Version
Release Date
Notes
2.3.1
01/23/21
Fixed API TTS
2.3.0
04/15/20
Applied patch to fix celsius
2.2.9
02/22/20
Fixed TTS on Update Rabbit page (speak button)
2.2.8
12/29/19
Updated install script to support Buster distro
Changed TTS to use Festival (english only)
2.2.7
01/13/19
Restored weather functionality lost due to Yahoo API shutdown
2.2.6
12/02/18
Set pingdelay to 10 from 28 seconds to improve rabbit response
2.2.5
07/11/18
Updated install script to address DOMDocument error during RSS fetch
2.2.4
06/30/18
Updated install and DB scripts to support PHP 7 and MariaDB from current NOOBS distro (2.8.1)
2.2.3
08/05/17
Added languages to API TTS.
2.2.2
07/25/17
Fixed API TTS
2.2.1
07/22/17
Fixed Dow Jones report
2.2.0
12/17/16
Updated to use pico TTS engine
Added Yahoo weather retry logic
2.1.7
10/23/16
Updated to use improved randomizer
2.1.6
10/15/16
Fixed broken drop down lists on peek page
Removed unused queue column from status page
Added empty check to handle weather warning
2.1.5
9/4/16
Replaced relative paths with physical paths to support new apache default file path (/var/www/html)
2.1.4
8/28/16
Fixed Dow Jones report
2.1.3
6/26/16
Changed weather to use Yahoo YSQL public interface
2.1.2
3/27/16
Changed weather endpoint to restore weather forecasts that were no longer working due to new Yahoo authentication requirement
2.1.1
1/10/16
Changed speech engine provider to Acapella (currently english only)
Added new API methods to set the LED colors on the V2
2.1.0
5/30/15
Added support for 32kbps mp3 m3u streaming
Added new star trek sounds
Reset MSS and TCP window size to original values
2.03
05/03/15
Added missing cheerlights colors
Double clicking the button on a V2 now restarts the rabbit
Fixed an undefined variable warning in api.php
2.02
03/21/15
Updated style sheet so sticky notes show up on IE and Firefox
Resized sticky note images to fit sticky notes to address a rendering issue
Updated update rabbit page to use full php tags to address a rendering issue on non-Pi platforms which caused the page not to fully render using short tags
Reduced the TCP maximum segment size (MSS) from 1460 to 536 to reduce packet loss occurring on content larger than 80k (rabbit restart required)
Reduced TCP window size from 65535 to 14600 to reduce packet loss (rabbit restart required)
2.01
08/02/14
Corrected a serial nbr error in the update rabbit post page (updateRabbit2.php)
Added ears support via API call for V2 rabbits (api.php)
Updated apiinfo.htm
Updated issues.htm
See the API page for info regarding the API
1.37
08/02/13
Added retry logic for failing weather forecasts from Yahoo weather API returning "Maximum Transaction Time Exceeded"
1.36
05/01/13
Added minute to clock when the time is past the top of the hour and single clock behavior is selected on V2 rabbits per request
1.35
12/24/12
Added cheerlights idle option for V1 & V2 rabbits. See cheerlights.com for more info.
1.34
12/12/12
Set Italian TTS language inflection to Italian
1.33
7/22/12
Added "single clock behavior" to the update page per request. When checked, rabbit announces hour only.
1.32
7/02/12
Added wave net timeout property to the update rabbit page for V2 rabbits. Rabbit restart required.
1.31
5/14/12
Added limited support for V1 rabbits
1.30
4/25/12
Added Twitter Follow feature per request
1.30
4/25/12
Added Twitter Follow feature per request
1.29
12/11/11
Added Italian language per request
1.28
12/05/11
Added nightly reboot function to update page
1.27
12/03/11
Added support for RFID (rabbit restart required)
1.26
11/22/11
Added TTS to rabbit on update page
1.25
11/20/11
Added personal RSS feeds per request
1.24
11/19/11
Added BBC and Engadget RSS feed functions
1.23
11/18/11
Added Asia/Dubai time zone. Set Dubai weekend to Friday/Saturday per request.
1.22
11/17/11
Added Star Trek effects
1.21
11/14/11
Added current temperature function. Appended weather forecast with degrees celsius.
1.20
11/12/11
Button can now provide weather, dow jones (weekdays only), or random message. Rabbit restart required.
1.19
10/31/11
Updated the weather forecast to provide tomorrow's forecast after 6 PM per request
1.18
10/23/11
Added German language support per request
1.17
10/07/11
Added experimental streaming per request
1.16
10/06/11
Added weekend wake hour per request
1.15
10/05/11
Added Weather Lights & Twitchy Ears idle function per request
1.14
10/03/11
Added Spanish language support per request
1.13
9/27/11
Added a Dow Jones Industrial Average quote function (Mon-Fri only)
1.12
9/22/11
Implemented a queue based messaging system to eliminate double messages
1.11
9/19/11
Added Weather Lights idle behavior (one weather forecast per day required)
1.10
9/15/11
Added additional minute selections to schedule
Added random arcade sound to function list
1.09
9/12/11
Added english-us language support
1.08
9/10/11
Added a new Twitchy Ears idle behavior (rabbit restart required)
1.07
9/07/11
Added a new Random Arcade bottom color feature
Added the dozing sound when the rabbit begins sleep
1.06
9/06/11
Fixed a double booked rabbit holiday. Fixed a PacMan lights scheduling conflict
1.05
9/05/11
Added the PacMan lights idle option on the update rabbit page (rabbit restart required)
1.04
8/29/11
Added a new bottom color chooser on the update rabbit page. The color is refreshed four times per hour (rabbit restart required)
1.03
8/27/11
Fixed ears so they go up upon awake and down upon sleep
Added additional forecast data for an incorrect snow forecast
Fixed a clock holiday when the hour was 02, 08, or 21
Shortened the rabbit name length requirement
Fixed an endless holiday that would occur if the rabbit received an invalid key (rabbit restart required)
1.02
8/25/11
Fixed a problem with the weather API that was causing a holiday when the unit was celsius
1.01
8/23/11
Fixed a buffering issue by increasing the net_wav timeout property
Fixed a permanent sleep problem when the sleep hour was less than the wake hour e.g. 2 AM sleep, 7 AM wake
Fixed a rabbit holiday when a command to play a random message was issued for a message that did not exist
1.00
8/20/11
Buffering issue results in the occasional s-s-stuttering rabbit
Rabbit goes on a "no lights" holiday. Press the button and he returns.