TECH NOTES. Backward Compatibility DataViewer is NOT backward compatible with earlier versions.

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1 Application Name: Current Version: The following release notes provide the revision history and a list of known software issues in the current release. For more information please call your Extron Application Engineer. Updated: September 19, 2007 Extron Products Affected: IPL Device Manager TECH NOTES Backward Compatibility is NOT backward compatible with earlier versions. USA: (inside US/Canada only) or Page 1

2 KNOWN ISSUES Command and Response window updates are slow with large buffer As the data buffer grows, switching between ASCII and hexadecimal displays causes a delay in viewing results. Initial Serial connection problem with q recognition -- *q does not get recognized sometimes when serial communication is connected between and IPL box for the first time. Incoming Data may overwrite text -- During data communication in Medusa mode, as the user tries to select the text, the highlighted areas are deleted and get replaced by the incoming data. The context menu for scroll bar does not work -- The scroll bar context menu can be displayed by a right mouse button click on the scroll bar. None of the menu items are functional. USA: (inside US/Canada only) or Page 2

3 SOFTWARE RELEASE HISTORY Application Name: Current Version: Updated: September 19, 2007 The following is a list of changes and fixes in this release. Added new script commands such as COMMENT or /* & */, PAUSE, and DATAFORMAT COMMENT allows user to insert comment into window display during script execution. /* & */ allows user to comment out a paragraph of commands in script instead of one line at a time with //. PAUSE allows user to break on a specific instruction line. User can either press PLAY to continue or press STOP to stop the script execution. DATAFORMAT allows user to set the data type on different range of characters. The choices include ASCII, hexadecimal, translated or filtered. Added template for script generation This feature facilitates script writing. Selected template options create a script file. Added select all option to context menu This feature allows user to select all text on the active window for other editing manipulations. NOTE: This feature is only present in single view display. Added auto-converting restricted characters to hexadecimal numbers Characters such as & (ampersand), : (colon), ; (semicolon), (single quote), (double quotes), and \ (backslash) are considered restricted characters. Restricted characters will be converted automatically to hexadecimal when they are entered in the Shortcut Key dialog only. Added XP-style buttons in menu selections Added Export as Script in context menu This feature allows user to select inputs in command window and export as a script file directly. NOTE: This feature is disabled in single view display. Added single-step feature to script execution This feature allows user to single step one instruction set at a time during script execution. NOTE: WAIT and GLOBALWAIT command cannot be single-stepped. Changed maximum display lines from 100 to 200 The buffer will now reset when 200 lines are reached on the window display. Fixed hang-up when USB-to-4-port serial device is used Fixed first Carriage Return (CR) does not get interpreted when the menu/context menu option CR->CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed) is not selected USA: (inside US/Canada only) or Page 3

4 SOFTWARE RELEASE HISTORY Application Name: Current Version: Updated: December 6, 2006 The following is a list of changes and fixes in this release. Fixed no Carriage Return Line Feed (CRLF) copied in single view Added concept of session The user can save current settings as a session. Each session will save the connection setup, options, and shortcut keys. The session information will be saved in XML format under *.eds (Extron Session) file extension. Added auto load last saved session option This option allows the user to automatically connect to the last saved session. By default, the option is set to false. If no session is saved, the option will be ignored and set to false. Added Medusa mode to TCP/IP connection setup The RS-232 serial ports are Com 1 and Com 2 but the TCP/IP direct ports access is 2001 and 2002 respectively Auto convert existing *.dv to XML format *.dv files for shortcut keys will be converted automatically to XML format. Added command line online help A popup message will be displayed when the user executes dataviewer /help or dataview /? at a MS-DOS command prompt. The help contains the correct syntax for command line arguments. Added additional command line support for RS-232, RS-232 medusa, and TCP/IP medusa the syntax for these commands can be invoked by executing dataviewer /help or dataviewer /?. Added context sensitive help As the user clicks on? in each of the dialog boxes, it directs the user to correct help information on the specified topic. Added additional serial baud rate support Baud rates 1800, 3600, 7200 and have been added the RS-232 connection set up. Added reconnect option to File menu and context menu The option allows the user to quickly reconnect to the last disconnected session and bypass the connection setup dialog popup. Added simple scripting capability This feature is supported by both RS232 and TCP/IP connection. Please refer to help file for detail explanation of the scripting syntax. USA: (inside US/Canada only) or Page 4

5 Added stop sign button to the toolbar This icon allows the user to stop the running script at any time. This button is only clickable when a script is already running. Once this button is pressed, there is a 1 second delay before the running script is terminated. Added an indicator for auto-scrolling The indicator is located in both the status bar and the bottom right corner of the application. When auto-scrolling is disabled, the user will need to press <TAB> to re-enable auto-scrolling. Added a new color scheme for comment - Green color text is used to distinguish between user-entered command and non-user entered comment in window display. Changed one of the menu options from Send Text File to Send Script File. Removed 1024 size restriction in the text file All SIS commands must be encapsulated with SISC tag in a script file before DV will interpret them as SIS commands. Disabled keyboard input when a script is running The user will need to manually stop the running script or wait until the script has finished its execution before the keyboard input is allowed. Changed command line format - has been replaced with / for all the supported command line commands. Changed single quote and double quotes format to HEX Characters such as single quote ( ) and double quotes ( ) must be represented in hexadecimal format for both shortcut keys and sending hex strings. Fixed leading 0 s in IP address DV was unable to recognize IP address that has leading 0 s. USA: (inside US/Canada only) or Page 5