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Driver Changelog
From Phidgets Legacy Support
																
2.1.8.20150109
- Windows-only
- Fixed examples for Labview 8.5
 
 
2.1.8.20141209
- OS X-only release
- Added support for armv7s and arm64 to the iOS library. Dropped support for armv6. Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.
 
 
2.1.8.20141202
- Windows-only release
- Labview release to support older versions
 
 
2.1.8.20141119
- OS X-only release
- Fixed an issue with the 2.1.8.20141117 release where nothing was actually installed.
 
 
2.1.8.20141117
- OS X-only release
- Fixed a code-signing issue that make the installer appear unsigned on OS X 10.10
 - Dropped support for OS X 10.4
 
 
2.1.8.20140905
- Windows-only release
- Added an IA32 folder to the windows libraries download - this supports Windows on the Intel Galileo platform
 
 
2.1.8.20140428
- Windows-only release
- Fixes to C# Stepper GUI Example
 
 
2.1.8.20140319
- CPhidget_getDeviceClass can now be called on handle before it is attached.
 - Added support for 64-bit Max/MSP (Version 6.1+) on both OS X and Windows.
 
2.1.8.20140227
- Deals with 1046 bug in v100 and v101 firmware.
- No longer reports bad values that appear right after a channel is enabled.
 - Fixes issue where changing the gain while channel 0 is disabled would sometimes cause bad readings.
 
 
2.1.8.20131105
- Fixed a defect in the Flash examples for the 1012 (Outputs 11-16 were not addressed properly).
 
2.1.8.20130926
- Windows-only release
- Support setting label on 1067 from Windows
 
 
2.1.8.20130820
- Windows-only release
- Added logging option to control panel / C# full examples
 
 
2.1.8.20130802
- Windows-only release
- Fix for Windows 8 issue where only 'Uninitialized Phidget Handle' would show up in the Manager, and Phidgets could not be opened.
 
 
2.1.8.20130723
- Improvement to java: we don't attach/detach our native threads for each event, just one attach, then detach before the thread exits.
- This increases performance, esp. when debugging on Android.
 
 - Improvement to Android: We reuse the UsbRequest object rather then creating a new one for each transfer. This reduces logcat messages tremendously, and increases performance.
 
2.1.8.20130710
- Android-only release
- Added extra android target architectures: x86, MIPS, armeabi-v7a
 
 
2.1.8.20130618
- Changed setCompassCorrectionParameters() API call so that compass calibration parameters are written out to non-volatile storage on 1042/1044, so that they persist across power cycles. Previously, calibration data would need to be re-programmed at each attach.
 - Changes to C# Spatial example:
- Compass calibration parameter set dialog removed from for 1042/1044 because parameters are set by the calibration software - and thus do not need setting in the example.
 - Stores/restores parameters for 1056 based on serial number, so multiple different calibrations can be maintained.
 
 
2.1.8.20130607
- Windows-only release
- Fixes to compass calibration software for 1042/1044
 
 
2.1.8.20130419
- Windows-only release
- Fixed setCompassCorrectionParameters in the COM library
 
 
2.1.8.20130327
- Windows-only release
- Changed Windows installer to stop virus-scanner false positives
 - Dropped support for Windows 2000
 
 
2.1.8.20130320
- Added EPHIDGET_NOTFOUND exception to Dictionary.getKey() for when the key is not found.
 - Added exceptions back into the Java library - they have been missing since 2.1.8.20121015 release.
 
2.1.8.20130313
- Updates to Matlab support
- Works properly on Matlab 7+, on Windows, Mac, Linux without needing changes to .m files.
 
 
2.1.8.20130221
- Windows-only release
- Encoder Index event added to C and .NET libraries
 
 
2.1.8.20121218
- Webservice version: 1.0.10
- Support for 1024, 1032
 
 - Support for 1024, 1032
 - fixed bug where if one half of a composite device is open, and PHIDGET_USB_ERROR_FLAG gets set, the device may never re-attach.
 
2.1.8.20121015
- Windows-only release
- Support for new pressure/light sensors in example.
 
 
2.1.8.20120914
- Windows-only release
- Improved firmware upgrading in control panel - it was giving some false-errors on some machines.
 
 
2.1.8.20120912
- Fixed bug where 1065 could fail to attach when opened over webservice
 - Fixed bug where close() could deadlock on Phidgets opened over the webservice
 - Changed LED64 LED Brightness from int to double
- this may cause issues when controlling the LED64 over the webservice and library/webservice are not the same version
 - the old setDiscreteLED call will remain, deprecated, with an int argument for compatibility.
 
 
2.1.8.20120716
- Linux-Only Release
- Fixed a bug where opening a device in two program at once would cause an attach-detach cycle as they fight each other for control.
 
 
2.1.8.20120713
- Mac-Only Release
- Added signing of the Mac installer, so Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) doesn't refuse to run it.
 
 
2.1.8.20120615
- Windows-only release
- Fixed a bug that caused java to crash on events introduced in 2.1.8.20120612
 
 
2.1.8.20120612
- Windows-only release
- Fixed another bug that will cause Unity3D to hang on exit after having used Phidgets.
 
 
2.1.8.20120606
- Windows-only release
- Fixed a bug that will cause Unity3D to hang on exit after having used Phidgets.
 
 
2.1.8.20120525
- Windows-only release
- Fixed PhidgetIR sendRawData bug in .NET on 64-bit machines.
 
 
2.1.8.20120514
- Linux-only release
- Fixed a bug that causes a segfault with libusb-1.0 under 64-bit Linux.
 
 
2.1.8.20120507
- Mac/Linux-only release
- Fixes a setLabel bug introduced in 2.1.8.20120503
 
 
2.1.8.20120503
- Fixed some spelling mistakes
 - Moved to libusb-1.0
- This resolves a bug where having a webcam plugged in caused a memory leak in the webservice.
 
 - Fixed bug with advanced servo where setting acceleration to accelerationMax would cause an exception for some servo types
 
2.1.8.20120216
- Fixed bug with RFID Reader on OS X and Linux, as well as .NET over the webservice
 - Fixed bug that could cause the Java Phidget Manager to crash during garbage collection.
 
2.1.8.20120131
- Fixed RFID Reader bug that caused tag event to not get thrown in .NET Applications
 - Changed compass bearing calculations in spatial C# example
 
2.1.8.20120123
- Added support for 1061 v300+
 - Fixed a bug where the firmware version could be mis-reported over Bonjour
 
2.1.8.20111220
- Fixed a bug in AppleScript where closing a Phidget opened via label would give a 'Connection Invalid' error.
 - Fixed a bug where the webservice may fail to start on Linux systems that don't support IPv6 (ie. SBC2).
 - Fixed issue where ratiometric state on newest interfacekit wouldn't be read back properly if it was false during attach.
 - Fixed webservice issue where ratiometric state would not be reported properly for newest interfacekits
 - Increased the number of overrun errors ignored during initial attach for InterfaceKit.
 - Fixed an issue with the iPhone library and header
 
2.1.8.20111219
- fixed various other webservice stability/performance/memory leak bugs
 - Faster connection to SBC-connected Phidgets from Mac OS
 - Don't report packetlost or overrun errors that happen during early initialization - these are just noise.
 - Fixed a bug in the webservice tree removal function that could cause memory leaks.
 - Fixed bug where Webservice would crash on Linux if the chosen serverID was already under use on the network
 - Stopped sending hardware Error Events before the Attach event - they are now queued up and sent after Attach
 - Fixed a crash in the Phidget Control Panel
 - Added ability to remove dictionary keys from a key change listener
 - Reduced the number of false 'pending command not finished' error events on Close()
 - Fixed a webservice bug where exceptions/false attach events could occur when close() is called soon after open
 - Fixed bug where closing a PhidgetRFID soon after attach could cause a crash
 - Fixed webservice but on MacOS where client could exit with SIG_PIPE error
 - Fixed webservice bug where the server would sometimes exit(1) after many connect/disconnect cycles
 - Fixed webservice bug where client could deadlock during close()
 - Fixed webservice bug where opening a single remote phidget multiple times from the same application would fail
 - Fixed a webservice bug where sockets weren't being closed properly sometimes
 - Fixed a webservice bug where pre-attach error events wouldn't get through
 - Fixed a bug where the webservice running on Linux would stop responding to clients after ~300 connect/disconnect cycles
 - Fixed bug where a Phidget would become inaccessible until the app is restarted if a thread creation failed
 - Fixed webservice bug where connect is slow on Windows when multiple clients are running simultaneously
 - Fixed webservice bug where authentication would fail on a valid password
 - Fixed webservice bug where attach may never happen, and would require a close()/open()
 
2.1.8.20111121
- Added support for new servo types to all libraries
 - Fixed min/max position/velocity causing invalid arg exception on servo/advservo
 - IPv6 support on MacOS
 - Fixed some memory leaks
 - Fixed hostname lookup issue on Mac OS with Back To My Mac enabled.
 
2.1.8.20111028
- Fixed Applescript bugs and released examples
 - Added openLabel to .NET, Java, COM
 - Setting change trigger to 0 on interfacekit will not set event mode.
- Previously setting change trigger to 0 after setting data rate would supersede the data rate setting, which is probably unexpected.
 
 
2.1.8.20110630 - MacOS Only
- handle USB bug introduced in MacOS 10.6.8
 
2.1.8.20110615
- Added error event when trying to open Phidgets with an unsupported version
 
2.1.8.20110614 - Windows Only
- Fixed bug in C# Spatial example
 - Added support for negative gains in 1056
 
2.1.8.20110601 - MacOS Only
- Fixed AppleScript issues
 
2.1.8.20110527
- Fixed AS3.0 library (Flash/Flex) - wouldn't connect to webservice as of last release
 - Fixed bug where webservice doesn't release a closed Phidget
 - Fixed bug where devices that don't support label didn't show up on MacOS
 - Fixed iPhone library issues
 
2.1.8.20110524
- AppleScript support added
 - fixed problem with Spatial in .NET on 64-bit Windows
 - Added remote setLabel to mac preference pane.
 - fixed a bug where label characters 7,8,9 would be read back corrupted on certain devices.
- labels >7 characters that exhibit this bug will now be truncated to 7 characters when being read back
 - call setLabel again using this library or newer to support 10 character labels.
 - To maintain compatibility with older library versions, limit labels to <=7 characters on these devices.
 
 - fixed bug on MacOS where serial number and/or label strings could be read wrong.
 - better support for recovering misbehaving devices in Linux
 - fixed a deadlock on linux when Avahi is installed but not running
 - clear list of attached devices when closing remote manager
 - Added support for Unicode labels
- To maintain compatibility with older library versions, limit labels to ASCII.
 
 - Added open by label
 - Webservice protocol version up to 1.0.9 (for open by label)
 - Made opening multiple device is one application faster.
 - TextLCD changes:
- cursor is disabled while writing to the display or setting a custom character to prevent display artifacts
 - cursor is disabled when a full line is written so it doesn't go to the start of another line
 - 1204 should be stable
 - setDisplayCharacter supports 0x00-0xff
 
 - stopped property reflected more accurately in the C# stepper example
 - Added error events to mac examples
 
2.1.8.20110329 - Windows only
- Fixed problem with control panel encoder example where enable wouldn't work
 - Fixed issue with SpatialData, GPSPositionChange, PHChange and WeightChange events in Labview 64-bit
 
2.1.8.20110322
- Fixed Phidget Control Panel memory leak when Bonjour in installed but not running
 - Fixed current sense formula on 1061_0 v200
 - Fixed bug in webservice protocol while using the PhidgetAdvancedServo
 - Fixed bug in old PhidgetTemperatureSensor
 
2.1.8.20110310
- Fixed bug in webservice protocol while using the PhidgetServo
 - Fixed some Labview bugs
 - Added some Java and VB.NET examples
 
2.1.8.20110301
- Full Support for 1002, 1011, 1040, 1046, 1054, 1065, 1204
 - New webservice version - 1.0.8
- Support for new devices
 - Support for error events
 
 
2.1.7.20110203
- fixed crash on close of remote Phidget on MacOS
 - C# ifkit example bugfix - crashed on 1015/1016
 - webservice improvements
 - Switch to IP address for SBC config in browser
 - Faster IP lookup for SBCs in control panel
 
2.1.7.20101222 / 2.1.7.20101223
- fixed getServerID on Linux
 - removed report ack
- this was causing some bad side effects
 
 - manual .local lookups on Windows
- much faster then letting Windows do it itself
 
 - Support for new Labview library
 - Fixed PhidgetIR bug where library would crash if repeat code is longer then IR_MAX_REPEAT_LENGTH
 
2.1.7.20101103
- Decreased Phidget Webservice event latency on Windows
 - Preliminary support for 1002, 1011, 1040, 1045, 1046, 1054, 1065, 1204 (C, .NET)
 - Webservice version updated to 1.0.7
- support for 1045, 1011, 1204
 
 - Fixed a bug where webservice connections could be unexpectedly lost
 - Bugfix: couldn't set interfacekit data rate over webservice.
 - Fixed some memory leaks in the Mac library
 - Fixed bug where blocking for >2 seconds in an events handler when opening remotely could cause a crash.
 
2.1.7.20100803
- Windows only release
 - fixed setLabel in WindowsCE
 - fixed getHashCode in .NET library - needed for working with Phidgets in Labview via .NET
 
2.1.7.20100621
- Linux only release - autotools updates
- call ldconfig automatically
 - remove old phidget21 library (pre-autotools) when installing new one.
 
 
2.1.7.20100620
- Linux only release - added version.sh for autoreconf
 
2.1.7.20100618
- Linux only release - added udev/hotplug files
 
2.1.7.20100617
- Linux only release
 - Transitioned to autotools in linux for phidget21 / webservice
 - phidget21 library and webservice are now separate downloads
 
2.1.7.20100525
- full support for PhidgetSpatial and PhidgetIR in all libraries
 - fixed 1031 not attaching in AS3.0
 - Better error messages in JNI
 - Updated error codes, device ID/Class lists in Java, Flash, COM, etc.
 - Fixed TemperatureSensor version 200,201,202 bug - ambient sensor would not report negative temperatures.
 - Revised temperaturesensor API to report tempMin/tempMax and errors more accurately.
 - Added initial events for encoder digital inputs
 - full support for 1047
 - Added new device support to WindowsCE
 - Updated mac examples for 1047, 1048
 
2.1.6.20100504
- Windows only Release
- Added 1131 and 1132 to InterfaceKit example in MSI
 
 
2.1.6.20100428
- limit data rate maximum to 16ms over the webservice for devices that expose dataRate (InterfaceKit, Spatial)
 - fixed bug where TextLCD 8/8/8 would stay in Bonjour list after webservice is shutdown
 - set/get Brightness for 1203_2
 - Support 1048 in C# example
 - webservice version incremented to 1.0.6
- TextLCD set/get brightness
 - PhidgetIR support
 - PhidgetSpatial support
 - 1047 support (enable, index)
 
 
2.1.6.20100406
- Support for 1018_2 (dataRate)
 - Webservice version incremented to 1.0.5
 
2.1.6.20100401
- Updated InterfaceKit example with new sensors
 - make Windows connect cancelable
 - make pending zeroconf lookups cancelable during close
 
2.1.6.20100318
- Mac only release
- Added WillSleep and Wakeup events to give user control of Phidgets immediately before and after a system sleep (MacOS Only).
 
 
2.1.6.20100317
- Windows only release
- Some of the examples were being built using an out of date .NET library
 
 
2.1.6.20100310
- MaxMSP fix - 2.1.6.20100126 introduced a bug for some Phidgets where openremote/open by serial didn't work and MaxMSP would sometimes crash.
- No code changes to any of the other libraries.
 
 
2.1.6.20100304
- stopped property changes trigger events over webservice so they are noticed.
- more compatible with how local open works
 
 - added 5 new servos
 - fixed bug where remote close would not set detached so a subsequent open would not always connect.
 - handle UninitializeZeroconf better - shut down thread before closing handles, fixes hang on SBC
 - fixed bug on Mac where detaching 2 or more Phidgets at the same time caused a crash
 - fixed close blocking because of a pending connect (mac, linux)
 - Final support for 1031 in all libraries.
 
2.1.6.20100129
- Implemented initial events in Flash
- Flash behaviour should now be identical to C library local and remote.
 
 - Fix RFID issue where close could cause crash
 - increment webservice version to 1.0.4
 - fixed RFID remote open
- Flash would never get an attach event if the reader had been previously opened
 - Initial tag event would not be fired when a tag was present and the antenna was enabled prior to open
 
 - fixed openRemote failing on Mac
 - fixed deadlock in webservice which could be hit by opening/closing a device over and over again.
 - fixed bug in stepper, which caused seg fault on SBC on position change events.
 
2.1.6.20100126
- added network open support in Max/MSP
 
2.1.6.20100115
- Increased network performance for Linux/MacOS
 - Added five servo types
 
2.1.6.20091215
- Fixed busy loop in Linux openRemote
 - JNI Library relocated to /Library/Java/Extensions on MacOS
 
2.1.6.20091211
- Heartbeat now works on Linux as well (had to make sockets non-blocking)
 
2.1.6.20091130
- Added heartbeat to webservice (client side)
- Better detects network failures by using active polling timeouts
 
 - Fixed 0/8/8 over webservice
 
2.1.6.20091020
- Fixed 1052 counting issue on 1070 (-1 reported as 255)
 - Fixed issue where Phidget21 would try to reinstall from a limited user account or when the Control Panel was disabled.
 - 64-bit kernel support in Snow Leopard
 
2.1.6.20090928
- Support for PhidgetSBC (1070)
 - zeroconf can handle starting up before the mdns daemon, and will keep trying to connect.
 - fixed 1066 not showing up on Mac
 - added advanced servo example to mac pref pane
 - implemented proper error handling in COM
- default behavious remains the same, enable proper error handling with 'EnableVerboseErrors'
 
 - implemented error events in Java
 
2.1.6.20090917
- Updated webservice protocol version to 1.0.3
 - Fixed stepper under AS3.0
 - added setServoType, getServoType, setServoParameters to PhidgetServo and PhidgetAdvancedServo
 - possible race condition fixed in webservice (pdictclient.c:907)
 
2.1.6.20090902 (mac only release)
- Support MacOSX 10.6, drop support for 10.3.9, require 10.4 or newer
- Fully 64-bit compliant, library supports ppc, i386, x86_64
 
 
2.1.6.20090806
- Added 1049 support
 - Fixed RFID tag events over webservice
 
2.1.6.20090804
- Added 1051_2 support
 - Fixed various small initialization issues - stepper, adv servo, rfid
 - Added 32-bit library install to 64-bit installer
- VB6.0, etc. need the 32-bit COM library on 64-bit windows
 
 
2.1.6.20090717
- ?
 
2.1.6.20090708
- Added DeviceID to zeroconf
 - fixed RFID.LastTag in .NET
 - Changed the error codes returned by error events; error events now have their own set of error codes rather then sharing the function return codes.
 - Added support for 1047, 1048
 - Added error event codes rather then trying to reuse the EPHIDGET return codes.
 - fixed TextLCD issue where display could get corrupted during a detach/attach
 - made mac more reliable on attach
 - more error logging on mac
 
2.1.6.20090525
- fixed RFID not attaching via webservice if a tag is present.
 - bugfix related to double free on detach event.
 - Implemented getKey
 - Added MIPS II support to Windows CE
 
2.1.6.20090430
- Added ActiveX interface to COM library
 - Added stepper and advancedServo to Flex .swc library
 
2.1.6.20090417
- added PhidgetIR prototype support to C library
 - properly handles sleeping on OSX
 - fixed some webservice field initializations in Flash and C
 - fixed security exceptions in Phidget Control Panel under Vista
 - added Phidget Control Panel to start menu
 
2.1.6.20090318 (Examples/AS3.0 only release)
- Fixed AdvancedServo in Flash - wouldn't attach
 
2.1.6.20090317
- Phidget Control Panel properly supports Vista UAC and Limited user accounts in XP, etc.
 - Added 64-bit release of Phidget21.msi for Windows
 
2.1.6.20090312
- added 1064, 1059 to WindowsCE
 - fixed opening 1051 over webservice
 - fixed opening 1015/1016 over webservice broken in last release
 
2.1.6.20090302
- Advanced servo bugfix: stopped would stop being true if min/max was set to exclude current position.
 - linux USB improvements when many Phidgets are attached and opened at once.
 - 1031 support in phidget21, webservice, .NET - hidden until product release
- CPhidgetLED_setVoltage
 - CPhidgetLED_getVoltage
 - CPhidgetLED_setCurrentLimit
 - CPhidgetLED_getCurrentLimit
 
 - unknown timechange == PUNK_INT in encoder position change event
- 1st position change event
 - > 30 seconds time change
 
 - AS3 updates
- updated to 1.0.2 webservice
 - encoder position change events report relative change rather then absolute position
 - encoder adds getTimeChange function for timing encoder changes
 
 - webservice updated to 1.0.2
- Authorization is asynchronous
 - Doesn't match the old version checking, so errors will not be nice when trying to connect to an old webservice
 - Sends out all initial data, so it's just like opening locally
 - supports interfacekit Raw sensor value
 - supports labels on remoteIP managers
 
 - avahi bugfix
 - webservice more stable against forcefully closed clients
 - closing a network Phidget won't block - ever.
- no longer using quit, just closing the socket
 
 - added libavahi-client.so.3 reference to linux library.
 - Fixed bug with opening one phidget with serial and no serial at the same time over the webservice
 
2.1.5.20090105
- Phidget Control Panel stability improvements
 - added CPhidgetSBC_getHostname
 - advanced servo 1 motor current sense equation - support should now be complete
 - webservice and network code bugfixes - crash / deadlock during close, problems with concurrent connections, etc.
 - fixed close on remote and remoteIP managers
 - name of RFID changed from "Phidget RFID 4-output" to "Phidget RFID 2-output" - updated anything referencing old name.
 
2.1.5.20081023
- added advanced servo and stepper examples to VB6.0, VB.NET and C
 - added deviceClass and deviceID
 - updated Mac examples
 - webservice protocol version enforcement
 - internal fix/rework of device id's etc.
 - Fixed memory leaks in webservice and phidget21 network code.
 - Dictionary and network stability improvements.
 - duplicate calls to open or close are now silently ignored.
 
2.1.4.20080924
- Old TextLCD 0/8/8's can now have both halves open at the same time on Windows
 - fixed bug with composite devices on linux
 - fixed manager on linux to better deal with unique devices
 
2.1.4.20080922
- Updated Delphi files
 - TextLCD can display 0x80-0xFF characters from Java
 - getAttachedDevices works for mdns managers
 - fixed a deadlock in the webservice
 - better network error handling / password support for windows C# examples
 - waitForAttachment will return EPHIDGET_CLOSED if the handle is closed while it is waiting.
 - added EPHIDGET_CLOSED
 - joining central threads checks whether they are trying to be joined by themselves first (avoid deadlocks).
 - changed context of error event to be free from locks (can call close, open, etc. from them).
 
2.1.4.20080821
- zeroconf threads exit cleanly on last _close (apple zeroconf)
 - Added advanced servo and stepper to Max
 
2.1.4.20080811 (mac only release)
- Fixed manager on Mac (wasn't working at all since 2.1.4.20080808)
 
2.1.4.20080808
- added CPhidgetSBC and CPhidgetSBCManager to the c library - these interfaces are hidden from users and meant to be used internally (for now).
 - CPhidgetManager_open no longer blocks to send out initial attach events. These initial events are sent from the CentralThread context like all other attach events.
 - fixed CThread_wait_on_event on Linux
 - added CPhidgetGeneric interface for prototyping to C, .NET libraries. product ID is 0x99. These are only visible in debug releases, only to be used internally.
 
2.1.4.20080715
- udev rules fixed for product IDs with alpha-hex values
 - blocking in an attach event does not block calls to open anymore
 - RFID tag event handlers can now handle blocking - tag lost is timed after the tag handler exits.
 
2.1.4.20080623
- Flex .swc library was out of sync
 - fixed CPhidgetManager_getAttachedDevices for network managers
 - Added CPhidgetManager_freeAttachedDevicesArray
 
2.1.4.20080613
- Max/MSP RFID fixed
 - 0/0/8 and advanced servo added to CE
 - fixed flash policy file server in webservice
 - webservice with password and asynchronous together work now
 
2.1.4.20080602
- phidget21.h -> phidget21int.h so as not to be confused with generated phidget21.h
 - some changes to Makefile fro crosscompiling
 - no more vbscript in msi
 
2.1.4.20080513
- removed long long from COM - not supported by VB6.0
 - added LastTag to RFID in .NET
 
2.1.4.20080428
- support Mac OS X 10.3.9 again
 - Rev up to 2.1.4
 - finalize Phidget Stepper API - Phidget Stepper requires 2.1.4 as a minimum
 - fixed serverConnect and serverDisconnect handlers for manager and dictionary in COM
 - Changed:
- PhidgetStepper and PhidgetAdvancedServo
- MotorPosition -> Position
 - MotorOn -> Engaged
 - MotorStopped -> Stopped
 
 
 - PhidgetStepper and PhidgetAdvancedServo
 - Added:
- CPhidgetStepper_getCurrentLimit
 - CPhidgetEncoder_getPosition
 - CPhidgetEncoder_setPosition
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_getVelocity
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_setVelocity
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_set_OnVelocityChange_Handler
 - CPhidgetServo_setEngaged
 - CPhidgetServo_getEngaged
 - CPhidgetServo_getPosition
 - CPhidgetServo_setPosition
 - CPhidgetServo_set_OnPositionChange_Handler
 - CPhidgetServo_getPositionMax
 - CPhidgetServo_getPositionMin
 - Count functions
 
 - Deprecated:
- CPhidgetEncoder_getEncoderPosition
 - CPhidgetEncoder_setEncoderPosition
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_getMotorSpeed
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_setMotorSpeed
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_set_OnMotorChange_Handler
 - CPhidgetServo_setMotorOn
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorOn
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorPosition
 - CPhidgetServo_setMotorPosition
 - CPhidgetServo_set_OnMotorPositionChange_Handler
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMax
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMin
 - Num functions
 
 - Added ability to deprecate funcitons in the C library - compiler will issue a warning when they are used.
 - added names to some arguments in phidget21.h
 - fixes to the webservice for initial state stuff - now it behaves almost like non-webservice, with guaranteed initial events, but we don't guarantee initial state in the attach event yet. Min/Max, Num motors, inputs, etc. are all guaranteed in the attach handler.
 - Finalized support for Phidget Stepper
 
2.1.3.20080402
- Fixed windows BUG - Device Type was showing up wrong
 - CPhidgetStepper_getPosition -> CPhidgetStepper_getCurrentPosition
 
2.1.3.20080327
- added:
- CPhidgetAdvancedServo_setMotorPositionMax
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_setMotorPositionMin
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getMotorStopped
 
 - changes to API
- CPhidgetStepper_setMotorPosition -> CPhidgetStepper_setTargetMotorPosition
 - added CPhidgetStepper_getTargetMotorPosition
 - Stepper MotorSpeed -> Velocity
 - Stepper and AdvancedServo MaxVelocity -> VelocityLimit
 
 - add waitForAttachment to COM
 - COM getbool (not indexed) will now return FALSE on false (rather then always returning true)
 - fixed write thread timeouts - was setting attached after starting write thread so write thread would see a detached device and exit immediately
 
2.1.3.20080206
- changed long long to __int64, to be happy in borland C++
 - added:
- CPhidgetStepper_getMaxMotorSpeed
 - CPhidgetStepper_setMotorOn
 - CPhidgetStepper_getMotorOn
 - CPhidgetStepper_getMotorStopped
 - CPhidgetStepper_setCurrentMotorPosition
 
 - removed CPhidgetStepper_setVelocity
 - added CPhidgetStepper_setMaxVelocity, CPhidgetStepper_getMaxVelocity
 
2.1.3.20080114
- Added new functions to Flash API
 - Added new functions to Webservice Protocol
 - Added new functions to COM Library
 - Added new functions to Java Library
 - All device fiels in C library cleaned up and made consistent
 - Open in windows is exclusive - this needs to be tested for stability
 - No data will be returned / accepted if it lies outside of max/min range
 - if a data value is unknown, user variable is set to PUNK_INT, PUNK_DBL, or PUNK_BOOL, and return value is EPHIDGET_UNKNOWNVAL
 - Proper Device initializations on Attach:
- triggers are set to defaults on attach
 - device state is read in and preserved on attach
 - during attach event, all sensor data, etc. is provided if available
 - no data events until after the attach event returns
 - everything initialized by the time waitForAttachment returns
 - after attach event returns, a full set of initial state data events are thrown
 
 - .NET collections are readonly, and never NULL (but empty when phidget detached)
 - .NET callbacks no longer catch and hide all exceptions
- make sure to use try/catch blocks especially in Attach when accessing properties that may not be initialized.
 
 - added min/max functions:
- CPhidgetAccelerometer_getAccelerationMax
 - CPhidgetAccelerometer_getAccelerationMin
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getAccelerationMax
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getAccelerationMin
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getVelocityMax
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getVelocityMin
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getMotorPositionMax
 - CPhidgetAdvancedServo_getMotorPositionMin
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_getAccelerationMax
 - CPhidgetMotorControl_getAccelerationMin
 - CPhidgetPHSensor_getPHMax
 - CPhidgetPHSensor_getPHMin
 - CPhidgetPHSensor_getPotentialMax
 - CPhidgetPHSensor_getPotentialMin
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMax
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorPositionMin
 - CPhidgetStepper_getAccelerationMax
 - CPhidgetStepper_getAccelerationMin
 - CPhidgetStepper_getMotorSpeedMax
 - CPhidgetStepper_getMotorSpeedMin
 - CPhidgetStepper_getMotorPositionMax
 - CPhidgetStepper_getMotorPositionMin
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getPotentialMax
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getPotentialMin
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getAmbientTemperatureMax
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getAmbientTemperatureMin
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getTemperatureMax
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getTemperatureMin
 
 - Added functions:
- CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getAmbientTemperature
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_getThermocoupleType
 - CPhidgetTemperatureSensor_setThermocoupleType
 - CPhidget_set_OnServerConnectHandler
 - CPhidget_set_OnServerDisconnectHandler
 - CPhidgetDictionary_set_OnServerConnectHandler
 - CPhidgetDictionary_set_OnServerDisconnectHandler
 - CPhidgetManager_set_OnServerConnectHandler
 - CPhidgetManager_set_OnServerDisconnectHandler
 - CPhidgetDictionary_getServerID
 - CPhidgetDictionary_getServerAddress
 - CPhidgetDictionary_getServerStatus
 - CPhidgetManager_getServerID
 - CPhidgetManager_getServerAddress
 - CPhidgetManager_getServerStatus
 - CPhidgetServo_setMotorOn
 - CPhidgetServo_getMotorOn
 
 - Removed functions:
- CPhidgetServo_setMotorOff
 
 - TemperatureSensor:
- Ambient sensor is accessed with it's own function
 - first thermocouple is Index 0 everywhere
 - no ambient sensor events
 
 - getServerID is implemented
 - changed the internal network structure (added CPhidgetRemote)
 - reworked the USB code (mostly on Windows)
- Better handles closing, ESD events, timeouts
 - fixed issues with Encoder, RFID stopping reading after a certain time.
 - added USB error flag
 
 - openRemote functions have been implemented
- these require bonjour (mac / windows) or avahi (linux) to be installed on both the client and server
 - if they are not, you get EPHIDGET_UNSUPPORTED when you call them
 
 - openRemoteIP functions are asynchronous and persistent
 - include cphidgetconstants.h in phidget21.h for users
 
2.1.2.20071108
- start of chagelog