January 29, 2018 Software Update

We updated my.farmbot.io and FarmBot OS today with the following new features and fixes: App:

• Fixed bug that limited the ability to disable internationalization. (Thanks Klimbim for the bug report.)
• Improved recovery from loading errors.

Farm Designer:

• Change icons for plants selected for deletion to grayscale.

• Render toolbay slots in the garden map if a slot orientation is selected for the slot on the Tools page.

Device:

• Gray out parameters that are not used unless enabled by a different parameter. For example, encoder options are grayed out if encoders are disabled.
• Fixed bugs related to device connectivity display.

Sequences:

• Display a warning if the current hardware settings conflict with Find Home or Move Absolute step inputs. Hover over the warning symbol for additional information.

• Added Speak channel to sequence Send Message commands. If selected, FarmBot will speak the message over the audio port.

Tools:

• Added toolbay slot orientation selection dropdown menu. This and the use current location feature have been moved into a toolbay slot options pop-up menu.

FarmBot OS (v6.1.2):

• Send an email if FarmBot has been emergency stopped for more than 10 minutes.
• Improved movement complete response time (Thanks Klimbim for the bug report.)
• Misc. OS update bug fixes.