measComp R3-0 available

[Mark Rivers via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Folks,

 

Release R3-0 of the measComp module is now available.

 

These are some items from the R3-0 release notes:

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  - Changed the method used to specify the device in the constructors and the startup script.

  - The second argument the configuration commands in the startup script (e.g. `drvMultifunctionConfigure()`)

      is no longer a `boardNum` integer , it is a `uniqueID` string.

      - For USB devices the `uniqueID` is the serial number, which is printed on the device (e.g. `"01F6335A"`).

      - For Ethernet devices the `uniqueID` can either be the MAC address (e.g. `"00:80:2F:24:53:DE"`),

        or the IP address (e.g. `"10.54.160.216"`).

        The MAC address or IP address can be used for devices on the local subnet,

        while the IP address must be used for devices on other subnets.

    - There is a new iocsh command, `measCompShowDevices`. This will list all Measurement Computing USB devices

      attached to the computer running the IOC, as well as all Measurement Computing Ethernet devices on the subnet.

  - Added support for the USB-TEMP and USB-TEMP-AI models.

    - These support reading temperature with RTD, thermocouple, thermistor, and semiconductor sensors.

    - The USB-TEMP supports up to 8 temperature inputs.

    - The USB-TEMP-AI supports up to 4 temperature inputs and 4 24-bit voltage inputs.

  - Converted documentation from HTML to Markdown (this document) and ReST (other documentation) at

    https://epics-meascomp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

  - Changed the OPI screens to be modular, using subscreens.  This works well because many devices have

    identical functional blocks.  This is much easier to maintain.

  - Removed support for the USB-4303.  This module is obsolete and has not been available for many years.

    The USB-CTR04/08 should be used instead.

 

The source repository is on Github:

https://github.com/epics-modules/measComp

 

The documentation is here:

https://epics-meascomp.readthedocs.io/en/latest

 

The release notes are here:

https://github.com/epics-modules/measComp/blob/master/RELEASE.md

 

Mark