v2.6.0

This release:

Adds two major new features:

• Hardware simulator for assistance in building "scaled"
  versions of the hardware

• PV modeling and reference curves

Adds the following enhancements:

• Uses the Arduino 1.1v bandgap reference to measure Vref

• Adds support for changing the plotting font

Adds a document:

• IV Swinger 2: Hardware Scaling

Updates the User Guide

Does NOT update the Design document for the above changes

Application enhancements:

Issue #100: RFE: Use Arduino internal 1.1V bandgap to measure Vref enhancement
Issue #104: Enhancement: simulator for scaled component selection
Issue #105: Enhancement: add ability to change plotting font
Issue #108: RFE: check for excessive config changes
Issue #111: Major RFE: add support for PV reference curves

Arduino sketch enhancements:

Issue #100: RFE: Use Arduino internal 1.1V bandgap to measure Vref enhancement

Bug fixes:

Issue #99: Mac exception on quitting application
Issue #101: Minimizing dialogs hangs app
Issue #102: Curves with very low Isc not graphed correctly
Issue #103: Need stricter 1-second minimum swing interval
Issue #106: Log file name should be included in exception dialog
Issue #107: Cosmetic issues
Issue #109: Config file corruption
Issue #110: Exception when creating overlay
Issue #112: Spurious "No points to display" error dialog
Issue #113: Simulator Voc doesn't saturate

Requirements:

IV_Swinger2_v2.6.0_mac.dmg - Yosemite (10.10) or newer
IV_Swinger2_v2.6.0_win.msi - Windows 7 or newer