NavigatorDFE HP Release 6.3.1
November 1, 2024
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Workflow 8.2.5.2
DFE Web Client 1.5.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1.2.6.1
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 2.3
Changes
* More improvements in the end job delay loop to let pages complete on the printhead.
* IdleCapTimerInJob setting allows an override of the default 60 second from the end of job to the cap of the printhead.
NavigatorDFE HP Release 6.3
September 27, 2024
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Workflow 8.2.4.11
DFE Web Client 1.5.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1.2.5.9
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 2.1
Changes
* Trigger MJS early if we are delaying in the RIP on a cancel.
* Remove delay in the RIP on a cancel in static page mode.
* Force an exit from the delay loop in the RIP on a cancel.
NavigatorDFE HP Release 6.2
May 17, 2024
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Workflow 8.2.4.7
DFE Web Client 1.5.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1.2.5.4
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 2.1
Changes
* Improved support for MJS when not using the Xitron PCA.
* Add an additional control for disabling REST. Control (writes) and status (reads) are separate controls.
* A Spot Color database timer has been introduced, allowing backup timing to be determined or altered.
* The Max Page Gap has been developed to permit the input of a configurable distance, triggering a cancellation after the last TOF (Top of Form) when that distance is reached.
* Units of measurement have been added under the FI-1000 tab for Pen to Paper spacing, Top of Form Offset, and the Page Gap (now referred to as Max Page Gap).
* Feeder Jam Detection has been implemented including an update to the PCA card firmware, allowing a distance value to trigger a feeder pause, thus preventing jams.
NavigatorDFE HP Release 6.01
September 1, 2023
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Workflow 8.2.3.9
DFE Web Client 1.5.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1.2.5.0.
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 2.1
Changes
* Updated Sentinel driver
* XiSpooler removed
* Added Spitbar option
* PCL3GUI can be named and numbered per .ini settings
* PCL3GUI has its own directory within the utilities folder
* Added selectable option for print output type
* Updated Thumbnailer
* Corrected calibration settings that sometimes caused oversatured printing
* Updated system template to fail if fonts are missing
* Disabled REST in the rip and server as default setting
NavigatorDFE HP Release 5
January 24, 2021
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Workflow 8213
DFE Web Client 1.4.1 (no change)
HHR 12.0r2 v1239
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 1.8
Changes
* Fix for output running past the copy count when MJS triggers.
* Fix for DFE reverse page range bug with mid-job service.
* HHR: Allow a very large TOF offset. It was previously limited to 40,000. It's now 2,400,000.
NavigatorDFE HP Release 4
October 8, 2020
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Workflow 8207
DFE Web Client 1.4.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1238
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 1.4
Changes
* MJS fix: When cancelling the job, wait based on the belt speed, disable TOFs, wait then cancel, to avoid cancelling an outputting image.
* MJS fix: If the mode is 'job', ignore the accumlated pages output count. Was cancelling repeatedly after exceeding the page threshold.
* Pause fix: Honor the user pause in SmartBuffer mode. Was restarting the feeder after going over the GPO20 threshold.
* HHR fix: Fix image corruption or job abort on large page count jobs when the page pool wrapped.
* HHR fix: Remove rounding the job width pixel count to a multiple of 8, causing up to 7/300" of an inch of image clipping.
* Add fan control on the Xitron PCA. Fan state will match the feeder state.
* Fix problem of the serial link going down and not recovering if the USB port goes away, either from a power cycle or cable removal.
* Auto-resume printing after a 'page mode' MJS.
NavigatorDFE HP Release 3
June 30, 2020
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Workflow 8181
DFE Web Client 1.3.5
HHR 12.0r2 v1236
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 1.4
Changes
* Note: This release requires the Version 2 Xitron PCA boards.
* Implement mid-job servicing. If the page count threshold is exceed during printing, with more than 10 pages remaining, job is canceled.
* Add SmartBuffer support. GPO20 from the MPCA is tracked and if the feeder is paused while the SmartBuffer is below a configurable level.
* Firmware download improvements.
* Fix a bug with cancels in the RIP causing a random crash.
* Add top margin support, which on the HP moves the image across the printbar.
* Add oem_enable_a3_white_space support for large, pages with heavy content.
* Implement resume on jobs that are canceled. (This is the restart method for mid-job service.)
* Implement "Replace Main PCA" command on the Advanced Engine controls page.
* Move/migrate Xiflow.media.db from the Navigator folder to ProgramData\Xitron\Databases (%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Xitron\Databases).
NavigatorDFE HP Release 2
April 5, 2020
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Workflow 8138
DFE Web Client 1.2.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1227
HP Advanced Engine Controls page 1.3
Changes
* Improved stall recovery. Reset PPS to the min value before executing recovery, as recommended by HP.
* User interface feedback during maintenance operations. These will be displayed on the advanced page and the main UI.
* Better job information logging at level 1 for the Server.
* Improve firmware download by monitoring the status on the REST interface and displaying status
* Report status messages during boot and reboot.
* Fixed bug with MaxPPS override not being honored in the Engine Controls UI.
NavigatorDFE HP R1 RC1
March 13, 2020
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This is the first release candidate for 'Release 1'
Workflow 8125
DFE Web Client 1.2.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1227
Changes
* Improved feeder stop.
* Improved cancel.
* Implement pause and resume.
* Implement midjob service either before or after jobs, based on page or job counts.
NavigatorDFE HP TR17
March 6, 2020
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Workflow 8115
DFE Web Client 1.0
HHR 12.0r2 v1227
Changes
* Fix to the swatch sheet printing code to handle locales with commas as the decimal separator.
NavigatorDFE HP TR16
February 13, 2020
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Workflow 8113
DFE Web Client 1.0
HHR 12.0r2 v1227
Changes
* HHR v 1227
NavigatorDFE TR15
February 6, 2020
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Workflow 8102
DFE Web Client 1.0
HHR 12.0r2 v1226
Changes
* HHR v 1226.
* Update to the HP Raster Contone library v 1.5.
* Support for 150dpi.
NavigatorDFE TR14
January 10, 2020
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Workflow 8013
DFE Web Client 1.0
HHR 12.0r2 v1224
Changes
* HHR v 1224.
* Some DFE improvements
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease13
December 6, 2019
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Workflow 8013
DFE Web Client 0.99
HP Engine Controls v1.3
HHR 12.0r2 v1223
Changes
* DFE client improvements. See its release notes.
* HHR: Initial single head, halftone DuraFlex support.
* HHR: Improved reporting of PS errors back through the Thrift interface.
* HHR: Replace HP's @PJL SET JOBNAME value (Untitled) with the actual jobname.
* Improve how the web server launches and stays running.
* Purge unused thumbnails at shutdown.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease12
November 6, 2019
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Workflow 8010
DFE Web Client 0.97b
HHR 12.0r2 v12192
Changes
* Implement ink logging for the HP. Written to ProgramData\Xitron\XiShare\InkData\InkUsageLog.txt in CSV format.
* More DFE client improvements. See its release notes.
* Allow cancel and progress from XiPosition.
* HHR improvements: HP improvements, better thumbnails.
* Fix GCA at the ends of the sliders.
* Improved HP defaults.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease11
October 22, 2019
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Workflow 8008
DFE Web Client 0.96
HHR 12.0r2 v1219
Changes
* More work on the configs for each flavor.
* More DFE client improvements. See its release notes.
* Change XiStep rotation so that the media is rotated before placing an image on it.
* DFE 'custom media' renamed and now shows how it fits in its media box.
* Various HHR improvements: ZX clipping fixes, HP improvements.
* HP work for beta 1.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease10
September 27, 2019
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Workflow 8005
DFE Web Client 0.93
HHR 12.0r2 v1214
Changes
* More work on the configs for each flavor.
* More DFE client improvements. See its release notes.
* Fix Global Color Adjustment (GCA).
* Fix "Preserve 100% Black". Before it worked backwards.
* Various HHR improvements.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease9
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Workflow 8001
DFE Web Client 0.92
HHR 12.0r2 v1213
Changes
* Change the delivery format slightly, so that there are separate InstallerResources for the various flavors of delivery.
* See the DFE client release notes for the bulk of the changes and fixes.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease8
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Workflow 7125
DCE 1.2
DFE Web Client 0.91
NCE 2.1
HHR 12.0r2 v1213
Changes
* DCE remove some comments.
* The DFE now has the media box around the thumbnail. Please beat on it.
* DFE + Print Job Action, better integration of parameters. There are still a number we cannot set in the driver.
* Calibration fixed from TR7, I broke it.
* Cancel on the HP.
* Deliver the 300 dpi WhiteWove28lbs set of profiles.
* Default _template to be HP.
* Deliver a small set of Gracol profiles.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease7
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Workflow 7124
DCE 1.0b3.
DFE Web Client 0.9
NCE 2.0b4
Changes
* A new release of the DFE, primarily to check out Print Job Action / Driver params, i.e. 'PDF Mode'.
* Don't error jobs with no calibration selected. Please watch this carefully. Mike L. struggled with a version
of the TRA at Printware with this code, however he was also running two TRAs, if you can imagine that.
* Changed Config\Media Sizes\Media.lst Custom="0,0"
* Overspeed on the Sirius where supported.
* NCE now has an optional HP tab. First cut with serial comms to the Gram board.
* DCE: color.html now remembers and restores the paper type selection
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease6
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Workflow 7123
DFE Web Client 0.8
Changes
* A new release of the DFE, primarily to check out Shawn's first crack at fixing the queue ordering.
* Some calibration changes. Add back in paper white as the first patch, expand the chart on the paper.
* Please do no scan sideways like I was doing, it's dangerous. My new recommended method is to rotate the paper, point the i1 up and scan up the strip.
-- Start before the first box, end after the last box.
* Shortcut on the desktop for the DFE which will work if it's being served on port 80.
* Do yourself a huge favor and edit Config\Media Sizes\Media.lst and change Custom to:
Custom="0,0"
Seriously. We're going to change it to this, but I forgot.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease5
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Workflow 7122
HHR 12.0r2, v1210
DCE v ???
NCE 2.0b2
HPEngineControls 1.0b4
DFE Web Client 0.7
Changes
* Remove CV_DCE, replaced by NCEv2.
* Some job ending fixes, or hacks for ZXRASTER (direct) output not completing, or completing output correctly, but reporting an error.
* Introduce the first release of the HP Engine Controls.
* Change the push cal templates so that one set works for all Sirius and HP1000 resolutions. (The DeviceSpecific ones are still there, but not needed.)
* An updated DCE (the config editor hosted by the DFE) with it banner removed better fitting in the window.
* Announcing v2 of the NCE. This will build render configs compatible with the DFE. This is required for building render configs
for the DFE since the DFE doesn't create them, it just uses pre-canned ones. This is how you can one.
* There is a secret URL parameter noted in the top of the NCE's index.html for exposing the new Printer and TIFF config pages.
At the risk of spoiling the surprise here is a sample URL http://locahost/index.html?showPrinterPage=true&showTIFFPage=true
Fixes:
#1: PushCalibrations jobs complete with an error and the message "Rip terminated unexpectedly." (This might have missed the last 2 releases???)
#54: Default Sirius port.
#11/#43: Fixes for auto-created Actions.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease4
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Workflow 7121
DFE Web Client 0.6
This release is primarily to address continued complaints about the active job thumbnail not showing up at all.
TR3 didn't fix it completely. DFE web client 0.6 should do that.
Also an updated HotFolderAction (7122) and XiService.exe (1.1.1.0) are included to address issues we seem to be having with
LDK licensing. If jobs fail with ERROR IN CONFIG FILE specifying the LDK key to use on the command line of the HHR
seems to help. Enabling this of course a two phase operation:
HFA:
XiServer.ini add an HFA section to enable the lookup of the key in the registry:
[HFA]
UseRegistryLDKey=1
In the registry add the LDK Key to this STRING key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xitron\Navigator\Thumbnail_LDK_KEY
XiService:
Add to its .ini file (%APPDATA%\Xitron\NX\SiService.ini):
[HHR]
UseRegistryLDKey=1
In the registry add the LDK Key to this STRING key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xitron\Navigator\HHR_LDK_KEY
In both cases, full RIP and thumbnail RIP you can then check that this is specified on the command line with the '-k' parameter.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease3
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Workflow 7121
HHR 12.0r2, v1208
CV_DCE 1.0b1
DFE-NCE 1.0b1
DFE Web Client 0.5
This release is primarily to address complaints about the active job thumbnail not showing up at all
or disappearing after ripping, but long before output is complete. The hack in this version, just for
some show is to not clear the main-center display after a job completes. It's only replaced when the next job
starts ripping/running.
* Something about the config editor in the window being the right size, with no title.
* Fixes from the Google Doc Issues:
#1: PushCalibrations jobs complete with an error and the message "Rip terminated unexpectedly."
#7: Short window, long description.
#8 XiPng72 renderconfig.
#9: pagebuffertype changed to LIBTIFF.
#15: Windows client drag and drop, something, something.
#22 Scheduled state has the wrong icon in the desktop client. It is the green arrow.
#26: Xistep needs to have a "do nothing" setting too.
NavigatorDFE TestingRelease2
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Workflow 7119
HHR 12.0r2, v1208
CV_DCE 1.0b1
DFE-NCE 1.0b1
DFE Web Client 0.4
Some hints on making this fucker work.
* Make sure you pick a set of Push cal templates from the DeviceSpecific folder
where these targets live (Config\Calibration Templates).
For now these are hand coded per device and per resolution!
* Likewise to a certain extent with the render config _templates.
* Make a system device.
* Check you xiflowserver.ini to make sure the web server isn't pointed off towards Clancy's.
* There's something still wrong about pushing a calibration and having it show up under Paper in the DFE.
NavigatorDFE Release 0.1
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Workflow 7117
HHR 12.0r2, v1208
CV_DCE 1.0b1
DFE-NCE 1.0b1
DFE Web Client 1.2.3.4