[hpsdr] Openhpsdr-e - Protocol 2 - Wireshark plug-in version 0.0.7.1 released.

[Matthew J Wolf]

With Wireshark releasing a new major version, 3.x, it was time to update
my OpenHPSDR protocol 2 plug-in. The plug-in has been updated to version
3.8 of the protocol.

You can get the newest version 0.0.7.1 from my github account at:

https://github.com/matthew-wolf-n4mtt/openhpsdr-e/releases

Here is a list of what is new since the last release:

Version 0.0.7.1
  - Due to issue with the Microsoft Windows build. The "-"
    in the source file system names has been replaced with "_".

Version 0.0.7:
  - Wireshark version 3.0.1
  - Changed source file names from openhpsdr to openhpsdr-e.
  - Added references for Protocol 2 to text strings. 
    -- Added "P2" to the heuristic dissectors display_name.
    -- New Name: "OpenHPSDR Ethernet - Protocol 2"
    -- New Short Name: "HPSDR-ETH_P2"
    -- No change to Abbreviation: "hpsdr-e" 
  - Fixed the location of line in gain in DUC Command (DUCC), byte 51.
  - In High Priority Command (HPC)
     -- Removed the non-existing 8th open collector.
     -- Moved CWX0 into a sub menu.
     -- changed fields:
        openhpsdr-e.hpc.cwx0    is now openhpsdr-e.hpc.cwx0-cwx
        openhpsdr-e.hpc.cw-dot  is now openhpsdr-e.hpc.cwx0-dot
        openhpsdr-e.hpc.cw-dash is now openhpsdr-e.hpc.cwx0-dash
 - Fixed incorrect multiple use of the same field:
  -- openhpsdr-e.cr.discovery.mac
    --- Added fields:
        openhpsdr-e.cr.erase.mac
        openhpsdr-e.cr.program.mac
  -- openhpsdr-e.cr.discovery.board
    --- Added fields:
        openhpsdr-e.cr.erase.board
        openhpsdr-e.cr.program.board
  -- openhpsdr-e.cr.discovery.proto-ver
    --- Added field:
        openhpsdr-e.cr.erase.proto-ver
  - Version 3.7 Changes
    --In High Priority Status (HPS) added text string to warn about DUC I&Q FIFO
      almost full and almost empty are no longer supported as of version 3.7
      of the protocol.
      --- Should they be removed at some point in the future?
     -- Removed Multiplexed Mode
        --- In DUC Command (DUCC) changed DDC Multiplex sub menu to a warning
            text string.
	--- In Command Reply (CR) Hardware Discovery Reply for Full Hardware
	    Description. DDC Multiplex changed to a warning text string.
  - Version 3.8 changes
    -- The DUC Command (DUCC) byte 6, CW side tone level, is definded as a 7
       bit value. Added a bit mask so that the last bit is not displayed.   
    -- Open collector numbering changed from starting at 0 to starting at 1.
    -- Added Beta Version to Command Reply (CR). 
    -- Changed the format of the Command Reply (CR) Hardware "Response
       to Program"

There are 64 bit compiled versions for Microsoft Windows and Linux 
ADM64. There are installation instructions in the archive files 
for the compiled versions.

The basic installation is that the plug-in library file has to copied into Wireshark's plug-in directory.

MS Windows the plugin directory can be:
\Program Files\Wireshark\plugins\3.0\epan

Linux plugin directory can be:
/lib/wireshark/plugins/3.0/epan
/usr/local/lib/wireshark/plugins/3.0/epan

-Matthew J. Wolf, N4MTT