Year 2017 Changes Log

• Fixed issue with two times parsing of the Manufacturer Bluetooth LE Advertisement frame;
• Fixed dead-lock issue appeared in wclMessageBroadcaster when wclMessageReceiver tries to close itself inside OnMessage event handler.

Bluetooth Framework

• Fixed dead-lock issue appeared in wclMessageBroadcaster when wclMessageReceiver trys to close itself inside OnMessage event handler;
• Error parsering during WiFi Direct SoftAP startup;
• Fixed freezing issue appeared when application stops WiFi Direct SoftAP after a WiFi hardware has been removed.

WiFi Framework

• Fixed dead-lock issue appeared in wclMessageBroadcaster when wclMessageReceiver trys to close itself inside OnMessage event handler.

IrDA Framework

• Fixed dead-lock issue appeared in wclMessageBroadcaster when wclMessageReceiver trys to close itself inside OnMessage event handler;
• Fixed issue when OnDisconnect event did not fire when a Serial Device (COM port) has been removed.

Serial Framework

• The new wclBluetoothLeProximityBeacon component has been implemented. The component switches your PC into the Bluetooth LE Proximity Beacon (iBeacon).

Bluetooth Framework

• Fixed bug with memory leak in Bluetooth LE Beacon Watcher (the Watcher connection was not freed);
• Fixed bug with wrong error code returned when try to start already running Bluetooth LE Beacon Watcher;
• Fixed freezing bug in Bluetooth LE Beacon Watcher;
• Fixed bug in discovering Bluetooth devices;
• Fixed bug that caused error when creating vCOM if it is exists.

Bluetooth Framework

• Changes in the WCL Messaging Subsystem;
• Changes in the Framework's files structure (wclBluetoothConnections and wclBluetoothComponents files were added);
• Fixed issue with heap corruption when closing connection (by any reason);
• Help update.

Bluetooth Framework

• Changes in the WCL Messaging Subsystem;
• Help update.

WiFi Framework

• Changes in the WCL Messaging Subsystem;
• Changes in the WCL Common Communication Subsystem;
• Changes in the Framework's files structure (wclSerialConnections and wclSerialComponents files were added);
• Help update.

Serial Framework

• Changes in the WCL Messaging Subsystem;
• Changes in the WCL Common Communication Subsystem;
• Help update.

IrDA Framework

• C++ Edition: critical memory leak has been fixed;
• Compatibility update.

WiFi Framework

• C++ Edition: critical memory leak has been fixed;
• Compatibility update.

IrDA Framework

• C++ Edition: critical memory leak has been fixed;
• Compatibility update.

Bluetooth Framework

The new Serial Framework has been released. Basic features:

• Enumerating serial devices (COM ports and Modems);
• Monitoring changes in serial hardware;
• Exchange data with serial device;
• Receive COM events;
• Receive Modem events;
• Full Serial Port control;
• Support for Bluetooth vCOM;
• Support for USB vCOM;
• Support for com0com.

Serial Framework

• New wclThread class has been added. The class helps to use the WiFi Framework in threads, console and service applications.

WiFi Framework

• New wclThread class has been added. The class helps to use the WiFi Framework in threads, console and service applications.

IrDA Framework

• Bleutooth LE Beacon Monitoring code has been reworked to protect access to the feature from more than once thread (including different applications);
• Bluetooth Discovering code has been reworked to protect access to the feature from more than once thread (including different applications);
• Fixed bug that may cause A/V when stopping Bluetooth LE Beacon monitoring or at the end of discovering for Bluetooth LE devices with Microsoft Bluetooth Drivers;
• New wclThread class has been added. The class helps to use the Bluetooth Framework in threads, console and service applications;
• New Console Demo project has been added to show how to use wclThread class in console application.

Bluetooth Framework

• Eddystone Beacon URL frame support;
• Eddystone Beacon UID frame support;
• Eddystone Beacon TLM (Telemetry) frame support;
• iBeacon support updated;
• Raw frames processing;
• Raw manufacturer specific frames processing.

Bluetooth Framework

• GetRemoteDeviceType() function has been reworked for better detecting BLE devices;
• Fixed A/V appears when discovering BLE devices but found mixed one (A/V appears in GetRemoteDeviceName method).

Bluetooth Framework

• Compatibility update.

WiFi Framework

• Fixed possible problem with receiving data from a connected remote IrDA device when the IrDA driver returns zero read buffer size;
• Compatibility update.

IrDA Framework

• Added new way to read remote Bluetooth Device Type with using new Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) API;
• Fixed possible problem with receiving data from a connected remote Bluetooth device when a Bluetooth driver returns zero read buffer size;
• Bluetooth LE Beacons monitoring and information reading support (on Windows 10 only).

Bluetooth Framework

• Fixed problem with reading read-only characteristic values on Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 platforms (Microsoft Bluetooth Drivers);
• Fixed problem with reading characteristic values on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 platforms (Microsoft Bluetooth Drivers);
• Fixed problem with subscribing for characteristic changes on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 platforms (Microsoft Bluetooth Drivers);
• Fixed problem with reading and writing descriptor value on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 platforms (Microsoft Bluetooth Drivers).

Bluetooth Framework

• C++ Edition: fixed critical bug in wclWiFiSoftAP when running on Windows 8;
• C++ Edition: fixed critical errors may cause A/V and/or memory leak on Windows 8 platform;
• OS version checking for WiFi Direct Soft AP to prevent from try to run it on unsupported platforms.

WiFi Framework

• C++ Edition: fixed critical errors may cause A/V and/or memory leak on Windows 8 platform.

IrDA Framework

• New flag "Kind" in wclBluetoothRadio.Discover method that indicates which devices should be discovered: Classic or BLE;
• OS version checking to prevent BLE usage on unsupported platforms;
• C++ Edition: fixed critical errors may cause A/V and/or memory leak on Windows 8 platform;
• Connecting to Bluetooth LE (GATT) devices without pairing on Windows 10 platform.

Bluetooth Framework

• OnClientConnected and OnClientDisconnected events have been added for WiFiSoftAP.

WiFi Framework

• Fixed possible deadlock in WiFi Direct Soft AP implementation.

WiFi Framework

• .NET Edition: fixed bug with wrong Data.Length value in IrDA Client and IrDA Server;
• Fixed possible deadlock in Lazy Discovering implementation.

IrDA Framework

• .NET Edition: fixed bug with writing characteristic value longer than 4 bytes;
• .NET Edition: fixed bug with wrong Data.Length value in RfCommClient and RfCommServer;
• Fixed possible deadlock in BlueSoleil implementation.

Bluetooth Framework

• Fixed bug in WiFi Sniffer error codes;
• Legacy Hosted Network support for WiFi Direct (WiFi Direct SoftAP);
• Documentation update.

WiFi Framework

• IrDA Server: Resolving connected client name;
• C++ Edition: some fixes in documentation.

IrDA Framework

• Compatibility update.

Bluetooth Framework

• Fixed Access Violation bug appeared when BlueSoleil RFCOMM client disconnects from server;
• Help update;
• Fixed freezing appeared when BlueSoleil client disconnects from a remote server (Delphi 2009 and above);
• Microsoft Authentication reworked for better support parallel pairing requests;
• Fixed Access Violation bug that appeared when receiving characteristics change notification on 64 bit platform.

Bluetooth Framework

• .NET Edition: fixed WiFISniffer bug with exception raises when stop capturing;
• Fixed issue in WiFi Sniffer Demo application when too many events received the app looks frozen;
• Compatibility update.

WiFi Framework

• Compatibility update.

IrDA Framework

• Compatibility update.

WiFi Framework

• Compatibility update.

IrDA Framework

New version of Bluetooth Framework has just been released.

Bluetooth Framework

• WiFi Packet Sniffer.

WiFi Framework

• Compatibility update.

IrDA Framework

• Error codes definitions were updated to make it more readable when you look for the error meaning in documentation;
• Demo applications reworked to show error codes in HEX so you can esy find them in documentation;
• The field NumberOfPhyTypes has been removed from the wclWiFiAvailableNetwork structure;
• The PhyTypes field type has been changed to wclWiFiPhys enumeration so you can easy check supported PHYs;
• Fixed installation bug when wrong library path specified for IDE and IDE can not build demos.

WiFi Framework

• Fixed bug when server could not start listening with Invalid Mode error;
• Fixed installation bug when wrong library path specified for IDE and IDE can not build demos.

IrDA Framework

• Reading Information Elements from BSS;
• VCL Edition: fixed installation of package with source code.

WiFi Framework

• IrDAServer: new methods for adding IAS records into IAS database;
• Fixed bug when communication starts early than state changed to csConnected;
• Fixed bug when Disconnect called before Connect finished and no events fired with WCL_E_CONNECTION_TERMINATED error code;
• VCL Edition: fixed installation of package with source code;
• VCL Edition: fixed property settings for client and server connection components.

IrDA Framework

• VCL Edition: Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo support.

WiFi Framework

• VCL Edition: Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo support.

IrDA Framework

• C++ Edition: Visual Studio 2017 support;
• Small updates in Common library.

WiFi Framework

• Fixed bug when the Connect method of the IrDAClient called with the Timeout parameter set to 0;
• The Address parameter checking was added for the Connect method of the IrDAClient;
• The Service parameter checking was added for the Connect method of the IrDAClient: it can not be empty and its length must be less than 25 characters;
• The Service parameter checking was added for the Connect method of the IrDAServer: it can not be empty and its length must be less than 25 characters;
• Small updates in Common library;
• C++ Edition: Visual Studio 2017 support.

IrDA Framework

We have just released absolutely new IrDA Framework. Supported features

• Discovering IrDA devices;
• Monitoring IrDA devices (Lazy Discovering);
• Querying IrDA devices properties;
• Querying IrDA devices IAS records;
• Connecting to IrDA devices (Client Mode);
• Accept connection from IrDA devices (Server Mode);
• Monitoring IrDA hardware changes.

IrDA Framework

• Network List Manager.

WiFi Framework

• .NET Edition: WiFi Framework error codes moved to wclWiFi.wclWiFiErrors class;
• .NET Edition.NET Edition: WiFiClient demo "Set Profile" allows to creates new profile;
• .NET Edition: Minor fixes in WiFiClient demo;
• .NET Edition: Documentation updated;
• .NET Edition: Online documentation;
• C++ Edition: Common errors redeclared as const;
• C++ Edition: WiFi Framework error codes moved to wclWiFiErrors.h;
• C++ Edition: WiFi Framework error codes redeclared as const;
• C++ Edition: WiFiClient demo "Set Profile" allows to creates new profile;
• C++ Edition: WiFiClient demo saves XML profile to file;
• C++ Edition: WiFiClient demo reads XML profile from file;
• C++ Edition: Documentation updated;
• C++ Edition: Online documentation;
• VCL Edition: WiFi Framework error codes moved to wclWiFiErrors.pas;
• VCL Edition: Fixed problem with CBuolder demo applications build;
• VCL Edition: WiFiClient demo "Set Profile" allows to creates new profile;
• VCL Edition: Documentation updated;
• VCL Edition: Online documentation.

WiFi Framework

• Fixed critical bug with enumerating BSS for the selected network;
• When enumerating BSS the interface should be connected.

WiFi Framework