Merge pull request #25 from fasteddy516/unicode-support

Unicode support

Installer-System/Installer-System.aip

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<DOCUMENT Type="Advanced Installer" CreateVersion="16.0" version="18.8.1" Modules="simple" RootPath="." Language="en" Id="{9BAEE6C8-7726-40BA-ADC1-9001E7BBCAF9}">
+<DOCUMENT Type="Advanced Installer" CreateVersion="16.0" version="20.3.2" Modules="simple" RootPath="." Language="en" Id="{9BAEE6C8-7726-40BA-ADC1-9001E7BBCAF9}">
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiPropsComponent">
     <ROW Property="AI_BITMAP_DISPLAY_MODE" Value="0"/>
-    <ROW Property="AI_CURRENT_YEAR" Value="2022" ValueLocId="-"/>
+    <ROW Property="AI_CURRENT_YEAR" Value="2023" ValueLocId="-"/>
+    <ROW Property="AI_PACKAGING_TOOL" Value="Advanced Installer 20.3.2 build 850835f9" ValueLocId="-"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PREDEF_LCONDS_PROPS" Value="AI_DETECTED_DOTNET_VERSION"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Value="..\SimplySerial\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_boards.json_1" Value="..\SimplySerial\bin\Release"/>
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@
     <ROW Property="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="https://github.com/fasteddy516/SimplySerial"/>
     <ROW Property="ARPURLUPDATEINFO" Value="https://github.com/fasteddy516/SimplySerial/releases"/>
     <ROW Property="Manufacturer" Value="fasteddy516"/>
-    <ROW Property="ProductCode" Value="1033:{9E648CE1-01C5-4E90-BFC7-05E709BB0F46} " Type="16"/>
+    <ROW Property="ProductCode" Value="1033:{0D848E26-A1D0-4E43-8332-8004B7867CC3} " Type="16"/>
     <ROW Property="ProductLanguage" Value="1033"/>
     <ROW Property="ProductName" Value="SimplySerial"/>
-    <ROW Property="ProductVersion" Value="0.7.2" Type="32"/>
+    <ROW Property="ProductVersion" Value="0.7.3"/>
     <ROW Property="SecureCustomProperties" Value="OLDPRODUCTS;AI_NEWERPRODUCTFOUND"/>
     <ROW Property="UpgradeCode" Value="{6A3965D3-95B6-4145-8B3C-6F55E2A16C31}"/>
     <ROW Property="WindowsType9X" MultiBuildValue="DefaultBuild:Windows 9x/ME" ValueLocId="-"/>
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
     <ROW Fragment="SequenceDialogs.aip" Path="&lt;AI_THEMES&gt;classic\fragments\SequenceDialogs.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="Sequences.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;Sequences.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="StaticUIStrings.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;StaticUIStrings.aip"/>
+    <ROW Fragment="Themes.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;Themes.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="UI.aip" Path="&lt;AI_THEMES&gt;classic\fragments\UI.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="Validation.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;Validation.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="VerifyRemoveDlg.aip" Path="&lt;AI_THEMES&gt;classic\fragments\VerifyRemoveDlg.aip"/>
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@
     <ROW Action="AI_EnableDebugLog" Type="321" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="EnableDebugLog"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_InstallModeCheck" Type="1" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="UpdateInstallMode" WithoutSeq="true"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_PREPARE_UPGRADE" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="PrepareUpgrade"/>
+    <ROW Action="AI_PRESERVE_INSTALL_TYPE" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="PreserveInstallType"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_RESTORE_LOCATION" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="RestoreLocation"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_ResolveKnownFolders" Type="1" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="AI_ResolveKnownFolders"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_SHOW_LOG" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="LaunchLogFile" WithoutSeq="true"/>
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@
     <ROW Action="AI_DpiContentScale" Sequence="52"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_EnableDebugLog" Sequence="51"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_DetectSoftware" Sequence="101"/>
+    <ROW Action="AI_PRESERVE_INSTALL_TYPE" Sequence="199"/>
   </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiLaunchConditionsComponent">
     <ROW Condition="( Version9X OR ( NOT VersionNT64 ) OR ( VersionNT64 AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 600) OR (MsiNTProductType &lt;&gt; 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 600) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 601) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 602) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 603) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 1000) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) ) )" Description="[ProductName] cannot be installed on the following Windows versions: [WindowsTypeNT64Display]." DescriptionLocId="AI.LaunchCondition.NoSpecificNT64" IsPredefined="true" Builds="DefaultBuild"/>
@@ -187,7 +191,10 @@
     <ROW Condition="VersionNT" Description="[ProductName] cannot be installed on [WindowsType9XDisplay]." DescriptionLocId="AI.LaunchCondition.No9X" IsPredefined="true" Builds="DefaultBuild"/>
   </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiRegsComponent">
+    <ROW Registry="Manufacturer" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]" Name="\"/>
     <ROW Registry="Path" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="Path" Value="[APPDIR]" Component_="ProductInformation"/>
+    <ROW Registry="ProductName" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="\"/>
+    <ROW Registry="Software" Root="-1" Key="Software" Name="\"/>
     <ROW Registry="Version" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="Version" Value="[ProductVersion]" Component_="ProductInformation"/>
   </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiThemeComponent">

Installer/Installer.aip

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<DOCUMENT Type="Advanced Installer" CreateVersion="16.0" version="18.8.1" Modules="simple" RootPath="." Language="en" Id="{813739C4-1EBF-4720-9196-4AC91588D7AC}">
+<DOCUMENT Type="Advanced Installer" CreateVersion="16.0" version="20.3.2" Modules="simple" RootPath="." Language="en" Id="{813739C4-1EBF-4720-9196-4AC91588D7AC}">
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiPropsComponent">
     <ROW Property="AI_BITMAP_DISPLAY_MODE" Value="0"/>
-    <ROW Property="AI_CURRENT_YEAR" Value="2022" ValueLocId="-"/>
+    <ROW Property="AI_CURRENT_YEAR" Value="2023" ValueLocId="-"/>
+    <ROW Property="AI_PACKAGING_TOOL" Value="Advanced Installer 20.3.2 build 850835f9" ValueLocId="-"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PREDEF_LCONDS_PROPS" Value="AI_DETECTED_DOTNET_VERSION"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Newtonsoft.Json.dll" Value="..\SimplySerial\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_boards.json" Value="..\SimplySerial\bin\Release"/>
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@
     <ROW Property="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="https://github.com/fasteddy516/SimplySerial"/>
     <ROW Property="ARPURLUPDATEINFO" Value="https://github.com/fasteddy516/SimplySerial/releases"/>
     <ROW Property="Manufacturer" Value="fasteddy516"/>
-    <ROW Property="ProductCode" Value="1033:{A7D68EA4-86D5-4918-9A4D-B5B7414184D4} " Type="16"/>
+    <ROW Property="ProductCode" Value="1033:{F6ED6598-FD70-489F-9805-64684160B29E} " Type="16"/>
     <ROW Property="ProductLanguage" Value="1033"/>
     <ROW Property="ProductName" Value="SimplySerial"/>
-    <ROW Property="ProductVersion" Value="0.7.2" Type="32"/>
+    <ROW Property="ProductVersion" Value="0.7.3"/>
     <ROW Property="REBOOT" MultiBuildValue="DefaultBuild:ReallySuppress"/>
     <ROW Property="SecureCustomProperties" Value="OLDPRODUCTS;AI_NEWERPRODUCTFOUND"/>
     <ROW Property="UpgradeCode" Value="{64061592-EDD5-474E-B846-4CA070788BBE}"/>
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
     <ROW Fragment="SequenceDialogs.aip" Path="&lt;AI_THEMES&gt;classic\fragments\SequenceDialogs.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="Sequences.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;Sequences.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="StaticUIStrings.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;StaticUIStrings.aip"/>
+    <ROW Fragment="Themes.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;Themes.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="UI.aip" Path="&lt;AI_THEMES&gt;classic\fragments\UI.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="Validation.aip" Path="&lt;AI_FRAGS&gt;Validation.aip"/>
     <ROW Fragment="VerifyRemoveDlg.aip" Path="&lt;AI_THEMES&gt;classic\fragments\VerifyRemoveDlg.aip"/>
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@
     <ROW Action="AI_EnableDebugLog" Type="321" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="EnableDebugLog"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_InstallModeCheck" Type="1" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="UpdateInstallMode" WithoutSeq="true"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_PREPARE_UPGRADE" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="PrepareUpgrade"/>
+    <ROW Action="AI_PRESERVE_INSTALL_TYPE" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="PreserveInstallType"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_RESTORE_LOCATION" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="RestoreLocation"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_ResolveKnownFolders" Type="1" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="AI_ResolveKnownFolders"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_SHOW_LOG" Type="65" Source="aicustact.dll" Target="LaunchLogFile" WithoutSeq="true"/>
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@
     <ROW Action="AI_DpiContentScale" Sequence="52"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_EnableDebugLog" Sequence="51"/>
     <ROW Action="AI_DetectSoftware" Sequence="101"/>
+    <ROW Action="AI_PRESERVE_INSTALL_TYPE" Sequence="199"/>
   </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiLaunchConditionsComponent">
     <ROW Condition="( Version9X OR ( NOT VersionNT64 ) OR ( VersionNT64 AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 600) OR (MsiNTProductType &lt;&gt; 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 600) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 601) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 602) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 603) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) AND ((VersionNT64 &lt;&gt; 1000) OR (MsiNTProductType = 1)) ) )" Description="[ProductName] cannot be installed on the following Windows versions: [WindowsTypeNT64Display]." DescriptionLocId="AI.LaunchCondition.NoSpecificNT64" IsPredefined="true" Builds="DefaultBuild"/>
@@ -188,7 +192,10 @@
     <ROW Condition="VersionNT" Description="[ProductName] cannot be installed on [WindowsType9XDisplay]." DescriptionLocId="AI.LaunchCondition.No9X" IsPredefined="true" Builds="DefaultBuild"/>
   </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiRegsComponent">
+    <ROW Registry="Manufacturer" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]" Name="\"/>
     <ROW Registry="Path" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="Path" Value="[APPDIR]" Component_="ProductInformation"/>
+    <ROW Registry="ProductName" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="\"/>
+    <ROW Registry="Software" Root="-1" Key="Software" Name="\"/>
     <ROW Registry="Version" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="Version" Value="[ProductVersion]" Component_="ProductInformation"/>
   </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiThemeComponent">

README.md

@@ -66,11 +66,19 @@ If you have multiple COM ports, multiple CircuitPython devices connected, or nee
 
   `-a, --autoconnect` sets the desired auto-(re)connect behaviour (ex. `a:NONE`, `--autoconnect:ANY`)
   
-  `-l, --log` Logs all output to the specified file.  (ex. `-l:ss.log`, `-log:"C:\Users\My Name\my log.txt"`)
+  `-l, --log` logs all output to the specified file  (ex. `-l:ss.log`, `-log:"C:\Users\My Name\my log.txt"`)
             
-  `--logmode` Instructs SimplySerial to either `APPEND` to an existing log file, or `OVERWRITE` an existing log file.  In either case, if the specified log file does not exist, it will be created.  If neither option is specified, `OVERWRITE` is assumed.  (ex. `--logmode:APPEND`)
+  `--logmode` instructs SimplySerial to either `APPEND` to an existing log file, or `OVERWRITE` an existing log file.  In either case, if the specified log file does not exist, it will be created.  If neither option is specified, `OVERWRITE` is assumed.  (ex. `--logmode:APPEND`)
 
-  `-q, --quiet` prevents any application messages (connection banner, error messages, etc.) from printing out to the console.
+  `-q, --quiet` prevents any application messages (connection banner, error messages, etc.) from printing out to the console
+
+  `-f, --forcenewline` replaces carriage returns with linefeeds in received data
+
+  `-e, --encoding` sets the encoding to use when outputting to the terminal and log files.  Defaults to `UTF8`, can also be set to `ASCII` (the default in SimplySerial versions prior to 0.8.0) or `RAW`. In `RAW` mode, all non-printable characters are displayed as `[xx]` where `xx` is the hexadecimal byte value of the character.
+
+  `-noc --noclear` don't clear the terminal screen on connection
+
+  `-nos --nostatus` block status/title updates generated by virtual terminal sequences (such as the CircuitPython status bar introduced in CP version 8.0.0)
 
 If you wanted to connect to a device on COM17 at 115200 baud, you would use the command `ss -c:17 -b:115200`, or if you really enjoy typing `ss --com:17 --baud:115200`.
 

SimplySerial/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("fasteddy516")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("SimplySerial")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2019 Edward Wright (fasteddy516)")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2023 Edward Wright (fasteddy516)")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 

SimplySerial/SimplySerial.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Ports;
-using System.Text;
+using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Management;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace SimplySerial
 {
     class SimplySerial
     {
-        const string version = "0.8.0-alpha.2";
+        const string version = "0.8.0-beta.1";
 
         private const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;
         private const uint ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004;
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ namespace SimplySerial
         static int bufferSize = 102400;
         static DateTime lastFlush = DateTime.Now;
         static bool forceNewline = false;
+        static Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
+        static bool convertToPrintable = false;
+        static bool clearScreen = true;
+        static bool noStatus = false;
 
         // dictionary of "special" keys with the corresponding string to send out when they are pressed
         static Dictionary<ConsoleKey, String> specialKeys = new Dictionary<ConsoleKey, String>
@@ -82,7 +86,15 @@ namespace SimplySerial
 
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
+            // load and parse data in boards.json
+            LoadBoards();
+
+            // process all command-line arguments
+            ProcessArguments(args);
+
             // attempt to enable virtual terminal escape sequence processing
+            if (!convertToPrintable)
+            {
                 try
                 {
                     var iStdOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
@@ -94,12 +106,9 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                 {
                     // if the above fails, it doesn't really matter - it just means escape sequences won't process nicely
                 }
+            }
 
-            // load and parse data in boards.json
+            Console.OutputEncoding = encoding;
-            LoadBoards();
-
-            // process all command-line arguments
-            ProcessArguments(args);
 
             // verify log-related settings
             if (logging)
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                 try
                 {
                     FileStream stream = new FileStream(logFile, logMode, FileAccess.Write);
-                    using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream, Encoding.UTF8))
+                    using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream, encoding))
                     {
                         writer.WriteLine($"\n----- LOGGING STARTED ({DateTime.Now}) ------------------------------------");
                     }
@@ -199,7 +208,8 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                     ReadTimeout = 1, // minimal timeout - we don't want to wait forever for data that may not be coming!
                     WriteTimeout = 250, // small delay - if we go too small on this it causes System.IO semaphore timeout exceptions
                     DtrEnable = true, // without this we don't ever receive any data
-                    RtsEnable = true // without this we don't ever receive any data
+                    RtsEnable = true, // without this we don't ever receive any data
+                    Encoding = encoding
                 };
 
                 // attempt to set the baud rate, fail if the specified value is not supported by the hardware
@@ -247,11 +257,20 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                Console.Title = $"{port.name}: {port.board.make} {port.board.model}";
+
                 // if we get this far, clear the screen and send the connection message if not in 'quiet' mode
+                if (clearScreen)
+                {
                     Console.Clear();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Output("");
+                }
                 Output(String.Format("<<< SimplySerial v{0} connected via {1} >>>\n" +
-                    "Settings  : {2} baud, {3} parity, {4} data bits, {5} stop bit{6}, auto-connect {7}.\n" +
+                    "Settings  : {2} baud, {3} parity, {4} data bits, {5} stop bit{6}, {7} encoding, auto-connect {8}\n" +
-                    "Device    : {8} {9}{10}\n{11}" +
+                    "Device    : {9} {10}{11}\n{12}" +
                     "---\n\nUse CTRL-X to exit.\n",
                     version,
                     port.name,
@@ -259,12 +278,13 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                     (parity == Parity.None) ? "no" : (parity.ToString()).ToLower(),
                     dataBits,
                     (stopBits == StopBits.None) ? "0" : (stopBits == StopBits.One) ? "1" : (stopBits == StopBits.OnePointFive) ? "1.5" : "2", (stopBits == StopBits.One) ? "" : "s",
+                    (encoding.ToString() == "System.Text.UTF8Encoding") ? "UTF-8" : (convertToPrintable) ? "RAW" : "ASCII",
                     (autoConnect == AutoConnect.ONE) ? "on" : (autoConnect == AutoConnect.ANY) ? "any" : "off",
                     port.board.make,
                     port.board.model,
                     (port.isCircuitPython) ? " (CircuitPython-capable)" : "",
                     (logging == true) ? ($"Logfile   : {logFile} (Mode = " + ((logMode == FileMode.Create) ? "OVERWRITE" : "APPEND") + ")\n") : ""
-                ), flush: true);
+                ), flush: true); ;
 
                 lastFlush = DateTime.Now;
                 DateTime start = DateTime.Now;
@@ -304,6 +324,13 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                         // if anything was received, process it
                         if (received.Length > 0)
                         {
+                            // if we're trying to filter out title/status updates in received data, try to ensure we've got the whole string
+                            if (noStatus && received.Contains("\x1b"))
+                            {
+                                Thread.Sleep(100);
+                                received += serialPort.ReadExisting();
+                            }
+
                             if (forceNewline)
                                 received = received.Replace("\r", "\n");
 
@@ -336,7 +363,10 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                         if (autoConnect == AutoConnect.NONE)
                             ExitProgram((e.GetType() + " occurred while attempting to read/write to/from " + port.name + "."), exitCode: -1);
                         else
+                        {
+                            Console.Title = $"{port.name}: (disconnected)";
                             Output("\n<<< Communications Interrupted >>>\n");
+                        }
                         try
                         {
                             serialPort.Dispose();
@@ -348,11 +378,13 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                         Thread.Sleep(2000); // sort-of arbitrary delay - should be long enough to read the "interrupted" message
                         if (autoConnect == AutoConnect.ANY)
                         {
+                            Console.Title = "SimplySerial: Searching...";
                             port.name = String.Empty;
                             Output("<<< Attemping to connect to any available COM port.  Use CTRL-X to cancel >>>");
                         }
                         else if (autoConnect == AutoConnect.ONE)
                         {
+                            Console.Title = $"{port.name}: Searching...";
                             Output("<<< Attempting to re-connect to " + port.name + ". Use CTRL-X to cancel >>>");
                         }
                         break;
@@ -442,6 +474,18 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                     forceNewline = true;
                 }
 
+                // disable screen clearing
+                else if (argument[0].StartsWith("noc"))
+                {
+                    clearScreen = false;
+                }
+
+                // disable status/title updates from virtual terminal sequences
+                else if (argument[0].StartsWith("nos"))
+                {
+                    noStatus = true;
+                }
+
                 // the remainder of possible command-line arguments require two parameters, so let's enforce that now
                 else if (argument.Count() < 2)
                 {
@@ -545,6 +589,30 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                     logFile = argument[1];
                 }
 
+                // specify encoding
+                else if (argument[0].StartsWith("e"))
+                {
+                    argument[1] = argument[1].ToLower();
+
+                    if (argument[1].StartsWith("a"))
+                    {
+                        encoding = Encoding.ASCII;
+                        convertToPrintable = false;
+                    }
+                    else if (argument[1].StartsWith("r"))
+                    {
+                        encoding = Encoding.GetEncoding(1252);
+                        convertToPrintable = true;
+                    }
+                    else if (argument[1].StartsWith("u"))
+                    {
+                        encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
+                        convertToPrintable = false;
+                    }
+                    else
+                        ExitProgram(("Invalid encoding specified <" + argument[1] + ">"), exitCode: -1);
+                }
+
                 // an invalid/incomplete argument was passed
                 else
                 {
@@ -552,19 +620,33 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                 }
             }
 
+            if (clearScreen)
+            {
                 Console.Clear();
+            }
+
             if (autoConnect == AutoConnect.ANY)
             {
+                Console.Title = "SimplySerial: Searching...";
                 Output("<<< Attemping to connect to any available COM port.  Use CTRL-X to cancel >>>");
             }
             else if (autoConnect == AutoConnect.ONE)
+            {
+                if (clearScreen)
                 {
                     Console.Clear();
+                }
                 if (port.name == String.Empty)
+                {
+                    Console.Title = "SimplySerial: Searching...";
                     Output("<<< Attempting to connect to first available COM port.  Use CTRL-X to cancel >>>");
+                }
                 else
+                {
+                    Console.Title = $"{port.name}: Searching...";
                     Output("<<< Attempting to connect to " + port.name + ".  Use CTRL-X to cancel >>>");
                 }
+            }
 
             // if we made it this far, everything has been processed and we're ready to proceed!
         }
@@ -582,7 +664,27 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                     message += "\n";
 
                 if (message.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    if (noStatus)
+                    {
+                        Regex r = new Regex(@"\x1b\][02];.*\x1b\\");
+                        message = r.Replace(message, string.Empty);
+                    }
+
+                    if (convertToPrintable)
+                    {
+                        string newMessage = "";
+                        foreach (byte c in message)
+                        {
+                            if ((c > 31 && c < 128) || (c == 8) || (c == 9) || (c == 10) || (c == 13))
+                                newMessage += (char)c;
+                            else
+                                newMessage += $"[{c:X2}]";
+                        }
+                        message = newMessage;
+                    }
                     Console.Write(message);
+                }
 
                 if (logging)
                 {
@@ -592,7 +694,7 @@ namespace SimplySerial
                         try
                         {
                             FileStream stream = new FileStream(logFile, FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write);
-                            using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream, Encoding.UTF8))
+                            using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream, encoding))
                             {
                                 writer.Write(logData);
                             }
@@ -637,6 +739,9 @@ namespace SimplySerial
             Console.WriteLine("  -logmode:MODE     APPEND | OVERWRITE, default is OVERWRITE");
             Console.WriteLine("  -quiet            don't print any application messages/errors to console");
             Console.WriteLine("  -forcenewline     Force linefeeds (newline) in place of carriage returns in received data.");
+            Console.WriteLine("  -encoding:ENC     UTF8 | ASCII | RAW");
+            Console.WriteLine("  -noclear          Don't clear the terminal screen on connection.");
+            Console.WriteLine("  -nostatus         Block status/title updates from virtual terminal sequences.");
             Console.WriteLine("\nPress CTRL-X to exit a running instance of SimplySerial.\n");
         }
 

SimplySerial/SimplySerial.csproj

@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a "$(TargetDir)\SimplySerial_standalone.zip" "$(TargetDir)\ss.exe" "$(ProjectDir)\..\LICENSE" "$(ProjectDir)\..\README.md" "$(TargetDir)\boards.json" "$(TargetDir)\ss.exe.config" "$(TargetDir)\Newtonsoft.Json.dll"</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent>powershell Compress-Archive -Path '$(TargetDir)\ss.exe', '$(ProjectDir)\..\LICENSE', '$(ProjectDir)\..\README.md', '$(TargetDir)\boards.json', '$(TargetDir)\ss.exe.config', '$(TargetDir)\Newtonsoft.Json.dll' -DestinationPath '$(TargetDir)\SimplySerial_standalone.zip' -Force</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

SimplySerial/boards.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "2022-08-22T10:16:04.484338",
+    "version": "2023-02-14T13:18:35.393375",
     "vendors": [
         {
             "vid": "04D8",
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
         }
     ],
     "boards": [
+        {
+            "vid": "0483",
+            "pid": "572A",
+            "make": "STMicroelectronics",
+            "model": "NUCLEO-F446RE - CPy"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "04D8",
             "pid": "E799",
@@ -205,6 +211,12 @@
             "make": "Targett",
             "model": "Targett Module Clip w/Wrover"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "1209",
+            "pid": "4203",
+            "make": "42. Keebs",
+            "model": "Frood"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "1209",
             "pid": "4D43",
@@ -283,6 +295,12 @@
             "make": "takayoshiotake",
             "model": "Octave RP2040"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "1209",
+            "pid": "9000",
+            "make": "Hack Club",
+            "model": "Sprig"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "1209",
             "pid": "A182",
@@ -337,6 +355,12 @@
             "make": "Betrusted",
             "model": "Simmel"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "1209",
+            "pid": "CB74",
+            "make": "0xCB",
+            "model": "Helios"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "1209",
             "pid": "D10D",
@@ -355,6 +379,12 @@
             "make": "StackRduino",
             "model": "StackRduino M0 PRO"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "1209",
+            "pid": "EF00",
+            "make": "2231puppy",
+            "model": "E-Fidget"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "1209",
             "pid": "F123",
@@ -391,6 +421,12 @@
             "make": "Pimoroni",
             "model": "PicoSystem"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "16D0",
+            "pid": "10ED",
+            "make": "Mechwild",
+            "model": "PillBug"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "1915",
             "pid": "B001",
@@ -577,6 +613,12 @@
             "make": "WeAct Studio",
             "model": "Pico"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "239A",
+            "pid": "2030",
+            "make": "Czech maker",
+            "model": "Maker badge"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "239A",
             "pid": "6005",
@@ -1211,7 +1253,7 @@
             "vid": "239A",
             "pid": "80EE",
             "make": "Adafruit",
-            "model": "Feather ESP32S2 TFT no PSRAM"
+            "model": "Feather ESP32-S2 Reverse TFT"
         },
         {
             "vid": "239A",
@@ -1345,6 +1387,24 @@
             "make": "Adafruit",
             "model": "Feather ESP32-S3 TFT"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "239A",
+            "pid": "8120",
+            "make": "Raspberry Pi",
+            "model": "Pico W"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "239A",
+            "pid": "8122",
+            "make": "Adafruit",
+            "model": "Feather RP2040 Scorpio"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "239A",
+            "pid": "8124",
+            "make": "Adafruit",
+            "model": "Feather ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "239A",
             "pid": "D1ED",
@@ -1585,6 +1645,42 @@
             "make": "WIZnet",
             "model": "W5500-EVB-Pico"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "2E8A",
+            "pid": "102C",
+            "make": "Invector Labs",
+            "model": "Challenger RP2040 WiFi/BLE"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "2E8A",
+            "pid": "102D",
+            "make": "Invector Labs",
+            "model": "Challenger RP2040 SD/RTC"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "2E8A",
+            "pid": "102E",
+            "make": "VCC-GND Studio",
+            "model": "YD-RP2040"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "2E8A",
+            "pid": "1032",
+            "make": "Invector Labs",
+            "model": "Challenger RP2040 SubGHz"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "2E8A",
+            "pid": "1039",
+            "make": "Waveshare Electronics",
+            "model": "Waveshare RP2040-LCD-1.28"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "2E8A",
+            "pid": "1048",
+            "make": "nullbits",
+            "model": "Bit-C PRO"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "303A",
             "pid": "7001",
@@ -1595,7 +1691,7 @@
             "vid": "303A",
             "pid": "7003",
             "make": "Espressif",
-            "model": "ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N8"
+            "model": "ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N32R8"
         },
         {
             "vid": "303A",
@@ -1717,6 +1813,12 @@
             "make": "Lolin",
             "model": "S2 Pico"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "303A",
+            "pid": "80C8",
+            "make": "BrainBoardz",
+            "model": "Neuron"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "303A",
             "pid": "80D1",
@@ -1741,6 +1843,18 @@
             "make": "FutureKeys",
             "model": "HexKy_S2"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "303A",
+            "pid": "80E0",
+            "make": "BananaPi",
+            "model": "BPI-Leaf-S3"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "303A",
+            "pid": "80E6",
+            "make": "BananaPi",
+            "model": "BPI-Bit-S2"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "303A",
             "pid": "80E8",
@@ -1801,6 +1915,18 @@
             "make": "Smart Bee Designs",
             "model": "Bee-Motion-S3"
         },
+        {
+            "vid": "303A",
+            "pid": "8117",
+            "make": "WEMOS",
+            "model": "LOLIN S3 16MB Flash 8MB PSRAM"
+        },
+        {
+            "vid": "303A",
+            "pid": "812C",
+            "make": "BananaPi",
+            "model": "BPI-PicoW-S3"
+        },
         {
             "vid": "30A4",
             "pid": "0002",