Preview No. 6 (build 325) was made available this morning.

This will be the last Preview release as it contains the core features that will comprise the full public/production release next year.

Next, the project will move to a test phase and I’ll be making a Test version available in the coming weeks. This will have the same look/feel and runtime requirements as its earlier Preview’s but will appear in Apple TestFlight as a new and different application. I’ll add those currently testing the Preview to the Test release so TestFlight notifies you when it’s available. I don’t plan to remove the Preview so it will continue to be available until it reaches the term of its 90 day validity period.

The first Test release will include resolutions for defects identified in Preview No. 6 and will support persistant storage of settings/properties.

I hope the Preview releases have provided a useful insight into the development of Expert Controller Plus and thank you to all who have provided feedback.

Changes in this Preview fall into the following two broad categories.

General

On Standby and Operate LCD displays one or more bar-graphs are used to present power, Voltage etc. It was noted that when a ‘bar’ reached the right-side of its graph it was not displayed correctly. This has now been resolved. The defect is in Expert Controller also so, that will get fixed in an upcoming release.

Previously the Interface type, either ExpertDefault or Expert1kfa was specified on both a Connection and for Amplifier configuration. This led to it being defined in two places and thus created a potential conflict. It has now been removed from the Connection configuration so, it’s now only necessary to select the type of amplifier.

There have been numerous other small changes such as adding some ‘help’ style messages, preventing removal of Amplifiers when used by a Connection and adding a ‘Welcome’ window. I’ve also done a review of all Accessibility labels and hints resulting in many additions and updates.

SPE Expert 1k-fa

The SET Antenna support added in the last Preview has been amended to correctly display an information message on the LCD display. In the previous build it was either not shown or incorrectly shown.

Support for an audible / Apple Voiceover report announcing the configuration of an Expert 1k-fa is now supported.

Andy