Scopos is pleased to announce our latest release of both Orion 2.25 and Athena 1.12. This release includes a number of improvements and changes, particularly for Athena users. See below for more information.

Orion Improvements in Version 2.25

• Upgrading Athena's Network Manager to Greengrass version 2.
• Added support for multi-line rows in RESULT LIST FORMAT.
• Added support for a demographic line, that the Match Director may customize, under each participant in a printed Result List and from Rezults.
• Added a second "Essential Data" worksheet on exported Excel files that contains demographic information, all attribute values, and all non-singular scores.
• Added listing Attribute Values to squadding list reports.
• Added installation of Canon drivers for the DR-C340 and DR-C350.
• Added support for all Reconfigurable Rulebook TARGET definitions for use within VIS.
• Added test to the port tester for the api domains internal, internal-stage, authapi, authapi-stage, and api-stage.
• Lightened the header of PDF printouts.
• Improved the formatting on the Network Manager time synchronization dialogue.
• Removed the help chm file. Help file and documentation is now available only through support.scopos.tech.
• Removed the Athena Heartbeat IoT message, as it is not used anymore.
• Removed storing EST scored shots in the match XML file. Shots are instead saved in the AthenaShots.json file.

Orion Bug Fixes

• When the user clicks on the link, on the splash screen, to download the new version of Orion, moves the splash screen to the back, so the check for updates screen is in the front.
• Change the name of the Athena directory to include license number. This should prevent version conflicts when Orion licenses are swapped inside of Orion.
• Fix bug that was not saving dates correctly in non-English culture regions.
• Fixed issue that was preventing the default display files from being overwritten when the user requested to re-download them.

Athena Improvements in Version 1.12

• Upgrading Athena's Network Manager to Greengrass version 2.
• Added "Completion" as a Result List Format field source. Using Unicodes to display when an Event is in progress.
• Added support for updated RESULT LIST FORMAT multi-line rows.
• Using the bullseye Unicode to indicate when a score is a predicted score.
• Improved performance of displaying a Result List by making the if / and Get Source block a dictionary lookup.

Athena Users May Schedule an Appointment for Upgrade Assistance

Scheduling an appointment with Scopos is not required. Users may perform the entire update process themselves; the process is automated. However, if you feel more comfortable with guided assistance, please email Scopos’ support to schedule an appointment. In your email requesting assistance, please provide three different hour long time slots you are available in the next 1 to 2 weeks. One of Scopos’ support team members will get back to you with an appointment.

What's Being Upgraded and Why

In this release is a major upgrade to the server that runs Athena's Network Manager.  This upgrade requires an automated, one-time-only, 30 to 45 minute installation. We recommend that you plan for this update at a time that will be least disruptive to your range.

Orion version 2.25 has a number of regular order enhancements and bug fixes (see release notes above). It also includes a server update to Athena’s Network Manager. The Network Manager is “the brains” of an Athena range; it is the central hub of all network activity that allows targets, monitors, and displays to communicate.

Your Network Manager currently runs the first generation of software called “Greengrass.” Amazon Web Services, who wrote Greengrass, is ending support for the first generation. To continue to maintain support, including security, it is necessary to upgrade.

Requirements

• 30 to 45 minutes. 
• All Monitors, Targets, and Displays to be powered on at the start of the update. During the update, these units will power down. 
• Administrator access to install Orion and install a new security certificate.
• Internet access.

The Upgrade Process

The upgrade process will seem largely familiar to you. However, it will require 30 to 45 minutes to complete and require updating the EST firmware BEFORE updating the Network Manager. As usual, much of the upgrade process is automated. The steps are outlined below.

1. Install Orion version 2.25.
2. Upgrade the Athena Firmware on all Targets, Monitors, and Displays (5 to 10 minutes depending on size of your range.
3. Upgrade the Network Manager (15 to 20 minutes). 
4. Restart your range.

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For Orion-only Users

Your software upgrade process will remain the same as usual, where you may download the new 2.25 version directly from Orion, or our website.