Change log for MCU 8051 IDE
1.4.6 -> 1.4.7
* Bug fixes
1.4.5 -> 1.4.6
* Bug fixes
* Added support for SDCC configuration on Windows
* Added support for ASEM-51 on Windows
* Added a few new shortcuts to editor
1.4.4 -> 1.4.5
* Bug fixes
1.4.3 -> 1.4.4
* Bug fixes
1.4.2 -> 1.4.3
* Bug fixes
* Added support for configurable width of tabulator character
* Minor improvements
* A little more modern look (or at least I hope)
1.4.1 -> 1.4.2
* Bug fixes
* Added support for watching for modifications made to the opened files by other programs
* Improved handling of memory segmentation directives by the native assembler
* Minor improvements
1.4 -> 1.4.1
* Bug fixes
* Added support for 0x.. notation as radix specifier for hexadecimal numbers
* Added support for makefiles
1.3.11 -> 1.4
* Bug fixes
* Added new Virtual HW component: LCD display controlled by HD44780
* Added new Virtual HW component: simulated DS1620 temperature sensor
* Added new Virtual HW component: File interface
* Added AT89S51
* Improved performance of Virtual HW
* Added support for spelling checker (Hunspell)
* Added 8051 Instruction table
* Improved table of symbols on the right panel
* Final draft of the handbook
1.3.10 -> 1.3.11
* Bug fixes
* New interface for hardware control plug-ins
* Added new assembler directives: ELSEIF ELSEIFN ELSEIFDEF ELSEIFNDEF
* Removed assembler directive: EXITM
1.3.9 -> 1.3.10
* Bug fixes
* Extended help menu
* Extended global configuration dialog
* Added support for multiple widget styles and GUI background colors
* Added draft of handbook
* Added basic support for assembler and simulator regression testing
* Added regular support for i18n (internationalization)
* Modified welcome dialog
* Added support for external links in the GUI
1.3.8 -> 1.3.9
* Bug fixes
1.3.7 -> 1.3.8
* Bug fixes
* Added feature "Global Font Size Factor" (see MCU 8051 IDE configuration dialog)
* Added breakpoint validation
1.3.6 -> 1.3.7
* Bug fixes
1.3.5 -> 1.3.6
* Bug fixes
1.3.4 -> 1.3.5
* Bug fixes
1.3.3 -> 1.3.4
* "Modernized" GUI
* Bug fixes
1.3.1 -> 1.3.3
* Bug fixes
1.3.1 -> 1.3.2
* Bug fixes
1.3 -> 1.3.1
* Dependency on TclX is now only optional
* Important chage !: Native assembler now expands macro instructions before doing conditional assembly and before defining constants and variables ! Control sequence $NOMACROSFIRST can be used to change this behavior to the state of previous versions.
* Added support for AS31 assembler
* Added files notepad
* Improved instruction help panel
* Native assembler was extended to support these directives: "IFN IFDEF IFNDEF BYTE FLAG REPT TIMES" and these constrol sequences: "$NOXR $NOXREF $XR $XREF $NOSB $SB $RESTORE $RS $SA $SAVE $PHILIPS $NOPI $PI $NOTABS $NOMOD51 $NOBUILTIN $NOMO $MO $MOD51 $NOMACRO $NOMR $LI $NOLI $GENONLY $GO $NOGEN $NOGE $GEN $GE $ $EJ $NODB $NODEBUG $DB $DEBUG $CONDONLY $NOCOND $COND $TT $PW $PL $MR $MACRO $INC $WARNING $ERROR $DA $NOMACROSFIRST"
* Added stack monitor
* Various bug fixes
1.2 -> 1.3
* New dependency: TclX (tested with v8.4)
* Added RS232/UART debugger
* A few changes in assembler
* Bug fixes (Thanks to Miroslav HradÃlek for many useful bug reports)
1.1.1 -> 1.2
* Bug fixes
* Added tab bar
1.1 -> 1.1.1
* Added "Special calculator"
* Added "Base converter"
* Many tiny improvements
1.0.9 -> 1.1
* Added support for new MCUs from Intel®: 8031, 8751, 8032, 8752, 80C31, 87C51, 80C52, 87C52, 80C32, 80C54, 87C54, 80C58, 87C58
* Added support for simulating virtual hardware
* Improved simulator (Implemented UART (experimental support), improved support for timers, etc.)
* Improved register watches
* Improved editor (improved autocompletion and many other things)
* Improved panel "Instruction details"
* Improved 8-segment editor
* Bug fixes in assembler, disassembler and simulator engine
* Some other bug fixes
* Added utility "Scribble notepad"
* Improved graph panel
1.0.7 -> 1.0.9
* Added support for C language
* Added map of bit addressable area
1.0.6 -> 1.0.7
* Added Stopwatch
* Improved code editor
* Some bug fixes
1.0.5 -> 1.0.6
* Fixed critical bug in Assembler v1.0.5 (related to peephole code optimization)
* Added 8 segment LED display editor
* Added ASCII chart
* Added Assembly symbol table viewer
1.0 -> 1.0.5
* Added support for external assemblers ("ASEM-51" and "ASL")
* Added support for external editors ("emacs", "gvim", "kwrite" and "gedit")
* Added support for embedded editors ("emacs", "vim", "nano", "dav" and "le")
* Added embedded terminal emulator (rxvt-unicode)
* Added function "File statistics"
* Improved assembler
* Added syntax highlight for code listing (*.lst)
* Added search bars for "Messages" and "Todo"
* Removed dependency on "tcl-thread" and "tclxml"
* Added dependency on "TkImg" and "tdom"
* Improved hex editor
* Improved simulator (especially simulation across multiple files)
* Added panel "Find in files"
* Modified GUI
* New error handling dialog
* Some bug fixes (especially critical bug in disassembler and a few bugs in assembler)
* All images are now in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) (Requires TkImg)
* Some more improvements
0.9.5 -> 1.0
* MANY BUG FIXES ! (including critical)
* Added support for some new MCUs (
AT89S52, AT89LS51, AT89LS52, AT89S8253, AT89S2051, AT89S4051,
T87C5101, T83C5101, T83C5102, TS80C32X2, TS80C52X2, TS87C52X2,
AT80C32X2, AT80C52X2, AT87C52X2, AT80C54X2, AT80C58X2, AT87C54X2,
AT87C58X2, TS80C54X2, TS80C58X2, TS87C54X2, TS87C58X2, TS80C31X2,
AT80C31X2
)
* Added support for peephole optimization
* Faster project opening
* Added interrupt monitor
* Added subprograms monitor
* Added SFR map
* Added SFR watches
* Extended command line interface
* Compiler now checks for valid memory addressing (new CLI options --iram-size, --eram-size, --xram-size, --code-size)
* Added program hibernation capability
* Added editor commands hibernate, resume, switch-mcu, set-xcode and set-xdata
* Added desktop file and application icon
* Some more improvements
0.9.1 -> 0.9.5
* Implemented support for 80C51, 8052, AT89C2051, AT89C4051, AT89C51, AT89C51RC, AT89C52, AT89C55WD, AT89LV51, AT89LV52 and AT89LV55
* Simulator can now step back
* Added popup-based completion for editor
* Added tool tips for bits in simulator control panel
* Added simulator configuration dialog
* Added auto save function
* Manual page
* Added support for multi-view (editor can be now splitted vertically or horizontally)
* Many bug fixes (in compiler, editor, file selection dialog, syntax highlight, simulator, etc.)
* Some minor improvements (graph, disassembler, etc.)
* Thread extension is no longer required to run this program (but custom commands will won't work without it)
0.9.0 -> 0.9.1
* New hexadecimal editor
* New file selection dialog
* Added file system browser tab on left panel
* Added tips on start-up
* Added editor command line
* Improved editor configuration dialog
* A few bug fixes
* Removed dependency on IWidgets and Tix
* Some minor improvements
0.8.7 -> 0.9.0
* Implemented graph
* Many bug fixes (GUI, compiler, memory leaks)
* Editable shortcuts
* Bookmarks for opened and project files
* Search panels in left and right panel
* Modified GUI (checkboxes, radio buttons ...)
* Support for various encodings and EOLs
* Added "Tools" -> "Change letter case", "Normalize HEX" and "SIM -> BIN"
* Added editor functions "Lowercase", "Uppercase" and "Capitalize"
* Added help windows for opened and project files and opened projects
* Added pop-up menus for entry and text widgets (globally)
* Fixed problem with fonts (bad sizes)
* Implemented support for line wrapping (experimental)
* Added new command line options (see `mcu8051ide --help')
* More status tips and tool tips
* Added welcome dialog
* Added demonstration project
* Cleaner, faster and safer compiler
* Some more minor improvements
0.8.5 -> 0.8.7
* Implemented code validation
* Added tab "Instruction details" (on the right panel)
* Added Clean Up dialog
* Added Right Panel configuration dialog
* Added Toolbar configuration dialog
* Added support for custom commands
* Fixed some bugs (in GUI)
* Fixed many memory leaks
* Cleaner code
0.8.4 -> 0.8.5
* Fixed many bugs in GUI
* Improved editor
* Extended calculator
* Redesigned editor configuration dialog
* Added functions "Tools -> Reformat code" and "Tools -> Sim2Hex"
* Extended CLI (--reset-user-settings, --config-file, --compile, --hex2bin ...)
0.8.1 -> 0.8.4
* Fixed many bugs ... (including critical)
* Added compiler configuration dialog
* Added calculator timers preset
* Added dialog about
* Added support for exporting highlighted source code to LaTeX source
* Added many ToolTips
* Added StatusBar tips
* Added splash screen
* Added support for command line options
* All images are now *.XPM (X PixMap) (require Tix package)
* Changed installation procedure
0.8.0 -> 0.8.1
* Fixed some bugs in compiler (not critical)
* Fixed bug in to do list (saving text as SGML)
* Fixed bug in project management
* Added pop-up menu to to do list
