VSPD - What's new?

Virtual Serial Port Driver 6.9
  [Build 6.9.1.134]
  Released: August 5, 2008

• Fixed: bug in interface in Windows XP Embedded

Virtual Serial Port Driver 6.9
  [Build 6.9.1.132]
  Released: March 23, 2008

• Added: Windows Server 2008 support
• Improved: our drivers successfully passed Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) tests and are digitally signed by Microsoft now
• Improved: drivers stability
• Virtual port creation speed is greatly increased
• Fixed: minor bug in interface in Windows 98/NT
• Fixed: several minor bugs and glitches

 Virtual Serial Port Driver 6.0
  [Build 6.0.1.117]
  Released: March 17, 2008

• Improved: multi-processors support
• Improved: Baudrate emulation is enhanced greatly
• Fixed: some stability issues
• Fixed: several minor glitches

 Virtual Serial Port Driver 6.0
  [Build 6.0.1.115]
  Released: May 22, 2007

• Totally refreshed, more flexible and user friendly interface
• Virtual Serial Port Driver and all of its internal drivers are now digitally signed
• Virtual Serial Port Driver is completely compatible with Windows Vista
• Added: completely new Serial Ports Explorer, which helps you get full information about all serial ports present in system
• Added: port access list, which is used to restrict access to created ports for various applications (for Windows 2000/XP/2003/ Vista)
• Added: applications, which are connected to created virtual serial ports are displayed in Serial Ports Explorer
• Added: current virtual port settings (Handflow, Chars, Line, Baudrate, Timeout) are changing automatically depending on port settings at the remote end (OEM only)
• Improved: different pinout presets (standard/loopback/custom) for more convenient usage of various null-modem schemes
• Improved: virtual serial ports are now located in "ports" group in Device Manager
• Improved: multi-processors support
• Virtual port creation speed is greatly increased
• Fixed: some stability issues
• Fixed: minor glitches

 Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.1
  [Build 5.1.7.60]
  Released: August 3, 2006

• Fixed: minor bug appeared under 64-bit operating systems

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.1
  [Build 5.1.7.58]
  Released: July 18, 2006

• Fixed: uninstallation issues under Windows NT4

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.1
  [Build 5.1.7.57]
  Released: February 23, 2006

• Fixed: Real port detection procedure

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.1
  [Build 5.1.7.56]
  Released: February 21, 2006

• Added: new event Break_OFF handling for virtual ports
• Improved: virtual port creation process during system boot

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.1
  [Build 5.1.3.41]
  Released: September 8, 2005

• Virtual Serial Ports Driver works now under 64-bit Windows versions

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.0
  [Build 5.0.3.31]
  Released: July 20, 2005

• Added ability to select Virtual Serial Port created by configuration manager in "Add a printer" wizard (after Windows reboot)

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.0
  [Build 5.0.2.25]
  Released: July 5, 2005

• Security bug is fixed

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.0
  [Build 5.0.2.21]
  Released: June 8, 2005

• Improved User Manual
• Syntax errors in Configuration Utility were corrected
• Minor interface enhancements (new icons)

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 5.0
  [Build 5.0.2.20]
  Released: June 7, 2005

• Hardware pinout/wiring customization
• Strict baudrate emulation for Windows NT
• Line break emulation
• Major interface changes (detailed information about virtual serial pair, custom pinout)
• Get complete information about virtual serial port directly from driver(current state, sent/received bytes Baudrate/ControlLine/Handflaw state etc.)
• Serial port overlapping (you may create virtual port with existing real name (COM1, COM2 etc) and operate it)
• Virtual serial ports are created by driver at the Windows startup
• Clients don't need to close all existing virtual serial ports to reconfigure them
• Existing virtual port pairs are enumerated and graphically represented
• Small enhancements and a few bugs are fixed

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 4.5
  [Build 4.5.9.102]
  Released: May 17, 2004

• Strict baudrate emulation
• Support for Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 Server
• Hyperthreading is supported
• Interface is improved
• Some bugs are fixed

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 4.0
  [Build 4.0.7.77]
  Released: February 20, 2004

• VSPDXP and VSPD 9x are merged
• Completely new and revised program interface
• Windows XP SP1 support is added

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 3.0
  [Build 3.0.2.30]
  Released: November 14, 2003

• Completely NEW kernel
• Support of WDM, PnP, WMI technologies
• Full compatibility of program interfaces with standard Windows "serial.sys"
• Signal lines and flow control emulation
• Multiple ports creation/manipulation
• "Hot" installation and port creation is added
• New improved interface

Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP 2.0
  [Build 2.0.15.29]
  Released: June 19, 2003

• Windows NT support
• Program interface improved
• Few minor bugs are fixed

Virtual Serial Ports Driver 9x 2.0
  [Build 2.0.0.11]
  Released: June 7, 2003

• Windows Me support
• Program interface improved
• Some bugs are fixed

Virtual Serial Ports Driver 9x 1.0
  [Build 1.0.6.53]
  Released: June 19, 2000

• Windows 9x support
• One virtual serial pair support
• No signal lines emulation