X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=libsigrok.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=dd44cf53be5b41b9fc586d9fd6a700eae545d6aa;hp=d85237ae702b57fd345ace659036fcacc49ba97c;hb=8686b747cd40695c36f998603f6e853ee5eea883;hpb=176d785d33a28a1bb24f2ee483595ec54f7b52b6 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d85237ae..dd44cf53 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,465 @@ +0.5.1 (2018-10-14) +------------------ + +Note: This release does NOT change the libsigrok public C API in incompatible + ways. While new config keys have been added (additional enum + entries / numbers), no existing interfaces were changed or removed. + Frontends should continue to work fine without recompiling or relinking. + + * New supported hardware: + - Logic analyzers: + - DreamSourceLab DSLogic Basic + - DreamSourceLab DSLogic Plus + - Hantek 4032L + - IPDBG (ipdbg.org FPGA IP debugger) + - Meilhaus Logian-16L + - Saleae Logic Pro 16 (experimental) + - ZEROPLUS Logic Cube LAP-16032U + - ZEROPLUS Logic Cube LAP-C (16128+) (bug #1045) + - Oscilloscopes: + - Agilent MSO7034A (experimental, digital channels not yet supported) + - Hantek DSO-2250 (experimental) + - Rigol DS4000 series (bug #1208) + - Siglent SDS1000 series + - Siglent SDS2000 series + - Multimeters: + - EEVblog 121GW (supports serial connection, requires BLE-serial bridge) + - Fluke 45 + - HP 3478A + - MASTECH MS8250D + - Metex M-3860M + - PeakTech 4390A + - SparkFun 70C + - Victor DMMs with Mini-USB connector + - Voltcraft VC-96 + - Power supplies: + - GW Instek GPD series + - HP 6631B + - HP 66332A + - HP 6633B + - HP 6634B + - Korad KD3005P + - RDTech DPS/DPH series + - Rigol DP711 + - Rigol DP712 + - RND KA3005P + - Tenma 72-2540 + - Electronic loads: + - ZKETECH EBD-USB + * New config keys: + - SR_CONF_POWERMETER + - SR_CONF_UNDER_VOLTAGE_CONDITION_THRESHOLD + - SR_CONF_EXTERNAL_CLOCK_SOURCE + * Build dependencies: + - Drop libftdi 0.x support, require libftdi 1.x (bug #959). + * dreamsourcelab-dslogic: + - Split DSLogic devices into this new driver (were in fx2lafw previously). + - Handle SR_CONF_TRIGGER_MATCH in config_list() (bug #1032). + - Fix incorrect default/initial threshold setting. + - Fix deinterleaving when non-contiguous set of channels is enabled. + - Fix a triggering issue (bug #1188). + * demo: + - Unbreak execution with all analog channels disabled (bug #625). + - Only send average result data when averaging is active (bug #930). + - Don't generate analog output data for disabled channels (bug #923). + - Skip generating data when all channels in a group are disabled (bug #923). + - Mask out logic data for disabled channels in datafeed packets. + - Add multi-frame and frame-count (development) feature. + - Properly handle low samplerates. + - Add graycode generator mode. + - Add triggering support. + * conrad-digi-35-cpu: + - Add SR_CONF_LIST for voltage_target and current_limit. + * arachnid-labs-re-load-pro: + - Stop monitoring when open/close device. + - Add SR_DF_META packets for changed values/states. + - Change serial read in acquisition mode to prevent data loss. + - Fix a rounding issue when setting a current limit. + - Add SR_CONF_UNDER_VOLTAGE_THRESHOLD support. + - Make SR_CONF_REGULATION listable. + - Get a response when in acquision mode. + - Set an encoding "digits" value for analog packets. + * asix-sigma: + - Propagate errors from firmware upload (bug #471). + - Only change number of channels after successful firmware upload (bug #471). + - Only open the USB device once; fails with newer libftdi (bug #471). + - Download sample data upon user initiated stop, too. + * serial-lcr: + - Fix a double-free error (tested with PeakTech 2170). + - Support channel selection (enable/disable P1/P2). + * brymen-bm86x: + - Support channel selection (enable/disable channels). + - Fix a crash upon device closing. + * manson-hcs-3xxx: + - Add new name for the HCS-3304 (adjustment for new Manson firmware). + * chronovu-la: + - Silence overly verbose and confusing log messages. + * beaglelogic: + - Update scan() to return all 14 channels by default. + - Enable seamless continuous capturing. + - Use a flexible sampleunit depending on enabled channels. + - Add TCP protocol support. + - Fix a crash on device connection closing. + - Correctly advertise samplerates via SR_CONF_SAMPLERATE/SR_CONF_LIST. + - Fix a compiler warning (bug #1094). + * lecroy-xstream: + - Fix COMM_HEADER and COMM_FORMAT. + - Use best-effort strategy for models unknown to the driver. + - Fix trigger source/slope handling. + - Implement config_channel_set API callback. + - Fix sample rate handling. + - Keep acquiring infinitely if no frame limit is set. + - Properly handle a stopping acquisition. + - Wait for trigger before acquiring additional frames. + * hantek-6xxx: + - Use lower MAX_PACKET_SIZE on Windows (bug #1048). + - Use FIFO-based sampling, don't buffer all samples before send (bug #1214). + - Hantek 6022BE: Add VID/PID 04b5:6022 support (bug #918). + - Hantek 6022BL: Add VID/PID 04b5:602a support (bug #1295). + * scpi-pps: + - Add channel group device options for HP 663xx. + - Use thread safe SCPI functions, return float not double (bug #779). + - Improve switching of channel groups (PSU channels). + - Add missing functionality for the HP 6632B power supply. + - Add listable OVP/OCP threshold for HP 66xxx and prepared all others. + - Don't block waiting for a value on capture stop. + - Use software sample and time limits. + - Fix broken channel selection code (bug #1279). + * hameg-hmo: + - Forward internal channel state to sigrok channel state (bug #883). + * sysclk-lwla: + - Fix a segfault in dev_close(). + - Fix a regression with (at least) the LWLA1034. + * rigol-ds: + - Fix crash when fetching logic channels (bug #1073). + - Fix a memory leak. + - Fix an issue causing only one channel to be acquired (bug #1018). + - Store trigger sources and their number for each model (bug #299). + * hantek-dso: + - Fix segfault when accessing already free()d memory (bug #458). + * korad-kaxxxxp: + - Add two channels "V" and "I", remove channel "CH1". + - Synchronize read and write operations. + * serial-dmm: + - Add support for multiple channels per DMM. + - Count analog DMM channels starting at 1. + - Print data bytes according to specific meter's packet length. + * siglent-sds: + - Fixed timebase problem where "ns" could not be selected (bug #1120). + - Add an averaging function. + - Partial fix for a USB connection problem (bug #1130). + - Fix samplerate and memory depth calculation. + - Better support for *-E series devices (more work might be needed). + - Fix SR_CONF_AVERAGING/SR_CONF_AVG_SAMPLES handling. + * hantek-4032l: + - Various data acquisition fixes (bug #1190). + - Add support for cleanly aborting an acquisition. + * fx2lafw: + - Silence message in query for channel group's device options (bug #1267). + - Add usb-c-grok IDs for upcoming device support. + * input/wav: + - Fix incorrect memset() call. + - Fix module reset issue (bug #1167). + - Don't assume CHUNK_SIZE >= total_samples. + * input/raw_analog: + - Fix module reset issue (bug #1167). + - Set appropriate precision digits for sample format (bug #950). + * input/vcd: + - Fixup VCD timestamp to sigrok samplenum mapping (bug #1075). + - Abort VCD import when timestamp counts backwards (bug #1250). + - Expand the reset() logic (bug #1306). + - Add channel list checks for file re-read (bug #1306). + * input/csv: + - Make the data format option a list. + * input/logicport: + - Add input module for LogicPort File (*.lpf) files. + * input/chronovu_la8: + - Only send data to the session, don't send the header. + - Also claim responsibility for ChronoVu LA16 files (.kdt/.kd1). + * input/null: + - Add this new input module (used for testing and benchmarking purposes). + * Input modules: + - Improve option names and descriptions. + - Increase chunk sizes to 4MB in most cases for improved performance. + - Add confidence (detection strength) to format_match() (bug #1200). + * output/null: + - Add this new output module (used for testing and benchmarking purposes). + * output/analog: + - Display SR_DF_META packets. + - Convert binary to digital digits of precision (bug #950). + * output/vcd: + - Assign adjacent names to enabled channels (bug #519). + - Assume packed input data image, unbreak 2nd+ channel (bug #519). + * output/wav: + - Change default for scale factor from 0.0 to 1.0. + * output/csv: + - Fix out-of-bounds array access in process_analog() (bug #1124). + - Make the label values option a list. + - Disable the dedup option by default. + * Output modules: + - Fixup trigger marker position in ascii/bits/hex output modules. + * Fix various compiler warnings, scan-build issues, and memory leaks. + * soft-trigger: + - Fix a memory allocation issue (bug #1000). + - Fix an issue causing triggers to not work. + * session_driver: Fix an issue causing incorrect analog data reads. + * Logging: + - Flush log lines to cope with non-terminal output (pipes). + - Move log level check so that it affects all handlers (bug #698). + * SCPI: + - Fix an issue caused by trailing whitespace handling (bug #788). + - Synchronize read, write and write+read operations. + * Various DMMs: Set DC flag for diode mode (bug #144). + * All drivers: + - Use serial_write_blocking() everywhere (bug #962). + - Fix locale dependent string to float conversion (bug #1064). + - Show firmware name when loading fails (bug #1262). + * FreeBSD: + - Ensure device is closed before usb_get_port_path() (bug #1109). + * Metex DMMs: + - Add missing modes and set correct digits values. + - Add power factor measurement mode. + - Fix incorrect measurement modes. + * DTM0660 DMMs: + - Do not apply the exponent twice on the value (bug #1236). + * libsigrok API: + - Add sr_a2l_threshold(). + - Add sr_a2l_schmitt_trigger(). + - Add sr_sprintf_ascii(). + - Add sr_snprintf_ascii(). + - Add sr_vsprintf_ascii(). + - Add sr_vsnprintf_ascii(). + - Add sr_resourcepaths_get() (bug #1128). + - Add sr_input_module_get(). + - Add sr_log_callback_get(). + - Add sr_packet_copy(). + - Add sr_packet_free(). + - sr_parse_boolstring(): Assume bool is true when no value is specified. + - sr_voltage_string(): Add a space before the unit. + - sr_parse_rational(): + - Bugfix for integral parts between -0 and -1. + - Bugfix in an error path (bug #1093). + - Various parsing robustness improvements/fixes. + - Accept leading whitespace. + - Insist on some mantissa. + - sr_analog_si_prefix_friendly(): Fix read past end of array (bug #950). + - sr_parse_sizestring(): Support tera/peta/exa suffixes (bug #763). + * libsigrokcxx API: + - Add Analog::get_logic_via_threshold(). + - Add Analog::get_logic_via_schmitt_trigger(). + - Add Context::input_format_match(). + - Add Option::parse_string(). + - Add ConfigKey::parse_string(). + * backend: Emit firmware search paths in a log message. + * Fix a driver-independent firmware loading issue (bug #1140). + * modbus: Improve error handling. + * Multiple internal refactorings to massively reduce per-driver boilerplate. + * Also check $SIGROK_FIRMWARE_DIR for firmware files. + * udev rules file: + - Add Brymen BU-86X adapter IDs. + - Add Rigol DP800 series IDs. + - Add usb-c-grok IDs. + - Rename file for correct rule ordering on systemd systems (bug #1059). + - Split device access policy from the device database. New files: + 60-libsigrok.rules, 61-libsigrok-{plugdev,uaccess}.rules. + * Build system: + - Emit a warning if the C++ bindings are not being built. + - Install MIME info file in $(datadir)/mime/packages (bug #983). + +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 +617,7 @@ 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).