IRCommand2 - Program Updates
This section provides information on pending, current, and prior releases of IRCommand2. You can report issues with the current version here.
Current Program Release
September 19, 2023 — IRCommand2 v7.0.7 is now available for download. This new release includes the following updates:
- Fixed: Improved support for Windows 11
- Fixed: Port 80 not available for web service, change default to 99
- Fixed: Firefly button repeat issue
- Fixed: system font too small on Win11
- Fixed: icons too small in icon picker under Win11
- Add: Set firewall port open rule for web server during program installation
Prior Program Releases
July 26, 2021 — IRCommand2 v6.0.6 is released. This release included the following updates:
- Add: Zone delay "dead air" feature improves reliability when command signals to multiple devices are sent via a macro.
- Add: Registry setting to override default zone delay time (see AppNote 21).
- Add: Registry setting to override default web interface Port # (see AppNote 20).
- Add: Windows priority of program increased for better response.
- Fixed: More improvements to rendering of web interface on mobile devices.
- Fixed: Support HP MCE dongle ability to return carrier frequency during signal training.
- Fixed: When multiple Stategroup shifts get delayed the final state of group is wrong.
- Fixed: A delayed macro shift/track incorrectly sends the shift command.
June 17, 2020 — IRCommand2 v5.9.6 is released. This release included the following updates:
- Add: New integrated web interface enables access to the program via a web browser (full registration only).
- Add: support for Windows MCE dongles.
- Add: auto-start on boot Program Option.
- Add: some new icon choices.
- Add: COM interface update (GetPosSize() for Device).
- Add: Device property controlling whether Device is visible to web clients.
- Fixed: Improved Device label appearance and button appearance.
- Fixed: Windows will not restart if IRCommand2 is running and not minimized.
- Fixed: Dongles would sometimes fail to re-initialize after wake from sleep.
- Fixed: Some bugs in GC-iTach driver.
- Fixed: When entering Learn Mode the currently selected Device's tab may jump out of view.
August 28, 2017 — IRCommand2 v5.6.4 is released. This release included the following updates:
- Fixed: The button configuration file could become corrupted in rare instances after an OS shutdown.
- Fixed: COM interface GetClick function not detecting user button selection.
- Fixed: CM19A and CM15A dongles could randomly fail to initialize on program startup.
- Fixed: Newer CM19A dongles would not initialize due to a minor difference in dongle interface.
- Fixed: Default Repeat Factor now 0 for Demo config and for all new Device panels.
- Fixed: Manual Edit missing repeat burst data at end of NEC format signals.
- Fixed: After IR training, closing signal tail sometimes not correct length for certain signal types.
- Add: Shortcuts to online resources now available during browsing for DeviceSets.
- Add: Lite registration users can now insert standard Device Templates by opting to replace existing Device.
September 1, 2016 — IRCommand2 v5.5.4 is released. This release included the following updates:
- Fixed: Several IguanaWorks dongle transmit issues.
- Fixed: Crash on forced exit from Macro, Cluster, or Activator Edit dialogs.
- Add: Manual Edit now accepts alternate Pronto Hex format with leading "0000" values found on RemoteCentral.com.
- Add: Shortcuts to online resources now available again during browsing for Templates and SignalPaks
June 13, 2016 — IRCommand2 v5.4.6 is released. This release included the following updates:
- Fixed: Crash in Windows 10 when minimizing to the system tray. Windows 10 support now verified.
- Fixed: Dongle driver failed to recover from power interruption to GC-iTach dongle.
- Fixed: StateGroup copy bug fixes.
- Fixed: X10 CM11A dim/bright count was off by 1 count relative to other X10 dongles.
- Fixed: Firefly dongle listen mode occasionally losing a key press from Firefly remote.
- Fixed: Miscellaneous minor bug fixes.
- Add: Improvements to repeat signal handling.
- Add: Improvements to signal capacity and repeat signals for IguanaWorks dongle.
- Add: IR Signal Setup now warns user if signal just trained is likely to be invalid.
- Add: New Button Action "Send Signal w/Hold" allows continuous send when button is held down (see AppNote 17)
- Add: Event Viewer now runs in a separate thread and can remain open without affecting program interaction.
- Add: Event Viewer now allows deletion of Device Delays.
- Add: New StateGroup menu option "Convert to ButtonGroup" enables editing of existing StateGroups.
- Add: New View menu option "Show References" lists all references to a selected group or button.
- Add: Firefly remote supports new Button Action "Send Signal w/Hold".
October 15, 2014 — IRCommand2 v5.2.2 is released. This release included the following updates:
- Fixed: unable to schedule a 'once only' time trigger event into the next week for a day that had already passed in current week.
- Fixed: menu item Setup > Configuration > Choose Existing failed for filenames containing spaces or that were very long.
- Fixed: miscellaneous minor bug fixes.
March 27, 2014 — IRCommand2 v5.2.0 released. This release included the following updates:
- Fixed: bug in File > Save Device As > Device Set function that resulted in corrupted Device Set files.
- Fixed: improved IR port configuration detection for GC-iTach dongle.
- Fixed: send Zone issue with GC-iTach Flex when dongle is set to single IR port configuration.
- Fixed: attempt to resize a bound, non-template ButtonGroup, which cannot be resized, incorrectly showed the resize cursor.
- Fixed: improved Contents view in online Help documentation.
- Fixed: improvements to Button Kit to make button and group selections more clear.
- Add: new Button Kit XL size buttons.
- Add: new Type Code options in Button Appearance properties.
- Add: ability to convert certain types of ButtonGroups to StateGroups thus enabling custom StateGroups.
- Add: ability to create and manage multiple Device configuration files.
- Add: ability to set a custom Device window shape (aspect ratio) in a newly created Device configuration.
- Add: ability to configure and control Satellite apps running Android versions of IRCommand2.
- Fixed: miscellaneous minor bug fixes.