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Revision History

Date	Author	Comments
06-Nov-1998	RGM	Redesign: Version 1.x.x uses the functionality of the Citect v5.00 API. Version 2.x.x has been built using the functionality of Citect v5.10 API. Enhancement: Version 2 now supports event tags and output tags
19-Nov-1998	RGM	Enhancement: Writes the server timestamp to a file every minute. Deletes the file upon exiting. If the interface does not exit normally, this file will not be deleted. If /stopstat is specified in the startup file, the interface will check for this file when it starts up. If it exists, it will write the state specified by /stopstat to all its points. This prevents data from being interpolated after a restart of the interface when it exits abnormally. Bug fix: Cleans up properly when a tag is removed from the interface.
25-Nov-1998	RGM	Bug Fix: Now supplies username and password to CTAPI connect routine. Accepts them as command line parameters. Improvement: error messages now report more consistently and Citect based error messages are retrieved from Citect.
11-Dec-1998	RGM	Bug Fix: The character array for holding the Citect version number was too short. Lengthened from 16 to 80. Improvement: If a tag fails to register with Citect, the Citect tag name (InstrumentTag) is reported instead of the PI tag name.
11-Dec-1998	RGM	Functionality Addition: Can now connect to a remote Citect host if the remote Citect host is version 5.20 service pack B or later. Use /CiHost=IP_Address /CiUser=Username /CiPass=Password
09-Mar-1999	RGM	Functionality Addition: Can now connect to a remote Citect host if the remote Citect host is version 5.20 service pack B or later. Use /CiHost=IP_Address /CiUser=Username /CiPass=Password
15-Sep-2000	RGM	Changed the “I” part of /df= so that the input values reported were all reported to the log in groups of 8 instead of just the first 8. Fixed a bug where the wrong message was reported in debug mode for /df=I Added version resource so version tab appears in the file properties dialog. Changed the code to read this version info when logging to pipc.log
02-Mar-2001	AKF	Updated formatting to Skeleton 1.04
19-Mar-2001	KJM	Update info for PI Citect version 2.3.x
05-Apr-2001	KJM	Updated for PI Citect version 2.4.x Added interface failover parameters.
16-Jan-2002	KMillar	Updated for PI Citect version 2.5.x String support. Added new section on failover configuration.
26-Mar-2003	KMillar	Added ICU documentation and 2.5.7 support for lockup detection (abort and restart)
08-Sep-2003	KMillar	Added comments about Citect API licenses.
30-Sep-2003	KMillar	Added /wto=x parameter description
26-Jan-2004	Chrys	2.6.0.3 Rev A: Reformatted; fixed headers & footers; removed redundant information; reordered to put in standard format; clarified that location2 not location1 corresponds to the .id; enhanced PI ICU information; added part number; added platforms
09-Mar-2005	KMillar	Added description of lockup detection and the StartService utility.
11-Mar-2005	MKelly	Fixed headers and footers. Modified the section on ICU control. Updated manual to latest interface skeleton 1.15.
21-Mar-2005	MKelly	Removed Random and replaced with PI Citect in Point Source description. Fixed headers and footer, TOC.
21-Apr-2005	Chrys	Changed some heading formats
31-Oct-2006	MKelly	Version 2.6.1.7 Rev C; Updated manual name to remove reference to Citect version, added Windows Server 2003 as a supported platform, fixed headers and footers.
21-Jun-2007	KMillar	Version 2.6.2.9 Rev A; Added SetDeviceStatus section and the use of /uht_id for health tags when running in failover mode
02-Jul-2007	Janelle	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision B: updated manual to Skeleton 2.5.2; fixed headers; alphabetized startup command line parameter table, updated screen shots of ICU
04-Jul-2007	KMillar	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision C: Updated sections for new skeleton.
11-Jul-2007	Janelle	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision D: Updated ICU control screen shots
08-Aug-2007	MKelly	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision E: Added Point Builder Utility as appendix B, fixed headers and footers, updated table of contents, updated several screenshots.
18-Jan-2008	KMillar	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision F: Added “Installing the Citect API DLL files” section to installation instructions.
18-Aug-2008	MKelly	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision G: Fixed second failover example for secondary interface the /cihost should be CitectB not CitectA.
03-Sep-2009	SHorwitz	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision H: Corrected error in supported features: Exception Reporting: Yes.
18-Aug-2010	MKelly	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision I: Added section on Citect Clusters to Introduction.
01-Feb-2011	SBranscomb	Version 2.6.2.9 Revision J; Updated to latest interface skeleton 3.0.32.
02-Feb-2012	AKoerner	Version 3.0.0.x Updated to the latest interface skeleton 3.0.34 Location 1 and 2 have been reversed, all interface specific failover information removed and replaced with UniInt Phase 2 Hot, Warm and Cold failover, added section titled Upgrading from Version 2 to 3.
29-Feb-2012	MKelly	Version 3.0.0.x Revision A; Updated formatting, corrected mistakes, inserted section breaks where appropriate, update ICU Control screenshots. Fixed headers and footers.
11-Feb-2012	RBalaraman	Version 3.0.2.x Updated Command line parameters and added section on point builder utility.