IrDA RemoteControl II
Versions History

 

RemoteControl II- Versions History:

2005.03.25, RemoteControl II, v1.17

  • Bugfix: Activation of the hi- res. VGA mode doesn't work on devices with specific language- ID’s

2005.03.14, RemoteControl II, v1.16

  • Bugfix: If RC II was installed on the internal flash storage, on some devices (iPAQ hx4700 and Dell x50v) the error messages "IrDA port COMx in use" and "Can't delete..." appears after deactivating the hi-res.- mode.

2005.03.07, RemoteControl II, v1.15

  • Support for hi- res. PocketPC's (VGA) added. Tools like SE VGA are not required anymore.
    RCII_115_LoRes RCII_115_HiRes
    Same panel in low- res, and hi- res- (480x640/VGA) mode.

    RCII_115_Settings
    To change into hi res mode use the new hi- res checkbox in the settings dialog.
  • Display rotation for devices with IR tranceivers at the bottom (e.g. iPAQ hx4700) added.
    RCII_hx4700_small_black02
    Turned round iPAQ hx4700 with activated 180° display rotate option.
  • CF- IR- Extender support for Windows CE .NET4.2 SIMpads added.

2005.02.20, RemoteControl II, v1.14

  • CF- IR- extender card support for Dell AXIM x5 with "old" Windows CE 3.0.
  • Up to 32 commands per macro.
  • Automatic restore of needed RCII files (RCII_Help.exe and some help files).
  • Fullscreen startup option added.
  • Optimized detection of high frequency IR carriers > 460kHz (BANG & OLUFSEN).
  • Increased transmit range of the WebDT 375 IR- extender.
  • Bugfix: In Fullscreen mode, applications mapped to the device hardware keys do not launch properly.
  • Bugfix: Scrollbars disappears in fullscreen edit mode.
  • Bugfix: Error Message "Unknown File Version xx, Please use a newer version of RCII.".
  • Bugfix: Soft- keyboard is now automatically activated in IR database.

2005.02.06, RemoteControl II, v1.13ß

  • Fullscreen startup option added.
  • Optimized detection of high frequency IR carriers > 460kHz (BANG & OLUFSEN).
  • Increased transmit range of the WebDT 375 IR- extender.
  • Bugfix: In Fullscreen mode, applications mapped to the device hardware keys do not launch properly.
  • Bugfix: Scrollbars disappears in fullscreen edit mode.
  • Bugfix: Error Message "Unknown File Version xx, Please use a newer version of RCII.".
  • Bugfix: Soft- keyboard is now automatically activated in IR database.

2005.01.15, RemoteControl II, v1.12

  • Support of the PocketLoox 710/720 CIR- port for a extended transmit range.
  • Call of external applications (e.g. internet explorer with EPG website).
  • IR- CF- extender card support for Dell AXIM X5.
  • Bugfix: Device key assign .
  • Bugfix: Handheld- PC- version: Taskbar- show/hide- desktop- button works correct again.
  • Bugfix: Auto- suspend is disabled when RC II is in the background.

2005.01.03, RemoteControl II, v1.11

  • HPC- Version Bugfix: IR Database wasn't accessible.

2005.01.01, RemoteControl II, v1.10

  • IR- CF- Extender bugfix: Time between card power on and first IR pulses was to short.
  • IR- CF- Extender bugfix: SIMpad IR monitor LED was always off.
  • Pocket PC: Fonts deinstallation problem fixed.
  • New added object is now selected after an copy/paste operation.
  • In all dialogs the soft input panel is now automatically activated.
  • RC II can now be installed on external storage cards.

2004.12.22, RemoteControl II, v1.09

  • Pocket PC 2002 support added.
  • WM 2003SE VGA support added.
  • Support for WM 2003SE portrait and landscape display orientation added.
  • Pocket PC- fullscreen support added.
  • Panels with a size of up to 800x600 pixels can be edited also on Pocket PC's.
  • Support for Pocket PC hot- buttons added.
  • Bitmap file format support for JPG and GIF added.
  • Auto- power- off function added.
  • IR- CF- extender card support for "DTResearch WebDT375", "Sumo ST375", "Escient EWP-1000" and "IBD Future.pad-CE" added.
  • SIMpad: CF- IR- Extender card is now powered down after every IR- transmission.
  • Improved panel editor speed.
  • Some editor- bugfixes.
  • Graphical preview of the selected button- layout.
  • Improved IR. learn accuracy with PXA270 CPU's.
  • IR- Quick learn function for buttons and device keys added.
  • Editor context menus added.
  • Copy & paste function added.
  • New panels can be derived from existent panels.
  • Some bugfixes...

2004.08.16, RemoteControl II, v1.08

  • Support of CF- IR- extender cards (for SIMpad & t-Sinus pads)
    (Laser- / Electric Dog- PDA-IR-Extender & UltraMote CF- Extender) added.
    Please select the CF- IR- Extender- type in the RCII setup menu:

  • Free configurable battery and memory gauge views added:

    Use the button type “Standard Button” and the button function “Battery”.
  • Objects can be moved in edit mode with hardware cursor keys.
  • Support for bSquare Maui.
  • Range of adjustable transmit priority increased to +/- 100.
  • IR- Learn routine optimized: No dropouts should appear anymore.
  • Bugfix: New defined layouts doesn't appear in the "add element" dialog.
  • Bugfix: Filenames in panel project editor was limited to 32 characters.
  • Bugfix: Panels doesn't appear if one panel could not be loaded.

2004.06.07, RemoteControl II, v1.07

  • Intel XScale (PXA263, PXA260, PXA255, PXA250) support added.
  • Screensize support for 640x480 & 800x480 displays added.
  • Adjustable transmit process priority added.
  • Bugfix: New included IR functions in the panel editor wasn't loaded immediately.

2004.05.17, RemoteControl II, v1.06

  • Support for display size of 640x240 (HP Jornada 720) added.
  • Device keys auto repeat and click disabled.
  • Some small bugfixes.

2004.05.10, RemoteControl II, v1.05

  • Endless loop in IR code transmit function fixed.

2004.05.03, RemoteControl II, v1.04

  • Philips Pronto- CCF- IR- hex- code import/export added.
  • Free programmable device buttons added.
  • More pause timing steps in macro editor added.
  • Bugfix: Button properties dialog was hidden if you tab on the background in macro edit mode.
  • Reduced memory requirements (from 10MB to 7MB free RAM)

2004.04.05, RemoteControl II, v1.03

  • Bugfix: IR code file format: Some IR codes was not saved correctly.
  • Faster button recognition. Now you can type much faster.
  • Slightly optimized IR record function.
  • More IR- code types are recognized now.

2004.03.29, RemoteControl II, v1.03ß

  • Support of "old" non burst IR codes.
  • Bugfix: Registry access (call of RegCloseKey() with correct handle).
  • Bugfix: Save of button functions "TIME" and "MENU" could cause failed load of the panel file.

2004.03.22, RemoteControl II, v1.02

  • Bugfix: SIMpad- .NET4.0- reset- suspend- freeze- problem solved.
  • Bugfix: Teach in function- repeat loop detection.

2004.03.15, RemoteControl II, v1.01

  • Increased IR- transmit range (50%-80%)
  • Optimized IR record function
  • TV/VCR channel panel added
  • Bugfix: Some very long pause sequences was saved to short.

2004.02.23, RemoteControl II, v1.0

  • The macro editor is now functional
  • Online help integrated
  • Support of up to 256 different bitmap objects instead of 64
  • Support of up to 256 different button layouts instaed of 64
  • Support of up to 128 different fonts instead of 64
  • Improved IR code- loop timing. Now time critcal devices should work also
  • Automatically reload of the project to activate changes in the IR- database
  • Support for SIMpad with Windows CE .NET 4.0 image. No suspend- hang anymore
  • Bugfix: re-initialisation of an bitmap button oject if loading fails
  • Bugfix: 8/16bit IRCode fileformat
  • Bugfix: new button layout can be selected even if no previous layout was existent

2004.02.23, RemoteControl II, v1.0b

  • First public BETA release of the trial version