v3.26
Major
- Allow 96kHz AES input signals (except in P2P mode where only the usual 48kHz is supported).
Minor
- Add a prominent “SIMULATION” header in the simulator to avoid confusing it with live environments.
v3.25.2
Minor
- Reduce event backlog size to make the web interface less sluggish on very large configurations.
v3.25.1
Minor
Fix issue that could prevent crosspoints to be created in the grid in certain situations.
Fix issue that caused “phantom” SDI ports to be created in some cases when updating the configuration.
v3.25
Major
Improved the multiview scaling algorithm for better video quality.
Implemented a new Bitfocus Companion module that interfaces more tightly with the Stage Racer and allows the configuration of more IO types as well as recovering status info. Available in Companion 4.0.0 beta.
Minor
GPIO HIGH/LOW pseudo-inputs are available in the simulator.
Fix a few visual glitches in the web interface.
The “Last activity” date in the simulator is now based on the last modification made to the configuration, just loading it won’t change it.
Fix issues in the simulator when attempting to delete the last node of a configuration.
v3.24.3
Major
Added a dedicated page at https://sim.ereca.fr/firmwares to download the latest firmwares.
Added support for TICO simulation (in the hardware config menu).
Removed useless video preview in the grid.
The configuration’s “last activity” is now only updated when a change is made, not as soon as the configuration is opened.
Avoid issues when deleting the last node of a configuration by automatically recreating one.
v3.24.2
Minor
Display a clear error message when a bad password is used to log into the web interface instead of an “internal error” page.
Change grid export from CSV to TSV for better compatibility with spreadsheet software.
Add a button to export the graph into a TSV file containing all machines and trunk connections.
v3.24.1
Major
- The web interface is now accessible through HTTPS using self-signed certificates.
Minor
- In the Ember+ interface, the standard of the IO can now be configured using an integer index value through the “standard_index” parameter on top of the existing “standard” string parameter. This can make it easier to design widgets meant to change the standard in some production tools.
v3.24
Major
- Added a boot menu that can be accessed by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons at machine boot. This menu allows downgrading to the previous version.
Minor
- The OLED display now shows the MAC address of the machine during the early boot sequence.
v3.23.1
Major
- Fix a regression introduced in 3.22 that would cause the standard of some 6G and 12G formats to be identified incorrectly.
v3.23
Major
It is now possible to configure inputs and outputs by clicking on them in the grid.
It is now possible to configure the IOs (name, direction, standard, framebuffer, gains…) through Ember+.
The new interface is located under
.nodes.[sr2-ID].io_config in the Ember+ tree.
Minor
- The audio attenuation for analog audio outputs is not displayed next to the IO name in the treeview.
v3.22.3
Minor
Improve audio resampling behaviour for SD SDI signals.
Add a boot animation to the front panel.
v3.22.2
Minor
- Add a “Collapse All” button to the treeview.
v3.22.1
Minor
Fix audio-gain and similar sliders sometimes not functioning correctly in Firefox.
Reduce the max per-machine log to 2048 events to avoid amassing huge logs on large configurations.
v3.22
Major
Add video previews in the grid view for SDI streams.
Add timecode input handling and clock display in the multiviewer.
Allow renaming the IOs using CSV import.
Add ‘T’ indicators on grid inputs that are generating a test pattern.
Minor
Increase the maximum number of multiviewer previews usable concurrently in the system from 126 to 1022 to allow for larger configurations with many multiviewers.
Improve reliability of data transmission between nodes through the fiber network which results in faster upgrade transmission.
Add a log message if the internal Real-Time Clock ran out of battery and needs replacing.
Correctly display the standard of Multiview-in-Multiview configurations.
Various performance improvements in the web interface for large configurations.
v3.21
Major
New pseudo-GPI FORCE_HIGH and FORCE_LOW have been added to manually force the level of any GPO in the absence of a real GPI signal. It can be controlled through the web grid or Ember+.
Improve genlock signal transmission integrity.
Minor
Save trunk layout in exported configuration files to automatically recreate the network in the simulator.
Fix visual glitches in the way the tally is drawn in the multiviewer output.
Improve debug logging
Rename the genlock formats displayed in the web interface to use more standard names (for instance 1080i50 instead of 1080i25). This is purely a cosmetic alteration with no change in functionality.
v3.20.4
Minor
- Add a workaround to simplify upgrade from versions 3.18.x.
v3.20.3
Major
- Fix regression introduced in v3.19 that made the RS extension module unusable.
v3.20.2
Major
- Fix bogus audio routing through trunk D.
v3.20.1
Minor
Improve handling of debug traces.
Fix spurious errors on 10G trunks when they aren’t in use.
v3.20
Major
- Allow the user to precisely select the output format of the multiviewer.
Minor
For simplicity, revert the change to the test pattern introduced in v3.19 that would automatically switch to HD or 3G formats based on complicated factors. Now the test patterns will always be HD PAL or HD NTSC based on the genlock standard regardless of the SDI port configuration, like it worked in earlier versions.
The front panel display can now display the firmware version number.
The front panel buttons should be more responsive.
v3.19.6
Major
- Improve synchronization for 6G/12G SDI formats. That should improve compatibility with other equipments receiving 6G/12G signals from a Stage Racer 2.
Minor
- Tweak web interface cache settings to improve performance and better handle firmware upgrades.
v3.19.5
Minor
Fix display of AES IO activity in graph view.
Fix an issue where compatible SDI ports would sometimes be tagged as incompatible in the grid after loading a configuration file from a previous version.
v3.19.4
Major
- Improve ASI support to better handle sources with high jitter.
v3.19.3
Minor
- Improve trunk signal integrity.
v3.19.2
Major
- Fix non-functional ASI routing (regression introduced in 3.18.4).
v3.19.1
Major
- Enable double-routing of SD and all TICO-compressed formats.
Minor
Increase the max number of Ember+ and external panel connections to 10.
Make firmware update distribution between nodes more reliable.
Fix image flashing when switching multiview sources.
v3.19
Major
TICO support to reduce the bandwidth requirements for streams from HD to 12G. Requires an additional license to unlock.
Support for using 4 10Gb fiber trunks instead of the usual 40Gb trunk D. Requires additional SFP fiber modules and an additional license to unlock.
Support for 6 additional bulk AES ports through an optional extension card.
Minor
New grid implementation for better performance and more flexibility.
Improve support for Brooklyn 3 Dante modules.
Improve multiviewer/framebuffer stability.
Allow disabling the test pattern that’s displayed on signal lost individually on every input.
3G-B and SD support in the multiviewer.
Improve framebuffer/multiviewer stability when external genlock source is lost.
Improve reliability of upgrade distribution across nodes.
The grid inputs and outputs can be filtered by label.
Distribute streams more evenly across the trunks when multiple paths are available.
Improved support for Stream Deck-style panels through Bitfocus Companion.
v3.18.8
Minor
- Improve ASI timing tolerances for better compatibility with high-jitter sources.
v3.18.7
Major
- Fix non-functional ASI routing (regression introduced in 3.18.4).
v3.18.6
Minor
Increase the maximum number of Ember+ connections per node to 10 (from 3).
Increase the maximum number of panel connections per node to 10 (from 5).
v3.18.5
Minor
- Improve support for newer QSFP models.
v3.18.4
Minor
- Add a configuration option to disable the test pattern on individual SDI inputs.
v3.18.3
Major
- Fix a bug in the framebuffer/framesync and audio gain configuration that could cause the configuration of some ports to be overwritten by mistake when configuring several ports in a row.
v3.18.2
Major
Fix rerouting issue for multiviewer previews when trunks are connected/disconnected.
This could cause previews to be lost upon rerouting.
v3.18.1
Minor
- Add support for the new OLED display.
v3.18
Major
Improve log handling for very large configurations in order to avoid a situation where a temporary trunk failure could lead to trunk saturation by continuously triggering new log events.
The issue would typically only happen aften several weeks of uptime and only on very large configurations (20+ machines).
Minor
Tweak the handling of messages coming from incompatible Stage Racer 2 versions that could cause a crash in rare cases.
This issue could only happen if Stage Racers were connected to the same network while running incompatible versions of the software (for instance 3.15 and 3.17). In this situation the Stage Racers can’t communicate correctly but in some cases it could even lead to a crash and reboot of the equipment.
v3.17
Major
- Fix a crash that could occur when loading large configurations
v3.16
Major
Fix an issue that caused some streams not to be double-routed upon machine start.
Added a “Debug information” entry to the dropdown menu which lets users download an archive containing data useful for debugging by Ereca.
Minor
Correctly report all non-double-routed streams in all situations.
Fix trunk usage on OLED display.
v3.15.11
Minor
- Improve the handling of incompatible crosspoint connections in the IP, RS and AES Bulk grids.
v3.15.10
Minor
- Improve Ember+ message handling on large installations (20+ machines).
v3.15.9
Major
- Fix compatibility issues with VSM Studio’s Ember+ implementation.
v3.15.8
Major
- The multiviewer can now be configured to output a 3G signal instead of HD, increasing its framerate.
Minor
Change multiviewer and test pattern PAL standards to use 30FPS instead of 25.
Make switching the source of SDI outputs faster when not using genlock or framebuffer.
v3.15.7
Minor
- Fix incorrect handling of certain genlock formats: 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25 and 1080i24
v3.15.6
Minor
- Fix audio extraction on 12G SDI inputs
v3.15.5
Minor
- Fix display issues in the control panel IO mapping grid
v3.15.4
Major
Improve TSL support to better support TallyMan
Improve distribution of 1080p50 and 1080p60 genlocks
Minor
Reimplemented the changelog and added a link to it in the config menu
Fix an issue that caused some log entries to be corrupted
v3.15.3
Minor
- Use different reference clocks for the memory controller in order to improve memory calibration
v3.15.2
Minor
Improve memory calibration handling to reduce the likelihood of the Stage Racer booting with the framebuffer unavailable on some SDI outputs
Fix the situation where a grid output would be locked but the input wouldn’t be available, in which case it would be impossible to reconfigure. Now the lock is ignored if the input is missing
v3.15.1
Major
Implement the control panel interface
Fix an issue in the web interface that made it impossible to unlink the IP ports
Improve NTSC support when no external genlock signal is available
Improve 6G signal transmission to fix compatibility issues with some equipments
v3.15
Major
- Enable GPO control through TSL
v3.14
Major
- Various framebuffer improvements, correctly display last dropped/duplicated in the web interface
Minor
- Fix an issue where the OLED display would sometimes freeze and become unusable until reboot
v3.13.3
Major
- Very large grids should be a lot more responsive when adding/removing crosspoints
Minor
- Improve genlock format detection when the signal is lost
v3.13.2
Major
- Fix an issue that caused SDI outputs to become stuck when switching from genlocked to PWM clock mode
v3.13.1
Major
Fix a software deadlock that could occur when Ember+ and TSL were used at the same time
Change the Ember+ IO number scheme to match the one used in the old Stage Racer software version 2
Add the option to export a grid as a CSV file to simplify configuration
v3.13
Major
- Ember+ modifications for better KSC Core support
Minor
- Display correct multiviewer preview activity in the grid
v3.12.3
Minor
- Build system modification, no functional difference to v3.12.2
v3.12.2
Major
- Fix an issue that could cause the SR2 to crash if a multiviewer label contained invalid characters
v3.12.1
Major
- Fix an issue that caused the framebuffers not to work on some SDI IOs (SDI-4, 10, 16 and 22)
v3.12
Major
- Reimplement the Ember+ interface
v3.11.1
Major
- Fix a regression that caused the framebuffers and genlocked outputs not to work correctly
v3.11
Major
- Fix an issue that could cause a softlock in some situations when the Dante card was missing
Minor
- Logs are automatically resynchronized to the local time when the RTC is not correctly configured
v3.10.2
Major
- Low jitter mode works on all FPGA models
v3.10.1
Major
- Fix audio gain card detection
v3.10
Major
- Implement low-jitter mode for SDI outputs (10AX022 only)
v3.9.1
Minor
- Prevent the machines from freezing during the boot sequence if the I2S calibration fails
v3.9
Major
- Correctly display genlock status in the web interface
Minor
Ignore QSFP status info when it’s reset to avoid displaying incorrect data in the web interface
Tweaks to the double-routing algorithm
Fix broken MADI handling
Fix a kernel issue that caused internal messages to sometimes be dropped
v3.8.1
Minor
- Fix an issue where sometimes the multiviewer would not initialize correctly
v3.8
Major
Multiviewer support
TSL support
New routing algorithm that uses the available bandwidth more efficiently when double-routing
Minor
Add the option to automatically distribute the upgrade file to other nodes to update the whole SR2 network at once
Use low jitter mode on 12G outputs
Improve RS option detection
Added a “test tone” pseudo audio input for testing purpoes
Various improvements to the way the logs are handled, the web interface log display is more stable
v3.7
Major
- Fix off-by-one error introduced in v3.6 (the wrong GPIOs were controlled)
v3.6
Major
Many improvements to hardware-based double-routing to better handle failover in complex topologies
Fix GPIO routing in complex topologies
v3.5
Major
- Reimplement audio gain/attenuation config
Minor
The Dante IO names are taken from the Dante Controller
Improper crosspoints are automatically removed when a node is connected. This includes improperly paired peer-to-peer connections and connection from outputs to IOs that aren’t inputs.
v3.4
Major
Many improvements to hardware-based double-routing
Maximum number of double-routed streams limited to 64
Minor
Improve AES handling with the new double-routing feature
QSFP handling is more robust and reliable, reducing the likelihood of bogus QSFP status info being displayed in the web interface.
v3.3
Major
- Many improvements to hardware-based double-routing
v3.2
Major
Implement hardware-based double-routing for high priority streams
Reimplement node config loading
Minor
Fix routing regressions
Add “live update” for the framebuffer config
Speed up network updates to detect topology changes faster
v3.1
Major
Reintegrate support for most protocols including Dante
Reimplement many features in the web interface such as multiple IO config
v3
Major
Deep rewrite of the internal software controller for better performance and reduced memory usage, allowing for larger and more complex configurations.
This version is incomplete and lacks many features from the previous versions (many protocols, Ember+, Dante etc…)