v1.8.7 / 2025-11-24

Changes:

Edit fields were not seen, if initial conditions consist only read-only parameter

v1.8.6 / 2025-11-13

Changes:

Add support TLS1.3 (for IODD Portal)

v1.8.5 / 2025-10-13

Changes:

Improves visualizability: Parameters and process data are split into columns

for displays with resolution 1200 pixels and more

Download: iqpdct-portable-1.8.5.zip

Download: iqpdct-setup-1.8.5.zip

v1.8.2 / 2024-10-30

Changes:

Fix: FWUpdate files stop to open (issue #131)
Update IODD standard definitions
Adapt roles names by interpreter

Download: iqpdct-1.8.2-setup.zip

Download: iqpdct-1.8.2-portable.zip

v1.8.1 / 2024-10-07

Changes:

Switched to Open JDK 21
Fix: Fix showing string data in Process Data

Download: iqPDCT 1.8.1 setup

Download: iqPDCT 1.8.1 portable

v1.7.6 / 2023-09-15

Changes:

Fix: Ignore, if profile characteristic parameter is absent
Fix: Fix error handling during block parametrization
Fix: Device reconnection timeout set to 500 ms.
Fix: FW Update retry counter

Download 'v.1.7.6'

v1.7.2 / 2022-04-08

Changes:

Stop to send `DownloadStore` if DataStorage is disabled
Prefix every record item with variable name
Exclude `DownloadStore` command for some system commands
Update jSSC library
Update FTDI driver
Collapse all & expand all now run recursively at any depths
Update to IODD V1.1.3
Update some libraries (JNA, unittests)

Download 'v.1.7.2'

v1.7.1 / 2021-01-29

New features:

Fix German translation for firmware update tab
Add appropriate notification, if user load invalid file for IODD or Parameter Set
Parameter sets can be stored or loaded without IO-Link communication
Disable parameter set menu if IODD tab not selected
Add master event notification for all standard events
Update iqPDCT according new IODD specification
Show description additionally as tooltips for process data and variables

Download 'v.1.7.1'

v1.6.6 / 2020-01-31

New features:

Show master events
Add support for `fwActivationRetryCounter` attribute (IO-Link FWUpdate profile)

Download 'v1.6.6'.

v1.6.4 / 2019-10-28

New features:

Show events from `V_DetailedDeviceStatus` explicitly as device notifications.
Show notifications from events explicitly as device notifications.

Bugfix:

Fix a problem with COM-ports for FTDI-Chip.
Fix wildcards support for Hardware key (FWUpdate profile).
Fix firmware update file attach if password isn't exist in IODD (FWUpdate profile).

User interface changes:

Read bootmode related variables only if device supports corresponding profile characteristic.
Show on which COM-port the connection with IO-Link Master was established.

Download 'v1.6.4'.

v1.6.3 / 2019-06-28

New Features:

Master firmware update was completely removed.

Improvements:

Values can be written one by one by pressing enter in the value entry field.

Download 'v1.6.3'.

v1.6.2 / 2019-04-26

Improvements:

Return the ability to select multiple parameters (for example, to see several descriptions at one time).

Clearer names and changed order for `IODD file reopen` and `values reload` context menu sub-items.

Bugfix:

IODD with wrong CRC wasn't opened if installation directory has non ASCII symbols (for example, `IQ² Development GmbH`).
Silently skip non-existent IODD files at startup instead of showing an error.
Button descriptions aren’t shown any more (starting from `v1.6.0`).
Scaling didn't work for any variables with `Float32T` datatype.

Download 'v1.6.2'.

v1.6.1 / 2018-11-26

Improvements:

Availability to clear device events list.

Bugfix:

Fix some Firmware Update profile support issues.

Download 'v1.6.1'.

v1.6.0 / 2018-11-04

New features in 'v1.6.0'.

Improvements:

Show `minCycleTime` attribute in identity panel.

Bugfix:

Error "Failed to find library: jvm.dll" after installation on Windows 10.

Download 'v1.6.0'.

v1.5.0 / 2018-01-18

New features in 'v1.5.0'.

Improvements:

Data storage support;
Update FTDI drivers (2.12.26 > 1.12.28);
Show supported SIO mode and transmission rate attributes;
Standard variables with special display (`V_DirectParameters_1`, `V_DeviceAccessLocks`);
A lot of UI-related user experience improvements.

Download 'v1.5.0'.

v1.4.1 / 2017-07-06

Improvements:

IODDFinder portal analitics.

Bugfix:

FTDI chip D2XX driver DLL absense.

Download 'v1.4.1'.

v1.4.0 / 2017-05-29

New features in 'v1.4.0'.

Improvements:

Update FTDI drivers (2.12.24 > 1.12.26);
Hide empty descriptions or only with spaces;
Hide 'modifyOther' attribute to read-only variables;
Add tooltips to IODD filenames and vendor names;
Show variant ids (used actively by IODDFinder portal);
Redraw desktop application icon for clarity on any backgrounds;
Process special variables from direct page 1 (now only for MaxCycleTime & MinCacleTime).

Bugfix:

Block parametrisation doesn't work (ISDU communication);
Not started on not predefined locale (except for 'EN' & 'DE', for example 'FR' or 'RU');
CRC calculation logic is wrong for external language files.

Download 'v1.4.0'.

v1.3.3 / 2017-02-16

New Features:

Web proxy servers support (more details).

Improvements:

Return back standard serial ports (RS232, only for iqInterface).

Bugfix:

Impossible to change column width for user roles parameters.

Download 'v1.3.3'.

v1.3.2 / 2017-01-16

New Features:

Add support for standard variable 'V_DirectParameters_2' (direct page 1, not ISDU devices only).

Improvements:

Randomly, no more serially, connect to available iqInterface® or iqLink® masters;
Hide all Java programming language specific details from errors alerts.

Download 'v1.3.2'.

v1.3.1 / 2016-12-16

Bugfix:

Parameter sets loading error;
Numeric datatype converter error.

Download 'v1.3.1'.

v1.3.0 / 2016-12-14

New features in 'v1.3.0'.

Was deprecated for download, please use instead 'v1.3.1'.

v1.2.1.1 / 2016-07-07

Quickfix:

Com-port reopening doesn't work.

Download 'v1.2.1.1'.

v1.2.1 / 2016-07-05

Uninstall previous version strongly recommended because of directory and execution file renaming (see notes below).

Bugfix:

Parameter sets & block parameterization was reimplemented;
Add support for intergated with IODDs languages additionally to external files.

Improvements:

Show actual condition menus only;
Show names only for 'SingleValue' datatypes elements (as well as buttons);
Hide ealy added (in 'v1.1.0') index / subindex and raw data for IO-Link variables;
Directory and execution file were changed from "Port and Device Configuration Tool" to "iqPDCT".

Was deprecated for download, please use instead 'v1.2.1.1'.

v1.2.0 / 2016-05-20

New features in 'v1.2.0'.

Was deprecated for download, please use instead 'v1.2.1.1'.

v1.1.0 / 2016-04-05

New features in 'v1.1.0'.

Download 'v1.1.0'.

v1.0.0 / 2015-09-16

New features in 'v1.0.0'.

Download 'v1.0.0'.

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