Release notes

Release numbering

The Elphel software is released in several forms:

1. - Live DVD including firmware released at the time LiveDVD was created and software to update the camera firmware to the later release using downloaded firmware image.
2. - Source tarball on SourceForge
3. - Binary images + installation scripots
4. - Source code in CVS.

The software releases on SourceForge (source tarballs, binary images) have 3 dot-separated release numbers, like elphel353-7.1.5.tar.gz for the source code or image353-2.10-7.1.5.tar.gz for binary images to be copied to the camera flash memory

The most recent (and definitely "unstable") software is available on CVS at Sourceforge. The software available only from the CVS has 4 dot-separated numbers, the thirst three matching the last version released as a tarball distribution on SourceForge.

elphel353-7.1.5.6

• Moved php-fcgi to usr/local/bin, fixed support of additional modules, added "Hello world" extension and support scripts to create ones.--Andrey.filippov 22:41, 28 November 2007 (CST)
• added /usr/local/lib patch in the tools/build/scripts/mkprod|uclibc_wrapper files--Spectr 16:30, 28 November 2007 (CST)
• changed default resolution to maximum (really, to 4000x4000)--Spectr 13:30, 30 November 2007 (CST)
• added "wide" resolutions: 1920x1080 and 1280x720--Spectr 13:30, 30 November 2007 (CST)

elphel353-7.1.5.5

• added camogm program to record video/images on internal HDD and other storage media--Andrey.filippov 10:05, 19 November 2007 (CST)
• changed the bash interpreter mode to "--posix" in './configure' script--Spectr 14:42, 19 November 2007 (CST)
• added in the 'pt_split' script generation of the 'list' file to firmware images directory, to check archive--Spectr 19:08, 19 November 2007 (CST)
• added "a=x-dimensions:width,height" field in SDP description in streamers--Spectr 14:23, 21 November 2007 (CST)

elphel353-7.1.5.4

• Installed libogg and added a new application - camogm to record video/images on the camera hard drive and other media.--Andrey.filippov 10:05, 19 November 2007 (CST)
• Added commands to Circbuf (and Imgsrv) to view current circbuf usage--Andrey.filippov 10:05, 19 November 2007 (CST)
• astreamer: use timestamps from the circbuf
• restore work of firmware with reflashing from LiveDVD

elphel353-7.1.5.3

1. fix FPS parameter in streamer - changes in drivers in streamer interface

elphel353-7.1.5.1

1. added reflash.php script that allows initiating camera firmware update from the NFS server.
2. bug fix in the streamer (multicast addresses)
3. fixed build problems for the systems where 'dash' is used as shell (i.e. Ubuntu and derivatives) - the shell scripts/Makefiles used to build Elphel software now specify '#!/bin/bash' instead of just '#!/bin/sh', so you do not need to change links in your Ubuntu system.

elphel353-7.1.5

1. Bug fixes, including Known_bugs that lead to the 1x1 pixel ("no image available") images being returned instead of the real ones.
2. Initial Support for Elphel Model 354-11 camera and precise synchronization ("locking") of multiple Model 353 cameras making them useful for the stereo imaging

elphel353-7.1.3

Changed power control in 363 cameras, reduced peak power to 12.5W so cameras work with standard PoE switches (15.4W)

elphel353-7.1.2

Release dedicated to support model 363 cameras as described in http://wiki.elphel.com/index.php?title=Programming_363 on Elpphel wiki. several minor bug fixes in other code.

It also starts a new repository in the CVS - http://elphel.cvs.sourceforge.net/elphel/elphel353-7.1/

New features:

• camera synchronization over the dedicated cabling
• alternating shutter sequences
• additional driver interface to be called from PHP scripts
• new straightforward interface (small PHP scripts) to control camera acquisition modes and triggering - triggering modes and triggering itself.