PCAN-Explorer 7 & Add-ins Version History

2026-07-07 - Version 7.1.0

Improvements:

The built-in online help is now provided as a HTML5-based help system, which is opened in the web browser.
Includes a new and free Trace Converter Add-in, which allows to import and export from and to different trace file types, like .asc or .mf4.
New possibility to borrow a license from the server for offline use for up to 30 days. After the borrowing period has ended, the borrowed license is again available for use from the license server.
The “What's New?” window has been renamed “Release Notes” and now allows for easier navigation between the individual entries in the version history.

Bug fixes:

Fixed an Access Violation exception on deactivating a database if one of its signals was listed in the Watch window.
When the Start Page was made a floating or dockable window, after closing the window it could not be opened again.
On changing the style of a HTML window (tabbed <> floating <> dockable) the default web browser was opened and an empty page displayed.
Creating and adding a new Trace file in the Project Manager failed if the default Trace buffer mode was set to "File".
If a new Trace file was created via File > New, the new file was marked as unsaved in the title of the new Trace window even if the "File" Trace buffer mode was used.
If a new Trace file was created via File > New, the initial file name was something like <ProjectPath\Trace1.trc>. If a recording was then subsequently started in this tracer, the path was automatically changed to a temporary file located in the "_temp" subdirectory.
If the display mode of a variable in a Symbols file was set to -o (Off), the symbolic representation in the Receive/Transmit lists was displayed incorrectly: Instead of hiding the invisible variable, the last variable of the symbol was missing.
The message rate shown in the Receive List in the Msg.Rate column didn't show steady values although the message rate didn't change.
ARXML, CANdb, Plotter, and Instruments Panel files were not listed in the Library Browser.
Some other minor bug fixes and improvements.

Improvements:

Global attributes and signal attributes have been enhanced so that their values are now validated and warnings are displayed when something is wrong.
Attributes of the type "Char" can now also be used with quotation marks.

Bug fixes:

Under certain circumstances, an Access Violation exception was thrown when a signal was renamed after a Symbols file had previously been opened and closed.
Custom signal attributes were not removed when the symbols were converted to Symbols File version 6.0 or earlier.
Not all floating-point attributes could be saved and restored correctly, especially if they had very large values.
After closing the Print Preview, an empty properties page was displayed for elements that had no properties.

Changes:

Bug fixes:

LED and Switch controls did not yet respect the Rendering Mode setting introduced in version 7.0.6.
Fixed some rendering issues in the VerticalSlider control when using Direct2D rendering mode.

Bug fixes:

Some plotter settings could not be adjusted in the Properties dialog box, e.g. the span of a y-axis.
The channel statistics in the Properties dialog box were not updated when the channel was changed.

Improvements:

The online help for the CANdb Import window is now provided as HTML5-based help which is opened in the web browser.

Improvements:

Improvements:

The renewal mechanism now supports renewing expired licenses by entering the ticket.
Added a new “Identify CmDongle” button to make it easier to identify connected CmDongles, provided they support this feature.
Added a new setting to gray out expired licenses.
The container name is now displayed alongside the serial number.
Improvements to the visual appearance.
New Offline Process feature:
- Added a new Transfer Mode setting to select the preferred transfer mode.
- Added a new page to all actions for selecting either the online or offline transfer mode.
New Borrow feature: - Added new buttons to the license toolbar for borrowing and returning licenses.
- Added new icons for borrowed licenses and borrowers.

Bug fixes:

Fixed arrow key handling on the "Settings" page.
Fixed the "Next" button on the "Overview" page, which was previously enabled only when a CmDongle was present.
Fixed a crash while communicating with the PEAK activation server.
Fixed container selection during deactivation; previously, all containers were displayed, even if they were not present on the system.

Changes:

Reworked the category toggle behavior in the "Settings" page.
Removed the unnecessary "Select Container" page from the offline import process.
Updated the running process icon to make it easier to distinguish it from an information message.