Release Notes: ASE DLMS Meter Explorer

Release Notes
ASE DLMS Meter Explorer
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Change Type Protocol Description
Added new Interface Class 90, 91, 92
Populate the timestamp field automatically for load profile with
timestamp=NULL
Security suite 2 support
Support for PEM format Keys/Certificates on asymmetric
security
Enhancements All Compact Array support for profile buffer
Version 1.5.0 Added feature to automatically apply scaler unit to profile
28-May- buffer values read from scaler profile object
2021 User friendly date time picker option for IC 22 attribute4
(Execution times).
Support for IC 100 in manual objectlist
Feature to display non supported IC’s (No data validation).
Fixed issue with Interface Class 100
Security suite 1 and 2 - Signature validation for received
Bug Fixes All
response packet was missing. Added the validation
Resolved the issue with image transfer with signature
NOTE: Following features has not been tested in V1.5.0
• Action with Block for Suite 1 and Suite 2
• Push with security policy configurations DS and A+E+DS for suite 2
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Version 1.4.1
Enhancements All Enabled automatic Trial license request option
28-Jan-2021
Bug Fixes All Fixed issue of license dates on PCs with Spanish language
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Added new IC: 61,62,63,65,111,112,113,115
Added support for IC 27 version 1
Added Set support for IC6 Attribute 3, IC48 Attribute 10, IC15
Attribute 3
Added support for IC15 Attribute 9,10 and 11, IC28 Attribute 7,
IC42 Method-3
Changed access right of manually added objectlist to
Enhancements All READWRITE
Ability to add elements to arrays with initial size of zero
elements
Ability to add elements and set to Push capture objects
Support for selective access to items in groups also
Association User ID made editable
Added support for UTF-8 data type
Version 1.4.0 Added support for compact array data type
30-Oct-2020 Issue in Push data file location configuration
Bug fix in traffic module in HDLC profile - first few bytes of
APDU shown might sometimes be incorrect and this used to
cause some crash also in a few cases
Push with block transfer issue fixed
Fixed the issue of displaying all octet string of size 12 as date
time format even when the attribute type is not date time
Fixed issue in data type displayed for some Interface class
Bug Fixes All attributes
Client certificate path not visible/editable issue fixed
Create new option was not working for Profile buffer save as
csv – this has been fixed
Profile Buffer CSV file column heading issues has been fixed
Fixed random crash of Image transfer and Push analysis –
FileViewer exe happening in some machines
Random issues in receiving/processing Data notification
APDU(Push) has been fixed
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Version 1.3.3
27-Apr-2020 Missing LLC header in Set with block transfer in “LN without
Bug Fixes All
ciphering” application context – issue fixed

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Added support for entering LLS secrets with size > 16 octets
Optimized USB license check to handle loose contacts in a
Enhancements All better way without exiting application immediately
Improved the accuracy of timestamp in traffic messages
Removed OPC server
Issue in “Export certificate” and “Remove certificate” method
Version 1.3.2 execution fixed
06-Nov-2019 Sending incorrect structure size for IC 21 Attribute 3 Set
request – issue fixed
UTF8 string data type display issue fixed
Bug Fixes All
Added HLS (2) key size validation in User Interface
Other minor User interface related fixes
Fixed issue in handling transaction-id, originator system-title,
recipient system-title date-time other information in General
signing APDU received from DLMS server.
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“Push Analyzer” Pop up window not appearing – issue fixed
Version 1.3.1
03-Apr-2019 Error message box during Association edit – issue fixed
Bug Fixes All
In Set with block transfer, block number 2 onwards had LLC
header missing – issue fixed

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Added support for Asymmetric/PKI security suite(1)
Added option to configure Static as well as Dynamic IP
Address for Meter
Introduced Push Analyzer window to view Push message
contents on real time and CSV file save option
Introduced Objectlist comparison feature to compare meter’s
objectlist with a reference objectlist and show mismatches
Introduced automatic resolution of event code to event name
for IS15959 meters
Simplified configuration of IS15959 (Part1, Part2 and Part3)
meters
Introduced Global watch window to group objects from
different meters and watch values in a single window
Introduced Detailed Objectlist window showing OBIS code,
Interface class, Interface class version, Attribute access right,
Data type and Method access rights. Export to CSV option for
Enhancements All Objectlist.
Introducd Firmware update Log viewer window to view log of
Firmware update process on real time
Added support for Selective access by range with restricting
Version 1.3.0
objects other than timestamp(allows for selecting buffer based
03-Apr-2019
on any of the capture object)
Added support for manufacturer specific attributes
Changes in Profile buffer selective access to support reading
buffer till current time and to read covering gaps in previous
reading
Changed mechanism of Image transfer verification result by
reading Image transfer status attribute rather than based on
Image verify action response
When Key transfer is performed successfully, Meter Explorer
will automatically update HLS/Ciphering keys of Application
Association
Support to add Settable attributes & methods into group
Fixed a crash in image transfer resume feature.
Resolved memory leak issue in selective access
Fixed issues in Association Window – ciphering fields gets
reset
Bug Fixes All Fixed issue in Profile buffer(display as well as CSV file) with <3
capture objects
Fixed issue in processing & display of IC 15(Association LN)
Attribute 5(xDLMS context Info) when “ciphering_info” is
present

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Version 1.2.28 B Change Type Protocol Description
01-Jan-2019 Bug Fixes All Issue while displaying Year greater than 2047 has been fixed.
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Version 1.2.27 Change Type Protocol Description
21-Dec-2018 Bug Fixes All User-interface quality improvements.
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Fixed the issues in UDP communication in ciphered
associations.
Version 1.2.26
22-Nov-2018 Fixed the issues in Add Node feature on complex Array
Bug Fixes All
objects.
Fixed the issues in Set Service of Register Monitor object
(Class ID : 21 Version:0) object.
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Version 1.2.25
25-Oct-2018 Fix in displaying Register Monitor object (Class ID: 21
Bug Fixes All
Version:0) in meter explorer.
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Version 1.2.24
27-Sep-2018 Dynamic IP support is added for unsolicited communication
Bug Fixes All
(Data notification/ Event notification).
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Length of ciphered requests were not encoded correctly when
the length = 128. Issue has been resolved.
TCP meters are allowed to reconnect to same listening port
Version 1.2.22
without restarting the port.
12-Jul-2018 Bug Fixes All
Bug fix time change window on selecting time zone
(GMT+5:45) Kathmandu.
Removed 128 bits limitation in Bit string grid display window in
User Interface.
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11-Jun-2018 Bug Fixes All Removed the .NET Framework 3.5 dependency issue.

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Length of ciphered requests were not encoded correctly when
the length = 128. Issue has been resolved.
TCP meters are allowed to reconnect to same listening port
Version 1.2.22
without restarting the port.
12-Jul-2018 Bug Fixes All
Bug fix time change window on selecting time zone
(GMT+5:45) Kathmandu.
Removed 128 bits limitation in Bit string grid display window in
User Interface.
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11-Jun-2018 Bug Fixes All Removed the .NET Framework 3.5 dependency issue.
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Previous version of Meter Explorer support Data
notification(Push) in inbound(meter initiated) connections
Version 1.2.20 only. This version support Data notification(Push) in both
04-Jun-2018 Bug Fixes All inbound(meter initiated) and outbound(Meter Explorer initiated)
connections.
Corrected issue in editing bit string values using Bit string
popup window.
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The security related parameters in the association node will
not display correctly after save. Para meters like Authentication
Version 1.2.18
key type, Encryption key type shall display default values on
27-Mar-2018 Bug Fixes All Edit window. Issues has fixed.
Fixed the wrong ciphering length in PDU in case of Get
Service with Encryption only security control.
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Version 1.2.17
16-Jan-2018 Issue had identified in displaying push data under individual
Bug Fixes All
meter / association nodes. Issue has been resolved.

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Added Manual retry mechanism (Resume the image transfer
operation from last failure case).
Version 1.2.15 The script_selector element of day_profile_ table of Activity
16-Nov-2017 Bug Fixes All calendar was internally handled by meter explorer as a signed
data (During demand scan operation). The values above
signed range was displayed as negative values. The issue has
been resolved.
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22-Aug-2017 Bug Fixes All Upgrade the .NET Framework used in meter explorer to 4.0.
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Version 1.2.12
12-Jul-2017 Demand Scan operation was not working for objects with
Bug Fixes All
limited access rights. Issue has been resolved.
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Version 1.2.11 Issue in displaying access rights of object with authenticated
28-Jun-2017 Bug Fixes All read write access right. Issue has been resolved.
Included new edit window for bit string type of data.
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Version 1.2.8 No provision to enter data for change_HLS_secret() method
30-May-2017 Bug Fixes All (IC15 method 2) had given in meter explorer. Issue has
resolved.
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Added support for unconfirmed image transfer operation in
TCP and UDP communication channel.
In old versions, Meter explorer stops image transfer operation
Version 1.2.7 on failure /timeout response on image block transfer method
25-May-2017 (IC18_method 2). This has been changed in this release.
Bug Fixes All
Meter explorer shall continue to send blocks even getting 'n'
times continuous failure response, (Where n is equal to the
number of retires configured in under IC18 object).
Fixed the issue on displaying special attributes under IC07and
IC18.

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Added support for IC15 version 3.
Meter explorer has displaying the script selector element of
Version 1.2.5 day profile attribute of activity calendar IC (IC20_ATTR5 &
12-May-2017 C20_ATTR8) as signed value. Issues has been resolved. The
Bug Fixes All
element shall display data as unsigned value.
Added feature to support invalid range of values for DLMS
date-time objects to conduct validation test with invalid date
time values.
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Issue in saving “data file” information to meter explorer
Version 1.2.4 configuration file. Issue has been resolved.
24-Apr-2017 Bug Fixes All Issue to pass 'secret' information in octet string format in
association window. Issue has been resolved.
Improvement on GUI to read metering data easily.
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04-Apr-2017 Bug Fixes All Added support for IC 48 IPv6 setup.
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Fixed => Issue with the processing of push messages contains
Version 1.2.2
bit string type data. Issue has been fixed.
23-Feb-2017 Bug Fixes All
Fixed => Invalid validation of clock status field in the set meter
time window(In DLMS time format). Issue has been resolved.

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Added support for ciphering in data-notification service.
Added feature to save complex data in .csv format.
Image retransmission feature is added after image verification.
More interactive interface and features to select date, time and
selective access.
Added the support for profile capture object Set and global_
key_transfer (IC64_Method2).
Added feature to display DLMS object instance with standard
names based on the OBIS code.
Version 1.2.0 Added provision to assign custom names and display with
20-Jan-2017 Bug Fixes All names for non standard DLMS objects.
User management options to control the unauthorized access
to meter explorer.
Support for Data notification service on association which not
supporting object list download.(Object list downloading is not
mandatory to process Push messages).
Added provision to export Meter explorer object list.
Added provision to display register objects (IC03, IC04,IC05)
and profile object (IC07) values after applying scalar and unit.
Added feature to control the size of meter explorer
configuration file (MEC) by removing complex data type
objects.
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Fixed => Meter Explorer uses same invocation counter (IC)
for processing server challenge and ciphering of action
Version 1.1.13
request in pass-3 of association establishment process in
11-May-2016 Bug Fixes All HLS_GMAC(Id=5) authentication . As per GB, each call to
AES_GCM shall increment the IC by one.
Added support for Security setup class (Class ID: 64).
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Fixed => xDLMS InitiateRequest APDU shall be authenticated
Version 1.1.12 and encrypted irrespective of the security policy selected
7-May-2016 Bug Fixes All by the user on application contex . Meter explorer used the
security policy entered by user for ciphering in AARQ APDU.
Added support for Dedicated Key Ciphering.
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Version 1.1.11
29-Dec-2015 Fixed => Issue in displaying complex objects listing under
Bug Fixes All
group.

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Version 1.1.9 Fixed => Some times a wrong validation in authentication
24-Jul-2015 Bug Fixes All mechanism limits user from entering LLS secret > 16 octets
while editing association properties.
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Version 1.1.8 Added support for visible-string data type on logical_device_
13-Jul-2015 Bug Fixes All name of SAP_assignment_list attribute of SAP assignment IC
(IC17 Attribute 2).
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Version 1.1.7 Fixed a limitation in GUI for Automatic file save which earlier
19-Jul-2015 Bug Fixes All worked correctly only when the respecified composite data
object in that group is selected by user
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24-Apr-2015 Bug Fixes All Added feature: automatic file save for composite objects.
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Version 1.1.5 Attributes/ values were not displayed properly in UI for serial
28-Jan-2015 Bug Fixes All over TCP, serial over UDP and optical. This issue has been
fixed in this version.
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New Data types : bit string, date, time and date time support in
Version 1.1.4
file save option.
08-Jan-2015 Bug Fixes All
Support for length greater than 127 for visible string and octet
string.
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Version 1.1.7 Fixed a limitation in GUI for Automatic file save which earlier
19-May-2015 Bug Fixes All worked correctly only when the respecified composite data
object in that group is selected by user.

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Version 1.1.3
26-Dec-2014 Provision for the user to enter image Identifier String (of Image
Bug Fixes All
Transfer IC 18) in two formats - ASCII and Decimal.
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Version 1.1.2
12-Dec-2014 Increases the length of LLS secret supported by Meter
Bug Fixes All
Explorer to 0-50.
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Version 1.1.1 Fix for image block size issue. Image blocks of size configured
09-Oct-2014 Bug Fixes All in server is not sending from Meter Explorer with high values of
info_field_size_send.
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Support for Push Setup (IC 40)
Support for Data Notification service in TCP profile
IPV6 addressing support
DNS addressing support
Version 1.1.0
Bug fixes on Event notification service
17-Sep-2014 Bug Fixes All
Support for negotiation parameters in SNRM for Image
Transfer.
Fix for IC 01 set service of ARRAY types.
Fix for set service of complex attributes ( index changing issue)
Fix for incorrect value in Script Selector element of IC 20
attribute 9.
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Fix for wrong decoding of number of elements in a structure for
attributes of IC 07.
Version 1.0.2 Fix for communication failure when negotiated window size is
05-May-2014 Bug Fixes All greater than 1.This issue happens only when there is a delay
in the serial communication.
Fix for variable sized windows in a multiple window setup
during set operation.

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05-Aug-2013 Bug Fixes All Fix for incorrect invoke-id-and-priority field in get request.
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Initial Release.
Multichannel simultaneous operation.
Supports DLMS protocol with HDLC, TCP, UDP, PLC (PRIME),
Modem, Optical and Serial over TCP/UDP communication
profiles.
Supports DLMS Data Access Security and Data Transport
Security using all authentication mechanisms and ciphered
application contexts.
Support for DLMS Services Read, Write, Get, Set, Action,
Version 1.0.0 Block transfer, Selective access and Event Notification
29-Jul-2013 Bug Fixes All OPC server module for accessing meter data using OPC
clients.
Manual Object List creation.
Quick Object List download option.
Option to create groups and periodic data polling.
Option to view and scan object list and individual objects.
Option to read, view, edit and write complex meter data.
View and save options for communication log.
Option to save meter data to file with time stamp.
Image Transfer Feature.

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