Beta release B05

Note: Due to many requests, from this pre-release on the start button functions have been reversed. A short press now starts a regular full washing program. A long press starts a short scoop-only program.

• [catgenius] Disabled User Interface debug logging for 16F877A target
• [catgenius] Disabled LitterLanguage debug logging for 16F877A target
• [catgenius] Re-enabled full LitterLanguage debug logging
• [catgenius] Removed debug print macro DBG
• [catgenius] Dan Bell's patch 2/2: Changes the start button behavior to match the stock CatGenie in userinterface.c. Short press of Start button initiates a full clean cycle. Long press initiates a scoop-only cycle.
• [catgenius] Dan Bell's patch 1/2: Stops the bowl before checking the water level in romwashprogram.c
• [common] Buffering and Xon/Xoff added for transmitted data in serial.c
• [documentation] Thermal image of CG120 controller board added.
• [common] Increased serial buffer spare
• [common] Added BT support
• [common] Receive byte buffering and Xon/Xoff added for incoming serial data.
• [catgenius] Replying ACK on ENQ reception
• [catgenius] Command line interpreter made optional
• [common] BlueTooth preparations added
• [catgenius] Error handling action responsibility moved to LitterLanguage event handler in user interface.
• [catgenius] volume definittion macro added
• [common] Water sensor value refined, function added to check if light guide is dirty.
• [catgenius] Display modes renamed into panel modes, as it also represents the button mode as well.
• [catgenius] LitterLanguage events introduced for more structural error handling
• [catgenius] Pause function fixed.
• [common] Build warning serial port fixed.
• [catgenius] Pause functionality updated with water valve de- and re-activation.
• [catgenius] Upon time-out errors, the washing program is no longer paused but completely stopped and an error is beeping.
• [catgenius] 10 seconds drain time-out
• [catgenius] Implemented work-around for >9.5 hour time outs, to fix 12h and 24h timed washes.
• [iotester] Extracted configuration bits into separate header file cleaner XC8/PICC compatibility
• [geniediag] Extracted configuration bits into separate header file cleaner XC8/PICC compatibility
• [catgenius] Extracted configuration bits into separate header file cleaner XC8/PICC compatibility
• [iotester] Moved to MPLab-X
• [geniediag] Moved to MPLab-X
• [catgenius] Moved to MPLab-X

Beta release B04 (svn r238)

• Outputs controlled through latch registers to prevent PIC read-modify-write corruption (16F1939 only).
• Command-line command gpio logging output per pin and with pin name.
• command-line command gpio argument order swapped.
• Serial port refactored.
• Tick-less water sensor algo.
• Command line interface no longer disabled for 16f877a.
• Analog water sensor readout (16F1939 only).
• Command-line command 'help' added.
• Command line interface adapted to argc/argv parsing.
• Unified button handling, featuring auto-triggered long-presses, double-beep indication and blinking cat-lock LED.
• CatGenie model 120plus support added.
• Ambiguous else statements fixed.
• Timer1 synchronous configuration bug fixed.
• Updated for compatibility with PICC 9.88.
• Improved error handling.
• Pause function added (context restoring for un-pause still has bugs).
• Christian's fix for LitterLanguage function call pointer casting.
• Fixed ACKSTAT bug in i2c_write.
• Fixed box state deterioration from 'wet' to 'messy' by starting of a clean-up cycle.
• Water sensor algorithm improved to reduce ticking and isolated to a separate file.
• Extra time stamps added to logging.
• End of washing program logged again.
• Simplified I2C implementation
• Shortened water sensor polling loop to reduce possible ticking.
• Fixed resetting of seconds prescaler when setting RTC.
• Newline added after fill/drain logging

Beta release B03 (svn r124)

• Washing program debug information replaced with timing related debug information
• Missing rtc.c added, erroneous rtc.h.bak removed
• Cat activated program triggers upon leaving only, to make sure no program is started if the cat needs more than the timeout (4 min) to do its business.
• Worked-around linker crash, TODO added.
• Real Time Clock added.
• Timestamp age function added for time measurement purposes.
• Fixed reset cause print at boot time.
• Reset bits added, using HT-PICC compiler version 9.80.
• Diagrams updated (and repository test from new Windows 7 installation)
• Key lock state saved and restored in/from non-volatile memory

Beta release B02 (svn r112)

• Holding start button at power-up forces a cleanup cycle in dry mode
• Water sensor muted by turning off the LED instead of sourcing OpAmp input

Beta release B01 (svn r109)

• Reject programs not beginning with a LitterLanguage CMD_START
• Exported litterlanguage_stop
• Pause and stop functions added to user interface.
• Cleanup programs fixed
• First version of GenieDiag added
• Dedicated debug pins disabled to allow normal use
• arm_up routine added to ROM wash program
• Cleaned up the ROM wash program a bit
• Call and Return instructions implemented in LitterLanguage to extend it with subroutines, limiting the required memory for washing programs.
• LitterLanguage prepared for implementation of subroutines.
• LitterLanguage: symbol name disambiguation, drain timeout fixed, stop function added.

Alpha release A05 (svn r98)

• Debug prints added to user interface
• Water sensor algo changed to maximized waiting.
• Port dump debug utility added to main program.
• Washing program improved with autodosage, waitdosage and waitwater low before switching on water.
• Dosage pump getter function added.
• Cat sensor debouncing fixed.
• Debug output added to user interface and litter language
• Mode saved and restored from EEPROM
• Box state saved and restored from EEPROM
• Cleanup program added
• Sorted out cartridge dumps
• New tag dumps added, including maintenance cartridge.
• Tools added
• Water sensor handled by litterlanguage.c
• Water sensor mute pin activated when taking it out of tristate
• Water timeouts handled differently
• Electronic diagrams updated

Alpha release A02 (svn r80)

• Overflow bug in LitterLanguage program counter fixed
• Cat detection dependent program improved.
• Added missing dryer stop in standard program
• First implementation of auto program
• Catsensor changed for coexistence with I2C and Pacer
• Work-around implemented for conflict between cat sensor en RFID tag reader
• Fixed initial state of buttons
• Return flags filled out

Alpha release A01 (svn r73)

• Programming cable photos added.
• ID restored for tag dump 3
• Tag dumps added
• Implemented access to RFID tag
• I2C state machine fixed
• cr14 RFID reader implementation added
• srix4k RFID tag implementation added
• Work-around for RMW conflict in catsensor/i2c implemented
• First attempt to read the cartridge
• Fully commented power-up with cartridge present I2C measurement.
• Update photos, added hardware.h, updated project file
• Scoop only program shortened
• Removed empty testprograms folder
• HEX file added
• Software directory restructured
• Retuned water sensor
• Cartridge level added to user interface
• Water sensor bug fixed
• Bug fix actuator functions
• litterlanguage added
• Gear teeth documented
• Flags set according to debug setting
• Implemented the remaining part of the standard washing program
• Analyzed the rest of the standard washing program
• Standard washing program extended up until drying
• Diagrams updated
• Washing program analyzed up until drying
• Bug fix on LitterLanguage interpreter
• Byte code program interpreter added and program converted.
• State machine macros reduced
• Washing program analysis added
• Washing program extended with partial washing
• Washing program separated
• Operational modi added to user interface
• Scoop-only test program implemented
• Bowl CW/CCW reversed
• Button behavior implemented
• Valve reimplemented after water sensor changes
• Water sensor reimplemented to enable hardware overflow protection
• Washing program made human readable
• Timing corrected
• Washing program measurements files added
• Initial revision of user interface added
• Initial revision of empty CatGenius application added
• Separated common functionality and test application
• Common files moved to common directory
• Folder for common files added
• Water sensor implemented
• Bug fixed: Timout not expired after calling handler
• Cat sensor made interrupt driven
• Cat sensor extracted to a separate file
• First implementation of cat sensor.
• Polling for inputs added
• Function pointers to debouncers added
• Actuators added
• Structurized debouncers
• Structural pacers implemented
• Beeper pace implemented
• Buttons added
• Diagrams added and components in a dedicated directory
• My old manual relay diagrams added.
• Jaime's mechanical improvements added.
• New PCB specific pcb folder added. My manual PCB drawing moved from below and Jaime's electronic PCB drawings added.
• Initial revision of catgenie120 board added.
• Implemented timeout setting and evaluation.
• Project files updated
• Typo in PIC part number fixed.
• First test with ported timer from MeterMaid project. Implemented on the real CG120 platform, shows a 0.95Hz blinking error LED. (Hey, it's a start, isn't it?)
• Empty test program 'runleds' added.
• Data sheets on RFID reader, RFID chip and opto-coupler added.
• I2C data traffic logs to RFID reader added.
• First check-in of gathered information.
• Initial repository creation