Service release of June 11, 2024

Major changes:

• Updated Kvaser canLib DLL (version 5.45)
• Updated CAN API V3 sources to rev. 1312
• Updated CAN API V3 testing sources to rev. 1336
• Removed upper size limit of string properties
• Reworked CAN API V3 return values (C vs. C++)
• Optimized KvaserCAN wrapper (can_api.c)
• Integrated generic CAN API V3 utilities (rev. 1323)
• Updated release documents

Release of April 24, 2024

Major changes:

• Added an unified version file
• Recreated the library projects
• Updated all MSBuild environments
• Updated Kvaser canLib DLL (version 5.44)
• Updated CAN API V3 sources to rev. 1270
• Updated CAN API V3 testing sources to rev. 1273
• Changed the resolution of CTimer to 64 bit
• Implemented identifier acceptance filtering
• Added test suites for acceptance filtering
• Added filtering option to utility can_moni
• Added option /LIST-BITRATES to the utilities
• Implemented Kvaser-specific properties
• Fixed a bug with flag ESI in TC05.20
• Fixed a bug with Kvaser vs. CiA bit-rate settings
• Fixed compiler warnings with legacy CAN 2.0 frame format
• Updated the Python wrapper
• Updated the examples

Service release of November 11, 2023

Major changes:

• Realized "Blocking Write" (CANlib canWriteWait)
• Updated CAN API V3 testing sources to rev. 1219
• Updated Kvaser CAN bit-rate defaults
• Updated the utilities (class Timer)
• Updated the Python wrapper
• Updated the trial program
• Updated Doxygen configuration
• Updated deployment rules

Service release of September 10, 2023

Major changes:

• Migrated to VS 2022
• Updated Kvaser canLib DLL to version 5.41
• Updated CAN API V3 sources to rev. 1187 and applied the changes
  • Added old error code -40 as queue overrun error and renumbered error error frame received from -40 to -19
  • Removed unused error code CANERR_ERR_FRAME (note: the error code -19 is marked as reserved)
  • Removed flag fdoe and brse from struct can_speed_t (note: the flags are marked as reserved)
  • Integrated reworked module can_btr:
    • btr_check_bitrate: if FDOE w/o BRSE then check data phase field acc. OPTION_CANBTR_DATA_FIELDS
    • btr_bitrate2speed: no range checks anymore, calculation is done completely in float
    • btr_bitrate2index: returns the index if an index is given
    • btr_bitrate2string: no range checks anymore
    • btr_sja10002bitrate: set data phase field acc. OPTION_CANBTR_DATA_FIELDS
    • btr_compare_bitrates: comparision on basis of transmission rates (new function)
    • Removed flag fdoe and brse from struct btr_speed_t (standalone variant)
    • Documented all interface functions by Doxygen comments
    • Added header file CANBTR_Defaults.h
    • Reworked the bit-rate string scanner (btr_string2bitrate):
      • Return a flag if any data phase key is found
      • Return a flag if no. samp. key is found
      • Return BTRERR_ILLPARA on error
      • Removed the range checks
      • Set miminum frequency to 1
      • Checked for duplicated keys
      • Accept only case sensitive keys
    • Reworked the bit-rate string printer (btr_bitrate2string):
      • Added a parameter to output data phase keys
      • Added a parameter to output no. samp. key
      • Added a parameter for maximum buffer size
    • Fixed a bug with strtol if a correct value is outside the range of representable values (note: long is 32 bit wide for MS compilers and 64 bit for gcc based compilers!)
  • Added property values for transmit queue properties (note: values for filtering have been shifted by 8)
  • Fixed a bug with saturation of CAN FD DLC conversion
  • Updated description of compiler switches
  • Reworked formatting of message flags
• Added CAN API V3 Tests with GoogleTest (rev. 1194)
• Added Kvaser-specific bit-rate defaults
• Reworked error frame handling
• Fixed a bug when all channels torn down
• Fixed a bug with bit-rate adjustment
• Made the utilities more generic
• Updated the examples

Service release of August 3, 2022

Major changes:

• Updated Kvaser canLib DLL (version 5.39)
• Updated CAN API V3 sources to rev. 1082
• Fixed a bug with transceiver off in function can_reset
• Fixed a bug with field SAM in BTR0BTR1 register
• Fixed a bug with Kvaser CAN bus params (noSamp)
• Updated class CKvaserCAN (some property keys)
• Updated the trial program
• Updated the utilities

Service release of February 8, 2022

Major changes:

• Updated CAN API sources to rev. 1036
• Fixed a bug with message flag sts on reception
• Fixed a bug with getting properties from device
• Fixed a bug with state of virtual CAN channels
• Changed resolution of property GET_BUSLOAD
• Added two operations to class CPeakCAN to query channel information
• Updated the utilities to get the list of channels from the library

Service release of January 5, 2022

Major changes:

• Updated Kvaser canLib DLL (version 5.37)
• Updated CAN API sources to rev. 1020 and applied the changes
• Resolved firmware version vs. software version confusion
• Fixed some bugs with getting properties from device and from library:
  • accept NULL pointer for SET_FIRST_CHANNEL and SET_NEXT_CHANNEL
  • getting device properties requires a valid handle
  • string values must be at least one byte in size
• Fixed a bug with missing length for property CANPROP_GET_DEVICE_NAME
• Fixed a possible build issue with outdated define CAN_20_ONLY
• Updated Python examples (although they do not work under Windows)
• Updated my beloved utilities

Release of June 3, 2021

Major changes:

• Migrated to Visual Studio 2019 and adapted the MSC build environments
• Switched to a dual-license: BSD-2-Clause OR GPL-3.0-or-later
• Updated to Kvaser´s CANlib SDK version 5.35
• Realized class CKvaserCAN: public CCANAPI (uvKvaserCAN.dll)
• Implemented operation mode NXTD and NRTR
• Added a check for operation mode bit FDOE when bit BRSE is set
• Added a check for valid identifier range in can_write
• Added a check for operation capability in can_init
• Fixed a mistake with channel name displayed instead of device name
• Fixed an out-of-bound violation in companion module can_btr
• Fixed a bug with wrong return values from 'kvaser_capacity'
• Fixed an unnecessary decl-specifier on can_boards[]
• Added my beloved CAN utilities
• Added two simple C++ examples
• Added a Doxygen configuration

v0.1: takeover from subversion repo

Last sources from subversion repo to build version 1.1 (old versioning scheme)