[1.3.1] - 2025-04-18

Added

• Support for TIMING, PTP_INSTANCE and PTP_PORT descriptors
• Support for Fast Device Enumeration (when cache is enabled)
• Possibility to modify the presentation time of each stream from Device Details Dialog
• Possibility to refresh a virtual entity
• Support for SERIAL Protocol Interface (by Luke Howard)
• Support for LOCAL SOCKET Protocol Interface (by Luke Howard)
• Added Milan 1.2 values:
  • System Unique ID
  • Media Clock Reference Info (in ClockDomain descriptor)
• Controlled Entity enumeration status:
  • Is using AEM Cache
  • Is using Fast Device Enumeration

Changed

• Channel Mappings Editor should display the redundant stream name instead of the primary name
• [MacOS Native] Workarkound for macOS AVB Framework bug
• Reworked Milan Compatibility logo to handle different versions of Milan

Fixed

• CONTROL descriptors not properly enumerated in JACKS
• Incorrect dynamic mappings in some rare case
• Crash when a device fails to properly enumerate STRING descriptors
• Incorrect dynamic mappings visualization for devices with multiple stream ports
• Can't open dynamic mappings editor in Inspector if not selecting audio unit first
• Virtual entities locales correctly loaded for all configurations
• Fast Device Enumeration not properly working for some devices
• Fast Device Enumeration usable without using the AEM Cache (reduces enumeration time)
• AEM Cache working correctly for devices with multiple configurations
• Dark mode text readability for first launch popup window
• Control Selector String not properly rendered

[1.3.0] - 2023-09-26

Added

• Selection of an entity from the connection matrix (context menu)
• Mac Address field in entities list
• ClockDomain locked state in entities list
• Support for JACK Inputs and JACK Outputs
• Support for CONTROLs at non-configuration level
• Support for CONTROL_SELECTOR type for CONTROL descriptors
• Preliminary support for Virtual Entities modification
• File association to directly load ANS and AVE files
• New command line parameters to load ANS and AVE files
• New icons for ANS and AVE files
• Possibility to remove a virtual entity (DEL key in Entities list)
• Entity Descriptor displays the current status for unsolicited notifications registration
• Entry in the entities list context menu to force reload a single entity
• New column in entities list showing error/warning status
• New diagnostics for CONTROL descriptors, when the current value is out of min-max bounds
• Support for Dark Mode
• Clicking on an Entity-Entity crosspoint in the matrix expands/collapses both entities
• Display of Entity AEM Checksum (in Entity Descriptor)
• Detection of invalid descriptor_counts field in CONFIGURATION descriptor

Changed

• Complete rework of the entities list
• Updated AVDECC library to v4.0
• Defaulting to Qt "fusion" style, can be changed with command line parameter -style <style name>

Fixed

• Current selection in list of entities lost when changing the filter
• Network Interfaces combobox displays errors and selected interface in bold
• Refresh issue for ClockSource, MemoryObject, AvbInterface, AudioCluster, Control, ClockDomain, AssociationID custom names
• Possible crash for entities with more than 1 configuration, when using full device enumration
• Always display CONTROL descriptor even if the ControlDataType is not supported by the library
• CONTROL values updated by the device itself didn't update properly
• Possible crash for entities returning an out-of-bounds MemoryObject length value
• Files can be loaded/saved from/to UTF8 path
• Crash when displaying vendor specific control values
• Opening the Dynamic Mappings editor from the matrix only showed the first STREAM_PORT, it now shows all STREAM_PORTs
• Clear All Dynamic Mappings correctly clears redundant mappings for virtual entities

[1.2.9] - 2023-01-13

Added

• Option to hide (meaningless) connections between CRF and Audio streams
• Matrix shortcuts
  • CTRL+L: Expand Listeners
  • CTRL+SHIFT+L: Collapse Listeners
  • CTRL+T: Expand Talkers
  • CTRL+SHIFT+T: Collapse Talkers
• Option to display Entity Connection Summary (squares) using color code (see Legend screen for more details)
• Option to collapse all connection matrix headers for new entities
• Redundant stream name now based on underlying stream names, when possible
• Popup message after critical error on the network interface
• Possibility to be in offline mode
• Option for Hive to advertise itself on the network so other Controllers (or entities) can detect it
• Option for selecting a sub part of Hive's controller EID
• Display of unknown diagnostics counters
• Connection matrix displays entities to which Hive is not registered for unsolicited notifications (red label)
• Displaying Milan Info if available, even if device has been deemed not Milan Compatible
• New statistics counter: Loss of unsolicited notifications for Milan devices

Changed

• Connection matrix Redundant Intersection now indicates Media Locked status if both streams are connected/bound but one has Interface Down status

Fixed

• Crash when loading an entity with no CONFIGURATION descriptor
• Using npcap when both npcap and winpcap are available
• No ProtocolInterface selected in rare occasion
• AudioCluster localized named not always used in CBR matrix
• Unecessary error message when loading an ANS file containing an entity without an entity model

[1.2.8] - 2022-04-26

Added

• Automatically fixing invalid mapping when changing stream input format
• New matrix color code (grey) for stream format incompatibility (ie. no format exist in listener's list that would fit for the talker's current format)
• Button to clear errors for all entities
• Button to remove all active connections
• Search filter for discovered entities (currently only by name)
• Support for UTF8 Control values
• Support for Array Control values
• Possibility to push a news feed to Hive for important notices
• Warning popup for Media Clock Management Dialog domain SampleRate changes that conflict with entity current StreamFormat settings
• Distinction between Milan Compatible and Milan Certified devices using new icons
• Steam Input Diagnostic: Detection of MSRP latency greater than Talker's presentation time
• Milan Redundancy Warning Diagnostic: Detection of both cables connected to the same network
• Added Milan Warning Protocol Compatibility value, for Milan devices that have non-critical specification implementation errors

Changed

• Control descriptors now use a SpinBox instead of a ComboBox for improved performance and usability
• All editable fields (text, combobox, spinbox) now restore the previous value in case the entity rejects the new one
• Using color inverted icons for Protocol Compatibility when highlighted with a dark color
• Using AVDECC Library v3.2.3

Fixed

• First entity might be automatically inspected (but not selected) when Hive goes to foreground
• Currently highlighted entity in connection matrix incorrect when an entity comes online or offline
• Adapting listener's format to talker's format from the matrix (contextual menu)
• No values displayed to signed Linear Control Values
• Device Details Dialog tab 'Stream Format' showing redundant streams and incorrectly handling format changes when applying
• Device Details Dialog 'Receive'/'Transmit' tables to correctly update channel connections when entity comes online or offline
• Combobox fields always properly restore previous value in case of command failure
• Localized configuration name not correct for some multi-configurations devices

[1.2.7] - 2021-12-24

Added

• New 'Matrix' layout with only the connection matrix displayed by default
• Command line option to specify the application settings file to use
• Currently selected entity is highlighted in connection matrix
• Device Details Dialog tab 'Stream Format' for simplified user access to stream format settings

Changed

• Discovered Entities list is now dockable, with show/hide option from the View menu
• Application settings are now saved in the .ini format (whatever the platform)
• If the currently selected entity goes offline, active selection is removed instead of randomly choosing another entity

Fixed

• Main window's size not properly restored on macOS
• Default sort entities list column is EntityID instead of Logo (which is not sortable)

[1.2.6] - 2021-07-22

Changed

• Minimum required macOS version set to 10.13 (required by Qt 5.15)

[1.2.5] - 2021-07-21

Added

• More color explanation in the Connection Matrix legend
• Visualization of a Connected and Media Locked stream in Connection Matrix intersection (same information than the header arrow), Milan Only
  • Can be enabled/disabled in Settings
• Confirmation dialog when trying to disconnect a Media Locked stream whose Talker is not visible on the network
• Possibility to sort entities by column
• Possibility to change AssociationID for devices supporting it
• Support for ANS files loading (only to create virtual entities)

Fixed

• Matrix being refreshed more than required
• Unhandled exception causing crash
• Entity properly show identification if discovered while actively identifying
• Frequent app hang when multiple Milan entities are on the network and streaming
• Device Details Dialog 'Receive'/'Transmit' tables to correctly show connections resulting from connections of a single talker stream to multiple listener streams on a receiving device
• Device Details Dialog 'Receive'/'Transmit' tables to show correct connection status WrongDomain when domain numbers mismatch
• AssociationID field not always accurately displayed

[1.2.4] - 2021-04-02

Added

• New CLI tool to dump AEM from entities: AEMDumper
• Support for Control Descriptors (only Linear Values for now)
• Support for Controller to Entity Identification (right-click an entity in the list)
• Added a daemon on macOS to setup pcap access rights for non-root execution
• Automatic view scrolling when dragging a channel mapping near the edges of the window (Dynamic Mappings Editor View)

Changed

• macOS minimum version is now 10.12 (due to Qt update)
• Using macOS PKG installer instead of simple DMG
  • WARNING: When upgrading from a DMG version of Hive, you will have to manually close and erase the previous version

Fixed

• Slightly improved Firmware Update Dialog
• Application not properly closing during self-update on windows
• Application not properly restarting after self-update on windows
• AVB domain incompatibility checks for gPTP domain number
• Using a timestamped filename when saving the log file
• Added a popup error message if the pcap driver is not properly installed
• Changing more than 63 mappings at the same time doesn't cause an error

[1.2.3] - 2020-09-14

Added

• Displaying a message with shell command to run, if network interface cannot be opened
• Error message when a critical error occurs on the active network interface
• Configurable automatic entities discovery delay
• Scroll logger view to selected item whenever the filter changes

Changed

• No longer clearing talker mapping when the removing the last (CBR matrix) channel connection
• Using AVDECC Library v3.0.2

Fixed

• CBR matrix not refreshing
• Deadlock on linux when shutting down pcap interface

[1.2.2] - 2020-05-25

Added

• Legal notices for each third party resource
• Possibility to disconnect an Input Stream connected to an offline talker
• Highlighted currently selected item in comboBox
• Possibility to edit dynamic mappings from the connection matrix headers context menu

Changed

• Small rework of About Dialog
• Using AVDECC Library v3.0.1
• macOS Native is now restricted to macOS Catalina and later

Fixed

• Full Entity State loading issue (connection state was not properly loaded)
• Crashed when using macOS Native ProtocolInterface
• USB-C and Thunderbolt Network interfaces enumeration issues on macOS Catalina

[1.2.1] - 2019-11-21

Fixed

• Windows updater not ignoring winPcap reinstallation

[1.2.0] - 2019-11-21

Added

• Detection of arriving and departing network interfaces (and link status)
• Collapse/Expand all buttons for connection matrix
• Sort connection matrix by EntityID
• Major performance improvements
• Smart connections in Connection Matrix
• Support for drag&drop of json virtual entity files
• Color theme selection in Settings
• Controller Statistics (displayed in Entity Node)
• Utilities toolbar for quick access to Media Clock Management and Settings
• WinPcap included in Windows Installer
• Device Firmware Update multi-selection window
• Channel Based Routing (Alternate Connection Matrix), with CTRL-M shortcut to switch routing modes
• Main Menu shortcuts
• Error Counters now display the count since last acknowledge
• Statistics Error Counters are displayed as errors
• A few options to visually configure the connection matrix arrows
• Display of StreamOutput Streaming State
• Display of SteramInput Media Locked State
• Displaying the currently active ClockSource in the AEM Tree
• Considering MediaUnlocked StreamInput counter changes as errors (only when the stream is connected)
• Detection for WinPcap driver to be installed and started
• Grey out stream input counters if there is no connection
• Option to export the json EntityModel of a device (.aem file)
• Option to enumerate and display the full Static Model

Changed

• Always reselecting the last selected Descriptor when reinspecting an Entity
• Moved ProtocolInterface selection to the Settings
• Automatically Locking the Entity when opening the Dynamic Mappings Editor
• All exported files are now using MessagePack (JSON binary) file format
• Using SHIFT modifier while choosing one of the Export feature will dump the file in readable JSON format
• Improved software update with automatic download and install
• Entities in a Full Network State dump are always sorted by descending EntityID

Fixed

• Splashscreen displayed on the same screen than Hive will be shown
• Refresh issue when gPTP changes for some non-milan devices
• Red text no longer applied when item is selected (fixed by using a colored box around the item)
• Possible crash when failed to properly enumerate a device
• Arrow Settings immediately refresh the Connection Matrix when changed from the Settings Window
• WrongFormat error now has priority over InterfaceDown in Redundant Stream Pair Summary
• Device Details Dialog Receive/Transmit tab refresh issues

[1.1.0] - 2019-05-21

Added

• Device Details Dialog for basic device configuration and information
• Media Clock Master ID and Media Clock Master Name columns in entity list
• Media Clock Management Dialog for simple media clock distribution setup
• Keyboard shortcut to refresh the controller (CTRL-R)
• Button to refresh the controller (next to the Interface selection dropdown)
• Entity Identify notifications (from entity to controller)
• Entity and Full Network export as readable json
• Strings descriptor displayed
• Entity descriptor counters

Changed

• Only displaying Ethernet kind interfaces
• Displaying the type of ethernet adapter on macOS

Fixed

• Possible deadlock when trying to match stream formats
• Random crash during application exit
• StreamInput counters not properly displayed (as sub-nodes of the Counter node)
• Possible crash in EntityModelInspector when an entity goes offline/online again

[1.0.11] - 2019-02-14

Added

• Numerical values for StreamFlags, StreamFlagsEx, ProbingStatus and AcmpStatus
• Highlighting entities that have increments in error counters

Fixed

• Milan Certification version properly displayed (as x.y.z.w value)
• Only flagging as Milan, devices with protocol_version 1
• Correctly restoring collapsed streams in connection matrix, when expanding an entity

[1.0.10] - 2019-02-04

Added

• Windows binary code-signing
• Version clearly saying beta, when it's a beta build

Fixed

• New version popup hidden behind splash-screen
• Possible crash when powering-up a device
• Possible crash when using macOS native interface with a Milan compatible device

[1.0.9] - 2019-02-02

Added

• Support for Locking/Unlocking an entity
• Detection and display of Milan compatible devices
• Display of AS Path in AVB Interface descriptor
• Display of the AVB Interface link status (when available)
• Button to disconnect (unbind) a ghost talker from Stream Input descriptor
• Possibility to connect a non-redundant stream to a redundant one (one of the pair)
• Milan GetStreamInfo extended information
• Milan StreamOutput counters
• Detection of devices not supporting Acquire and/or Lock commands
• Display of the current dynamic mappings without having to edit them, in StreamPort descriptor
• Button to clear all dynamic mappings in StreamPort descriptor
• Tooltip when the mouse is over a flags field of a descriptor
• Basic entity filtering in connection matrix
• Confirmation dialog when clearing the debug log
• Possibility to apply log filters to the saved output
• Automatic check for new version can now check for BETA releases

Changed

• Icon when an entity is acquired by Hive (changed color from orange to green)
• Changed the colors in the Connection Matrix (see Legend)
• Logger configuration menus does not close automatically

Fixed

• Upload firmware progression always set to 100% upon successfull completion
• Connection matrix refresh issues
• Possible crash if a toxic entity is on the network
• Exclusive Access not refreshed in Entity Descriptor information
• Entity Model Inspector focus lost when a new entity is detected
• [macOS] Forcing light mode until full dark mode is supported by Qt
• Restoring previous ComboBox value if the command failed (Configuration/SamplingRate/ClockSource)
• Incorrect connection established between 2 redundant streams when clicking on a non-connectable box
• Automatically selecting the Entity descriptor when inspecting a new entity (for now)
• Partial deadlock (in background tasks) when editing channel mappings, sometimes leading to the impossibility to apply the mappings
• Possible crash upon loading after having changed ProtocolInterface and/or NetworkInterface multiple times
• Current Stream Format field not properly refreshed
• EntityID column always displayed (instead of the Logo column)
• Entity logo scaled to fit

[1.0.8] - 2018-10-30

Fixed

• Possible crash if an entity goes online and offline almost at the same time
• Redundant streams out of sync (cannot always connect/disconnect)
• Restoring previous ComboBox value if the command failed (StreamFormat/SamplingRate)
• Showing not fully compliant entities

[1.0.7] - 2018-10-03

Added

• SetName for AudioUnit, AvbInterface, ClockSource, MemoryObject, AudioCluster and ClockDomain
• AvbInterface, ClockDomain and StreamInput Counters
• Support for firmware update
• Option to invert the talkers and listeners in connection matrix
• Full ChangeLog accessible from the Help menu

Changed

• Updated la_avdecc to v2.7.1
• Using something more lightweight (and faster) than QtWebEngine for ChangeLog

Fixed

• Memory Object length changes not properly notified
• Image/Logo possible invalid size
• Image/Logo background garbage
• Acquired state properly initialized
• Connection matrix highlighting issues
• Optimize the code for ConnectionMatrixModel::ConnectionMatrixModelPrivate::refreshHeader

[1.0.6] - 2018-08-08

Added

• Display missing basic entity information

Removed

• "Access" information from all descriptors but Entity

Changed

• CRF StreamFormat reports 0 instead of 1 for the count of channels it has

Fixed

• Incorrect StreamOutput channel dynamic mappings
• Possible crash in avdecc library

[1.0.5] - 2018-08-06

Added

• Support for dynamic mappings on StreamOutput

Fixed

• Crash when changing active configuration
• Incorrect dynamic mappings sent when adding/removing them

[1.0.4] - 2018-07-30

Added

• Display entity's logo image in the entity list
• Support for manufacturer and entity images download in Memory Object descriptors
• Automatic check for new version

[1.0.3] - 2018-07-17

Added

• Support for Memory Object descriptors
• Settings menu

Fixed

• Matrix connections contextual menu not always correct
• Descriptor name randomly change in entity inspector

[1.0.2] - 2018-06-18

Fixed

• Possible crash using "macOS native interface"

[1.0.1] - 2018-06-09

Fixed

• Issue when a device returns 0 as the total number of dynamic maps

[1.0.0] - 2018-06-03

• First public version