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-- Description
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This SimApi connects to an BioPAT MFCS/win 3.1 data source.

See the User Guide for a list of features and installation instructions.

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-- Version 1.2.1
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2022-09-01

* User guide updates. New icon on front page, added chapter about moving batches in MFCS.

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-- Version 1.2.0
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2022-01-20

* Fixed logging: the log .bak file was not overwritten preventing logging from working
* Fixed data queries: only retrieve data for variables with the value property (and not setpoint and ctrl_output)
* Fixed reading historical data for several batches when one batch file can't be accessed
* Removed user and password from configuration as they are not needed

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-- Version 1.1.0
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2019-08-13

* The SimApi is now feature-complete for use in SIMCA and SIMCA-online
* Added a User Guide that shows features, requirements, and installation
* Significantly increased performance reading historical data
* Added more logging
* Fixed many little issues preventing the previous alpha version from working properly
* 64-bit support

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-- Version 1.0.0
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2019-06-18

* Initial version (alpha test version).
