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11th Sept - Minor fixes for windows XP, Serial Monitor, Serial Ports List support for older Arduino versions that have never been run before ++

There have been extensive changes in this release. The web site documentation will take a few weeks to catch up. Please use the forum if you have any questions.

A number of new features have been added, some cause different defaults to previous versions but all can be configured via new "tools>options>visual micro" settings. For example the debugger is activated globally for all projects regardless of the (Micro Debug) setting in the project properties. To disable this new workflow simply switch off "Always use debugger" in the Visual Micro tools>options.

With debug enabled but without breakpoints in a project a breakpoint is automatically created at the start of the loop. If the breakpoint is deleted it is re-created each time the compile runs. Switch this off in tools>options "loop Auto Create Breakpoint"

When creating new projects (or opening existing sketches for the first time) the debugger "Hit Counter" project property was not always defaulting to millisecond interval. There is a new tools>option to control this default.

Clicking "Tools>Visual Micro>Reset User Interface" is recommended after the 1309 upgrade because a number of menu items have been renamed.

It is now possible to register the lcoation of both Arduino 1.0.x and 1.5.x locations, Use the "Configure" option in the new tool bar apps list or use "tools>options>visual micro" to add additional ide locations. The "Arduino Application" folder option has been replaced by this new setup system.

Debugger users might notice an additional delay on the Arduino when the debugger starts. In previous versions the default delay was 250ms which was designed to give the pc time to prepare for debug. This delay was often not long enough because so many factors can affect how long the pc takes to open windows and how long the micro-controller normally takes to start after upload. The default delay has been increased to 2000ms (2 seconds) however it can be overridden using the project property "Start-up Delay". If the delay is too short then breakpoints early in the loop() or in the setup() might be missed.

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