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    Merlin III 64832 Software History

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    This document outlines the software history of Merlin III from versions 1.00 to 3.20. It includes the date each version was released, new features added, and bugs fixed. The history shows gradual additions such as support for new marking heads, tools, and options over time. Bugs addressed include issues with specific tools, printing, and the controller interface.

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    This document outlines the software history of Merlin III from versions 1.00 to 3.20. It includes the date each version was released, new features added, and bugs fixed. The history shows gradual additions such as support for new marking heads, tools, and options over time. Bugs addressed include issues with specific tools, printing, and the controller interface.

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    Merlin III 64832 Software History

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    Merlin III Software History Page #1 of 5

    Marker(s): TMP6100

    Software Item: 64832 Current Revision: v3.20

    History
    Version 1.00 - 4/17/09
     Initial Release
     TMP6100/470 Ethernet interface with direct control of the TMC470 from Merlin

    Version 2.00 - 8/31/09


    Feature Changes:
     QR Code and Micro QR Code tools
     Merlin may now be used as a pattern designer and "compile" patterns in the TMC470
    for standalone operation
     Now supporting a simulated UNICODE code page for Telesis User Font (tff files) by
    truncating to lower byte
     Added Machine/Management for updating the controller with Merlin information (eg.
    patterns, blocks, parameters)
     User Hour (%h), User Day (%d) and Alpha Omni S/N (%a) parse flags and editors
     Omni S/N shift, hour and monthly reset options and a single alpha character that
    bumps when the S/N wraps
     Increased the Query Text buffer/title count from 10 to 20
    Bug Fix:
     Now handling the case where a new tool is being added/inserted and the editor for a
    different tool is cancelled
     PAUSE FOR GO no longer erroneously decrementing the batch counter if the Batch
    dialog is active

    Version 2.10 - 10/14/09


    ADDITIONS
     Support for the TMP1700 and TMP3200 marking heads
     LOG tool for writing out to a text file when encountered during the print cycle. File
    name and data are variable.
     %p parse flag for including the pattern name in a text-based tool
    CORRECTIONS
     Block tool properties only calculated for the editor if a block is available
     Now supporting patterns that were created before instructions were placed in a
    separate file
     Large text strings (somewhere around 120+ characters) could cause a crash situation
     Batch prints could cause the system to hangup in a "Printing" or "Parking" state until
    aborted and placed back online
     Clicking multiple times in a single location in the visual view while adding a tool
    could cause an error
    Merlin III Software History Page #2 of 5

    Version 2.11 - 11/12/09


    CORRECTIONS
     Now updating linked tools after editor changes to a single field
     Inefficiency introduced recently that would redisplay the entire list view each time a
    tool or tools was selected
     Metric conversion being erroneously done on theta coordinates

    Version 2.20 - 12/9/09


    ADDITIONS
     LOG tool
     Machine/Selected/Preposition to allow marker/auxiliary axes to be prepositioned for
    the currently selected tool
     Polyline Assemble/Disassemble
     Visual view "Show Order" option to display the print order on the anchor handle for
    each selected tool
     Visual view selections now reflected in the list view
    CORRECTIONS
     Now updating linked tools after changes to a single field
     File/New error with objects selected
     Count and S/N file path error when not saving to default pattern path
     Not updating list view after duplicating an object in the visual view with the arrow
    keys

    Version 2.21 - 2/8/10


    CORRECTIONS
     Now able to add a concave three-point arctext tool in the visual view
     Template mode tools no longer shifting the print tool sequence
     Home After Print option race condition
     Unit conversion problem in Setup/Properties for Default Font/Tool settings
     Edit/Center In Window no longer centering at 0,0
     %p pattern title parse flag will now work with Windows file extensions hidden

    Version 2.22 - 2/18/10


    CORRECTIONS
     Now able to print a closed parenthesis character in text-based tools (eg. UID strings)

    Version 2.30 - 4/8/10


    ADDITIONS
     TMP6100E marking head now available
    CORRECTIONS
     The %p parse flag invalid if the Windows operating system (Explorer) was setup to
    hide known file extensions
     "Center In Window" option to no longer center the objects around the 0,0 coordinate
    (carry-over from laser systems)
     Metric conversion problem in default tool and font setup
    Merlin III Software History Page #3 of 5

     No longer turning outputs off when closing Merlin. The TMC470 already handles
    them
     MACHINE tool defaults updated to match the TMC470
     Fixed a metric conversion problem in the Tool property page for multiple tool
    selections
     GOTO tool now handling inactive marker/axis settings
     Now automatically converting existing block (TTB) files for use with the TMC470
    controller (TXB)

    Version 2.31 - 4/13/10


    CORRECTIONS
     Machine/Batch print print/park sequence problem

    Version 2.40 - 8/23/10


    ADDITIONS
     Ctrl+Q accelerator key for View/Snap
     Ctrl+W accelerator key for View/Grid
     Added POLYLINE support to TMC470 interface
     Optimized TMC470 interface to free up system resources during the mark cycle
    CORRECTIONS
     PRINTABLE tool property support for patterns created on older systems
     Now accepting Print Count, S/N and Omni S/N values that are within a newly set
    range
     Ignore lower case 'v' when Programmable message type is set to zero since the field
    number is provided with the type 'V'
     Omni S/N resets to the lower/upper limit
     Preposition for 3-point arctext tool
     Air pressure metric conversion

    Version 2.50 - 11/5/10


    ADDITIONS
     Added the maximum Pin Stroke (Standoff) to the pin files for individual control of
    this limit
     Electric pin density limited to 80dpi
    CORRECTIONS
     On Machine/Park the Z axis moves first when moving up and last when moving down

    Version 2.51 - 11/17/10


    CORRECTIONS
     Preventing multiple jog dialogs from being activated in the Park property page
    Merlin III Software History Page #4 of 5

    Version 2.60 - 12/21/11


    ADDITIONS
     1000/400 head/controller - 50mm x 20mm window with no 2D code capability for
    Asian market
     Plus option for 2D capability if enabled in the connected controller
     TMP7000 marking head
     "Heartbeat" to detect TMC470 controller disconnect conditions
    CORRECTIONS
     TXP file corrections

    Version 2.70 - 4/27/12


    ADDITIONS
     BM470M Controller option with support for the BenchMark 320 marking head
    CORRECTIONS
     TXP file corrections

    Version 2.71 - 7/11/12


    CORRECTIONS
     Host Extended Protocol message that contains only one or two BCC characters will
    respond with a NAK
     TXP file corrections
     Added 'q' to the parse flags dialog to access the query text buffer titles
     Enhancements made to the controller interface

    Version 2.80 - 1/10/13


    ADDITIONS
     Block file mark option for block that resides in the controller
     Support for TMP1700E and TMP3200E
     %y parse flag for year with century
     Optional UNICODE user font character translation file to condense into a single code
    page (eg. UserFontName.txt)
     View/Regenerate available in the Operator level menu and updates buffers from
    query.txt file
    CORRECTIONS
     Enhancements to controller interface
     Lower case descender not always detected
     Park marker (if setup to do so) on pattern load via the pattern select inputs
     Passwords can now be modified at higher privilege levels and are now case sensitive
     Time/Date refresh
     Omni S/N reset daily at a time other than midnight if system sits idle for more than
    one day
    Merlin III Software History Page #5 of 5

    Version 2.90 - 7/3/13


    ADDITIONS
     Queue tools in the controller as allowed to reduce the delay between marked tools
    CORRECTIONS
     Fonts 32 pixels high or 32 pixels wide would not display properly in the visual view
     Wizard did not update the display properly after the Finish button was selected
     Crash situation if a tool was inserted with no tool in the list selected for adding at the
    end of the list

    Version 2.91 - 7/19/13


    CORRECTIONS
     Jog anchor "Current" button now works properly for ArcText3p, Arc3p, Ellipse3p and
    Line2p

    Version 2.92 - 10/14/13


    CORRECTIONS
     Status update from 470 every 20 seconds of idle time
     ArcText and ArcText3p tools not handling the USER font correctly

    Version 2.93 – 11/25/13


    CORRECTIONS
     Jog anchor “Current” button now works properly for the Z and Theta axes

    Version 3.00 - 03/06/14


    ADDITIONS
    - Added SC3500 head

    Version 3.10 - 04/01/14


    ADDITIONS
    - Added SC2000 head

    Version 3.11 – 10/03/14


    CORRECTIONS
    - Fixed bug where a path and an extension were stripped from a Block file name if they
    were not present, which resulted in an empty Block file name
    - The MicroQRCode and QRCode tools now support non-unicode pattern files. This
    wasn't needed until there was a utility that would convert TMC470 patterns to Merlin
    patterns
    - Fixed bug where pattern s/n was not being updated in the tools queued up to send to the
    controller during a batch print

    Version 3.20 - 11/05/14


    ADDITIONS
    - Added support for the SC2500 marking head

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