osensaplantiga 0.1.8

OSENSA-Plantiga Python library

Python module for interfacing with the OSENSA-Plantiga pods.

History

Release 0.1.8:

• Add option to save record CSV with CRC flags
• Add option to save record CSV files with converted timestamp
• Add logs() method for viewing debugging logs
• Add status() method for viewing device status
• Add custom modbus command to check flash integrity
• Move print outputs to logging object
• Remove unnecessary whitespace
• Add sanity test

Release 0.1.7:

• Add logic to sort results in find_docks()
• Add debugging tools for erase_flash() and poll() methods

Release 0.1.6:

• Revert default SYNC pin state to low
• Add logic to support software reset
• Tweak erase_flash() debugging text

Release 0.1.5:

• Update erase function to support fast erase
• Update default SYNC pin state
• Minor tweaks to connect() logic

Release 0.1.4:

• Add convert_unixtime() method

Release 0.1.3:

• Add method to test clock drift/accuracy

Release 0.1.2:

• Add methods to set device into bootloader and to upload new firmware
• Add custom exception to allow return of partially complete flash record read
• Add 1.5Mbaud as a selectable baudrate option
• Other misc bug fixes

Release 0.1.1:

• Update API to work with new pod and dock hardware
• Update documentation detailing new pod operation modes and instructions on setting dock serial number
• Fix issue with serial port initialization causing communication issues between pods and docks
• Add methods to get SYNC and RESET pin states
• Revise connect() logic to improve pod detection speed
• Fix bug with minimal modbus library causing errors when compiled
• Add poll() method for continuous monitoring of a single parameter
• Add speed_test() method for evaluating device read speed
• Add placeholder battery_level() method that returns a hardcoded percentage value (0.98 = 98%)

Release 0.1.0:

• Rename release version to fix install error

Release 0.0.10:

• Time base in CSV file now based on unix time stamps + interpolation

Release 0.0.9:

• Fix bug in minimalmodbus that prevented reconnecting after disconnecting

Release 0.0.8:

• Revise Record logic to support new record format that includes record size and data rate
• Revise Record print() and tocsv() logic to include unix timestamp
• Revise save_records() logic to allow option to save headers

Release 0.0.7:

• Add modbus CRC check in the read flash command
• Add option to adjust number of flash pages to read at a time
• Update baudrate options to support faster baudrates
• Fix find_docks() support for MacOS
• Increase speed of Pod connection failure detection

Release 0.0.6:

• Add logic to handle none type exceptions when finding docks
• Add pyserial and python-dateutil as package dependencies

Release 0.0.5:

• Add methods to improve accessibility for connecting to a dock
• Add methods for pod time synchronization

Release 0.0.4:

• Add method to read pod firmware version

Release 0.0.3:

• Add methods to read and write from device flash
• Add Record class to store 1 page of data from flash
• Add methods to conveniently read disk page and usage
• Add helper methods to convert flash data to a plot, a csv file and to a serial blob

Release 0.0.2:

• Add missing modbus library

Release 0.0.1:

• Test release