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=Introducing SHIPTide 5.1.100=
 
SHIPTide, our WYSIWYG GUI development software, is getting a Serious upgrade. Version 5.1.100 will be along soon, with faster performance and powerful new features. See below for a comprehensive list of features and updates.
 
SHIPTide, our WYSIWYG GUI development software, is getting a Serious upgrade. Version 5.1.100 will be along soon, with faster performance and powerful new features. See below for a comprehensive list of features and updates.
  
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= Improvements to the SHIPTide Experience =
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==SHIP v5.1.100 at a Glance==
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===Improvements===
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* Faster runtime performance
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* Faster SHIPTide project loading and editing performance
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* Improved pixel-accurate font rendering with better anti-aliasing
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* Improved SHIPTide control of connected SIMs (Launch/Restart toolbar buttons, etc.)
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* Improved Modbus protocol string handling
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* Improved support for USB thumb drive updates
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* Improved firmware and GUI integrity checking and version stamping
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* SIM535 now supports full 24-bit color
  
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==SHIP Harbour Master==
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===New Communications Features===
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* SHIP Harbour Master is a new application bundled with SHIPTide used to communicate to all SIM and SCM products.
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* The new SHIPBridge v2 protocol supports
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* SHIP Harbour Master can be found in your Microsoft Windows task bar.
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** Data tunneling for data interchange that is orders of magnitude faster, more tunable, more flexible than Modbus
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** Supports over-the-wire (UART, USB) updates of all firmware and GUI files
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** Read/Write/Create access to generic files on the SIM file system (and thumb drive, if available) over the wire
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* USB CDC support on the USB Device port
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* The "raw" link type so you can debug-text or raw data in/out the USB/CDC or UART
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* Serial streams (USB, USB/CDC, UART, etc) can now be configured to come up with SHIPBridge v2 in the SHIPTugBoat boot loader
  
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==Installation==
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===New Font-related Features===
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* Install directory default is changed to “Program Files/Serious/shiptide/5.1.100”
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* Support for .otf (OpenType) font files, including multi-glyph variants
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* Start location changed to “Serious/shiptide/5.1.100”
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* New font manager for multi-font waterfall glyph support
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* Enhanced auto-codepoint collection
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* New ".missingglyph" property on FontFamily objects that control how/if missing glyphs are displayed
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* New ".scaletofit" property on text objects enables auto-resizing to fit in a parent container
  
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==User Experience==
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===New SHIPSail Language Features===
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* Project verification now shows a percentage based progress bar.
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* Added support for Float, Double, Long (64-bit Integer), and Buffer data types
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* Added a SIM “Launch” and “Restart” button to the toolbar.
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* string = getTranslation(Node node, String languageCode); returns the translation for a defined language code
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** Right-clicking the Restart button allows a mode to be selected.
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* Sub-scripts in the resource area that can be called from other scripts (i.e. limited function support)
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* Project errors are now displayed in the Error(s) tab.
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* Do/While and While/Do loops
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** Double clicking on an error will select the node in the Project’s Layout and Resource tree.
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* Dynamic QR codes (create a QR code at runtime from binary or string data and display it)
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* Project error bubble removed.
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* JPEG file decoder support
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* Improved object selection responsiveness.
 
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* Search, Errors, and Export Details now retain their data on project change.
 
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* Fixed a bug on project close that would cause parts of the project to remain visible.
 
  
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==Fonts==
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===New Tools:===
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* Added support for OTF fonts.
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* New SHIPHarbourMaster MS Windows toolbar-based program that manages and monitors multiple connected devices
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* Added a Font Manager
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* New SHIPCrane tool for parallel production programming of all firmware and GUI files
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** Can be found on ''FontFamilyInfo'' nodes in the resource section
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* New SHIPSeashell tool for command line (single threaded) programming
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** Includes a character map to view glyph's within a font.
 
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** Regional glyph variant support.
 
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** Allows multiple font files to be added to one font family.
 
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*** Additional font files can be used to replace glyph's missing from other font files.
 
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*** Fonts can be scaled with a vertical and horizontal factor.
 
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*** Fonts can be shifted using offsets.
 
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* Added new property to ''FontFamilyInfo'' nodes, ''missingglyph''
 
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** Exports a symbol to be used on the SIM to identify missing characters used from a font.
 
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** Flags:
 
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*** NO_RENDER (default) – Missing glyph will not be rendered.
 
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*** BLOCK – Missing glyph's will be represented by an opaque block.
 
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*** FONT_DEFAULT – Missing glyph's will be represented by the Fonts default symbol. If the symbol is undefined then it will be a BLOCK symbol.
 
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* Added a new property on ''FontInfo'' nodes, ''codepointfetch’'
 
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** Exports characters used in a project not defined in the codepoint property.
 
  
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==Language Resources==
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===New Platform Support===
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* Added a Script and Language Code pull down to the Project Languages table.
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* Added support for new SIM243, SIM543, SIM553, SIM853 to all tools
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** This is used to define region specific character variants within fonts.
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* Added support for new SCM208 communications platform from SHIPHarbourMaster, SHIPCrane, and SHIPSeaShell
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==Project Templates==
 
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* Added new SIM module templates
 
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** SIM115-A98
 
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** SIM115-A99
 
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** SIM243-A01
 
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** SIM243-A03
 
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** SIM253-A01
 
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** SIM253-A03
 
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** SIM553-A01
 
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** SIM553-A03
 
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** SIM555-A01
 
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** SIM555-A03
 
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* • Platform section of projects will up updated on project load, elevating the need to ‘Change Platform/Variant’ on every new version of SHIPTide.
 
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* New system variable added: shipeventlooplimit.
 
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* <nowiki>GLASS0.bp</nowiki>p renamed to <nowiki>GLASS0.co</nowiki>lorSpace.
 
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** Added new constants for Color Space
 
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*** UNSET
 
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*** ARGB8888
 
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*** RGB565
 
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==Project Verification==
 
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* Improved CPU usage during project verification.
 
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* Forward references are no longer an error.
 
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* Each project now has its own verification logging tab.
 
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* Fixed a bug that would cause verification to fail if a project version was set higher than 128 in the Major, Minor, or Build.
 
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==Cargo and Splash Image Generation==
 
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* Cargo file extension changed from “.car” to “.shp”.
 
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* Splash Image file extension changed from ”.shi” to “.shp”.
 
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* Added new Splash Image: Remove.
 
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* Unused platform resources are no longer loaded to a cargo file.
 
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==Layout and Resources==
 
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* Scripts are now allowed to be created in the Resource tree.
 
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** Resource scripts can be used as a function call in SAIL.
 
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* Fixed errors when adding translations to String and Text resources.
 
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* Added new datatypes to ''variables'': Buffer, Long, Double.
 
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==Render==
 
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* Project renders are now cached for quicker page navigation.
 
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* Changing opacity on text is now represented in the text render.
 
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* Fixed a bug that would cause characters to not display following a line wrap.
 
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==Communications==
 
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* Added a new protocol SHIP Bridge
 
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* Added USBH/USBF Vendor support
 
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==Firmware Updater==
 
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* No longer supports “.car” and “.shi” files.
 
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* Progress bars now displays percentage based progress.
 
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* Firmware uploading now has error recovery and error prompts.
 
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==Developer Settings==
 
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* Removed ‘Launch application on restart’
 
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* Added ‘Halt device on restart’
 
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** This option can be used to stop a cargo from loading when a device is plugged in or restarted.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 14 March 2017

Introducing SHIPTide 5.1.100

SHIPTide, our WYSIWYG GUI development software, is getting a Serious upgrade. Version 5.1.100 will be along soon, with faster performance and powerful new features. See below for a comprehensive list of features and updates.

SHIP v5.1.100 at a Glance

Improvements

  • Faster runtime performance
  • Faster SHIPTide project loading and editing performance
  • Improved pixel-accurate font rendering with better anti-aliasing
  • Improved SHIPTide control of connected SIMs (Launch/Restart toolbar buttons, etc.)
  • Improved Modbus protocol string handling
  • Improved support for USB thumb drive updates
  • Improved firmware and GUI integrity checking and version stamping
  • SIM535 now supports full 24-bit color

New Communications Features

  • The new SHIPBridge v2 protocol supports
    • Data tunneling for data interchange that is orders of magnitude faster, more tunable, more flexible than Modbus
    • Supports over-the-wire (UART, USB) updates of all firmware and GUI files
    • Read/Write/Create access to generic files on the SIM file system (and thumb drive, if available) over the wire
  • USB CDC support on the USB Device port
  • The "raw" link type so you can debug-text or raw data in/out the USB/CDC or UART
  • Serial streams (USB, USB/CDC, UART, etc) can now be configured to come up with SHIPBridge v2 in the SHIPTugBoat boot loader

New Font-related Features

  • Support for .otf (OpenType) font files, including multi-glyph variants
  • New font manager for multi-font waterfall glyph support
  • Enhanced auto-codepoint collection
  • New ".missingglyph" property on FontFamily objects that control how/if missing glyphs are displayed
  • New ".scaletofit" property on text objects enables auto-resizing to fit in a parent container

New SHIPSail Language Features

  • Added support for Float, Double, Long (64-bit Integer), and Buffer data types
  • string = getTranslation(Node node, String languageCode); returns the translation for a defined language code
  • Sub-scripts in the resource area that can be called from other scripts (i.e. limited function support)
  • Do/While and While/Do loops
  • Dynamic QR codes (create a QR code at runtime from binary or string data and display it)
  • JPEG file decoder support

New Tools:

  • New SHIPHarbourMaster MS Windows toolbar-based program that manages and monitors multiple connected devices
  • New SHIPCrane tool for parallel production programming of all firmware and GUI files
  • New SHIPSeashell tool for command line (single threaded) programming

New Platform Support

  • Added support for new SIM243, SIM543, SIM553, SIM853 to all tools
  • Added support for new SCM208 communications platform from SHIPHarbourMaster, SHIPCrane, and SHIPSeaShell
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