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Driver Changelog

From Phidgets Legacy Support


2.1.9.20191008

  • macOS release
    • Fix Java library

2.1.9.20191007

  • macOS release
    • Fix kernel driver for macos 10.9 and 10.10

2.1.9.20191001

  • macOS / Windows release
    • Support for macos 10.15 Catalina
    • Update firmware files

2.1.9.20190409

  • Fix GPS Date after April 6 2019 week rollover event

2.1.9.20190208

  • macOS release
    • Fixed USB bug where devices plugged in before boot were inaccessible until unplugged/re-plugged on 2018 Mac Mini.

2.1.9.20180622

  • Python fix

2.1.9.20180215

  • Move to .NET 4.0

2.1.8.20171215

  • macOS release
    • Fixed USB bug where opening two of the same device with -1 serial could cause missed attach/detach events and other errors.

2.1.8.20160921

  • macOS release
    • Fixed USB bug where devices plugged in before boot were inaccessible until unplugged/re-plugged, under OS X 10.11.

2.1.8.20160202

  • Windows release
    • Labview 7.1 support

2.1.8.20160107

  • Windows release
    • Don't throw an exception on EncoderPositionChangeEventArgs.Time in the .Net library when time it unknown - just return 0x7fffffff

2.1.8.20160104

  • Mac/Windows release
    • New firmware for 1042 and 1044, fixing digital gyro

2.1.8.20151217

  • Fixed 1045 bug where it will display an unknown ambient temperature sometimes
  • Fixed a crash in the windows control panel

2.1.8.20151020

  • Windows release
    • Fixed an issue where the examples would error when trying to run them from the control panel.

2.1.8.20151009

  • OS X and Windows release
    • Upgraded firmware for 1024, 1032, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044 and 1067 to address issues with these Phidgets on OS X El Capitan
  • SBC release
    • Support for multiple webcams

2.1.8.20150821

  • OS X-only release
    • Support OS X 10.11 El Capitan

2.1.8.20150805

  • OS X-only release
    • Preliminary support for OS X 10.11 El Capitan

2.1.8.20150410

  • Linux-only release
    • Fixed Makefile phidget21.h target issues

2.1.8.20150326

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixed issue with webservice buttons not being visible in the control panel

2.1.8.20150323

  • Windows-only release
    • Updated icons with new company logo

2.1.8.20150227

  • Linux-only release
    • Added copyright/licence headers to source code files
    • Updated cvtutf files to a newer version

2.1.8.20150109

  • Windows-only
    • Fixed examples for Labview 8.5

2.1.8.20141209

  • OS X-only release
    • Added support for armv7s and arm64 to the iOS library. Dropped support for armv6. Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.

2.1.8.20141202

  • Windows-only release
    • Labview release to support older versions

2.1.8.20141119

  • OS X-only release
    • Fixed an issue with the 2.1.8.20141117 release where nothing was actually installed.

2.1.8.20141117

  • OS X-only release
    • Fixed a code-signing issue that make the installer appear unsigned on OS X 10.10
    • Dropped support for OS X 10.4

2.1.8.20140905

  • Windows-only release
    • Added an IA32 folder to the windows libraries download - this supports Windows on the Intel Galileo platform

2.1.8.20140428

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixes to C# Stepper GUI Example

2.1.8.20140319

  • CPhidget_getDeviceClass can now be called on handle before it is attached.
  • Added support for 64-bit Max/MSP (Version 6.1+) on both OS X and Windows.

2.1.8.20140227

  • Deals with 1046 bug in v100 and v101 firmware.
    • No longer reports bad values that appear right after a channel is enabled.
    • Fixes issue where changing the gain while channel 0 is disabled would sometimes cause bad readings.

2.1.8.20131105

  • Fixed a defect in the Flash examples for the 1012 (Outputs 11-16 were not addressed properly).

2.1.8.20130926

  • Windows-only release
    • Support setting label on 1067 from Windows

2.1.8.20130820

  • Windows-only release
    • Added logging option to control panel / C# full examples

2.1.8.20130802

  • Windows-only release
    • Fix for Windows 8 issue where only 'Uninitialized Phidget Handle' would show up in the Manager, and Phidgets could not be opened.

2.1.8.20130723

  • Improvement to java: we don't attach/detach our native threads for each event, just one attach, then detach before the thread exits.
    • This increases performance, esp. when debugging on Android.
  • Improvement to Android: We reuse the UsbRequest object rather then creating a new one for each transfer. This reduces logcat messages tremendously, and increases performance.

2.1.8.20130710

  • Android-only release
    • Added extra android target architectures: x86, MIPS, armeabi-v7a

2.1.8.20130618

  • Changed setCompassCorrectionParameters() API call so that compass calibration parameters are written out to non-volatile storage on 1042/1044, so that they persist across power cycles. Previously, calibration data would need to be re-programmed at each attach.
  • Changes to C# Spatial example:
    • Compass calibration parameter set dialog removed from for 1042/1044 because parameters are set by the calibration software - and thus do not need setting in the example.
    • Stores/restores parameters for 1056 based on serial number, so multiple different calibrations can be maintained.

2.1.8.20130607

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixes to compass calibration software for 1042/1044

2.1.8.20130419

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixed setCompassCorrectionParameters in the COM library

2.1.8.20130327

  • Windows-only release
    • Changed Windows installer to stop virus-scanner false positives
    • Dropped support for Windows 2000

2.1.8.20130320

  • Added EPHIDGET_NOTFOUND exception to Dictionary.getKey() for when the key is not found.
  • Added exceptions back into the Java library - they have been missing since 2.1.8.20121015 release.

2.1.8.20130313

  • Updates to Matlab support
    • Works properly on Matlab 7+, on Windows, Mac, Linux without needing changes to .m files.

2.1.8.20130221

  • Windows-only release
    • Encoder Index event added to C and .NET libraries

2.1.8.20121218

  • Webservice version: 1.0.10
    • Support for 1024, 1032
  • Support for 1024, 1032
  • fixed bug where if one half of a composite device is open, and PHIDGET_USB_ERROR_FLAG gets set, the device may never re-attach.

2.1.8.20121015

  • Windows-only release
    • Support for new pressure/light sensors in example.

2.1.8.20120914

  • Windows-only release
    • Improved firmware upgrading in control panel - it was giving some false-errors on some machines.

2.1.8.20120912

  • Fixed bug where 1065 could fail to attach when opened over webservice
  • Fixed bug where close() could deadlock on Phidgets opened over the webservice
  • Changed LED64 LED Brightness from int to double
    • this may cause issues when controlling the LED64 over the webservice and library/webservice are not the same version
    • the old setDiscreteLED call will remain, deprecated, with an int argument for compatibility.

2.1.8.20120716

  • Linux-Only Release
    • Fixed a bug where opening a device in two program at once would cause an attach-detach cycle as they fight each other for control.

2.1.8.20120713

  • Mac-Only Release
    • Added signing of the Mac installer, so Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) doesn't refuse to run it.

2.1.8.20120615

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixed a bug that caused java to crash on events introduced in 2.1.8.20120612

2.1.8.20120612

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixed another bug that will cause Unity3D to hang on exit after having used Phidgets.

2.1.8.20120606

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixed a bug that will cause Unity3D to hang on exit after having used Phidgets.

2.1.8.20120525

  • Windows-only release
    • Fixed PhidgetIR sendRawData bug in .NET on 64-bit machines.

2.1.8.20120514

  • Linux-only release
    • Fixed a bug that causes a segfault with libusb-1.0 under 64-bit Linux.

2.1.8.20120507

  • Mac/Linux-only release
    • Fixes a setLabel bug introduced in 2.1.8.20120503

2.1.8.20120503

  • Fixed some spelling mistakes
  • Moved to libusb-1.0
    • This resolves a bug where having a webcam plugged in caused a memory leak in the webservice.
  • Fixed bug with advanced servo where setting acceleration to accelerationMax would cause an exception for some servo types

2.1.8.20120216

  • Fixed bug with RFID Reader on OS X and Linux, as well as .NET over the webservice
  • Fixed bug that could cause the Java Phidget Manager to crash during garbage collection.

2.1.8.20120131

  • Fixed RFID Reader bug that caused tag event to not get thrown in .NET Applications
  • Changed compass bearing calculations in spatial C# example

2.1.8.20120123

  • Added support for 1061 v300+
  • Fixed a bug where the firmware version could be mis-reported over Bonjour

2.1.8.20111220

  • Fixed a bug in AppleScript where closing a Phidget opened via label would give a 'Connection Invalid' error.
  • Fixed a bug where the webservice may fail to start on Linux systems that don't support IPv6 (ie. SBC2).
  • Fixed issue where ratiometric state on newest interfacekit wouldn't be read back properly if it was false during attach.
  • Fixed webservice issue where ratiometric state would not be reported properly for newest interfacekits
  • Increased the number of overrun errors ignored during initial attach for InterfaceKit.
  • Fixed an issue with the iPhone library and header

2.1.8.20111219

  • fixed various other webservice stability/performance/memory leak bugs
  • Faster connection to SBC-connected Phidgets from Mac OS
  • Don't report packetlost or overrun errors that happen during early initialization - these are just noise.
  • Fixed a bug in the webservice tree removal function that could cause memory leaks.
  • Fixed bug where Webservice would crash on Linux if the chosen serverID was already under use on the network
  • Stopped sending hardware Error Events before the Attach event - they are now queued up and sent after Attach
  • Fixed a crash in the Phidget Control Panel
  • Added ability to remove dictionary keys from a key change listener
  • Reduced the number of false 'pending command not finished' error events on Close()
  • Fixed a webservice bug where exceptions/false attach events could occur when close() is called soon after open
  • Fixed bug where closing a PhidgetRFID soon after attach could cause a crash
  • Fixed webservice but on MacOS where client could exit with SIG_PIPE error
  • Fixed webservice bug where the server would sometimes exit(1) after many connect/disconnect cycles
  • Fixed webservice bug where client could deadlock during close()
  • Fixed webservice bug where opening a single remote phidget multiple times from the same application would fail
  • Fixed a webservice bug where sockets weren't being closed properly sometimes
  • Fixed a webservice bug where pre-attach error events wouldn't get through
  • Fixed a bug where the webservice running on Linux would stop responding to clients after ~300 connect/disconnect cycles
  • Fixed bug where a Phidget would become inaccessible until the app is restarted if a thread creation failed
  • Fixed webservice bug where connect is slow on Windows when multiple clients are running simultaneously
  • Fixed webservice bug where authentication would fail on a valid password
  • Fixed webservice bug where attach may never happen, and would require a close()/open()

2.1.8.20111121

  • Added support for new servo types to all libraries
  • Fixed min/max position/velocity causing invalid arg exception on servo/advservo
  • IPv6 support on MacOS
  • Fixed some memory leaks
  • Fixed hostname lookup issue on Mac OS with Back To My Mac enabled.

2.1.8.20111028

  • Fixed Applescript bugs and released examples
  • Added openLabel to .NET, Java, COM
  • Setting change trigger to 0 on interfacekit will not set event mode.
    • Previously setting change trigger to 0 after setting data rate would supersede the data rate setting, which is probably unexpected.

2.1.8.20110630 - MacOS Only

  • handle USB bug introduced in MacOS 10.6.8

2.1.8.20110615

  • Added error event when trying to open Phidgets with an unsupported version

2.1.8.20110614 - Windows Only

  • Fixed bug in C# Spatial example
  • Added support for negative gains in 1056

2.1.8.20110601 - MacOS Only

  • Fixed AppleScript issues

2.1.8.20110527

  • Fixed AS3.0 library (Flash/Flex) - wouldn't connect to webservice as of last release
  • Fixed bug where webservice doesn't release a closed Phidget
  • Fixed bug where devices that don't support label didn't show up on MacOS
  • Fixed iPhone library issues

2.1.8.20110524

  • AppleScript support added
  • fixed problem with Spatial in .NET on 64-bit Windows
  • Added remote setLabel to mac preference pane.
  • fixed a bug where label characters 7,8,9 would be read back corrupted on certain devices.
    • labels >7 characters that exhibit this bug will now be truncated to 7 characters when being read back
    • call setLabel again using this library or newer to support 10 character labels.
    • To maintain compatibility with older library versions, limit labels to <=7 characters on these devices.
  • fixed bug on MacOS where serial number and/or label strings could be read wrong.
  • better support for recovering misbehaving devices in Linux
  • fixed a deadlock on linux when Avahi is installed but not running
  • clear list of attached devices when closing remote manager
  • Added support for Unicode labels
    • To maintain compatibility with older library versions, limit labels to ASCII.
  • Added open by label
  • Webservice protocol version up to 1.0.9 (for open by label)
  • Made opening multiple device is one application faster.
  • TextLCD changes:
    • cursor is disabled while writing to the display or setting a custom character to prevent display artifacts
    • cursor is disabled when a full line is written so it doesn't go to the start of another line
    • 1204 should be stable
    • setDisplayCharacter supports 0x00-0xff
  • stopped property reflected more accurately in the C# stepper example
  • Added error events to mac examples

2.1.8.20110329 - Windows only

  • Fixed problem with control panel encoder example where enable wouldn't work
  • Fixed issue with SpatialData, GPSPositionChange, PHChange and WeightChange events in Labview 64-bit

2.1.8.20110322

  • Fixed Phidget Control Panel memory leak when Bonjour in installed but not running
  • Fixed current sense formula on 1061_0 v200
  • Fixed bug in webservice protocol while using the PhidgetAdvancedServo
  • Fixed bug in old PhidgetTemperatureSensor

2.1.8.20110310

  • Fixed bug in webservice protocol while using the PhidgetServo
  • Fixed some Labview bugs
  • Added some Java and VB.NET examples

2.1.8.20110301

  • Full Support for 1002, 1011, 1040, 1046, 1054, 1065, 1204
  • New webservice version - 1.0.8
    • Support for new devices
    • Support for error events

2.1.7.20110203

  • fixed crash on close of remote Phidget on MacOS
  • C# ifkit example bugfix - crashed on 1015/1016
  • webservice improvements
  • Switch to IP address for SBC config in browser
  • Faster IP lookup for SBCs in control panel

2.1.7.20101222 / 2.1.7.20101223

  • fixed getServerID on Linux
  • removed report ack
    • this was causing some bad side effects
  • manual .local lookups on Windows
    • much faster then letting Windows do it itself
  • Support for new Labview library
  • Fixed PhidgetIR bug where library would crash if repeat code is longer then IR_MAX_REPEAT_LENGTH

2.1.7.20101103

  • Decreased Phidget Webservice event latency on Windows
  • Preliminary support for 1002, 1011, 1040, 1045, 1046, 1054, 1065, 1204 (C, .NET)
  • Webservice version updated to 1.0.7
    • support for 1045, 1011, 1204
  • Fixed a bug where webservice connections could be unexpectedly lost
  • Bugfix: couldn't set interfacekit data rate over webservice.
  • Fixed some memory leaks in the Mac library
  • Fixed bug where blocking for >2 seconds in an events handler when opening remotely could cause a crash.

2.1.7.20100803

  • Windows only release
  • fixed setLabel in WindowsCE
  • fixed getHashCode in .NET library - needed for working with Phidgets in Labview via .NET

2.1.7.20100621

  • Linux only release - autotools updates
    • call ldconfig automatically
    • remove old phidget21 library (pre-autotools) when installing new one.

2.1.7.20100620

  • Linux only release - added version.sh for autoreconf

2.1.7.20100618

  • Linux only release - added udev/hotplug files

2.1.7.20100617

  • Linux only release
  • Transitioned to autotools in linux for phidget21 / webservice
  • phidget21 library and webservice are now separate downloads

2.1.7.20100525

  • full support for PhidgetSpatial and PhidgetIR in all libraries
  • fixed 1031 not attaching in AS3.0
  • Better error messages in JNI
  • Updated error codes, device ID/Class lists in Java, Flash, COM, etc.
  • Fixed TemperatureSensor version 200,201,202 bug - ambient sensor would not report negative temperatures.
  • Revised temperaturesensor API to report tempMin/tempMax and errors more accurately.
  • Added initial events for encoder digital inputs
  • full support for 1047
  • Added new device support to WindowsCE
  • Updated mac examples for 1047, 1048

2.1.6.20100504

  • Windows only Release
    • Added 1131 and 1132 to InterfaceKit example in MSI

2.1.6.20100428

  • limit data rate maximum to 16ms over the webservice for devices that expose dataRate (InterfaceKit, Spatial)
  • fixed bug where TextLCD 8/8/8 would stay in Bonjour list after webservice is shutdown
  • set/get Brightness for 1203_2
  • Support 1048 in C# example
  • webservice version incremented to 1.0.6
    • TextLCD set/get brightness
    • PhidgetIR support
    • PhidgetSpatial support
    • 1047 support (enable, index)

2.1.6.20100406

  • Support for 1018_2 (dataRate)
  • Webservice version incremented to 1.0.5

2.1.6.20100401

  • Updated InterfaceKit example with new sensors
  • make Windows connect cancelable
  • make pending zeroconf lookups cancelable during close

2.1.6.20100318

  • Mac only release
    • Added WillSleep and Wakeup events to give user control of Phidgets immediately before and after a system sleep (MacOS Only).

2.1.6.20100317

  • Windows only release
    • Some of the examples were being built using an out of date .NET library

2.1.6.20100310

  • MaxMSP fix - 2.1.6.20100126 introduced a bug for some Phidgets where openremote/open by serial didn't work and MaxMSP would sometimes crash.
    • No code changes to any of the other libraries.

2.1.6.20100304

  • stopped property changes trigger events over webservice so they are noticed.
    • more compatible with how local open works
  • added 5 new servos
  • fixed bug where remote close would not set detached so a subsequent open would not always connect.
  • handle UninitializeZeroconf better - shut down thread before closing handles, fixes hang on SBC
  • fixed bug on Mac where detaching 2 or more Phidgets at the same time caused a crash
  • fixed close blocking because of a pending connect (mac, linux)
  • Final support for 1031 in all libraries.

2.1.6.20100129

  • Implemented initial events in Flash
    • Flash behaviour should now be identical to C library local and remote.
  • Fix RFID issue where close could cause crash
  • increment webservice version to 1.0.4
  • fixed RFID remote open
    • Flash would never get an attach event if the reader had been previously opened
    • Initial tag event would not be fired when a tag was present and the antenna was enabled prior to open
  • fixed openRemote failing on Mac
  • fixed deadlock in webservice which could be hit by opening/closing a device over and over again.
  • fixed bug in stepper, which caused seg fault on SBC on position change events.

2.1.6.20100126

  • added network open support in Max/MSP

2.1.6.20100115

  • Increased network performance for Linux/MacOS
  • Added five servo types

2.1.6.20091215

  • Fixed busy loop in Linux openRemote
  • JNI Library relocated to /Library/Java/Extensions on MacOS

2.1.6.20091211

  • Heartbeat now works on Linux as well (had to make sockets non-blocking)

2.1.6.20091130

  • Added heartbeat to webservice (client side)
    • Better detects network failures by using active polling timeouts
  • Fixed 0/8/8 over webservice

2.1.6.20091020

  • Fixed 1052 counting issue on 1070 (-1 reported as 255)
  • Fixed issue where Phidget21 would try to reinstall from a limited user account or when the Control Panel was disabled.
  • 64-bit kernel support in Snow Leopard

2.1.6.20090928

  • Support for PhidgetSBC (1070)
  • zeroconf can handle starting up before the mdns daemon, and will keep trying to connect.
  • fixed 1066 not showing up on Mac
  • added advanced servo example to mac pref pane
  • implemented proper error handling in COM
    • default behavious remains the same, enable proper error handling with 'EnableVerboseErrors'
  • implemented error events in Java

2.1.6.20090917

  • Updated webservice protocol version to 1.0.3
  • Fixed stepper under AS3.0
  • added setServoType, getServoType, setServoParameters to PhidgetServo and PhidgetAdvancedServo
  • possible race condition fixed in webservice (pdictclient.c:907)

2.1.6.20090902 (mac only release)

  • Support MacOSX 10.6, drop support for 10.3.9, require 10.4 or newer
    • Fully 64-bit compliant, library supports ppc, i386, x86_64

2.1.6.20090806

  • Added 1049 support
  • Fixed RFID tag events over webservice

2.1.6.20090804

  • Added 1051_2 support
  • Fixed various small initialization issues - stepper, adv servo, rfid
  • Added 32-bit library install to 64-bit installer
    • VB6.0, etc. need the 32-bit COM library on 64-bit windows

2.1.6.20090717

  • ?

2.1.6.20090708

  • Added DeviceID to zeroconf
  • fixed RFID.LastTag in .NET
  • Changed the error codes returned by error events; error events now have their own set of error codes rather then sharing the function return codes.
  • Added support for 1047, 1048
  • Added error event codes rather then trying to reuse the EPHIDGET return codes.
  • fixed TextLCD issue where display could get corrupted during a detach/attach
  • made mac more reliable on attach
  • more error logging on mac

2.1.6.20090525

  • fixed RFID not attaching via webservice if a tag is present.
  • bugfix related to double free on detach event.
  • Implemented getKey
  • Added MIPS II support to Windows CE

2.1.6.20090430

  • Added ActiveX interface to COM library
  • Added stepper and advancedServo to Flex .swc library

2.1.6.20090417

  • added PhidgetIR prototype support to C library
  • properly handles sleeping on OSX
  • fixed some webservice field initializations in Flash and C
  • fixed security exceptions in Phidget Control Panel under Vista
  • added Phidget Control Panel to start menu

2.1.6.20090318 (Examples/AS3.0 only release)

  • Fixed AdvancedServo in Flash - wouldn't attach

2.1.6.20090317

  • Phidget Control Panel properly supports Vista UAC and Limited user accounts in XP, etc.
  • Added 64-bit release of Phidget21.msi for Windows

2.1.6.20090312

  • added 1064, 1059 to WindowsCE
  • fixed opening 1051 over webservice
  • fixed opening 1015/1016 over webservice broken in last release

2.1.6.20090302

  • Advanced servo bugfix: stopped would stop being true if min/max was set to exclude current position.
  • linux USB improvements when many Phidgets are attached and opened at once.
  • 1031 support in phidget21, webservice, .NET - hidden until product release
    • CPhidgetLED_setVoltage
    • CPhidgetLED_getVoltage
    • CPhidgetLED_setCurrentLimit
    • CPhidgetLED_getCurrentLimit
  • unknown timechange == PUNK_INT in encoder position change event
    • 1st position change event
    • > 30 seconds time change
  • AS3 updates
    • updated to 1.0.2 webservice
    • encoder position change events report relative change rather then absolute position
    • encoder adds getTimeChange function for timing encoder changes
  • webservice updated to 1.0.2
    • Authorization is asynchronous
    • Doesn't match the old version checking, so errors will not be nice when trying to connect to an old webservice
    • Sends out all initial data, so it's just like opening locally
    • supports interfacekit Raw sensor value
    • supports labels on remoteIP managers
  • avahi bugfix
  • webservice more stable against forcefully closed clients
  • closing a network Phidget won't block - ever.
    • no longer using quit, just closing the socket
  • added libavahi-client.so.3 reference to linux library.
  • Fixed bug with opening one phidget with serial and no serial at the same time over the webservice

2.1.5.20090105

  • Phidget Control Panel stability improvements
  • added CPhidgetSBC_getHostname
  • advanced servo 1 motor current sense equation - support should now be complete
  • webservice and network code bugfixes - crash / deadlock during close, problems with concurrent connections, etc.
  • fixed close on remote and remoteIP managers
  • name of RFID changed from "Phidget RFID 4-output" to "Phidget RFID 2-output" - updated anything referencing old name.

2.1.5.20081023

  • added advanced servo and stepper examples to VB6.0, VB.NET and C
  • added deviceClass and deviceID
  • updated Mac examples
  • webservice protocol version enforcement
  • internal fix/rework of device id's etc.
  • Fixed memory leaks in webservice and phidget21 network code.
  • Dictionary and network stability improvements.
  • duplicate calls to open or close are now silently ignored.

2.1.4.20080924

  • Old TextLCD 0/8/8's can now have both halves open at the same time on Windows
  • fixed bug with composite devices on linux
  • fixed manager on linux to better deal with unique devices

2.1.4.20080922

  • Updated Delphi files
  • TextLCD can display 0x80-0xFF characters from Java
  • getAttachedDevices works for mdns managers
  • fixed a deadlock in the webservice
  • better network error handling / password support for windows C# examples
  • waitForAttachment will return EPHIDGET_CLOSED if the handle is closed while it is waiting.
  • added EPHIDGET_CLOSED
  • joining central threads checks whether they are trying to be joined by themselves first (avoid deadlocks).
  • changed context of error event to be free from locks (can call close, open, etc. from them).

2.1.4.20080821

  • zeroconf threads exit cleanly on last _close (apple zeroconf)
  • Added advanced servo and stepper to Max

2.1.4.20080811 (mac only release)

  • Fixed manager on Mac (wasn't working at all since 2.1.4.20080808)

2.1.4.20080808

  • added CPhidgetSBC and CPhidgetSBCManager to the c library - these interfaces are hidden from users and meant to be used internally (for now).
  • CPhidgetManager_open no longer blocks to send out initial attach events. These initial events are sent from the CentralThread context like all other attach events.
  • fixed CThread_wait_on_event on Linux
  • added CPhidgetGeneric interface for prototyping to C, .NET libraries. product ID is 0x99. These are only visible in debug releases, only to be used internally.

2.1.4.20080715

  • udev rules fixed for product IDs with alpha-hex values
  • blocking in an attach event does not block calls to open anymore
  • RFID tag event handlers can now handle blocking - tag lost is timed after the tag handler exits.

2.1.4.20080623

  • Flex .swc library was out of sync
  • fixed CPhidgetManager_getAttachedDevices for network managers
  • Added CPhidgetManager_freeAttachedDevicesArray

2.1.4.20080613

  • Max/MSP RFID fixed
  • 0/0/8 and advanced servo added to CE
  • fixed flash policy file server in webservice
  • webservice with password and asynchronous together work now

2.1.4.20080602

  • phidget21.h -> phidget21int.h so as not to be confused with generated phidget21.h
  • some changes to Makefile fro crosscompiling
  • no more vbscript in msi

2.1.4.20080513

  • removed long long from COM - not supported by VB6.0
  • added LastTag to RFID in .NET

2.1.4.20080428

  • support Mac OS X 10.3.9 again
  • Rev up to 2.1.4
  • finalize Phidget Stepper API - Phidget Stepper requires 2.1.4 as a minimum
  • fixed serverConnect and serverDisconnect handlers for manager and dictionary in COM
  • Changed:
    • PhidgetStepper and PhidgetAdvancedServo
      • MotorPosition -> Position
      • MotorOn -> Engaged
      • MotorStopped -> Stopped
  • Added:
    • CPhidgetStepper_getCurrentLimit
    • CPhidgetEncoder_getPosition
    • CPhidgetEncoder_setPosition
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_getVelocity
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_setVelocity
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_set_OnVelocityChange_Handler
    • CPhidgetServo_setEngaged
    • CPhidgetServo_getEngaged
    • CPhidgetServo_getPosition
    • CPhidgetServo_setPosition
    • CPhidgetServo_set_OnPositionChange_Handler
    • CPhidgetServo_getPositionMax
    • CPhidgetServo_getPositionMin
    • Count functions
  • Deprecated:
    • CPhidgetEncoder_getEncoderPosition
    • CPhidgetEncoder_setEncoderPosition
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_getMotorSpeed
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_setMotorSpeed
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_set_OnMotorChange_Handler
    • CPhidgetServo_setMotorOn
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorOn
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorPosition
    • CPhidgetServo_setMotorPosition
    • CPhidgetServo_set_OnMotorPositionChange_Handler
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMax
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMin
    • Num functions
  • Added ability to deprecate funcitons in the C library - compiler will issue a warning when they are used.
  • added names to some arguments in phidget21.h
  • fixes to the webservice for initial state stuff - now it behaves almost like non-webservice, with guaranteed initial events, but we don't guarantee initial state in the attach event yet. Min/Max, Num motors, inputs, etc. are all guaranteed in the attach handler.
  • Finalized support for Phidget Stepper

2.1.3.20080402

  • Fixed windows BUG - Device Type was showing up wrong
  • CPhidgetStepper_getPosition -> CPhidgetStepper_getCurrentPosition

2.1.3.20080327

  • added:
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_setMotorPositionMax
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_setMotorPositionMin
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getMotorStopped
  • changes to API
    • CPhidgetStepper_setMotorPosition -> CPhidgetStepper_setTargetMotorPosition
    • added CPhidgetStepper_getTargetMotorPosition
    • Stepper MotorSpeed -> Velocity
    • Stepper and AdvancedServo MaxVelocity -> VelocityLimit
  • add waitForAttachment to COM
  • COM getbool (not indexed) will now return FALSE on false (rather then always returning true)
  • fixed write thread timeouts - was setting attached after starting write thread so write thread would see a detached device and exit immediately

2.1.3.20080206

  • changed long long to __int64, to be happy in borland C++
  • added:
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMaxMotorSpeed
    • CPhidgetStepper_setMotorOn
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMotorOn
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMotorStopped
    • CPhidgetStepper_setCurrentMotorPosition
  • removed CPhidgetStepper_setVelocity
  • added CPhidgetStepper_setMaxVelocity, CPhidgetStepper_getMaxVelocity

2.1.3.20080114

  • Added new functions to Flash API
  • Added new functions to Webservice Protocol
  • Added new functions to COM Library
  • Added new functions to Java Library
  • All device fiels in C library cleaned up and made consistent
  • Open in windows is exclusive - this needs to be tested for stability
  • No data will be returned / accepted if it lies outside of max/min range
  • if a data value is unknown, user variable is set to PUNK_INT, PUNK_DBL, or PUNK_BOOL, and return value is EPHIDGET_UNKNOWNVAL
  • Proper Device initializations on Attach:
    • triggers are set to defaults on attach
    • device state is read in and preserved on attach
    • during attach event, all sensor data, etc. is provided if available
    • no data events until after the attach event returns
    • everything initialized by the time waitForAttachment returns
    • after attach event returns, a full set of initial state data events are thrown
  • .NET collections are readonly, and never NULL (but empty when phidget detached)
  • .NET callbacks no longer catch and hide all exceptions
    • make sure to use try/catch blocks especially in Attach when accessing properties that may not be initialized.
  • added min/max functions:
    • CPhidgetAccelerometer_getAccelerationMax
    • CPhidgetAccelerometer_getAccelerationMin
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getAccelerationMax
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getAccelerationMin
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getVelocityMax
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getVelocityMin
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getMotorPositionMax
    • CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getMotorPositionMin
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_getAccelerationMax
    • CPhidgetMotorControl_getAccelerationMin
    • CPhidgetPHSensor_getPHMax
    • CPhidgetPHSensor_getPHMin
    • CPhidgetPHSensor_getPotentialMax
    • CPhidgetPHSensor_getPotentialMin
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMax
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMin
    • CPhidgetStepper_getAccelerationMax
    • CPhidgetStepper_getAccelerationMin
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMotorSpeedMax
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMotorSpeedMin
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMotorPositionMax
    • CPhidgetStepper_getMotorPositionMin
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getPotentialMax
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getPotentialMin
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getAmbientTemperatureMax
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getAmbientTemperatureMin
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getTemperatureMax
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getTemperatureMin
  • Added functions:
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getAmbientTemperature
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getThermocoupleType
    • CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_setThermocoupleType
    • CPhidget_set_OnServerConnectHandler
    • CPhidget_set_OnServerDisconnectHandler
    • CPhidgetDictionary_set_OnServerConnectHandler
    • CPhidgetDictionary_set_OnServerDisconnectHandler
    • CPhidgetManager_set_OnServerConnectHandler
    • CPhidgetManager_set_OnServerDisconnectHandler
    • CPhidgetDictionary_getServerID
    • CPhidgetDictionary_getServerAddress
    • CPhidgetDictionary_getServerStatus
    • CPhidgetManager_getServerID
    • CPhidgetManager_getServerAddress
    • CPhidgetManager_getServerStatus
    • CPhidgetServo_setMotorOn
    • CPhidgetServo_getMotorOn
  • Removed functions:
    • CPhidgetServo_setMotorOff
  • TemperatureSensor:
    • Ambient sensor is accessed with it's own function
    • first thermocouple is Index 0 everywhere
    • no ambient sensor events
  • getServerID is implemented
  • changed the internal network structure (added CPhidgetRemote)
  • reworked the USB code (mostly on Windows)
    • Better handles closing, ESD events, timeouts
    • fixed issues with Encoder, RFID stopping reading after a certain time.
    • added USB error flag
  • openRemote functions have been implemented
    • these require bonjour (mac / windows) or avahi (linux) to be installed on both the client and server
    • if they are not, you get EPHIDGET_UNSUPPORTED when you call them
  • openRemoteIP functions are asynchronous and persistent
  • include cphidgetconstants.h in phidget21.h for users

2.1.2.20071108

  • start of chagelog
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