Release notes from RIOT

+ means new feature/item
* means modified feature/item
- means removed feature/item

+ sys/arduino: Added millis()
* sys/arduino: make ADC feature optional
+ sys/fmt: Added submodule fmt_table for printing tables
+ sys/log: add module for colorized logging
+ sys/riotboot: add initial image digest verification
* riotboot: define if building the bootloader
+ sys/shell: add heap command
+ sys/shell: cancel current line on CTRL-C.
* shell/sc_gnrc_ipv6_nib: list and edit authoritative border router (ABR) list
+ sys/suit: initial support for SUIT firmware updates
* sys: add schedstatistics module to remove dependency on xtimer
* can: use memarray for pkt and router allocation
+ sys: single interrupt handler thread for interrupts in modules with blocking
  functions (but likely to be removed -- see Deprecations section below)

+ sys: Add (CoAP) Link Format module
+ sys: add credman (D)TLS credential management module
+ sys: new sock submodule for DTLS
+ gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag: Initial import of IPv6 fragmentation and reassembly
+ gnrc_netif: allow for wait of minimum time between sends
* gnrc_netif: add netif setter (part of refactoring to a pointer-based
  approach)
* gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_vrb: add gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_vrb_from_route()
+ gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_rb: move reassembly buffer functions to their own module
+ gcoap: add Blockwise support
* nanocoap: complete Blockwise support
+ nanocoap: add coap_opt_get_next() to iterate over options
+ nanocoap: add coap_opt_get_opaque() to retrieve option bytes
* gnrc_tcp: several small improvements

* ccn-lite: version bump
* pkg/libcose: bump version and update crypto support
* nimble: adapt to nrf51 family
+ nimble: add IP-over-BLE support via netif/GNRC
* nimble: bump version to 1.2.0
* nimble/netif: set max conn explicitly
* semtech-loramac: add uplink_counter get/set functions
+ Cifra: add AES crypto library
* cayenne-lpp: bump version to 0.1.1
+ wolfSSL pkg addition with examples

+ board: add support for SAMR34-XPRO
+ boards/arduino-mkrwan1300: add initial support (without LoRa)
* boards: Split off 128KiB version of bl*pill
+ boards/doc: Add a guide to find physical board pins
+ boards: Initial support for board HiFive1B
- boards/mips-malta: remove board.
+ boards/nrf52: introduce shared dependencies in common/nrf52 and update
  boards
* boards/nrf52832-mdk: enable I2C and use default configuration
* board/nucleo-l031k6: Add i2c to periph_conf
* board/nucleo-l432kc: Implementing I2C for board
* boards: move CPU/CPU_MODEL definition to Makefile.features
+ boards/p-l496g-cell02: add support
- boards: Remove support for the Jiminy-Mega256RFR2
* boards/sam0: refactor ADC_0 into plain ADC
* boards/slwstk6000b-*: split one board for each module
* boards/slwstk6000b: move CPU definition to Makefile.features
+ boards/stm32f723e-disco: add initial support
* boards/stm32: introduce common timer configurations and use them where
  possible
+ boards/stm32l0538-disco: add initial support
* pic32-wifire: add support for flashing with pic32prog

+ cpu/esp32: lwIP netdev
* cpu/esp*: various improvements
* cpu/kinetis: enable HWRNG for k64f
- cpu/mips32r2_generic: remove cpu.
* cpu: Moved stdio_init() prior to periph_init() for ARM targets
* cpu/nrf5x: declare radio_nrfble feat for all nrfs
+ cpu/nrf5x: implement wdt peripheral driver
+ cpu/sam0_common: add hwrng driver
* cpu/sam0_common/gpio: don't hard-code number of ports
* cpu/sam0: update doc.txt with new MCU families
* cpu/saml21: Make Low-Power SRAM available to programs
+ cpu/stm32_common: add watchdog for stm32
* stm32-common/spi: allow custom pin modes on spi to minimize power
  consumption
* cpu/stm32f(2|4|7): add riotboot requirements
* cpu/stm32l1: optimize power consumption
* stm32l1/vendor: update vendor files to v2.3.0
* sam0: allow flashing with JLinkExe
+ sam0: Implement watchdog driver
* cpu/samr30: update vendor files using ASF 3.35.1
+ cpu/efm32: provide periph_uart_mode

+ drivers: add mtd wrapper for periph_flashpage
+ drivers/cc110x: Complete rewrite from scratch, and detailed documentation
* drivers/include/periph/eeprom: Changed uint8_t* to void* in API
* drivers/periph/i2c: Updated i2c_release() to return void
+ drivers/ph_oem: support for Atlas Scientific pH OEM sensor
+ drivers: support for NXP PCA9685 I2C 16-channel, 12-bit PWM controller
+ usbus: Add CDC-ACM (Serial console) function
* periph/timer: Fix return codes of timer API
+ can: add ncv7356 SW transceiver driver
+ drivers/lis2dh12: add I2C mode
+ drivers/periph: add doc on power management aspects
* drivers/mrf24j40: add pseudomodules for MRF24J40MA/B/C/D/E

* dist/tools/pyterm: drop loglevel from output
* make: docker: delegate bind mounts to the containers
* Makefile.base: implement relative path linking without 'realpath'
* Makefile.base: use thin static archives.
* Makefile.include: add flash-only as dependency of term
* Makefile.include: do not build HEXFILE by default anymore
* Makefile.include: require make version 4.
* makefiles: add support for sysfs gpio debug adapter
* Makefiles: add support to generate both `.hex` and `.bin` file and add
  FLASHFILE variable
* makefiles/docker.inc.mk: various improvements
* makefiles/murdock.inc.mk: change policy to run tests by default
* make: introduce $(CLEAN)
+ murdock: introduce 'TEST_ON_CI_BLACKLIST'
* toolchain/cflags: enable dwarf compression (save 50% HDD)
* edbg: verify before flash
+ ci: add codespell check script for tracking typos
+ Makefile.include: add cleanterm target and use it for tests
* arduino/sketches: build sketches as a module
+ github: use stale-bot to mark and close PRs without activity

+ tests: add distinct test app for nrfmin driver
+ tests: add Nordic SoftDevice test app
* tests/gnrc_ndp: enhance coverage
* tests/lua_loader: run the test in CI
* tests/mcuboot: handle building in docker
* tests/pkg_u8g2: run the test in CI
* tests: provide test case for malformed IEEE 802.15.4 packets
* tests/pthread_rwlock: run the test in CI
* tests: re-enable utf-8 tests on native
+ tests/riotboot: add automatic test
+ tests/sys_crypto: add RFC3610 and NIST SP 800-38C tests
* tests/test_tools: add a test for the testing tools environment
* tools/compile_and_test_for_board: allow setting the flash targets
* tests/gnrc_tcp: provide regression tests for fixed issues

/* no error handling possible, so no need to return a value */
- int i2c_release(i2c_t dev)
+ void i2c_release(i2c_t dev)

/* return 0 on success, rather than 1; so like timer_init() */
int timer_set(tim_t dev, int channel, unsigned int timeout)
int timer_set_absolute(tim_t dev, int channel, unsigned int value)
int timer_clear(tim_t dev, int channel)

/* implementations already cast the argument to uint8_t* internally, so not
   a significant semantic change */
- size_t eeprom_read(uint32_t pos, uint8_t *data, size_t len)
+ size_t eeprom_read(uint32_t pos, void *data, size_t len)

- size_t eeprom_write(uint32_t pos, const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
+ size_t eeprom_write(uint32_t pos, const void *data, size_t len)

/* now returns CIPHER_ERR_INVALID_KEY_SIZE on invalid keySize */
int aes_init(cipher_context_t *context, const uint8_t *key, uint8_t keySize)

/* add setter for netif of interface header */
+ void gnrc_netif_hdr_set_netif(gnrc_netif_hdr_t *hdr, const gnrc_netif_t *netif)

    packet buffer
    address
   assertion or completely without error
   configured prefix
   chars
   address

   time.
   _xtimer_now()  and irq_disable()

    MHz
    clock cycles
   supported

    on host
    (not previous)
   boards
   CS
   LTO

    flashfile
    evaluation
   image
   value

    echo -n
    causes Segmentation fault
    optimization
    in udp.c
    log_printfnoformat
   Makefile.include
   R21
   types

+ means new feature/item
* means modified feature/item
- means removed feature/item

+ Add OCB encryption mode
+ sys/shell: add loramac shell command
* Fletcher16: extend with multi-part functions
+ USBUS: Initial work towards an USB stack
+ usbus: Initial simple auto init structure
* sys: make uart_stdio RX optional
+ sys/event: add event_wait_until()
+ sys/bluetil: add bluetil_addr_from_str()
+ usbus: Add CDC-ECM (Ethernet Control Model) function
* usbus: simplify adding entry to list
* sys/stdio_ethos: replace USE_ETHOS_FOR_STDIO by stdio_ethos pseudomodule

* gnrc_ipv6_nib: add address from netif to address validation timer
+ netdev_ieee802154: add txpower and page
+ net/lorawan/hdr: add lorawan header helpers
+ ble/nimble: add support for build-in IPSS service
* pkg/semtech-loramac: rework interaction with the MAC
* pkg/semtech-loramac: provide basic persistence for MAC state
* RPL: API update suggestions
+ ipv6_ext: add fragmentation extension definitions
* net/sock_util: Accept NULL pointers in urlsplit
+ sys/net: add netopt options for lorawan
* gnrc_tftp: Fix out-of-bounds memory access when comparing modes
- gnrc_pktbuf: remove gnrc_pktbuf_duplicate_upto
- gnrc_ipv6: remove obsolete and harmful reception code
* gnrc_tftp: set port on server init
+ ble/softdevice: add ble_nordic_softdevice feature
* net/mqttsn: fix client ID length to comply to the standard
+ gnrc_tftp: Add minimum packet length check

* pkg/monocypher: bump version to 2.0.5
* ble/nimble: bump version to 9d4bda2
* openthread: update to release 20180926
* minmea: bump version to current master
+ nanocbor: Initial support for the nanocbor package
* pkg/lua: Make the module searchers conform to the API

+ boards/stm32l0538-disco: add initial support
+ boards/nucleo-l4r5zi: initial basic support
+ boards/particle-{xenon,argon,boron}: add initial support
* boards/kw41z: add common configuration and use it with existing
  kw41z boards
+ added SPI support for Nucleo-F767ZI
+ boards: Add support for the Arduino-Leonardo
* boards/nucleof7*: SPI and refactoring
+ boards/stm32: introduce and use new common rtt configuration header
+ boards/stm32l0/l4: add rtt feature
+ boards: add support for i-nucleo-lrwan1 (Arduino-like shield)
+ boards/nrf52840-mdk: added I2C config
+ boards/lsn50: add support for Dragino LSN50 LoRa Sensor Node
* boards/stm32l0: introduce common clock configuration and apply it to
  related boards
* boards/b-l072z-lrwan1: use STM32 common i2C configuration
+ Add usbdev feature to Sodaq boards
+ boards/pba-d-01-kw2x: add riotboot support
+ sensebox: add usbdev feature
+ boards/stm32f429i-disc1: add i2c configuration
+ boards/nucleo-l476rg: add riotboot
+ boards/same54-xpro: add riotboot support
+ boards: Add FLASHFILE support
+ boards/nucleo-l476rg: Add DMA support
+ nrf52: Add suspend/resume detection to usbdev
+ nrf5x: Add UART modecfg feature implementation
+ boards/stm32f3: add support for riotboot feature
+ boards/lobaro-lorabox: add sx1272 radio driver dependency
  to netdev_default
+ boards/stm32l4: add riotboot support
+ boards/microbit: add QEMU emulation
+ boards/frdm-kw41z-k64f: add riotboot
* boards/sltb001a: reset before flashing

* cpu/esp8266: added/changed helper functions
+ cpu/cc2538: Add periph_uart_mode implementation
* saml1x: enable pm_layered by default
+ cpu/cc26x0: implement uart_mode()
+ cpu/sam0: add support for SAMD5x/SAME5x
+ sam0_common: add uart modecfg support
+ cpu/stm32f3: add support for flashpage and flashpage_raw
* cpu/stm32l{1,4}: refactor flashpage numof macros
* cpu/stm32: optimize stop mode for stm32f*
* cpu/nrf5x_common: map hwrng to SoC library if SoftDevice is present

+ devfs: add /dev/urandom and /dev/hwrng
* drivers/mrf24j40 : support of NETOPT_LAST_ED_LEVEL
+ drivers/mrf24j40: add external PA/LNA control on MC/MD/ME devices
* drivers/at86rf2xx: enable NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ and fix RSSI values
* drivers/adt7310: Replace binary literal with hex literal
+ drivers/ds75lx: add basic driver for temperature sensor
+ drivers/include: add header definition for wdt
+ drivers/at: Add 'at_recv_bytes_until_string' function
+ sx127x: add several NETOPT for GNRC LoRaWAN
* drivers/sx127x: fix device reset
+ drivers: stm32 eth peripheral driver
+ drivers/periph/gpio_util: add gpio_util_shiftin()

* makefiles/docker: export BOARDS
+ makefiles: add bootloaders to the list of applications
* Makefile.include: allow overwriting flash-recipe
* dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check: add an export variable check
* sys/Makefile.include: include riotboot headers when
  FEATURES_REQUIRED=riotboot
+ make: add print-versions helper target
+ make: add LOG_LEVEL to overridable variables
* riotboot/Makefile.include: increase RIOTBOOT_HDR_LEN for ARMv7*-M
* dist/tools/build_system_sanity_check: BUG fix errors being ignored
* boards/common: use Makefile.features
+ make: add termdeps target
* periph_common: add as dependency to periph drivers
+ nrf52: Add USB peripheral driver
+ makefiles/boards.inc.mk: list boards variables
+ makefiles/app_dirs.inc.mk: target to list supported applications/boards
+ Makefile.features: add a common file for the features parsing
+ Makefile.features: add declarative FEATURES_ variables definition
+ makefiles/utils/variables: add functions to help managing variables
* Migrate all boards to define FLASHFILE
* tools/openocd.sh: try to probe the board for real flash address

* tests/periph_flashpage: add RWWEE automatic test if hw supports it
* tests/pthread_tls: allow negative key values
* tests/gnrc_udp: include `gnrc_pktbuf_cmd` per default
+ tests/periph_hwrng: add automated python test
* tests/periph_timer: include kw41z boards in low-power timer boards
* tests/pkg_c25519: increase timeout for arduino-mega2560
+ tests/xtimer_usleep: fail with negative offsets
+ unittests: add tsrb tests
+ tests/stdin: add non regression test for stdin module
+ tests/xtimer_mutex_lock_timeout: add simple case test
+ Add NimBLE heart rate sensor example (GATT notifications)
* tests/driver_rn2xx3: fix invalid element index for txmode
* tests/pkg_semtech-loramac: don't init the mac from main
* tests/devfs: move tests-devfs out of unittests
+ examples/lorawan: fix semtech_loramac_send TX ret code
* tests/unittests: split remaining packages tests to different test
                   directory

- void isrpipe_init(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
+ void isrpipe_init(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, uint8_t *buf, size_t bufsize);

- int isrpipe_write_one(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, char c);
+ int isrpipe_write_one(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, uint8_t c);

- int isrpipe_read(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, char *buf, size_t count);
+ int isrpipe_read(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, uint8_t *buf, size_t count);

- int isrpipe_read_timeout(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, char *buf, size_t count,\
                           int32_t timeout);
+ int isrpipe_read_timeout(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, uint8_t *buf, size_t count,\
                           uint32_t timeout);

- int isrpipe_read_all_timeout(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, char *buf, size_t count,\
                               uint32_t timeout);
+ int isrpipe_read_all_timeout(isrpipe_t *isrpipe, uint8_t *buf, size_t count,\
                               uint32_t timeout);

typedef struct tsrb {
...
-    char *buf;                  /**< Buffer to operate on. */
+    uint8_t *buf;               /**< Buffer to operate on. */
...
} tsrb_t

- int tsrb_get(tsrb_t *rb, char *dst, size_t n);
+ int tsrb_get(tsrb_t *rb, uint8_t *dst, size_t n);

- int tsrb_add_one(tsrb_t *rb, char c);
+ int tsrb_add_one(tsrb_t *rb, uint8_t c);

- int tsrb_add(tsrb_t *rb, const char *src, size_t n);
+ int tsrb_add(tsrb_t *rb, const uint8_t *src, size_t n);

typedef struct {
...
-   uint16_t (*calc_rank)(gnrc_rpl_parent_t *parent, uint16_t base_rank);
-   gnrc_rpl_parent_t *(*which_parent)(gnrc_rpl_parent_t *, gnrc_rpl_parent_t *);
+  uint16_t (*calc_rank)(gnrc_rpl_dodag_t *dodag, uint16_t base_rank);

-   void (*reset)(gnrc_rpl_dodag_t *);    /**< resets the OF */
+  void (*reset)(gnrc_rpl_dodag_t *dodag);
...
-   void (*init)(void);  /**< OF specific init function */
+  void (*init)(gnrc_rpl_dodag_t *dodag);
} gnrc_rpl_of_t;

- thread_state_t
+ thread_status_t

- void sched_set_status(thread_t *process, thread_state_t status);
+ void sched_set_status(thread_t *process, thread_status_t status);

struct _thread {
...
-   thread_state_t status;
+  thread_status_t status;
...
}

- bool mrf24j40_cca(mrf24j40_t *dev);
+ bool mrf24j40_cca(mrf24j40_t *dev, int8_t *rssi);
    address
   assertion or completely without error
   configured prefix
   chars
   address

   time.
   _xtimer_now()  and irq_disable()

    clock cycles
   R21
   supported

    log_printfnoformat

    (not previous)
   boards
   CS
   LTO
   types

    bionic`.
    evaluation
   image
   Makefile.include
   value

    optimization
    in udp.c
    10
   static_asserts in the same scope
   everywhere

    and no error

Release notes from RIOT

2020.01-RC2

2020.04-devel

2020.01-RC1: Merge pull request #13085 from miri64/boards/feat/feather-nrf52840

RELEASE 2019.10

RIOT-2019.10 - Release Notes

About this release:

Notations used below:

New features and changes

System libraries

Networking

Packages

Boards

CPU

Device Drivers

Build System / Tooling

Testing

API Changes

Deprecations

Warnings

Removals

Known issues

Networking related issues

Timer related issues

Drivers related issues

Native related issues

Other platforms related issues

Build system related issues

Other issues

Fixed Issues from the last release (2019.07)

Acknowledgements

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License

2019.10-RC2

2020.01-devel

2019.10-RC1: Merge pull request #12375 from miri64/tests/enh/rs-i137

RELEASE 2019.07

RIOT-2019.07 - Release Notes

About this release:

Notations used below:

New features and changes

System libraries

Networking

Packages

Boards

CPU

Device Drivers

Build System / Tooling

Testing

API Changes

Deprecations

Warnings

Removals

Known issues

Networking related issues

Timer related issues

Drivers related issues

Native related issues

Other platforms related issues

Build system related issues

Other issues

Fixed Issues from the last release (2019.04)

Acknowledgements

More information

Mailing lists

IRC

License

2019.07-RC3

2019.07-RC2