RS232Probe Enhancements and Bugs

RS232Probe Enhancements and Bugs

This page will be used to track RS232Probe Enhancements and Bugs for the RS232Probe and its related applications. Since this is a Wiki, input what you have.

This is one of a series of articles on Microcontroller Serial Communications, rooted at this site here: Microcontroller Serial Communications Articles

How about this format?

• What
  • Reported by who when what version { give a link that can be used to contact you }
  • Application effected
  • Status/Priority { assigned by russ_hensel, or other person who will fix it }

The Reports:

• Add Open Property File choice so that communications parameters may be changed without restarting the application or editing the batch file.
  • russ_hensel june 03 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • All but RS232 Probe where I think it works
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.

• in bitWacker add the ability to send and recieve any string as in rs232 probe
  • russ_hensel june 04 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • bitWacker
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.

• open comm port and close comm port missing or not working in all the apps
  • russ_hensel june 04 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • all
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.

• in bitWacker some fields should accept bases other than decimal
  • russ_hensel june 04 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • bitWacker
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.

• in bitWacker add scroll bar to upper panel so whole frame may be made smaller
  • russ_hensel june 04 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • bitWacker
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.

• old log file is ovewritten when application restarts, make it append
  • russ_hensel june 05 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • all
  • Will append in the next version

• some choices from the menu ( as reopen log file ) cause the gui to stop refreshing until complete, need to run in a different thread ( how ) But then could issue twice and have running in multiple threads.
  • russ_hensel june 05 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • all
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.

• add ability to change parms independent of property file and then to write out a new property file.
  • russ_hensel june 05 as of version "ver 08 06 04"
  • all
  • Accepted, not pritorized yet.