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Sim4Life V2.2.3 Release Notes   
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Release Date:
4.3.2016

Sim4Life V2.2.3 is a release based on Sim4Life V2.2. It contains 
various enhancements and bug fixes. This document summarizes the 
enhancements, known bugs, workarounds, and other important issues 
to be aware of in this release. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Installation Requirements
2. Supported OS
3. Enhancements
   3.1. Licensing
   3.2. Analysis
   3.3. Python
4. Bugs Fixed Since Last Release
5. Known Issues

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1. Installation Requirements
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 - Administrator rights are required during the installation process.
 - Microsoft .Net Framework v3.5 SP1 must be previously installed.
 - NVIDIA graphics card, with support for OpenGL versions higher 
than v1.5.


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2. Supported OS
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  - Windows 7 64 bit
  - Windows 8 64 bit
  - Windows 8.1 64 bit
  - Windows 10 64 bit

In case of applying GPU computing with aXware, Sim4Life V2.2.3 uses 
Acceleware's Auckland library version 11.1.5. Please get the latest 
NVIDIA driver for your hardware from the Acceleware website: 
http://www.acceleware.com/fdtd-11.1.5.

Please note that only NVIDIA GPUs with CUDA Compute Capability 1.3 
or higher are supported.


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3. Enhancements
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3.1. Licensing

- Simplified and robust tool for seamless license setup

3.2. Analysis

- Various improvements and fixes in 2D plots

3.3. Python

- Various improvements on the Python API
- Simulations can now be submitted to remote machines using the 
Python API


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4. Selected Bugs Fixed Since Last Release
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- Case 67911: Fixed issue when opening smash file from Python API
- Case 69914: Fixed refresh issues on Run-in-the-Cloud buttons after 
voxelling
- Case 70738: Fixed issue where importing results from another 
simulation could display an incorrect simulation name
- Case 70739: Fixed issue that could make the matching circuit tool 
crash
- Case 71023: Neumann boundary conditions now also work with 
non-lossy MS solver
- Case 71036: Fixed issue with running multiport simulations from 
Python API
- Case 71044: Fixed issue when deleting results from Python API
- Case 71819: Fixed issue with memory allocation of non-lossy MS 
solver that could cause performance drops
- Case 72764: Fixed issue with Auto-Termination in FDTD simulations 
with point sensors that could lead to simulation failure
- Case 73402: Exposed user-defined source signals in FDTD simulations 
to the Python API
- Fixed issue with time step calculation for subgrids


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5. Known Issues
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- Case 32807: Instability for some rare dispersive material configurations
- Case 40481: Python memory usage occasionally still occupied after
resetting analysis
- Case 47035: Random problems in visualization of Dispersive Viewer
- Case 54000: Random element appearing in Gridder
- Case 54100 & 53483: Specific issues with voxeler
- Case 54179: Occasional under-performance of CUDA solver compared 
to SEMCAD X 14.8
- Cases 56409 & 58026: Changing parameters while pipeline is being 
evaluated can cause crashes
- Case 58852: Artwork executable detected by Antivirus
- Case 61881: Rare issue with distribution of the simulation job to the 
GPUs when using CUDA
- Case 66068: Rounding precision issues makes partial/total radiated power 
appear larger than input power in some FDTD simulations with few or no losses
- Case 65214: Overflow error during Matlab export of big data