C++ API: Correct the purge Direction and ModemCtl enumerations definitions
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06358114 1New in 1.4rcX - 2017-07-XX
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7c2a6851 3* New ftdi_usb_open_bus_addr() open function
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4* Use BM/R series baud rate computation for FT230X
5* ftdi_get_error_string() now returns const char*
06358114 6* C++ API: Ability to open devices with empty descriptor strings
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7* small build fixes and improvements in the python examples
8* ftdi_eeprom / eeprom handling:
9 * New API function: ftdi_eeprom_get_strings()
10 * Fix USE_SERIAL handling for 230X type chips
11 * Make ftdi_read_eeprom_location() endianness independent
12 * Fix flashing of FT245R
418ef26f 13
96d337a1 14New in 1.3 - 2016-05-20
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ae958068 16* Added ftdi_usb_get_strings2() to prevent automatic device close (Fahrzin Hemmati)
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17* Added ftdi_transfer_data_cancel() for cancellation of a submitted transfer,
18 avoided resubmittion of a canceled transfer in the callbacks,
19 replaced calls to libusb_handle_events with
20 libusb_handle_events_timeout_completed (Eugene Hutorny)
21* ftdi_eeprom / eeprom handling:
22 * Add support for arbitrary user data (Salvador Eduardo Tropea)
23 * Add --build-eeprom support (Salvador Eduardo Tropea)
24 * Fix use_usb_version config file option (Thilo Schulz)
25 * Ability to include other config files in EEPROM config file (Thilo Schulz)
26 * Add external oscillator enable bit (Raphael Assenat)
27 * Support channel configuration (Stephan Linz)
28 * Added --device option to ftdi_eeprom to specify FTDI device (Robin Haberkorn)
29 * Fixed EEPROM user-area space checks for FT232R and FT245R chips (Robin Haberkorn)
30* Various improvements to CBUS handling, including the EEPROM (Robin Haberkorn)
31* swig wrapper: Fix handling of binary strings in ftdi_write_data()
32 for python 3 (xantares09)
33* cbus python example code (Rodney Sinclair)
34* ftdi_stream: fix timeout setting (Ларионов Даниил)
35* Fixed typo in CBUS defines: CBUSG_DRIVE1 -> CBUSH_DRIVE1
1b1bf7e4 36
0b6f2209 37New in 1.2 - 2014-11-21
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39* Support for FT230X devices (Uwe Bonnes)
40* ftdi_usb_get_strings(): Don't try to open an already open device (Denis Sirotkin)
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41* Support for finding devices bricked by the Windows driver (Forest Crossman)
42* cmake build system: New LibFTDI1ConfigVersion.cmake file (xantares09)
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43* Fix a typo in the MPSSE command CLK_BYTES_OR_LOW (Benjamin Vanheuverzwijn)
44* Minor fixes for MSVC++ (Andrei Errapart)
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45* Various small code improvements (Florian Preinstorfer, Jochen Sprickerhof, xantares09)
46
17eb1c4e 47New in 1.1 - 2014-02-05
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49* Fix FT232H eeprom suspend pulldown setting (Davide Michelizza)
50* Fix FT232H eeprom user area size (Davide Michelizza)
51* Improved mingw build (Paul Fertser and Michel Zou)
52* C++ wrapper: Get/set functions for USB timeouts (Jochen Sprickerhof)
53* Partial support for FT230X (Nathael Pajani)
54* New API function: ftdi_eeprom_set_strings() (Nathael Pajani)
55* Prevent possible segfault in ftdi_eeprom_decode() (Nathael Pajani)
56* Save device release number in eeprom (Jarkko Sonninen)
57* Fix "self powered" eeprom flag (Jarkko Sonninen)
58* Improved python wrapper (Michel Zou)
59* Many buildsystem improvements (Michel Zou and Mike Frysinger)
60* See the git history for more changes and fixes
61
80101c71 62New in 1.0 - 2013-01-29
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64* Ported to libusb 1.x (initial work by Jie Zhang)
65* Many eeprom handling improvements (Uwe Bonnes, Anders Larsen)
66* Renamed pkconfig, library .so etc. files to "libftdi1" (Intra2net)
67* ftdi_eeprom is part of libftdi now (Intra2net)
68
69* New baudrate calculation code + unit tests (Uwe Bonnes and Intra2net)
70* Improved python bindings including python3 support (Michel Zou)
80101c71 71* Switched completely to cmake build system (Intra2net)
99b80bfb 72* cmake: Easy libftdi discovery via find_package() (Michel Zou)
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73* eeprom handling now done via get()/set() functions (Uwe Bonnes)
74* C++ wrapper: Fixed use-after-free in List::find_all() (Intra2net)
66f31674 75* Documentation updates (Xiaofan Chen)
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76* See the git history for more changes and fixes
77
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78New in 0.20 - 2012-03-19
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80* Support for FT232H (Uwe Bonnes)
81* Fixed install location of header files (Uwe Bonnes and Intra2net)
82* Backported serial_test tool from libftdi 1.x (Uwe Bonnes)
83
84New in 0.19 - 2011-05-23
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86* Make kernel driver detach configurable (Thomas Klose)
87* Correct ftdi_poll_modem_status() result code (Tom Saunders)
88* cmake build system improvements (Evgeny Sinelnikov)
89* Fix uninitialized memory access in async mode (Intra2net)
90* Support for FT232R eeprom features (Hermann Kraus)
91* Fix size returned by ftdi_read_data (Hermann Kraus)
92* C++ wrapper: Fix infinite recursion in set_bitmode (Intra2net)
93* Improvements to the python wrapper (Flynn Marquardt and Chris Zeh)
94
95New in 0.18 - 2010-06-25
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97* Add ftdi_eeprom_free() to free allocated memory in eeprom (Wilfried Holzke)
98* More generic error message for the FTDI kernel driver (Intra2net)
99* Honor CPPFLAGS in python wrapper build (Alexander Lehmann)
100* cmake: Fix package creation on 32-bit machines (Uwe Bonnes)
101* Fix swig argument constraints (Intra2net)
102* Don't segfault if device is closed or ftdi context is invalid (Intra2net)
103* Ability to disable build of examples / documentation (Mike Frysinger and Intra2net)
104* Fix typo in python wrapper build (Mike Frysinger)
105* Autoconf build system improvements (Mike Frysinger)
106
613bce8b 107New in 0.17 - 2009-12-19
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109* C++ wrapper: Reduced code duplication and small other changes (Intra2net)
110* Deprecated old ftdi_enable_bitbang() function (Intra2net)
111* New ftdi_usb_open_desc_index() function (Intra2net)
112* Added baud rate test example code (Intra2net)
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113* New serial input example code (Jim Paris)
114* Fix modem status byte filtering for USB high speed chips (Intra2net and Jim Paris)
115* Add bitmode for synchronous fifo in FT2232H (Uwe Bonnes)
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116* Fix usb_set_configuration() call on Windows 64 (NIL)
117* Fix usb index in ftdi_convert_baudrate() for FT2232H/FT4232H chips (Thimo Eichstaedt)
118* Set initial baudrate on correct interface instead of always the first one (Thimo Eichstaedt)
119* Call usb_set_configuration() on Windows only (Uwe Bonnes)
120* 64 bit and other buildsystem fixes (Uwe Bonnes)
121* Don't build --with-async-mode w/ libusb-compat-0.1 (Clifford Wolf)
122* Functions for read/write of a single eeprom location (Oleg Seiljus)
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123* Protect against double close of usb device (Nathan Fraser)
124* Fix out-of-tree-build in python wrapper (Aurelien Jarno)
125* Autoconf and doxygen cleanup (Jim Paris)
126
1e0ae3d4 127New in 0.16 - 2009-05-08
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129* C++ wrapper: Reopen the device after calling get_strings() in Context::open() (Marek Vavruša and Intra2net)
130* C++ wrapper: Fixed an inheritance problem (Marek Vavruša and Intra2net)
131* C++ wrapper: Relicensed under GPLv2 + linking exception (Marek Vavruša and Intra2net)
f9d69895 132* Support for FT2232H and FT4232H (David Challis, Alex Harford and Intra2net)
73db4ea3 133* Support for mingw cross compile (Uwe Bonnes)
05c0dae8 134* Python bindings and minor autoconf cleanup (Tarek Heiland)
e30da501 135* Code cleanup in various places (Intra2net)
f2a9b277 136* Fixed ftdi_read_chipid in some cases (Matthias Richter)
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137* eeprom decode function and small cleanups (Marius Kintel)
138* cmake system improvements (Marius Kintel and Intra2net)
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139* Fix compilation in -ansi -pedantic mode (Matthias Janke)
140
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141New in 0.15 - 2008-12-19
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cfb0db4f 143* Full C++ wrapper. Needs boost (Marek Vavruša and Intra2net)
0b2d00fc 144* cmake rules (Marek Vavruša)
b1e8fa64 145
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146New in 0.14 - 2008-09-09
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148* Fixed flow control code for second FT2232 interface (Marek Vavruša)
149* Ability to set flow control via one USB call (Marek Vavruša)
218d3256 150* 64 bit build support in the RPM spec file (Uwe Bonnes)
6edfa863 151* Small fix to the RPM spec file (Uwe Bonnes)
9ecfef2a 152* Ability to set RS232 break type (Intra2net)
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153* Grouped flow control and modem status code together (Intra2net)
154
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155New in 0.13 - 2008-06-13
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e3055e7f 157* Build .spec file via configure.in (Intra2net)
035711cf 158* Fixed "libusb-config --cflags" call (Mike Frysinger and Intra2net)
22592e17 159* Always set usb configuration (Mike Frysinger and Intra2net)
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160* Improved libusb-win32 support (Mike Frysinger)
161
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162New in 0.12 - 2008-04-16
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dd82c76e 164* Fix build of documentation for "out of tree" builds
5a1dcd55 165* Fix USB config descriptor in the eeprom (Juergen Beisert)
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166* Ability to purge RX/TX buffers separately (Arnim Läuger)
167* Setting of event and error character (Arnim Läuger)
168* Poll modem status function (Arnim Läuger and Intra2net)
c15a2ad0 169* Updated documentation and created AUTHORS file
1189b11a 170
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171New in 0.11 - 2008-03-01
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cef378aa 173* Vala bindings helper functions (ftdi_new, ftdi_free, ftdi_list_free2) (Even Nermerson)
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174* Support for different EEPROM sizes (Andrew John Rogers, andrew@rogerstech.co.uk)
175* Async write support. Linux only and no error handling.
ef931a3c 176 You have to enable it via --with-async-mode.
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177* Detection of R-type chips
178* FTDIChip-ID read support (Peter Holik)
179
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180New in 0.10 - 2007-05-08
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182* Examples for libftdi_usb_find_all and CBUS mode
183* Fixed ftdi_list_free
184* Small cosmetic changes
185
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186New in 0.9 - 2007-02-09
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188* Fixed build without doxygen
189* Correct .so file library version
190
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191New in 0.8 - 2007-02-08
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3d7f686e 193* Complete doxygen documentation and examples
08cb09bf 194* Extended FT2232C bitbang mode example code (Max)
474786c0 195* ftdi_usb_get_strings function to get device ID strings (Matthijs ten Berge)
85f3c596 196* Fix ftdi_read_pins on PowerPC systems (Thomas Fischl)
d2f10023 197* Automatically detach ftdi_sio kernel driver (Uwe Bonnes and Intra2net)
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198* Configurable flow control (Lorenz Moesenlechner and Matthias Kranz)
199
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200New in 0.7 - 2005-10-11
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8ce71b78 202* Baudrate calculation fix for FT2232C (Steven Turner/FTDI)
edb82cbf 203* Find all devices by vendor/product id (Tim Ansell and Intra2net)
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204* Documentation updates (Tim Ansell)
205
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206New in 0.6 - 2005-04-24
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208* Set library version on .so file again
209* Configurable serial line parameters (Alain Abbas)
fde0a89e 210* Improved filtering of status bytes (Evgeny Sinelnikov)
c4446c36 211* Extended FT2232C support (Uwe Bonnes)
df612d35 212* Small improvement to the baudrate calculation code (Emil)
a837e33a 213* Error handling cleanup (Rogier Wolff and Intra2net)
c3d95b87 214
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215New in 0.5 - 2004-09-24
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217* New autoconf suite
218* pkgconfig support
219* Status byte filtering now works for "big" readbuffer sizes (Thanks Evgeny!)
220* Open device by description and/or serial (Evgeny Sinelnikov)
221* Improved error handling (Evgeny Sinelnikov)
222
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223New in 0.4 - 2004-06-15
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225* Fixed filtering of status bytes (Readbuffer size is now 64 bytes)
226* FT2232C support (Steven Turner/FTDI)
227* New baudrate calculation code (Ian Abbott)
228* Automatic detection of chip type
229* Important: ftdi_write_data now returns the bytes written
230* Fixed defaults values in ftdi_eeprom_initdefaults (Jean-Daniel Merkli)
231* Reset internal readbuffer offsets for reset()/purge_buffers()
8ce71b78 232* Small typo fixes (Mark Haemmerling)
5efa6083 233
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234New in 0.3 - 2004-03-25
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236* Improved read function which takes arbitrary input buffer sizes
237 Attention: Call ftdi_deinit() on exit to free used memory
238* Vastly increased read/write performance (configurable chunksize, default is 4096)
239* Set/get latency timer function working (Thanks Steven Turner/FTDI)
240* Increased library version because the changes require recompilation
241
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242New in 0.2 - 2004-01-03
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244* EEPROM build fix by Daniel Kirkham (Melbourne, Australia)
245* Implemented basic ftdi_read_data() function
246* EEPROM write fixes
247
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248New in 0.1 - 2003-06-10
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5efa6083 250* First public release