Dear Docklight Users,
We are glad to announce
- our new Docklight Tap accessory, a compact RS232
monitoring solution for USB
http://docklight.de/info_en.htm#dl_info_tap
http://docklight.de/info_en.htm#dl_info_tap
and two new Docklight software releases:
- Docklight V1.9 (milliseconds time stamps, new expert
settings for timing-critical applications)
- Docklight Scripting V1.9 (detection of handshake signal
changes, script break & continue,
include files, support for external program editors with syntax
highlighting)
Docklight Tap is a RS232 data tap for the USB port that has
been designed for timing-critical monitoring applications, where standard
Serial-to-USB converters usually reveal poor time tagging accuracy and high
latency times. Both Docklight V1.9 and Docklight Scripting V1.9 support the
Docklight Tap, offering fast and direct access to the two Docklight Tap data
directions. See our new Docklight Tap Application note for full details:
Docklight V1.9 and Docklight Scripting V1.9 are available at
our download section:
You can find detailed release notes and a complete list of
changes below. As in the past, the new versions are free updates for users of
previous releases.
Once again we would like to thank our users for all the
supportive feedback. We hope that you like the latest additions and performance
improvements.
By the way - we are currently collecting a few comments for
a customer testimonials page. If you would like to write us a word or two about
why you are using Docklight, we would be more than pleased to quote you on our
web site, including a link to your business.
Finally - if you feel there is still that one great feature
missing, we would be very happy to hear about it.
Best Regards,
Marco Flachmann and Oliver Heggelbacher
- The Docklight Developers -
E-Mail: docklight@fuh-edv.de
http://www.fuh-edv.de
Docklight / Docklight Scripting V1.9.21 (05/2009)
New features and functions:
- Support for Docklight Monitoring Tap USB - Choose
comm.channels TAP0 / TAP1
(e.g.) instead of
COM4 / COM5 for best monitoring accuracy better than 10
milliseconds
- Milliseconds timestamp resolution and improved overall
timing accuracy
(menu Tools-->Options, "Date/Time
Stamps")
- Menu Tools --> Expert Options:
Comm. Driver Mode =
External / High Priority Process
for higher accuracy
when monitoring serial COM ports
- Menu Tools --> Expert Options: Disable data forwarding
in Monitoring Mode
for higher data
throughput when monitoring serial COM ports
- Receive Sequence Function Character "!" to
detect handshake signal changes
- Menu Scripting --> Customize / External Editor:
use a third party
program editor with advanced editing features like
syntax highlighting
- Break Script menu/toolbar and DL.Break method:
interrupts script
execution and shows the current line in the editor
- #include statement / include file support for scripts
Fixes and Improvements:
- Keyboard console state is now remembered when
communication is stopped and
started again.
- Flow Control Support "Manual" now displays the
RI (Ring Indicator) status, too
- Multiple input / output files:
Up to 4 FileInput
objects and 4 FileOutput objects can be used simultaneously
FileInput,
FileInput2, FileInput3, FileInput4
FileOutput,
FileOutput2, FileOutput3, FileOutput4
- Show recently used network addresses in the drop down list
of the
Project Settings
dialog
- DL.AddComment Chr(7) can be used to produce a beep sound
- You can now call user-defined Subs or Functions from
inside DL_OnSend() or
DL_OnReceive()
- CRCs with less than 7 bits now available. New predfined
keyword "CRC-7" for
7 bit CRC used with
MMC / smart card applications
- Improved performance when opening / starting large scripts
- Fixed bug: Flow control setting "RS485 Transceiver
Control" would activate
XON/XOFF, too
- Fixed bug: DL.LoadProgramOptions "" now displays
the file open dialog correctly
- Fixed bug: Keyboard console in V1.8.10 introduces new
timestamp after each
character
- Fixed bug: Keyboard console steals focus from other
applications.
- Fixed bug: Run-time error 91 could occur when Docklight is
closed with logging
still running
- Fixed problem: Docklight goes to 100% CPU load with
certain (virtual) COM port
drivers.
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