Release Notes

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

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

v1.0.0 / 2015-09-16