[tuxdroid-user] Firmware preview: 0.3.1 of tuxcore and tuxaudio

[David B. <da...@ja...>]

Hi guys,

We're getting further with the firmware cleanup and bug fixes. If you're  
interested in trying this out, here's a snapshot of the trunk. You just  
have to update tuxcore and tuxaudio firmware: 'tuxup *.{hex,eep}' will do  
it. Please let us now the issues you find, here or on the collector. I'd  
like to tag that version as a bug fix release before we add the new  
functionalities like the sleep, ID, etc.

There's a small patch for tuxgi.py in order to fix the up/down commands of  
the flippers. The daemon and API haven't been updated yet so the position  
of the flippers are not displayed correctly all the time.

The firmware documentation is getting better too, check  
http://doc.tuxisalive.com/tuxcore

Cheers,
David

Here are the changes in 0.3.1:

   * Fixed #6 nd #9 about the leds that were not updated when the eyes were
     closed.

   * Fixed #7 about the eyes commands not getting through if the eyes were  
already moving.

   * Fixed #8 about the flipper movements, added absolute position and  
raise/lower commands.

   * Added the missing commands for the motors: CLOSE_EYES_CMD,  
RAISE_WINGS_CMD,
     LOWER_WINGS_CMD, etc.

   * BUG: when 2 events are happening at the same time, they are  
conflicting in
     the event manager. Fixed.

   * Added programming directives in the Makefile for tuxup, stk500 and  
jtagice
     mkii.

   * Fixed #1 with the patches given by Philippe Teuwen, this now
     fixes the location of the version, revision and author structures with  
a
     linker script in the .version section otherwise gcc is free to change  
the
     order. This also fixes the position of the cpu_nbr and ver_major bits  
in
     the byte as again gcc is free to change that order though this is much  
less
     likely to happen.

   * Added doxygen configuration file.

   * Cleanup and commenting.

   * BUG: when the sounds stored in the audio flash are too long, we don't  
block
     anymore in the programming function. The extra sound is simply not  
stored
     in the flash.

   * BUG: there was an uncomplete 'if' before the powering of the  
microphone,
     it's now fixed and the bursts have been limited to 20.