New PPS Version: 4.0 (V0.4.0.36) Released

[Echo4Thirty]

New PPS Version: 4.0 (V0.4.0.36)
Date: 9/15/2023
Bug/Issue Fixes:
1. Added support for profile programming on additional product models.
2. Resolved data write errors when Relay Control is set to Timeout.
3. Fixed the issue of incorrect data writing when the Knob is set to P25C mode with Squelch Option under Radio Compatible Mode.
4. Integrated a third-party certified USB RNDIS Driver.
5. Removed Windows administrator privileges requirement when opening the PPS software.
6. Resolved the issue of erroneous storage when setting a custom Alert Tone in the Pager ID configuration screen.
7. Resolved the issue where P25 Trunking System public resources could not be imported from older versions, causing errors for users who hadn't previously installed the older version.

 

[Hit_Factor]

Item 5 is long overdue.

 

[belvdr]

Item 5 is long overdue.

I don't think I ever opened mine as admin.

 

[Hit_Factor]

I don't think I ever opened mine as admin.

You were operating at an elevated privilege without knowing it.

This is a huge security risk.

 

[belvdr]

You were operating at an elevated privilege without knowing it.

This is a huge security risk.

No, that's not it; I never disabled UAC. I may be remembering how I launched it incorrectly since I didn't launch PPS that much, but I never disable UAC.

 

[Echo4Thirty]

You were operating at an elevated privilege without knowing it.

This is a huge security risk.

Are you saying Unication PPS was able to elevate itself without triggering a UAC warning? If so that is insanely irresponsible!

 

[belvdr]

Are you saying Unication PPS was able to elevate itself without triggering a UAC warning? If so that is insanely irresponsible!

No, I'm not saying that.

 

[Hit_Factor]

No, that's not it; I never disabled UAC. I may be remembering how I launched it incorrectly since I didn't launch PPS that much, but I never disable UAC.

👍

 

[rcid1971]

How's the link to Radio Reference DB working? v0.4.0 Beta 32, I couldn't ever get to log in to RRDB

 

[RaleighGuy]

How's the link to Radio Reference DB working? v0.4.0 Beta 32, I couldn't ever get to log in to RRDB

Worked fine for me on 32 and 36.

 

[Echo4Thirty]

Same on .36

 

[mikewazowski]

So I'm still running on the last pre-4.0 PPS with the latest firmware on my G5. What advantage is there to moving to 4.0 if I'm only programming one pager?

 

[Hit_Factor]

So I'm still running on the last pre-4.0 PPS with the latest firmware on my G5. What advantage is there to moving to 4.0 if I'm only programming one pager?

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Not having to sort through all known talkgroups is a huge plus.

Not running at an elevated privilege protects you and your computer.

 

[jtwalker]

And I would think v0.3.0 has seen it’s last update so you would eventually need to move to v0.4.0.

To realize the benefit of the public resources, you will have to rebuild your programming from scratch.

 

[Hit_Factor]

To realize the benefit of the public resources, you will have to rebuild your programming from scratch.

You can export sites and control channels and reimport into the resource. TGIDs take some sorting, but it wasn't too bad. I have about 1500 TGIDs and it took about an hour to break them up with the appropriate systems.

 

[CanesFan95]

And I would think v0.3.0 has seen it’s last update so you would eventually need to move to v0.4.0.

To realize the benefit of the public resources, you will have to rebuild your programming from scratch.

Can the pager simply be read by 4.0+ without having to re-program from scratch?

 

[mikewazowski]

To realize the benefit of the public resources, you will have to rebuild your programming from scratch.

That's what I'm questioning. For a single pager, I don't see any benefit to rebuilding my programming just to use the public resource feature and unless some earth shattering feature comes out that I absolutely must have, I can probably stick with v3 PPS.

 

[jtwalker]

Can the pager simply be read by 4.0+ without having to re-program from scratch?

I believe so but you wouldn’t gain any of the benefits other than running on a newer version of the software.

 

[RaleighGuy]

So I'm still running on the last pre-4.0 PPS with the latest firmware on my G5. What advantage is there to moving to 4.0 if I'm only programming one pager?

The advantage mostly comes when programming multiple systems, the V4.0 PPS allows you to save TGs (and other resources) by system, compared to the V3 PPS that saved all TGs as one group.

 

[mikewazowski]

The advantage mostly comes when programming multiple systems, the V4.0 PPS allows you to save TGs (and other resources) by system, compared to the V3 PPS that saved all TGs as one group.

I saw that as well and I could see it saving some time programming new systems.