Connexionz RTT History

This topic lists the new features introduced by each release of Connexionz RTT.

RTT 6.2

• Analysis feature
  • Adds Excel PivotTable downloads for accessing cube data.
• Realtime feature
  • APC On/Off data export files added.
  • MDT
    • Past Trips
      • Restricted to Ferries.
      • Provides a running count for Passenger Loading.
  • Route Planner
    • Platform survey "name" support.
• Public feature
  • ETA refresh cycle now configurable - 30; 15; 10; 5.
  • SMS stop ETA response extended message (320 chars) support.
  • Transit Map
    • Ferry customizations.

RTT 6.1

• Adds MSSQL Hub ↔ Node support.
• Journey Planner web api adds GTFSExternal support.
• Realtime feature
  • Route Planner
    • Easier "mid" route pattern editing.
• Public feature
  • Transit Map
    • Supports vehicle occupancy.

RTT 6.0

• Realtime feature
  • Enhanced Interchange functionality
  • Route Planner
    • Added Assignment Scope dialog which allows Service Calendar & Schedule Import “late change”.
      (includes view of pending calendar & schedule changes in relevant dialogs).
    • Turn By Turn directions export to Word & Google Earth.
      (includes route pattern notes).

RTT 5.4.1

• Analysis feature
  • Added Vehicle dimension to Trip Exceptions cube.
• Public feature
  • GTFS RealTime
    • Added TripUpdate2 (Full) feed, in addition to TripUpdate (Compact) feed.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Links can now be configured to launch in various browsers.

RTT 5.4.0

• Public feature
  • Transit Map
    • Extended page customization.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • New map tile server.
  • Route Planner
    • Map layer support for coastlines.
    • GTFS Fare Rules support.

RTT 5.3.4

• Analysis feature
  • Added NTD Elements cube.
  • Enhanced security for multi-company & multi-project systems.

RTT 5.3.3

• Maintenance release only.

RTT 5.3.2

• Analysis feature
  • Added Driver dimension to Trip & Timepoint Travel Times cubes.
• Public feature
  • Extended GTFSExternal support.
  • GTFS RealTime
    • Added vehicle label to Vehicle Position message.
• RealTime feature
  • Extended GTFSExternal support.
  • Cellular Server
    • RabbitMQ Channel type support added.
  • UTA data export field additions.

RTT 5.3.1

• RealTime feature
  • Improved Ferry tracking.

RTT 5.3

• Maintenance release only.

RTT 5.2

• Analysis Feature
  • Trip Notes
    Categories can now be customized by adding or removing Categories via the administration window. This can be found by going to Dispatch Links > Service Calendar.
    A user must belong to the roles Project and Interchange to customize Categories.
    To enter a note a user must have a company role and a note is added via the ususal context menu. When the note window pops up you must select a category and add a note before saving.
• Realtime Feature
  • MDT
    • Secure logon
      • MDTs can now be locked such that only approved rivers can log in using their PINs. PINs must be between 4 and 8 digits and can be reset from dispatch.
    • Past Trips
      • MDTs store a log of trips and stops that it has visited during that day. These can be viewed as an optional page on the MDT.
    • UI Enhancements
      • Better feedback on bike-rack and wheelchair events
      • Improved configuration menu
      • Day and night mode implemented
      • Driver can access a brightness slider on the screen
  • Platform Numbers can now be alphanumeric
  • Arriving At in-vehicle functionality.
• Public Feature
  • Transit Map
    • Shows buses on route
    • Shows stops on routes
    • Show bus stop ETAs. Also includes a screen readers page.
    • Show other agencies on the map via external GTFS feed.

RTT 5.1

• Analysis feature
  • Assist trips are supported in Platform APC, Timepoint APC, Timepoint Travel Times, Trip APC, Trip Travel Times & Vehicle Fuel cubes.
• Public feature
  • GTFS feed available as static content.
  • GTFS RealTime
    • Support for assist trips.
    • Support for cancelled trips.
  • Transit Map
    • Support for external GTFS feeds.
    • Support for external GTFS Realtime feeds.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • New map tile server.
    • Trips can be cancelled before their scheduled departure.
  • PushTV
    • Support for external GTFS static times.
    • Support for external GTFS Realtime ETAs.
  • Route Planner
    • Added Display Dictionary & GTFS External shared stop dialogs.
  • Vehicle MDT enhancements.

RTT 5.0

• Analysis feature
  • Added Vehicle Deadhead cube.
• Public feature
  • GTFS
    • fare_attributes.txt
    • fare_rules.txt - route_id only.
    • routes.txt - route_color & route_text_color.
  • GTFS RealTime
    • v2 spec implemented. Adds Alert header_text field.
• Realtime feature
  • GTFS External service
    • Merges GTFS Realtime feeds into Radio Sign datastream.
  • Route Planner
    • Fares, GTFS External, Platform Groups & Routes dialogs.
    • Ribbon added to UI.
    • Route, Platform Group & Sign Type selector for tree.
    • Vehicle type attribute applied to routes & platforms.
  • Vehicle Map
    • Added configuration page.
    • Geographical regions.
    • Route color.

RTT 4.10

• Analysis feature
  • Added Vehicle Fuel cube.
• Public feature
  • Bus Stop Map
    • Vehicle type attribute applied to layout.
• Realtime feature
  • Cellular Server
    • Flush APC message added.
    • Keep alive message added for vehicles with no gps fix.
  • Dispatch
    • Major user interface revamp.
  • Route Planner
    • Vehicle type attribute applied to routes & platforms.
  • Route Master
    • Optimized logic for ferry tracking.
    • Reworked off-route tolerance logic.
  • Device Configuration web page - updated vehicle color selector.
  • Vehicle Diagnostics network multi segment support.

RTT 4.9.1

• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Diagnostic & Diagnostic Alerts views for Radio vehicles.
    • Passenger Loading tooltip.
  • Vehicle Diagnostic web page for mechanics - Radio vehicles.

RTT 4.9

• Analysis feature
  • Added Vehicle DTC cube.
  • Lat & Long measures added to Platform APC cube.
• Public feature
  • GTFS RealTime Vehicle Position feed.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Diagnostic & Diagnostic Alerts views for Cellular vehicles
    • Vehicle alarm wav file support.
  • Route Planner
    • Platforms can be configured on-route as Pickup only or Dropoff only.
    • Route Distance Excel export.
  • Radio Aesys 8 line sign support.
  • Vehicle Diagnostic web page for mechanics - Cellular vehicles.
  • Vehicle Map web page for operators.

RTT 4.8

• Analysis feature
  • Removed Exchange Dwell Times & Pinger Activation cubes.
  • Added Tag Detection cube.
  • Added Full note category to Trip Exception report.
• Public feature
  • Bus Stop Map
    • Converted to HTML5.
  • SMS stop ETA request/response.
• Realtime feature
  • Cellular Server
    • Added provisonal support for GPS Tracker equipped vehicles.
  • Dispatch
    • Trip Notes category - Full.
  • Route Planner
    • Platform position attribute extended to head; upper; middle; lower; tail.
    • Platform create dialog allows modification of lat/long in platform mode.
    • Sign layout attribute added for PushTV.
  • New Interchange functionality
    • Detection points.
    • Interchange alarm.
    • Interchange Console.
    • Interchange stops.
  • PushTV layouts revised.
  • Wired Sunrise sign support for 2 & 4 line variants.

RTT 4.7

• Analysis feature
  • Added Excel export to Trip Exception report.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Multi-select Clear all Assignments function.
    • Trip Notes filter.
  • Route Planner
    • Read-only mode added.
  • Next Stop announcement reminder.
  • Wired Sunrise sign support.
• 64bit migration

RTT 4.6

• Analysis feature
  • New Dashboard application.
  • Added revenue hours measure to various cubes.
  • Added driver id to Trip Exception cube & report.
• Public feature
  • Bus Stop Map
    • displays bus location.
  • Added ETA links to Platform.kml for Google Earth.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Driver support including MDT messages.
    • Vehicle alarm log
  • Service connection & alerts in-vehicle functionality.

RTT 4.5

• Analysis feature
  • New navigation bar.
  • New queries.
• Public feature
  • Service Alerts rss.

RTT 4.4.1

• Public feature
  • Bus Stop Map
    • displays route paths.
    • Service Calendar included.
  • Google Transit RealTime support.
  • Service Calendar links added.
  • WAP application replaced.
• Realtime feature
  • Service Calendar page includes editable service alerts.

RTT 4.4

• Analysis feature
  • Added Platform APC cube.
  • Added Timepoint APC cube.
  • Added Trip APC cube.
  • System Overview cube extended.
  • Trip Exceptions cube extended.
• Public feature
  • GTFS RealTime Alert & Trip Update feeds.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Vehicle alarm view
  • APC support.
  • Wired Data Display support.

RTT 4.3

• Analysis feature
  • System Overview cube extended.
• Realtime feature
  • Radio Test web page.
  • Route Planner automatically clips route patterns to terminus length.
  • Vehicle status view.

RTT 4.2

• Analysis feature
  • Trip Exception report extended.
• Realtime feature
  • Dispatch
    • Trip Notes categories
    • Vehicle disable function
    • In use assignment filter
  • Route Planner redesigned.
  • Head sign, Fare box, Next Stop in-vehicle functionality.

RTT 4.1

• Realtime feature
  • Cellular Server for tracking vehicles equiped with cellular modems.
  • Device Status & RoutePositionET pages converted to anonymous security.

RTT 4.0

• Analysis feature
  • Trip Exception summary report converted to cube.
• Public feature
  • PlatformETMap converted to Silverlight.
  • GTFS feed.
• Realtime feature
  • Data Display configuration download utility.
  • SVG views converted to WPF.

RTT 3.3

• Analysis feature
  • Trip Exception summary report.
  • Repeater dimension added to Radio Response cube.
• Public feature
  • Service amendment view.
• Realtime feature
  • Binary image load utility.
  • Dispatch Trip Detail view highlights off route positions.
  • Platform Survey map view.
  • Route map download utility.

RTT 3.2

• Public feature
  • Multi-Project map tiling.
• Realtime feature
  • BusFinder map view, command script & decal download utility.
  • Dispatch depot view.
  • Multi-Project map clipping.
  • Radio Server receive only support.
  • Service calendar -
    • now differs by project.
    • user amendment view.

RTT 3.1

• Analysis feature
  • Trip Exception report filter bar.
• Realtime feature
  • Vehicle snapshot function on Dispatch context map view.
  • Improved Platform Controller deallocation failsafe.

RTT 3.0.2

• Maintenance release

RTT 3.0.1

• Analysis feature
  • Trip Exception report.

RTT 3.0

• Analysis feature
  • Now supports Office Web Components version 10 & 11.
  • New queries.
• Realtime feature
  • New vehicle attributes - colour, wheelchair access, equipment & operator notes.
  • Dispatch
    • New map, Trip Alert & Trip Detail views.
    • Redesigned vehicle assignment.
  • Multi platform support in Push TV.
  • Services now acknowledge events raised by Maintenance and Route Planner.
• Public feature
  • Improved caching of Platform ET map.

RTT 2.4

• Realtime feature
  • Additional commands for Maintenance subweb.

RTT 2.3.2

• Analysis feature
  • Cube definition view.
• Realtime feature
  • Additional commands for Sign Control query.
  • New PushTV driver.

RTT 2.3.1

• Public feature
  • Map query.
• Realtime feature
  • BusFinder decal view.
  • Dispatch map view.

RTT 2.2.7

• Public feature
  • WAP application.

RTT 2.2.6

• Real Time feature
  • Half-duplex support for Radio Server.
  • New PushTV format.

RTT 2.2.5

• Public feature
  • Caching support for blobs & SQLXML web queries.
  • Geodata available in GPX format.
• Real Time feature
  • Caching support for blobs & SQLXML web queries.
  • Geodata available in GPX format.
  • Vehicle location history.
  • Web support has been redeveloped. Event Subscriber Proxy is now obsolete and has been removed.

RTT 2.2.4

• Real Time feature
  • Support for PushTVs .

RTT 2.2.3

• Analysis feature
  • New queries.
• Public feature
  • WAP support.
• Real Time feature
  • Multi-format audio support.