From: Uwe Hermann Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:25:18 +0000 (+0100) Subject: NEWS: Update for upcoming 0.4.0 release. X-Git-Tag: libsigrokdecode-0.4.0~2 X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitaction?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a87daa42b8f9a223b6af4a1b693e4214fc802ff4;p=libsigrokdecode.git NEWS: Update for upcoming 0.4.0 release. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ec40143..d30199c 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,147 @@ +0.4.0 (2016-01-29) +------------------ + +Note: This release DOES change the libsigrokdecode public C API. This +means it is NOT backwards-compatible and frontends will need updates. + + * New supported protocol decoders: + - adns5020 Bidirectional command and data over an SPI-like protocol + - am230x Aosong AM230x/DHTxx/RHTxx humidity/temperature sensor + - arm_etmv3 Decode ETM instruction trace packets + - arm_itm Trace data from Cortex-M / ARMv7m ITM module + - arm_tpiu Filter TPIU formatted trace data into separate streams + - eeprom24xx 24xx series I²C EEPROM protocol + - em4100 EM4100 100-150kHz RFID protocol + - jitter Retrieves the timing jitter between two digital signals + - max7219 8-digit LED display driver + - mdio Half-duplex sync serial bus for MII management (MAC/PHY) + - modbus Modbus RTU protocol for industrial applications + - mrf24j40 IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz RF tranceiver chip + - nrf24l01 2.4GHz transceiver chip + - pwm Analog level encoded in duty cycle percentage + - qi Async serial protocol for Qi charger receivers + - rfm12 HopeRF RFM12 wireless transceiver control protocol + - sdcard_sd Secure Digital card (SD mode) low-level protocol + - spdif Serial bus for connecting digital audio devices + - stepper_motor Absolute position and movement speed from step/dir + - swd Two-wire protocol for debug access to ARM CPUs + - tca6408a Texas Instruments TCA6408A 8-bit I²C I/O expander + - timing Calculate time between edges + - usb_power_delivery USB Power Delivery protocol + - usb_request USB (low-speed and full-speed) transaction/request protocol + * The 'mx25lxx05d' decoder was renamed to 'spiflash' and made more generic. + * arm_itm: + - Use objdump instead of addr2line (bug #564). + * can: + - Emit bit value annotations. + - Improve stuff bit annotation placement. + * ds1307: + - Emit per-bit annotations for registers. + - Add more annotation classes (and annotation rows). + - Handle register 0x07 (control register). + - Handle SRAM register accesses. + - Correctly handle address wrap-around. + - Warn about (and ignore) non-DS1307 traffic. + * edid: + - Handle more EDID structure sections. + - Add annotation rows. + * jitter: + - Avoid Unicode string literals (bug #569). + * jtag: + - Fix/enable OUT_PYTHON output. + - Add more annotations, fix a SHIFT-IR/-DR issue. + * jtag_stm32: + - Fix incorrect handling of registers. + - Decode more fields, improve IDCODE handling. + - Decode IDCODE contents as strings (not just hex values). + * midi: + - Fix two incorrect sample numbers. + - Update for a change (emit databyte/bits at the same time) in the uart PD. + * mrf24j40: + - Fix a register address typo. + * nunchuk: + - Fix inverted button press logic. + * pan1321: + - Update for a change (emit databyte/bits at the same time) in the uart PD. + * onewire_link: + - Fix a bug when the samplerate is too low for the PD (bug #357). + * parallel: + - Enforce that at least one pin must be provided. + * pwm: + - Avoid Unicode string literals (bug #569). + * spi: + - OUT_PYTHON docs: Fix order of MISO/MOSI data items. + - Tell stacked decoders about missing CS# signal. + - Add binary output facilities for MISO/MOSI (bug #424). + - Don't decode data lines if CS# isn't asserted (bug #559). + - Add a 'TRANSFER' output type. + * spiflash: + - Implement FAST READ command. + - Add a 'chip' option in preparation for supporting more devices. + - Fix incorrect 'inputs' field. + * tlc5620: + - Fix incorrect DAC selection decode, add more annotations. + - Only decode the last 11 bits, ignore the rest. + - Properly handle LOAD and LDAC based operations. + - Handle the case of less than 11 bits in a command. + - Add options for per-DAC Vref, show voltages. + * uart: + - Add signal inversion options 'invert_tx' and 'invert_rx'. + - Emit databyte and bits list at the same time to simplify stacked PDs. + - Improve sample positions at high data rates. + - Handle framing errors better. + - Performance-optimize handling of samples when TX and RX are both idle. + * usb_packet: + - Fix incorrect DATA*/MDATA handling (bug #623). + - Handle invalid packets more gracefully (bug #186). + - Calculate and check CRC5/CRC16. + - Handle errors from usb_signalling. + - Handle PREamble transmissions. + * usb_request: + - Handle transmission timeouts. + - Handle PREamble transmissions. + * usb_signalling: + - Track USB symbol width to compensate frequency errors. + - Detect bit stuffing errors. + - Handle symbol errors in EOP state. + - Use explicit positions for packet start/end (avoids glitches). + - Decode RESET and Keep-Alive signalling conditions. + - Add option to automatically set signalling speed. + - Fix SOP detection after an error condition. + - Add signalling states needed after LS PREamble PID. + - Detect PREamble PID. + * Drop the PD testing framework. It's in the 'sigrok-test' repository now + (and is not meant for "end users" or distro packages anyway; it's a pure + developer tool/system). This also fixes some PD test related build issues. + * Makefile.am: Use libtool's -no-undefined option (fixes MinGW shared build). + * Support loading decoders stored in ZIP files. + * Updated build requirements: + - libglib >= 2.28.0 + - Drop obsolete (optional) dependencies: python3-coverage, libsigrok. + * README: Use clearer descriptions for the dependencies. + * Remove all references to the obsolete sigrok-commits mailing list. + * Fix incorrect doxygen comment for srd_decoder_list() function (bug #378). + * configure.ac: + - Fix a shell portability issue ("==" vs. "="). + - Use AM_CFLAGS instead of CFLAGS. + - Only link the 'check' library into the unit tests (not the lib). + * Unit tests: + - Fix out-of-tree build. + * libsigrokdecode.pc (pkg-config) file: + - Fix an issue related to the Python lib dependencies. + - Publish decodersdir variable. + * Add "-git-" suffix to development version numbers. + * Pass unitsize per sample chunk (bug #352). + * Modernize the whole autotools setup. + * Build with _POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L per default. + * Build: Show CC and CFLAGS in configuration summary. + * Also look for decoders in XDG data directories. + * Restrict Python code to stable ABI subset (PEP 384). + * Fix various memory leaks. + * Fix an issue with PDs not being properly removed upon unload. + * Don't let Python override signal handlers (bug #461). + * configure: Also check for Python 3.5 (bug #739). + 0.3.0 (2014-05-06) ------------------