History

0.19.1 (2025-11-18)

  • Update the Dockerfile

  • Update License Classifier (Comply with PEP 639)

  • Fix brocken pipeline for Python 3.12

0.19.0 (2025-11-18)

  • Update to be compatible with 9.0.0 of pytest

  • Change rst_t to jinja for 8.1.0 of sphinx

  • Agree on the use of units issue #416 (in temperature, pressure, gas density, voltage, current, concentration, humidity, absolute humidity, …)

  • New device: Keysight-B2985A electrometer

0.18.3 (2025-10-27)

  • Fix an unintended indent in tiepie

0.18.2 (2025-09-24)

  • Fix ReadTheDocs

  • Update to be compatible with 0.13.0 of ruff

0.18.1 (2025-08-19)

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 3.10.0 of pymodbus (removal of BinaryPayloadBuilder and BinaryPayloadDecoder)

  • Update CONTRIBUTING.md, fix typos and grammar

  • Add “Coding Style” in CONTRIBUTING.md

0.18.0 (2025-06-23)

  • New device: PFA-2 filter

  • RangeEnum supports now also reverse range

  • Update on README.md and INSTALLATION.md include uv

0.17.1 (2025-05-14)

  • Update to be compatible with 0.11.0 of ruff

  • Change AUTHOR.rst, CONTRIBUTING.rst, INSTALLATION.rst, README.rst, and HISTORY.rst to *.md format

  • Update CONTRIBUTING.md include uv usage and test guideline

  • Update pyproject.toml: add dependency-groups dev and lint

0.17.0 (2025-01-17)

  • New devices: FPCSCube and SynthCube

  • Drop support for Python 3.9

  • Add support for Python 3.13

  • Drop TelnetCommunication and use TCP for our devices

  • Update code style (e.g. ruff>=0.9.2)

  • Use pytest-profiling>=1.8.1 for development

0.16.0 (2024-10-18)

  • New device: Korad laboratory bench DC power supply KA3000p-series

  • Fix pytest-profiling to 1.7.0 as new release has a bug

  • Use datetime.now() with timezone

0.15.1 (2024-09-25)

  • Update to be compatible with 0.6.0 of ruff

  • Remove wrong kwarg from ModbusTcpClient

  • Small fix of logging in tcp-communication

  • Change logging behaviour when checking the status of a labjack connection

  • Report test results in CI as jUnit-data

0.15.0 (2024-05-14)

  • Support of Python 3.11 and 3.12 (Older Python versions will not be supported with future release)

  • Code formatting and linting is performed with Ruff (black, isort, pylint are not used anymore)

  • Minor rework of VISA communication

  • Minor rework of fug-package

  • Bugfixes in tiepie

  • New feature in lauda: Read temperature from external sensor

0.14.4 (2023-12-22)

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 23.12.0 of black

  • Switch to src-layout

  • In tiepie:

    • implementation property generator_is_running to check, whether the generator is running

    • properties probe_offset and probe_gain are not implemented and raise NotImplementedError

0.14.3 (2023-11-17)

  • Fix Heinzinger conversion from mA to A and fix wrong docstrings

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 23.11.0 of black

  • Fix bumpver tag messages

  • Implementation of Technix to fulfil protocols.Source

0.14.2 (2023-09-07)

  • Change dependency to libtiepie with linux binaries using forked version python-libtiepie-bi

  • Adapt makefile after removing setup.py

  • Fix commit messages and tag with bumpver

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 3.5.0 of pymodbus

0.14.1 (2023-08-21)

  • Remove setup.cfg, setup.py, mypy.ini, pytest.ini, requirements_dev.txt and change to pyproject.toml

  • Replace bump2version with bumpver

  • Change dependency to libtiepie with linux binaries

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 6.1.0 of flake8

0.14.0 (2023-07-28)

  • Rework of Heinzinger high voltage source control

    • validation of input values (e.g. voltage-property)

    • merge HeinzingerPNC and HeinzingerDI to Heinzinger

    • always return values as V for voltage and A for current

    • RangeEnum for number_of_recordings

    • fulfil protocols.Source

    • raise Error for getter and setter (e.g. set_current, get_current …), use property instead

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 23.7.0 of black

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 3.4.0 of pymodbus

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 1.1.6 of libtiepie

    • drop support for I2C

  • Remove default import from hvl_ccb.comm and hvl_ccb.dev for specific communication protocols and devices

0.13.3 (2023-03-31)

  • Introduce common protocol for voltage and current sources hvl_ccb.dev.protocols.sources

  • Update code style to black 23.3.0 and isort 5.12.0

  • An _EarthingStick of BaseCube is implemented as a _Switch

  • Code improvements for device Heinzinger

    • use property-based instead of getter and setter

    • DeprecationWarning for getter and setter (e.g. set_current, get_current …)

0.13.2 (2023-03-17)

  • Hot-fix to be compatible with the newly released version 3.0.0 of typeguard

0.13.1 (2023-03-03)

  • Repository maintenance

    • add the option to manually set n_attempts_max and attempt_interval_sec in query of the SyncCommunicationProtocol

    • fix links in description for Heinzinger digital interface and universal high voltage power supplies

    • keep copyright year information only in docs/conf.py and README.rst

    • remove copyright year information from the files

    • fix readthedocs build failed issue

    • update code style to black 23.1.0

0.13.0 (2023-01-27)

  • Drop support for Python 3.7 and 3.8:

    • remove version dependent implementations

    • changed typing acc. to PEP 585

  • Un-freeze version number of dependencies and upgrade to most recent versions

0.12.3 (2022-12-27)

  • Code improvements for device cube:

    • split alarms from constants

    • split errors from constants

    • split earthing_stick from constants

    • split support from constants

  • Update code style to black 22.12.0

  • Smaller change of device tiepie:

    • change hard coded trigger time out value for no time out/infinite (-1) to ltp.const.TO_INFINITY

0.12.2 (2022-11-29)

  • Move the device modules into packages

  • Bugfix in validate_number to check the order of the limits

  • Repository maintenance:

    • imports are sorted with isort

    • some mypy fixing and additional typing

0.12.1 (2022-10-31)

  • Fix numpy version requirement problem

    • for Python 3.7: 1.21.6

    • for Python 3.8 and onwards: 1.23.4

0.12.0 (2022-10-17)

  • Last release for Python 3.7 and 3.8

  • Repository maintenance

    • update Labjack LJM software installer link in the pipeline

    • fix dependencies to the fixed version

    • fix asyncua to 0.9.95 and pymodbus to 2.5.3 (newer versions break the code)

    • fix PICube checker for slope as it is always positive

0.11.1 (2022-09-15)

  • Repository maintenance

    • fix issue with mypy and Python 3.10.7

    • update code style to black 22.8.0

    • project configurations merged into setup.cfg

    • fix coverage indicator

0.11.0 (2022-06-22)

  • New device: Fluke 884X Bench 6.5 Digit Precision Multimeter

  • RangeEnum is a new enum for e.g. measurement ranges which also finds a suitable range object

  • smaller changes of device tiepie:

    • introduce status method is_measurement_running() to check if the device is armed

    • introduce stop_measurement() to disarm the trigger of the device

    • fix bug with docs due to change of libtiepie

  • NameEnum and inherited enums can only have unique entries

0.10.3 (2022-03-21)

  • fix bug in the Labjack pulse feature that occurred when the start time was set to 0s

  • new conversion utility to map two ranges on each other

  • update CONTRIBUTING.RST

  • update makefile and make.sh

  • improve the mockup telnet test server

0.10.2 (2022-02-28)

  • introduction of black as code formatter

  • increase the required version of the package aenum

  • remove device supercube2015 - as it is no longer used

  • remove unused package openpyxl requirement

  • fix bug in highland logging

  • improve handling for communication error with picotech

0.10.1 (2022-01-24)

  • several improvements and fixes for device cube:

    • privatize Alarms and AlarmsOverview

    • fix list of cube alarms

    • improve docs

    • fix bugs with earthing sticks

    • fix bug in config dataclass of cube

  • introduction of BoolEnum

  • introduction of RangeEnum

  • bumpversion -> bump2version

0.10.0 (2022-01-17)

  • Reimplementation of the Cube (before known as Supercube)

  • new names:

    • Supercube Typ B -> BaseCube

    • Supercube Typ A -> PICube (power inverter Cube)

  • new import:

    • from hvl_ccb.dev.supercube import SupercubeB -> from hvl_ccb.dev.cube import BaseCube

  • new programming style:

    • getter / setter methods -> properties

    • e.g. get: cube.get_support_output(port=1, contact=1) -> cube.support_1.output_1

    • e.g. set: cube.get_support_output(port=1, contact=1, state=True) -> cube.support_1.output_1 = True

  • unify Exceptions of Cube

  • implement Fast Switch-Off of Cube

  • remove method support_output_impulse

  • all active alarms can now be queried cube.active_alarms()

  • alarms will now result in different logging levels depending on the seriousness of the alarm.

  • introduction of limits for slope and safety limit for RedReady

  • during the startup the CCB will update the time of the cube.

  • verification of inputs

  • polarity of DC voltage

  • Switch from python-opcua to opcua-asyncio (former package is no longer maintained)

0.9.0 (2022-01-07)

  • New device: Highland T560 digital delay and pulse generator over Telnet.

  • Rework of the Technix Capacitor Charger.

    • Moved into a separate sub-package

    • NEW import over import hvl_ccb.dev.technix as XXX

    • Slightly adapted behaviour

  • Add validate_tcp_port to validate port number.

  • Add validate_and_resolve_host to validate and resolve host names and IPs.

    • Remove requirement IPy

  • Add a unified CCB Exception schema for all devices and communication protocols.

  • Add data conversion functions to README.

  • Update CI and devel images from Debian 10 buster to Debian 11 bullseye.

  • Fix typing due to numpy update.

  • Fix incorrect overloading of clean_values() in classes of type XCommunicationConfig.

0.8.5 (2021-11-05)

  • Added arbitrary waveform for TiePie signal generation, configurable via dev.tiepie.generator.TiePieGeneratorConfig.waveform property.

  • In utils.conversion_sensor: improvements for class constants; removed SciPy dependency.

  • Added Python 3.10 support.

0.8.4 (2021-10-22)

  • utils.validation.validate_number extension to handle NumPy arrays and array-like objects.

  • utils.conversion_unit utility classes handle correctly NamedTuple instances.

  • utils.conversion_sensor and utils.conversion_unit code simplification (no transfer_function_order attribute) and cleanups.

  • Fixed incorrect error logging in configuration.configdataclass.

  • comm.telnet.TelnetCommunication tests fixes for local run errors.

0.8.3 (2021-09-27)

  • New data conversion functions in utils.conversion_sensor and utils.conversion_unit modules. Note: to use these functions you must install hvl_ccb with extra requirement, either hvl_ccb[conversion] or hvl_ccb[all].

  • Improved documentation with respect to installation of external libraries.

0.8.2 (2021-08-27)

  • New functionality in dev.labjack.LabJack:

    • configure clock and send timed pulse sequences

    • set DAC/analog output voltage

  • Bugfix: ignore random bits sent by to dev.newport.NewportSMC100PP controller during start-up/powering-up.

0.8.1 (2021-08-13)

  • Add Python version check (min version error; max version warning).

  • Daily checks for upstream dependencies compatibility and devel environment improvements.

0.8.0 (2021-07-02)

  • TCP communication protocol.

  • Lauda PRO RP 245 E circulation thermostat device over TCP.

  • Pico Technology PT-104 Platinum Resistance Data Logger device as a wrapper of the Python bindings for the PicoSDK.

  • In com.visa.VisaCommunication: periodic status polling when VISA/TCP keep alive connection is not supported by a host.

0.7.1 (2021-06-04)

  • New utils.validation submodule with validate_bool and validate_number utilities extracted from internal use within a dev.tiepie subpackage.

  • In comm.serial.SerialCommunication:

    • strict encoding errors handling strategy for subclasses,

    • user warning for a low communication timeout value.

0.7.0 (2021-05-25)

  • The dev.tiepie module was splitted into a subpackage with, in particular, submodules for each of the device types – oscilloscope, generator, and i2c – and with backward-incompatible direct imports from the submodules.

  • In dev.technix:

    • fixed communication crash on nested status byte query;

    • added enums for GET and SET register commands.

  • Further minor logging improvements: added missing module level logger and removed some error logs in except blocks used for a flow control.

  • In examples/ folder renamed consistently all the examples.

  • In API documentation: fix incorrect links mapping on inheritance diagrams.

0.6.1 (2021-05-08)

  • In dev.tiepie:

    • dynamically set oscilloscope’s channel limits in OscilloscopeChannelParameterLimits: input_range and trigger_level_abs, incl. update of latter on each change of input_range value of a TiePieOscilloscopeChannelConfig instances;

    • quick fix for opening of combined instruments by disabling OscilloscopeParameterLimits.trigger_delay (an advanced feature);

    • enable automatic devices detection to be able to find network devices with TiePieOscilloscope.list_devices().

  • Fix examples/example_labjack.py.

  • Improved logging: consistently use module level loggers, and always log exception tracebacks.

  • Improve API documentation: separate pages per modules, each with an inheritance diagram as an overview.

0.6.0 (2021-04-23)

  • Technix capacitor charger using either serial connection or Telnet protocol.

  • Extensions, improvements and fixes in existing devices:

    • In dev.tiepie.TiePieOscilloscope:

      • redesigned measurement start and data collection API, incl. time out argument, with no/infinite time out option;

      • trigger allows now a no/infinite time out;

      • record length and trigger level were fixed to accept, respectively, floating point and integer numbers;

      • fixed resolution validation bug;

    • dev.heinzinger.HeinzingerDI and dev.rs_rto1024.RTO1024 instances are now resilient to multiple stop() calls.

    • In dev.crylas.CryLasLaser: default configuration timeout and polling period were adjusted;

    • Fixed PSI9080 example script.

  • Package and source code improvements:

    • Update to backward-incompatible pyvisa-py>=0.5.2. Developers, do update your local development environments!

    • External libraries, like LibTiePie SDK or LJM Library, are now not installed by default; they are now extra installation options.

    • Added Python 3.9 support.

    • Improved number formatting in logs.

    • Typing improvements and fixes for mypy>=0.800.

0.5.0 (2020-11-11)

  • TiePie USB oscilloscope, generator and I2C host devices, as a wrapper of the Python bindings for the LibTiePie SDK.

  • a FuG Elektronik Power Supply (e.g. Capacitor Charger HCK) using the built-in ADDAT controller with the Probus V protocol over a serial connection

  • All devices poling status or measurements use now a dev.utils.Poller utility class.

  • Extensions and improvements in existing devices:

    • In dev.rs_rto1024.RTO1024: added Channel state, scale, range, position and offset accessors, and measurements activation and read methods.

    • In dev.sst_luminox.Luminox: added querying for all measurements in polling mode, and made output mode activation more robust.

    • In dev.newport.NewportSMC100PP: an error-prone wait_until_move_finished method of replaced by a fixed waiting time, device operations are now robust to a power supply cut, and device restart is not required to apply a start configuration.

  • Other minor improvements:

    • Single failure-safe starting and stopping of devices sequenced via dev.base.DeviceSequenceMixin.

    • Moved read_text_nonempty up to comm.serial.SerialCommunication.

    • Added development Dockerfile.

    • Updated package and development dependencies: pymodbus, pytest-mock.

0.4.0 (2020-07-16)

  • Significantly improved new Supercube device controller:

    • more robust error-handling,

    • status polling with generic Poller helper,

    • messages and status boards.

    • tested with a physical device,

  • Improved OPC UA client wrapper, with better error handling, incl. re-tries on concurrent.futures.TimeoutError.

  • SST Luminox Oxygen sensor device controller.

  • Backward-incompatible changes:

    • CommunicationProtocol.access_lock has changed type from threading.Lock to threading.RLock.

    • ILS2T.relative_step and ILS2T.absolute_position are now called, respectively, ILS2T.write_relative_step and ILS2T.write_absolute_position.

  • Minor bugfixes and improvements:

    • fix use of max resolution in Labjack.set_ain_resolution(),

    • resolve ILS2T devices relative and absolute position setters race condition,

    • added acoustic horn function in the 2015 Supercube.

  • Toolchain changes:

    • add Python 3.8 support,

    • drop pytest-runner support,

    • ensure compatibility with labjack_ljm 2019 version library.

0.3.5 (2020-02-18)

  • Fix issue with reading integers from LabJack LJM Library (device’s product ID, serial number etc.)

  • Fix development requirements specification (tox version).

0.3.4 (2019-12-20)

  • New devices using serial connection:

    • Heinzinger Digital Interface I/II and a Heinzinger PNC power supply

    • Q-switched Pulsed Laser and a laser attenuator from CryLas

    • Newport SMC100PP single axis motion controller for 2-phase stepper motors

    • Pfeiffer TPG controller (TPG 25x, TPG 26x and TPG 36x) for Compact pressure Gauges

  • PEP 561 compatibility and related corrections for static type checking (now in CI)

  • Refactorings:

    • Protected non-thread safe read and write in communication protocols

    • Device sequence mixin: start/stop, add/rm and lookup

    • .format() to f-strings

    • more enumerations and a quite some improvements of existing code

  • Improved error docstrings (:raises: annotations) and extended tests for errors.

0.3.3 (2019-05-08)

  • Use PyPI labjack-ljm (no external dependencies)

0.3.2 (2019-05-08)

  • INSTALLATION.rst with LJMPython prerequisite info

0.3.1 (2019-05-02)

  • readthedocs.org support

0.3 (2019-05-02)

  • Prevent an automatic close of VISA connection when not used.

  • Rhode & Schwarz RTO 1024 oscilloscope using VISA interface over TCP::INSTR.

  • Extended tests incl. messages sent to devices.

  • Added Supercube device using an OPC UA client

  • Added Supercube 2015 device using an OPC UA client (for interfacing with old system version)

0.2.1 (2019-04-01)

  • Fix issue with LJMPython not being installed automatically with setuptools.

0.2.0 (2019-03-31)

  • LabJack LJM Library communication wrapper and LabJack device.

  • Modbus TCP communication protocol.

  • Schneider Electric ILS2T stepper motor drive device.

  • Elektro-Automatik PSI9000 current source device and VISA communication wrapper.

  • Separate configuration classes for communication protocols and devices.

  • Simple experiment manager class.

0.1.0 (2019-02-06)

  • Communication protocol base and serial communication implementation.

  • Device base and MBW973 implementation.