Predator Oven Control™ v12 Release History
March 8th 2025 - Predator Oven Control v12.0.5.4 is released
Predator Oven Control v12.0.5.4 has been released. This update makes the following improvements:
- Adds SIM wrapper error numbers to licensing messages
- Improves publisher within the .exe and control panel
- Improves the help about dialog
- Includes v12.0.0.714 licensing
- Fixes a bug with the maximum number of ovens within the cell wizard
Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.5.4 of Predator Oven Control from our web site at any time. Customers running older versions of Predator RCM or Predator Oven Control should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.
February 25th 2025 - Predator Oven Control v12.0.5.3 is released
Predator Oven Control v12.0.5.3 has been released. This major release provides 40+ new features in a stand-alone application. Previously oven control technology was bundled within Predator RCM. Predator Oven Control supports up to eight ovens per PC with unlimited boxes, carts, soaking and ramping recipes. Refer to the following details:
- Adds support for version 12 Predator Licensing
- Adds optional annual subscription pricing
- Adds Windows 11 support
- Adds Windows Server 2025 support
- Adds Windows Server 2022 support
- Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 support
- Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express support
- Adds complete oven management and heat treat processing
- Adds multiple Honeywell oven controller support
- Adds oven history reporting and trending
- Adds oven recipe management
- Adds Zebra printer support for heat treat results
- Adds ERP and MES integration within FastTrack via vbscripting
- Adds customer logo option to main cell layout
- Adds comprehensive simulation support for testing independent of customer implementations
- Adds encryption to passwords saved within .INI files
- Adds hiding light tower option to ovens
- Adds option to size panel to fit image
- Adds Predator MDC settings to the cell setup wizard
- Adds password changing for the cell user
- Adds version 12 specific Microsoft SQL Server password
- Adds product specific application name, folders, .INI file and registry entries
- Adds product specific images, configuration settings and logins
- Adds a single file listing of any table issues on startup
- Adds Spanish language support to FastTrack
- Improves cell layout wizard with delete and reset buttons
- Improves loading of oven properties after a delete or reset
- Improves shutdown operation
- Improves memory utilization
- Improves logging of events
- Improves organization of common oven properties
- Improves FastTrack magazine to automatically remove existing jobs
- Improves lot information display to refresh automatically after a status change
- Improves display of scrollbars
- Improves exiting the application when there is a database connection issue
- Improves performance of moving cells within a cell layout
- Improves log file headers
- Improves logging of oven communications
- Improves installation with modern graphics
- Improves installation of C++ runtime libraries
- Includes v12.0.0.671 licensing
- Fixes a bug with Zebra label printing in the oven module
- Fixes a bug when closing the application after deleting a widget
- Removed Windows Vista & 2008 Server Support
Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.5.3 of Predator Oven Control from our web site at any time. Customers running older versions of Predator RCM aof Predator Oven Control should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.
