Myriad Network v3.6 Software Update Information

You can get the latest software updates as well as Technical Support by visiting the P Squared Website at http://support.psquared.net/ or the P Squared Forum at http://forum.psquared.net/

Important: Please note that there is a maximum limit of 50 inbound connections for downstream Myriad Networks/Myriad Network Masters. Connections from Myriad Network Directors also count towards this total. There is also a maximum limit of 50 Myriad Monitors connecting to EACH split hosted by Myriad Network

v3.6.2

No Changes, built to match Myriad v3.6.2

v3.6.1

Cart Group Configuration Changes:
•	In the CartGroups.Ini and SplitCartGroupsX.ini files there is a new setting of "ReloadNeeded". Myriad Network checks this setting every 2 minutes and if it's set to non-zero it triggers a reload of the Cart Group configuration information. Once Myriad Network has reloaded the Cart Group information it is set back to 0 to show that it has completed, and to prevent constant reloading of the information. This is ideal for Network Producers who want to remotely reconfigure Cart Groups without having to restart Myriad Network to pick up the changes. This feature was actually added in v3.5.16 but was undocumented at the time.

Audiowall Storage Changes:
•	Audiowall Folder Locations: You can now "split" the Audiowall from Carts 10,001 and upwards to be stored in separate folders. This setting is Per 10,000 Carts, but you still have the ability to set the first 10,000 carts' location per 1,000 carts.
•	Important Information: If you activate this option you will not be able to access any carts above 11,000 from earlier versions or releases of Myriad. You will also not be able to access those carts from Scoop v3.0 or earlier and AutoTrack v3.1 or earlier. You therefore should NOT use this option if you using any of those products.
•	If you are creating a new Audiowall, then you activate this option from the File Locations window on the second tab. If you already have an Audiowall then you must use the Audiowall Migration Tool instead. This is installed into C:\Program Files\P Squared\Audiowall v3.5\Tools. This tool will convert your current Audiowall to the new 'Extended' specification and create new CartsXX.lst files and move the carts to new sub folders. You have to quit from any applications that access the Audiowall before you can carry out the Migration.

Enterprise Changes:
•	Licensing Changes: The way license codes for Enterprise are issued has changed. You will need a new license code from P Squared before you can use this version.

Other Changes:
•	Com Logs: These are now included in Support Files.
•	PC Standby Mode: Myriad Network prevents Windows from going into Standby Power mode.
•	Debug Files: further changes to improve these being created in a DebugFiles in the root of the Boot drive instead of fixed as the root of the C: drive

The following problems have been fixed:
•	The Time Stretch was not being reset after a Time Stretched Cart group was played, so future non-Time Stretched Cart Groups were played at the wrong speed.
•	Firing a Cart Group that contained a blank cart could cause Myriad Network to exit.

Previous Version of Myriad Network (v3.5):

v3.5.17

There is a new Hardware line to "Kill all Audio" - this will immediately stop all playing adverts and Split Cart Groups

The following problems have been fixed:
•	You could not change a Network Master/OCP Source from Serial or Myriad Network to Myriad unless you had cleared the address box first
•	When using Time Stretching, the time being returned to Myriad for each advert break was not Time Stretched length.

v3.5.16

The Cart Group Players and Log Player have been rearranged to make the display more streamlined.

The Cart Group Range names are now passed to the Network Master

The Cart Group information is now stored in CartGroups.ini and SplitCartGroupsX.ini to make it easier for Network producers to update Split boxes by dropping in new Split Configuration files.

Added a 40 second timeout to Serial connections - if no data has been recieved for more than 40 seconds the connection is terminated and reconnected.

Myriad Anywhere:
•	Myriad Network now works with Myriad Anywhere
•	When Myriad Anywhere instructs Myriad Network to Play a Cart Group or to Play the current Advert Break, that instruction is NOT forwarded on to rest of the Network. This is so that Myriad Monitor can be used to trigger items that missed a validly sent Network message. If it forwarded the instruction on to the network then you could end up with 2 items playing at the same time on the other Myriad Networks.

You are now prompted if you are sure you want to quit when closing Myriad Network

The following problems have been fixed:
•	The last 'time stretch' event in third party log files was not being imported.
•	Sending a serial Network "Kill" command would cause the next advert break to be skipped.

v3.5.15

Important: If you are using Serial Profile Mode 11 then please note the following:
•	You can now assign custom IncomingSerialCodes (by editing your ??????.ns3 file) to use other "@" prefixed commands = i.e. @1=Group1 will cause @1 to trigger playing Split Cart Group 1. . The configuration file that ships with this version of Myriad Network has been altered to include this.
•	@\ and @Z are no longer automatically processed and must be added to the .ns3 file. The configuration file that ships with this version of Myriad Network has been altered to include this.

You can now specify that specific Cart Groups should be stretched/shrunk to match a specific length. To activate this feature, there is a new option in Myriad Network Settings "Time-Stretch Cart Groups to match 'Required' Lengths". On the Cart Groups window you can then specify the Required length that a Cart Group should take to play. Note that as per the Advert Break Stretch feature, this should only really be used on Digigram Soundcards as the Time Stretch on other cards is achieved via pitch bend.

When editing a Break, you can now specify the length that the break should be stretched to.

You can now specify a maximum percentage to Stretch Breaks and Cart Groups by. The minimum is 1% and the maximum is 50%

There is a new option to Display the Log using a larger font.

If you have a single Split then the Cart Groups window now expands to show you more information about the Carts assigned to the selected Cart group

When a Cart Group or Advert Break is Dumped, this information is now sent to NetMaster to use it as part of the decision to inform Myriad that the item has finished so the Log should carry on.

You can now specify to only log plays to the Reconciliation files if they are within a certain range of carts - usefull if you're log also contains non-advert content that you don't want reported to your Advert Scheduling software.

Changes to operation with Myriad Monitor:
•	Information about which advert is playing in the current break is now sent to Myriad Monitor.
•	If more than one Monitor is connected, the Remote Status panel at the bottom of the Split view now changes to show how many Remotes are connected. If you click on the panel it will then display a list of the IP addresses of the Remote connections

The following problems have been fixed:
•	If Myriad Network did not have a Log file when it first started but then a new log file was found it would detect and import the file but would not display the breaks.
•	The last advert played would not be logged in the REC files if the advert break was ended early.
•	A break would be ended early if an instruction from another Split was recieved to CUE another break. This CUE command is now queued to happen after the current break has finished.

v3.5.14

You can now use BCD Hardware control to allow source selection for up to 255 different sources. To use this feature you must assign "MyrNet:Sel Master (BCD)" to the multiple Hardware lines that make up your NCD Control, then go into Myriad Network Settings>Audio/Hardware and configure the Network Masters to use for each BCD Code.

When connected to a supporter 3rd Party Network Master, Myriad Network can now read a related "Billboard" file that contains currently Playing Information. This information is then natively passed down to P Squared OCP. The file that is read is set per Network Master, so if you change Master using BCD Control, straight logic control or via IP command then Myriad Network changes to read from the new Master's Billboard file. The settings grid that cross references the various Master Addresses to Billboard file locations is in Settings>Audio/Hardware.

Because of the inclusion of the Network Master->OCP Source cross reference grid mentioned above, if you are using straight logic control (instead of the new BCD Control) you can now use Logic Lines to switch between different non-Myriad/Myriad-Network Masters for the OCP Source as well. Just enter the Name/IP address for the new Network Master into the Hardware Manager and then enter the same Network Master Address into the grid in Settings>Audio/Hardware and also enter the OCP location. Whenever a hardware line is triggered, Myriad Network now checks this grid for a matching entry and uses that if it can find it. If it doesn't find an entry it assumes that this should be done as per previous versions and that you mean that the new Master is MyriadNetwork mode and sets accordingly.

If Myriad Network is playing an Advert Break, and another Play command is recieved, the Current Break is now dumped and the next one started.

Myriad Network now checks for the "next" log file as well as the current date's log file.

There is a new option on the File Menu to "Jump to Date/Time".

Myriad Network now ships with a new tool - the "Network OCP Controller". This tool uses the Hardware/IP Network Master selection logic from Myriad Network to determine which Billboard file to read and pass on the contained information to OCP. This tool is ideal for use where you do not currently have Audio to playout but do want to use the ability to switch OCP data between different Network Masters. Please note that this tool is not capable of using Myriad or Myriad Network as a source of data for OCP, it can only be used to read data from billboard text files.

The following problems have been fixed:
•	Hardware "Audio Running" lines would sometimes remain on after Cart Groups/Breaks had completed.
•	Whilst processing a Serial Command (such as "Play") if another command came in then the first command would be actioned again.

v3.5.12

Initial Release

Important Changes from Myriad STS
•	The keyboard shortcuts have changed so all command keys now need the <Ctrl> key pressed as well. For example, previously the space bar would start the break playing, you must now press <Ctrl>+<Space> to play the break.