is inconvenient and error prone, we implemented the following change:
• This is the first major release where, absolute addressing is used for all recorders in a mainframe.
• In the 1-byte address available to address recorders; - the range 1...127 is used for physical recorders and the range; - 128...255 for CAN recorders, irrespective of a physical recorder being present or not and a CAN recorder being used or not.

NOTE: With this change. The user already using a setup and using the old relative addressing may have to change their setup

Data: 07/2023  |  Versão: 8.52.23198  |  Tamanho: 666 MB
Documentos Relacionados: Release Notes

Perception 8.54

This is a minor release of Perception. Due to the fixes, please download this release instead of Perception 8.52.

Various stability and performance enhancements implemented, see release notes for details.

NOTE: With this change. The user already using a setup and using the old relative addressing may have to change their setup.

Data: 09/2023  |  Versão: 8.54.23248  |  Tamanho: 666 MB
Documentos Relacionados: Release Notes

Installer of the RPC COM wrapper and RPC documentation

Data: 11/2022  |  Versão: 8.34  |  Tamanho: 7 MB

Update HBM approved GEN DAQ hardware peripherals. For example allowing new types of (solid state) drives.

Data: 09/2023  |  Versão: 8.54.23248  |  Tamanho: 6 MB

Update HBM approved GEN DAQ hardware peripherals. For example allowing new types of (solid state) drives.

Data: 07/2022  |  Versão: 8.28.22200  |  Tamanho: 5 MB

GENDAQ API v3 for Perception V7.40, V7.50 and V7.60

Data: 01/2019  |  Tamanho: 6 MB

The GEN3i/GEN7i Cumulative Update Package contains updated drivers for GEN DAQ “i” type mainframes. There is a version 4.1.1975 of the RTS IEEE1588 PTP driver, and the latest GEN hardware drivers needed when upgrading an older, Windows 7 based GEN3i/GEN7i to Windows 10.

Data: 11/2018  |  Versão: 8  |  Tamanho: 130 MB

Tool to extract the GEN3i/GEN7i Service from the installed version of Perception. After a fresh install of the Windows OS, the GEN3i/GEN7i service is missing and will be installed using this tool.

Data: 12/2020  |  Versão: 1  |  Tamanho: 181 KB

Installer of the RPC COM wrapper and RPC documentation

Data: 09/2023  |  Versão: 8.54  |  Tamanho: 7 MB