Software
Release Notes

December 5, 2023

• Stability and performance improvements

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

• Fixed an issue where exercise set data could not be edited after setting range of motion for the first time
• Fixed an issue which prevented database upgrades
• Fixed an issue where the software would crash at startup
• Fixed an issue where multiple instances of the software could be opened at the same time
• Stability and performance improvements

OCTOBER 25, 2023

• Fixed an issue where workout emails were not sent if user performed a large number of workout sets
• Stability and performance improvements

JULY 12, 2023

• Database upgrade
• Stability and performance improvements

MAY 2, 2023

• Stability and performance improvements

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

• Stability and performance improvements

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

• Stability and performance improvements

OCTOBER 21, 2022

• Fixed an issue with the software crashing resulting in lost exercise data
• Stability and performance improvements

OCTOBER 14, 2022

• Fixed an issue with waiver syncing
• Stability and performance improvements

OCTOBER 7, 2022

• Fixed an issue which prevented exercise syncing for some machines
• Stability and performance improvements

OCTOBER 3, 2022

• Fixed an issue with the software crashing when logging in without internet access
• Fixed an issue which prevented some users from starting an exercise
• Stability and performance improvements

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

• Fixed an issue which prevented exercise syncing for some machines
• Stability and performance improvements

AUGUST 9, 2022

• Backend improvements for stability and performance

JULY 25, 2022

• Backend improvements for stability and performance
• Added Calendar to select birth date in Profile Edit page

JUNE 22, 2022

• Added statistics on training sessions, users, and exercise time for location administrators
• Fixed an issue where users were not provided feedback when no password was provided

MAY 31, 2022

• Implemented improvements for software licensing
• Fixed an issue that prevented some exercise sets from syncing
• Added startup notification to alert user when database updates are in progress

MAY 27, 2022

• Removed support for 2.9.x versions of the onboard software
• Fixed an issue where machines did not sync with changes on the web or on other machines

MAY 23, 2022

• Fixed cumulative view to correctly display the pace value and line color based on past set comparison
• Implemented numerous backend and client performance and security updates

MAY 4, 2022

• Fixed an issue that selects the wrong protocol when switching to static mode
• Fixed an issue where updates to range of motion did not sync properly between the server and onboard software
• Added functionality which allows location administrators to email a single user or all users who have not signed the terms of use which prompts the user(s) to login and sign the terms of use

APRIL 26, 2022

• Removed support for 2.7.x versions of the onboard software
• Added better visibility on errors preventing profile updates
• Fixed an issue preventing password resets in certain scenarios
• Fixed an issue causing exercise notes to be corrupted and lost after editing in either the onboard software or the web portal
• Backend improvements for stability and performance

APRIL 22, 2022

• Fixed and issue preventing new users from being synced to a location
• Fixed an issue preventing the performance page from loading in the web portal

APRIL 21, 2022

• Improved email validation used when creating accounts or adding users to locations
• Greatly improved the validation time required to authenticate users using Google single-sign-on

APRIL 14, 2022

• Added option to sign ARX terms of use on the web portal
• Updated ARX terms of use so that users only need to sign the terms of use once

MARCH 29, 2022

• Removed support for 2.5.x versions of the onboard software.
• Improved API error messaging for programmatic use cases.
• Backend improvements for stability and performance.

MARCH 22, 2022

• Fixed an issue where users were unable to sign waivers for some system date and time formats
• Cosmetic updates to the User Export screen
• Removed Web Portal login via Facebook to comply with Facebook community standards

MARCH 10, 2022

• Fixed an issue where when downloading exercise sets that caused uploaded data to not appear on all machines
• Made it so lifetime licenses no longer require monthly license check-ins
• Made it so users have to sign the ARX terms of use before performing exercises
• Updated the "gears" screen to include license status

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

• Addressed an issue where the software would freeze upon stopping an exercise early when the previous exercise set was much longer than the stopped exercise
• Addressed an issue where the foot pad would not retract upon completion of a static set
• Enhanced the software to hide sets on the ARX machine software which were hidden via the web portal

JANUARY 14, 2022

• The onboard software no longer includes a button to force the display of the on screen keyboard. The process required to force this behavior is not supported by Microsoft Windows
• When users press the "Logout" button, the footpad of the Alpha will retract all the way to the home position
• Added more checks to onboard software initialization to ensure the hardware is ready for use before allowing users to attempt beginning or modifying an exercise set
• The onboard software update mechanism has changed to address vulnerability concerns raised by Microsoft. Users may need to manually install this update by downloading and running the installer from http://stable.dl.arxfit.com/latestCert/Arx.Wap.appinstaller. Future updates will be delivered via one-press updating after installing this version
• Improved data initialization behavior for our cloud software in an effort to further reduce runtime errors

DECEMBER 15, 2021

• Alpha machines now have a modified post exercise seek position to reduce time to next exercise
• Updating user emails as a location admin should no longer fail with a 500 error and no additional details
• Improved the user interface for adding new or existing users to a location
• Resolved an issue preventing users from syncing location data from experimental onboard software builds
• Improved onboard software hang detection to avoid triggering a hang on units with magnetic hard drives

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

• Fixed the ability to login with a Google Account for first time accounts
• Added our privacy policy to my.arxfit.com
• You can export your data from my.arxfit.com
• Contact method for support has been updated throughout the system
• Fixed an issue when downloading Exercise Sets that caused uploaded data to not appear on all machines

OCTOBER 26, 2021

• Fixed the ability to display the release notes
• Fixed a few corner case issues with cloud syncing
• Fixed more corner case issues that prevented the force keyboard button from working
• Fixed the directions link when using a Google Place ID for your location

OCTOBER 8, 2021

• Added in the ability to permanently delete your account on my.arxfit.com
• Fixed a crashing issue with extremely long exercise sets
• Fixed an issue where adding new clients did not let you continue
• Fixed an issue where exercise data could be duplicated when adding an existing user to your location
• Prevented the software from crashing when trying to force the on-screen keyboard to display
• Additional under the hood improvements that should make it easier for the engineering team to fix issues in the future

SEPTEMBER 2021

• Stability and performance improvements
• Resolved several instances where the UI could freeze entirely
• Implemented major under the hood changes to speed up future development
• Improved robustness of cloud syncing capabilities
• Increased safety of belt squat when canceling movement to starting position
• Resolved a crash that could occur when trying to force the on-screen keyboard to display
• Prevented low level graphics errors from crashing the app
• Prevented hardware connectivity issues from crashing the app
• [Legacy] Prevented sending workout email summaries to local only accounts

DECEMBER 2020

• Added a configurable rest timer
• Added the ability to re-perform any previous workout on the Dashboard Screen
• Added the ability to send a workout results email which will recreate the summary screen exactly as shown.
• Added the ability to quickly and easily perform an ARX Recommended Demo which matches our recommendation in the ARX Training Academy
• C/E Highlights automatically show after every set is performed now
• Added helpful hints when performing a demo
• Made the Loading Screen great again

AUGUST 2020

• Added new videos for Dead Lift which showcase the new ARX Trap Bar
• Bug fix: C/E buttons were not always showing up after an exercise
• Bug fix: Save button was not appearing on the notes screen on pre-2017 hardware
• Bug fix: Pressing the "graph" button on the summary screen for an exercise performed on another machine would show the "Confirm Positions" button
• Bug fix: The software would crash if your exercise stats took too long to load

JULY 2020

• Made the software full screen with larger fonts
• Revamped the dashboard

• Added All Time Stats table in the bottom right
• Added an All section that shows by default and lists every exercise you've done where each workout is divided with a line
• Added concentric and eccentric maxes to the list
• The exercise history list now infinitely scrolls

• Revamped the Notes Screen

• Replaced the table on the right with the Gauge Cluster which better displays changes
• Added Estimated Time and Pace to Reps mode
• Added concentric and eccentric maxes to the list
• The exercise history list now infinitely scrolls
• Updated the metronome below the graph to match the Set Positions screen

• Revamped the Notes Screen

• Vastly improved the layout of the exercise details to include the gauge cluster and a visual representation of the travel times, pause times, etc
• Vastly improved the notes history list
• The notes history list now infinitely scrolls

• Revamped the Summary Screen

• Condensed the size of exercise cards and included gauge clusters so many more exercises can fit on the screen at once and you can more quickly see your progress at a glance
• Grouped exercises of the same type into a single card
• Changed up the layout for workout-wide statistics

• Bug fix: Switching between clients while on the routine setup screen saves the data to the correct client now
• Bug fix: Fixed a one-time crash that happened on startup when performing a data update
• Bug fix: Fixed some styling issues on the startup data update screen

FEBRUARY 2020

• Various bug fixes

JANUARY 2020

• New layout and design of Automatic Mode (setting speeds, pause times, etc)
• New layout, design, and logic of the Range of Motion setting screen.
• Addition of exercise walkthrough videos both in the Exercise screen as well as in the Range of Motion setting screen
• Various bug fixes

SEPTEMBER 2019

• Fixed a performance issue after performing the first set on machines with large databases.
• Changed the reset button to a scale. In Automatic and Static mode, the scale button brings up the automatic calibration routine.
• Improved home finding speed.
• Bug fix: fixed more hardware connectivity corner cases.

AUGUST 2019

• Bug fix: the software will download new data for a user as soon as they log in.
• Bug fix: Fixed issues with data syncing when de-syncing and re-syncing customers.
• Bug fix: Fixed issues with Total Exercise Time on the summary screen not adding up correctly

APRIL 2019

• Bug fix: Fixed a few lingering hardware connectivity bugs.
• Bug fix: Fixed the on-screen keyboard.
• Bug fix: Fixed an issue that didn’t allow you to perform home finding more than once.
• Bug fix: Made it so cancelling the pre-exercise countdown on a belt squat moves the machine away.
• Bug fix: Made it so the machine moves away immediately after stopping a belt squat set.

DECEMBER 2018

• Completely re-worked how the software talks to the hardware.
• Greatly improved performance and stability when talking to the motor.
• Greatly improved performance and stability when talking to the load cell.
• Greatly improved the instructions given to reconnect to the hardware.
• Added in a safety feature where the machine will stop moving if the software freezes up while using the remote.
• Bug fix: large exercise histories download 20 sets at a time.
• Bug fix: Matching presets on a static set will no longer default to Inroad
• Bug fix: Omni will now move to 25″ for exercises that may require you to change attachments out in static mode.
• Bug fix: exporting all clients from a large database will no longer crash the software.
• Bug fix: Removed the “Loading Software…” splash screen and made it impossible to start two copies of the software at the same time.
• Usability: Travel time now defaults to 7 seconds each way or as close to that as possible after setting positions for the first time.
• Usability: You can now re-test the range of motion by going into Set Positions and pressing L2.
• Usability: Increasing and decreasing travel time by 0.5 seconds will snap to the nearest 0.5 seconds instead of just adding or subtracting 0.5.
• Usability: Re-worked the layout of the admin / “gears” screen.

OCTOBER 2018

• Fixed a bug where the concentric part of the graph was completely blank on 2016 machines.

SEPTEMBER 2018

• Fixed a memory leak that caused the software to crash on sets lasting around 10 minutes.
• Fixed an issue where that would cause the software to crash constantly after a sudden power loss.
• Fixed Bluetooth connectivity with the latest update of Windows.
• Fixed an issue that caused the software to freeze on older machines.
• Fixed an issue that caused the load cell to constantly disconnect on a few machines.

AUGUST 2018

• Added Group/Party Mode
• Improved the functionality of the emergency stop so the machine moves away from the user
• Added a safety retraction if connectivity gets lost during a static exercise
• Added the ability to cancel the exercise during the pre-exercise countdown
• Added the ability to de-sync your data
• Added Pull Over to the Omni
• Removed the requirement to enter your gender, height, weight, and date of birth
• Made the default pause times for new exercises 0 seconds
• Added the ability to do more than 12 exercises per routine
• Bug fix: changing the range of motion keeps the travel time the same or as close to the same as possible
• Bug fix: travel times no longer show as 0s/0s in the dashboard
• Bug fix: pressing Calibrate will always go to 33″ on the Omni
• Bug fix: Fixed connectivity issues when stopping a set at the end of the range of motion
• Bug fix: Changing comparisons during or after an exercise no longer asks you if you want to match presets
• Bug fix: Fixed more hardware connectivity corner cases

FEBRUARY 2018

• Tons of stability improvements related to hardware connectivity.

NOVEMBER 2017

• Changed how the software finds the max on each rep. It’s now after the initial drop off.
• Fixed issues where the load cell was timing out way more often
• Added in automatic calibration for machines with the newer motor system
• Fixed an issue where disconnecting the remote when a button is pressed would keep the machine moving
• Made it so the automatic inroad display will not show up if the momentary force output is the small graph
• Updated CSV exports to include automatic mode data
• Travel time is displayed in the speed column on the dashboard.
• Added an ‘X’ button to Set Positions and Notes so you can close them without changing anything.

OCTOBER 2017

• Added a chime sound at the start of every rep in Automatic Mode.
• Enhanced the contrast on the “Moving to Position” and “Pause” boxes.
• Fixed issues with displaying numbers in non-English locales.
• Fixed an issue where the software would not start up without technical support.

AUGUST 2017

• Automatic mode for the machines with the newer motor system
• Overhauled notes screen

MAY 2017

• Updated the error messages you get when there’s a connectivity issue with the hardware.
• Made the connectivity error box stay open.
• Fixed a few annoying issues with the remote for the new motor system that happen a small percentage of the time.
• Fixed a long standing issue where the graphs would not display properly on the dashboard screen.
• Fixed an issue where the splash screen would go away and it would take a while for the main software window to come up.
• Fixed an issue where CPU usage would skyrocket when reconnecting to hardware.
• Made the newer motor system remote work correctly during turnarounds.

APRIL 2017

• Fixed an issue where the software wouldn’t detect the new motor system on startup if the motor alarm or emergency stop had been triggered.

MARCH 2017

• Fixed an issue with the new motor system where the software could freeze.
• Fixed an issue where the software would completely freeze up for multiple seconds every 5 minutes.
• Fixed a connectivity issue with the new motor system.

FEBRUARY 2017

• Added notes to the CSV data exports.

JANUARY 2017

• Significantly improved the On-Screen Keyboard experience on Windows 10. If you’re running an older version of Windows, the experience is the same as it was before.
• Improved the graphing performance of older prototype machines so they’re on par with current hardware.

OCTOBER 2016

• You can now edit exercises routine after they start.
• The routine screen starts with custom routine building by default.
• You’re now guided how to calibrate your Omni and Alpha machines. You can’t start an exercise set before calibrating, so there’s no chance of having a user perform a set with an un-calibrated machine.
• Made several improvements to the automatic update system.
• Several minor bugs and quirks are fixed.

APRIL 2016

• More Bluetooth connectivity fixes.
• Fixed issues related to connecting to the ARX hardware for the first-time.
• Fixed a bug where the graph could scroll really fast with a really short comparison set.

MARCH 2016

• Stability improvements around connecting to the ARX hardware

• The software handles pairing the Bluetooth on the ARX hardware for you now.
• Sleeping and waking the tablet works properly now.
• Whenever the hardware loses its connection, the software now automatically tries to fix the connection.
• If the software is unable to fix the issue, it will tell you what to do in order to fix it.

• Fixed a bug with the graph where performing a long set would crash the software.
• Additional under-the-hood stability improvements