Perfect Alain, thanks very much!
A couple of observations:
- When I run the .exe file, everything works fine,
apart from the 'Display' menu, which has a very long (indefinite?) delay in opening. Curiously, this was the bug that I reported to Owon on V1.0.8, which they fixed and released as V1.0.11. It may be that one of the included java sources with V1.0.23 has come from the earlier version and become embedded in your .exe .
- I seem to have lost my file association for .jar files. if I point it to java.exe in the /jre/bin of the standard installed VDS folder structure and double click on the VDS_C2_23.jar, it briefly flashes up a black window. I get the same behaviour if I double click any other jar file too. Note that I only have the JRE that comes with the Owon install, so this is probably just my ignorance of Java.
- I have managed to get your VDS_C2_23.jar working by renaming it to com.owon.vds.foundation_1.0.0.jar and replacing the one in the /plugins folder of an existing V1.0.23 installation. It works perfectly (including normal opening time for the display menu), so I am very happy with that!
As for changes that I would like to try:
- While experimenting with different versions the other day I discovered the one bug in what I previously thought was the flawless V1.0.23. If you turn on 'Math' mode in the Math menu, the math (green) trace defaults to CH1+Ch2 at 5V/div. If you attempt to change the scale factor to any other V/div, the green trace goes to a flat line. This can't be altered until you turn un-tick 'Math' and enable it again, when it defaults back to 5V/div! This is fixed in the later versions. The math function isn't actually that useful as the resulting trace is noisy on the later versions if you try to do a differential( CH1
- CH2) measurement. Irritating though. [EDIT: This bug actually occurs as soon as the function is set to CH1 - CH2].
- I'd like to try changing the 'Save Image' button in the Utility Menu into a 'Save Data' button, to replace the .txt/.csv/.xls save functionality that was originally on the main screen save button.
Just for reference, I have been compiling a S/W version differences log. This is probably still incomplete, but here is what I have so far...
V1.0.11
- Fixed delay in bringing up 'Display' menu (introduced in V1.0.8 )
- Skins working (Black / Blue).
- Math function works Ch1 - Ch2
- FPGA Image V3.5
V1.0.23
- Java Sources included in distribution (oops!).
- Skins working
- Math function broken Ch1 - Ch2 defaults to 5V range, changing it results in flat-line.
- FPGA Image V3.5
V1.0.27
- Math function works
- Skins work
- FPGA Image V3.5
V1.0.28
- FPGA Image V3.7 introduced
- Skins broken
V1.0.29
- FPGA Image V3.7
- com.google.gson_2.1.0.v201203072145.jar added to plugins folder (?)
- Skins broken
V1.0.30
- FPGA Image V3.7
- com.google.gson_2.1.0.v201203072145.jar in plugins folder.
- Doesn't remember timebase settings across program close.
- Crash when zooming horizontal when in stopped mode.
- Skins broken
(By skins broken, I mean that it is not possible to change from the default black theme to the blue theme)
Thank you again for your considerable efforts to get the save button to work as I asked!