Updates files for tagged release 8-26-2011

Author: LabJackAdmin

ChangeLog.txt

@@ -4,147 +4,168 @@ Version History
 - 0.3.0: Made Mac support for Open, Read, Write, and driverVersion.
 - 0.4.0 Wrote initial epydoc documentation.
 - 0.5.0 December 12, 2006
-    - Added Get Driver Version for Linux
+    - Added Get Driver Version for Linux.
     - Made windows functions return an error when called by a Linux or Mac OS.
-    - Fixed a twos compliment problem with Read and Write functions
+    - Fixed a twos compliment problem with Read and Write functions.
 - 0.5.1 January 8, 2007
     - Fixed an error with eGetRaw which disallowed x1 to be a double array.
     - Added a stream example program to the driver package.
 - 0.5.2 January 23, 2007
-    - Added a DriverPresent function to test if the necessary drivers are present 
-      for the wrapper to run.
+    - Added a DriverPresent function to test if the necessary drivers are
+      present for the wrapper to run.
 - 0.6.0 Febuary 6, 2007
     - Added the LJHash function which is used for authorizing LabJack devices.
 - 0.6.1 July 19, 2007
-    - Updated the documentation concerning the mac support.
+    - Updated the documentation concerning the Mac support.
 - 0.6.2 October 10, 2007
-    - Added Checksum functions to driver
-    - Added windows functionality for write and read
-    - Added example functions for sht commands and u3 feedback
+    - Added Checksum functions to driver.
+    - Added windows functionality for write and read.
+    - Added example functions for sht commands and u3 feedback.
 - 0.6.3 March 5, 2008
-    - Fixed TCP read and write error
+    - Fixed TCP read and write error.
 - 0.6.4 July 31, 2008
-    - Updated Examples/U3/u3.py
+    - Updated Examples/U3/u3.py.
 - 0.7.0 November 18, 2008
-    - Modified listAll to display device information in a different, more intuitive way.
-    - Added a Device class for simpler usage
-    - openLabJack can now search for devices to open via ipAddress, localId, or serialNumber
-    - Put most functions into proper camelcase notation
-    - Removed large static function encapsulating all functions.  Works as one module now.
-    - Changed Read and Write to increase speed
+    - Modified listAll to display device information in a different, more 
+      intuitive way.
+    - Added a Device class for simpler usage.
+    - openLabJack can now search for devices to open via ipAddress, localId, or
+      serialNumber.
+    - Put most functions into proper camelcase notation.
+    - Removed large static function encapsulating all functions.  Works as one
+      module now.
+    - Changed Read and Write to increase speed.
     - Performed many other minor revisions.
 - 0.8.0 December 3, 2009
     - All changes made on GitHub up to this point.
-    - Added LJSocket support
-    - U3/U6/UE9 now all auto-open on construction
+    - Added LJSocket support.
+    - U3/U6/UE9 now all auto-open on construction.
 - 0.8.1 February 15, 2010
     - All bug fixes and changes made on GitHub to date.
-    - Re-worked open, write, and read to be broken out into several 
-      functions.
-        - Re-work of open now allows the use of firstFound and devNumber
-          for Ethernet UE9's on Mac/Linux.
-        - Re-work of open also allows Windows User's to work with their
-          UE9 over Ethernet without the UD Driver installed.
-    - Added better support for up-and-coming devices, including adding
-      bridge.py to the list of installed modules.
+    - Re-worked open, write, and read to be broken out into several functions.
+        - Re-work of open now allows the use of firstFound and devNumber for
+          Ethernet UE9's on Mac/Linux.
+        - Re-work of open also allows Windows User's to work with their UE9 over
+          Ethernet without the UD Driver installed.
+    - Added better support for up-and-coming devices, including adding bridge.py
+      to the list of installed modules.
 - March 11, 2010
     - All bug fixes and changes made on GitHub to date.
-    - Trying a new system of making regular tagged releases
+    - Trying a new system of making regular tagged releases.
     - Version numbers of LabJackPython are now dates.
 - May 18, 2010
     - Added lowlevelErrorToString to aid in mapping low-level errorcodes to
       descriptions.
-    - Added better error reporting if LabJackPython can't connect to the
-      Modbus port on the UE9.
+    - Added better error reporting if LabJackPython can't connect to the Modbus
+      port on the UE9.
     - Added better error reporting for U6s with *really* old firmware.
     - Added a PWM example.
-    - Ctype's use_errno is only on Python 2.6, so added some try except
-      blocks so LabJackPython will still work with 2.5
+    - Ctype's use_errno is only on Python 2.6, so added some try except blocks
+      so LabJackPython will still work with 2.5
     - Added support for the SetDefaults command on the UE9 in Device class.
-    - Fixed a bug where Counters would return a tuple, not the expected
-      result.
+    - Fixed a bug where Counters would return a tuple, not the expected result.
     - Added support for the new DSP Feedback command on the U6.
     - Added support for ReadDefaults in Device class.
     - Added function readDefaultsConfig to read default state.
-    - The getFeedback function will now check if the packet you are trying
-      to send is too big, or if the response will be too long.
+    - The getFeedback function will now check if the packet you are trying to
+      send is too big, or if the response will be too long.
     - Fixed a bug where the LJSocket parameter wasn't being passed along.
     - Added code that sets the transaction ID for all Modbus packets.
       NOTE FOR UE9s: You will need to upgrade to Comm firmware 1.50
     - Fixed a bug where after opening a device with LJSocket, LabJackPython
-      would then try to open the device with the UD Driver. Thanks to 
-      Andres Mejias for reporting the issue.
+      would then try to open the device with the UD Driver. Thanks to Andres
+      Mejias for reporting the issue.
     - Fixed a bug in softReset() and hardReset(). Thanks to Shawkat for
       reporting the issue.
-    - streamStart() and streamStop() will raise exceptions if there is an
-      error.
+    - streamStart() and streamStop() will raise exceptions if there is an error.
     - Added example of how to post to CloudDot.
-    - Added K-Type Thermocouple example
+    - Added K-Type Thermocouple example.
     - Added basic Linux support for the U12.
-    - Added hexWithoutQuotes function to print USB packets in a nicer way. 
-      Also updated any debug statement to use it.
+    - Added hexWithoutQuotes function to print USB packets in a nicer way.  Also
+      updated any debug statement to use it.
     - Removed the "Writing:" debug output.
     - Fixed a bug where DAC0_16 was using 8 bits, not 16.
     - Added functional UART support to the U6.
-    - Added better error messages for incorrect command bytes and when the
-      UD driver fails to load.
-    - Fixed a bug with ListAll on Unix where LabJackPython would fail 
-      trying to open devices that were already opened.
-    - Added example for working with the DCA-10
-    - Fixed a bug where transaction IDs were not being set when writing
-      floating point numbers over Modbus.
-    - Added error reporting to help people who don't upgrade their UE9s to
-      Comm Firmware 1.50.
+    - Added better error messages for incorrect command bytes and when the UD
+      driver fails to load.
+    - Fixed a bug with ListAll on Unix where LabJackPython would fail trying to
+      open devices that were already opened.
+    - Added example for working with the DCA-10.
+    - Fixed a bug where transaction IDs were not being set when writing floating
+      point numbers over Modbus.
+    - Added error reporting to help people who don't upgrade their UE9s to Comm
+      Firmware 1.50.
 - July 20, 2010
-    - Moved version history info into ChangeLog.txt
-    - Settled on LABJACKPYTHON_VERSION to access version number programmatically.
-    - Re-wrote the header to LabJackPython.py, u3.py, u6.py, ue9.py, u12.py, and bridge.py
-    - Added a firmwareVersion attribute to the UE9 class
-    - Corrected a typo in u3.py's configDigital and configAnalog
-    - Removed print statement from every LJSocket scan
-    - Added EnableClockStretching flag to I2C low-level commands for U3, U6, and UE9
-    - Added AddressByte argument to u3.py's i2c() method
-    - Corrected a typo in LabJackPython's __listAllU6Unix()
-    - Added Unix requirement of outputSinDAC.py
-    - Improved documentation of outputSinDAC.py
-    - Added configAnalog() and configDigital() methods
-    - Corrected an error in TimerConfig constructor
-    - Removed SkyMote support from listAll
-    - Added a check for zero length packets to checkBytes
-    - Fixed a typo in the output of the streaming examples
-    - Added support for streaming special channel 193 (EIO/FIO) 
-    - Fixed some bugs in the export/import config functions
-    - Fixed a bug in UE9's commConfig
-    - Added import/export support for the UE9
-    - Made name a property
-    - Improved the documentation of U3 Feedback commands
-    - Fixed GetDriverVersion to work with both the UD driver and the Exodriver
-    - UE9 now has a getAIN function and Feedback will convert the binary to a voltage.
+    - Moved version history info into ChangeLog.txt.
+    - Settled on LABJACKPYTHON_VERSION to access version number 
+      programmatically.
+    - Re-wrote the header to LabJackPython.py, u3.py, u6.py, ue9.py, u12.py, and
+      bridge.py
+    - Added a firmwareVersion attribute to the UE9 class.
+    - Corrected a typo in u3.py's configDigital and configAnalog.
+    - Removed print statement from every LJSocket scan.
+    - Added EnableClockStretching flag to I2C low-level commands for U3, U6, and
+      UE9.
+    - Added AddressByte argument to u3.py's i2c() method.
+    - Corrected a typo in LabJackPython's __listAllU6Unix().
+    - Added Unix requirement of outputSinDAC.py.
+    - Improved documentation of outputSinDAC.py.
+    - Added configAnalog() and configDigital() methods.
+    - Corrected an error in TimerConfig constructor.
+    - Removed SkyMote support from listAll.
+    - Added a check for zero length packets to checkBytes.
+    - Fixed a typo in the output of the streaming examples.
+    - Added support for streaming special channel 193 (EIO/FIO).
+    - Fixed some bugs in the export/import config functions.
+    - Fixed a bug in UE9's commConfig.
+    - Added import/export support for the UE9.
+    - Made name a property.
+    - Improved the documentation of U3 Feedback commands.
+    - Fixed GetDriverVersion to work with both the UD driver and the Exodriver.
+    - UE9 now has a getAIN function and Feedback will convert the binary to a
+      voltage.
     - Added a streaming example that uses threads.
 - September 20, 2010
-    - Made changes to exportConfig so that the written values will keep their case
+    - Made changes to exportConfig so that the written values will keep their
+      case.
     - Moved setup.py out of the src directory.
     - Added a getTemperature to the U3/U6/UE9 class.
     - Renamed bridge.py to skymote.py
     - getName/setName now use UTF-8 instead of a weird UTF-16 thing.
     - Updated LabJackPython.py to support the new LJSocket scan format.
     - Added a lock around assigning Transaction IDs.
-    - Added support for new Exodriver functions getDevCounts() and openAllLabJacks()
+    - Added support for new Exodriver functions getDevCounts() and 
+      openAllLabJacks().
     - Updated streamTest-threading.py to use streamData() and be less confusing.
-    - Added a work-around for UE9s and Transaction IDs 64768 and 64769
+    - Added a work-around for UE9s and Transaction IDs 64768 and 64769.
     - Various improvements to skymote support, including spontaneous data.
     - Fixed a bug in U12.py's eDigitalOut.
 - April 13, 2011
     - Added AddressByte to i2c function in ue9.py.
     - Added better support for special channels in streaming.
     - Fixed a typo in SetNetworkPassword.
-    - Added a function for pulling a big chuck of commands into individual packets.
+    - Added a function for pulling a big chuck of commands into individual
+      packets.
     - Added how to parse a spontaneous data packet to Modbus.py.
     - Fixed no U12 connected problems.
-    - Fixed ListAll for SkyMotes. Moved from serial number to MAC Address for SkyMotes.
+    - Fixed ListAll for SkyMotes. Moved from serial number to MAC Address for
+      SkyMotes.
     - Fixed some errors relating to SkyMote devices on Windows.
     - Added U3 timer mode 14 support.
-    - Fixed getting calibration constants for U3s with hardware revisions < 1.30.
+    - Fixed getting calibration constants for U3s with hardware rev. < 1.30.
     - Fixed UE9 Modbus over TCP on Windows.
     - Added DAC and EEPROM address variables to LJTickDAC example.
-    - Turned off debugging by default in U12 class.
+    - Turned off debugging by default in U12 class.
+    - Updated special channels in streaming. 
+- August 26, 2011
+    - Updated README file to include a U12 example and license information.
+    - Added U6 timer mode 14 support.
+    - Modified UE9 TCP open to create TCP sockets without a UDP broadcast when 
+      IP address is specified (Linux/Mac OS X).
+    - Added NoStopWhenRestarting parameter to UE9 and U3 classes' i2c method,
+      and reordered i2c parameters so they are the same across UE9, U3 and U6
+      classes.
+    - Fixed a bug in the u3allio example where incorrect binary to voltage
+      conversions were taking place for channels > 3 on U3-HVs.
+    - Fixed the Handle parameter name in the AddRequest method.
+    - Fixed a LabJackException throw in U12.write. Now throws an U12Exception.

README

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 LabJackPython: Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X) Python module and
 examples for LabJack devices.
-04/21/2011
+08/26/2011
 support@labjack.com
 
 Python 2.5 or higher is required to use LabJackPython. To use the UE9

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 setup(name='LabJackPython',
-      version='4-13-2011',
+      version='8-26-2011',
       description='The LabJack python module.',
       url='http://www.labjack.com/support/labjackpython',
       author='The LabJack crew',

src/LabJackPython.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import atexit # For auto-closing devices
 import threading # For a thread-safe device lock
 
-LABJACKPYTHON_VERSION = "4-13-2011"
+LABJACKPYTHON_VERSION = "8-26-2011"
 
 SOCKET_TIMEOUT = 3
 LJSOCKET_TIMEOUT = 62