v1.44.0

Released: April 6, 2023

The Mira Connect version 1.44.0 is a full release with the following new functionality:

• Added support for shades and blinds controlled by relays/contact closures

• Added support for new devices including video switchers, lighting, cameras and camera tracking, displays, LED wall processors, and projectors.

• General improvements and bug fixes

For details, please read further.

New Features

• Mira Connect now supports controlling shades and blinds with contact closures. Add the contact closure device(s) and then associate contact closures with shades for up, down, and stop controls as well as for tilt up and tilt down controls. See our article, Blinds and Shades Control, for more information.

Blinds and Shades controls will appear automatically on Mira Connect.

New Equipment Supported

This release adds support for twenty-two new products or product families from the following manufacturers:

AVer

• Added support for the AVer CAM550 camera, including controlling PTZ, recalling presets, and enabling/disabling camera tracking. For details, see the Visca integration guide.

• Added support for the AVer TR3xx series, including controlling PTZ, recalling presets, and enabling/disabling camera tracking. For details, see the Visca integration guide.

Avocor

• Added support for Avocor G-series displays. For details, see the Avocor integration guide.

• Added support for Avocor W-series displays. For details, see the Avocor integration guide.

AvPro Edge

• Added support for video switching and output volume control of the AvPro Edge AC-AXION-X. For details, see the AvPro Edge integration guide.

BenQ

• Added support for the BenQ LK952 projector. For details, see the BenQ Projector integration guide.

Crestron

• Added support for a universal video switcher using API commands that would be programmed into an existing video switcher's built-in control processor (such as Crestron's DM-series), or used with an external control processor (such as Crestron's CP products). For details, see the Universal API integration guide.

Hall Research

• Added support for recalling presets and controlling volume on the EMCEE 200 presentation switcher. For details, see the Hall Research integration guide.

i3Technologies

• Added support for i3Touch X-One over Ethernet and RS-232. For details, see the i3Touch integration guide.

Just Add Power

• Added support for Just Add Power's AMP-configured network with 3G transmitters and receivers for video over IP networks using VLAN switching. Mira Connect automatically discovers the transmitters and receivers on all Just Add Power supported switches, making it easy to control video matrices of any size. For details, see the Just Add Power AMP integration guide.

Kramer

• Added support for the VP-440x video switcher. For details, see the Kramer integration guide.

• Added support for the VS-42UHD video switchers. For details, see the Kramer integration guide.

• Added support for the VS-62HA video switchers. For details, see the Kramer integration guide.

Lutron

• Added support for controlling Lutron's whole building Lutron Quantum lighting system. For details, see the Lutron integration guide.

Newline

• Added support for Newline NT and NT+ series of displays. For details, see the Newline integration guide.

Novastar

• Added support for Novastar H-Series video splicer processor to allow presets to be recalled. Requires a Global Caché IP2SL interface for control over RS-232. For details, see the Novastar H-Series integration guide.

• Added preset recall support for Novastar VX1000 LED controller. For details, see the Novastar VX1000 integration guide.

Panasonic

• Added support for legacy Panasonic displays using infrared control. For details, see the Panasonic IR integration guide.

Planar

• Added support for Planar QE series displays, including Wake-on-LAN support. For details, see the Planar integration guide.

Sharp

• Added support for controlling PN-U423, PN-U473, and PN-U553 displays. For details, see the Sharp Aquos integration guide.

TiVo

• Added support for direct Ethernet control of TiVo media recorders and tuners. For details, see the TiVo integration guide.

Vaddio

• Added support for controlling Vaddio RoboSHOT cameras directly over Ethernet with support for PTZ and saving and restoring camera presets. For details, see the Vaddio RoboSHOT integration guide.

Improvements

• Improved responsiveness of the Mira Connect volume slider control when quickly adjusting the volume on Alfatron DSPs.

• Added support for showing more camera presets on the camera page before needing to scroll.

• Fixed an issue where display motion automations were not executing if a device in the room was reported as offline.

• Increased the number of TV tuner channel favorites that can appear on Mira Connect to 36.

• Fixed an issue where display menus with more than 20 sources were not sorted correctly.

• Fixed an issue where the AvPro Edge MXNET emulator showed connection failed when simulating the MXNET system.

• Added a universal model for supporting all Christie GS series projectors.

• Fixed an issue in Mira Portal where the video inputs where not appearing for a Digital Projection E-Vision 4000.

• Fixed an issue where the Mira Connect could not authenticate with an Epiphan Pearl system if the password was not the default password.

• Changed the IR command for the channel enter key on Pace cable TV tuners.

• Fixed an issue on Sharp Aquos displays where TV channel favorites that had included both upper and lower channel numbers were not recalled correctly.

Earlier Versions

Version 1.43.0 Release Notes