HOBL 2026.0.3

What's Changed

• Local Execution w/ UI and removing of passwords in hobl.log file/ini files by @yckim211 in #40

• brightness study report by @oriarieli in #41

• Updated study_report and plans to remove halo2. by @jewilder in #42

• net_aspire: regenerate ConfigurationSchema.json during prep by @philnach in #43

• net_aspire: bump Windows prep_version to trigger schema regeneration by @philnach in #44

• productivity_prep notebook, os_install, srumutil by @jewilder in #45

• ParsePowerLight/Heavy - updated to .net 10 by @jewilder in #47

• change to WinAppDriver call to resolve ip issue by @oriarieli in #46

• Mac ioreg test by @yckim211 in #48

• Updated scenario author to use GitHub ID by @jewilder in #49

• Mac setup update by @yckim211 in #50

• Rollup Script Update by @RoundingError in #53

• Dev by @jewilder in #54

  • Web Youtube scenarios - optionally take a screen for verification.
  • Scenario Maker - updated InputInject calls to work with current InputInject.
  • hobl - set default platform to [PLATFORM] to determine automatically.
  • hobl - prevent prior dut communication if scenario is comm_check.
  • comm_check - Use platform-agnostic commands so that platform doesn't have to be determined prior.
  • Updated MacOS setup instructions.
  • standby - connected standby scenario.
  • recharge - added parameter to stay on charger for specified time.
  • auto_recharge - added parameter to delay specified time after turning off charger to let system quiesce.
  • screen_record - added parameter to specify device index for MacOS.

• perf_stress: rolling 5-min WPR captures, PT lookup and Enhancements by @varunkojha in #52

• Updated Mac setup instructions. by @jewilder in #55

• Process idle local exec support + added web benchmarks by @yckim211 in #56

• Dev by @jewilder in #57

  • os_install - imported robustness improvements from hobl 25.
  • os_install - override recharge post delay to 0.

• Dev by @jewilder in #58

  • comm_check - commented out WinAppDriver check, since platform is not known.
  • app_scenario - support module name override in createPrepStatusControlFile.

• Web benchmarks by @yckim211 in #59

• Fix macOS VS Code scenario build failure on Darwin 25.4+ (macOS Tahoe 26.4) by @philnach in #60

• Custom PyTorch wheel support, GPU acceleration, and MPS device support by @philnach in #61

• Procyon and various fixes by @jewilder in #62

Full Changelog: 2026.0.2...2026.0.3

HOBL 2026.0.2

Initial HOBL 2026 release. These are the main changes in relation to the last HOBL 2025 release:

• Repository moved to public GitHub to mitigate access issues.
• Youtube scenario: option to use web_replay, but default remains live. Supporting web_replay did require an additional page load, which results in increased power consumption. Expect ~3% higher SOC power consumption on modern SOCs.
• The NASA Youtube video in the "web" scenario has been re-recorded to exclude the subscription popup, which was affecting functionality with high scale factors. There was no noticeable power impact from this change.
• No other scenarios have been modified and no other significant power impact has been seen.
• "display_brightness" tool is deprecated in favor of a consolidated "display" tool. It has the same "brightness" and "nits_map" parameters, but also can control HDR, and various adaptive brightness settings.
• New prep management. The UI will automatically insert a "prep" scenario in jobs that will run any needed preps pro-actively. This prevents users needing to know what preps are needed for which scenarios.
• Delay_between_runs deprecated. Use pre_run_delay and post_run_delay for better control and clarity.
• SimpleRemote runs as a high priority process (used to be normal), and scenarios can specify what priority sub-processes will be launched as (default is Normal). This allows functionality to be maintained in stress tests.
• UAC is no longer disabled.
• Scenario Maker - Auto saves directly in scenario's location.
• External folder support allows teams to maintain their own scenarios, tools, plans, etc. outside of the public repository.
• "Daily_prep" replaced and divided into "system_prep" (sets background, syncs clock, various other settings) and "process_idle_tasks" (waits for scheduled Windows tasks to finish).
• Automatic run_type to simplify proper plan creation.
• Improved local execution support.

HOBL UI

These HOBL UI files are automatically installed by host_setup.exe. Don't download manually.

Release 1.1

• Fixed bug with multiple preps getting submitted when launching on multiple devices.

Release 1.0

• The profile creation/copying/editing mechanism has been overhauled. The Profile Attributes page has been removed. Within the creation/copying/editing page, you can now add, delete, and reorder parameters, as well as expand/collapse sections. Additionally, the mechanism from the job creation page for modifying parameter values has been ported over.
• External HOBL scenarios and tools can be added by modifying the global:hobl_external parameter.
• In selection boxes that allow multiple options, the order of insertion is now preserved.
• In the Results page, when the path corresponds to the root location of a run, a link appears next to 'Results' that redirects to the scenarios page.
• Quick launch items have been added to the context-menu and comm_check has been added as an option.
• A new 'Open with view type' context-menu item has been added to the Results page. This allows you to specify what view type to use when opening the file.

Release 0.96

• Fixed exception when deleting profiles
• Updated initial parameter set
• Prevent prep insertion if only scenario is comm_check

DUT Setup

These DUT Setup executables are automatically downloaded by host_setup.exe. Don't download manually.

Release 2.1

• Mitigated high power consumption during YouTube playback (and potentially other graphics/video-related tests).