Releases: T-Troll/alienfx-tools
Releases · T-Troll/alienfx-tools
8.6.1 (Dimming and power fixes)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
All tools:
- Bug fixed: non-terminated string can be loaded from registry, providing incorrect string value (ghost chars at the end).
All fan-control GUI tools:
- Bug fixed: Incorrect power mode can be selected in some cases
AlienFX-GUI:
- MS fix screen dimming support (was not work for years). Now, GUI support screen dimming (lights will be dimmed as well) in case "Follow screen state" enabled into Options tab.
8.6.0.1 (Tooltip, LightFX rework)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
All fan-control GUI tools:
- Tray icon tooltip changed: Fan trigger temperature (which provide current fan setting) showed near fan RPM, instead of fan boost. More informative, in general.
Dell LightFX/AlienFX library:
- Better disabled (disconnected) devices handling, avoiding incorrect color set in some cases.
- Code optimization, DLL is smaller and consume less CPU.
8.6.0 (Async LightFX and fixes)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
Light control API (all light-control tools):
- Bug fixed: Some Dell monitor uses the same chip as Alienware, so it was detected as it. This provides app hang at device initialization.
LightFX (Dell API emulator):
- New: LightFX reworked to asynchronous light update with low priority.
- Pro: Now it can not provide a lag into the game running
- Contra: Light updates can have visible delay in case system overloaded
- Bug fixed: LightFX trying to set power button among other lights, it leads to serious (up to 10 seconds) lag in some cases. Now power button lights excluded from set.
Known Issues:
- In case you have Dell monitor and connect it via USB - GUI/CLI can hang on some operations. In this case, please run
alienfx-cli probeand share me the output.
Work In progress:
- We are coming close to APIv9 (new Alienware monitors) implementation. API is working in development stuff, but still need some checks and integration.
8.5.2.2 (Hotfix)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
AlienFX-GUI:
- Bug fixed: Application crash at start in case configuration is clean and fan control not available at the system.
8.5.2.1 (Profile tab rework)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
AlienFX-GUI:
- New: It's now possible to reset/copy profile settings, triggers and apps at "Profiles" tab.
- Alienware m18 autodetect profile added.
- Bug fixed: Incorrect UI state after profile add/remove/copy/reset.
8.5.2 (Polling rate, power mode rework)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
All fan control GUI tools:
- New: Polling rate parameter added into GUI (into "Settings" for FX GUI). It defines how frequently temperatures and fan parameters will be scanned and altered. Can be used to decrease CPU usage (with a price of fan control precision). Default 750ms.
- Power mode control reworked to avoid incorrect power mode set in some cases.
8.5.1 (Brightness shortcuts and new autodetect mappings)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
All GUI tools:
- New: Update check rework - it now waits for connection available at start, and check connection at manual check.
All fan control tools:
- Bug fixed: Power mode do not set correctly for SDK V1.
- Bug fixed: Override for messed power modes for SDK V1 (Desktop).
AlienFX-GUI:
- New: Keyboard shortcuts for manual brightness control:
- Use
CTRLSHIFT+to increase current mode brightness - Use
CTRLSHIFT-to decrease current mode brightness - Brightness level is set separately for full and dimmed modes
- Dimming level in setting now reversed, so your old level can be brighter or darker, than before. Please modify it into settings
- Use
- New: Dell G7 7590 autodetection (thanks to @fox8091).
- Bug fixed: Lights can stay off after resume from hibernate in some cases.
8.5.0 (Light SDK rework, bugfixes)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
All light-control tools:
- Light SDK reworked to faster light control.
- APIv9 (new monitors) SDK experiments (but still may not work).
- APIv8 (external keyboards) Device effects back, now safe way.
- Bug fixed: APIv6 (Monitors) SDK was broken into the process of adding v9. Now working correctly.
All fan-control tools:
- Before DSK can only handle 32 sensors into group, but latest Libre can have about 126. So, some sensor from it was not controlled and visible into UI. Now SDK can handle any count of sensors (but still limited to 256 active in group).
- SDK now can handle if other app (f.e. AWCC) alter fan boost and will reset it back to correct.
- Bug fixed: Boost was not restored after Max. boost check.
AlienFX-GUI:
- m16 added to light autodetection. Keyboard only for this time, you need to set up tron lights manually. Don't forget to share it after!
- Bug fixed: Connected device not refreshed after it, and its brightness does not set correctly.
- Bug fixed: Some devices can have zero brightness after sleep.
Known issues:
- For some devices, fan stuck at low RPMs after some random time - BIOS just don't reflect boost changes (but accept it). Under investigation, you can try to switch power mode (CTRL+SHIFT+1 then CTRL+SHIFT+0) to unlock it back.
In development:
- Light IDs and settings import from AWCC profile (if exist) - great for initial setup.
8.4.1 (New light API, new mappings, new tooltip)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
All light-control tools:
- New: APIv9 (new monitors) ALPHA support. Device will be detected, but lights color will not be changed for now. Working on it.
AlienFan-GUI, AlienFX-GUI:
- Tooltip changed to provide shorter string (f.e. now effects use code "mahg" - Monitoring, Ambient, Haptics, Grids. Capital letter means effect active, non-capital - not active).
- Mappings for Alienware 17R3 (old series from 2017) added into autodetection database.
- Bug fixed: Application crashed as mouse points to tray icon if tooltip very long (f.e. long profile name or a lot of fans). Now it will be truncated to maximal possible tooltip length instead.
8.4.0 (Profile action)
Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out its concept and operation principle.
Fan-SDK_V1.zip have binaries built against older fan control version, use it only in case you know what you're doing (or have Aurora R7), check readme file inside archive first to configure out how to make it working!
Changes into this release:
AlienFX-GUI:
- New: It's now possible to run app/script/etc. at profile change:
- Switch to "Profiles" tab and set the action name by type it or choose it using "Set" button
- Check "run action"
- Action will be triggered at the every profile switch
- You can use application, script, document or shell command as an action.
- This option is incompatible (and will be disabled) if "Only then active" selected - running action change active window, so it comes to endless loop in this case.
- Power mode check after resume from sleep added - profile will be re-selected in case power mode changed during sleep
- Tooltip generation changed to prevent possible exception.
- Profile UI optimized both visual (for better understanding) and logical (for performance).
- Bug fixed: Some profile settings (f.e. device effect) do not apply at app start/resume from sleep.