AMR-100 user interface downloads

(use with proper regard to EULA, etc, etc, blah, blah, you know...)

Each rev includes the changes in all previous revs.

    How to use these files
  • exit your UI (user interface) program
  • download the revision by clicking its link
  • choose Open with CompressedFolders, or save it and unzip it yourself
  • double-click on amb-installer.exe

Latest UI help file (for rev 017)   |   Amb-OS for Linux (amb-ux)

rev 017b
5/15/12
fix occasional off-screen-ness
rev 017a
1/27/12
new help file with screenshots
rev 017
1/25/12
release of 016qh
rev 016qh
11/22/11
Play any file plays to Tmaps
Added Tmap7 arm
Files/Transfers now has runtime for every file (calculated from file size)
rev 016qf
11/14/11
improved bext chunk when adding fmt chunk for IMediaTouch
rev 016qe
11/14/11
system menu option to set cartchunk start date to the date the pgm is transfered by the UI
rev 016qd
8/23/11
set playlist time for time-shifted live pgms to 3hrs
various small fixes
rev 016q8
8/6/11
browseforfolder can now create new folder
save previous exe as amb-xfer-prev.exe
more msgs around connect
save windowplacement instead of window rect in case it's maximized
add manual option to first-time startup options to get sn ip dest dir
fix crash when startup asked for sn,ip,lcldir and didn't initialize queue
rev 016q4
7/19/11
remember window position - UI starts in same window position / size as when last exited
use binary info files for system info, renames / times
if no system info found at startup, enter initial startup mode to read an export.txt file from disk, receiver, or Ambassador backup site
send emails in separate thread to not hang refresh loop
new "Do not send email" flag in system info can be set if network does not allow UI computer to send email (port 587)
new "Email failed" flag is cleared each time UI starts, but is set automatically if email fails, but can be cleared in system info window
rev 016p
7/5/11
add "default cutid" to cartchunk options in sysinfo (to "turn off" cutid options)
disable 5-day expire date if keepcartchunk not selected
add redraw styles to make sure window is redrawn right when resized
handle endsession (system shutdown) msg using 3-sec shutdown with dlg box
"Enable misc xfers" warns that it will add lots of files to the queue
rev 016o
6/5/11
update file size for files being recorded
added tools menu item to email files-db to support
temp directory was being ignored (reverting to system default)
no more writes to registry
update includes UAC support (the bothersome permission thing in vista and win7)
rev 016n
5/16/11
fixed mp2towav conversion for files without cartchunk (live-recorded files)
rev 016m
4/4/11
fixed: recent revs stopped logging activity when log name changed
rev 016k
3/25/11
fixed: 016i was combining single-part files. sheee
rev 016j
3/24/11
add program runtimes to Files/Transfers window
caution: may not report times correctly for pgms that have versions with different runtimes
and does not report times for each part of multi-part pgms (something for later on)
rev 016i
3/22/11
fixed: renaming a multipart file from combining parts into one
to keeping parts separate was still combining them
rev 016h
3/20/11
improvements to import function
use "system" export.txt file instead of registry for configuration info
rev 016g
3/3/11
changes in timed transfers were not getting timed retroactively
rev 016f
12/27/10
copy of export.txt file saved to pgmdata/appdata folder
save last offsite backup date in registry & export.txt ('BK')
move ebno to top of list on main screen
use only new in-progress indicator to avoid transfering incomplete files
smaller buffer for copying files to dest folder for some networks with problems
dest folder cleanup, either auto (Sysinfo menu) or manual (Tools menu)
lists files in dest folder, deleting those not in UI's files database
auto runs at first refresh after midnight, reports 'dest cleanup' in activity
rename screen wider
add select() call to connects for more reliability
show "mp2->wav frames" only if converting to wav
rev 016a
12/16/10
fixed activity window not showing activity if no log file selected
(with 016, if you were not logging activity to a file, the activity window would remain blank.)
rev 016
12/15/10
fixed files marked ignore (x) in renames were still transfering if they had a transfer time
fixed misc files list in Tools menu (for viewing pdf & txt files from the receiver
sent to receivers 12/15/2010
rev 015z8h
12/1/10
testing the new update process
more messages in update process
added receiver's web page to Help menu
not copying multi-part mp2 files fixed
report current ebno and max-min for past 24 hrs, updated hourly
fixed renames not changing even when 'retro' selected
rename changes are now reported in activity log
rev 015z8d
11/11/10
testing the new update
rev 015z8a
11/5/10
use All Users/Application Data (XP) or ProgramData (vista,7) folders for files database and help file to avoid permission problems
UI update now built into UI for more reliability
rev 015z7
10/20/10
Play any file plays future files (amr firmware 1.91+)
select output port for Play any file
better file-in-progress indication for internet-only units
1-877-ambos2u added to Help menu
Permissions web page added to Help menu
refresh timer 10min for sake of internet-only units
rev 015z6
9/23/10
backup playlist, renames, system values (export.txt) to Ambassador server
can be inhibited in System Info menu if UI has no ftp access
date & time of next backup are displayed under the Exit button
can also be done manually in Tools menu
"Play any file" on demand in Tools menu
- you can keep the dialog window open and continue to work in UI main window
- or close it and the audio continues to play, and re-open to Stop if needed
- presently just plays on port T1 "stereo"
- cannot play "future" files. working on extending that, and a fancier interface
rev 015z5
9/22/10
special "slow transfers" version
rev 015z
6/30/10
playlist editor preserves triggers (and any other "special" section)
you can view pdf files on receiver in Tools->Miscellaneous files
save program permissions as txt or csv file in Tools->Show approved programs
(the txt file has nice columns, the csv file has, well, commas)
activity window reports files' status as they arrive
less socket/network traffic when new files arrive
(sockets were hanging on some networks, stopping transfer queue)
watchdog timer also checks for hung transfers
auto refresh every 15 min instead of 10
www.amb-os.com added to Help menu quicklinks
rev 015y
3/16/10
Option to extend cartchunk end date to 5 days - Sysinfo menu
rev 015x
1/26/10
re-activated email-to-support features in Tools
tweak keep-cartchunk logic in sysinfo menu
rev 015w
1/21/10
add more error msgs to activity log
fix error msgs
rev 015v
1/19/10
fixed false error 2 when combining files with mp2 as output
routine that copies files now checks to make sure destination directory is available, to avoid trouble with network destinations
added error checking to all set directory calls
rev 015u
12/28/09
refresh renames menu item
added year to timed transfer list (window) to list new year correctly
rev 015t
12/17/09
take out dupe renames from 015r1
rev 015s
12/11/09
temp directory cleanup - deletes ambos temp files older than 10 days
cleanup runs when UI is started, and at first refresh of each day
will not run more than one UI at a time (on the same computer)
removed Walk in the Word conversion
removed timezone msg every time system time changed. now only when timezone changes.
saves a backup copy of your amb-os system info (export file) to your receiver
rev 015r1
11/24/09
for Walk in the Word subscribers only
changes RBCM_WIWx renames, transfers, playlist items to WITW_WIWx
rev 015r
11/18/09
store system info where it's available to all users
rev 015p
10/10/09
adjust timed transfers for DST changes
adjust size of "install it" window in system info menu
rev 015o
09/15/09
can upload files via FTP for debugging (ie if files are bad) (in Tools menu)
rev 015n
09/08/09
user can select temporary directory for UI
re-arranged sysinfo menu to fit window better
moved retroactive box on rename page
will correct "converting" status when UI restarts
rev 015m
08/10/09
re-schedules timed transfers after being shut down un-gracefully by windows update reboot
rev 015k
07/31/09
save files-transfered database frequently to avoid re-transferring files after power failures or windows updates requiring reboots
rev 015j
07/16/09
late or replaced pgms will be re-transferred -- if ...
if its local name (in renames) has a date indicator (%d %w %3 %j %n or %z)
then it will always be transferred.
otherwise, if less than 24 hrs have passed since the file's transfer time, it will be transferred
for weekly files, if less than 7 days have passed
links the the UI updates web page and program information web page were added to the Help menu
caution: total refreshes now re-transfer every program - to build a complete database and
ensure that the late/replacement transfers happen correctly.
rev 015g
06/05/09
playlist editor will list all files on receiver to include in playlists
adjust top of rename and playlist windows with toolbar is at top of screen
rev 015f
06/04/09
up to 5 retries to find the Destination Directory on startup
(for when it's a network drive and UI starts at computer bootup)
rev 015e
05/13/09
Help menu now calls new html help file (using your favorite browser)
errored files can be transferred manually
some minor stuff with the debug uploads
rev 015d
05/12/09
software update was hanging on some versions of win2k and vista
new process is less platform dependent
rev 015c
05/7/09
if update is pushed, but user said "ask first", put it in the menu with more info about the update
bad mp2 frame in wav conversion now gives frame and offset
export file can now be uploaded to receiver for debugging use
rev 015a
04/22/09
fixed bwf/fmt chunk addition with no cartchunk
bigger queue
removed "pause queue" checkbox (it is for my testing)
when "ask me first" for UI updates is checked, it will ask once, then add a menu pick "mandatory update" with more information and the day/time it will happen automatically
rev 015
04/02/09
too many periods in timed xfer window when changing file extension
clipping tops of Refresh and Exit buttons