Modbus Monitor XPF - Release History¶
All releases of Modbus Monitor XPF with features, bug fixes, and improvements.
v5.0.2.0 — March 7, 2026¶
Status: Latest Candidate | Compatibility: Windows 10/11 (x86, x64, ARM64)
🚀 New Features¶
- Line Widget for HMI Dashboard Design — Add connecting lines and visual separators to HMI dashboards for improved layout and organization.
- Rounded Square Widget for HMI Dashboard Design — Enhanced widget palette with rounded corner support for modern UI aesthetics.
- HMI Dashboard Save/Load Service — Dead-simple pack/unpack strategy for dashboard persistence with embedded image support.
- Save dashboards with embedded sensor images to
.hmifiles - Load dashboards from file with automatic image extraction
- Portable/USB-friendly with relative path support
- Automatic cleanup of temporary extracted files
- Manual Release Update Check — New "Check for Updates" button in About page to manually verify newer versions.
⚡ Performance Improvements¶
- Modbus TCP Throughput: +182.78% (33.98 → 96.09 txn/sec)
- Client Packet Rate: +182.65% (68.01 → 192.23 frames/sec)
- Latency Reduction: -22.50% (0.200 → 0.155 ms)
- Optimized connection pooling and resource management
- Improved multi-channel transaction handling
🔧 Bug Fixes & Improvements¶
- Fixed Z5 Crash in HMI Property Editing — Stabilized ComboBox behavior in property editor panel.
- Improved Dashboard Widget Selection — Added drag/selection guard to prevent unintended property editor updates.
- XAML Parse Exception Handling — Suppressed non-fatal exceptions to prevent crash-level interruption during UI state transitions.
- License Admin Console Stability — Enhanced robustness and added proper hide command implementation.
- Release Notification Bell Icon — Uses dynamic theme color (Fluent.Ribbon.Brushes.Text) instead of hardcoded DarkRed.
✅ Quality Assurance¶
- All 348+ existing test cases pass
- Backward compatible with v5.0.1.0 configurations
- Verified across x86, x64, and ARM64 architectures
- Wireshark-validated performance improvements
Unreleased (main branch) — February 28, 2026¶
Status: Development Snapshot | Compatibility: Windows 10/11 (x86, x64, ARM64)
New Features¶
- Added Line widget for HMI dashboard design.
- Added Rounded Square widget for HMI dashboard design.
Bug Fixes¶
- Fixed Z5 crash path in HMI property editing by using stable ComboBox behavior in the property editor panel.
- Added drag/selection guard in dashboard widget selection flow to prevent property editor updates during active interaction.
- Suppressed non-fatal XAML parse exception handling path to prevent crash-level interruption during transient UI state changes.
Notes¶
- Changes were merged from the
copilot/fix-z5-crash-issuebranch intomainand validated by successful Debug build.
v4.4.1.0 — December 23, 2025¶
Status: Latest Stable | Compatibility: Windows 10/11 (x86, x64, ARM64)
New Features¶
- Enhanced performance optimizations
- Improved UI responsiveness
- Better error handling and recovery
- Standardized release naming convention
Bug Fixes¶
- Fixed licensing window not closing after activation
- Fixed critical installer path issues
- Resolved signing certificate path problems for all architectures
- Improved file organization and naming consistency
- Enhanced connection stability
v4.4.0.0 — December 14, 2025¶
Status: Archive | Compatibility: Windows 10/11 (x86, x64, ARM64)
New Features¶
- ARM64 architecture support
- Improved connection pooling and management
- Enhanced logging system with comprehensive screen output capture
- Standardized release naming convention
Bug Fixes¶
- Fixed installer filename generation issues
- Resolved signing path problems for all architectures
- Corrected file organization and naming consistency
System Requirements¶
All versions require:
- Windows 10 version 1903 (19H1) or later
- Windows 11 (all versions)
- .NET 8.0 Runtime (included in installers)
- 100 MB free disk space
- Administrator privileges for installation
Installation¶
- Download the appropriate installer for your architecture
- Run the installer as administrator
- Follow the setup wizard
- Activate with your license key
For portable versions, simply extract and run — no installation required.
Download¶
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