====== HardwareExpert ======

**HardwareExpert** - write programs to work with hardware becomes easier!

The program designed for:

  * Rapid software development, working directly with external equipment (programmers, reading programs, service tools);
  * Work and testing and debugging home-made devices;
  * Creating analyzers and patchers dumps and firmware.

It runs in Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/7 and most modern distros GNU / Linux (requires Qt 4.0 +).

HardwareExpert includes:

  * The programming language S-Lang - built-in interpreter of C-like programming language. High performance is ensured by pre-compiled into byte code;
  * Built-in code editor with syntax highlighting;
  * A large number of built-in functions:
      * to work with binary data;
      * for direct work with Serial (including the USB-COM, and USB-UART) and LPT ports;
      * для работы с шиной I2C, в соответствии с спецификацией через адаптер и драйвер Micronas, (спасибо Postal2 с сайта monitor.net.ru);
      * to work with the I2C bus, in accordance with the specification over adapter and driver Micronas, (thanks to Postal2 from monitor.net.ru)
      * UI elements;
      * using high resolution timer;
  * HEX-editor with search and comparison;
  * Detailed help with examples (in russian);
  * User interface in English and Russian languages.

The program is distributed in the ** open source, under GPL **.

[[en:hardwareexpert:download|Download HardwareExpert]]

[[en:hardwareexpert:scripts|Download scripts for HardwareExpert]]

Under development:
  * Editor with code completion;
  * Linux LPT support over ppdev;
  * USB support over libUSB;
  * Intelligent search in HEX-Editor;
  * Smart adapters with the external controllers;
  * The data logger / logic analyzer;

The program runs on MS Windows 2K/XP/Vista/7 and GNU / Linux, as well as on x64 OS.

Warning: The program is under the testing. About the bugs you can report on the [[http://forum.2micom.ru/ | forum]].