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Change Log

Release 2.35

February 6 2020

  • Limit Windows support to Python 3.7 and above

Release 2.34

9 December 2019

  • Python asyncio library support for Windows Python 3.7 release

Release 2.33

17 November 2019

  • This release fixes issue #101

Release 2.32

  • Ignore this release - bad build

Release 2.31

6 September 2019

  • Fixed a type in pymata_iot

Release 2.30

18 May 2019

  • Added parameter to generate exceptions instead of exiting

Release 2.29

12 May 2019

  • Accepted Pull Request #93

Release 2.28

09 November 2018

  • Fixed issue #87
  • Updated copyright strings for FirmataPlus files - no code changes

Release 2.27

22 October 2018

  • Fixed warnings in FirmataPlus scripts for Default warning level in Arduino IDE.
  • Fixed issue #85 Using current Arduino IDE, FirmataPlus.ino gives warnings when compiled.
  • Fixed issue #86 Rotary Encoder support not functioning.
  • Added some example code for the rotary encoder, simple digital and anlog input.
  • Added a command utility to list the serial ports to help debug. This is automatically installed with pymata-aio. Just type list_serial_ports in a console to see the serial ports.

Release 2.26

20 October 2018

  • Incorporates changes for issues #82, 83, and 84
  • Default arduino_wait time increased from 2 to 4 seconds
  • Timeout in get_firmware_version increased to 4 seconds

Release 2.25

23 August 2018

  • Incorporates pull request # 74

Release 2.24

12 August 2018

  • Minor code cleanup

Release 2.23

5 July 2018

  • Removed restriction of pyserial version 2.7 - newest version can now be used

Release 2.22

4 July 2018

  • Aligned pin types with StandardFirmata to support pullup input

Release 2.21

15 June 2018

  • Extended timeout for analog map to report back - now 4 seconds.

Release 2.20

16 April 2018

  • Modified comments to generate pdoc API documentation.
  • No functional changes.

8 April 2018

  • Typo fixes and updates to support the new pypi.org page

Release 2.19

28 September 2017

  • Fixes bug in accepting analog data from a Mega 2560 pin 15.

Release 2.18 (overwrites 2.17)

17 September 2017

  • Licensing changed from GPL V3 to GPL Affero V3
  • Callbacks now report pin type. See this wiki page for details. Note this should not be a breaking change. All existing applications should be able to run without modification.
  • Bumped up version number that was incorrect in 2.17

Release 2.16

24 August 2016

  • This is a minor bug fix release

    • Added a 2 second timeout for retrieiving Firmata Firmware Verison
    • If the request times out, the application will exit since there is no connectivity to the Arduino.

Release 2.15

31 July 2016

  • Added support for the SET_DIGITAL_PIN_VALUE Firmata command

    • This release is now fully compatible with StandardFirmata 2.5.3
    • On-Line API Documents Updated to reflect new command

  • Update pymata_iot.py to use websockets instead of autobahn.

    • setup.py added dependency of websockets and removed autobahn/txaio dependencies

Release 2.14

26 July 2016

  • Arduino Firmware Version information is printed as part of start-up banner
  • All FirmataPlus versions were re-baselined against StandardFirmata 2.5.3
  • An additional FirmataPlus variant was created to support AVR 32u4 boards.
  • Corrected 2 calls to asyncio.sleep in pymata_serial.py that were missing awaits. These fixes should not affect the performance of the pymata_aio library, and therefore updating to this release from 2.13 is optional.
  • Forced txaio (required by autobahn) to an earlier release (2.1.0) to avoid warnings generated in latest version.

Release 2.13

21 April 2016

  • Added additional Arduino board type detection
  • Updated setup.py to bring in specific versions of pyserial and autobahn.
  • Version 2.12 not accepted on PyPi

Release 2.12

21 April 2016

  • Added additional Arduino board type detection
  • Updated setup.py to bring in specific versions of pyserial and autobahn.

Release 2.11

18 February 2016

  • Assures all data sent to Firmata consists of 7 bit bytes

Release 2.10

11 February 2016

Release 2.9

9 February 2016

Release 2.8

3 December 2015

  • Fixes issue #32.
  • Code cleanup for consistency.

##Release 2.7

9 November 2015

New Feature Added

  • Pixy Cam support courtesy of Dave Fisher and Leigh Andrew Mathews of the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
    • pymata_core and pymata3 updated for Pixy Cam support
    • A new firmata sketch, FirmataPlusRBPixy has been added to the Arduino libraries

Updates

  • All FirmataPlus sketches have been updated for the latest dependencies libraries
  • The sleep_tune paramater default was modified to 0.0001 for pymata_core and added to pymata3

Bug Fixes

  • Typos corrected for stepper_config and a missing await in set_sampling_interval

##Release 2.6

14 October 2015

New Feature Added

  • Added new KeepAlive feature
    • Requires Use of FirmataPlus, FimrataPlusRB or FirmataPlusLBT
    • Enable with a call to keep_alive, passing in a keep alive period.
      • Keep alives may be set between 1 and 10 seconds.
      • Setting the period to 0 seconds disables the keep alive timer.

##Release 2.5

11 October 2015

  • Merged latest changes for SparkFun RedBot experiments
  • Fixed bug in accepting com_port parameter
  • pymata_iot sends reset to Arduino upon exit

##Release 2.4

4 October 2015

  • Control C handling removed from pymata_aio internals.
    • Control C handling must be done by appliction
    • Control C handler examples my be viewed here

##Release 2.3

3 October 2015

  • Repaired bug in control C handling

##Release 2.2

3 October 2015

  • Added IP support for WiFly module allowing wireless SparkFun RedBot operations
  • FirmataPlus and FirmataPlusRB resets Arduino code and variables module when send_reset is called
  • Cleanup of Control-C handling

##Release 2.1

This is a major release migration from Python 3.4.3 to Python 3.5

28 Aug 2015

  • Converted all code to be Python 3.5 compliant.
    • Removed all @asyncio.coroutine decorators and replaced with "async"
    • Replaced all "yield from" to "await"
  • Modified FirmataPlusRB.ino systemResetCallback() to set encoder present to false
  • API documentation is now Sphinx generated

##Release 1.9 28 Aug 2015

Sparkfun Redbot Support Changes

  • Changed encoder pulse detection in FirmataPlusRB from both leading and rising edges to rising edge only.

  • Added paramater in pymata3, encoder_config to support hall effect sensors and be in sync with pymata_core.

##Release 1.8 21 Aug 2015

  • Bug fix release for pymata3 - changed all calls from pymata3 to pymata_core to loop.run_until_complete
  • Duration parameter in play_tone for pymata3 set to a default of None

##Release 1.7 20 Aug 2015

Fixed issue #20 - Tone not properly activated when using pymata3

FirmataPlusRB updated to report encoder readings every 100 ms.

##Release 1.6 19 Aug 2015

  • Modifications in anticipation of the upcoming release of our [Sparkfun RedBot] (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12649) support library.

    • Modified data format returned for hall effect wheel encoders.

    • Added an additional Arduino sketch, FirmataPlusRB, that will support the redbot sensors and actuators.

##Release 1.5 15 Aug 2015

  • Callbacks for both pymata_core and pymata3 can selected to be either asyncio coroutines or direct calls.

    • Default is direct call.

  • Option provided in encoder_config() for support of hall effect wheel encoders.

  • Minor bug fixes.

  • Code cleanup.

##Release 1.4 1 Aug 2015

  • Auto Detection for OS X ports repaired from release 1.3. Tested and functioning now.

##Release 1.3 23 July 2015

  • Auto detection of OS X serial ports added

  • Added a logging feature to optionally redirect console output to a log file.

  • Removed SIGALRM from Control-C handler to support Windows.

##Release 1.2

19 July 2015

Data format returned from i2c_read_request was normalized from Firmata 2byte format to expected data representation.

##Release 1.1

18 July 2015

  • Fixed bug in data returned from i2c multi-byte read

  • Added ability to optionally set "repeated start" for i2c read command

    • Requires the use of FirmataPlus sketch.
    • StandardFirmata Future Release will support this feature, but not currently.

  • FirmataPlus updated to be in sync with StandardFirmata 2.4.3

  • Updated private_constants.py and constants.py to be consistent with StandardFirmata 2.4.3