Docklight V2.2.4

Docklight / Docklight Scripting V2.2.4 Copyright 2016 Flachmann und Heggelbacher GbR (www.fuh-edv.de) Program Description: Docklight is a test, analysis and simulation tool for serial communication protocols (RS232, RS485/422 and others). It allows you to monitor the communication between two serial devices or to test the serial communication of a single device. Docklight is easy to use and runs on almost any standard PC using Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XP operating system. Docklight Scripting provides an easy-to-use program language and a built-in editor to create and run automated test jobs. In addition to COM ports (RS232, ...), Docklight Scripting supports TCP, UDP, USB HID or Named Pipes. Installation: - Run DocklightSetup.exe (resp. DocklightScriptingSetup.exe) Distribution: - See the fuh_distribute_support_int.txt" file Version History: Docklight / Docklight Scripting V2.2.4 (07/2016) New features and functions: - Scripting: "_auto.pts" script convention for automatic script loading & execution along with the project file. - Scripting: Extended USBHID channnel options for variable Output Report IDs and size. - Send and Receive Sequence List have now a small lock to protect against accidental sequence list reordering. - Special educational and promotional license key scheme combining a license key and the license holder's name. - License registration dialog now allows deleting/uninstalling the license. Fixes and Improvements: - Scripting: USB HID compatibility in Windows 10 fixed. USB HID is now "Shared Access". - Scripting: USB HID now correctly indicates when a TX / write output report did not succeed. - Mouse wheel support in sequence lists. - Keyboard Console now supports ESC key to send ASCII code 27 (Escape). - Improved Checksum spec parser and added example for common LRC. "-MOD256" specifier for "data + checksum = 0" style checksum. - Fixed bug: On some serial devices with more than 4K serial buffers and high data load, Docklight could crash with "Internal error 1000 in module MdCommunication.printAndLogIntCommData Internal comm. processing error". - Fixed bug: When using a certain sequence of opening, closing and re-opening the Control Character Shortcuts dialog, Docklight could crash. - Fixed bug: RTS line corrected for Flow Control "RS485 Transceiver Control" and "Hardware Handshaking". - Fixed bug: Keyboard Console line break behavior, now CR/LF (or CR only or LF only) is always added correctly. Docklight / Docklight Scripting V2.1.10 (09/2015) Note: - New V2.1 project file format for checksum support. Projects without checksums are stored in the V2.0 format for compatibility. Fixes and Improvements: - Faster RTF (colored text) formatting, especially with text that contains a lot of color changes. - More readable and more up-to-date fonts and layout. - Improved display overload handling, e.g. when RTF formatting still takes too long. Docklight does not freeze, but switch to Plain Text Mode automatically and indicate a warning. - Improved COM port enumeration in the Project Settings dialog: Should find some rare device types that were previously omitted. Uses now SetupAPI, plus additional registry readout from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\SERIALCOMM. - Added Receive Sequence comment macros: %_N for Sequence Name, %_I for Sequence Index, %_X for data direction. - Adjusted standard baud rate list, includes now 230400 baud. - Fixed bug: For "RS485 Transceiver Control - Set RTS high while sending", XON/XOFF was enabled, too. - Fixed bug: Tap Pro time drift correction with Windows Time / fixed "jump to earlier time" - Fixed bug: Tap Pro baud rates 230.4K and higher, ParityReplacementChar = 0 (ignore) - Fixed bug: Bitwise comparison operator ('^') would not work after '#' wildcard section. - Fixed RTS/DTR, XON/XOFF inconsistencies: No temporary RTS/DTR glitches when switching baud rates or opening port. Corrected XON/XOFF when project setting and not script controlled. - Ctrl+W (Clear Communications) works now regardless of focus - Fixed bug: "Repeat Send" button state wrong after switching representation - Fixed bug: Sequence lists: Delete a row, then use up/down keys - wrong line was marked - Fixed bug: Rare crash when using Find for Communication Window - Scripting: Changed name and extended DL.GetEnvironment() function. Added Docklight-specific keywords for reading Docklight project and version data. - Scripting: Active Keyboard Console now blocks/disables script editor text box. - Scripting: Fixed crash when starting with command line option "-r", then closing with Alt+F4. - Scripting: Fixed #include bug: "Script preprocessor error: Duplicate Include for same file" appeared, even for unique include paths. - Scripting: Fixed long script loading times for large scripts (> 100KB). - Scripting: ConvertSequenceData - new "fromText" argument to convert plain text to a HEX/Dec/Binary sequence string New features and functions: - Checksum calculation (CRC and others) for Send and Receive sequences. - 'Standard' Docklight now includes Function Characters support (Handshake Monitoring & Control) - 'Standard' Docklight now includes Docklight Tap Pro / 485 support - Channel Alias setting for custom data direction labels - Scripting: New DL.GetReceiveComments() method - chronological list of all receive sequence comments. - Scripting: New GetCommWindowData() method - evaluate the original comm.window output in your script - Scripting: USB HID and Named Pipes support - Scripting: "PROXY:<tcpPort>" - TCP Server that forwards the client's connect/disconnect behavior - Scripting: DL.InputBox2 for a InputBox that appears on the same screen as the Docklight window - Scripting: FileInput/FileOutput additions: .Dialog(...), .FileExists(...) See the \ScriptSamples\Extras\FileDialog_Example folder for an example. Docklight / Docklight Scripting V2.0.5 (02/2013) New features and functions: - New script command "DL.SetHandshakeSignals rts As Boolean, dtr As Boolean", e.g. DL.SetHandshakeSignals true, false Fixes and Improvements: - Improved COM port enumeration for the Project Settings dialog. Fixed freeze / very slow enumeration on some recent systems, additional port descriptions. - Fixed issue with program shutdown behavior (e.g. on program close through Task Manager or setup.exe). - In "Flow Control = Manual" you can change RTS/DTR states now without opening the COM port. A "Flow Control = Manual" project now always start with RTS=low and DTR = low - DL.SetChannelSettings now allow changing baud rates and other serial parameters on-the-fly, i.e. without closing the communication channel first. - Fixed v2.0.1 bug: Communication Filter not correctly maintained after a project was loaded via DL.OpenProject Docklight / Docklight Scripting V2.0.1 (08/2012) New features and functions: - Support for EZ-Tap Pro and Versa-Tap from www.stratusengineering.com (see also http://docklight.de/support/support_dl_faq034.htm) - New setting for COM communication channels: Baud Rate "None" = Don't set serial communication settings (baud rate, parity ...) (to avoid problems with virtual COM drivers / Embedded COM stacks that do not support this) - New OnReceive_GetDateTime() / OnReceive_GetMilliseconds() method - New DL.ConvertSequenceData() for processing float and integer encoded values - New DL.SetContentsFilter() to change Communication Filter settings while channel is open - New Function Character '^' for bitwise comparisons - New Receive Sequence comment macros (%_L, %_T, %_C, %_A, %_H, %_D, %_B) - New method DL.GetHandshakeSignals() - New method DL.GetEnvironmentVariable(<environmentString>), e.g. DL.GetEnvironmentVariable("USERNAME") Fixes and Improvements: - Improved Receive Sequence ma