This is the support section for both Expert Controller and Expert Controller Plus.
Select one of the buttons below for further information.
Expert Controller
Release history
| — Actual — | ||
| 1.3.0 | 1-Jan-2026 | Cosmetic changes for macOS 26 and bug fixes. For info see the Release Note. |
| 1.2.2 | 13-Aug-2025 | Expert 1.5k-Taurus bug fix For info see the Release Note. |
| 1.2.1 | 14-Jul-2025 | Useability improvements and bug fixes. For info see the Release Note. |
| 1.2.0 | 12-Mar-2025 | For info see the Release Note. |
| 1.1.0 | 19-Nov-2024 | For info see the Release Note. |
| 1.0.0 | 20-Sep-2024 | Initial release |
For the FAQ, User Guide, Release Notes etc see the buttons at the top of this page.
Expert Controller Plus
The ‘Preview’ phase (version 0.1) has now concluded. Thank you to all those who provided feedback.
The project has now entered a Test phase. The first production-ready release is anticipated in quarter three of 2026. All planned features have now been implemented but testing and feedback is needed from users, especially those with an Expert 1k-FA as I don’t have hands-on to that model and it implements a very different interface to all later amplifier models.
If you would like to get involved in testing and provide feedback please drop me a message using the Contact page on this website. For more information about Expert Controller Plus see the Software and News sections of this website.
To download the latest test version of Expert Controller Plus please visit the Download page.
Project timeline
| Date | Phase | Build | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned | |||
| August 2026 | Production | First Production release | |
| Today | |||
| 17-Apr-2026 | Beta test | V0.6.0 Build 885 | Further cosmetic changes to the LED panel, the LCD panel and the LCD and buttons panel. |
| 17-Apr-2026 | Beta test | V0.5.0 Build 782 | The ‘Button panel’ windows now show amplifier state related to the buttons, the ‘LCD panel’ window is now resizable and cosmetic changes to the ‘LCD buttons’ window. See here for more information. |
| 12-Apr-2026 | Beta test | V0.4.3 Build 682 | Squashed a bug that caused the App to become sluggish when using a TCP/IP network with larger than anticipated jitter. This impacted comms with all amplifier models except the Expert 1k-fa. |
| 11-Apr-2026 | Beta test | V0.4.2 Build 666 | Minor improvements to date/time stamping of received messages and logging. |
| 10-Apr-2026 | Beta test | V0.4.1 Build 655 | Polling of amplifier for status and display updates revised to improve robustness |
| March 2026 | Beta test | Beta testing commences | |
| 10-Feb-2026 | Alpha test | V0.4.0 Build 620 | New circular gauges for RF power, Volts, Amps and Temperatures |
| 3-Feb-2026 | Alpha test | V0.3.0 Build 612 | Inclusion of software update capability and refinements to Voiceover for Stepper controls. For info see this News post. |
| 31-Jan-2026 | Alpha test | V0.2.3 Build 566 | Accessibility and keyboard shortcut improvements. For info see this News post. |
| 16-Dec-2025 | Alpha test | V0.2.2 Build 539 | Minor bug fixes. For info see this News post. |
| 1-Dec-2025 | Alpha test | V0.2.1 Build 521 | Minor changes |
| 1-Dec-2025 | Alpha test | V0.2.0 Buld 515 | Alpha testing commences |
| 16-Nov-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 Build 325 | Preview 6 released |
| 7-Nov-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 Build 158 | Preview 5 Released |
| 25-Oct-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 Build 86 | Preview 4 released |
| 19-Oct-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 Build 11 | Preview 3 released |
| 12-Oct-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 Build 8 | Preview 2 released |
| 18-Sep-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 Build 1 | Preview 1 released |
| 16-Aug-2025 | Preview | V0.1.0 | Coding commences |