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RealTerm Changelog

What's new in RealTerm 3.0.1.45 Beta 2

Apr 20, 2018
  • Autoopens a USB port when plugged in,
  • If port is not open, and Autoopen is checked
  • PORTQUITWAIT=N waits N seconds for a usb port to be plugged in before quitting
  • (note if port is already in, you must have given its name on port=xx)
  • Select which port to Send to, when EchoPort is used
  • Radio buttons appear on Send tab when echo used
  • Affects Send buttons, and other some other similar fns,
  • but not typing in terminal, filesend etc
  • Improve capture Timestamps to have UTC and ISO8601 times for long term logging https://sourceforge.net/p/realterm/feature-requests/52/
  • UTC checkbox and TSUTC commandline parameter
  • Custom timestamp can be 'ISO8601' to output a standard format timestamp that includes the timezone offset
  • SendComboboxes, send when enter is pressed
  • statusbar errormessage if sendnumeric/hex string is invalid
  • fix display=1 commandline bug https://sourceforge.net/p/realterm/bugs/89/
  • fix PORTQUIT not quitting.
  • add params CAPDISPLAY and LAZY https://sourceforge.net/p/realterm/feature-requests/51/
  • add param TERMSENDNL (warning: might change) https://sourceforge.net/p/realterm/feature-requests/54/
  • Enabled ASLR and DEP for improved security https://micksmix.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/enabling-dep-and-aslr-for-your-delphi-projects/
  • CodeSign checking moved to thread, so it doesn't block pc startup on standalone pc's
  • code analytics disabled as server has gone
  • perhaps fixed div by 0 in cps reporting

New in RealTerm 3.0.1.44 Beta (Jan 16, 2018)

  • Capture stops at End of Line char. https://sourceforge.net/p/realterm/feature-requests/48/
  • Ensures that where data is in lines, it won't break across lines. This is more important for auto-restart and post-processing
  • Add EndAfter Lines (add to actx enum) if Bytes, stop at first EOL after byte count reached
  • or if last char was EOL
  • or EndAfter secs, stop if last char was EOL
  • or EndAfter secs wait up to 5 seconds for an EOL if last char was not eol
  • Add CAPLINES, CAPEOL cmdline params
  • Monitor mode has newline-on-direction-change. Monitor checkbox not interlocked to echo now.
  • Helpful error message when try to /regserver as user
  • EndAfter Count combobox handles invalid values when editing
  • SendN does not lockup on remaining port error. dbl click on stop button to escape any other lockup conditions
  • StatusBar goes red for error messages. Hint time ->3 secs after error, so message remains visible

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.70 / 3.0.0.31 Beta (Mar 13, 2017)

  • * Change commandline SENDSTR, SENDNUM and add SENDHEX, SENDLIT.
  • Now sends string immediately. Push into STRING1
  • (old behaviour just push string into STRING1 and STRING2.)

New in RealTerm 3.0.0.29 Beta (Jun 24, 2016)

  • SCROLLBACK param can be missing to set checkbox, =0 to clear, -ve to set value, but leave unchecked
  • BinarySync changes:
  • fix checkboxHighlightSync now controls highlight
  • Binary sync settings retained and applied when displayas is changed
  • Added commandline params for binary sync
  • BSYNCIS BSYNCDAT BSYNCAND BSYNCXOR BSYNCHI BSYNCLEAD BSYNCSHOWCOUNT
  • Fix: param CHARDLY now accepts -ve values

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.70 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Port Scanning has been completely changed for WinNT and above.
  • WinNT+ :Ports are not scanned, they are loaded from registry to comport
  • combobox in form "4 = \VCP0". Sorted by com number. No longer shows
  • scanports form.
  • The "scanports" commandline parameter won't be needed now, as
  • bluetooth ports don't cause delays
  • WinME- :Scanned by opening the same as before.
  • Please report any problems especially on old versions of Windows (pre XP eg Win98)
  • When a port of style \VCP doesn't exist, it no longer tries it as telnet port

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.69 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Fix to pass quoted strings on command line through to FIRST instance
  • No longer shows Spy driver donate dialog after driver installation.
  • Change various send string drop downs to use TerminalHex font to display all 8 bit values
  • added printerport driver files to dlportio.dll install section

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.68 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Interim release for Steve Mayall
  • Mask MSB added
  • Work begun on hexcsv formatting

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.67 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Make data triggers work in stand-alone mode to make testing easier. (previously only in ActiveX mode)
  • Improve I2C scan to use ":" to make more reliable scanning smbus devices with timeout

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.66 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Fix error box from registry key reads on some systems
  • Added HEXCSV commandline param to set the format string
  • Change timing of scanports form display - seems to have sped up scanning

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.65 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Virtual Comports (USB): Comport can be given using Key instead of the com number.
  • The key names are in the registry list of comm devices at HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\SERIALCOMM
  • eg an I2C2PC adaptor will be \VCP0, regardless of which port it is attached to
  • Display the port registry entries on the scanports dialog...
  • HEXCSV2DEC commandline utility added to Realterm installer
  • HexCSV formatted display mode begun, not working yet.
  • Add Channel to MAX127 I2C ADC control, fix rang&sign bits
  • Add RSS news link to About box
  • Add DataTriggerSet routine to setup trigger conditions from COM/ActX interface
  • Remove obsolete KCDXO tab and code
  • Splitting I2C support routines into separate unit
  • add windowsplatform to aboutbox
  • add INSTALL parameter for installer to use to display help, news etc after installation

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.64 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Add COLOR commandline parameter to set terminal colors
  • Caption is now also used to set the title displayed on startbar when minimised
  • lengthen tooltip time, by request 2.5s -> 3.5s
  • Added I2C Scan Bus function to I2C tab.
  • Added I2C Control Register support

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.63 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Add a Sync Match Counter to "Binary Sync Chars".
  • Also uses data trigger color in (yellow) TrayIcon for a few seconds add version info to aboutbox

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.62 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Fix double counting of incoming chars. (disables routine associated with asc7511)
  • Fix SPY mode not displaying char(0)
  • Added BitBashPins box to I2CMisc tab for open drain bashing of all port pins.
  • Added new ActiveX props: CaptureAsHex
  • As activeX lib has changed may need to unregister and re-register
  • Tried translate again - still errors.

New in RealTerm 2.0.0.61 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Commandline parser changed (but not heavily tested)
  • quotes in parameters are now OK
  • accepts leading - or / before parameters
  • SendStr and SendNum can be called repeatedly to push the strings into the
  • SendString combo-boxes so they can be pre-populated