Hunting ControlFire® Software

Installation Instructions
1.	Uninstall any previous version of the ControlFire Software.
2.	Download the latest Setup file and install the new version of the ControlFire Software.
3.	Double-click the file: "C:\TitanData\CDM21228_Setup.exe". This will install the driver that is needed to communicate with the panel.

Version 9.3 (January 17, 2023)
Release Updates
•	Added support for V3a switches. A V3a switch is used as a gun. During a Switch Check, 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 dialogs. 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 SP 1 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.