Latest version?

[Henrik Kurka]

Hi

If I download the DLL and image from this page: http://www.monobrick.dk/software/ev3firmware/, will I allways get the latest verison? Is there an update log with a good overview somewhere for each version and what is the latest version?

Thanks

[Tcm0]

The DLL on that page will probably usually be the latest one. In addition to that, there will probably a forum entry when a new DLL comes out.
The firmware checks automatically for updates on boot. I think that there will be a new DLL when there is a new firmware for the EV3.

[Henrik Kurka]

Thanks Max.I started to use MB a little while ago and ran into some issues with the motor controls and was told that there was a new version coming, but I haven’t seen any news about it on the forum, so I am still not quite sure if issues has been fixed or not.

[Tcm0]

You can get the latest version which is probably fixed from the github repository: https://github.com/Larsjep/monoev3/tree/master/MonoBrickFirmware/Movement
You can either compile the full DLL again or you can include the classes you need without compiling it again.

[Henrik Kurka]

Thanks. Yes, I have read that this is an alternative, but I do not know anything about github and how to compile it, and I have limited time to figure that out, and to be honest I am not that interested in it either. I just want the latest version and an update log so I know when I can continue with my little project 🙂

[Tcm0]

Just download the *.cs files and include them as normal classes into your project. You don’t need to compile it.

[Henrik Kurka]

Thanks Max – I wasn’t aware of that I might give it a try. Though posts like this still makes me want the latest version as a DLL instead: http://www.monobrick.dk/forums/topic/error-when-building-with-xamarin/

[Tcm0]

I made a build for you. I compiled it today so that it should be up to date.

[Vlad Ruzov]

Hi Max,
If I use DLL you provided OR build DLL from GitHub sources and use it then the brick LCD does not work properly – only random points shown instead of text.
May be it is required to do something else than DLL replacement ?

Thank You. Vlad.

[Tcm0]

Which method of writing text do you use? Can you post your sourcecode? (or at least a part of it)
LcdConsole.WriteLine(); works.

[Vlad Ruzov]

If I replace MonoBrickFirmware.dll in EV3 apps folder by dll that you provided then all standard examples ( LcdExample etc.) do not work properly. They put random pixels on the screen.

[Tcm0]

Do you use LcdConsole.WriteLine()?

[Vlad Ruzov]

The example below works with old dll (from sd image) and does not work with dll that you provided.

using System;
using System.Threading;
using MonoBrickFirmware.Display;

namespace HelloWorld
{
   public static class Program
   {
      public static void Main( string[] args)
      {
         LcdConsole.WriteLine ("Hello World!");
         Thread.Sleep (2000);
      }
   }
}

[Tcm0]

That’s really strange since it works for me.

[Martin Wagner]

Hi Max,
I have the same problems like Vlad. Old DLL works fine, new DLL just random pixel.
Keep using with the old one and waiting …
Martin

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