v1.5.0 Alpha3

Release v1.5.0 Alpha3

This is a major upgrade from v1.2.x. There is no direct upgrade path from v1.2.x.

Supported Build Environment

Starting with v1.5.0 the only supported build environment is ESP-IDF v4.0.1 (or v4.0 release branch) in either command line or via VSCode with the Espressif IDF plugin.

Build instructions

Build instructions can be found here.

New/Updated Features

• Switched to ESP-IDF v4.0 as a base rather than Arduino-esp32. This also included migrating build infrastructure over to CMake.
• Dynamic configuration of WiFi and LCC details.
• DCC signal generation is now done via the RMT peripheral instead of hardware timers.
• RailCom cut-out has been integrated for the LMD18200 h-bridge.
• HTTP server has been replaced to improve stability and performance.
• LCC Traction Protocol support has been added.

Removed/Disabled Features

• LocoNet, this was not tested/working and has been removed. It likely will not return in it's current form.
• Integrated Nextion Throttle, this has been disabled due to compatibility issues with the ESP-IDF UART code and the NeoNextion library. This may return in a future release.
• PlatformIO IDE, due to the migration to ESP-IDF v4.0 this has been disabled and may return in the future after extensive testing.

Changes since v1.5.0-alpha2

• Reworked persistent configuration settings so that compiled configuration is used unless overridden via web interface.
• Fixed turnout address encoding/decoding for the DCC++ protocol adapter
• Track the turnout "id" provided via the DCC++ protocol adapter to prevent reindexing of turnouts when one is deleted.
• Fixed WebSocket text payload size bytes when sending more than 126 characters.
• Fixed OPS mode CV write allocation failure and CV number off-by-one.
• Added missing include causing S88 compilation failure.
• Adjusted GPIO pin validation checks.
• Added SNTP support to set the CS clock.
• Added LCC real-time fast clock support.
• Added WiFi debug option to enable/disable verbose diagnostic output.