From: Uwe Hermann Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 17:38:23 +0000 (+0200) Subject: NEWS: Add list of user-visible changes so far. X-Git-Tag: libsigrok-0.5.0~2 X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitaction?a=commitdiff_plain;h=95723b1e178ff2f8f30d4d338840da4f61b3643b;p=libsigrok.git NEWS: Add list of user-visible changes so far. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d85237ae..e66de177 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,197 @@ +0.5.0 (2017-06-12) +------------------ + +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: + - CWAV USBee ZX (bug #764) + - DreamSourceLab DSLogic + - DreamSourceLab DSLogic Pro + - FTDI LA (simple, limited logic analyzer using FTDI chips directly) + - Oscilloscopes: + - Hameg HMO3524 + - Hantek 6022BE + - LeCroy X-Stream series + - Rigol DS1074Z Plus + - Rigol DS1104Z Plus + - Rigol MSO2000A series + - Rocktech BM102 + - Rohde&Schwarz HMO 1002 + - Sainsmart DDS120 + - Logic analyzers / oscilloscopes (but not MSOs): + - Hantek 6022BL + - Programmable power supplies: + - Agilent N5763A + - HP 6633A + - Rohde&Schwarz HMC8043 + - Electronic loads: + - Arachnid Labs Re:load Pro + - Multimeters: + - Agilent U1241C + - Agilent U1242C + - Fluke 289 + - HP 3457A + - Keysight U1281 + - Keysight U1282 + - Metrix MX56C + - PeakTech 3330 + - Sound level meters: + - PCE PCE-322A + - LCR meters: + - PeakTech 2170 + - Signal generators: + - Rohde&Schwarz SME0x series + * New build dependencies (libsigrokcxx C++ library): + - libsigrok >= 0.5.0 (the libsigrok C library) + - A C++ compiler with full C++11 support (g++ >= 4.8.1 or clang++ >= 3.3) + * New config keys: + - SR_CONF_ADC_POWERLINE_CYCLES + - SR_CONF_PROBE_FACTOR + - SR_CONF_SIGNAL_GENERATOR + - SR_CONF_TRIGGER_LEVEL + - SR_CONF_UNDER_VOLTAGE_CONDITION + - SR_CONF_UNDER_VOLTAGE_CONDITION_ACTIVE + * New measurement quantity keys: + - SR_MQ_HARMONIC_RATIO + * New measurement quantity flags: + - SR_MQFLAG_FOUR_WIRE + * agilent-dmm: + - Fix handling of AC/DC flags in volts mode. + - Add support for AC/DC flags in current mode. + - Add support for Keysight branded meters. + - Add support for reading secondary display and temperature. + - Add support for dBm/dBV modes. + - Rework job management to allow for faster and configurable samplerate. + - Add support for Log-Hand/-Trig/-Auto/-Export data sources. + - Fix handling of the second channel of 2 channels models. + - Add support for Vsense (Non-Contact Voltage). + * asix-sigma: + - Fix RLE decoder. + - Disable support for triggers, they don't work right now (bug #359). + - Properly decode data gathered at 100 and 200 MHz (bug #840). + - Only download firmware when necessary. + - Enforce optionally specified sample count (bug #838). + - Fixup the download of the last data acquisition chunk (bug #838). + - Various other bugfixes and internal code improvements. + * demo: + - Add "cable squid" logic waveform (works-with logo, many channels). + - Add walking one/walking zero pattern. + * deree-de5000: + - Rename the driver to serial-lcr, allow support for multiple devices. + * fx2lafw: + - CWAV USBee SX: Add support for one analog channel. + - Fix analog scaling. + - Fix a -Wself-assign compiler warning (bug #793). + - Warn on fail to open plausible devices (bug #867). + - Use wide_sampling only if necessary (depends on channel config). + * hameg-hmo: + - Support triggering on either falling or rising edge (bug #740). + - Terminate all commands with a linefeed for all transports (bug #784). + - Add PATTern and BUS1/BUS2 trigger sources. + - Fix index access for models with 2 pods / 16 digital channels. + - Support BE format for SCPI sample downloads. + * hantek-6xxx: + - Fix some issues by using power-of-two data sizes (bug #821). + - Fix AC/DC coupling selection (bug #836). + - Only list DC coupling once (bug #822). + * lecroy-xstream: + - Fix config_list() capabilities listing (bug #913). + * openbench-logic-sniffer: + - Fix acquisition restart with trigger enabled (bug #809). + * rigol-ds: + - Add support for getting/setting the trigger level. + - Properly report which channel is enabled. + - Add probe factor support. + - Send *OPC? after commands that don't return a value (bug #933). + * saleae-logic16: + - Add 20MHz and 50MHz to samplerate preset list (bug #799). + * uni-t-ut32x: + - Accept SR_CONF_CONN to fix the device scan. + * ut71x: + - Fix float printing issue in a debug message (bug #700). + - Fix incorrect resistance values on some DMMs. + * session: + - Fix memory allocation issue in sr_packet_copy(). + - Increase chunk size for slightly better performance. + - Fix a segfault when input files were read multiple times. + - Fix missing data when input files were read multiple times (bug #944). + * analog: + - Improve output readability by using SI prefix. + * scpi: + - Fix remote locking according to USBTMC spec (bug #783). + - Various internal improvements to better handle corner cases. + * scpi/vxi: + - Fix incomplete reads (bug #790). + * input/vcd: + - Skip BOM at beginning of file (bug #755). + * input/trace32_ad: + - Make the sample rate an option. + * output/srzip: + - Add support for storing analog channels. + * output/analog: + - Drop obsolete and duplicate functions (bug #636). + - Fix incorrect displaying of the values for certain digits settings. + * output/csv: + - Fix a segfault when using non-hardware input. + - Fix a segfault due to a g_malloc() allocating too few bytes. + - Add an option to output units for column labels. + - Fix segfaults related to incorrect indices and unitsizes (bug #844). + - Fix a false negative after successful import causing frontend issues. + - Skip leading UTF-8 BOM in the input stream (bug #756). + - Correctly skip over last processed end-of-line sequence and accept + absence of last end-of-line termination sequence (bug #635). + - Send larger datafeed chunks, to speed up import. + * output/ascii: + - Add support for user configurable character set. + * output/gnuplot: + - Remove, obsoleted by the improved CSV module. + * bindings: + - Link C++ code with gnustl_shared if it exists (Android). + - Flesh out the analog payload bindings. + * bindings/cxx: + - Fixup memory leak in input module receive() calls (bug #976). + - Fix various -Wundefined-var-template clang warnings (bug #915). + * bindings/ruby: + - Fix out-of-tree build (bug #797). + - Fix distribution of Ruby bindings (bug #741). + - Fix Ruby bindings build on Mac OS X and FreeBSD (bug #800). + - Fix the build with BSD Make (bug #801). + - Make the Ruby bindings build with Ruby 2.0 again. + * bindings/java: + - Use correct JNI function when calling Vector.add. + * Build system: + - Use latest AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX (bug #795). + - Fix linker issues related to --whole-archive (bug #802). + - Don't access the sr_driver_list with no driver compiled (bug #820). + - Fix a build issue related to C++ compiler flags (bug #865). + - configure summary: Show whether shared/static build is enabled. + - configure summary: Show linker flags. + - uninstall: Remove empty include directories (bug #861). + * udev rules file: + - Add TAG+="uaccess" for systemd, keep plugdev group as well (bug #665). + - Use 660 permissions (bug #665). + - Add various new USB VID/PID pairs for newly-supported hardware. + * Add a MIME info file (and icons) for sigrok session files (bug #857). + * Various internal refactorings and improvements. + - Add sr_sw_limits_*() helper functions for software limits. + - Add and use the standard cleanup helper std_cleanup(). + - Add std_scan_complete() helper function for scan completion. + * All drivers were converted to use the new SR_DF_ANALOG format, support + for SR_DF_ANALOG_OLD has been dropped (bug #728). + * Many drivers now report the correct number of digits in analog packets. + * resource: Improve logging output (bug #806). + * Fix an issue with analog packets with digits=0 (bug #815). + * Fix a crash when scanning for devices with no options provided (bug #786). + * Fix a segfault with input/ouput modules (bug #813). + * Fix various compiler warnings. + * Fix various memory leaks. + * Remove FSF postal address from boiler plate license text. + * Various Doxygen fixes and improvements. + * README.devices: Update firmware related (and other) information. + * HACKING: Update URL to Linux kernel coding style. + 0.4.0 (2016-01-29) ------------------ @@ -155,7 +349,7 @@ Note: This release DOES change the libsigrok API. That means it is NOT - Check for the numpy Python module (bug #533). - Check for zip_discard(), provide alternative if not available (bug #674). * Portability: - - Android: Add fallbacks for missing stoi()/stod(). + - Android: Add fallbacks for missing stoi()/stod(). - FreeBSD: Fix a libusb related compiler error. - FreeBSD: Fix an issue with libusb_get_port_numbers(). - FreeBSD: Fix an issue with BSD Make (bug #556).