Cirris Software Version History

These release notes encompass four closely related Cirris software offerings:

• Easy-Wire Station – Software to control your Cirris Easy-Wire based testers.
• Cirris Server – Network test information sharing for Cirris Easy-Wire based testers.
• Cirris Hub – Station monitoring and optional advanced reporting.
• Cirris Hub 42XX – Free reduced Hub functionality specific to 4200 Series Testers.
• Cirris Tester Access (CTA) – Easy-Wire tester control using other software platforms.

More information for these software offerings under their respective headings below.

 

Easy-Wire Station – Improvements

Former software version improvements and resolved issues can be found in the Easy-Wire Release Note History found on the Cirris website.

Support for the Cirris 8250 Tester  ENG-7100
Easy-Wire software now supports the initial release of the 8250, a next generation high voltage tester with high test point expansion capability to test cables, wire harness, and other devices.

Support for the Cirris 8000 Tester  ENG-7543
Easy-Wire software now supports a low-cost entry-level tester, with low voltage capability like the Cirris CR and 8100 testers but limited to 128 test points.

Support for Cirris energization Flex-Point Modules  5150 and 8250 only  ENG-5843
Support for Cirris Flex-Point Module which provides straight forward functional testing for active components such as relays, motors, and lights. Each point on the Flex-Point Module can be used as an energization point or a test point. The modules are compatible with both Smart and Traditional Fixturing

Support for LV Scanners  5150 and 8250 only  ENG-7347
Low Voltage Only Scanners have been added as an option to the 5150 tester.

Attach to System Points for DMMs  CH2, 5150, 8250 only  ENG-7746
Improved integration of Digital Multimeters with Cirris Testers is now possible by using the Attach to System Point Advanced Test Instruction.

Child Test execution monitored  ENG-6506  ENG-7519
During the execution of a Parent Test, the Test Window Monitor Tab is now active by default allowing the user to more easily observe the progression of Child Tests throughout the test process. Child Tests that have yet to run are shown “Pending.” Child Tests that have been processed, are shown as “Passed,” “Failed,” or “Aborted.”

Display AC cycles as time  ENG-7301  CH2, 5150, 8250 only
When using the Dielectric Withstand Test settings, the user is now able to display the AC dwell period in terms of time in place of cycles.

Vietnamese Translation  ENG-7824
Vietnamese has been added as the fourteenth language supported in the Easy-Wire software interface.

High Voltage On/Off Default  ENG-7499
Users can now select whether to have High Voltage Testing enabled or not by default in the Test Editor when creating new tests. This setting can be found under Software Settings in Setup System Options.

Period accepted in Test Program  ENG-7302
The period, “.” is now allowed in the Test Program names that are displayed on the Easy-Wire Main Menu.

Ten-character pin names allowed  ENG-6661
The maximum number of characters allowed for Connector Type pin names has been expanded from four characters to ten.

Centered windows for multiple monitor support  ENG-6280
When using Reset Windows Positions, which allows users to set a single monitor, the Easy-Wire Windows will open more centered in the Monitor screen space.

Smart-Light Point Registration Panel  CR, CH2, 8100, 5150 only  ENG-7267
Added Smart-Light Registration Panel which shows the attached system point points during the Smart-Light registration process, allows bulk point assignment, and shows the points assigned. This panel is visible by default.

Smart-Light 4-Wire registration dialog improved  CR, CH2, 8100, 5150, 8250 only  ENG-6636
Dialog box messages has been improved to better assist the user when registering a Smart-Light 4-wire adapter.

Smart-Light registration skip points  CR, CH2, 8100, 5150, 8250 only  ENG-6456
The option to skip points has been added during the Smart-light registration process.

High voltage settings allowed down to 10 Volts  5150, 8250 only  ENG-6781
The user can now set and use a voltage as low as 10 volts in the high voltage Dielectric Withstand and Insulation Resistance Tests.

 

Easy-Wire Station – Resolved Issues

4200 Series Easy-Wire Power On  4200 Series with Easy-Wire only  ENG-7386
An issue has been corrected such that 4200 Series tester will correctly power on when run with Easy-Wire on a connected PC.

LED and No Reverse  Easy-Touch & 4200 Series with Easy-Wire only  ENG-6777
An issue was resolved where the LED and NO Reverse parameters were ignored in the Signature Diode Instruction.

Check for invalid point labels  Easy-Touch and 4200 Series with Easy-Wire only  ENG-7280
During the load and save of Test Programs, invalid point labels that are incompatible with Cirris benchtop testers are not allowed.

Test Instruction labels up to 64 points imported  ENG-7070
The Easy-Wire Interface would allow Test Instruction labels up to 64 characters to be entered, but when attempting to import the Test Program, indicated a file name is too long message if labels with more than 50 characters were to be imported. Test programs with 64 characters can now be imported.

Probe Test Instruction within Random Build  ENG-6467              
The Probe Test Instruction is now functional in Random Build Modes.

Probe Instruction Color Maintained  8100 only  ENG-7657
If a CR Tester Test Program is imported or opened on an 8100 Tester, the Probe Test Instruction wire color is now correctly maintained.

Twisted Pair Test Instruction points not shared  CH2, 8100, 5150 only  ENG-7676
An Easy-Wire twisted pair test issue has been resolved. Easy-Wire verifies that the points defined in one Twisted Pair Test Instruction are not used in another Twisted Pair Test Instruction.

Adding high voltage instructions when HV  ENG-7696
High Voltage Testing must now be enabled in the Test Program Editor for the user to add Custom High Voltage Test parameters.

High Voltage Parameter Improvements  5150 only  ENG-6872
The user is now able to select Auto Test, Auto Soak Time, and Soak Until Good in the Test Editor Hipot Voltage Parameters Window. Cosmetic improvements have also been made in this window.

HV Module calibration expired notification  5150 only  ENG-7046
Since a High Voltage Module has its own high voltage measurement circuitry, the user is now warned if the calibration is expired for the high voltage module.

HV High Cap net toggle  CH2 and 5150 with Advanced Scanners only  ENG-6966
In the Test Editor View Nets Tab, you can now toggle a net as either HV High Cap On or Off independent of the HV Off On controls.

High voltage change affecting custom high voltage  ENG-6952
An issue was resolved where when changing the standard high volage settings, custom net high voltage settings could inadvertently change.

Overcurrent failure on manual ramp  CH2 and 5150 only  ENG-7322
An issue has been resolved where using a manual rather than auto ramp could cause the Dielectric Withstand Test to fail at some current leakage levels.

Safety Switch Message displayed  CH2 and 5150 only  ENG-7129
The message, “Engage HV Safety Switch” now displays in the large colored Test Window display in addition to Test Instruction line in the Test Window. This ensures the instruction is displayed, even if the setting, Show Current Test Instruction is not enabled.

IR errors after adjusting Custom Hipot Parameters  5150 only  ENG-6894
An issue was resolved where after adjusting Custom Hipot Parameters, a message could be indicated that IR_SOAKTIME or IR_TESTTIME were invalid.

Parent and Child Test start on Cable Attached  ENG-7419  ENG-7520
Issues were resolved so that both Parent Tests and Child Tests can correctly initiate when the Start Condition, Start on Cable Attached, is used.

Passing Child Test Fail shown as failed on Test Report  ENG-7412
A rare scenario has been corrected where a Child Test could pass but show failed on the Parent Test Report.

Parent Test Passes but failed in Test Report  ENG-7485
A rare scenario was corrected where a Parent Test would show it passed in the Test Window but show failed in the Test Report.

A Parent Test shows correct pass / fail of Child Tests  ENG-7423
The auto generated Test Report pdf or csv file of a Parent Test now correctly displays the Child Test Results section.

Child Test Main Menu Save as removed  ENG-7421
To avoid inadvertently adding a Child Test to its Parent Test, the ability to do a Main Menu right-click, Save-As on the Child Test has been removed. The Child Save-As function continues to be accessed within the Parent Test Editor.

Probe on Earth Ground  8100 and 5150 only  ENG-7291  ENG-7202    
An issue has been resolved where Easy-Wire sometimes could crash or display the wrong point when the user probed a system point that was connected to earth ground.

Component Resistance in Ohms  CR, CH2, 5150 only       ENG-7026
When components are in a Test Program, the Low Voltage Insulation Resistance Window shows the Component Resistance setting. The format for this setting has been changed to Ohms instead of mOhms to match the Wire Resistance and LV Insulation Resistance settings on the same window.

Verify disabled for non-fast attached connectors  ENG-6629
In the Connector Registry a user can right-click, and verify the pin sequence for a Connector Type that was set up for Fast Attach. Attempting to verify a non-fast attached connectors created an error. Therefore, this verify function has been limited to fast-attached Connector Types.

Delay resistance missed error  8100 only  ENG-7602
An issue has been resolved where an 8100 could incorrectly pass a Delay Resistance Test Instruction.

Low Voltage Insulation Resistance Setting saved on enter  ENG-6754
In the Low Voltage Insulation Resistance Setting, you can now press enter after entering a new Insulation Resistance value and the value will be saved.

Shorts test unavailable while analyzing High Voltage  ENG-6875
Since the Shorts Test is low voltage test, it has been removed from Test Analyzer Window when the High Voltage Tab has been selected.

HV Error not displayed during shorts test  ENG-6965
When using the Test Analyzer Window, a previously generated high voltage error will not display when switching to the Low Voltage Tab and running a shorts test.

Shorts state saved in Test Analyzer  ENG-7133
When switching between the Low Voltage and High Voltage tabs in the Analyze Test Instruction Window, the state of the Shorts Test setting is remembered when returning to the Low Voltage Tab.

Component points added in Test Analyzer  ENG-6946
When using Test Analyzer on a Test Program with components, each point that was part of the component net was listed as a separate high voltage instruction, which resulted in redundant high voltage tests on the component net. All points connected to the component are now listed together, resulting in one component net high voltage test.

Probe re-enabled after exiting Analyzer High Voltage Tab  ENG-6940
The probe is now enabled when reselecting the low voltage tab after using the high voltage tab.

Easy-Wire cosmetic improvements ENG-6771 & ENG-6788
Cosmetic improvements have been made to Easy-Wire screens.

Learn not allowed without tester  ENG-7292
If the option, “No tester connected” is checked on login, the user is now not able to select, “Learn Attached Wiring Pattern,” which could create an error.

Station name immediately updated for license request  CR, CH2, 8100, 5150 only  ENG-6874
Updating the station name in Easy-Wire now immediately stores this name as opposed to requiring an Easy-Wire restart. This allows a new license file request to correctly reference the station name immediately after it has been changed.

Test results header twice in .csv file  ENG-7317
The heading, “Test Results” is now only listed once above the reported test results in the exported .csv file. A duplicate heading after the reported test results has been removed.

Test Program default file name output  ENG-7424
Easy-Wire now correctly generates the correct default format for the file name this of a Test Report file that can be output at the end of a test.

Backspace for attach  CR, CH2, 8100, 5150 only  ENG-7424
The backspace is now functional to undo the last attached test point during the Connector Type attach process.

Duplicate Chroma Advanced Instructions   5150 only  ENG-7078
The Advanced Test Instructions that could be selected for a Chroma power supply were duplicated. Each of these Test Instructions is now listed only once.

Compliance Limited 2W Resistance  CH2, 5150 Only  ENG-7286
When the Advanced Test Instruction, Compliance limited 2W Resistance, fails to return a valid measurement, it will now return, “no measurement,” rather than an invalid off-scale measurement value.

Shorts above 3 Meg Ohms  5150 only  ENG-7589
An issue was resolved that allows the 5150 low voltage measurement system to more accurately measure shorts between 3 and 10 Meg Ohms.

 

Cirris Server

The Cirris Server software is installed on a network server computer, supports all the recent improvements of the Easy-Wire Software, and must be at the same version as the Easy-Wire station software that is installed on test stations that access the network server.

The Cirris Server, as in the past, supports a centralized network database for Test Programs, user logins, Connector Type definitions, Smart-Light test adapters, test report formats, and test data archiving.  This software installation installs both the Cirris Server and the Cirris Hub together as complementary software offerings.

 

Cirris Hub – Improvements & Resolved Issues

The Cirris Hub, which is installed with the Cirris server, is a browser-based network application that allows users to view what is happening on Cirris testers that are accessing the Cirris Easy-Wire network server. Being browser-based means this data can be viewed on computers, tablets, or cell phones that access the network. An optional Cirris Sever Hub feature is the Cirris Data Warehouse, which allows you to create custom reports for single and aggregated tests.

Hub license file upload  ENG-5511
A received license file can be uploaded in the Cirris Server Hub Settings. The license file can update features or software updates on the Cirris Server Hub or network connected Easy-Wire Stations.

Easy-Wire Machine ID caused crash  ENG-7532
Fixed issue that cause the Hub to crash when an Easy-Wire Station with an invalid Machine ID on a test station was detected.

Inconsistent Hub Service restart  ENG-6622
Fixed issue preventing the HubConfiguration application from being able to properly restart the HubService.

Upgrading breaks  ENG-6639
Previous Data Warehouse databases will need to be reset after upgrading to the latest version of Hub.

Incompatible Data Warehouse database detected  ENG-6659
Previous Data Warehouse databases should now be detected and indicate action is required instead of causing the Hub to crash.

 

 Cirris 42XX Hub – Improvements and Resolved Issues

This is a free version of the browser-based Cirris Hub that functions only for 4200 series testers that are not being run by Easy-Wire on a connected PC. This Hub software allows 4200 series test file sharing, test editing, and network printing. Again, being browser-based means the application used on computers, tablets, or cell phones that access the network.

Values allowed based on language  4200 Series only  ENG-6951
Some language settings in Windows accept and display periods rather name coma in number values.  An issue has been resolved to accommodate these number formats.

Hub File Audit Popup close  4200 Series only  ENG-6679
When the user was viewing the File History for a 4200 Series Test Program, the File History Window would close if test information changed on the Cirris Server Hub. This issue has been resolved.

Component limits recalculated after parameter  4200 Series only   ENG-6855
Fixed issue preventing component limits from recalculating after a related parameter was changed.

 

CTA – Improvements

Cirris CTA provides the capability to create an alternative, fully customized interface to control a Cirris Easy-Wire based tester. The alternative interface can be written in LabVIEW, Python, C, C++, C#, or Delphi.

ctaExportTest returns test contents only  ENG-7516
A new test function, ctaExportTest was added to return the contents of a test but not load the test or check for connected tester compatibility.

.net wrapper missing dependency message  ENG-7396
A better error message is returned if there is a missing dependency file when loading the .net wrapper.

New CTA functions for LabView  ENG-7122  ENG-7584
The latest CTA functions were added to the LabView header wrapper. These include, ctaConnectWithUserToken, ctaCTL, ctaExportTest, ctaGetCategoryList, ctaGetConnector, ctaGetHVSafetyStatus, ctaGetInputs, ctaGetParameters, ctaGetTestListByCategory, ctaGetUsersList, ctaGetUserToken, ctaServerReady, ctaSwitchToEasyWire, ctaValidateUserToken.

ctaGetClientInformation reports DLL path  ENG-7616
The CTA command, ctaGetClientInformation, now reports the full DLL file path that the client is using.

C++/C CTA support for 64-bit applications  ENG-7526
As has been done previously with other Cirris CTA wrappers, the C++/C CTA wrapper has been updated to support 64-bit applications in addition to 32-bit applications.

 

CTA – Resolved Issues

Duplicate Smart Connector Load  ENG-6979
Modified ctaLoadTest to detect Test Program with duplicate Smart-Light connectors and return a failure to load test.

ctaHipotTest  Isolated from safety open close setting  ENG-7663
ctaHipotTest is no longer affected by the OPEN/CLOSE Safety Switch setting in the Easy-Wire Utilities but rather will initiate High Voltage Testing solely based on whether the interlock is present.

CTA hipot return false failures  CH2 only  ENG-6763
An issue has been corrected so that ctaHipotNet and ctaHipotTest consistently return HV Interlock errors.

ctaSingleTest possible high voltage fail  ENG-7123
An issue was resolved where ctaSingleTest could trigger a crash if the high voltage test fails.

ctaDisplayMessage no response return  ENG-6462
When the user does not provide a response, ctaDisplayMessage now passes and returns an empty string.

ctaResistance4wEx unconnected points message  ENG-6461
If the visible points specified in the parameters are not connected, ctaResistance4wEx now reports “Offscale High” instead of “Wire Missing.”

ctaResistance4wEx tester current low message  ENG-6977
If the entered maximum test current for ctaResistance4wEx is below the tester capability, this command now sends a “current too low” message rather than the previous “failed to send command to server” message.

ctaPutTest evaluates test point capability  ENG-7027
If the Test Program requires more test points than the connected tester, ctaPutTest, will return an appropriate error message to indicate the issue.

Low voltage testers show high voltage error  ENG-7324
An issue has been resolved in which CTA commands running low voltage tests on a low voltage tester could falsely trigger an error stating high voltage parameter must match the active test.

ctaHipotTest errors cleared  ENG-6668
The command, ctaHipotTest, will now fully clear all previous hipot errors before returning hipot errors.