EDS HF Release Notes
Version: 1.14.0 *LATEST
Release Date: 24.1.22
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. Plot Settings now shown under the chart
2. Selective series plotting now possible
3. Data Items and SNP now support until 10th ports
Tweak and Improvements (Speed)
1. Improve plotting time for schematic with touchstone data items
2. Slightly improve plotting time for regular schematic plotting
3. Reduce time taken to upload SNP file into data item
4. Reduce time taken to open touchstone files in viewer mode
5. Improve previewing schematics in save/load window
6. Slightly improve wire pathfinding speed
7. Improve subsequent save file speed if SNP files not updated in schematic
Tweak and Improvements (Others)
1. Added an error message when trying to open unsupported/corrupted SNP files
2. Set a limit to number of points for plotting to be 10k points
3. Add validation rules for checking for negative physical dimension inputs
4. Formula editor for inputs can now modify only highlighted text
5. Added some extra tooltips for some buttons
Bug Fixing
1. Fix GUI bug showing upload button when removing touchstone file in data item
2. Fix bug where export SNP without plotting mistaken extension as .s0p
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Notes
1. Old save files may experience some issues loading properly. Please contact us if your old save files are not loading as expected so we can assist you in recovery.
2. This version requires Microsoft .net framework 4.6.2 to run
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Version: 1.13.92 *LATEST
Release Date: 17.6.21
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. Plotting will now show progress meter of the plotting in the log
Tweak and Improvements
1. Allow EDS to adapt to different window resolutions
2. Transmission line calculation now happens in real-time as user enter in the attribute values
3. Tweak PDK Panel UI arrangement
4. Allow scroll to view chart legend when there are many series
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bug where SNP file are not exported properly
2. Fix bug where no group delay responses are plotted
3. Fix bug where S and Y params sometimes not plotted properly in touchstone schematic
4. Fix bug where dragging PDK component to schematic cause software to crash
Version: 1.12.92
Release Date: 1.2.21
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. Printing function now available
Tweak and Improvements
1. Wire pathfinding updated and will no longer overlap symbols and wires
2. Improve pathfinding for more logical wire connections
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bug where node is not generated properly
2. Fix bug where shorted component causes inaccurate simulation results
3. Fix bug where shorted component can cause EDS to crash
4. Fix some dark theme UI bugs
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Old save files may experience some issues loading properly. Please contact us if your old save files are not loading as expected so we can assist you in recovery.
Version: 1.11.9
Release Date: 3.1.21
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. Printing function now available
2. Added some new Q-factor related component variants
Tweak and Improvements
1. Wire pathfinding updated and will no longer overlap symbols
2. Updated application and file icon
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bug where panning schematic may glitch
2. Tweaked components placement to be aligned with grid squares
3. Minor components and wire GUI fix
4. Backend code housekeeping for stability
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Old save files may experience some issues loading properly. Please contact us if your old save files are not loading as expected so we can assist you in recovery.
Version: 1.10.90
Release Date: 3.2.20
Change log:
Tweak and Improvements
1. Tuning function is switched on by default
2. Wire now visible ON TOP if the wire is shorted across component.
3. Calculator now show undefined if plot point has infinity response
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bug where deleting short circuited component will cause EDS to crash
2. Fix bug where touchstone files data not displayed accurately if more than 10-ports
3. Back-end code housekeeping for stability
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Version: 1.9.89
Release Date: 17.12.19
Change log:
Tweak and Improvements
1. Major speed improvement when plotting response (up to 25x faster)
2. Invalid plot point will now Interpolate for approximate instead of shifting plot point frequency
3. Calculator now show undefined if plot point has infinity response
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bug where Save As may cause EDS to crash
2. Fix bug with linecal do not update when TL options are modified
3. Fix bug where linecal do not auto-update values when variables are updated
4. Fix bug where MCLIN, SCLIN and SSCLIN do not work as expected when tuning
5. Fix bug where invalid attribute values can still be plotted
6. Fix bug where variable can hold complex expression
7. Fix bug related with invalid expression in attributes
8. Backend code housekeeping for stability
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Version: 1.8.88
Release Date: 28.10.19
Change log:
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bug that user defined item (PDK) does not hold touchstone information if cloned
2. Fix bug where port value missing if selected from recent/favourite
3. Fix bug where User-Defined Panel does not refresh if "New Page"
4. Fix bug where tuning will not work properly with saved file
5. Fig bug where exporting gerber fail sometimes
6. Fix bugs where component values not updated sometimes
7. Back end code optimization for better stability
8. Numerous bug fix
Version: 1.7.87
Release Date: 30.6.2019
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. Assign User-Defined Variables as values
2. Values now support mathematical formulas and notations
3. New Formula Editor that contains pre-defined mathematical formulas and notations
4. Search function now available for components in schematic
Tweak and Improvements
1. Tuning now only support variables
2. SI metric prefix now select-able from a dropbox. It is no longer supported as a written input
3. Zoom Control location changed to bottom right. No longer an overlay on schematic
4. Minor UI tweaks
Changes
1. Save files v1.6.85 are not supported in v1.7.87
2. Save files created in v1.7.87 not supported in older versions of EDS
Bug Fixing
1. Fix bugs related with tuning stability
2. Fix bugs related with multiple selection features
3. Fix bugs related with export .csv and .txt files for smith chart
4. Update undo/redo algorithm to support variables
5. Fix bugs related with preview schematic images during load/save
6. Many more misc bugs related with UI and stability
Version: 1.6.85
Release Date: 2.4.2019
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. EDS now support multiple selection.
2. Ctrl-Click to select multiple components specifically.
3. Drag box to allow easy multiple selection of components.
4. Rotating components will now rotate along a center point of your whole selection.
5. Added a rotate button at workspace area for those who want to toggle rotation of multiple components by mouse click.
6. Minor bug fixes to enhance users experience.
Version: 1.5.84
Release Date: 17.2.2019
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. EDS now support undo/redo actions.
2. New Export Image file manager.
Besides these new features, we also perform lots of UI optimization and bug fixing to improve the stability and your user experiences.
Version: 1.4.81
Release Date: 8.1.2019
Change log:
NEW Features/Upgrades
1. New Export touchstone and Gerber files manager.
2. Group Delay Calculation enabled for Data Item, PDK, Artwork.
Tweak and Improvements
1. Minor UI tweak for PDK Panel.
2. EDS now uses FontAwesome icons.
3. Minor UI tweak for files manager.
Bug Fixing
1. Fix a bug where EDS would crash when loading some saved schematic with Z- ,Y- SnP files.
2. Fix wire connection on Parallel/Cross network where delete action would sometimes cause EDS crash.
3. Fix on PDK module where width and length cannot be different.
4. Improved stability performance of autosave feature.
5. Many minor bug fixing to increase EDS performance and stability.