Release Notes

• Product launches: The handling of product launches has been further optimized for special cases.

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• Report Performance Enhancements: Report generation has been optimized, especially for large reports. Images are no longer embedded directly but provided as links. This significantly reduces generation time while preserving access to high-resolution visuals.
• Product Launch Stabilization: Core processes involved in product launches have been refined to process large volumes more quickly and reliably. Products now start noticeably faster, and issues requiring multiple launch attempts occur far less frequently.

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• Improved stability during product launch: Optimizations have been made to increase system stability during product start.
• Correct display of path texts: Path texts in the Free Selection step are now displayed correctly in the editor.
• SmartCamera detection: SmartCameras are now correctly detected and initialized.
• Internal BOM functions: Enhancements have been made to internal functions for BOM picking.
• Improved layouts in the assistant: The visual layout of the assistant has been refined for better usability.

• NOK during rework: If a NOK is detected during the rework of a step, the step will not be completed.
• Languages: Japanese and Swedish can now be used in the assistant.

• Processing time: An adjustment has been made so that the displayed processing time is not less than the assembly time

• MOK for station change in the simulation: The Manual OK button is again displayed in the simulation for the station change step.
• Display of value comparison steps: The values ​​of completed value comparison steps are again reliably displayed in the assistant.

• Measuring point for the IO step: The dashboard no longer displays a measuring point if a step has been acknowledged with MOK.
• Regex for scans: Tokens such as \d can now be used in regular expressions for scans as expected.

• MOK for area change steps: The Manual OK button is no longer incorrectly displayed for area change steps.
• Production interruption: Fixed an issue where products with many steps would sometimes stop unintentionally during production.

• Rework: Individual steps that have already been processed can be repeated.

• Bug fix for editing steps: Fixed an issue that prevented some images and descriptions from being removed correctly.
• Consistent font for descriptions: Regardless of the locally installed fonts, the same font is always used for step descriptions on the same device in the assistant and in the administration.

• Improved system stability: Optimizations have been made to improve system stability and reliability.
• Extended camera support: Adjustments have been made to support more cameras with the highest possible resolutions.

• Correct recording of tightenings for the Smaco 5: A bug has been fixed that caused the Smaco 5 to sometimes only display the first tightening.
• Correct display of the SmartCamera live stream: A bug has been fixed that caused the SmartCamera live stream to not be displayed after an update.
• Support for the Smaco 8: It is now possible to use the Smaco 8 as a screwdriver.

• Improved Assistant Stability:Enhancements have been made to increase the overall stability of the assistant, resulting in a more robust and reliable user experience during interactions.

• Correction of Scan Status Display in Product Overview: Resolved an issue where the scan status was incorrectly shown as NOK even though all scan steps were completed successfully and marked as OK.
• Support for Thai and Hindi Script Input: Thai and Hindi characters can now be used in input fields throughout the administration interface, enabling better usability for multilingual teams and improving accessibility for users in relevant regions.

• Enhanced Stability During Product Startup: Several issues affecting stability during product startup have been fixed, ensuring a more reliable launch experience.

• Improved Error Messages for Better Clarity: Error messages have been enhanced to provide clearer and more informative feedback, making troubleshooting easier and more efficient.

• Correct Handling of Asian Characters in CSV Files: Import and export of CSV files for variants and components now properly support Asian characters.
• Prevention of Duplicate Result Entries from OpenProtocol Screwdrivers: If an OpenProtocol screwdriver sends the same result dataset twice, it is now correctly detected, preventing duplicate entries.

• Faster Report Generation: Reports with many images are now generated significantly faster.
• General Stability Improvements: Various optimizations to enhance system stability.
• Correct Image Storage in Sections: Images within sections are now reliably saved.
• Fixed Tool Inactivity Issue: If a tool was not used for several days, it could stop accepting commands—this issue has been resolved.
• Improved Error Messages for Invalid Flowcharts: When starting a product with an invalid flowchart, clearer error messages are now displayed.
• More Information When Creating an ERP Token: Additional relevant details are now shown during ERP token creation.
• Optimized Keyboard Input in Flowcharts: In some browsers, certain keystrokes were not properly registered in flowcharts—this has been fixed.
• Correct Step Calculation in Sections: The number of calculated steps in sections is now accurately determined.

• Tool communication: Performance optimizations for tool activation have been made.
• Bug fixes: Issues in the flowchart editor, simulation, and assistant have been resolved.

• Flowchart Sections: It is now possible to divide a flowchart into sections.
• Bug Fixes: Minor bugs have been fixed and UI improvements have been made.

• SmartCamera: The Sentinus SmartCamera is now supported.
• Tools: Issues with the scan step, SmartTower, and Stahlwille tools have been resolved.
• Flowchart Editor: Improvements have been made to copying steps and deleting files.
• Assistant: A bug during order start has been fixed, and value comparison has been optimized.

• Bug fixes: Issues with the scan step, the free choice step, and order management have been resolved.
• Assistant: Optimized loading time, and fixed issues with autostart and launched products.
• ERP Connector: The ERP Connector has now been officially released.
• New tools: ZPL printers and the IngersollRand Insight qcx tightening controller are now supported.

• SmartTools: When a tightening operation is active, life telegrams are no longer required, as some tools did not reliably send them during a tightening operation.
• OpenProtocol: OpenProtocol screwdrivers are now locked as quickly as possible once the batch size has been reached.

• Image Editor: Bugs in the image editor have been fixed and shortcuts have been added.
• Export: It is now possible to export components and variants.
• ERP Connector: The ERP Connector is available as a beta version.

• Stahlwille: The Stahlwille Manoskop 766 DAPTIQ is now supported
• SmartTower: Improvements have been made to weight teaching

• Assistant: Manual entry of scan values ​​and use of shortcuts enabled
• Order management: Production orders are now supported

• Assistant: Optimization of text size and an error message
• Administration: Optimizations and bug fixes for flowcharts, as well as an extension for the SmartTower step
• Dashboard: Improved loading of product histories

• Bug fixes: Various issues with new step types and caching have been resolved.
• User interface: Various UI optimizations have been made.
• Step simulation: It is now possible to preview single steps in the assistant.

• Administration: Various improvements have been made to the display and management of almost all data records.
• Assistant: The Assistant now supports benchmark testing and the use of a USB camera for scans and photos.
• New tools: The Bossard SmartTool for riveting and the Bossard SmartTower are supported.

• Bitcube: It is now possible to use Bitcubes.
• Flowchart Editor: Various optimizations have been made to the flowchart editor.
• Assistant: The display of error messages, images, videos, and step descriptions has been improved.
• Dashboard: A bug has been fixed when changing languages ​​and for the station change step.

• Flowchart Simulation: It is now possible to simulate a flowchart.
• New Step Types: The "Free Choice" and "Value Comparison" steps can now be used.
• Tool Connection Status: The connection status of associated tools for a station can now be viewed in the assistant.
• Product History: Images uploaded in the flowchart editor are now displayed in the product history.
• Dashboard: Support for export functions and the font size of step descriptions have been adjusted.
• ‍Assistant: Display issues have been resolved.
• Administration: Bugs have been fixed and the user experience has been improved.

• Assistant: A physical keyboard can now be used for comments, and a display issue has been resolved.
• UI Improvements: The info message when importing variants and components, as well as the display of uploaded images, has been optimized.
• Bug Fixes: Chinese is now supported as expected, and the use of variant scan codes is possible again.
• User Experience: Various interfaces have been enhanced to provide users with more information and allow them to manage assignments more quickly.

• Flowchart Editor: Various errors in the flowchart editor have been fixed, and a view and edit mode have been added.
• Assistant: Unintentional logouts no longer occur, and a bug during product start has been fixed.
• Dashboard: The stability of the dashboard and product history has been improved.
• Component Scan: An issue with the scan preset has been resolved.
• Document Overview: A page for managing documents has been added.
• Group Permissions: It is now possible to set access rights for groups.
• Image Editor: It is now possible to perform basic image editing in the flowchart.
• New Step Types: A step for PIN authorization and station switching has been added.

• Naming: Variant number → Variant ID, Component number → Component ID adjusted.
• Comments on release: Fixed an issue regarding the last comments when releasing flowcharts.
• Variant assignments: The table now updates correctly after deleting variant assignments in the flowchart.
• Improved UI: Various error messages have been clarified, and UI elements have been revised.
• Assistant loading issues (Beta): Fixed loading issues in the Beta version and improved stability.
• Save step positions: Steps remain at user positions after saving.
• Image editor (Alpha): Built-in image editor for uploaded images in the flowchart (Alpha).
• Delete flowcharts: Flowcharts can now be deleted.
• Lines & stations: Stations can be grouped into lines.
• Assistant language switching: Language change in the Assistant is now supported.
• Assistant progress indicator: Individual steps in the progress indicator can be selected and viewed.
• Dashboard KPIs (Alpha): New metrics on the product page: Assembly time (active step duration), assembly time deviation (from median), first pass (variants without rework).
• First Pass Yield (Alpha): New page to display variants that have passed manual OK (Alpha).

• UI improvements: Fonts and icons for steps have been improved in the assistant
• Copy & Paste of step details: Copy & Paste function in step details has been fixed. Cryptic characters are no longer inserted.
• Simplified step content: In the step details in the flowchart, the "Additional text" field has been removed. There are now only the fields "Name", "Task" and "Description"
• Language switch in the dashboard: It is possible to switch the langage in the dashboard now