OLA 0.9.8

Features:

• Add support for the DMXter4A
• Tidy the output of the Python ola_rdm_get for supported_parameters

RDM Tests:

• Fix a bug related to split levels not being supported in the dimmer PIDs
• Allow NR_UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND_CLASS for SET DMX_ADDRESS when the address is not required
• Switch from a warning to an advisory if it's a manufacturer specific use in GetSensorDefinition
• Fix some other minor RDM test bugs

Bugs:

• Fix some Xcode build errors
• Fix the build on Windows
• Fix a bug in Artnet universe mapping #856
• NACK requests for IPv4 default route PID with data
• NACK with format error requests for DNS PIDs with data
• Fix a bug regarding stack traces error messages with Python RDM gets #884
• Support 0.9.43 of microhttpd

0.9.7

Bug fixes from the 0.9.6 release.

Bugs:

• RDM NACK codes displayed with incorrect byte ordering in the C++ client #812
• Fix endian issues on s390x and PPC architectures.
• Fix ShowNet endian issues.
• Add some missing files to the tarball.
• Restore binary compatibility with 0.9.5 #826

0.9.6

30/6/2015
Features:

• Default to using epoll() rather than select() if it exists,
• Default to the async libusb implementation in the usbdmx plugin.
• Added support for the APA102 family of SPI pixels.
• Allow plugins to be enabled/disabled from the new web UI & CLI tools #682.
• Add an option to display the frame and timing data in the RDM CLI tools
  where available.
• Add additional C++ client documentation and examples.
• Support an overrides.proto file to load system specific PID data #732.
• Respect UUCP lock files before opening devices #716.
• Initial partial E1.37-2 support in the web UI.

API:

• Python: Fix a bug where callbacks weren't run if the operation failed.
• Python: improve Python 3 compatability.
• Add patched ports in Universe protobuf message.
• Python: Add a patch/unpatch example.
• Python Add GetCandidatePorts and an example.

RDM Tests:

• Initial E1.37-2 tests.
• Fix a bug in the SetDeviceHours test for devices that NAck set DEVICE_HOURS
  with a NR_WRITE_PROTECT.

Bugs:

• Fix port with unset universe appearing as bound to universe 0 in the Python client.
• Ensure universe names and LTP priorities are always written to the config file #661.
• Stop tests from failing when no non-loopback interfaces are present #763 Debian #769670.
• Fix various configure script behaviour issues #773.
• Fix build issues with GCC-5 #765 Debian #778038.
• Restore LIBS when we can't find the Saleae library during configure.
• Fix the async libusb Eurolite Pro implementation.

Internal:

• Rename the method Source to ConfigLocation for Preference classes and
  associated changes.
• Major cleanup of RDM code.
• Switch to using pthread_equal rather than operator==.
• Switch to using Dot for Doxygen diagrams where present.

0.9.5

1/3/2015 ola-0.9.5
Features:

• Work on a new Web-UI which is built with AngularJS

• Added E1.37-2 support to the SPI plugin RDM responder

• USB DMX plug now works on Windows (Scanlime Fadcandy tested working)

• Update the deb package's udev rules

  Bugs:

• Fix finding ola_protoc_plugin when cross-compiling.

• Fix ncurses flags issues between configure and the Makefile.

• Fix some more build issues on Windows XP

• Fix our E1.37-2 implementation to match the E1.37-2 standard.

• Fix the old website's RDM patcher identify function

0.9.4

29/1/2015 ola-0.9.4
Features:

• Added support for hotplugging USB devices using the usbdmx plugin, #374.
• Added support for setting the thread scheduling options, #399.
• Added support for the Open Pixel Control protocol, #502.
• Added support for the Scanlime Fadecandy device, #503.
• Added a GPIO Plugin, closes #299.
• Added support for the Open DMX clone from KWMATIK.

API:

• Plugin libraries that were previously installed under $PREFIX/lib/olad/ are
  now in $PREFIX/lib/

RDM Tests:

• Fix a bug with the GetPresetInfo test around display multipliers.

Bugs:

• Add a workaround to make the Windows HTTP server more responsive.
• Fixed defects detected by Coverity Scan.

Internal:

• Remove the SLP code since it's no longer required for E1.33.

0.9.3

16/11/2014 ola-0.9.3
Features:

• Send the E1.31 Stream Terminated message on shutdown and/or port unpatching.

• Add support for the draft E1.31 discovery protocol.

• Switch the dummy responder which implements the E1.37-2 PIDs to their final
  values.

• Add the ability to whitelist rather than blacklist plugins during configure
  (via --disable-all-plugins) and switch the Windows build to this method.

• Convert ola_trigger to our flags module; change it's default universe value
  to be 0 to align with other programs.

• Make the ola_trigger config syntax more flexible, including dots in program
  names and quoted program names #507

• Add an instance name to OLA server and use it within E1.31 and the DNS-SD
  code to make multiple instances of OLA easier to track.

  Bugs:

• Fix some build issues on OS X 10.5.8

• Fix some build issues on Windows XP

• Use the correct ifdefs within plugin loading so we only load stuff if we
  asked for it

• Fix the inability to Ctrl+C in ola_recorder

  API:

• Update ola::network::IPV4Address and ola::network::IPV4SocketAddress so they
  sort the same regardless of endianness and in a logical way for humans.

  Internal:

• Update the configure version method to ensure the version files are updated
  automatically when it changes.

• Add a generic RpcServer class and switch OlaServer to use it.

• SelectServer now runs any remaining pending callbacks during shutdown.

0.9.2

Features

• Added --use-epoll which uses epoll() rather than select().
• Added --use-kqueue which uses kqueue() rather than select().
• Add some more additional slot definitions.
• Allow the FTDI thread to switch from BAD to GOOD timing granularity.
• Change the flags so the negated ones are --no-, this mostly affects --nohttp and --nohttp-quit in olad
• Partial Windows support using MinGW. Build instructions are in
  README.mingw32.
  Working:
  • Building simple client applications
  • olad, with the web UI
  • Plugins: Dummy, ArtNet, ShowNet, ESP Net, SandNet, Pathport, OSC, KiNet
  • Python bindings
    Not working yet:
  • all other plugins, especially device-based ones (USB, serial, SPI)
  • Java bindings
• Use the PID (process ID) and current time to init the random seed - #227
• Standardise some flags, using --device consistently. This affects ola_artnet, ola_e131 and ola_usbpro
• Remove -l long name short option from ola_artnet as it clashes with the global -l log level option. Remove the -e subnet short option too.
• Allow the SPI RDM responder's device label to be set and store it in the preferences file.
• Added new E1.33 example programs that follow the latest draft document.

Bugs

• Don't build ola_protoc if --with-ola-protoc= is provided.
• Fix the inter-test delay in the RDM tests to work with values less than 1s.

Internal

• Changed to a non-recursive build. Reduced build times by 5-25%.
• Convert more of our programs to our flags module
• Standardise the bool flag behaviour to require an argument like string and int do, add a default bool for the old use case.
• Standardise ArtnetConfigMessages to ArtNetConfigMessages and ripple related changes through.

0.9.1

Features:

• Pretty print IPV4 addresses within the Python RDM code.
• Add some additional slot definitions and status messages.
• Add a timestamp to model data filenames so they're unique.
• Allow OSC ports to be looped.
• Add the ability to reload plugins via RPC.
• Added a plugin which uses the onboard UART.
• Added a Python fade controller demo.

API:

• Change GetIdentifyMode to GetIdentifyDevice in the RDM API to clarify it's
  the IDENTIFY_DEVICE PID not the newer IDENTIFY_MODE one.

RDM Tests:

• Added the inter-test delay option to the Web UI.
• Show transaction numbers in the responder tests to aid debugging
• Don't warn about unknown slot definitions if they are manufacturer ones
• Added a number of missing Get...WithData tests.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix sensor numbering from 0 on web UI so it matches CLI
• Fix the minimum and maximum level supported RDM tests
• Stop the Python client throwing an AttributeError if the universe doesn't
  exist.
• Ensure the RDM Model Collector works if the fixture doesn't have personality
  descriptions.
• Only try and fetch supported params for manufacturer PIDs in the model
  collector.
• Fix an issue with strings in hash maps on OS X 10.5
• Ensure Rpc_pb2.py is always built.
• Fix the recent code changes to work with FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD
• Stop ola_trigger segfaulting at startup - #409

Internal:

• Convert stringstream to ostringstream where possible
• Tidy up copyright messages so we're Debian compliant.
• Correct FSF address within licenses
• Removed #ifdefs from the installed headers.
• Clean up the ShowNet code.
• Added a JSON & JSON Schame parser.
• Documented the RPC format.
• First changes required to run on Windows.

OLA 0.9.0

Features:

• Added priority support for input ports - #259

• Added DNS-SD registration support with both Bonjour and Avahi so that the OLA web UI appears as _http._tcp - #270

• Added plugin for Renard serial protocol (Renard SS24, SS8, etc) - #277

• Refactor sensor functionality in the software RDM responders and add a load average sensor to them and the SPI responder.

• Add a class to represent MAC addresses and support for MAC address RDM types

• Added pretty printing of sensor definition messages.

• Added a --duration option to the show recorder - #255.

• Add a warning if the firmware in an Enttec USB Pro widget doesn't support RDM - #275.

• Print a warning if no Logic device is found when using the RDM sniffer.

• Added support for the P9813 family of SPI pixels.

• Show dashes in the CLI DMX monitor if a universe has fewer than 512 channels.

• Added initial support for the MilInst 1-553 interface.

• Added a version option to all flags based commands; removed the -v verify
  short option from ola_recorder that clashed.

• Added a dummy responder which implements the draft E1.37-2 PIDs.

• Standardised all the following long arguments from _ to - in programs and completion: --skip_queued_messages --www_dir --log_directory --world_writeable

• Standardised on --pid-location in Python programs and completion.

  API:

• Added the ability to specify the priority of the DMX data in the C++ API - #266

• Clean up of the C++ client API. deprecated ola::OlaCallbackClient.

• Added a Version API.

• Renamed DMXRecieved(sic) to DMXReceived in ola::Client

• Renamed valiator(sic) to validator, incomming(sic) to incoming, mimimun(sic) to minimum and overiding(sic) to overriding, all of which may or may not have impact to APIs.

  RDM Tests:

• Added more RDM responder tests to cover some slot related edge cases.

• Log an error if we try and run an RDM test that doesn't exist.

• Added the --inter-test-delay option

• Added checks to the RDM tests to flag if non-printable characters are returned in any RDM strings - #262.

• Fixed bugs in the MuteDevice, Fail & Startup mode tests.

  Bugs:

• Build fixes for OS X 10.9 - #265.

• Build fixes for FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3.

• Fix the web and CLI UIs so they work if strings from RDM devices have unprintable characters in them #263.

• Fix a bug in the KiNet plugin - #276

  Internal:

• Cleaned up the autotools configuration, make distcheck now works.

• Cleaned up public header files.

• Added configuration for Travis continuous integration.

• Switched to using a custom generator for the C++ RPC Code.

• Split PID data into 3 files.

• Added more code documentation, cleaned up some new linter warnings.

• Added the DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN macro.

• Refactor load average function out into system utils.

• Switch the SPI RDM responders to using the core personality management code.

• Renamed SetDecription(sic) to SetDescription in ola::Flags

Documentation:

• Changed links from google code to github.
• Added more doxygen comments.
• Added more man pages.
• Updated README, CONTRIBUTING and README.developer

OLA 0.8.33

22/10/2013 ola-0.8.33

• Fix the build breakage when using XCode 5 (clang 500)
• Save the SPI pixel count during shutdown
• Fix E1.31 merge timeouts - #256
• Fixed 2 bugs in the RDM responder tests.
• Fix a bug where OLA wouldn't receive on ArtNet universe 0 - #260
• Expose the source priority in the C++ API