From: Uwe Hermann Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 (+0200) Subject: NEWS: Add list of user-visible changes so far. X-Git-Tag: libsigrok-0.3.0~3 X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitaction?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8f8289dc1dc4532d33cda04141c8080f6dda00f5;p=libsigrok.git NEWS: Add list of user-visible changes so far. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 47a7098c..b9aa2771 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,219 @@ +0.3.0 (2014-05-06) +------------------ + +Note: This release DOES change the libsigrok API. That means it is NOT + backwards-compatible and frontends will need updates. + + * New supported hardware: + - Logic analyzers: + - ChronoVu LA16 + - Sysclk LWLA1034 + - Oscilloscopes: + - Agilent DSO1000 series (various models) + - Hameg HMO compact series (various models) + - Rigol DS2000 series (various models) + - Rigol VS5000 series (various models) + - Multimeters: + - BBC Goerz Metrawatt M2110 + - Brymen BM869 + - Fluke 189 + - Gossen Metrawatt MetraHIT 1x/2x series (various models) + - Tenma 72-7745 (rebadged UNI-T UT60E) + - Tenma 72-7750 (rebadged UNI-T UT60G) + - UNI-T UT60G + - UNI-T UT61B + - UNI-T UT61C + - V&A VA40B + - Voltcraft M-3650CR + - Voltcraft ME-42 + - Thermometers: + - APPA 55II + - Programmable power supplies: + - Atten PPS3000 series (various models, tested on PPS3203T-3S). + - Conrad DIGI 35 CPU + * Add support for channel groups. + * Add generic SCPI backend code which can be used via various transports: + - Serial ports + - USBTMC + - TCP/RAW + - TCP/Rigol (Rigol-VS5000 series specific) + - VXI + - librevisa + * udev rules file: Add entries for newly supported hardware. + * New config keys: + - SR_CONF_DEMODULATOR + - SR_CONF_CENTER_FREQUENCY + - SR_CONF_NUM_LOGIC_CHANNELS + - SR_CONF_NUM_ANALOG_CHANNELS + - SR_CONF_CLOCK_EDGE + - SR_CONF_POWER_SUPPLY + - SR_CONF_OUTPUT_VOLTAGE + - SR_CONF_OUTPUT_VOLTAGE_MAX + - SR_CONF_OUTPUT_CURRENT + - SR_CONF_OUTPUT_CURRENT_MAX + - SR_CONF_OUTPUT_ENABLED + - SR_CONF_OUTPUT_CHANNEL + - SR_CONF_OVER_VOLTAGE_PROTECTION + - SR_CONF_OVER_CURRENT_PROTECTION + - SR_CONF_DEVICE_MODE + - SR_CONF_TEST_MODE + * New config info types: + - SR_T_INT32 + * New measurement quantity keys: + - SR_MQ_TIME + * New measurement quantity flags: + - SR_MQFLAG_DURATION + - SR_MQFLAG_AVG + * New device instance types: + - SR_INST_SCPI + * New error codes: + - SR_ERR_CHANNEL_GROUP + ∗ The SR_T_CHAR config type has been renamed to SR_T_STRING. + * New build dependencies: + - libserialport >= 0.1.0 (optional). + - All drivers that talk to serial ports now require libserialport. + - If libserialport is not found, those drivers will not be built. + - librevisa >= 0.0.20130812 (optional, only used by some drivers). + * Dropped build dependecies: + - libasound2 is no longer required (only the removed alsa driver used it). + - libudev is no longer required (only the removed link-mso19 driver used it). + * Serial port handling code: + - Add support for 5/6 data bits and non-standard baud rates. + - Fix an issue related to nonblocking reads (bug #188). + - Fix an 'invalid arguments' condition causing problems (bug #192). + * alsa: This driver was removed (also fixes bugs #28, #61, #96, #114). + * asix-sigma: + - Publish SR_CONF_CAPTURE_RATIO correctly (bugs #287, #291). + - Don't set invalid config options (bug #86). + - Various other bugfixes. + * cem-dt-885x: Fix a code portability issue (bug #267). + * chronovu-la: + - Rename the 'chronovu-la8' driver to 'chronovu-la'. + - Add support for the ChronoVu LA16. + - Fix a segfault when doing multiple acquisitions on an LA8 (bug #247). + - Document that streaming is not possible for LA8/LA16 (bug #261). + * demo: + - Add support for analog channels (bug #11). + - Make the number of channels user-configurable. + - Add per-channel-group options. + - Implement analog sample patterns: sine, triangle, sawtooth. + - Fix a samplerate related issue with rates >= 50kHz (bugs #294, #295). + - Fix an issue causing data glitches every 40ms (bug #297). + - Fix an issue related to channel group handling (bug #262). + * digitek-dt4000zc: Fix driver on NetBSD due to missing DTR=1 (bug #189). + * fx2lafw: + - Fix incorrect unitsize when a trigger fires (bug #182). + - Implement config_get() for SR_CONF_LIMIT_SAMPLES. + - Don't send more samples than requested to the session bus. + * gmc-mh-1x-2x: + - Add new (sub)driver 'gmc-mh-2x-bd232'. + - Add support for the SI232-II interface. + * hameg-hmo: + - Fix a build issue on Mac OS X (bug #216). + - Various fixes related to frame limit, samplerate, options, etc. + * link-mso19: Drop unfinished driver for now (until it starts working). + * openbench-logic-sniffer: + - Fix a serial port related issue/hang, seen on (e.g.) NetBSD. + - Fix an SR_CONF_PATTERN_MODE related problem (bugs #184, #190). + - Fix a serial (non)blocking mode issue (bug #231). + - Temporarily disable the driver on Windows (needs portability fixes). + - Fix an endianness issue in the protocol handling (bug #135). + - Fix a sampling issue when (samples % 4) != 0 (bug #200). + - Fix an issue occuring when all channels were disabled (bugs #316, #347). + - Add an option to turn test patterns off again (bug #293). + * rigol-ds: + - Rename the 'rigol-ds1xx2' driver to 'rigol-ds'. + - Add support for more models and unify the driver code (bug #212). + - Add support for RS232 connectivity (previously only USBTMC worked). + - Enable the driver on non-Linux platforms since all transports the driver + uses are provided by cross-platform code/libs now (e.g. serial, USBTMC). + - Add support for 4 channels (required by some models). + - Add support for channel groups. + - Advertise SR_CONF_LIMIT_FRAMES support. + - Fix an issue with SR_DF_END sending. + - Enable/disable LA pod when (de)selecting digital channels. + - Disable key lock when closing device. + - Work around issues due to DS1000 specific protocol changes (bug #283). + - Fix incorrect digital channel numbers on some models (bug #269). + - Fix an issue with partial data reads (bugs #220, #209, #207). + * saleae-logic16: + - Fix an issue related to USB device claiming (bug #159). + - Don't send more samples than requested to the session bus (bug #350). + - Use unitsize 1 (not 2) if none of channels 8-15 are used. + * serial-dmm: Fix some parse issues by increasing a timeout. + * sysclk-lwla: Fix a sampling issue related to a glib API call (bug #270). + * uni-t-ut32x: Fix typo which prevented usage with multiple devices. + * victor-dmm: Fix MIN/MAX always being reported (bug #228). + * zeroplus-logic-cube: + - Add support for 32-channel models and additional memory sizes. + - Fix a frontend issue due to missing SR_CONF_CAPTURE_RATIO. + - Fix an issue causing pre-trigger garbage data to be sent (bug #222). + - Add initial voltage threshold support. + * Various drivers: + - Expose missing SR_CONF_TRIGGER_TYPE. + - Report max. possible number of samples (bugs #197, #258, #263). + * Output modules: + - Skip analog channels in logic-only output formats. + - Remove the obolete output module API, add wrapper calls for the new one. + - Stop using the obsolete output API (bugs #288, #47, #48). + - Properly receive and handle samplerate metadata (bug #46). + * input/vcd: Abort with an error upon > 64 channels (bug #194). + * output/vcd: + - Fix output for more than 8 channels. + - Output timestamp only once per change. + - Minor whitespace changes of output files to make them more readable. + - Remove bogus $dumpvars and $dumpoff commands. + - Various bugfixes and portability fixes. + * output/csv: + - Remove a 64-channel limit (bug #193). + - Fix an issue resulting in incorrect trailing commas (bug #230). + - Fix an issue where all timestamps would be zero (bug #35). + * Rename 'probe' to 'channel' in all places, since libsigrok supports a lot + of gear where 'channel' fits better (bug #259). + * Change TRIGGER_SLOPE from SR_T_UINT64 to SR_T_STRING. + * Windows support improvements: + - Use libserialport (+other backend code) to fix serial devices (bug #91). + - Add serial source addition/removal backend code (bug #206). + - Add backend code for properly supporting USB based devices. + * Fix various memory leaks in the backend code. + * Fix some incorrect parsing of floating point numbers in the strutil code. + * Fix various endianness issues in backend code and drivers (bug #266). + * Fix a few issues related to incorrect parsing with non-ANSI-C locales + (bugs #271, #272, #273, #274). + * Fix an issue related to data being sent to the libsigrok session which + was not a multiple of the unit/sample size (bugs, #289, #290). + * Drop the es51922 DMM parser (replaced by the generic es519xx parser). + * libsigrok session files: + - The libsigrok session file format (for *.sr files) has changed, and the + file format 'version' field is bumped to 2. Older libsigrok versions will + not be able to handle version 2 files, but new libsigrok versions can + handle both version 1 and version 2 files. New libsigrok versions will + always write/output version 2 files. + - Fix an issue resulting in left-over temporary files (bug #276). + - Fix an issue with analog probes (unsupported) in *.sr files (bug #277). + - Fix an issue with missing samplerate from session files (bug #275). + * Improved API documentation. + * Major API changes (overview): + - Change various function/macro names related to the probe->channel rename. + - Change various functions due to the new channel group feature. + - All enums in the public API now have names (e.g. 'enum sr_mqflag'). + - The lib no longer defineѕ names with _t suffix (POSIX reserved). + - New API calls: + - sr_session_dev_list() + - sr_session_save_init() + - sr_session_append() + - sr_config_commit() + - sr_output_new() + - sr_output_send() + - sr_output_free() + - Obsoleted and removed API calls: + - sr_filter_channels() + - 'struct sr_session' is now opaque (contents shouldn't be used directly). + - Please see the Doxygen API documentation for further details. + * Build system: + - Switch to a non-recursive automake setup (fewer files, faster builds). + - configure: Clearly mark required and optional libs. + 0.2.2 (2013-11-04) ------------------