HUNTING CONTROLFIRE SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1) Uninstall any previous version of the ControlFire Software. Note: If you have
   ControlFire version 9.3 or newer installed, there's no need to perform this step. 
   The installer will automatically remove the previous version and then install
   the new version.
2) Double-click "Setup ControlFire v9.6.msi" and follow the prompts to install
   the software.
3) After installing ControlFire version 9.6, double-click the desktop icon called 
   "Install FTDI USB Driver". This will install the driver that 
   is needed to communicate with the panel. Note: This step can be skipped if 
   you're updating ControlFire, as the driver was likely already installed by a 
   previous installation.

VERSION 9.6 (November 17, 2025)
Release Updates
- Added support for V3B switches:
  By default, a V3B switch is labeled as "Gun (V3B)" when it is first detected
  in the Create Tool String dialog. You can optionally change its switch type
  to "Plug (V3B) - PowerSet Recon" (if it is at the bottom of the string) or
  "Hunting Release Tool - Ballistic (V3B)".
- Added support for V3 ballistic release tools:
  You can now optionally set a V3 switch to "Hunting Release Tool - Ballistic (V3)".

VERSION 9.5 (March 22, 2024)
Release Updates
- Updated the Gun Control screen and the Shooting V/I Plot to help users
fire PowerSet Recon Plugs and handle a potential misfire. The instructions on
the shooting V/I Plot change depending on whether the user has already attempted
to fire the plug. When closing the shooting V/I Plot, the software issues an
automatic Switch Check. If the PowerSet Recon Plug is still found during this check,
the software will read the deto and show instructions accordingly. These instructions
can also be viewed by hovering the mouse over the Plug icon within the Gun Control
screen. Before skipping a PowerSet Recon Plug, the user must confirm by entering
the first and last name.

VERSION 9.4 (April 6, 2023)
Release Updates
- The software now issues a second Switch Check automatically if the first 
Switch Check detects a misfired gun or mismatching IDs. During the second Switch
Check, the W/L PS settings are temporarily set to 45 V and 75 mA, and the delta 
currents are extended to 180 mA. If the second Switch Check succeeds, a dialog 
box will appear with two options for the user to choose from. The first option 
is to keep the current Communication voltage but lower the Gun Check Current 
Limit to a recommended value. This option is only available if the second Switch
Check detects an over-current. The second option is to change the Communication 
voltage to 45 V and the Gun Check Current Limit to 75 mA. In both options, the 
delta currents are extended to 180 mA. The dialog box with the options will not 
be displayed if the user has previously updated the W/L PS settings, and there 
are no better options for the software to recommend.
- A warning label has been added to the Create and Verify Tool String dialogs. 
The label is only visible to alert the user if the W/L PS settings or the delta 
currents are different from the default values. 
- The W/L Power Supply Settings dialog has been modified so that clicking the 
Defaults button restores not only the Communication voltage and the current 
limits but also the delta currents.
- The software now checks the actual voltage of the Communication PS when it's 
powered up at the start of an operation. An error will be shown if the actual 
voltage is significantly lower than the requested voltage.

VERSION 9.3 (January 17, 2023)
Release Updates
- Added support for V3a switches. A V3a switch can only be used as a gun. It 
returns the deto status like a regular V3 switch 
- Updated the Delta Current Settings dialog to include the option to extend all 
the delta currents to 180 mA 
- Updated the instructions and the shooting current range that are shown on the 
V/I plot when setting a PowerSet Solo or Recon plug. The default range is now: 1
- 1.2 amps.
- Within the Gun Control screen, the deto status of the bottom switch is always 
checked even when Speed Check is enabled.
- Improved the way that the depths, offsets, tool types and firing durations are
modified in the Create and Verify Tool String screens. Now selecting a cell 
requires a single click. Additionally, instructions are interactively shown as 
the tool type and the firing duration are modified.��
- Dropped support for Windows XP. ControlFire requires Windows 7 or greater and 
.NET Framework 4.6.1 or greater.

VERSION 9.2 (July 19, 2021)
Release Updates
- Added the ability to customize the default switch types when a new tool string
is scanned. By default, the Create Tool String dialog sets all the switches to 
�Gun�. The user can now modify the types of the top two switches and of the 
bottom switch. The new setting is called Switch Types Settings and is selectable
from the main menu.

VERSION 9.1 (June 4, 2021)
Release Updates
- Added the ability to change the display language to Spanish. The language 
selector is found on the initial license agreement dialog and under the menu on 
the main screen.
- Added the �Speed Check� option to the Gun Control screen. When enabled, a 
Switch Check will skip checking the deto, the switch voltage and the delta 
current.
- Updated the tool tip that appears when the mouse pointer hovers over a V2 or 
V3 switch in the Gun Control screen. The content now includes the most recent 
deto status and switch voltage.
- When an invalid deto is detected in the Gun Control screen, the deto icon is 
marked with a red X (deto open/short) or a red circle (suspected deto open).
- A �Deto Summary� button becomes visible in the Create and Verify Tool String 
dialogs if a deto error was encountered while scanning the switches. 

VERSION 9.0 (February 2, 2021)
Release Updates
- Added the ability to change the display language to Chinese
- Increased the communication speed with the ControlFire board resulting in 
Verify, Switch Check and Arm being faster
- Added support for new tool types: PowerSet Recon, Plug (V2), Plug PowerSet 
Solo and Safety Switch. Additionally, the ControlFire Safety Sub has been 
renamed to Tractor Safety Sub. 

VERSION 8.7214 (October 4, 2019)
Release Updates
- The user can now open the Gun Control screen immediately after creating a tool
string. Previously, the newly-created tool string had to be verified before the 
user could access the Gun Control screen. 
- When Stop Depth is enabled, the Fire switch on the Hunting SPS is enabled 
after the V/I plot appears. This is to prevent shooting voltage from being 
applied before the V/I plot is shown. If the user applies shooting voltage 
before the Fire switch is enabled, the Voltage knob must be first turned down to
0 and the Fire switch released before voltage can be applied again. 
- When the user switches the Hunting SPS mode to CCL while in the V/I plot, the 
software does not attempt to communicate with the Perf board to turn the W/L 
power supply off. This is because switching to CCL powers the Perf board off. 
Moving the knob back to ARM-CF powers the Perf board up again.
- The Arm sequence has been optimized for speed by removing the commands that 
query current, voltage and max current for each switch in the tool string. This 
optimization is also performed when a Switch Check is issued with On-the-Fly 
enabled. Therefore, a Switch Check does not monitor the Delta Current when 
On-the-Fly is enabled. It only monitors the Delta Current when On-the-Fly is 
disabled. All other W/L errors such as open-circuit, short-circuit and CRC 
errors are always checked whether On-the-Fly is enabled or disabled.
- Added the option to make Stop Depth mandatory. This prevents regular users 
from turning Stop Depth off. When Stop Depth is enabled, the Shot depths in the 
gun sheet must be > 0.
- The user must type in first and last name before operating a release tool.
- Updated the User Manual and the Troubleshooting Guide.

VERSION 8.7017 (March 19, 2019)
Release Updates
- Added support for EFI switches
- Updated the Create Tool String dialog to no longer show a warning when two 
consecutive, identical IDs are detected in the string
- Added the ability to minimize the Main screen while the Gun Control screen is 
open. All the other functionalities in the Main screen are grayed out until Gun 
Control is closed
- The W/L PS settings in the Default job folder and the Delta Current Limit for 
regular switches are automatically updated to the latest default values when 
ControlFire first starts 
- Updated the Gun Control screen to display the current switch ID and position 
after a successful Gun Check or Skip. Additionally, when the Warrior depth is 
enabled and a valid Gun Sheet is provided, the Stop Depth is shown next to the 
Warrior depth
- Updated the Gun Control screen to disable On-the-Fly when the Communication  
voltage is greater than 45
- �Plug� is the only type that is available in the Create Tool String dialog for
all setting tools. The �H-1 Plug� type is no longer listed as an available plug 
type. Additionally, when a Gun Check detects a Plug that has already been set, 
it shows the message: �Plug switch found�. 

VERSION 8.6970 (February 4, 2019)
Release Updates
- Added the On-the-Fly feature, which automatically starts the next switch check
and arming sequence after firing
- More intuitive troubleshooting windows when errors occur
- Increased the default delta current for regular switches to 15 mA. Increased 
the maximum delta current for regular switches to 18 mA
- Increased the default Communication voltage to 40 V
- HRT-B firing voltage limit window. A 100 V warning line is shown in the V/I 
plot

VERSION 7.6855 (October 9, 2018)
Release Updates
- Updated the Verify screen to skip a switch that returns a delta current error
- When right-clicking a Hunting Release Tool � Electronic, a menu is shown with 
options to Skip the switch or attach the Fishing Neck
- Updated the User Guide and the Troubleshooting Guide
- A Hunting Release Tool � Ballistic can be operated when the Stop Depth feature
is enabled or disabled
- The Warrior depth includes the depth shift when the Warrior service is 
recording or is stopped
- Capture and show the maximum current when reading a short between guns
- The Abort functionality is disabled during the last 3 seconds of the firing 
window for Plug and Guns
- Hunting Release Tool Electronic:
- The Delta Current limit has been increased to 150 mA, and it is no longer 
user-programmable
- The ERT Delta Current is applied to all the switches in the tool string 
whenever an ERT is present in the string
- The ERT status, voltage and temperature are updated with each Gun Check or 
Skip. The ERT status is represented with lock/unlock/question mark icons. The 
voltage and temperature are shown in the status bar
- The ERT window duration has been increased to 20 min
- The ERT graph has been updated to detect a secondary power supply
- History screen:
- Added the ability to select an alternate Job folder. The new selection does 
not affect the Job Folder in the Set-Up screen
- A GSI that is selected in the Main screen remains selected when the user open 
the History screen
- Added the option to export the selected Jobs as a ZIP file
- Added the option to draw the Resistance of a V/I plot
- Show the full detonation window when plotting incomplete graphs
- Updated the bootloader for the Hunting Shooting PS board
- Updated the bootloader for the ControlFire board
- Modified the InstallShield setup to also install the FTDI driver
- Log data using military time
- Modified the Job Folder window to adjust the width to the longest folder name
- Show a warning when setting the communication voltage above 45 V
- Double-clicking a Gun in the Set-Up screen shows the most recent V/I plot. 
This is equivalent to opening the History screen and then selecting a Gun 

VERSION 6.6071 (August 15, 2016)
Release Updates
- Added support for Stop Depths to prevent perforating outside of the allowed 
depth range. This feature requires Warrior 8 to be installed.
- The firmware of the Shooting PS board and of the ControlFire board can now be 
upgraded from within the ControlFire software. The user is no longer required to
install separate Bootloader applications.
- Added support for H1 Plugs.
- Added support for Motorized Release Tools.
- The Shooting PS Board Display includes an option to record the V/I data while 
shooting a switch. If the Warrior Depth is enabled, it will also record the 
depths. The plots are saved to folder C:\TitanData\VIPlots and can be viewed 
from within the History screen.
- When using a Safety Sub, Gun Check will query the downhole temperature and the
voltage at the Safety Sub. The readings are shown in the status bar at the 
bottom of the Gun Control screen.
- The armed timer can now be extended to 2 minutes. The default value is 15 
seconds.
- Added support for Windows 10.
- The ControlFire software can now be installed on an alternate drive, such as: 
�D�.
- The Port Configuration dialog, which is used to select the COM port to the 
ControlFire board, can now detect the port automatically.
- The initial License screen includes an option called Offline Mode which skips 
selection of the COM port. This is useful when performing operations that do not
require a ControlFire board to be connected. Examples include reviewing the 
history of a job run and accessing the Gun Sheet.
- For safety reasons, ControlFire will always attempt to turn off the W/L power 
supply at the end of the Firing window. However, it will instruct the user to do
so manually if it was unable turn off the power supply programmatically. An 
example is when the USB cable is unplugged and communication with the board 
cannot be established.

VERSION 5.5505 (April 29, 2015)
Release Updates
- The Set-Up screen provides users of the Shooting Power Supply Panel a 
graphical control that shows voltage and current from the panel in real time.
- Added support for real time Warrior depth integration. This feature is 
available for Warrior 8 32-bit and 64-bit systems. The real time depth is 
displayed in the Gun Control screen and recorded while shooting a switch along 
with voltage and current. 
- The status bar at the bottom of the Set-Up screen includes a button that 
selects a new COM port and a button that queries the Perf Unit firmware.
- Added support for Globalization. This enables PCs that use a system locale 
other than English-US to correctly access the stored data and view the history 
plots.
- Changed the default Communication voltage to 30.
- The Verify screen enables the user to specify well header data, which is 
associated with a particular tool string.

VERSION 5.5503 (February 4, 2015)
Release Updates
- Fixed bug that causes a gun to be fired with a 12 sec firing window even when 
the �30 sec Firing Window� feature is enabled.

VERSION 5.5502 (January 22, 2015)
Release Updates
- COM Port timeouts have been reduced to ~7 seconds. The user will see one of 
two possible errors on timeout: i) the USB cable is unplugged ii) the port is 
available but the Perf Unit is offline (for instance, this happens when the SPS 
not in ARM CF mode). Additionally, there is an option to quit the last retry 
after a timeout occurs.
- The software no longer tests the COM port before opening the Create and Verify
screens from the Main menu. This enables the user to edit the depths or generate
a Gun Sheet without a Perf Unit. Additionally, the Scan and Verify buttons are 
greyed out if a COM port is not selected.

VERSION 5.5501 (December 15, 2014)
Release Updates
- Updated the User Manual and the Troubleshooting Guide.
- Included the Hunting Bootloader V. 1.3010.
- Resized the Main and Gun Control dialogs to fit within the 800x600 limits of 
older screens.
- The V/I graph opens in the same screen as Gun Control (top-left corner). This 
is to account for dual monitor setups.
- Updated the InstallShield setup to copy the USB COM driver to c:\TitanData. 
This is to ensure that the user has the proper access rights to run the 
executable. 
- When performing a Gun Check, Arm or Fire on a Plug that has already been 
fired, PU5 temporarily overrides the PlugSet icon with GunOK, Armed and Fireable
respectively. This is to keep PU5 consistent with PU4.

