Minor: added some debug output

Added some debug output.
hw/sw-version: always store different version than current onew
2024-02-05 14:52:09 +01:00 · 2024-02-05 14:51:16 +01:00 · 2024-02-05 14:50:17 +01:00 · 2024-02-02 13:41:13 +01:00 · 2024-02-02 13:40:21 +01:00 · 2024-02-02 13:39:00 +01:00
27 changed files with 1854 additions and 492 deletions
--- a/DCLibraries.pri
+++ b/DCLibraries.pri
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG += plugin
 QT -= gui
-QT += serialport
+QT += widgets serialport


 win32 {
@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ HEADERS += \
    $${PWD}/include/sendWRcmd.h \
    $${PWD}/include/storeINdata.h \
    $${PWD}/include/tslib.h \
-    $${PWD}/include/shared_mem_buffer.h \
-    $${PWD}/include/reporting_thread.h \
-    $${PWD}/include/download_thread.h
+    $${PWD}/include/shared_mem_buffer.h

 SOURCES += \
    $${PWD}/src/datei.cpp \
@ -103,9 +101,7 @@ SOURCES += \
    $${PWD}/src/sendWRcmd.cpp \
    $${PWD}/src/storeINdata.cpp \
    $${PWD}/src/tslib.cpp \
-    $${PWD}/src/shared_mem_buffer.cpp \
-    $${PWD}/src/reporting_thread.cpp \
-    $${PWD}/src/download_thread.cpp
+    $${PWD}/src/shared_mem_buffer.cpp


 # INTERFACE = DeviceController
--- a/dCArun/CArun.cpp
+++ b/dCArun/CArun.cpp
@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-#include "CArun.h"
-#include "datei.h"
-
-
-CArun::CArun(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent)
-    , setupStep(SETUP_STEP::INIT)
-{
-    this->timerChainCtrl = new QTimer(this);
-    this->connect(timerChainCtrl, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(chainControl()));
-    this->timerChainCtrl->setSingleShot(true);
-    this->timerChainCtrl->setInterval(100);
-
-    loadPlugIn(1);
-
-    // Start setup-steps:
-    qCritical() << "CArun: start setup...";
-
-    this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-}
-
-
-char CArun::loadPlugIn(char lade1_entlade2)
-{
-    plugInDir.cd("plugins");
-    QPluginLoader *pluginLoader = new QPluginLoader();
-
-    pluginLoader->setFileName("/usr/lib/libCAmaster.so"); // for ptu5
-
-    if (lade1_entlade2==2)
-    {
-        pluginLoader->unload();
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (!pluginLoader->load())
-    {
-        qCritical() << "CArun: cannot load plugin";
-    } else
-        qCritical() << "CArun: plugin loaded: " << pluginLoader->fileName();
-
-    if (!pluginLoader->isLoaded())
-    {
-        qCritical() << "CArun: ERROR loading plugin: " << pluginLoader->errorString();;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    QObject *plugin = pluginLoader->instance();
-    if ( plugin == nullptr)
-    {
-        // make instance of the root component (which can hold more then one clases)
-        // also loads the lib if not yet done
-        qCritical() << "CArun: ERROR cannot start instance";
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    this->HWaccess = qobject_cast<hwinf *>(plugin);
-    // make instance to class "hwinf" in dll_HWapi.h over "interfaces.h"
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void CArun::openSerialPort()
-{
-    #define FILENAME_COMPORT            "../comport.csv"  // TODO: use absolute path
-                                                          // use settings (ini-file)
-            // comport.csv wird mit installiert in: /opt/app/
-            // k.A., ob "../comport.csv" gefunden wird.
-
-    qCritical() << "CArun: open serial port...";
-
-    QString  bs, cn;
-    int br, ci;
-
-    // load and use last settings:  --------------------
-    QByteArray myBA;
-    myBA=datei_readFromFile(FILENAME_COMPORT);
-    if (myBA.length()>0)
-    {
-        bs=csv_getEntryAsString(myBA,0);      // read the 's'     war 2!??
-        br=csv_getEntryAsInt(myBA,1);               // z.B. 5 (5.Eintrag in der Baud-Liste)
-        bs=csv_getEntryAsString(myBA,2);                // z.B 115200
-        cn=csv_getEntryAsString(myBA,3);       // z.B. COM9
-        ci=csv_getEntryAsInt(myBA,4);               // Eintragsnummer in COM-Fenster
-        this->HWaccess->dc_openSerial(br,bs,cn,1);
-    } else
-    {
-        // vermutlich wird dies hier ausgeführt?
-
-        // open with default settings
-        qCritical() << "CArun: open serial with default values";
-
-        bs="115200";
-        br=5;
-        //cn="COM14";     // Windows
-        cn="ttymxc2";   // PTU5
-        ci=2;
-        HWaccess->dc_openSerial(br,bs,cn,1);
-    }
-}
-
-void CArun::chainControl(void)
-{
-    switch (this->setupStep) {
-    case SETUP_STEP::INIT:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::INIT";
-        this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::OPEN_SERIAL_PORT;
-        this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        break;
-    case SETUP_STEP::OPEN_SERIAL_PORT:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::OPEN_SERIAL_PORT";
-        this->openSerialPort();
-        this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::CHECK_VALID_DATA;
-        this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        break;
-    case SETUP_STEP::TEST_OPEN_PORT:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::TEST_OPEN_PORT";
-        if (this->HWaccess->dc_isPortOpen()) {
-            this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::TEST_RESPONSE_REQUEST;
-        }
-        else {
-            qCritical() << "CArun: port is still closed, restarting..";
-            this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::INIT;
-        }
-        this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        break;
-    case SETUP_STEP::TEST_RESPONSE_REQUEST:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::TEST_RESPONSE_REQUEST";
-        this->HWaccess->dc_requTestResponse();
-        this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::TEST_RESPONSE_CHECK;
-        this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        break;
-    case SETUP_STEP::TEST_RESPONSE_CHECK:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::TEST_RESPONSE_CHECK";
-        if (this->HWaccess->dc_readAnswTestResponse()) {
-            // response was correct
-            this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::SETUP_AUTOREQEUST;
-        }
-        else {
-            qCritical() << "CArun: got no answer from DC, retry..";
-            this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::INIT;
-        }
-        this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        break;
-    case SETUP_STEP::SETUP_AUTOREQEUST:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::SETUP_AUTOREQEUST";
-
-        this->HWaccess->dc_autoRequest(1);
-        this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::CHECK_VALID_DATA;
-        this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        break;
-    case SETUP_STEP::CHECK_VALID_DATA:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: SETUP_STEP::CHECK_VALID_DATA";
-        if (this->HWaccess->sys_areDCdataValid()) {
-            qCritical() << "CArun: DC is connected";
-            // do not start timer again
-        }
-        else {
-            qCritical() << "CArun: auto request is not running, retry...";
-            this->setupStep = SETUP_STEP::INIT;
-            this->timerChainCtrl->start();
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        qCritical() << "CArun: invalid setup step";
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-
--- a/dCArun/CArun.h
+++ b/dCArun/CArun.h
@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef CARUN_H
-#define CARUN_H
-
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QTimer>
-#include <QDebug>
-#include <QDateTime>
-
-#include <QPluginLoader>
-#include <QDir>
-#include "plugin.h"
-
-
-enum class SETUP_STEP {
-    INIT,
-    OPEN_SERIAL_PORT,
-    TEST_OPEN_PORT,
-    TEST_RESPONSE_REQUEST,
-    TEST_RESPONSE_CHECK,
-    SETUP_AUTOREQEUST,
-    CHECK_VALID_DATA
-};
-
-
-
-
-class CArun : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    explicit CArun(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-
-    QTimer  *timerChainCtrl;
-
-    char loadPlugIn(char lade1_entlade2);
-
-    QDir plugInDir;
-
-private:
-
-    hwinf *HWaccess=nullptr;        // global pointer to plugin-class
-
-    SETUP_STEP setupStep;
-
-    void openSerialPort();
-
-signals:
-
-
-private slots:
-    void chainControl();
-
-};
-
-#endif // CARUN_H
--- a/dCArun/dCArun.pro
+++ b/dCArun/dCArun.pro
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-QT       += core
-QT      += serialport
+QT       += core gui
+QT      +=widgets serialport
 QT      +=network
    # for TCP-IP

@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ VERSION = "1.0.0"
 DESTDIR=$${_PRO_FILE_PWD_}/../build


+greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
+
 CONFIG += c++11
 CONFIG += PTU5

@ -39,15 +41,18 @@ DEFINES+=APP_BUILD_TIME=\\\"$$BUILD_TIME\\\"
 DEFINES+=APP_EXTENDED_VERSION=\\\"$$EXTENDED_VERSION\\\"

 SOURCES += \
-    CArun.cpp \
    main.cpp \
+    mainwindow.cpp \
    tslib.cpp \
+    win01_com.cpp \
    datei.cpp

 HEADERS += \
-    CArun.h \
    guidefs.h \
+    mainwindow.h \
+    stepList.h \
    tslib.h \
    versionHistory.txt \
+    win01_com.h \
    datei.h \
    plugin.h
--- a/dCArun/main.cpp
+++ b/dCArun/main.cpp
@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-#include "CArun.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
 //#include "message_handler.h"
-#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QApplication>
+
+int thisisglobal;

 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    QCoreApplication myapp(argc, argv);
-
-    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("ATB");
-    QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("CArun");
-    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(APP_VERSION);
+    int ret;
+    QApplication myapp(argc, argv);
+    QApplication::setApplicationName("CArunGui");
+    QApplication::setApplicationVersion(APP_VERSION);

 /*
    if (!messageHandlerInstalled()) { // change internal qt-QDebug-handling
@ -17,9 +18,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
        //setDebugLevel(QtMsgType::QtDebugMsg);
    }
 */
-    CArun carun;
+    MainWindow myMainWin;
+    QSize myMainSize={800, 480};    // breite, höhe, PTU: 800x440
+    myMainWin.setMinimumSize(myMainSize);
+    myMainWin.setMaximumSize(myMainSize);
+    myMainWin.setWindowTitle("CArun_V4.2 run cash agent master lib");
+    //myMainWin.show();

-    return myapp.exec();
+    ret=myapp.exec();
+
+    return ret;
 }


--- a/dCArun/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/dCArun/mainwindow.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+#include "mainwindow.h"
+
+char MainWindow::loadPlugIn(char lade1_entlade2)
+{
+    plugInDir.cd("plugins");
+    QPluginLoader *pluginLoader = new QPluginLoader();
+
+// select system:
+    //pluginLoader->setFileName("../MasterPlug/libCAmaster.so");   // for suse
+    //pluginLoader->setFileName("../SlavePlug/libCAslave.so");  // for ptu5
+    //pluginLoader->setFileName("../../MasterPlug/CAmaster.dll"); // for windows
+    //pluginLoader->setFileName("CAmaster.dll"); // for windows
+    pluginLoader->setFileName("/usr/lib/libCAmaster.so"); // for ptu5
+
+    if (lade1_entlade2==2)
+    {
+        pluginLoader->unload();
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!pluginLoader->load())
+    {
+        qDebug()<<"cannot load plugin";
+    } else
+        qDebug() <<"loaded plugin: " << pluginLoader->fileName();
+
+    if (!pluginLoader->isLoaded())
+    {
+        qDebug()<<pluginLoader->errorString();
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    QObject *plugin = pluginLoader->instance();
+    if ( plugin == nullptr)
+    {
+        // make instance of the root component (which can hold more then one clases)
+        // also loads the lib if not yet done
+        qDebug()<<"cannot start instance";
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    //int rr=hwapi->giveVal(2);                 funktioniert :))
+    //qDebug()<<"got value from plugin"<<rr;    funktioniert :))
+    // aber besser globaler pointer:
+    // im h-file
+    // hwinf *hwapi=nullptr;     // pointer to plugin-class
+
+    HWaccess= qobject_cast<hwinf *>(plugin);
+    // make instance to class "hwinf" in dll_HWapi.h over "interfaces.h"
+
+    qDebug()<<"loadPlugIn, HWAccess: " << HWaccess;
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+#define         WINCTRMIN      0
+    // 0 is always the home screen
+
+#define         WINCTRMAX      30
+    // number of needed application screens, up to 255
+    // All screens must be defined below in mainwindow-class first before increasing the nr
+    // numbers must be consecutively from 0 always, 0 is the home screen always
+
+#define        FORMWIDTH        725
+//#define        FORMWIDTH        690
+    // this width is the same for ALL windows
+
+#define        FORMHEIGHT       440
+// this height is the same for ALL windows
+
+#define         NAVIBUTTONHEIGHT        70
+#define         NAVIBUTTONWIDHT        50
+
+#define         HOMEPAGE_BACKGROUND_COLOR   "background-color: lightgrey"
+
+#define         BUTTON_COLOR                "background-color: rgb(160,250,190)"
+
+#define         ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR                "background-color: rgb(160,250,190)"
+#define         DISABL_NAVI_COLOR                "background-color: grey"
+
+#define         APPPAGE_BACKGROUND_COLOR   "background-color: lightgrey"
+
+#define         UPDATE_PERIOD_MS        100
+    // period to call chain steps
+
+#define         VENDINGTIMEOUT_MS       30000
+    // after this time without any operation the program returns to idle state
+    // time in ms, that means 30.000 gives 30seconds
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
+{
+    loadPlugIn(1);
+
+    // define all working moduls (besides gui) here, call ini and working in chainControl() (~Line 1000)
+    //mifCard = new T_Mifare(HWaccess);   // ganz wichtig: HWaccess an sub-Konstruktor übergeben
+                                        // sonst crash bei HW-Zugriff!!!!
+    //diary = new T_lib_diary(); absturz!!!!!!
+    //conf = new T_lib_config(HWaccess);
+
+    timerChainCtrl = new QTimer(this);
+    connect(timerChainCtrl, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(chainControl()));
+    timerChainCtrl->setSingleShot(0);
+    timerChainCtrl->start(UPDATE_PERIOD_MS);     // 1000: call every 1000ms
+
+    timerVendingTimeout = new QTimer(this);
+    connect(timerVendingTimeout, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(vendingTimeout()));
+    timerVendingTimeout->setSingleShot(true);
+    timerVendingTimeout->start(VENDINGTIMEOUT_MS);     // in ms
+
+    // ##########################################################################################
+    // für jedes anzuzeigende Fenster eine eigene Groupbox mit eigenem Grid anlegen:
+
+    frame01 = new QGroupBox;
+    frame01->setStyleSheet(APPPAGE_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+    frame01->setMinimumSize(FORMWIDTH,FORMHEIGHT);
+    QVBoxLayout *smallLay01 = new QVBoxLayout;
+    frame01->setLayout(smallLay01);
+    // Fensterinhalt aus externer Klasse einfügen:
+    myFenster01 = new T_winComPort(HWaccess);        // HWaccess damit auf das HW-Plugin zugegriffen werden kann, sonst crash
+    smallLay01->addWidget(myFenster01);
+
+    // ##########################################################################################
+    // draw Mainwindow:
+    bigGroupbox = new QGroupBox;
+    bigGroupbox->setStyleSheet("background-color: grey");
+    bigGroupbox->setMinimumSize(800,480);
+//    bigLayout = new QVBoxLayout;      // navi buttons on bottom side
+    bigLayout = new QHBoxLayout;        // navi buttons right hand
+
+    // ##########################################################################################
+    // add all windows (but display only one)
+    // display only one: then all windows are shown at the same place
+    // display more then one: the windows are listed in vertical order
+
+    bigLayout->addWidget(frame01);
+
+    bigGroupbox->setLayout(bigLayout);
+    switchScreen(1);
+    //HideAllWindows();
+
+    // ##########################################################################################
+    // Steuer Leiste
+
+    //QHBoxLayout *ButtonLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    QVBoxLayout *ButtonLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    QFont myTabFont;
+    myTabFont.setPixelSize(26);
+
+    pBback = new QPushButton("<");        //b\na\nc\nk");
+    pBback->setFont(myTabFont);
+    pBback->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);    
+    pBback->setMinimumHeight(NAVIBUTTONHEIGHT);
+    pBback->setMaximumWidth(NAVIBUTTONWIDHT);
+    connect(pBback, SIGNAL( clicked() ), myFenster01, SLOT( Nav_back()));
+
+    myTabFont.setPixelSize(22);
+    pBhome = new QPushButton("<<");      //h\no\nm\ne");
+    pBhome->setFont(myTabFont);
+    pBhome->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+    pBhome->setMinimumHeight(NAVIBUTTONHEIGHT);
+    pBhome->setMaximumWidth(NAVIBUTTONWIDHT);
+    connect(pBhome, SIGNAL( clicked() ), myFenster01, SLOT( Nav_home()));
+
+    myTabFont.setPixelSize(26);
+    pBforward = new QPushButton(">"); //n\ne\nx\nt");
+    pBforward->setFont(myTabFont);
+    pBforward->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+    pBforward->setMinimumHeight(NAVIBUTTONHEIGHT);
+    pBforward->setMaximumWidth(NAVIBUTTONWIDHT);
+    connect(pBforward, SIGNAL( clicked() ), myFenster01, SLOT( Nav_next()));
+
+    QLabel *buttonSpace = new QLabel(" ");
+    ButtonLayout->addWidget(pBback);
+    ButtonLayout->addWidget(buttonSpace);
+    //ButtonLayout->addWidget(buttonSpace);
+    ButtonLayout->addWidget(pBhome);
+    ButtonLayout->addWidget(buttonSpace);
+    //ButtonLayout->addWidget(buttonSpace);
+    ButtonLayout->addWidget(pBforward);
+    QLabel *bottomSpace = new QLabel(" ");
+    ButtonLayout->addWidget(bottomSpace);
+
+    bigLayout->addLayout(ButtonLayout);
+
+    setCentralWidget(bigGroupbox);
+
+    // AUTOSTART serial transmission
+    //HWaccess->dc_openSerial(5,"115200","ttyS0",1);    // my suse computer
+    //HWaccess->dc_openSerial(1,"9600","COM5",1);    // my suse computer
+    //HWaccess->dc_openSerial(5,"115200","ttymxc2",1);      // ptu5
+    //HWaccess->dc_autoRequest(true);
+    //myFenster01->setButtons4autoStart();
+    //HWaccess->alarm_switchSiren(0);  // test
+
+    enableNaviButtons(BACKBUTTON,true);
+    enableNaviButtons(HOMEBUTTON,true);
+    enableNaviButtons(FORWBUTTON,true); 
+    this->chainIni();
+
+    //connect(myFenster02, SIGNAL(quitMyApp()), this, SLOT(close()));
+
+}
+
+MainWindow::~MainWindow()
+{
+    loadPlugIn(2);
+}
+
+
+void MainWindow::HideAllWindows()
+{
+    // vorsicht: Fenster muss oben definiert sein sonst Programmabsturz ohne Kommentar
+
+    frame01->setEnabled(false);
+    frame01->setVisible(false);
+}
+
+
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+//  Call Windows
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+void MainWindow::switchScreen(uint16_t winNr)    // 0...30
+{
+
+    HideAllWindows();
+    //qDebug()<<"switch screen to " << winNr;
+
+    switch (winNr)
+    {
+    case 1:
+        frame01->setEnabled(true);
+        frame01->setVisible(true);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+
+    }
+
+}
+
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+// Navigation buttons
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+void MainWindow::enableNaviButtons(uint8_t switchBitwise)
+{
+    // switchBitwise=0: no change
+    // bit0,1: enable/disable button "next"
+    // bit2,3: enable/disable button "home"
+    // bit4,5: enable/disable button "back"
+
+    if (switchBitwise &1)
+    {
+        pBforward->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+        //pBforward->setText("next");
+        pBforward->setEnabled(true);
+    } else
+    if (switchBitwise &2)
+    {
+        pBforward->setStyleSheet(DISABL_NAVI_COLOR);
+        //pBforward->setText("    ");
+        pBforward->setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
+    if (switchBitwise &4)
+    {
+        pBhome->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+        //pBhome->setText("home");
+        pBhome->setEnabled(true);
+    } else
+    if (switchBitwise &8)
+    {
+        pBhome->setStyleSheet(DISABL_NAVI_COLOR);
+        //pBhome->setText("    ");
+        pBhome->setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
+    if (switchBitwise &16)
+    {
+        pBback->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+        //pBback->setText("back");
+        pBback->setEnabled(true);
+    } else
+    if (switchBitwise &32)
+    {
+        pBback->setStyleSheet(DISABL_NAVI_COLOR);
+        //pBback->setText("    ");
+        pBback->setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
+
+
+}
+
+void MainWindow::enableNaviButtons(uint8_t buttonNr, bool enabled)
+{
+    if (buttonNr==1)
+    {
+        if (enabled)
+        {
+            pBback->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+            //pBback->setText("back");
+            pBback->setEnabled(true);
+        } else
+        {
+            pBback->setStyleSheet(DISABL_NAVI_COLOR);
+            //pBback->setText("    ");
+            pBback->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+    } else
+    if (buttonNr==2)
+    {
+        if (enabled)
+        {
+            pBhome->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+            //pBhome->setText("home");
+            pBhome->setEnabled(true);
+        } else
+        {
+            pBhome->setStyleSheet(DISABL_NAVI_COLOR);
+            //pBhome->setText("    ");
+            pBhome->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+    } else
+    if (buttonNr==3)
+    {
+        if (enabled)
+        {
+            pBforward->setStyleSheet(ACTIVE_NAVI_COLOR);
+            //pBforward->setText("next");
+            pBforward->setEnabled(true);
+        } else
+        {
+            pBforward->setStyleSheet(DISABL_NAVI_COLOR);
+            //pBforward->setText("    ");
+            pBforward->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+// control work flow by Finite state machine
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+static uint16_t chainCurrentStep, chainNextStep;
+static bool chain_stepIni;
+
+void MainWindow::chainIni(void)
+{
+    // called once after power-up by constructor
+    chainCurrentStep=WCS_STARTSCREEN;     // start screen
+    chainNextStep=chainCurrentStep;
+    switchScreen(chainCurrentStep);
+    chain_stepIni=true;
+//qDebug()<<"chain ini, call step "<<WCS_STARTUP << " " << chainCurrentStep;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::chainControl(void)
+{
+
+    uint16_t nextScreen=0;
+    uint8_t  useNavi=0;
+    bool busy=false;
+    // working step chain:
+    if (chainCurrentStep != chainNextStep)
+    {
+        if (chainNextStep!=WCS_STARTSCREEN)
+        {
+            timerVendingTimeout->stop();
+            timerVendingTimeout->start(VENDINGTIMEOUT_MS);
+        }
+        //qDebug()<<"found new sreen";
+        chainCurrentStep=chainNextStep;
+        switchScreen(chainCurrentStep);
+        chain_stepIni=true;
+
+    }
+
+    if (chainCurrentStep==1)
+    {
+        if (chain_stepIni)
+            busy=myFenster01->work_ini(&nextScreen, &useNavi);
+        else
+            busy=myFenster01->working(&nextScreen, &useNavi);
+    } else
+
+    {
+        // error undefined step
+        qDebug()<<"error main chain control, wrong step ("<<chainCurrentStep<<") selected";
+        
+    }
+
+    if (chain_stepIni)
+    {
+        chain_stepIni=false;
+        switchScreen(chainCurrentStep);       // the mainWindow frame has always the same number as the working step
+    }
+
+    if (nextScreen>0)
+    {
+        // call next chain step
+        //qDebug()<<"chain control: new step selected: "<< nextScreen;
+
+        chainNextStep=nextScreen;
+    }
+    if (useNavi>0)
+    {
+        //qDebug()<<"chain control: navi buttons "<< useNavi;
+        enableNaviButtons(useNavi);
+    }
+
+    if (busy>0)
+    {
+        // reset time-out
+        timerVendingTimeout->start();
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
+void MainWindow::vendingTimeout(void)
+{
+    // there was no user operation for 30s so return to start screen
+//    uint16_t nextScreen=WCS_STARTSCREEN;
+//    chainNextStep=nextScreen;             erstmal stilllegen, stört bei IBN
+    //qDebug()<<"chain control: vending TO";
+    timerVendingTimeout->stop();
+}
+
+
+
--- a/dCArun/mainwindow.h
+++ b/dCArun/mainwindow.h
@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
+#define MAINWINDOW_H
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QStyle>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QDate>
+#include <QTime>
+
+#include <QPluginLoader>
+#include <QDir>
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "stepList.h"
+//#include "stepList.h" // define all working chain steps here
+#include "win01_com.h"
+
+
+class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    QPushButton *pBback;
+    QPushButton *pBhome;
+    QPushButton *pBforward;
+    QGroupBox   *bigGroupbox;
+    QHBoxLayout *bigLayout;
+    QTimer      *timerChainCtrl;
+    QTimer      *timerVendingTimeout;
+
+    QGroupBox   *frame01;
+    T_winComPort    *myFenster01;
+
+    void HideAllWindows();
+    void switchScreen(uint16_t winNr);
+    char loadPlugIn(char lade1_entlade2);
+    QDir plugInDir;
+    void chainIni(void);
+
+public:
+    hwinf *HWaccess=nullptr;        // global pointer to plugin-class
+
+    MainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~MainWindow();
+
+#define BACKBUTTON  1
+#define HOMEBUTTON  2
+#define FORWBUTTON  3
+    void enableNaviButtons(uint8_t buttonNr, bool enabled);
+    void enableNaviButtons(uint8_t switchBitwise);
+
+private slots:
+    void chainControl();
+    void vendingTimeout();
+
+};
+
+
+
+
+#endif // MAINWINDOW_H
--- a/dCArun/stepList.h
+++ b/dCArun/stepList.h
@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#ifndef STEPLIST_H
+#define STEPLIST_H
+
+
+// define all working chain steps
+// every FSM-Step get's a frame in MainWindow with the same number and a self-designed GUI
+// labels are used for switchScreen( label=nr );
+// numbers are important: e.g. number 3 calls frame3 and frame3 includes subClass "T_fenster03"
+// so best solution: label = same name like class (in example: Fenster03). Label is fixed bound to number, never change!
+
+// numbers are fixed assosiated with the function (e.g. ComPort), can't be changed.
+// but screen order can be called in step chain randomly
+
+
+// Windownumbers for certain function, never change
+#define     PAGE_COMPORT            1
+#define     PAGE_SERVICEMAIN        2
+#define     PAGE_TIMEDATEVERSION    3
+#define     PAGE_MACHINESTATUS      4
+#define     PAGE_CHECKDOORS         5
+#define     PAGE_PRINTER            6
+#define     PAGE_COINMECHANIC       7
+#define     PAGE_MIFARE             8
+#define     PAGE_MODEM              9
+#define     PAGE_COINPAYMENT        10
+#define     PAGE_VAULTRECORD        11
+#define     PAGE_BOOTLOADER         12
+#define     PAGE_PROG_JSON          13
+#define     PAGE_COINCHANGER        14
+#define     PAGE_BILLREADER         15
+#define     PAGE_NEXT16             16
+#define     PAGE_NEXT17             17
+#define     PAGE_NEXT18             18
+#define     PAGE_NEXT19             19
+#define     PAGE_NEXT20             20
+
+//          fix:                customize:
+#define     WCS_STARTSCREEN     PAGE_COMPORT
+
+// PAGE_COMPORT:
+#define     WCS_WIN01BAK    PAGE_COMPORT
+#define     WCS_WIN01MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN01FWD    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+
+// PAGE_SERVICEMAIN:
+#define     WCS_WIN02BAK    PAGE_COMPORT
+#define     WCS_WIN02MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN02FWD    PAGE_TIMEDATEVERSION
+
+// PAGE_TIMEDATEVERSION:
+#define     WCS_WIN03BAK    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN03MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN03FWD    PAGE_MACHINESTATUS
+
+// PAGE_MACHINESTATUS:
+#define     WCS_WIN04BAK    PAGE_TIMEDATEVERSION
+#define     WCS_WIN04MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN04FWD    PAGE_CHECKDOORS
+
+
+// PAGE_CHECKDOORS:
+#define     WCS_WIN05BAK    PAGE_MACHINESTATUS
+#define     WCS_WIN05MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN05FWD    PAGE_COINMECHANIC
+
+// PAGE_COINMECHANIC:
+#define     WCS_WIN07BAK    PAGE_CHECKDOORS
+#define     WCS_WIN07MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN07FWD    PAGE_COINPAYMENT
+
+// PAGE_COINPAYMENT:
+#define     WCS_WIN10BAK    PAGE_COINMECHANIC
+#define     WCS_WIN10MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN10FWD    PAGE_COINCHANGER
+
+// PAGE_COINCHANGER:
+#define     WCS_WIN14BAK    PAGE_COINPAYMENT
+#define     WCS_WIN14MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN14FWD    PAGE_BILLREADER
+
+
+// PAGE_BILLREADER:
+#define     WCS_WIN15BAK    PAGE_COINCHANGER
+#define     WCS_WIN15MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN15FWD    PAGE_PRINTER
+
+// PAGE_PRINTER:
+#define     WCS_WIN06BAK    PAGE_BILLREADER
+#define     WCS_WIN06MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN06FWD    PAGE_MIFARE
+
+// PAGE_MIFARE:
+#define     WCS_WIN08BAK    PAGE_PRINTER
+#define     WCS_WIN08MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN08FWD    PAGE_MODEM
+
+// PAGE_MODEM:
+#define     WCS_WIN09BAK    PAGE_MIFARE
+#define     WCS_WIN09MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN09FWD    PAGE_VAULTRECORD
+
+
+// PAGE_VAULTRECORD:
+#define     WCS_WIN11BAK    PAGE_MODEM
+#define     WCS_WIN11MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN11FWD    PAGE_PROG_JSON
+
+// PAGE_PROG_JSON:
+#define     WCS_WIN13BAK    PAGE_VAULTRECORD
+#define     WCS_WIN13MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN13FWD    PAGE_BOOTLOADER
+
+// PAGE_BOOTLOADER:
+#define     WCS_WIN12BAK    PAGE_PROG_JSON
+#define     WCS_WIN12MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN12FWD    PAGE_NEXT16
+
+
+// PAGE_NEXT16
+#define     WCS_WIN16BAK    PAGE_BOOTLOADER
+#define     WCS_WIN16MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN16FWD    PAGE_NEXT17
+
+// PAGE_NEXT17
+#define     WCS_WIN17BAK    PAGE_NEXT16
+#define     WCS_WIN17MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN17FWD    PAGE_NEXT18
+
+// PAGE_NEXT18
+#define     WCS_WIN18BAK    PAGE_NEXT17
+#define     WCS_WIN18MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN18FWD    PAGE_NEXT19
+
+// PAGE_NEXT19
+#define     WCS_WIN19BAK    PAGE_NEXT18
+#define     WCS_WIN19MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN19FWD    PAGE_NEXT20
+
+// PAGE_NEXT20
+#define     WCS_WIN20BAK    PAGE_NEXT19
+#define     WCS_WIN20MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN20FWD    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+
+// just for Template
+#define     WCS_WIN99BAK    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN99MID    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WCS_WIN99FWD    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+
+
+
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT01     " Status"
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT01    PAGE_MACHINESTATUS
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT02     " Doors "
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT02    PAGE_CHECKDOORS
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT03     "Coin mech"
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT03    PAGE_COINMECHANIC
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT04     "Payment"
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT04    PAGE_COINPAYMENT
+
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT05     "Changer"
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT05    PAGE_COINCHANGER
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT06     " Bill  "
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT06    PAGE_BILLREADER
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT07     "Printer"
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT07    PAGE_PRINTER
+
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT08     "Program"
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT08    PAGE_VAULTRECORD
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT09     "      "
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT09    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+#define     WIN02_LABEL_SHORT10     "      "
+#define     WCS_WIN02SHORT10    PAGE_SERVICEMAIN
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+// set needed navigation buttons, use | to combine more then one:
+#define     SWITCH_NEXT_ON      1
+#define     SWITCH_NEXT_OFF     2
+#define     SWITCH_HOME_ON      4
+#define     SWITCH_HOME_OFF     8
+#define     SWITCH_BACK_ON      16
+#define     SWITCH_BACK_OFF     32
+// example: *useNavi=SWITCH_BACK_ON;   // change only this one, or set all:
+//          *useNavi=SWITCH_BACK_OFF | SWITCH_HOME_OFF | SWITCH_NEXT_ON;
+
+
+
+// some defines for Widget design:
+
+#define     TS_VALUEBOX_FRAMESTYLE      0x0032
+#define     TS_VALUEBOX_LINEWIDTH       3
+
+//genDatPort->setFrameStyle(QFrame::Panel |  QFrame::Sunken ); funktioniert aber gibt unverständliche Warnung
+// QFrame::Panel = 0x0002    QFrame::Sunken=0x0030
+//genDatPort->setFrameStyle(0x0032);      //  funktioniert und gibt keine Warnung
+//genDatPort->setFrameStyle(TS_VALUEBOX_FRAMESTYLE);      //  funktioniert und gibt keine Warnung
+
+#define     TS_LED_FRAMESTYLE      0x0031
+// QFrame::Box | QFrame::Sunken
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#endif // STEPLIST_H
--- a/dCArun/win01_com.cpp
+++ b/dCArun/win01_com.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,609 @@
+#include "win01_com.h"
+#include "stepList.h"       // define all working chain steps here
+#include "datei.h"
+//#include "globVars.h"
+
+
+
+// %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%   TabComPort
+
+Console::Console(QWidget *parent) : QPlainTextEdit(parent)
+{
+    document()->setMaximumBlockCount(100);
+    QPalette p = palette();
+    p.setColor(QPalette::Base, Qt::black);  //geht nicht weil untergrund schon farbig
+    p.setColor(QPalette::Text, Qt::blue);
+    setPalette(p);
+
+}
+
+void Console::putData(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    insertPlainText(data);
+    insertPlainText("\n");
+    QScrollBar *bar = verticalScrollBar();
+    bar->setValue(bar->maximum());
+}
+
+void Console::putText(QString text)
+{
+    insertPlainText(text);
+    insertPlainText("\n");
+    QScrollBar *bar = verticalScrollBar();
+    bar->setValue(bar->maximum());
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::subPortInfo()
+{
+
+    // Port Info Anzeige Feld, 2. Zeile links
+    QStringList myStringList;
+    QStringList comboPortList;
+
+    const auto infos = QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
+    for (const QSerialPortInfo &info : infos)
+    {
+        myStringList.append(QObject::tr(" \n Port: ") + info.portName() );
+        myStringList.append(QObject::tr("Location: ") + info.systemLocation()); // + "\n");
+        myStringList.append(QObject::tr("Description: ") + info.description() );
+        myStringList.append(QObject::tr("Manufacturer: ") + info.manufacturer());
+        myStringList.append(QObject::tr("Serial number: ") + info.serialNumber());
+        myStringList.append (QObject::tr("Vendor Id: ") + QString::number(info.vendorIdentifier(), 16));
+        myStringList.append(QObject::tr("Product Id: ") +QString::number(info.productIdentifier(), 16));
+        //myStringList.append(QObject::tr("Busy: ") + (info.isBusy() ? QObject::tr("Yes") : QObject::tr("No")));
+        comboPortList.append(info.portName());  // wenn Comport im System vorhanden dann in die Liste eintragen
+    }
+    QListWidget *myListWidget = new QListWidget;
+    myListWidget->insertItems(0, myStringList);
+    myListWidget->setMaximumWidth(250);
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(myListWidget,1,0);
+
+
+    // ComboBox Comport Nr:
+    CB_portSel = new QComboBox();
+    CB_portSel->addItems(comboPortList);       //  string Liste mit addItems (s am Schluss) !
+    CB_portSel->setMinimumHeight(30);
+    CB_portSel->setMaximumWidth(150);
+    QFont myCBfont;
+    //myCBfont.setBold(true);
+    myCBfont.setPixelSize(15);
+    CB_portSel->setFont(myCBfont);
+    CB_portSel->setCurrentIndex(2);     // default 3. Comport in der Liste = ttymxc2 in PTU5
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(CB_portSel, 4,0);
+
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::callOpenSerial()
+{
+    // Taste Connect wurde gedrückt, eine Klasse/einen Slot aus einer übergeordneten Klasse:
+    // openSerialPort();
+    // kann man nicht aufrufen. deshalb: speichere ComPort, Baudrate und Startbefehl global.
+    // Von dort wird mit einem zyklischen Timer ausgelesen
+
+    int br, ci;
+    QString bs, cn;
+    //br=CB_baudSel->currentIndex();
+    //bs=CB_baudSel->currentText();
+    br=5;
+    bs="115200";
+    cn=CB_portSel->currentText();
+    ci=CB_portSel->currentIndex();
+
+    // aktuell: br=5  bs=115200 cn=0 (=Com5)
+    //epi_setSerial(5,"115200","COM5",1);
+    //  epi_setSerial(br, bs, cn, 1);
+
+    // new: save values for next time
+    QByteArray myBA, tmpBA;
+    myBA.clear(); tmpBA.clear();
+    myBA.append('s');   // start sign, not used
+    myBA.append(FILESEPERATOR);
+    tmpBA.setNum(br,10);
+    myBA.append(tmpBA);
+    myBA.append(FILESEPERATOR); 
+    myBA.append(bs.toLatin1());
+    myBA.append(FILESEPERATOR);
+    myBA.append(cn.toLatin1());
+    myBA.append(FILESEPERATOR);
+    tmpBA.clear();
+    tmpBA.setNum(ci,10);
+    myBA.append(tmpBA);
+    myBA.append(FILESEPERATOR);
+
+    datei_clearFile(FILENAME_COMPORT);
+    datei_writeToFile(FILENAME_COMPORT, myBA);
+    qDebug() << "winComPort opening serial with: " << br << " " << bs << " " << cn;
+    HWaccess->dc_openSerial(br, bs, cn, 1);// same function with hwapi
+    // void dc_openSerial(int BaudNr, QString BaudStr, QString ComName, uint8_t connect)
+            // BaudNr:  0:1200   1:9600   2:19200   3:38400   4:57600   5:115200
+            // BaudStr: for exapmle "19200"
+            // ComName: for example "COM48"
+            // connect: 0, 1
+
+    emit connectButtonPressed();
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::callCloseSerial()
+{
+    HWaccess->dc_closeSerial();
+    // epi_closeSerial();   // same function without hwapi
+    emit closeButtonPressed();
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::callAutoSend()
+{
+    if (AutSendButton->isChecked())
+    {
+        HWaccess->dc_autoRequest(1);
+        emit autoSendButtonIsOn();
+    } else
+    {
+        HWaccess->dc_autoRequest(0);
+
+        emit autoSendButtonIsOff();
+    }
+
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::callRefresh(void)
+{
+    subPortInfo();
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::callConnectToggle()
+{
+   if (connectButton->isChecked())
+    {
+        //qDebug() << "down";
+
+        callOpenSerial();
+    } else
+    {
+        //qDebug() << "released";
+        callCloseSerial();
+    }
+
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::getDcTestRS232()
+{
+    //qDebug() << "request test response...";
+   HWaccess->dc_requTestResponse();
+
+
+}
+
+
+void T_winComPort::newBaud(void)
+{
+
+    qDebug() << "new baud selected...";
+
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::setButtons4autoStart()
+{
+    connectButton->setEnabled(true);
+    connectButton->setDown(true);
+    connectButton->setChecked(true);
+
+    AutSendButton->setEnabled(true);
+    AutSendButton->setDown(true);
+    AutSendButton->setChecked(true);
+
+
+}
+
+
+T_winComPort::T_winComPort(hwinf *HWaccess, QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
+{
+    this->HWaccess = HWaccess;
+
+    myTabComLayout = new QGridLayout;
+    //QGridLayout *myGridLayout = new QGridLayout();
+
+    // Überschrift linke Spalte
+    QLabel *portListLabel2 = new QLabel(tr("in System available Ports:"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(portListLabel2, 0,0);
+
+    // Überschrift rechte Spalte
+    QLabel *lab_headlineR = new QLabel(tr("Serial traffic:"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(lab_headlineR, 0, 1);
+
+    subPortInfo();
+    // sende-empfangs-Rohdaten-Fenster, 2. Zeile rechts
+    myDiagWindow = new Console();
+    myDiagWindow->setReadOnly(true);
+    myDiagWindow->setEnabled(true);
+    //myDiagWindow->setLocalEchoEnabled(p.localEchoEnabled);
+    //myDiagWindow->setMinimumWidth(300);
+    //myDiagWindow->putData("ongoing serial traffic: ");
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(myDiagWindow, 1,1);
+
+// links:
+    // refresh button:
+    refreshButton = new QPushButton(tr("&refresh"));
+    refreshButton->setCheckable(false);      // true = toggle button
+    refreshButton->setAutoDefault(false);   // beim start aus
+    //refreshButton->setMaximumWidth(90);
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(refreshButton, 2,0);
+    //connect(refreshButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &T_fenster01::callRefresh);
+    connect(refreshButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(callRefresh()));
+
+
+    QLabel *Label3 = new QLabel(tr("Port:"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(Label3, 3,0);
+
+
+
+    QLabel *Label4 = new QLabel(tr("Baud:"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(Label4, 5,0);
+
+    // ComboBox Baudrate:
+    QFont my2CBfont;
+    //my2CBfont.setBold(true);
+    my2CBfont.setPixelSize(15);
+/*
+    CB_baudSel = new QComboBox();
+    CB_baudSel->addItem(tr("1200"));
+    CB_baudSel->addItem(tr("9600"));
+    CB_baudSel->addItem(tr("19200"));
+    CB_baudSel->addItem(tr("38400"));
+    CB_baudSel->addItem(tr("57600"));
+    CB_baudSel->addItem(tr("115200"));
+    CB_baudSel->setMinimumHeight(30);
+    CB_baudSel->setMaximumWidth(150);
+    CB_baudSel->setFont(my2CBfont);
+    CB_baudSel->setCurrentIndex(5);     // default 115k baud
+    //CB_baudSel->setCurrentIndex(1);     // default 9600 baud
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(CB_baudSel, 6,0);
+    //connect(CB_baudSel, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(newBaud()));
+    connect(CB_baudSel, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(newBaud()));
+*/
+    // Statuszeile COM Port  (serial Port)
+    LabelComState = new QLabel(tr("not connected"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(LabelComState, 7,0);
+
+    // Connect button:
+    connectButton = new QPushButton(tr("&Connect"));
+    connectButton->setCheckable(true);      // true = toggle button
+    connectButton->setAutoDefault(true);   // beim start ein
+    connectButton->setMaximumWidth(90);
+    connectButton->setMinimumHeight(50);
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(connectButton, 8,0);
+    //connect(connectButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &T_fenster01::callConnectToggle);
+    connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(callConnectToggle()));
+
+
+// rechts:
+
+    // test serial line:
+    TestButton = new QPushButton(tr("test Connection"));
+    TestButton->setMaximumWidth(150);
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(TestButton,2,1);
+    TestButton->setCheckable(false);      // true = toggle button
+    TestButton->setAutoDefault(false);   // beim start aus
+//    connect(TestButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &T_fenster01::getDcTestRS232);
+    connect(TestButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(getDcTestRS232()));
+
+    // I Statuszeile Handshakes (serial Control)   flow.cpp
+    // geht überhaupt was raus? kommt überhaupt was zurück?
+    //LabelHandshakes = new QLabel(tr("control line"));
+    LabelHandshakes = new QLabel("HS");       // not used
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(LabelHandshakes, 3,1);
+
+    // II Statuszeile Auswertung der SlaveResponse (serial Frame, CRC usw)  (prot.cpp)
+    LabelRecieveFrame = new QLabel(tr("slave receive"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(LabelRecieveFrame, 4,1);
+
+    // III Anzeige der Slave-Results (Datif)
+    LabelResults = new QLabel(tr("results line"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(LabelResults, 5,1);
+
+    // IV Statuszeile Sende- und Empfangsdaten brauchbar? (Datif)
+    LabelDataState = new QLabel(tr("datif line"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(LabelDataState, 6,1);
+
+    // V
+    LabelDatif = new QLabel(tr("datif line"));
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(LabelDatif, 7,1);
+
+    // Autosend:
+    AutSendButton = new QPushButton(tr("&Automatic reading"));       // &A --> also keycode Alt-A possible
+    //AutSendButton->setMaximumWidth(90);
+    myTabComLayout->addWidget(AutSendButton,8,1);
+    AutSendButton->setCheckable(true);      // true = toggle button
+    AutSendButton->setAutoDefault(true);   // beim start aus
+    AutSendButton->setMinimumHeight(50);
+//    connect(AutSendButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &T_fenster01::callAutoSend);
+    connect(AutSendButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(callAutoSend()));
+
+    setLayout(myTabComLayout);
+    myNextStep=0;
+    myStep=0;
+    callConnectToggle();
+    callAutoSend();
+
+    myTO = new QTimer();
+    myTO->setSingleShot(true);
+    myTO->start(2000);
+
+
+}
+
+// not needed:
+T_winComPort::~T_winComPort()
+{
+    close();
+}
+
+void T_winComPort::Nav_back(void)
+{
+    myNextStep=WCS_WIN01BAK;
+}
+void T_winComPort::Nav_home(void)
+{
+    myNextStep=WCS_WIN01MID;
+}
+void T_winComPort::Nav_next(void)
+{
+    myNextStep=WCS_WIN01FWD;
+}
+
+bool T_winComPort::work_ini(uint16_t *nextScreen, uint8_t *useNavi)
+{
+    // one state of the vending/operating FSM
+    // called ONE time after selecting this state (initialization)
+    // useNavi=0: no change
+    // bit0,1: enable/disable button "next"
+    // bit2,3: enable/disable button "home"
+    // bit4,5: enable/disable button "back"
+
+    *nextScreen=0;   // needed  0=no change
+//    *useNavi=SWITCH_BACK_OFF | SWITCH_HOME_OFF | SWITCH_NEXT_ON;
+    *useNavi=SWITCH_BACK_OFF | SWITCH_HOME_OFF | SWITCH_NEXT_OFF;   // bei CArun alle aus
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool T_winComPort::working(uint16_t *nextScreen, uint8_t *useNavi)
+{
+    // one state of the vending/operating FSM
+    // called cyclic until this state changes intentionally to another state
+    // display informations for human operator, react on operators inputs or wait for payment media
+
+    // useNavi=0: no change
+    // bit0,1: enable/disable button "next"
+    // bit2,3: enable/disable button "home"
+    // bit4,5: enable/disable button "back"
+    QString  bs, cn;
+    int br, ci;
+
+
+    this->updateGui();
+    *nextScreen=0;   // 0=no change
+    *useNavi=0;
+
+    if (myStep==0)
+    {
+        // load and use last settings:  --------------------
+        QByteArray myBA;
+        myBA=datei_readFromFile(FILENAME_COMPORT);
+        if (myBA.length()>0)
+        {
+            bs=csv_getEntryAsString(myBA,0);      // read the 's'     war 2!??
+            br=csv_getEntryAsInt(myBA,1);               // z.B. 5 (5.Eintrag in der Baud-Liste)
+            bs=csv_getEntryAsString(myBA,2);                // z.B 115200
+            cn=csv_getEntryAsString(myBA,3);       // z.B. COM9
+            ci=csv_getEntryAsInt(myBA,4);               // Eintragsnummer in COM-Fenster
+            HWaccess->dc_openSerial(br,bs,cn,1);
+            CB_portSel->setCurrentIndex(ci);    // den Port aus der Datei hier vorgeben
+            connectButton->setChecked(true);    // connect Taste "druecken"
+        } else
+        {
+            // open with default settings
+            qDebug()<<"CArunGui: open serial with default values";
+
+            bs="115200";
+            br=5;
+            //cn="COM14";     // Windows
+            cn="ttymxc2";   // PTU5
+            ci=2;
+            HWaccess->dc_openSerial(br,bs,cn,1);
+
+        }
+        myTO->start(100);     // restart
+        myStep++;
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==1)
+    {
+        if (!myTO->isActive())
+        {
+            if (HWaccess->dc_isPortOpen())
+            {
+                myStep++;
+            } else
+            {
+                myStep=6;   // 13.12.23: start Autoconnect cycle
+                qDebug()<<"CArunGui: port is still closed, restarting..";
+            }
+            myTO->start(100);
+        }
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==2)
+    {
+        if (!myTO->isActive())
+        {
+            HWaccess->dc_requTestResponse();
+            myStep++;
+            myTO->start(100);
+        }
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==3)
+    {
+        if (!myTO->isActive())
+        {
+            if (HWaccess->dc_readAnswTestResponse())
+                myStep++;   // response was correct
+            else
+            {
+                myStep=6;   // 13.12.23: start Autoconnect cycle
+                qDebug()<<"CArunGui: got no answer from DC, retry..";
+            }
+            myTO->start(100);
+        }
+
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==4)
+    {
+        HWaccess->dc_autoRequest(1);
+        AutSendButton->setChecked(true);        // taste "druecken"
+        myStep++;
+        myTO->start(2000);
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==5)
+    {
+        if (!myTO->isActive())
+        {
+            if (HWaccess->sys_areDCdataValid())
+            {
+                qDebug()<<"CArunGui: DC is connected";
+                myStep=7;  // OK, connection is up and running
+            }  else
+            {
+                qDebug()<<"CArunGui: auto request is not running, retry...";
+                myStep++;
+                myTO->start(100);
+            }
+        }
+
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==6)
+    {
+        // restart autoconnect cycle
+        myTO->start(100);     // restart
+        myStep=0;
+    } else
+
+    if (myStep==7)
+    {
+        // stay here, DC connection is up and running
+
+
+    } else
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    if (myNextStep)
+    {
+        *nextScreen=myNextStep;
+        myNextStep=0;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+void T_winComPort::updateGui(void)
+{
+    QByteArray myBA;
+    QString ms;
+
+     ms=HWaccess->dc_getTxt4RsDiagWin();
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+       myDiagWindow->putText(ms);
+       HWaccess->dc_clrTxt4RsDiagWin();
+    }
+
+     ms=HWaccess->dc_get2ndTxt4RsDiagWin();
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        myDiagWindow->putText(ms);
+        HWaccess->dc_clr2ndTxt4RsDiagWin();
+    }
+
+    // state of the COM Port (open, closed)
+    ms=HWaccess->dc_getSerialState();
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        LabelComState->setText(ms);
+    }
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // I  Statuszeile Handshakes (serial Control)
+
+    ms=HWaccess->dc_getTxt4HsStateLine();
+    if (!connectButton->isChecked())
+        ms="";
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        LabelHandshakes->setText(ms);
+        HWaccess->dc_clrTxt4HsStateLine();
+        // clear to avoid multiple displaying
+    }
+
+
+    // II  Master receive state (empfangenes Telgramm OK? crc? length?  )
+    // Statuszeile Auswertung der SlaveResponse (serial Frame, CRC usw)  (prot.cpp)
+
+    ms=HWaccess->dc_getTxt4masterStateLine();
+    if (!connectButton->isChecked())
+        ms="---";
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        LabelRecieveFrame->setText(ms);
+        HWaccess->dc_clrTxt4masterStateLine();
+    }
+
+
+
+    // III   Slave receive (from Master) OK? if then show results, if not then show errors
+    // entweder Empfangsfehler anzeigen (crc? length?) oder result OUT-OK, OUT_ERR, IN_OK, IN_ERR
+    // Hintergrund: wenn der Slave Fehler im Master-Telegramm gefunden hat, dann kann er es auch
+    // nicht verwenden und nichts ausgeben oder einlesen
+
+    ms=HWaccess->dc_getTxt4resultStateLine();
+    if (!connectButton->isChecked())
+        ms="---";
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        LabelResults->setText(ms);
+        HWaccess->dc_clrTxt4resultStateLine();
+    }
+
+
+    // IV  Statuszeile Empfangsdaten
+
+    ms=HWaccess->dc_getdataStateLine();
+    if (!connectButton->isChecked())
+        ms="---";
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        LabelDataState->setText(ms);
+        HWaccess->dc_clrTxt4dataStateLine();
+        // clear to avoid multiple displaying
+    }
+
+
+    // 5. Zeile: Datif Ergebnis, Daten brauchbar?
+
+    ms=HWaccess->dc_getdatifLine();
+    if (!connectButton->isChecked())
+        ms="---";
+    if (ms.length()>1)  // sonst ständig scrolling
+    {
+        LabelDatif->setText(ms);
+        HWaccess->dc_clrTxt4datifLine();
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+}
+
+
--- a/dCArun/win01_com.h
+++ b/dCArun/win01_com.h
@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#ifndef WINCOMPORT_H
+#define WINCOMPORT_H
+
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QTabWidget>
+#include <QScrollBar>
+#include <QPlainTextEdit>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QScrollArea>
+#include <QSerialPortInfo>
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QListWidget>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+//#include "tslib.h"
+//#include "stepList.h"       // define all working chain steps here
+//#include "datei.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+//#include "globVars.h"
+
+class Console : public QPlainTextEdit
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit Console(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+    void putData(const QByteArray &data);
+    void putText(QString text);
+};
+
+class T_winComPort : public QWidget      // former TabComport
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Console *myDiagWindow;      // Ausgabefenster
+    QComboBox *CB_portSel;
+    //QComboBox *CB_baudSel;
+    QPushButton *connectButton;
+    QPushButton *AutSendButton;
+    QPushButton *TestButton;
+    QPushButton *refreshButton;
+
+    QLabel *LabelComState;      // Statusanzeige
+    QLabel *LabelPort;
+    QLabel *LabelHandshakes;
+    QLabel *LabelRecieveFrame;
+    QLabel *LabelResults;
+    QLabel *LabelDataState;
+    QLabel *LabelDatif;
+
+    QGridLayout *myTabComLayout;
+    void subPortInfo();
+    hwinf *HWaccess;
+    void updateGui(void);
+    uint16_t myNextStep;
+    uint8_t myStep;
+    QTimer *myTO;
+
+private slots:
+    void callOpenSerial();
+    void callCloseSerial();
+    void callAutoSend();
+    //void tabComTime100ms();
+    void callConnectToggle();
+    void getDcTestRS232();
+    void callRefresh(void);
+
+public:
+    explicit T_winComPort(hwinf *HWaccess = nullptr, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    bool work_ini(uint16_t *nextScreen, uint8_t *useNavi);
+        // useNavi=0: no change
+        // bit0,1: enable/disable button "next"
+        // bit2,3: enable/disable button "home"
+        // bit4,5: enable/disable button "back"
+    bool working (uint16_t *nextScreen, uint8_t *useNavi);
+    ~T_winComPort();
+
+    void writeRSdiagBytes(const QByteArray &bytarray);
+    void writeRSdiagText(QString text);
+    void writeComState(const QString text);
+    void writeDataState(const QString text);
+    void setButtons4autoStart();
+
+signals:
+    void connectButtonPressed();
+    void closeButtonPressed();
+    void autoSendButtonIsOn();
+    void autoSendButtonIsOff();
+
+private slots:
+    void newBaud(void); // just for test
+
+public slots:
+    void Nav_back(void);
+    void Nav_home(void);
+    void Nav_next(void);
+
+};
+
+#endif
--- a/include/com.h
+++ b/include/com.h
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SER_H
 #define SER_H
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <QObject>
+#include <QMainWindow>
 //#include <QString>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QSerialPort>
--- a/include/datIf.h
+++ b/include/datIf.h
@ -134,7 +134,8 @@



-
+class DownloadThread;
+class hwinf;
 class T_datif : public QObject
 {
    Q_OBJECT    
@ -165,13 +166,14 @@ class T_datif : public QObject
    T_prot *myDCIF;
    QTimer *datif_trigger;
    uint8_t selectedSlaveAddr;
+    hwinf *m_hw = nullptr;

 private slots:
    char datif_cycleSend();
    void StoredRecData();

 public:
-    T_datif(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    T_datif(hwinf *hw, QObject *parent = nullptr);

    void resetChain(void);
    char isPortOpen(void);
--- a/include/hwapi.h
+++ b/include/hwapi.h
@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ V4.0  6.9.2023: activating DC-Bootloader in slve-lib (SM)
 #define hwapi_H

 #include <stdint.h>
+//#include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QObject>
@ -92,13 +93,12 @@ private:
    void sub_storeSendingText(QByteArray *buf) const;
    QTimer *hwapi_TimerPayment;
    QSharedMemory *m_sharedMem;
-    ReportingThread *m_reportingThread;
-    DownloadThread *m_downloadThread;
+    ReportingThread *m_reportingThread = nullptr;
+    DownloadThread *m_downloadThread = nullptr;
    //QTimer *hwapi_triggerBL;

 public:
-    explicit hwapi(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-
+    explicit hwapi(QWidget *parent = nullptr);

    #ifdef  THIS_IS_CA_MASTER
    T_datif *myDatif;
@ -1318,10 +1318,6 @@ public:
        // countOfBills: array of up to 16 sums,    countOfBills[0]=nr of 5€-bills in stacker
        //                                          countOfBills[1] for 10€   and so on

-    bool cash_isCollectionStarted(void) const override;
-
-
-
    // download device controller
    bool dcDownloadRequest(QString const &fileToDownload) const override;
    bool dcDownloadRequested() const override;
@ -1359,9 +1355,9 @@ public:
    virtual QObject const *getAPI() override;

 signals:
-    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(QString const&) const override;
-    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const&) const override;
-    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadFailure(QString const&) const override;
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(QString const&) const;
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const&) const;
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadFailure(QString const&) const;

    void hwapi_templatePrintFinished_OK(void) const override;
    void hwapi_templatePrintFinished_Err(void) const override;
@ -1387,7 +1383,9 @@ signals:
    void hwapi_doorCBinAndAllDoorsClosed(void) const override;
    void hwapi_doorAllDoorsClosed(void) const override;

-    void hwapi_coinAttached() const override;
+
+
+

 private slots:
    //void hwapi_slotPrintFinished_OK(void);
@ -1415,7 +1413,8 @@ signals:
    void sub_slotCoin15(void);
    void sub_slotCoin16(void);

-    void coinAttached();
+
+

 };

--- a/include/interfaces.h
+++ b/include/interfaces.h
@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ struct T_vaultRecord

 };

-// ATTENTION: struct length must be 64 exactly!!!
 struct T_moduleCondition
 {
        // store conditon of all system components, hold in RAM
@ -183,53 +182,44 @@ struct T_moduleCondition
        uint8_t	ram;
        uint8_t	intEe;
        uint8_t	extEe;
+
        uint8_t	rtc;				// 1: time/date OK   100: time not plausible  200: hardware error
        uint8_t	boardHw;
        uint8_t	printer;
        uint8_t	modem;
+
        uint8_t	signal;				//		1...99
        uint8_t	regist;				// 100:not  1:reg  2:ping OK   3:gotTime
        uint8_t	mdbBus;
-        // 10
        uint8_t	coinChecker;		// EMP, OMP or mei-cashflow
+
        uint8_t	coinEscrow;
        uint8_t	mifareReader;       // 0: unknown  1=OK  200=no response  201=wrong response   202: Reader reports HW-error
        uint8_t	creditTerm;
        uint8_t	coinReject;
+
        uint8_t	coinSafe;
        uint8_t   billSafe;
        uint8_t	voltage;			// 1:11..14V
        uint8_t   temper;
+
        uint8_t	poweronTest;
-        // 20
        uint8_t   doorState;			// 1: alles zu  200: tuer offen + bit1(S) +bit2(CB) + bit3(CB)
        uint8_t	doorWasOpened;		// 1: all doors are closed   200: any door was just opened
        uint8_t	changer;			// can only be tested by usage
+
        uint8_t   coinBlocker;		// can only be tested by usage
        uint8_t   billReader;			// can only be tested by usage
        uint8_t   ResetReason;
        uint8_t	allModulesChecked;
+
        uint8_t   alarmState;
        uint8_t   res11;
        uint8_t   res12;
-        // 30
        uint8_t   res13;
-        uint8_t     padd01;
-        uint8_t     padd02;
-        uint8_t     padd03;
-        uint32_t   padd04;
-        uint32_t   padd05;
-        uint32_t   padd06;
-        uint32_t   padd07;
-        // 50
-        uint32_t   padd08;
-        uint32_t   padd09;
-        uint32_t   padd10;
-        uint16_t   padd11;
-        // 64
+// 31
 };

-// ATTENTION: struct length must be 64 exactly!!!
 struct T_dynamicCondition
 {
        char allDoorsDebounced;
@ -238,11 +228,10 @@ struct T_dynamicCondition
        char upperDoor;         // 99: undefined  0:closed  1:open
        char middleDoor;		// 99: undefined  0:closed  1:open
        char lowerDoor;         // 99: undefined  0:closed  1:open
-        char coinAttached;
+        char reserve;
        char billBox;
        char modeAbrech;
        char onAlarm;           // 0:alarm aus  1:alarm  2:alarm mit Sirene   3: Sirenentest
-        // 10
        char nowCardTest;
        char nowPayment;        // not used, always 0
        char lastMifCardType;
@ -277,7 +266,6 @@ struct T_dynamicCondition

        char        res1;
        uint16_t    U_Batt;
-        // 20
        uint16_t	Temperatur;
        uint16_t	nrCoinsInBox;
        uint32_t	amountInBox;
@ -287,10 +275,10 @@ struct T_dynamicCondition
        char        jsonValid_device;
        char        jsonValid_cash;
        char        jsonValid_print;
-        // 40
        char        jsonValid_serial;
        char        jsonValid_time;
        char        lastFileType;
+// 44
        uint8_t     MifCardHolder[8];
        uint8_t     resultOfLastTemplPrint;
                    // 0: unknown or printing in progress
@ -304,15 +292,7 @@ struct T_dynamicCondition
                    //			bit5: printer not ready
        uint8_t     startupTestIsRunning;

-        uint8_t     padd01;
-        uint8_t     padd02;
-        uint8_t     padd03;
-        //50
-        uint32_t   padd04;
-        uint32_t   padd05;
-        uint32_t   padd06;
-        uint16_t   padd07;
-        // 64
+        //54
 };

 struct T_extTime
@ -349,7 +329,6 @@ struct T_extTime
 typedef uint8_t UCHAR;
 typedef uint16_t UINT;

-// ATTENTION: struct length must be 64 exactly!!!
 struct T_devices
 {
    // set by master, used(1) or notused (0) or type 2....20
@ -358,33 +337,27 @@ struct T_devices
    UCHAR	kindOfCoinChecker;		// 0: without  1=EMP820   2=EMP900    3=currenza Csquare  (MW)
    UCHAR	kindOfMifareReader;		// by now only stronglink SL025 =1
    UCHAR   solarPower;             // 1:sleep allowed   0: no sleep
+    //UCHAR   suppressSleepMode;	// 0:sleep allowed   1: no sleep
+
    UCHAR	kindOfModem;			// 0:off    1:Sunlink
    UCHAR	kindOfCreditcard;		// 0:off    1:Feig NFC
    UCHAR	CoinEscrow;
    UCHAR   CoinRejectUnit;
+
    UCHAR	CoinShutter;
    UCHAR	BillAcceptor;
-    // 10
    UCHAR	usevaultLock;
    UCHAR	autoAlarm;				// 1: switch on siren for 1min in doors opened unauthorized
+
    UCHAR	autoOpen;				// 1: open door covers after valid ATBcard
    UCHAR	printAccReceipt;		// 0/1
    UCHAR   printDoorReceipt;
    UCHAR   printTokenTicket;
+
    UINT	VaultFullWarnLevel;
    UINT	VaultFullErrorLevel;
-    // 30
    UINT    BattEmptyWarnLevel;
    UINT    BattEmptyErrorLevel;
-    uint32_t     padd01;
-    uint32_t     padd02;
-    uint32_t     padd03;
-    uint32_t     padd04;
-    uint32_t     padd05;
-    uint32_t     padd06;
-    uint32_t     padd07;
-    uint16_t     padd08;
-    // 64

 };

@ -2326,9 +2299,6 @@ public:
    // countOfBills: array of up to 16 sums,    countOfBills[0]=nr of 5€-bills in stacker
    //                                          countOfBills[1] for 10€   and so on

-    virtual bool cash_isCollectionStarted(void) const {return false;}
-        // return true is coin collection in DC is running
-

    // download device controller
    virtual bool dcDownloadRequest(QString const &fileToDownload) const {
@ -2420,7 +2390,6 @@ signals:
    virtual void hwapi_doorCBinAndAllDoorsClosed(void) const=0;
    virtual void hwapi_doorAllDoorsClosed(void) const=0;

-    virtual void hwapi_coinAttached() const = 0;

    // NOTE: declaring a "pure virtual" "signal" should be an error and thus not valid.
    /* GH Version, bringt Fehler
@ -2509,12 +2478,10 @@ signals:

 // hier dazwischen: Umstellung ALLER Prototypen
 //  hier von =0 auf {} durch Gerhard
-//#define HWINF_iid "Atb.Psa1256ptu5.software.HWapi/5.2"
+
+#define HWINF_iid "Atb.Psa1256ptu5.software.HWapi/5.2"
    // 7.11.2023: bna functions activated
-#define HWINF_iid "Atb.Psa1256ptu5.software.HWapi/5.3"
-    // 14.3.24:new function bool hwapi::cash_isCollectionStarted(void) const
-    // padding three struct to 64 byte to avoid stack overflow when using
-    // signal coin attached is much faster now
+

 Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(hwinf, HWINF_iid)

--- a/include/prot.h
+++ b/include/prot.h
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

 #ifndef SERIAL_FRAME_H
 #define SERIAL_FRAME_H
-#include <QObject>
+#include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include "tslib.h"
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define     STARTSIGN_RECEIVE_LONG          0x5D


-class T_prot : public QObject
+class T_prot : public QMainWindow
 {
    Q_OBJECT

--- a/include/reporting_thread.h
+++ b/include/reporting_thread.h
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@

 #include <QThread>
 #include <QString>
+// #include <functional>

 class hwapi;
 class ReportingThread : public QThread {
@ -12,6 +13,14 @@ public:
    ReportingThread(hwapi *hw);
    ~ReportingThread();

+    //void setFunction(std::function<void(QString const&)> f) {
+    //    m_f = f;
+    //}
+
+    //std::function<void(QString const&)> function() {
+    //    return m_f;
+    //}
+
 protected:
    // reporting thread does not have a running event queue, and therefore
    // no slots. signals work the usual way.
@ -20,6 +29,7 @@ protected:
 private:
    hwapi *m_hw;
    QString m_fileToDownload;
+    //std::function<void(QString const&)> m_f;
 };

 #endif // REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
--- a/include/runProc.h
+++ b/include/runProc.h
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define RUN_PROCESS_H

 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <QObject>
+#include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include "tslib.h"
@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include "datIf.h"
 #include <QSharedMemory>
-#include <atomic>
 #include "sendWRcmd.h"
 #include "controlBus.h"
 #include "storeINdata.h"
@ -36,10 +35,6 @@ class T_runProc : public QObject

    void restoreDeviceParameter(struct T_devices *deviceSettings);

-#ifndef THIS_IS_CA_MASTER
-    std::atomic_bool m_coinAttached{false};
-#endif
-
 private slots:
    void runProc_slotProcess(void);
    bool bl_performComplStart(void);
@ -85,7 +80,6 @@ signals:
    void runProc_doorCBinAndAllDoorsClosed(void);
    void runProc_doorAllDoorsClosed(void);

-    void runProc_coinAttached();
 };


--- a/include/shared_mem_buffer.h
+++ b/include/shared_mem_buffer.h
@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ struct SharedMem
        std::atomic_bool m_finished{false};
    } m_downLoadDC;

+    // meta-data
+    char os_release[64];
+    char date_of_creation[32];
+    char creator[128]; // name of application plus pid

    static QSharedMemory *getShm(std::size_t s = 0);

--- a/lib_ca_master/lib_ca_master.pro
+++ b/lib_ca_master/lib_ca_master.pro
@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = CAmaster
-VERSION="1.0.1"
+VERSION="1.0.2"

 HEADERS += \
    ../include/com.h \
    ../include/datIf.h \
-    ../include/prot.h
+    ../include/prot.h \
+    ../include/download_thread.h

 SOURCES += \
    ../src/com.cpp \
    ../src/datIf.cpp \
-    ../src/prot.cpp
+    ../src/prot.cpp \
+    ../src/download_thread.cpp

 include(../DCLibraries.pri)

--- a/lib_ca_slave/lib_ca_slave.pro
+++ b/lib_ca_slave/lib_ca_slave.pro
@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = CAslave
-VERSION="1.0.1"
+VERSION="1.0.2"
+
+HEADERS += \
+    ../include/reporting_thread.h
+
+SOURCES += \
+    ../src/reporting_thread.cpp

 include(../DCLibraries.pri)

--- a/src/datIf.cpp
+++ b/src/datIf.cpp
@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ History:
 #include "sendWRcmd.h"
 #include "controlBus.h"
 #include "storeINdata.h"
+#include "download_thread.h"
+
+
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <datei.h>
 #include <QDir>
-
+#include <QString>
+#include <QDateTime>



@ -54,8 +58,10 @@ static uint8_t datif_pNextCmd, datif_sendSlowCmd;
 //#define     DATIF_CTR_GOTRESPVAL        100


-T_datif::T_datif(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+T_datif::T_datif(hwinf *hw, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
+    m_hw = hw;
+
    QByteArray myBA;
    QDir myDir("../dmd");

@ -170,10 +176,22 @@ char T_datif::datif_cycleSend()
    // b) Antwort meldet Fehler -> 2x wiederholen (nach einer Luecke von 10ms )
    // c) gar keine Antwort, Timeout nach 100ms -> 2x wiederholen (nach einer Luecke von 10ms )
    // cycl_running=0: nichts zu tun    1: Mitteilung: Kommando wurde soeben abgesendet, 2,3,4 = Wiederholung
+    if (cycl_running == 0) {
+        if (m_hw) {
+            if (m_hw->dcDownloadRequested()) { // only happens in ca-master
+                qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD REQUESTED";
+                if (!m_hw->dcDownloadThreadStart()) {
+                    qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD-THREAD NOT RUNNING WITHIN 1000ms";
+                } else {
+                    qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD-THREAD RUNNING";
+                }
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        // 21.9.23 doRepeat hier raus sonst gehts warten auch nicht mehr (BL)
+        //   if (cycl_running && doRepeat)

-    if (cycl_running)   // 21.9.23 doRepeat hier raus sonst gehts warten auch nicht mehr (BL)
-     //   if (cycl_running && doRepeat)
-    {
        // request is still running, wait for response before next sending
        //qDebug()<< "datif wait for response";
        datif_trigger->stop();
@ -1041,9 +1059,6 @@ char T_datif::loadRecDataFromFrame()
                                        // Could be set to every response but this (31)
                                        // is a very common and very important request
            gpi_storeDynMachineConditions(RdDleng, receivedData);
-
-            gpi_storeDI_CoinAttach(receivedData[6]);    // new, 14.2.24 needed for direct coin insertion
-
        }
        /* funktioniert, ist aber nicht nötig. Signal wird nach dem shared memory erzeugt
        prnResult=receivedData[52];
--- a/src/download_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/download_thread.cpp
@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ void DownloadThread::run() {

    m_hw->dcDownloadRequestAck();

-    qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): DOWNLOAD THREAD STARTED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "DownloadThread::run(): DOWNLOAD THREAD STARTED:";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "               DownloadThread::run(): Filename:" << m_hw->dcDownloadFileName();

    // load binary device controller file into memory
    QByteArray ba = loadBinaryDCFile(m_hw->dcDownloadFileName());
@ -115,13 +118,31 @@ void DownloadThread::run() {
        // fill last block of data to be sent with 0xFF
        ba = ba.leftJustified(totalBlocks*64, (char)(0xFF));

+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BYTES TO SEND TO DC" << ba.size();
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOCKS" << totalBlocks;
+
+        m_hw->dc_autoRequest(true); // turn auto-request setting on
+
+        m_hw->request_DC2_HWversion();
+        m_hw->request_DC2_SWversion();
+        QThread::sleep(1);
+
        resetDeviceController();
+
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): RESET DEVICE-CONTROLLER";
+        QThread::sleep(1);
+
        if (startBootloader()) {
+            qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                        << "DownloadThread::run(): STARTED BOOT-LOADER";

-            qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BYTES TO SEND TO DC" << ba.size();
-            qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOCKS" << totalBlocks;
-
-            int currentBlock = 0;
+            m_hw->dc_autoRequest(false);// turn auto-request setting off for
+                                        // download of binary dc
+#if 0
+            int currentBlock = 0;       // download of binary dc
            DownloadResult res = DownloadResult::OK;
            qCritical() << "64-byte block " << currentBlock;
            while (res != DownloadResult::ERROR &&  currentBlock < totalBlocks) {
@ -149,27 +170,31 @@ void DownloadThread::run() {
            } else {
                m_hw->bl_sendLastBlock();
                m_hw->dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(currentBlock);
+
+                qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): currentBlockNumber" << currentBlock;
+                // QThread::msleep(250);
            }
            qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): last result" << (int)sendStatus(m_hw->bl_wasSendingDataOK());
+#else
+            for (uint16_t currentBlock = 0; currentBlock <= totalBlocks; ++currentBlock) {
+                m_hw->dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(currentBlock);
+                qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): currentBlockNumber" << currentBlock;
+                QThread::msleep(250);
+            }
+#endif
+            m_hw->dc_autoRequest(true); // turn auto-request setting on again
        }
        stopBootloader();   // there is no harm in stopping the bootloader even
-    }                       // if it was not started at all
-
-#if 0
-    // test code:
-    uint16_t const totalBlocks = 100;
-    m_hw->dcDownloadSetTotalBlockNumber(totalBlocks);
-
-    for (uint16_t currentBlock = 0; currentBlock <= totalBlocks; ++currentBlock) {
-        m_hw->dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(currentBlock);
-        QThread::msleep(100);
+                            // if it was not started at all
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): STOPPED BOOT-LOADER";
    }
-#endif

    m_hw->dcDownloadSetRunning(false);
    m_hw->dcDownloadSetFinished(true);

-    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate) + "DOWNLOAD THREAD FINISHED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "DOWNLOAD THREAD FINISHED";

    // the object deletes itself ! This is the last line in run().
    // Never touch the object after this statement
@ -261,45 +286,59 @@ DownloadThread::sendNextDataBlock(QByteArray const &binary, int bNum) const {
 }

 bool DownloadThread::startBootloader() const {
-    qDebug() << "starting bootloader...";
+    qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+             << "starting bootloader...";
    int nTry = 5;
    while (--nTry >= 0) {
        m_hw->bl_startBL();
-        QThread::msleep(5000);
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bl_startBL() ..." << nTry;
+        QThread::msleep(1000);
        m_hw->bl_checkBL();
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bl_checkBL() ..." << nTry;
+        QThread::msleep(1000);
        if (m_hw->bl_isUp()) {
-            qInfo() << "starting bootloader...OK";
-            QThread::msleep(5000);
+            qInfo() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bootloader... isUP" << nTry;
            return true;
        } else {
-            qCritical() << "bootloader not up (" << nTry << ")";
+            qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                        << "bootloader not up (" << nTry << ")";
        }
    }
-    qCritical() << "starting bootloader...FAILED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "starting bootloader FAILED";
    return false;
 }

 bool DownloadThread::stopBootloader() const {
-    qDebug() << "stopping bootloader...";
+    qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+             << "stopping bootloader...";
    int nTry = 5;
    while (--nTry >= 0) {
        m_hw->bl_stopBL();
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                 << "bl_stopBL() ...";
        QThread::msleep(500);
+        m_hw->bl_checkBL();
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bl_checkBL() ..." << nTry;
        if (!m_hw->bl_isUp()) {
-            qInfo() << "stopping bootloader...OK";
+            qInfo() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "stopping bootloader OK";
            return true;
        }
    }
-    qCritical() << "stopping bootloader...FAILED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "stopping bootloader FAILED";
    return false;
 }

 bool DownloadThread::resetDeviceController() const {
-    qDebug() << "resetting device controller...";
+    qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+             << "resetting device controller...";
    m_hw->bl_rebootDC();
    // wait maximally 3 seconds, before starting bootloader
    QThread::sleep(1);
-    qInfo() << "resetting device controller...OK";
+    qInfo() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+            << "resetting device controller...OK";
    return true;
 }

--- a/src/hwapi.cpp
+++ b/src/hwapi.cpp
@ -17,19 +17,17 @@
            und hier in hwapi die entprellten Werte fuer Tueren und Kasse verwenden.
            Problem war: Signal "Kasse entnommen" war zu langsam -> manchmal abr nicht gesendet

-14.3.24     new function bool hwapi::cash_isCollectionStarted(void) const
-            padding three struct to 64 byte to avoid stack overflow when using
-
 */

 #include "hwapi.h"
 #include "download_thread.h"
 #include "reporting_thread.h"
+#include "shared_mem_buffer.h"

 #include <cstring>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QDebug>
-
+#include <QApplication>

 static uint32_t hwapi_lastStartAmount;
 static uint32_t hwapi_lastTotalAmount;
@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ static uint8_t bl_startupStep;



-hwapi::hwapi(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+hwapi::hwapi(QWidget *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
    // constructor
    qCritical() << "             hwapi::hwapi() APP_VERSION:" << APP_VERSION;
@ -61,6 +59,9 @@ hwapi::hwapi(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
        qCritical() << "Creating/attaching shared memory failed";
    }

+    Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(SharedMem) != m_sharedMem->size(),
+               "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+
    //if (shdMem_firstUse())        // für Master raus
 //    {

@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ hwapi::hwapi(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 #error "SLAVE LIB COMPILED INTO MASTER"
 #endif

-        myDatif = new T_datif();    // für die  CAslave-Lib auskommentieren!
+        myDatif = new T_datif(this);    // für die  CAslave-Lib auskommentieren!

 #endif

@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ hwapi::hwapi(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
    connect(runProcess, SIGNAL(runProc_doorCoinBoxInserted()),          this, SLOT(sub_slotCoin14())); // hwapi_doorCoinBoxInserted()));
    connect(runProcess, SIGNAL(runProc_doorCBinAndAllDoorsClosed()),    this, SLOT(sub_slotCoin15())); // hwapi_doorCBinAndAllDoorsClosed()));
    connect(runProcess, SIGNAL(runProc_doorAllDoorsClosed()),           this, SLOT(sub_slotCoin16())); // hwapi_doorAllDoorsClosed()));
-    connect(runProcess, SIGNAL(runProc_coinAttached()),                 this, SLOT(coinAttached()));
+
+
 }

 void hwapi::hwapi_slotPayProc(void)
@ -229,9 +231,6 @@ void hwapi::sub_slotCoin16(void)
    emit hwapi_doorAllDoorsClosed();
 }

-void hwapi::coinAttached() {
-    emit hwapi_coinAttached();
-}


 /*
@ -3337,15 +3336,22 @@ void hwapi::sys_restoreDeviceParameter(struct T_devices *deviceSettings) const
    // attention: only applies if function "sys_sendDeviceParameter()" was used to send this settings before
    //          cannot be used to see settings programmed by JsonFile
    uint8_t buf[64];
-    uint8_t LL;
+    uint8_t LL, nn;
    tslib_strclr(buf,0,64);
+    uint8_t *start;

    //runProcess->epi_restore64BdevParameter(&LL, buf); // wozu die???
    epi_restoreRbDeviceSettings(&LL, buf);      // viel besser, stimmt immer

-    Q_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(*deviceSettings) <= sizeof(buf));
+    // Puffer in struct eintragen:
+    start = &deviceSettings->kindOfPrinter;
+    nn=0;
+    do
+    {
+        *start = buf[nn];
+        start++;
+    } while(++nn<LL);

-    memcpy(deviceSettings, buf, sizeof(*deviceSettings));
 }

 bool hwapi::sys_areDCdataValid(void) const
@ -4405,22 +4411,12 @@ uint16_t hwapi::bna_getStackerLevel(uint32_t *amountInStacker, uint16_t *countOf
    return anzahl;
 }

-
-// new, 14.3.24TS
-bool hwapi::cash_isCollectionStarted(void) const
-{
-    struct T_dynamicCondition myDynMachCond;
-    sys_getDynMachineConditions(&myDynMachCond);
-    if (myDynMachCond.paymentInProgress >=2)
-        return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
 QObject const *hwapi::getAPI() {
    return this;
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) const {
+    // called by worker-thread (see atbupdatetool)
    SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
    if (!data) {
        return false;
@ -4444,9 +4440,15 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) const {
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequested() const {
-    SharedMem const *data = SharedMem::getData();
-    // should be false at entry
-    return data ? data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested.load() : false;
+    SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
+    Q_ASSERT_X(data != nullptr, "check", "pointer invalid");
+    Q_ASSERT_X((void *)data != m_sharedMem->data(), "compare pointers", "pointers different");
+    Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(*data) != m_sharedMem->size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+
+    // called by download-thread
+    // 1: true at entry: reset atomically to false
+    // 2: false at entry: no change
+    return data ? data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested.exchange(false) : false;
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadResetRequest() const {
@ -4458,13 +4460,11 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadResetRequest() const {
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequestAck() const {
+    // called by download-thread
    SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
    if (data) {
-        if (data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested) {
-            data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested = false;
-            data->m_downLoadDC.m_running = true;
-            data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished = false;
-        }
+        data->m_downLoadDC.m_running = true;
+        data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished = false;
    }
    return false;
 }
@ -4474,14 +4474,16 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRunning() const {
    if (data) {
        int cnt = 10;
        while (--cnt > 0) {
-            bool running = data->m_downLoadDC.m_running.load();
-            bool finished = data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished.load();
-            if (!running || finished) {
-                if (cnt < 3) {
-                    qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD THREAD NOT RUNNING" << running << finished;
-                }
-                QThread::msleep(500);
-            } else break;
+            bool running = data->m_downLoadDC.m_running;
+            bool finished = data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished;
+            if ((running == true) && (finished == false)) {
+                // see dcDownloadRequestAck()
+                break;
+            }
+            if (cnt < 3) {
+                qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD THREAD NOT RUNNING" << running << finished;
+            }
+            QThread::msleep(500);
        }
        // qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD RUNNING" << cnt << (cnt > 0);
        return (cnt > 0);
@ -4490,18 +4492,16 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRunning() const {
 }

 void hwapi::dcDownloadThreadFinalize(DownloadThread *dthread) {
-    delete dthread;
+    Q_UNUSED(dthread);
+    // delete dthread;
    m_downloadThread = nullptr;
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadFinished() {
-    SharedMem const *data = SharedMem::getDataConst();
-    if (data) {
-        int cnt = 10;
-        while ((--cnt > 0) &&
-               ((data->m_downLoadDC.m_running.load() == true) &&
-                (data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished.load() == false))) {
-            QThread::sleep(1);
+    int cnt = 10;
+    while (dcDownloadRunning()) {
+        if (--cnt == 0) {
+            return false;
        }

        //if (cnt > 0) {
@ -4510,12 +4510,13 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadFinished() {
        //    return true;
        //}
    }
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }

 // download thread

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadThreadStart() {
+    // called by timer in datIf.cpp: T_datif::datif_cycleSend()
    m_downloadThread = new DownloadThread(this);
    if (m_downloadThread) {
        m_downloadThread->start();
@ -4547,6 +4548,7 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportThreadStart() { // only start reporting thread
    if (cnt > 0) {
        m_reportingThread = new ReportingThread(this);
        if (m_reportingThread) {
+            m_reportingThread->moveToThread(QApplication::instance()->thread());
            m_reportingThread->start();
            cnt  = 10;
            while (--cnt > 0 && !dcDownloadReportThreadRunning()) {
@ -4578,7 +4580,9 @@ void hwapi::dcDownloadReportThreadQuit() {
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportThreadFinished() const {
-    return m_reportingThread ? m_reportingThread->isFinished() : false;
+    // if the pointer to the underlying c++-object is not valid, the thread
+    // counts as finished
+    return m_reportingThread ? m_reportingThread->isFinished() : true;
 }

 bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportStart() const {
@ -4604,8 +4608,10 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportFinished() {
    }

    if (dcDownloadReportThreadFinished()) {
-        delete m_reportingThread;
-        m_reportingThread = nullptr;
+        if (m_reportingThread) {
+            delete m_reportingThread;
+            m_reportingThread = nullptr;
+        }
    }

    return true;
--- a/src/reporting_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/reporting_thread.cpp
@ -4,10 +4,15 @@

 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+#include <cmath>

 ReportingThread::ReportingThread(hwapi *hw)
  : m_hw(hw)
  , m_fileToDownload(m_hw->dcDownloadFileName()) {
+  // , m_f([](QString const&){}) {
 }

 ReportingThread::~ReportingThread() {
@ -17,7 +22,10 @@ ReportingThread::~ReportingThread() {
 // each component which has connects for the corresponding signals.
 void ReportingThread::run() {

-    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime() << "START DOWNLOAD THREAD";
+    qCritical()
+        << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+        << "START REPORT THREAD"
+        << "(PART OF APPLICATION" << QCoreApplication::applicationName() << ")";

    static QString report("");

@ -25,9 +33,9 @@ void ReportingThread::run() {
    while (!m_hw->dcDownloadGetRunning()) {
        if (--cnt > 0) {
            report =  QString("%1 waiting for download to start %2")
-                            .arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate))
+                            .arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate))
                            .arg(cnt);
-            qCritical() << __LINE__ << "STATUS" << report;
+            qCritical() << "(" << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ") STATUS" << report;
            emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(report);
            QThread::sleep(1);
        } else break;
@ -96,28 +104,37 @@ void ReportingThread::run() {
    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime() << "TOTAL BLOCKS" << totalBlocks;

    if (totalBlocks) {
-        qint64 const start = QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch();
-        double durationMillis = 0;
+        QDateTime const start = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
        uint16_t currentBlockNumber = 0;
+        uint16_t prevBlockNumber = ~0;

        while (m_hw->dcDownloadGetRunning()) {
            currentBlockNumber = m_hw->dcDownloadGetCurrentBlockNumber();
+            if (prevBlockNumber != currentBlockNumber) {
+                double durationSecs = start.secsTo(QDateTime::currentDateTime());

-            durationMillis += QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - start;
+                double const timeAveragePerBlock = (currentBlockNumber > 0) ? (durationSecs / currentBlockNumber) : durationSecs;
+                long estimatedSecondsLeft = lround((timeAveragePerBlock * (totalBlocks - currentBlockNumber)));
+                long estimatedMinutesLeft =
+                    ((estimatedSecondsLeft % 60) == 0) ?
+                        (estimatedSecondsLeft / 60) :
+                            ((estimatedSecondsLeft + 60) / 60);
+                estimatedSecondsLeft = (estimatedSecondsLeft % 60);

-            double const timeAveragePerBlock = (currentBlockNumber > 0) ? (durationMillis / currentBlockNumber) : durationMillis;
-            double const estimatedSecondsLeft = (timeAveragePerBlock * (totalBlocks - currentBlockNumber)) / 1000.0;
+                double percent = ((double)currentBlockNumber / (double)totalBlocks) * 100.0;
+                report = QString(": total blocks %1, current block %2 [%3] (est. time left: %4min %5s)")
+                            .arg(totalBlocks)
+                            .arg(currentBlockNumber)
+                            .arg(percent, 0, 'f', 2)
+                            .arg(estimatedMinutesLeft)
+                            .arg(estimatedSecondsLeft, 2);

-            double percent = ((double)currentBlockNumber / (double)totalBlocks) * 100.0;
-            report = QString(": total blocks %1, current block %2 [%3] (est. time left: %4s)")
-                        .arg(totalBlocks)
-                        .arg(currentBlockNumber)
-                        .arg(percent, 0, 'f', 2)
-                        .arg(estimatedSecondsLeft, 0, 'f', 2);
+                qCritical() << m_hw << "RT report" << report;

-            qCritical() << "RT report" << report;
+                emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(report);

-            emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(report);
+                prevBlockNumber = currentBlockNumber;
+            }
            QThread::msleep(100);
        }

--- a/src/runProc.cpp
+++ b/src/runProc.cpp
@ -48,16 +48,6 @@ T_runProc::T_runProc()
 void T_runProc::runProc_slotProcess(void)
 {
 #ifndef THIS_IS_CA_MASTER
-    bool const coinAttached = epi_getDI_CoinAttach();
-    // exchange: (atomically) replaces the underlying value of m_coinAttached
-    // with the value of coinAttached, returns the value of m_coinAttached
-    // before the call
-    if (m_coinAttached.exchange(coinAttached) == false) {
-        if (coinAttached) {
-            // old value was false, and new value is true
-            emit runProc_coinAttached();
-        }
-    }
    cash_paymentProcessing();
    doors_supervise();
    bl_performComplStart();     // neu 1.12.23
@ -651,8 +641,11 @@ void T_runProc::bl_rebootDC(void)
    // BL is working for 5s after power-on-reset.

    uint8_t len, buf[20];
+    memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(buf));

    len=dcBL_restartDC(buf);
+
+    qCritical() << __func__ << QByteArray((const char *)buf, len).toHex(':');
    sendWRcmd_setSendBlock160(len, buf);
 }

@ -662,8 +655,13 @@ void T_runProc::bl_startBL(void)
    // otherwise the BL jumps to normal DC application
    uint8_t len, buf[20];

+    memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(buf));
+
    len=dcBL_activatBootloader(buf);
+
+    qCritical() << __func__ << QByteArray((const char *)buf, len).toHex(':');
    sendWRcmd_setSendBlock160(len, buf);
+
    epi_setNowIsBootload(true);
 }

@ -671,8 +669,11 @@ void T_runProc::bl_checkBL(void)
 {
    // call this function in order to get information, afterwards use "bl_isUp()"
    uint8_t len, buf[20];
+    memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(buf));

    len=dcBL_readFWversion(buf);
+
+    qCritical() << __func__ << QByteArray((const char *)buf, len).toHex(':');
    sendWRcmd_setSendBlock160(len, buf);
 }

--- a/src/shared_mem_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/shared_mem_buffer.cpp
@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #include "shared_mem_buffer.h"

 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <atomic>
+#include <algorithm>

 #ifdef QT_POSIX_IPC
    // The POSIX backend can be explicitly selected using the -feature-ipc_posix
@ -9,33 +15,124 @@
    // macro will be defined. -> we use SystemV shared memory
 #error "QT_POSIX_IPC defined"
 #else
-#ifdef __linux__
+#ifdef linux
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ipc.h>    // ftok
 #endif
 #endif

 //static bool shdMemFirstUse;

+static QString read1stLineOfFile(QString fileName) { // read for instance /etc/os-release
+    QFile f(fileName);
+    if (f.exists()) {
+        if (f.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+            QTextStream in(&f);
+            in.setCodec("UTF-8");
+            while(!in.atEnd()) {
+                return in.readLine();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return "N/A";
+}
+

 //QSharedMemory *SharedMemBuffer::getShm(std::size_t size) {
 QSharedMemory *SharedMem::getShm(std::size_t size) {
    static QSharedMemory shMem;
    if (size > 0) {
-#ifdef __linux__
-        //static const long nativeKey = ftok("/etc/os-release", 'H');
-        //static const QString fkey = std::to_string(nativeKey).c_str();
-        static const QString fkey = "0123456?000=7";
+#ifdef linux
+        static const long nativeKey = ftok("/etc/os-release", 'H');
+        static const QString fkey = std::to_string(nativeKey).c_str();
+        //static const QString fkey = "0123456?000=7";
 #else
        static const QString fkey = "0123456?000=9";
 #endif

+        qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ": size" << size;
+
        shMem.setKey(fkey);
        if (!shMem.isAttached()) {
            if (shMem.create(size)) {
+                qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ": created shared memory";
+
+#ifdef linux
+                if ((size != (std::size_t)shMem.size()) || (sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size())) {
+                    qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__
+                                << "size=" << size
+                                << "shMem.size=" << shMem.size()
+                                << "sizeof(SharedMem)=" << sizeof(SharedMem)
+                                << "ABOUT TO REBOOT SYSTEM...";
+                    if (system("reboot")) {
+                        // reboot system -> shared memory re-created
+                    }
+                }
+
+                struct SharedMem *sh = (SharedMem *)(shMem.data());
+
+                memset(sh->indat_HWversion, 0x00, sizeof(sh->indat_HWversion));
+                memset(sh->indat_SWversion, 0x00, sizeof(sh->indat_SWversion));
+
+                memset(sh->os_release, 0x00, sizeof(sh->os_release));
+                memset(sh->date_of_creation, 0x00, sizeof(sh->date_of_creation));
+                memset(sh->creator, 0x00, sizeof(sh->creator));
+
+                QString const &os_release = read1stLineOfFile("/etc/os-release");
+                strncpy(sh->os_release, os_release.toStdString().c_str(),
+                        std::min((int)os_release.size(), (int)sizeof(sh->os_release)-1));
+
+                QString const &currentDateTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+                char const *current = currentDateTime.toUtf8().constData();
+                strncpy(sh->date_of_creation, current,
+                        std::min((int)strlen(current), (int)sizeof(sh->date_of_creation)-1));
+
+                QString const &appPid = QString("%1 (%2)").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationName())
+                                                          .arg(QCoreApplication::applicationPid());
+
+                strncpy(sh->creator, appPid.toStdString().c_str(),
+                        std::min((int)strlen(appPid.toStdString().c_str()),
+                                 (int)sizeof(sh->creator)-1));
+
+                qCritical() << "os-release:" << sh->os_release;
+                qCritical() << "   creator:" << sh->creator;
+                qCritical() << "      date:" << sh->date_of_creation;
+
+#else
+                Q_ASSERT_X(size != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+                Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+#endif
                return &shMem;
            } else {
                if (shMem.error() == QSharedMemory::AlreadyExists) {
                    if (shMem.attach()) {
+#ifdef linux
+                        if ((size != (std::size_t)shMem.size()) || (sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size())) {
+                            qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__
+                                        << "size=" << size
+                                        << "shMem.size=" << shMem.size()
+                                        << "sizeof(SharedMem)=" << sizeof(SharedMem)
+                                        << "ABOUT TO REBOOT SYSTEM...";
+                            if (system("reboot")) {
+                                // reboot system -> shared memory re-created
+                            }
+                        }
+#else
+                        Q_ASSERT_X(size != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+                        Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+#endif
+
+                        QString const &appPid = QString("%1 (%2)").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationName())
+                                                                  .arg(QCoreApplication::applicationPid());
+
+                        qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << appPid << "attached shared memory";
+
+                        struct SharedMem const *sh = (SharedMem const *)(shMem.data());
+                        qCritical() << "os-release:" << sh->os_release;
+                        qCritical() << "   creator:" << sh->creator;
+                        qCritical() << "      date:" << sh->date_of_creation;
+
                        return &shMem;
                    }
                }
@ -43,6 +140,13 @@ QSharedMemory *SharedMem::getShm(std::size_t size) {
            qCritical() << shMem.nativeKey() << shMem.key() << shMem.data()
                        << shMem.error() << shMem.errorString();
            return nullptr;
+        } else {
+            qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "shared memory already attached";
+
+            struct SharedMem const *sh = (SharedMem const *)(shMem.data());
+            qCritical() << "os-release:" << sh->os_release;
+            qCritical() << "   creator:" << sh->creator;
+            qCritical() << "      date:" << sh->date_of_creation;
        }
    }
    return &shMem;
--- a/src/storeINdata.cpp
+++ b/src/storeINdata.cpp
@ -64,66 +64,42 @@ bool indat_isMdbOn()

 void gpi_storeHWver(QString text)
 {
-    // change Qstring to array of chars, because shared mem allowes no QString!
-    int  nn, LL = text.length();
-    if (LL >= versionBufferLen)
-        LL=versionBufferLen-1;   // leave place for termination
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion[nn] = text.at(nn).toLatin1();
+    QString hwVersion((char const *)SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion);
+    if (hwVersion != text) {
+        char const *p = text.toUtf8().constData();
+        if (qstrlen(p) > 0) {
+            memset(SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion, 0, versionBufferLen);
+            memcpy(SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion, p,
+                   qMin((uint)versionBufferLen, qstrlen(p)) - 1);
+        }
    }
-    for (nn=LL; nn<versionBufferLen; nn++)
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion[nn] =0;
+
+    qCritical() << "HW TEXT" << epi_loadHWver();
 }

 QString epi_loadHWver(void)
 {
-    // load array of chars from SM and change to QString
-    int  nn, LL = versionBufferLen;
-    char cc;
-    QString myStr;
-
-    myStr.clear();
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        cc = SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion[nn];
-        myStr.append(cc);
-    }
-    return myStr;
+    return QString((char const*)SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion);
 }

 void gpi_storeSWver(QString text)
-{    
-    int  nn, LL = text.length();
-    if (LL >= versionBufferLen)
-        LL=versionBufferLen-1;   // leave place for termination
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion[nn] = text.at(nn).toLatin1();
+{
+    QString swVersion((char const *)SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion);
+    if (swVersion != text) {
+        char const *p = text.toUtf8().constData();
+        if (qstrlen(p) > 0) {
+            memset(SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion, 0, versionBufferLen);
+            memcpy(SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion, p,
+                   qMin((uint)versionBufferLen, qstrlen(p)) - 1);
+        }
    }
-    for (nn=LL; nn<versionBufferLen; nn++)
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion[nn] =0;

+    qCritical() << "SW TEXT" << epi_loadSWver();
 }

 QString epi_loadSWver(void)
 {
-    int  nn, LL = versionBufferLen;
-    char cc;
-    QString myStr;
-
-    myStr.clear();
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        cc = SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion[nn];
-        myStr.append(cc);
-    }
-    return myStr;
-
+    return QString((char const*)SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion);
 }

 void gpi_storeDCstate(QString text)
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Gerhard Hoffmann	5599c56114	Minor: added some debug output	2024-02-05 14:52:09 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	0723ef335c	Added some debug output.	2024-02-05 14:51:16 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	ef31911e74	hw/sw-version: always store different version than current onew	2024-02-05 14:50:17 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	100ada06f8	Improve on storing hw/sw version of device controller	2024-02-02 13:41:13 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	fb5cf3cc6a	Minor: add debug out put. memset buffers to be printed.	2024-02-02 13:40:21 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	287106d8f3	Make sure reporting thread is executed by GUI thread.	2024-02-02 13:39:00 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	e7f45251a9	Improve on download functionlity	2024-02-02 13:38:40 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	0839254f06	Do real download, not just some simulation.	2024-02-02 13:36:09 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	6005fddc66	Start download thread when requested.	2024-02-02 13:35:06 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	392b849a9b	User version 1.0.2	2024-02-02 13:34:39 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	6fa689f142	Use version 1.0.2	2024-02-02 13:34:13 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	fc28666946	Improved creating/attaching shared memory: there is a possibility of a stale shared memory under /tmp.	2024-02-02 13:32:56 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	3bf3e741a0	Add os_release, date and creator variables.	2024-02-02 13:32:16 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	f6efb1ee9a	Use actually reporting coe, not just some test code.	2024-02-02 13:31:32 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	a1237749dc	Minor change: add some commented out code	2024-02-02 13:31:04 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	f5613d5aad	Minor: directly initialize doenload/reporting-thread pointers.	2024-02-02 11:09:14 +01:00
Gerhard Hoffmann	3564bac8d4	Add reference to plugin (m_hw), so it is possible to start the download thread.	2024-02-02 11:07:40 +01:00