Release Version 5.1.0
This release is the culmination of a large body of work from multiple contributors in the community and includes new features, improved ease of use, and development support. The following list highlights the most notable changes included in 5.1:
- Added fncs subsystem (Allows co-simulation FNCS https://github.com/FNCS/fncs/tree/develop)
- Updated template generation
- Created a historian template
vpkg init --template historian
- Created a historian template
- Added health status message when executing
vctl status
. - Base historian now uses health subsystem and can report backlogged, cache_count, publishing and cache_full status keys.
- BACNet proxy and driver now support Change of Value Subscriptions
- Fixed VOLTTRON Central issue with colors being cycled improperly.
- Added driver support for dnp3 and mesa.
- Updated weather agent from volttron-applications repo (will be a larger update soon)
- Agent configurations can be written in yaml (no tabs in yaml) or json.
- Added a base MarketAgent and Market Service agent to allow simulation of market based pricing model.