<![CDATA[Comfort Automation/ Security System Forums - UCM Firmware]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:27:01 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[UCM firmware 8.007 to 8.054]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5608.html Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:10:40 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5608.html UCMA 8.007  

Bugs
  1. If ERR red LED remains on after  reset or power on, it means the wifi submodule has been detected. If  this occurs when USB or eth03 submodule is inserted in CM9001 or UCM,  the ucm will not communicate. If tis happens power off and ON the UCN by  removing and inserting the 4 way cable to the UCM. Similarly if wifi is  inserted in the UCM baseboard the ERR red LED should be on. If it i  not, then power off an on the UCM in the same way
New Features and Changes
  •  D?0000 queries ARM CM9001 and Slaves for battery voltages and DC voltages. allows Comfigurator 3.14.14 to read Battery ad DC Voltage values for CM9001 Arm processor
  • TE command to test EEPROM size  TExx where xx = 1 for 1st eeprom, 2 for 2nd eeprom in the UCM. If xx is missing defaults to 1st eepromno xx is 1st eepro. Repies with 08 = 24C256 256KBits size
]]> UCMA 8.007  

Bugs
  1. If ERR red LED remains on after  reset or power on, it means the wifi submodule has been detected. If  this occurs when USB or eth03 submodule is inserted in CM9001 or UCM,  the ucm will not communicate. If tis happens power off and ON the UCN by  removing and inserting the 4 way cable to the UCM. Similarly if wifi is  inserted in the UCM baseboard the ERR red LED should be on. If it i  not, then power off an on the UCM in the same way
New Features and Changes
  •  D?0000 queries ARM CM9001 and Slaves for battery voltages and DC voltages. allows Comfigurator 3.14.14 to read Battery ad DC Voltage values for CM9001 Arm processor
  • TE command to test EEPROM size  TExx where xx = 1 for 1st eeprom, 2 for 2nd eeprom in the UCM. If xx is missing defaults to 1st eepromno xx is 1st eepro. Repies with 08 = 24C256 256KBits size
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.141 to 7.227]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5259.html Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:54:25 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5259.html UCM 7.141
Bugs
  1. If ERR red LED remains on after reset or power on, it means the wifi submodule has been detected. If this occurs when USB or eth03 submodule is inserted in CM9001 or UCM, the ucm will not communicate. If tis happens power off and ON the UCN by removing and inserting the 4 way cable to the UCM. Similarly if wifi is inserted in the UCM baseboard the ERR red LED should be on. If it i not, then power off an on the UCM in the same way



Changes
  •   Implemented wifi01 NTP update time at 00:10 hours or 10 minutes after each hour if not updated on the same day
  •   \"SB\" strobe proc232_strobe command
  •   Fixed BUG - report_counter counter value was corrupted so Comfort Increment Counter, Decreent Counterr actions  did not return correct value in saveuservalue
  •   If UCM is doing firmware upgrade by UCM programming cable,  suppress mesages Cs01 or Cs02  which may interfere with upgrading firmware
]]> UCM 7.141
Bugs
  1. If ERR red LED remains on after reset or power on, it means the wifi submodule has been detected. If this occurs when USB or eth03 submodule is inserted in CM9001 or UCM, the ucm will not communicate. If tis happens power off and ON the UCN by removing and inserting the 4 way cable to the UCM. Similarly if wifi is inserted in the UCM baseboard the ERR red LED should be on. If it i not, then power off an on the UCM in the same way



Changes
  •   Implemented wifi01 NTP update time at 00:10 hours or 10 minutes after each hour if not updated on the same day
  •   \"SB\" strobe proc232_strobe command
  •   Fixed BUG - report_counter counter value was corrupted so Comfort Increment Counter, Decreent Counterr actions  did not return correct value in saveuservalue
  •   If UCM is doing firmware upgrade by UCM programming cable,  suppress mesages Cs01 or Cs02  which may interfere with upgrading firmware
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.136]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5160.html Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:50:33 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5160.html Bugs Fixed
  • Fixed intermittent problem with firmware upgrade using UB02 in reset preventing  firmware upgrade by Comfigurator
  • If ERR red LED remains on after reset or power on, it means the wifi submodule has been detected. If this occurs when USB or eth03 submodule is inserted in CM9001 or UCM, the ucm will not communicate. If tis happens power off and ON the UCN by removing and inserting the 4 way cable to the UCM. Similarly if wifi is inserted in the UCM baseboard the ERR red LED should be on. If it i not, then power off an on the UCM in the same way
New Features
  • UCM sensor fixed bugs for  fractional value
  • Sensor report sr and sensor reply s?  send 3  bytes fractional value of sensor
  • RS485 receive message  if (ucmpartition) = 0ffh, accept all partition broadcasts
  • When UCM/ETH03   is logged out  set no ucmpartition at so eth03 can send emails for all partitions
  • UCM receives and   process all partition broadcasts, check is match to UCM partition.
  • Added  d? query and dR report
  • Support wifi01 submodule plug in for UCM and CM9001, automatic detection and set 38400 baud
  • UP, DP commands supported. dont include event log 
  • UP  send progress UPxxxx whhere XXXX is address 0400H boundary. DP send prgress DPXXXXevery 0400H addresses
  • UP for ETH03 will time out more than 2 minutes because no receved data from CF but it completres if idle time out in CS Manager is set to 5 minutes
  • U? add parameter SS 3 = wifi01
  •  Added  Timer  report TRttVVVV only when UCM is logged in Supports Register Monitor for Timers.
  • UCM log out sends  LU00  so that CM knows when ucm is log out and TR message is not sent
  • UCM counter: when external device updates counter, dont update local UCM counter, sebd counter change to CM, and when CM broadcasts new counter value, then udate CM local counter so if the update counter nessage RS485 is missed, the counter update is stil sent later  Fixed probem sometimes modbus counter was not updated
  • UCM log out will see LU00, will not have LUFF following.
  • RS485 Transmit Buffer ize incraesed from 500 to 600 bytes
]]> Bugs Fixed
  • Fixed intermittent problem with firmware upgrade using UB02 in reset preventing  firmware upgrade by Comfigurator
  • If ERR red LED remains on after reset or power on, it means the wifi submodule has been detected. If this occurs when USB or eth03 submodule is inserted in CM9001 or UCM, the ucm will not communicate. If tis happens power off and ON the UCN by removing and inserting the 4 way cable to the UCM. Similarly if wifi is inserted in the UCM baseboard the ERR red LED should be on. If it i not, then power off an on the UCM in the same way
New Features
  • UCM sensor fixed bugs for  fractional value
  • Sensor report sr and sensor reply s?  send 3  bytes fractional value of sensor
  • RS485 receive message  if (ucmpartition) = 0ffh, accept all partition broadcasts
  • When UCM/ETH03   is logged out  set no ucmpartition at so eth03 can send emails for all partitions
  • UCM receives and   process all partition broadcasts, check is match to UCM partition.
  • Added  d? query and dR report
  • Support wifi01 submodule plug in for UCM and CM9001, automatic detection and set 38400 baud
  • UP, DP commands supported. dont include event log 
  • UP  send progress UPxxxx whhere XXXX is address 0400H boundary. DP send prgress DPXXXXevery 0400H addresses
  • UP for ETH03 will time out more than 2 minutes because no receved data from CF but it completres if idle time out in CS Manager is set to 5 minutes
  • U? add parameter SS 3 = wifi01
  •  Added  Timer  report TRttVVVV only when UCM is logged in Supports Register Monitor for Timers.
  • UCM log out sends  LU00  so that CM knows when ucm is log out and TR message is not sent
  • UCM counter: when external device updates counter, dont update local UCM counter, sebd counter change to CM, and when CM broadcasts new counter value, then udate CM local counter so if the update counter nessage RS485 is missed, the counter update is stil sent later  Fixed probem sometimes modbus counter was not updated
  • UCM log out will see LU00, will not have LUFF following.
  • RS485 Transmit Buffer ize incraesed from 500 to 600 bytes
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.109 - 7.119]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4840.html Sun, 14 Jan 2018 06:42:47 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4840.html
  1. Bypassed zone now report in z? reply as OFF not on.
  2. Prevent f? flag states Report and SN report at reset without login
  3. UCM sends Cs01 if ID is not polled, sent Cs02 if there is no RS485 communications.
  4. U? add last byte 00 for non eth03, 01 for ETH03 This is to allow comfigurator to know if ETH03 is installed in future
  5. Fixed BUGs - sometimes  UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD buttons on UCM did not work.
BUG !!
  1. causes Vocab Upgrade to fail at 23%, 50%, 75 %
  2. COPY Button set ID could not set to maximum 8 From UCM 7.072





]]>
  1. Bypassed zone now report in z? reply as OFF not on.
  2. Prevent f? flag states Report and SN report at reset without login
  3. UCM sends Cs01 if ID is not polled, sent Cs02 if there is no RS485 communications.
  4. U? add last byte 00 for non eth03, 01 for ETH03 This is to allow comfigurator to know if ETH03 is installed in future
  5. Fixed BUGs - sometimes  UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD buttons on UCM did not work.
BUG !!
  1. causes Vocab Upgrade to fail at 23%, 50%, 75 %
  2. COPY Button set ID could not set to maximum 8 From UCM 7.072





]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.098]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4670.html Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:37:08 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4670.html UCM 7.098
Changes from UCM 7.076

Known Bugs
  1. COPY Button set ID could not set to maximum 8 From UCM 7.072 Bugs Fixes
Bugs Fixed

  1. Fixed bug UCM/ETH03 upgrade by cable fails 1st time Allow LT to be received without login so UCM can reply OK, not NA.
  2. Fixed BUG from UCM 7.075. for Sensor commands  s!NNVVVV if repeated same value ucm replies NA. s? gave wrong reply
  3. Fixed bug F!nn03 toggle reply FL was wrong. Bug From UCM 7.060
Changes
  1. Increased message size of rs485 messages to 140 bytes
  2. When UCM reports a sensor value, and Comfort broadcasts the new sensor value, the original reporting UCM ignores the sensor value in order to prevent multiple racing commands
  3. UCM sends output command to Comfort only if output changed
  4. Messages S? BP, DI, EV, O? A? I? a? DT, FL  will not be sent to PC unless logged in
  5. Support H! and H? Commands for HIO
  6. Support EL command
  7. Login add partition  (0-3 or FF),
  8. use \"Nonascii hex\" method for Vocab Upgrade depending on Comfort firmware
]]> UCM 7.098
Changes from UCM 7.076

Known Bugs
  1. COPY Button set ID could not set to maximum 8 From UCM 7.072 Bugs Fixes
Bugs Fixed

  1. Fixed bug UCM/ETH03 upgrade by cable fails 1st time Allow LT to be received without login so UCM can reply OK, not NA.
  2. Fixed BUG from UCM 7.075. for Sensor commands  s!NNVVVV if repeated same value ucm replies NA. s? gave wrong reply
  3. Fixed bug F!nn03 toggle reply FL was wrong. Bug From UCM 7.060
Changes
  1. Increased message size of rs485 messages to 140 bytes
  2. When UCM reports a sensor value, and Comfort broadcasts the new sensor value, the original reporting UCM ignores the sensor value in order to prevent multiple racing commands
  3. UCM sends output command to Comfort only if output changed
  4. Messages S? BP, DI, EV, O? A? I? a? DT, FL  will not be sent to PC unless logged in
  5. Support H! and H? Commands for HIO
  6. Support EL command
  7. Login add partition  (0-3 or FF),
  8. use \"Nonascii hex\" method for Vocab Upgrade depending on Comfort firmware
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.096 Beta]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4561.html Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:53:53 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4561.html Bugs Fixes

  1. Fixed bug UCM/ETH03 upgrade by cable fails 1st time Allow LT to be received without login so UCM can reply OK, not NA.
  2. Fixed BUG from UCM 7.075. for Sensor commands  s!NNVVVV if repeated same value ucm replies NA. s? gave wrong reply
  3. Fixed bug F!nn03 toggle reply FL was wrong. Bug From UCM 7.060
Changes
  1. Increased message size of rs485 messages to 140 bytes
  2. Speed up erasing of EEPROM for Write to UCM/EEPROM by erasing in blocks
  3. When UCM reports a sensor value, and Comfort broadcasts the new sensor value, the original reporting UCM ignores the sensor value in order to prevent multiple racing commands
  4. UCM sends output command to Comfort only if output changed
  5. Messages S? BP, DI, EV, O? A? I? a? DT, FL  will not be sent to PC unless logged in
  6. Support H! and H? Commands for HIO
  7. Support EL command
  8. Login add partition  (0-3 or FF),
]]> Bugs Fixes

  1. Fixed bug UCM/ETH03 upgrade by cable fails 1st time Allow LT to be received without login so UCM can reply OK, not NA.
  2. Fixed BUG from UCM 7.075. for Sensor commands  s!NNVVVV if repeated same value ucm replies NA. s? gave wrong reply
  3. Fixed bug F!nn03 toggle reply FL was wrong. Bug From UCM 7.060
Changes
  1. Increased message size of rs485 messages to 140 bytes
  2. Speed up erasing of EEPROM for Write to UCM/EEPROM by erasing in blocks
  3. When UCM reports a sensor value, and Comfort broadcasts the new sensor value, the original reporting UCM ignores the sensor value in order to prevent multiple racing commands
  4. UCM sends output command to Comfort only if output changed
  5. Messages S? BP, DI, EV, O? A? I? a? DT, FL  will not be sent to PC unless logged in
  6. Support H! and H? Commands for HIO
  7. Support EL command
  8. Login add partition  (0-3 or FF),
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.069/7.072/7.075/7.076]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4213.html Fri, 22 May 2015 12:55:55 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4213.html UCM 7.069
  1. Added b?00 query all zones bypass state, reply b?00zzzz where each bit is a zone bypass state.
  2. add Ke command for KT03 write system properties in sector
]]> UCM 7.069
  1. Added b?00 query all zones bypass state, reply b?00zzzz where each bit is a zone bypass state.
  2. add Ke command for KT03 write system properties in sector
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.060/ 7.061]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4010.html Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:32:07 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4010.html Known Issues
  1. Upgrading the UCM firmware via another UCM in the system may result in time out error sometimes. Only upgrade the UCM via the same connection, ie Right click on the UCM and select Upgrade when connected to the same UCM, not from another UCM. The next UCM firmware will fix this
Bugs Fixed
  1. Fixed Bug - UCM/ETH03 upgrading of other firmware by firmware upgrade cable did not work unless Comfigurator logs in before connecting the Programming cable.  This requires ETH03-General  2.14 This does not apply to UCM/USB or ETH02.
Improvements
  1. During UCM  firmware upgrade, if the firmware does not have any changes in the  boot sector, the boot sector is unchanged  so UCM can be reset or powered off if the firmware upgrade fails or is interrupted.  Comfigurator 3.9.4 or above is required for this
  2. If the UCM is upgraded by another UCM via the Comfort Bus, ie select another UCM to upgrade from the one that is connected to Comfigurator, the UCM can also be reset or switched off while doing firmware upgrade.

Notes when upgrading UCM firmware

For continuing firmware upgrade of UCM when the UCM has been reset without power failure - repeat the same firmware upgrade as before.


For continuing firmware upgrade of UCM after power has failed and come back on. The firmware uprade in this state must be done by the direct connection to the PC in Comfigurator, even if the original attempt was by another UCM. Set the ID using the  SW7 shunt of the UCM (even if the COPY button was used to set the ID without SW7 shunts).

To use UCM/ETH03 to upgrade firmware using programming cable, upgrade to ETH03 General 2.14
]]> Known Issues
  1. Upgrading the UCM firmware via another UCM in the system may result in time out error sometimes. Only upgrade the UCM via the same connection, ie Right click on the UCM and select Upgrade when connected to the same UCM, not from another UCM. The next UCM firmware will fix this
Bugs Fixed
  1. Fixed Bug - UCM/ETH03 upgrading of other firmware by firmware upgrade cable did not work unless Comfigurator logs in before connecting the Programming cable.  This requires ETH03-General  2.14 This does not apply to UCM/USB or ETH02.
Improvements
  1. During UCM  firmware upgrade, if the firmware does not have any changes in the  boot sector, the boot sector is unchanged  so UCM can be reset or powered off if the firmware upgrade fails or is interrupted.  Comfigurator 3.9.4 or above is required for this
  2. If the UCM is upgraded by another UCM via the Comfort Bus, ie select another UCM to upgrade from the one that is connected to Comfigurator, the UCM can also be reset or switched off while doing firmware upgrade.

Notes when upgrading UCM firmware

For continuing firmware upgrade of UCM when the UCM has been reset without power failure - repeat the same firmware upgrade as before.


For continuing firmware upgrade of UCM after power has failed and come back on. The firmware uprade in this state must be done by the direct connection to the PC in Comfigurator, even if the original attempt was by another UCM. Set the ID using the  SW7 shunt of the UCM (even if the COPY button was used to set the ID without SW7 shunts).

To use UCM/ETH03 to upgrade firmware using programming cable, upgrade to ETH03 General 2.14
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.054, 7.056 (beta)]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3937.html Sun, 24 Aug 2014 02:10:54 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3937.html
  1. Added new command \"cc\" to echo everything after \"cc\" eg \"cc1234abcd\" command will echo back \"cc1234abcd\" for testing purposes
  2. Allow F!ffSS Flag change command where ss = 3  for toggle, eg F!0103 will toggle the state of flag 1
  3. UCM/ETH03 SNTP feature for internet Time sync will not give OK reply when it is not logged in

BUG
UCM 7.054 will not be able tp upgrade its own firmware. Please do NOT upgrade to UCM 7.054 and if you have done so, do not try to upgrade (or downgrade) the firmware until further instrutions

]]>
  1. Added new command \"cc\" to echo everything after \"cc\" eg \"cc1234abcd\" command will echo back \"cc1234abcd\" for testing purposes
  2. Allow F!ffSS Flag change command where ss = 3  for toggle, eg F!0103 will toggle the state of flag 1
  3. UCM/ETH03 SNTP feature for internet Time sync will not give OK reply when it is not logged in

BUG
UCM 7.054 will not be able tp upgrade its own firmware. Please do NOT upgrade to UCM 7.054 and if you have done so, do not try to upgrade (or downgrade) the firmware until further instrutions

]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.043 /7.048]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3795.html Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:55:29 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3795.html Please download from https://www.cytech.biz/ucm_firmware.html

This should be released soon
  1. UCM counters are not volatile at warm start  (by reset button or software) so reset does not clear them
  2. If UCM cold start reset ie loss of power or after firmware upgrade, clear counters, date and time  and registers that are maintained at warm start
  3. UCMs will report Reprom size in U2 to Comfort at reset
  4. Transmit buffer size for RS485  increased to 500 bytes
  5. Extended AL message implemented  so Comfigurator 3.8 can report alarms
  6. Query comfort flags at reset
  7. Alarm messages AL can be sent without log in to ETH03
  8. Fixed minor bug in Read serial number command
  9. When reporting alarm type, also send date and time so email application on ETH03 can have date/time stamp
  10. New LT command from comfigurator log in ETH03 will block other ports for multiport

Note: the new UCM firmware will crash the iPhone app when arming and disarming. Please do not use the iPhone firmware with UCM 7.04X, or use UCM 7.04X if you do not use the iPhone app

]]> Please download from https://www.cytech.biz/ucm_firmware.html

This should be released soon
  1. UCM counters are not volatile at warm start  (by reset button or software) so reset does not clear them
  2. If UCM cold start reset ie loss of power or after firmware upgrade, clear counters, date and time  and registers that are maintained at warm start
  3. UCMs will report Reprom size in U2 to Comfort at reset
  4. Transmit buffer size for RS485  increased to 500 bytes
  5. Extended AL message implemented  so Comfigurator 3.8 can report alarms
  6. Query comfort flags at reset
  7. Alarm messages AL can be sent without log in to ETH03
  8. Fixed minor bug in Read serial number command
  9. When reporting alarm type, also send date and time so email application on ETH03 can have date/time stamp
  10. New LT command from comfigurator log in ETH03 will block other ports for multiport

Note: the new UCM firmware will crash the iPhone app when arming and disarming. Please do not use the iPhone firmware with UCM 7.04X, or use UCM 7.04X if you do not use the iPhone app

]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.028]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3525.html Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:53:45 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3525.html The changes are (compared to 7.016)
Bugs Fixed
  1. Fixed BUG from UCM 6.020  read EEPROM 2 bytes reads 1st byte again.
  2. Fixed BUG from UCM 6.020 erase eeprom did not work. KE erase eeprom and UCM erase eeprom did not  erase whole eeprom
  3. Fixed BUG from UCM 7.020 read from KT03 by UCM did not work. CM > UCM did not sent data
  4. Fixed BUG upload button did not work from UCM 7.020
  5. fixed BUG WD00 write to UCM own eeprom did not work
  6. Bug F! And F? Commands are the same, ie F?NNSS changes state and F!NN reples with state
Improvements and New Features
  1. Improved direct upgrade of UCM firmware
  2. Support command for enable/disable polling of zwave nodes by UCM/Zwave when needed by control menu and apps. Stop pollling of zwave nodes when log out or not monitoring by control menu
  3. RD command -  if eeprom not present, reply RDxxFFFFFF
  4. WE command   if eeprom not present reply WE0000.
  5. When UCM is not polled by Comfort, clear rs485 transmit buffer so that no old messages get sent when Comfort starts polling it again, This may fix bug that u?gets no reply or 000000 when UCM ID is not polled
  6. O?NNvv Command report parameter vv = 04 if output  is flashing. Needs Comfort firmware 7.032 for this feature
  7. F! And F? Commands are the same, ie F?NNSS changes state and F!NN reples with state
  8. KD command  can have optional ID following  eg KD0141 means Key 1 from Keypad #1 so UCM can activate another keypad. Not Implemented in Comfort yet
  9. Able to handle longer DL, UL, UD commands in future depending on Comfort
  10. Implement SN serial number command to read and write serial numbers to Comfort and UCMs Need Comfort 7.037
  11. WD commands will not write into read only area of UCM eeprom
  12. VS disable status reports for VS command and enable when VS ends to prevent interruption of  sentence download
]]> The changes are (compared to 7.016)
Bugs Fixed
  1. Fixed BUG from UCM 6.020  read EEPROM 2 bytes reads 1st byte again.
  2. Fixed BUG from UCM 6.020 erase eeprom did not work. KE erase eeprom and UCM erase eeprom did not  erase whole eeprom
  3. Fixed BUG from UCM 7.020 read from KT03 by UCM did not work. CM > UCM did not sent data
  4. Fixed BUG upload button did not work from UCM 7.020
  5. fixed BUG WD00 write to UCM own eeprom did not work
  6. Bug F! And F? Commands are the same, ie F?NNSS changes state and F!NN reples with state
Improvements and New Features
  1. Improved direct upgrade of UCM firmware
  2. Support command for enable/disable polling of zwave nodes by UCM/Zwave when needed by control menu and apps. Stop pollling of zwave nodes when log out or not monitoring by control menu
  3. RD command -  if eeprom not present, reply RDxxFFFFFF
  4. WE command   if eeprom not present reply WE0000.
  5. When UCM is not polled by Comfort, clear rs485 transmit buffer so that no old messages get sent when Comfort starts polling it again, This may fix bug that u?gets no reply or 000000 when UCM ID is not polled
  6. O?NNvv Command report parameter vv = 04 if output  is flashing. Needs Comfort firmware 7.032 for this feature
  7. F! And F? Commands are the same, ie F?NNSS changes state and F!NN reples with state
  8. KD command  can have optional ID following  eg KD0141 means Key 1 from Keypad #1 so UCM can activate another keypad. Not Implemented in Comfort yet
  9. Able to handle longer DL, UL, UD commands in future depending on Comfort
  10. Implement SN serial number command to read and write serial numbers to Comfort and UCMs Need Comfort 7.037
  11. WD commands will not write into read only area of UCM eeprom
  12. VS disable status reports for VS command and enable when VS ends to prevent interruption of  sentence download
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.020 - 7.023 Beta]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3382.html Sun, 12 May 2013 01:38:27 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3382.html UCM 7.020
Beta Version for testing. These changes are mainly to support future features in Comfort

Changes from UCM 7.016
  1. KD command  can have optional ID following  eg KD0141 means Key 1 from Keypad #1 so UCM can activate another keypad. Not Implemented in Comfort yet
  2. Able to handle longer DL, UL, UD commands in future depending on Comfort
  3. Implement SN serial number command to read and write serial numbers to Comfort and UCMs
  4. WD commands will not write into read only area of UCM EEPROM
  5. fixed BUG WD00 write to UCM own eeprom did not work
  6. VS disable status reports for VS command and enable when VS ends to prevent interruption of  sentence download
Known Bugs
  1. The UPLOAD button on the UCM which is supposed to read from Comfort to the UCMs U2 EEPROM does not work. Do Not use this button
  2. Read from KT03 gets error - do not use this function
The firmware can be downloaded from https://www.cytech.biz/product_details.php?item_id=220
]]> UCM 7.020
Beta Version for testing. These changes are mainly to support future features in Comfort

Changes from UCM 7.016
  1. KD command  can have optional ID following  eg KD0141 means Key 1 from Keypad #1 so UCM can activate another keypad. Not Implemented in Comfort yet
  2. Able to handle longer DL, UL, UD commands in future depending on Comfort
  3. Implement SN serial number command to read and write serial numbers to Comfort and UCMs
  4. WD commands will not write into read only area of UCM EEPROM
  5. fixed BUG WD00 write to UCM own eeprom did not work
  6. VS disable status reports for VS command and enable when VS ends to prevent interruption of  sentence download
Known Bugs
  1. The UPLOAD button on the UCM which is supposed to read from Comfort to the UCMs U2 EEPROM does not work. Do Not use this button
  2. Read from KT03 gets error - do not use this function
The firmware can be downloaded from https://www.cytech.biz/product_details.php?item_id=220
]]> <![CDATA[UCM 7.016]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3334.html Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:13:52 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-3334.html
  1. UL and DL commands previously used to disable status reports on UCM until log in This prevented commands from being reported in Monitor I/O after upload/download
  2. UCM reports CT and C? Counter with 2 bytes counter value eg CT013412 means counter 1 has value 1234H
  3. C! Command accepts 2 bytes counter value eg C!103412 means set Counter 16 to value 1234H
  4. When firmware upgrade of UCM by RS485 bus fails, a scan u? Will report version 7.000 instead of 6.000 so that the UCM can still be upgraded by Bus. UCM Firmware 6 cannot be upgraded by Bus

This firmware upgrade is important due to the last point above. UCM firmware version 7can be upgraded by Bus as well as by direct connection (by USB, ETH02 or RS232). When the upgrade by Bus fails for any reason (except for lost ethernet connection), it should be possible to repeat the upgrade by Bus. However, for older UCM firmware versions the UCM which failed upgrade wiill report as version 6.000, so Comfigurator will not allow the repeat of firmware upgrade  because only firmware version 7 can be upgraded. The new firmware 7.016 will report its firmware as 7.000 instead of 6.000 so the upgrade can be repeated.

This same issue applies to KT03 firmware which can be upgraded by Bus. There is a new Firmware KT 7.016 which fixes this potential problem

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  1. UL and DL commands previously used to disable status reports on UCM until log in This prevented commands from being reported in Monitor I/O after upload/download
  2. UCM reports CT and C? Counter with 2 bytes counter value eg CT013412 means counter 1 has value 1234H
  3. C! Command accepts 2 bytes counter value eg C!103412 means set Counter 16 to value 1234H
  4. When firmware upgrade of UCM by RS485 bus fails, a scan u? Will report version 7.000 instead of 6.000 so that the UCM can still be upgraded by Bus. UCM Firmware 6 cannot be upgraded by Bus

This firmware upgrade is important due to the last point above. UCM firmware version 7can be upgraded by Bus as well as by direct connection (by USB, ETH02 or RS232). When the upgrade by Bus fails for any reason (except for lost ethernet connection), it should be possible to repeat the upgrade by Bus. However, for older UCM firmware versions the UCM which failed upgrade wiill report as version 6.000, so Comfigurator will not allow the repeat of firmware upgrade  because only firmware version 7 can be upgraded. The new firmware 7.016 will report its firmware as 7.000 instead of 6.000 so the upgrade can be repeated.

This same issue applies to KT03 firmware which can be upgraded by Bus. There is a new Firmware KT 7.016 which fixes this potential problem

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  1. FIXed BUG in sensor command s!NNFF return srNNFFFF, should be srFF00 to maintain compatibility with 1 byte sensor. Improved sensor handling
  2. Erase U2 EEPROM  detect EEPROM not present Allow erase U2 EEPROM command from another UCM
  3. Implement detection of duplicate ID from the same ID or by other modules and send CSnnSS command where nn = ID and ss = status 01= lost id, 02 = duplicate ID. 00 = restore id. Requires ULT 7.006
  4. Any change in sensor from Comfort will be reported in cmggccss command to update control menu status for iPhone.android app
Comfigurator 3.6.x will allow firmware to be upgraded using the \"Check fpr Updates\" feature
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  1. FIXed BUG in sensor command s!NNFF return srNNFFFF, should be srFF00 to maintain compatibility with 1 byte sensor. Improved sensor handling
  2. Erase U2 EEPROM  detect EEPROM not present Allow erase U2 EEPROM command from another UCM
  3. Implement detection of duplicate ID from the same ID or by other modules and send CSnnSS command where nn = ID and ss = status 01= lost id, 02 = duplicate ID. 00 = restore id. Requires ULT 7.006
  4. Any change in sensor from Comfort will be reported in cmggccss command to update control menu status for iPhone.android app
Comfigurator 3.6.x will allow firmware to be upgraded using the \"Check fpr Updates\" feature
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Firmware Upgrade Method
  1. When upgrading firmware, time to erase flash is reduced to 2 seconds.
  2. Implement Upgrade UCM firmware by Bus
  3. Fixed problem in Upgrading Comfort firmware by Bus - if the firmware upgrade failed and the UCM is reset, Engineer sign-in F0 was required.  However if UCM is not reset then there is no problem as engineer sign-in is still valid.
  4. If Comfort firmware upgrade failed,  UCM will reply to a query v? from Comfigurator and not delay the subsequent upgrade attempt.
New ID Setting Method

  1. Implemented COPY ID press/hold for setting ID if ID shunts are not inserted The ID is saved in the U2 EEPROM. If U2 is not inserted, then COPY button will not work. See instructions in the new UCM Manual https://www.cytech.biz/ucm_manual.html
  2. If U2 EEPROM is not inserted or has smaller capacity than U4 EEPROM in Comfort, Download/Upload buttons willnot work If U2 size > Comfort U4 size, Download and Upload will stop at  U4 size in Comfort
  3. If is U2 EEPROM is invalid or not inserted flash RDY not ERR. if ID = FF turn off RDY and flash BUSY1, BUSY2
  4. Support ID setting commands  from Comfigurator 3.6.0
  5. Implemented ID leds display ID when ID/COPY button is momentarily pressed
    ID is FF unassigned, allow any code to login so PC can change ID of UCM
Upgrade KT03 Firmware by UCM

  1. Added commands to allow Write and Read KT03 using UCM instead of KT03 USB port. This requires Comfort firmware v7 and KT03 firmware v7
Vocabulary Upgrade Improvements

  1. Fixed BUG from 20/5/10 which  may cause VL to send line to Comfort  vocabulary before it is ready but this may not have any effect
  2. Introduced  acknowledge  time-out for Vocabulary Upgrade VL command. If acknowledge reply  from Comfort is not received in 5 secs, time out and continue with VL, as if acknowledge  was received, as the acknowledge reply may have been lost in communications. This prevents upgrade from being stopped by the acknowledge reply being lost or not received especially by Ethernet
Control Menu Commands and feedback

  1. UCM will update sending cm message if Control Menu status (by Counter, Sensor, Inputs, Outputs, Flag etcx) to UCM when there is any change to the status of Control menu so iPhone app does not have to keep querying. The PC must send an initial CMggcc query to initiate the automatic updating by the UCM via the cm message. Requires Comfort 6.054 This speeds up control menu feedback when using the iPhone app.
IR Learning

  1. UCM06 capture IR does not require or learn the Carrier frequency as the carrier frequency does not make much difference to the receving of the IR by other receivers, IR frequency is fixed at  38 Khz.  This makes it easier to learn IR signals and less sensitive to position and distance of the Remote control to the UCM.
Sensor Messages
  1. UCM sensors increased to 2 bytes s? Sensor query command will return 2 bytes sensor value
Bugs Fixed
  1. Fixed minor problem where 1st message in transmit RS485 buffer was lost
  2. Prevent counter Number 255 from sending a counter command to  Comfort  Counter number is 0 to 254 only
The firmware can be downloaded from https://www.cytech.biz/ucm_firmware.html
Comfigurator 3.6.0 will upgrade the current UCM firmware by \"Check for Updates\" method (right click on UCM)
Note that new UCMs bought from Distributors may not have the latest firmware. Please do an upgrade

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Firmware Upgrade Method
  1. When upgrading firmware, time to erase flash is reduced to 2 seconds.
  2. Implement Upgrade UCM firmware by Bus
  3. Fixed problem in Upgrading Comfort firmware by Bus - if the firmware upgrade failed and the UCM is reset, Engineer sign-in F0 was required.  However if UCM is not reset then there is no problem as engineer sign-in is still valid.
  4. If Comfort firmware upgrade failed,  UCM will reply to a query v? from Comfigurator and not delay the subsequent upgrade attempt.
New ID Setting Method

  1. Implemented COPY ID press/hold for setting ID if ID shunts are not inserted The ID is saved in the U2 EEPROM. If U2 is not inserted, then COPY button will not work. See instructions in the new UCM Manual https://www.cytech.biz/ucm_manual.html
  2. If U2 EEPROM is not inserted or has smaller capacity than U4 EEPROM in Comfort, Download/Upload buttons willnot work If U2 size > Comfort U4 size, Download and Upload will stop at  U4 size in Comfort
  3. If is U2 EEPROM is invalid or not inserted flash RDY not ERR. if ID = FF turn off RDY and flash BUSY1, BUSY2
  4. Support ID setting commands  from Comfigurator 3.6.0
  5. Implemented ID leds display ID when ID/COPY button is momentarily pressed
    ID is FF unassigned, allow any code to login so PC can change ID of UCM
Upgrade KT03 Firmware by UCM

  1. Added commands to allow Write and Read KT03 using UCM instead of KT03 USB port. This requires Comfort firmware v7 and KT03 firmware v7
Vocabulary Upgrade Improvements

  1. Fixed BUG from 20/5/10 which  may cause VL to send line to Comfort  vocabulary before it is ready but this may not have any effect
  2. Introduced  acknowledge  time-out for Vocabulary Upgrade VL command. If acknowledge reply  from Comfort is not received in 5 secs, time out and continue with VL, as if acknowledge  was received, as the acknowledge reply may have been lost in communications. This prevents upgrade from being stopped by the acknowledge reply being lost or not received especially by Ethernet
Control Menu Commands and feedback

  1. UCM will update sending cm message if Control Menu status (by Counter, Sensor, Inputs, Outputs, Flag etcx) to UCM when there is any change to the status of Control menu so iPhone app does not have to keep querying. The PC must send an initial CMggcc query to initiate the automatic updating by the UCM via the cm message. Requires Comfort 6.054 This speeds up control menu feedback when using the iPhone app.
IR Learning

  1. UCM06 capture IR does not require or learn the Carrier frequency as the carrier frequency does not make much difference to the receving of the IR by other receivers, IR frequency is fixed at  38 Khz.  This makes it easier to learn IR signals and less sensitive to position and distance of the Remote control to the UCM.
Sensor Messages
  1. UCM sensors increased to 2 bytes s? Sensor query command will return 2 bytes sensor value
Bugs Fixed
  1. Fixed minor problem where 1st message in transmit RS485 buffer was lost
  2. Prevent counter Number 255 from sending a counter command to  Comfort  Counter number is 0 to 254 only
The firmware can be downloaded from https://www.cytech.biz/ucm_firmware.html
Comfigurator 3.6.0 will upgrade the current UCM firmware by \"Check for Updates\" method (right click on UCM)
Note that new UCMs bought from Distributors may not have the latest firmware. Please do an upgrade

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