2020-07-30 5.75 New features: Supports ASCOM Platform 6.5. Improvements: Update Named Deep Sky Objects, which matched with latest 8407 hand controller. Now checks if .NET Framework 4.8 has been installed. IsPulseGuiding now have better compatibility. Installer will deploy FTDI USB to RS232 driver automatically. Bug fixes: Discard Changes sometimes might not work. Passed test of ASCOM Conform 6.5.0.3091. 2019-07-24 5.74 New features: Added support for GEM45 and GEM45-EC. Improvements: Overall optimizations. 2019-07-09 5.73 Breaking Changes: Support for Windows XP, Windows Vista and equivalent server operating system has been removed. New features: Tracking Rate has been added in Settings menu. Improvements: Added support for latest High DPI related API which introduced in .NET Framework 4.8. Bug fixes: Some values returned by ASCOM driver are incorrect when running in some European countries where using "," as decimal separator. Passed test of ASCOM Conform 6.4.64.0. Minimum requirement: Windows 7 /8 /8.1 /10 and equivalent server operating system with .NET (dot NET) Framework 4.8 installed. 2019-03-15 5.71 ATTENTION! This is the last version for supporting Windows XP 32-bit and Windows Sever 2003 32-bit! New features: Added support for CEM40 and CEM40-EC. Comply with ASCOM platform 6.4. Improvements: Auto-guiding command will be priority to execute. Communications between iOptron devices and iOptron Commander has been optimized. iOptron Commander 5.x and ASCOM driver 5.x can coexist with 6.x now. Overall code robustness improved. Bug fixes: Sometimes when clients established the first connection to the iOptron Commander, the clients will get a ˇ°not connectedˇ± status. Sometimes iOptron Commander will not report version of electric focuser. 2018-02-06 5.63 Breaking Changes: Removed support for Windows XP 64-bit. New features: Added Solar System in Slew menu. Improvements: None. Bug fixes: The ASCOM driver report incorrect CanSideofPier. 2017-09-25 5.62 New features: Added full support for SmartEQ Pro+. Added full support for iOptron electric focuser. Improvements: Using arrow keys to supersede NESW buttons, now match the behavior as hand controller. Bug fixes: The program crashed when running in some European countries where using "," as decimal separator. The program reports incorrect side of pier in Southern Hemisphere. Coordinates of some double/multi-stars are incorrect. 2016-05-04 5.40 "May the Force" edition! New features: Added full support for upcoming mounts. Added 2 preset parking position and have a new "set but not park" option. Added altitude limit and maximum speed settings. Added a warning when you set the meridian flip limit or altitude limit over the suggested limit. Added "Average Response Time" in communication statistics. Installer now will automatically cleanup any useless file created by previous version, and make sure current version will be deployed correctly. Added "Enable Log" feature, the log file will be located at "%localappdata%\iOptronCommander\Logs". If you have chosen a COM port last time, the program will try to connect to that COM port first, if succeed, the main panel will show up instead of port settings dialog. If the mount does not have a valid time (iEQ30 Pro/iEQ45 Pro/CEM60/AZ Mount Pro run without the HC), after the connection, the program will automatically sync your PC time settings to the mount. Added a language dialog in the port settings. Improvements: Using the built-in star catalog no longer requires administrator privilege. The program will report slewing/tracking/guiding status more accurately. Built-in catalog has been refreshed, and now have identical data source as 8407 and 8408 HC. The program will report more accurate Alt-Azi coordinate when using an AA mount. When you slew to a position below the altitude limit or park to a position below the horizon, a dialog will pop up and dismissed in 10 seconds or been closed by user instead of never dismissed. The program itself will consume much less memory (reduced from 10+ MB to about 2MB). Some other minor improvements. Bug fixes: In some cases, the program will prompt invalid parking position even the parking position is valid. Parking countdown now display correctly. Some other minor bug fixes. Minimum requirement: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 /8 /8.1 /10 with .NET (dot NET) Framework 4.0 installed. iOptron AZ Mount Pro/ CEM25/ CEM25-EC/ CEM60 /CEM60-EC /iEQ45 Pro /iEQ45 Pro AA Mode /iEQ30 Pro with latest firmware. 2015-12-11 5.00 Major update! New features: Added full support for CEM25/CEM25-EC and upcoming mounts. Added full support for ASCOM Dome interface. Added full support for Windows 10 RTM /v1511. Added full support for High DPI settings for some ultra-high-resolution display when using Windows Vista /7 /8 /8.1 /10 (*). Everything looks much better now. iOptron Commander itself removed dependency to ASCOM platform (**). Redesigned entire user interface. The main interface is much smaller right now. If you (re)open any dialogs, it will recover to the position where you last put them. Migrate some star catalog from 8407 Hand Controller. You may now directly slew these objects in iOptron Commander. Can read and clear alignment model now. Can set different guiding rate for RA and Dec axes. Mount Settings has been redesigned. Camera & Optics has been redesigned. Aperture Diameter and Aperture Area will be sent to ASCOM interface. Language settings will be auto "remembered" and change of language will cause every opened window change language immediately. Improvements: Improved transmission error correction. Many parameters now transferred using a higher precision format. Bug fixes: CEM25/CEM25-EC can now only be set 10 degrees max past meridian instead of 30 degrees. Lots of other minor bugs fixed. Passed test with ASCOM platform 6.2/ASCOM Conformance Tool 6.2.58.0 under Windows 10 v1511 64-bit edition. Minimum requirement: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 /8 /8.1 /10 with .NET (dot NET) Framework 4.0 installed. iOptron CEM25/CEM25-EC mount with 8408 hand controller firmware 151020 and later, RA, Dec firmware 150818 and later. Or iOptron CEM60 /CEM60-EC /iEQ45 Pro /iEQ45 Pro AA Mode/ iEQ30 Pro with firmware 151016 and later. Note (*): .NET (dot NET) Framework 4.6 and later is required. Note (**): This means you can directly connect to any iOptron mounts since 2014 with iOptron Commander.exe in any PC without ASCOM platform present. But if you want to use the ASCOM interface, ASCOM platform itself still must be installed first. 2015-03-12 4.00 Major update! New features: ASCOM driver and iOptron Commander now can connect to iOptron mounts via Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. Added native support for iOptron StarFi. Sync from PC time now available. You may migrate the time, Time Zone and Daylight-Saving Time settings of your PC to the mount by one click. Improvements: Increase compatibility with third party software. Bug fixes: Sometimes the driver reports incorrect SideofPier. Sometimes the driver reports incorrect coordinates and status. Note: This version only supports for CEM60, CEM60-EC, iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode and iEQ30 Pro with mainboard firmware 150228 and later. 2015-01-16 3.20 New features: Added support for iEQ30 Pro. Multi-instance of ASCOM driver now shares the same value of TargetRightAscension, TargetDeclination, SlewSettleTime, Elevation and IsPulseGuiding. PulseGuide and IsPulseGuiding now supports guiding simultaneously in both North-South and West-East directions. iOptron Commander now displays Local Sidereal Time and Side of Pier. Added meridian settings in iOptron Commander. Improvements: The default behavior of direction button in iOptron Commander has been changed to agree with some customers' request. You may change the behavior in the Preference button. Bug fixes: Sometimes the driver reports incorrect SideofPier. Sometimes the iOptron Commander will freeze during the auto-guiding. Note: This version only supports for CEM60, CEM60-EC, iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode and iEQ30 Pro with firmware 141229 and later. iOptron Remote Control Center has been renamed to iOptron Commander. 2014-08-21 3.00 Major update! New features: This version is natively support multi-connection from ASCOM compatible applications. The new iOptron Remote Control Center can be opened standalone (not required hook to any ASCOM compatible applications) and can be used with other ASCOM compatible applications simultaneously. You may establish any links to ASCOM driver at any time when the iOptron Remote Control Center is opened. Note: This version only supports for CEM60, CEM60-EC, and iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode with firmware 140825 and later. Establish a link with ASCOM driver will automatically start the iOptron Remote Control Center. The control center must remain opened to make ASCOM driver works properly, if you really do not want to use it, please minimize the window. You should manually close the iOptron Remote Control Center when you do not want to use the ASCOM driver anymore. 2014-05-05 2.60 ATTENTION! From this version, the driver will only support for CEM60, CEM60-EC, iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode. Eliminate support for ALL earlier products. All earlier products can be supported by a separate Commander and ASCOM driver. Minimum Requirement has been raised to .NET Framework 4 (match with the ASCOM platform 6.1). Added support for iEQ45 Pro. Greatly improved support for CEM60/CEM60-EC (Some new features may need Mainboard firmware version 140430 or later). Added MoveAxis, SetPark, DestinationSideofPier feature. Fixed some bugs in Park, Unpark, SlewSettleTime and SideofPier. Note: Windows XP users should install .NET Framework 4, we recommend Windows Vista and Windows 7 users install .NET Framework 4.5.2, Windows 8 and later users do not need to install any additional .NET Framework. 2014-04-23 2.40 Added support for CEM60/CEM60-EC. Added support for ASCOM Platform 6.1. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.1.0.53. Passed test under Windows 8.1 Update 1 64-bit, 32-bit should also work. 2013-07-25 2.30 The error messages of remote-control panel were eliminated. Remote control panel can now automatically adjust timeout of the COM port. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.0.0.49. Passed test under Windows 8 64-bit, 32-bit should also work. 2013-05-13 2.22 Further improved stability in control panel. Improved detection of PulseGuide command. 2013-03-21 2.21 Disabled auto refresh in control panel. Fixed some bugs. 2013-03-15 2.20 Added support for iEQ45 AA mode with #8407 hand controller. Added support for SlewSettleTime. Improved compatibility with third party software. Improved stability of remote-control panel. 2013-02-06 2.10 Added support for ZEQ25 with #8408 hand controller. Improved program stability. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.0.0.47. 2012-08-08 2.00 Major update! Added control panel to remote control iOptron telescope. It cannot be used with ASCOM at the same time. Fixed set UTC bug. Increased time before timeout of RS-232 port to compatible with more USB to RS-232 converters. Added some ASCOM "Action" commands. Note: If you want to remote control iOptron telescope to auto guide via RS-232 port, please connect to control panel first, tune every setting, and then disconnect it from control panel. After that, you may use ASCOM to control the telescope. 2012-05-09 1.02 Added support for SmartEQ with #8408 hand controller. 2012-02-28 1.01 Improved transmission efficiency. Fixed sync bug. Fixed Daylight-Saving Time bug. 2011-10-26 1.00 Initial release. This program requires ASCOM platform 6 or later and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Only support iEQ45 and iEQ30 with #8407 hand controller. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.0.0.43. Passed test under Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit. Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit should also work.