X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=libsigrok.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=accf2c0c3590aad66877b53b6a1cc8c731f95de2;hp=1c89e0a189e15aa18eaf3733ec22c0e7132ed2c9;hb=d40b8557a962;hpb=9f05304e4e1b842f875cfdaccf9e93cae0012937 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 1c89e0a1..accf2c0c 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,16 +1,462 @@ -0.1.1 (2012-xx-yy) +0.3.0 (2014-05-06) ------------------ -This release does NOT change the libsigrok API. +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 dependencies: + - 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 occurring 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 obsolete 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 defines 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) +------------------ + +Note: This release does NOT change the libsigrok API. While new config keys, + config info types, and unit codes have been added (additional enum + entries / numbers), no existing interfaces were added/changed/removed. + Frontends should continue to work fine without recompiling or relinking. + + * New supported hardware: + - Logic analyzers: + - Saleae Logic16 + - Thermometers: + - Center 309 + - UNI-T UT325 + - Voltcraft K204 + - Multimeters: + - ISOTECH IDM103N + - Metex M-4650CR + - Norma DM950 + - Voltcraft M-4650CR + - Energy meters: + - EDF Teleinfo + * New config keys: + - SR_CONF_VOLTAGE_THRESHOLD + - SR_CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK + - SR_CONF_SWAP + - SR_CONF_ENERGYMETER + * New config info types: + - SR_T_DOUBLE_RANGE + * New units: + - SR_UNIT_REVOLUTIONS_PER_MINUTE + - SR_UNIT_VOLT_AMPERE + - SR_UNIT_WATT + - SR_UNIT_WATT_HOUR + * New input modules: + - csv (comma-separated values) + * Bump required libzip version to >= 0.10. + * uni-t-dmm: This driver now requires the specification of the USB VID/PID + of the cable that is used. Example for sigrok-cli: + - Old: sigrok-cli --driver voltcraft-vc820 ... + - New: sigrok-cli --driver voltcraft-vc820:conn=1a86.e008 ... + * openbench-logic-sniffer: + - Initial test pattern support (SR_CONF_PATTERN_MODE). + - Initial external clock support (SR_CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK). + - Initial channel swap support (SR_CONF_SWAP). + - Various minor fixes and improvements. + * When a frontend adds a device instance to a running session, start + acquisition on it. This helps with the collectd use-case where devices + can be removed and added dynamically while a session is running. + * rigol-ds1xx2: Support newer Linux kernels with USBTMC in /sys/class/usbmisc. + * rigol-ds1xx2: Also detect the Rigol DS1152E/DS1152D. + * agilent-dmm: Fix a segfault happening in certain cases. + * output/analog: Support all currently known MQFLAGs. + * Fix a minor compile issue due to an incorrect #include. + * Fix two compile issues on FreeBSD (bug #185). + * es519xx: New generic parser for various Cyrustek DMM ICs. + * es51922/fs9721/fs9922/metex14: Use diode MQFLAG (bug #141). + * voltcraft-vc830: Fix diode mode handling (bug #142). + * Add the missing HACKING file to the tarball. + * README.devices: Updates/notes for newly added devices. + +0.2.1 (2013-08-07) +------------------ + +Note: This release does NOT change the libsigrok API. While new config keys, + config info types, and error codes have been added (additional enum + entries / numbers), no existing interfaces were added/changed/removed. + Frontends should continue to work fine without recompiling or relinking. + + * New supported hardware: + - Logic analyzers: + - IKALOGIC Scanalogic-2 + - IKALOGIC ScanaPLUS + - Sound level meters: + - CEM DT-8852 + - Kecheng KC-330B + - Multimeters: + - UNI-T UT60A + - UNI-T UT60E + - Voltcraft M-3650D + - Voltcraft VC-830 + * Drop the Tecpel DMM-8060 (doesn't have PC connectivity). + * New config keys: + - SR_CONF_SPL_WEIGHT_FREQ + - SR_CONF_SPL_WEIGHT_TIME + - SR_CONF_SPL_MEASUREMENT_RANGE + - SR_CONF_HOLD_MIN + - SR_CONF_HOLD_MAX + - SR_CONF_POWER_OFF + - SR_CONF_DATA_SOURCE + * New config info types: + - SR_T_UINT64_RANGE + * New error codes: + - SR_ERR_TIMEOUT + * Always link against libm, the math library (bug #115). + * Fix a bug in sr_si_string_u64() at al (bug #73). + * output/csv: Fix incorrect probe order. + * alsa: Fix a double-free issue (bug #129). + * zeroplus-logic-cube: Fix a bug in the driver cleanup code. + * ikalogic-scanalogic2: Use GET_REPORT (bug #130). + * uni-t-dmm: Fix a bug breaking the UNI-T UT61E (bug #136). + * Various internal consistency fixes and code cleanups. + * Improved Doxygen documentation. + * Fixed various memory leaks. + +0.2.0 (2013-05-04) +------------------ + +Note: This release DOES change the libsigrok API. That means it is NOT + backwards-compatible and frontends will need updates. + + * Support for analog sources (oscilloscopes, DMMs, data loggers) was added. + * New supported hardware: + - Logic analyzers: + - CWAV USBee DX + - ZEROPLUS LAP-16128U + - Oscilloscopes: + - Hantek DSO-2090 (USB scope) + - Rigol DS1052D + - Rigol DS1052E + - Rigol DS1102D + - Rigol DS1102E + - Multimeters: + - Agilent U1231A + - Agilent U1232A + - Agilent U1233A + - Brymen BM857 + - Digitek DT4000ZC + - Fluke 187 + - Fluke 189 + - Fluke 287 + - Fluke 289 + - Fluke ScopeMeter 199B + - MASTECH MAS345 + - Metex ME-31 + - Metex M-3640D + - PCE PCE-DM32 + - PeakTech 3410 + - PeakTech 4370 + - RadioShack 22-168 + - RadioShack 22-805 + - RadioShack 22-812 + - Tecpel DMM-8060 + - Tecpel DMM-8061 + - TekPower TP4000ZC + - UNI-T UT61D + - UNI-T UT61E + - V&A VA18B + - Victor 70C + - Victor 86C + - Voltcraft VC-820 + - Voltcraft VC-840 + - Sound level meters: + - Colead SL-5868P + - Tondaj SL-814 + - Temperature/humidity/CO loggers: + - Lascar EL-USB and EL-USB CO series (various models) + - MIC 98581 + - MIC 98583 + * The limitation of max. 64 digital probes has been removed in many places. + * Added generic DMM protocol parsers usable for various DMMs, over various + cables and/or transports (e.g. same protocol over serial or USB/HID): + - Cyrustek ES51922 binary protocol. + - Fortune Semiconductor FS9721_LP3/FS9721B binary protocol. + - Fortune Semiconductor FS9922-DMM3/DMM4 binary protocol. + - Metex 14-byte ASCII protocol. + - RadioShack 22-812 binary protocol. + * zeroplus-logic-cube driver: + - Fix acquisition at some specific samplerates. Only report valid ones. + - Default to a samplerate of 1MHz. + - Fix trigger code. + - Add pre-trigger (capture ratio) setting. + - Add support for the ZEROPLUS LAP-16128U. + * fx2lafw driver: + - Add support for the CWAV USBee DX. This requires the latest version of + the fx2lafw firmware files. + - Add support for wide sampling (i.e. 16 probes instead of just 8). + - Fix multi-stage (software) triggers. + - Fix various memory leaks, firmware upload timeout bugs, and other issues. + - Various performance and memory usage improvements in the driver. + * chronovu-la8 driver: + - Add support for newer LA8 versions with USB VID/PID 0403:8867. + * demo driver: + - Various bugfixes when setting time/sample limits. + * openbench-logic-sniffer driver: + - Don't try to scan all available serial ports for OLS devices. Instead, + the serial port to use now has to be specified by the user. + - Allow disabling RLE. + * udev rules file: Add many new entries for additional devices. + * New output formats: + - analog: Prints analog values and their unit (e.g. from scopes or DMMs). + * New input formats: + - vcd: Value Change Dump format + - wav: Waveform audio file format (for analog data) + * 'binary' input format: Add support for a 'samplerate' option. + * API related changes: + - There is generated Doxygen API documentation now. + - The header that frontends should include is: . + There are other headers which are installed, but those are not meant to + be included directly by the frontends. + - There were numerous API changes, additions and removals, too many to list + here. Please check the source code or Doxygen API documentation for the + current set of API functions. + * Serial port code: + - Various improvements and fixes related to multiple parameters such as + directions, baudrate, flow control, and others. + - Add support for more baudrates (e.g. very low ones such as 600/1200) + that are used in some devices. + - Add support for setting DTR/RTS. + * gnuplot files: Add sample files for CWAV USBee DX (for 8/16 bit sampling). + * Documentation updates: + - Add a README.devices file which contains various notes for users of + libsigrok about device- and/or driver-specific issues. + - Update README, HACKING, and other documents. + - Updated build dependencies list. + - The following libs are needed in more recent versions now: + - glib (required): Now must be >= 2.32.0. + - libusb-1.0 (optional): Now must be >= 1.0.9. + - The following new libs were added as (optional) dependencies: + - libasound / alsa-lib (optional): >= 1.0 + - check (optional, only needed for unit tests): >= 0.9.4 + * Portability: + - Various compile fixes for Windows, FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD, and Mac OS X. + - Simplify/allow/fix cross-compilation of libsigrok. + - Various bugfixes for 32bit systems. + - Various endianness fixes. + * configure: + - Add a --disable-all-drivers option. This can be overridden by + additional --enable- options to selectively enable only some. + - Improve autodetection of libraries, and only enable drivers for which + all required libraries were found. + * Add a test suite for libsigrok with a few unit tests (the list will grow). + +0.1.1 (2012-05-30) +------------------ + +Note: This release does NOT change the libsigrok API. * The 'saleae-logic' driver (which depends on the Saleae firmware), has been replaced with the new 'fx2lafw' driver, which uses an open-source firmware for Cypress FX2 chips which is also named 'fx2lafw'. - Details: http://sigrok.org/wiki/Fx2lafw - This new driver (+ firmware) currently supports the following devices: - - ARMFLY AX-Pro - Braintechnology USB-LPS - EE Electronics ESLA100 @@ -23,22 +469,26 @@ This release does NOT change the libsigrok API. - All Cypress FX2 eval boards with stock Cypress VID/PID, including: - Lcsoft Mini Board - Braintechnology USB Interface V2.x - + Only acquisition with 8 probes is supported so far. Support for 16 probes + and support for analog signal acquisition (on devices which have these + capabilities) will be added later. * ASIX SIGMA driver: - - Add support for the ASIX SIGMA2. This requires the latest version of the SIGMA/SIGMA2 firmware files. - Details: http://sigrok.org/wiki/Firmware - - Various bugfixes. - * ZEROPLUS Logic Cube LAP-C (16032): Fix a segfault. - * udev file: Add entries for Robomotic BugLogic 3, Velleman PCSU1000, - and Ideofy LA-08, ARMFLY AX-Pro. - - * The zlib dependency has been removed (no longer needed), + Ideofy LA-08, ARMFLY AX-Pro, and Braintechnology USB Interface V2.x. + * The zlib dependency has been removed (no longer needed). + * Fix compiling with "Homebrew" (Mac OS X). + * libsigrok now expects firmware files in $prefix/share/sigrok-firmware by + default (was $prefix/share/libsigrok/firmware before). + * Fix a Makefile.am bug which caused the generated ChangeLog files being + accidentally deleted upon 'make distclean'. + * ChronoVu LA8 input file format: Improve autodetection of the file format. + We now only accept files of the size 8388613 bytes (all LA8 files have + exactly this amount of bytes). 0.1.0 (2012-04-17) ------------------