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ArIEC103 Planned Improvements

ArIEC103 is focused on IEC 60870-5-103 active master testing, relay communication troubleshooting, and reviewable protocol evidence. The roadmap below describes the user-visible improvements planned for future releases.

1. Easier release packages

Planned outcome: users can download a Windows portable ZIP, verify the checksum, run the desktop app, and follow the quick-start guide without opening the source project.

Current status:

  • Windows portable package workflow is available.
  • SHA256 checksum file is generated with release assets.
  • Quick Start and Troubleshooting guides are included.
  • GitHub Pages landing page links to releases and documentation.

2. Stronger validation evidence

Planned outcome: users can see which simulator, bench, and relay scenarios were checked for each release.

Current status:

  • Public validation matrix is available for simulator, bench, and sanitized relay tests.
  • Sanitized IEC-103 frame test vectors are available in samples/test-vectors/.
  • ASDU decoder smoke tests cover Type 1 event, Type 5 identification, Type 8 GI end, Type 9 measurand, and private/unknown ASDU transparency.
  • FCB retry checks cover timeout and invalid checksum recovery.

Planned next items:

  • Add more known-good relay captures when they can be sanitized safely.
  • Add relay busy / DFC validation cases.
  • Add long-duration Class 2 polling validation notes.
  • Add clearer notes for baudrate, parity, link address, GI, Class 1, Class 2, and measurand behavior.

3. Better operator workflow

Planned outcome: first-time users can complete a relay communication check with less protocol guesswork.

Planned items:

  • Save/load connection profiles.
  • Recent profiles for frequently used relay settings.
  • Serial health diagnostics: RX/TX activity, timeout rate, checksum error rate, malformed frame rate, and likely wrong-address symptoms.
  • Guided test checklist: connect, reset link, GI, Class 2 polling, Class 1 event observation, evidence export.
  • More actionable troubleshooting messages.

4. FAT/SAT evidence package

Planned outcome: users can export a cleaner evidence package for review and handover.

Planned items:

  • Formatted PDF report.
  • Session metadata, app version, COM settings, relay address, duration, counters, warnings, and raw evidence appendix.
  • Pass/fail style assessment summary without replacing formal project acceptance procedures.
  • Export package containing Markdown, JSON, PDF, and sanitized raw trace.

5. Analyzer maturity

Planned outcome: ArIEC103 becomes more useful for repeated analysis and long-duration troubleshooting.

Planned items:

  • Capture replay mode.
  • Compare-two-sessions workflow.
  • Stronger long-duration evidence retention.
  • Better event/value filtering.
  • Cleaner desktop architecture for future UI-heavy features.