Helios 1.6.6000.0

[BlueFinBima]

Release 1.6.6000.0

User Notes

This release delivers support for the new ARC-210 radio on the A-10C II. There is a new "Simple Computation Wire" control, and a number of bug fixes. The DCS Patches have also been updated.

Recent changes to the M-2000C mean that the User notes from 1.6.5500-1.6.5700 should be reviewed if you have skipped those releases.

Developer Notes

Unless otherwise attributed, the changes were contributed by @BlueFinBima

• Added A-10C II ARC-210 Radio to the inteface, added a new viewport template and patch for the display in this device.
• Added ARC-210 Radio auto-binding gauge to the A-10C Gauges folder in the toolbox
  
• DCS Patches refreshed to 2.8.3.37854
• New Simple Computation Wire added to allow triggering following simple arithmetic operations as well as the result of Exclusive Or boolean operations
• New "Special Controls" folder in the Toolbox which has had the following controls moved into it
  
• File a Bug option in Helios now includes the Helios Version in the text body, and the GitHub Issue template is used to improve the quality of the information in the first Issue submission
• Falcon Interface - Additional Null Checks for Shared Memory String Data added by @linknetx (Falcon Interface - Additional Null Checks for Shared Memory String Data #719)
• Change Log link added to the distributed readme file.

Bug Fixes

• Mirage-F1 duplicate UDP elements 194 and 195 in both of the interfaces caused by duplicates in the DCS module lua files.)
• Profile Editor -> Invalid viewport name breaks Helios.lua file Profile Editor -> Invalid viewport name breaks Helios.lua file #721
• Removal of the -- changes to this viewport are not tracked automatically. comments in the generated monitor Lua file which caused the Lua file to be detected as changed.
• Fixed problem with several AH-64D gauges which would not allow the background image to be changed. Over-sized viewport names have also been reduced in size. Specifically, the changes were made to the EUFDs, MFDs, KUs, CMWS and TEDAC.

Full change notes from previous releases here: https://github.com/HeliosVirtualCockpit/Helios/wiki/Change-Log

Full Changelog: 1.6.5800.0...1.6.6000.0

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[BlueFinBima]

Test Report 28th March 2023

AVG Release 22.12.3264 (build 22.12.7758.771)
AVG Definitions 230327-12

Helios.1.6.6000.0.msi - clean

C:\Program Files\Helios Virtual Cockpit\ Clean

Profile Explorer.exe Scan on start clean

Profile Explorer splash 1.6.6000.0

Control Center.exe scan on start Clean

Control Center splash 1.6.6000.0

All logs checked - Only error is "Hardware rendering is not available on this machine. Helios will consume large amounts of CPU.|"

Device name Helios Test
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz
Installed RAM 9.85 GB
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H2
Installed on ‎01/‎09/‎2022
OS build 19044.2486
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4190.0

Uninstall - everything removed from Program Files.