BENCHLAB Dashboard v2.1: Faults, Firmware Flashing, and More

BENCHLAB Dashboard v2.1 adds a Faults page, in-app firmware flashing, and a fix for HWiNFO freezing after a Windows boot launch. It is now available from our Downloads page.

Faults Page

The new Faults page shows the hardware-protection status that runs on the board itself, for both BENCHLAB (firmware 7 or later) and BENCHLAB 2 (firmware 6 or later).

• Live status table. Every fault is listed with whether it is tripped right now and whether it has tripped since the board was powered on. 
• Configuration. Edit each fault's threshold and which actions it enables.
  

Remember that app-side Notifications and board-side Faults are different things. Notifications only run while the Dashboard is open; Faults protect the board without any software running.

Firmware Flashing

The About page now has a Firmware section for the selected device. Pick a .bin file, confirm, and Dashboard handles all flashing related actions. A few things worth knowing before you use it:

• Flashing is a destructive operation. The board reboots into its USB DFU bootloader and may need a manual replug.
• There is no cancel button once a flash has been sent.
• If something goes wrong, the screen shows the actual error details, such as a device stuck in DFU mode, rather than a generic "Flash failed."
  

Smaller Improvements

• Firmware patch version is now shown on the About page, alongside the firmware version.
• While a CSV logging session is running, a small badge in the top bar, next to the connection indicator, shows it from any page and links back to Settings to stop it.
• Fixed: HWiNFO export freezing after a boot auto-start launch.

How to Update

Download the 2.1.0 installer from the Downloads page and run it over your existing install. Your preferences are kept, and the installer updates the BENCHLAB Service for you.

Found a bug or have feedback? Come find us on Discord. Your reports from real hardware shaped a lot of this release.