ScriptVISA - Revision History

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Updated Version:

Updated in version 1.8.0:

  • Commands to work with individual bits
  • Can use decimal, binary (precede with &b, example &b11001010 or hexadecimal (precede with &h, example &hFF) as number base


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Version 1.7.5:

Fixes:

  • When resizing the help window the contents will follow.


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Version 1.7.4:

Fixes:

  • The Help-menu is now functioning and displays a Help-file.


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Version 1.7.3:

Fixes

  • "Save Script" and "Save Script As…" are now working as they should.
  • Minimized the number of transactions to the connected instrument.
  • When not in script-only mode the read-back from the connected instrument waits 150 ms from the query was sent.


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Version 1.7.2:

Fixes

  • The Insert-menu now inserts the shortcut into the current cursor-position (was erroneous added them to the end…)


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Version 1.7.1:

New feature

  • When changing the relative size between Scrip and Log area the contents is shown during the size change and not just a line.


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Version 1.7:

New feature

  • It's now possible to change the relative size between the Script and Log area by dragging between the areas.
  • The Run control buttons are resized to make the interface look more balanced.


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Version 1.6.1:

Fixes

  • No Need to use quotation "" character when sending commands without using OUT command.
  • No need to use quotation marks around the visa address for the VISA command.
  • Misc bugfixes


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Version 1.6:

New Features

  • New script-engine
  • If there is no need to use the result from the instrument, then the command OUT and IN is not needed anymore, just type the SCPI commands and they will be send to the instrument, any text not recognized as a script command will be sent to the connected instrument/device
  • Possible to define your own default settings.
  • Possible to save and load settings with any name.
  • When ScriptVISA quits all settings is saved and will be re-loaded when ScriptVISA starts again.
  • You can now define the End-Of-Line character(s) that indicates for the instrument that the command-string ends. Four different settings available - Cr Lf CrLf LfCr
  • New command EOL, let you in the script define End-Of-Line
  • New shortcut menu to quickly type common commands
  • Possibility to use a less thorough error check. Some instruments/devices time out when using the default error check.


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Version 1.5:

  • Several bug-fixes


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Version 1.4:

New feature:

  • A new and more robust error handling.


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Version 1.3.1:

Fixes:

  • Log-output scrolls automatically


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Version 1.3:

New features:

  • Now line-numbers is displayed to the left of the script-editor

Fixes:

  • Fixed some spelling mistakes


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Version 1.2:


  • Adding values to be used in the statistical calculations is now done in a more robust way (converting from string to decimal)
  • Single step is now working as expected (Step, Continue and *B command)
  • If an error is detected the script is not messed up (could happen in single step mode)


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Version 1.1:


  • Bug fixes in the script-engine


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Version 1.0


  • A new user interface.
  • Two running modes
  • Mode 1: Only Script commands allowed
  • Mode 2: Everything that is not a script command will be sent to the open VISA Session
  • Add a quick connection to an instrument, no need to use one of the connection commands (VISA,GPIB,LAN,USB,RS232) to connect to an instrument.
  • Added shortcuts to Connection Expert and Command Expert (both free software from Keysight)
  • Can change the color scheme on the log-output.
  • A new script engine - runs in a separate thread.


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Version 0.1

Initial Release



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