Release Notes > July 2025 Release 2: V5.5.99

New Features:

•Major overhaul of web based UI

•Javascript client API

•Support for custom SignalR hub injection

•Support for secure remote driver viewer

•Support for containerisation (V6 Only)

•Additional InfoDriver callback mechanism - refer to BncsInfodriver.AddSlotCallback()

•General usability improvements to library

•Logic Engine merged into main DriverFramework library - BNCS.Logic.Engine.dll deprecated

Bug Fixes:

•BST-2046: Default Options has the same option 'P' set twice

•BST-2047: DefaultOptions won't run due to type issues

•BST-2048/DDK-11: Config.LoadInstance() fails when using instances.xml from BNCS 5.5

•BST-2050/DDK-45: No method of setting Redundancy Mastering - added the ability to pass an existing infodriver to the AddManagedInfodriver function. The state then tracks the state of the tracked infodriver passed.

•BST-2052: AddManagedDeviceInstance - Spams console

•BST-2053: Updating slots in web UI only works in https

•BST-2055: RM from bCommand not working

•BST-2056: MonitoredInfodriver – SetValue doesn’t seem to work

•BST-2059: Logging always seems to go to ApplicationName_no_instance_supplied_no_mode_supplied_

•BST-2076: Custom Homepage view controller is always not found - see updated documentation

•DDK-4: View of infodriver slots limited to 20 slots and several hundred clicks to get to some slots

•DDK-8: Drivers report as "websocket" on csi's UI

•DDK-77: Please make CSI IPC address a configuration rather than hard-coded

•UI: On smaller displays, the expandable navigation menu opens, but doesn't close

•UI: Table headers on hover become unreadable

•UI: State UNDEFINED when no device selected on infodrivers page

•UI: Databases not sorted by number

•UI: Large padding offsetting the header and body away from the edges seems odd

•UI: Removed hover states where appropriate

•UI: Removed state pulses

•UI: Fixed 1px white line in the statuses

•UI: Search icons for slot and value on infodrivers pages have centering issues

Known Issues:

•BST-2049: DeviceType only has readonly and no access field

•BST-2057: No support for multiple device states

•BST-2051: Different values present in Browse Instances interface vs Infodrivers

•No support for GRD & GPI Messages