RS232Probe Enhancements and Bugs

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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.