Here's what's new in the latest revision of TBrain: Version 6.0.8b Various bug fixes. Version 6.0.8a Added support for subroutines to TCL language (see "Subroutines" in "Advanced Programming Comcepts") Added capability to pan CTC panels from within TCL (see $Pan) Several new signals and sprite graphics Improved time/day/date based events, new hi-res $Stopwatch feature Improved multimedia features, support for Windows Media Player Ver 11 Bug fix: Lionel TMCC engine direction was backwards wrt onscreen throttle Version 6.0.7i Added support for LocoBuffer-USB Improved support for large TCL programs Bug fix: Atlas "Master" DCC system communications errors Bug fix: Improper program termination when online and in simulate mode simultaneously Version 6.0.7h Various nuisance bug fixes Version 6.0.7g Improved $Draw Picture functionality. Now supports drawing images with transparent regions Improved error handling for user-defined graphics Bug fix: Signal blink rate slider control for signals wrongly affected signal brightness Version 6.0.7f Added support for drawing user-defined graphics on CTC panels (see the "Picture" tool on the CTC panel toolbar, and the "$Draw Picture" TCL action statement. Added support for Marklin Digital, Lenz LI-USB, LocoBuffer-to-LocoNet interfaces Throttle buttons can now behave as latched or momentary Various nuisance bug fixes. Version 6.0.7e Internal Beta-test revision only. Not released. Version 6.0.7d Onscreen CTC panel track color, switch state, signal aspect now available as conditions in When-Do, If-Then statements Fast Clock setting now saved on program exit, restored on entry Switched to integrated USB driver, eliminating need for 3rd party .OCX Added retry attempt on DCC command station timeout (some DigiTrax command stations randomly/inexplicably fail to respond to a request to open a slot for new engines). Version 6.0.7c Bug fix: USB driver intermittently dropping first byte of network response Bug fix: Mysterious background-colored circles appearing on CTC panel Version 6.0.7b Bug fix: New variable Wait delay feature resulted in loss of ability to parse fractional numeric values Version 6.0.7a Added support for Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface to CTI Expanded multimedia capabilities (now supports virtually all audio/video file formats) General improvements to I/O speed (> 2x increase in network communications rate) Added laptop "battery saver" slider control Added $Query TCL action statement for operator interaction from within TCL Wait and Pulse TCL action statements now support constant as well as variable references (e.g. Wait MyConstant, Pulse MyVar). In both cases, the declared constant or value held in the variable indicates time value in hundreths of seconds (i.e. a value of 100 results in a 1 second delay) Bug fix: DCC Accessories list box was not being populated at startup Version 6.0.6i Added slip-switch functionality to existing 45 degree crossover track icons. Added code to check for and prevent assignments via uninitialized beacon pointers. Bug fix: Beacon list window was not being cleared each time a new railroad is loaded. Version 6.0.6h Added capability to display names of engines pointed to by DCC beacons on CTC panels. Bug fix: DCC-Beacon window was clearing beacon list when X button is used to close window. DCC-Beacons train list now updates on-the-fly in response to changes made concurrently to fleet roster. Control,Sensor,Variable display windows no longer limited to displaying 256 max items. Version 6.0.6g Added direct TCL language support for blinking signal aspects. Added "soft" beacons for train identification in DCC environments. Added TCL inline comment delimiter (') in addition to existing block comment delimiters { and }. Bug fix: values displayed in Variable View window not properly initializing at startup in AutoRun mode. Version 6.0.6f Added support for COM ports 5 through 8. Added $Status = "text string" function for printing to status bar from TCL. Version 6.0.6d Added support for Lenz LI101 interface. Added support for Atlas Master DCC system. Improved "Network-Show Modules" command to list controls/sensors mapped to modules. Version 6.0.6c Documentation update only. Corrected several typographical errors in the User's Guide and Online help. Version 6.0.6b Added support for Lionel TMCC control of conventional locomotives via PowerMaster. Bug fix to correct forgetting of previous session's "Settings - Hide CTC Panel Grid" at startup. Version 6.0.6a Added support for Lionel TMCC command control. Version 6.0.6 Added support for new three CTI modules (Switchman, YardMaster, and Sentry).   Voice: (410) 882-8384               Fax: (410) 882-8393 info@cti-electronics.com           PO Box 9535  Baltimore, MD 21237 Copyright 2005, CTI Electronics. All rights reserved.