====================================================================== README: ioUtilities ====================================================================== Maximize the Notepad window to read this file more easily. Contents: ========= What's New in Version R7.0a? What's New in Version R6.0a? What's New in Version R5.0a? What's New in Version R1.0c? What's New in Version R1.0a (002)? What's included in ioUtilities? How to Get Help ====================================================================== What's New in Version R7.0a? ============================ December 11, 2005 1. ioTerm now supports the secondary network interface found on SNAP PAC products. 2. ioMessageViewer is now more responsive when logging to a file and the screen at the same time. What's New in Version R6.0a? ============================ October 1, 2004 1. ioTerm no longer includes the Clear ioDisplay Words option, which is obsolete for ioDisplay versions R5.1 and newer. 2. ioMessage Viewer (formerly ioSnif.exe) now supports logging to multiple files. Multiple files can be helpful when sniffing for longer periods of time. Filenames are automatically generated and stored in a subdirectory based on the date and time logging begins. 3. ioMessage Viewer now allows you to disable on-screen updates while logging. Disabling on-screen updates reduces the resource usage so the sniffing itself will have less impact on the behavior you're recording. See File->Settings. 4. OptoEnetSniff is now included as part of ioUtilities for the R6.0a release. OptoEnetSniff R6.0a Enhancements -------------------------------- * Added an option in OptoEnetSniff to specify the number of buffers to save (as a file to the hard drive). This avoids unintentional overwriting by creating a folder for the new multiple files created. Folder and files are named according to time and date. (Example: 2004.09.01_09.48.45\netmon2004.09.01_09.48.48-2.log) * Increased allowable buffer size to 256 MB. * Now OptoENETSniff remembers your preferences for adapter card selected, display colors, and buffer settings. * Added menu keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation without a mouse. * Increased the maximum number of characters in the Name field to allow IP addresses to be used as names. * The adapter selection is more flexible. It will now allow the user to select a 0.0.0.0 IP address. (0.0.0.0 appears as "unknown.") OptoEnetSniff R6.0a Bug Fixes ----------------------------- * Corrected bug that caused the application to crash when no IPs were selected for filtering. * Adapter card information is now read more reliably. * Corrected red error indicator that incorrectly appeared in logs opened after a log with an error. The indicator incorrectly showed up on the same row as as the previous log's error, even though no errors occurred on the frame in the new log. * Corrected bug that sometimes occurred after clicking the Stop Capture button. The bug caused the message "Error in function Loadfile. Invalid log file. Error code:9" to appear. * Corrected bug that sometimes occurred if the Stop Scan button was clicked while attempting to capture packets. The bug caused the message "Error in function Loadfile. Invalid log file. Error code: 0" to appear if no packets were captured. What's New in Version R5.0a? ============================ July 29, 2003 1. ioTerminal displays the date, time, and strategy object associated with any error or notification message. 2. ioTerminal no longer includes the Clear ioDisplay Words option, which is obsolete for ioDisplay versions R5.1 and newer. What's New in Version R1.0c? ============================ August 16, 2002 1. Each line in an ioMessageViewer log now has a unique line number. 2. Added filtering to ioMessageViewer. 3. In ioMessageViewer, the client's name is now included on each line. 4. Added a timestamp to mark when logging to a file has started or stopped. 5. Added support to ioTerminal for ioControl's new Control Engine Download File feature. 6. Added command line arguments to ioTerminal for adding a control engine, downloading a file, and running and stopping a strategy. 7. Made a few GUI tweaks to make ioTerminal easier to use with a keyboard. The control engine inspect dialog now has a close button that is the default. Also, selecting a control engine and hitting Enter will now open the inspect dialog, rather than closing ioTerminal. What's New in Version R1.0a (002)? ================================== September 7, 2001 1. The "Inspect Control Engine" dialog in ioCom.dll has a new look. It also has two new fields, "Revision Time" and "Persistent RAM". 2. The "Inspect Control Engine" dialog in ioCom.dll now uses a different method for determining the communications loop time. It now displays the time taken for one single transaction, rather than several. 3. OptoVersion was not scanning directories that had the archive, hidden, compress, or hidden flags set. =============================================================================== What's included in ioUtilities? =============================== ioTerm.EXE, ioMessageViewer.EXE, OptoVersion.EXE, AND OptoENETSNiff.EXE ioTerminal (ioTerm.exe) ------------ ioTerminal.EXE may be used to create and test communications to control engines. When it starts, it displays a list of control engines configured on your computer. ioTerminal is used to: * view a status dialog for a control engine * interactively 'talk' to a control engine for diagnostic purposes * add and configure control engines ioMessage Viewer (ioMessageViewer.exe) ------------ ioMessage Viewer is used to monitor communications at various levels in the communications drivers. Normally, ioMessage Viewer is used with the help of Opto 22 Product support personnel. Select 'View/monitor levels' to enable or disable various monitor levels. OptoVersion.EXE --------------- OptoVersion is a quick utility that will come in handy when you are talking with our Product Support staff. OptoVersion searches your local hard drives and reports back all the Opto 22 DLL and EXE files that you have, including their versions and paths. If Product Support needs to see the list, the utility sets it up for easy emailing. OptoEnetSniff.EXE (OptoEnetSNiff.exe) ------------ OptoENETSniff is a network communication analysis tool that captures Ethernet frames and stores them in a log for analysis. You can capture a log manually or use an automatic timer. Additional features are: * Advanced Scripting for Visual Basic users. * Display options * Tracing routes =============================================================================== How to Get Help =============== If you have any questions about this product, contact Opto 22 Product Support Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time. 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