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Pybricks v3 Beta Announcements #48

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dlech opened this issue Jun 15, 2020 · 36 comments
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Pybricks v3 Beta Announcements #48

dlech opened this issue Jun 15, 2020 · 36 comments
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dlech commented Jun 15, 2020

Subscribe to this issue to be notified of new features and bug fixes during the initial v3.0 beta period.

Changes are published on https://code.pybricks.com as soon as they are merged.

See #29 for the v3.0 roadmap.
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dlech commented Jun 15, 2020

Added: Code snippets - try typing cplushub and look for the snippet in the code completion.

@dlech dlech changed the title Pybricks Beta Announcments Pybricks v3 Beta Announcments Jun 15, 2020
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@laurensvalk laurensvalk changed the title Pybricks v3 Beta Announcments Pybricks v3 Beta Announcements Jun 16, 2020
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dlech commented Jul 3, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Added:

  • Support for City hub (note, requires Chrome 85 to flash firmware due to quirks in the City hub bootloader)
  • Changed firmware flashing packet size on City hub and Control+ hub (speeds up flash time)
  • Increased frequency of progress checks when flashing firmware (slows down flash time but should help prevent errors)
  • Firmware v3.0.0a4

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dlech commented Jul 4, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Fixed:

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dlech commented Jul 15, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Fixed:

  • cityhub code snippet indentation

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a5
    • Improved color scanning and range for the ColorDistanceSensor
    • Added ColorDistanceSensor.hsv and ColorDistanceSensor.color_map method
    • Sensor bug fixes

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dlech commented Jul 18, 2020

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Added Clear button to terminal context menu

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dlech commented Aug 5, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a6
    • Lots of refactoring (if there are any regressions, this is probably the cause)
    • Added experimental Matrix class for linear algebra (not available on BOOST Move hub)
    • Added colors Color.CYAN, Color.MAGENTA, Color.GRAY
    • Renamed Color.PURPLE to Color.VIOLET
    • Removed uos.uname()
    • Added from pybricks import version
    • Adjust Technic hub gyro filter (so you can do this)

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dlech commented Aug 22, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a7
    • Lots of refactoring - again (if there are any regressions, this is probably the cause)
    • Low battery shutdown fixed on Technic hub
    • Low battery indication light now works
    • Hub status light flashes when first turned on to indicate that it is discoverable via Bluetooth
    • Power off delay when holding button changed from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
    • Changed BOOST Color and Distance Sensor infrared remote control API

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dlech commented Sep 4, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a8
    • Known regression: status light does not turn off until button is released during power off
    • New/changed APIs for hub status light
    • pybricks.parameters.Color now represents HSV colorspace values instead of just being the names of colors
    • Fix Technic hub low battery indication at boot
    • Update to MicroPython v1.13 (not a major jump since we already were based on v1.12 plus >600 commits)

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dlech commented Oct 10, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a9
    • Breaking change: CPlusHub class is renamed to TechnicHub
    • Breaking change: color sensor color map API changed
    • Fixed Technic hub not connecting on Windows
    • Known issue: missed fixing above for City hub

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dlech commented Nov 9, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a10
    • Fix connecting to City Hub on Windows not working
    • Add pybricks.experimental.getchar function for reading on character from stdin
    • Move Matrix class from pybricks.experimental to pybricks.geometry
    • Various Matrix class fixes and improvements
    • Battery voltage and current measurement improvements

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dlech commented Nov 21, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a11
    • Added Technic Angular motor IDs
    • Fixed lights not turning off on shutdown until button is released (powering off I/O ports on shutdown is still TODO)
    • Changed motor PWM frequency
    • Proper license file included in binary distribution
    • Known issue: Strange behavior and crashing on Move hub due to stack overflow - https://github.com/pybricks/pybricks-micropython/issues/29

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dlech commented Dec 11, 2020 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Fixed:

  • Fixed terminal losing focus after opening context menu

Added:

  • Added a few more keyboard shortcuts

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dlech commented Dec 11, 2020

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a12
    • Reduce heap size on BOOST Move hub to prevent crash
    • Fix stop button not working in Pybricks Code when using REPL
    • Turn off Bluetooth when running program without already being connected to Bluetooth
    • Turn of hub if no Bluetooth connection was made or program not started within 30 seconds
    • Change program running light indication to breathing pattern instead of steady on

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dlech commented Dec 18, 2020

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Fixed:

  • Sometimes hub does not reboot after flashing firmware (depending on firmware size)

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dlech commented Jan 8, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0a12
    • Changed program running indication light
    • Enabled built-in reversed() function
    • Fixed hotplug of UART I/O devices
    • New PUPDevice.info() method
    • Increased auto-shutdown timeout to 3 minutes
    • Moved IMU from experimental to hub class
    • IMU improvements on Technic hub

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dlech commented Jan 15, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Added:

  • New settings panel
  • New "dark mode" setting
  • New "flash my program" setting (known issue: browser has to be refreshed if you try to flash a program with compile errors)
  • Tip on how to zoom in/out

Changed:

  • Documentation toggle is moved to settings
  • Buttons are rearranged a bit

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dlech commented Jan 17, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Added:

  • Help section with links to support sites
  • About dialog

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dlech commented Jan 22, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated.

Added:

  • Link to example projects

Changed:

  • Update to new version without having to restart browser or clear cache (this change won't be visible until after the update - i.e. on the next update)
  • Compiler error notification is removed when it is no longer applicable (i.e when code is compiled again)
  • Progress indicator moved from status bar to firmware flash button
  • Firmware v3.0.0b1:
    • IMU improvements on Technic hub
    • Fix status light bug on Technic hub
    • Stop DC motors when program ends

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dlech commented Jan 23, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.2).

Fixed:

  • Improved error handling when flashing firmware.

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dlech commented Jan 24, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.3).

Added:

  • Added Select All to context menus

Fixed:

  • Allow selecting text in dialogs and notifications.

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dlech commented Jan 26, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.4).

Fixed:

  • Removed extra space under icon in buttons.

Changed:

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dlech commented Jan 29, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.5).

Fixed:

  • Settings button should not be selected after closing settings.
  • Documentation does not remember position after hide/show.

Added:

  • App install button.
  • App check for update button.
  • Ctrl-D keyboard shortcut to toggle docs.

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dlech commented Feb 19, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.7).

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0b2
    • Fix I/O device detection on Technic hub
    • Minor Bluetooth improvements
    • Color type API changes
    • Move hub IMU improvements
    • Update to MicroPython 1.14

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dlech commented Apr 2, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.8).

This is likely the last beta before we issue a release candidate, so please test!

Changed:

  • IDE will no longer work with hubs running older firmware.
  • Firmware v3.0.0b3
    • Enabled uio, usys and uselect modules (except on Move hub)
    • Removed experimental getchar() function. Use usys.stdin with uselect.poll instead.
    • Enabled stack check to avoid hub lock-up on stack overflow.
    • Significant Bluetooth improvements.
    • Fix issues with red and green LEDs on Technic hub.
    • Automatic import of pybricks.* in REPL.
    • Add Color.NONE enum value (Existing uses of None should be replaced with this.)
    • Stop button (hub button and IDE button) now raise SystemExit instead of KeyboardInterrupt.
    • Pressing the hub button will now stop the REPL if it is running.
    • Added pybricks.experimental.set_stop_button() to change or disable the stop button so that it can be used by the user program.

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dlech commented Apr 3, 2021

v1.0.0-beta.8 has serious Bluetooth issues on Windows, so we have reverted to v1.0.0-beta.7 for now.

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dlech commented Apr 5, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.9).

Changed:

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dlech commented Apr 6, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.10).

Fixed:

  • Download and run of programs not working (regression due to firmware change in previous release).

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dlech commented Apr 7, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.11).

Fixed:

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dlech commented Apr 7, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.12).

Fixed:

  • Fix regression from v1.0.0-beta.11 that caused the run button to become disabled after running a small program

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dlech commented Apr 12, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.13).

Fixed:

Changed:

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dlech commented Apr 12, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.14).

Added:

  • Progress indicator when downloading the program.

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dlech commented Apr 26, 2021 •
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https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-beta.15).

Changed:

  • Updated to latest docs
  • Firmware v3.0.0b6:
    • Fixed Bluetooth lockup on Technic and City hubs
    • Fixed Color attributes being garbage collected

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dlech commented May 11, 2021

https://code.pybricks.com has been updated (v1.0.0-rc.1).

Fixed:

  • Fixed issue with extra scroll bars in the terminal pane.

Changed:

  • Firmware v3.0.0c1:
    • Implemented watchdog timer on all hubs (should reboot instead of freeze so you don't have to pull the battery anymore).
    • Fixed status light not always turning off when powering off.
    • Fixed some lockups related to frequent UART writes
    • Fixed some lockups related to frequent Bluetooth writes.
    • Improved DriveBase default settings.

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dlech commented Jun 8, 2021

Latest changelog can now be found at https://github.com/pybricks/pybricks-micropython/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md.

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