Progress Log
Weekly account of OWFS progress

• 15 April 2005
• OWFS Version 2.1
• /bus.x directories (with cached in-device number)
• Improved adapter code in ow_ds9097U.c and ow_ds9490.c
• Updated ds1820, ds1921, ds2423
• Man page updates
• ds2413 supported
• In progress: ds1923(ds1922,ds2422), overdrive speed support
• Support simultaneous on all remote servers
• temploggerd source added to CVS
• Release of improved Linksys Router Binaries
• WRT54G firmware with owfs+fuse+rrdtool+temploggerd (based on ewrt-0.3)
• 12 February 2005
• PHP configuration and compilation working (Sebastian Zuther)
• Fix for badly handled /system/adapter
• Release of improved Linksys Router Binaries (Christian Magnusson)
• Python fixes (Peter Kropf)
• 4 February 2005
• Much progress!
• Support for the DS28E04-100 (with Serg Oskin's help) and DS2433
  
• Support for python by Peter Kropf (and others)
• Support for TCL by Serg Oskin
• Start of support for PHP by Sebastian Zuther
• Multiple output network ports supported for owhttpd and owserver
• Multiple input ports (buses) for owfs, owserver owhttpd
• Web site update automation by Peter Kropf
• FUSE and USB fixes bt Wim Heirman
• USB module forced unload for ds9490r.ko
• Commercial support for Linksys Router by David Lissiuk
• Router software release by Christian Magnusson
• Minor man page updates.
• Wow!
  
• 5 January 2005
• New WRT54G binaries, scripts and instructions
• 14 December 2004
• Many changes!
• owperl, a perl interface to the 1-wire bus
• Further progress on embedded devices
• configuration improvements
• Daily buillds added (with compilation)
• Start of server interface for library (allows multiple components to plug into server)
• Improvements to thermocouple code.
• Added FAQ.
  
• 9 Novemter 2004
• DS28E04-100 added to commands.html (command code table)
  
• 1 November 2004
• Thermocouple implementation improved
• Thermocouple curve fitting improved
• Thermocouple web pages
• Installation instructions
• DS2408 alarm triggers by Serg Oskin
  
• 21 October 2004
• Wine Cellar example
• Improvements to Linksys information
• Thermocouple improvements
  
• 12 October 2004
  
  • Fix embedded creation with Cristian  Magnusson's help
  • Fix DS18x20 problem with power attribute
  • Fix simultaneous errors with Serg Oskin's help
    
  • Fix errors in DS2423 counter
  • Add data about the Linksys router project
    
• 2 October 2004
  
  • simultaneous directory for starting a temperature of voltage "conversion" for all devices in a given directory
    
  • alarm branch directory support
  • directory shake-up:
    
    • statistics comsolidated into one mainline directory
    • structure directory shows supported family codes and properties
    • settings directory to change tunable parameters
    • system directory with environment and adapter information
    • Adapter (like DS9097U) remoed from mainline devices and placed in system directory.
      
  • Internal redesign
    
    • device directories now in binary tree.
    • property directories still in sorted list
    • separate tree for each type of device: real, statistics, system, settings, structure(actually, uses real differently)
    • improved file name parsing
    • added flags to device and removed redundant enum.
      
  • Thermocouple support
    
    • Type K
    • Type N
• 18 September 2004
  
  • Initial support of the DS2760 (DS2761 DS2762)
  • Proposal for rearranging file directory
  • Extensive discussion of owsuper -- multiple clients.
  • Bus fixes by Serg Oskin
  • Release of 1.00
• 3 September 2004
  
  • Add DS1923 Hygrochron to command code list.
  • Change website documents to use an SSI header, allowing a more consistent look.
  • Add Christian Magnusson to the acknowledgement page.
    
• 29 August 2004
  
  • Helped Christian Magnusson chase down multithread problems with embedded platforms.
  • Passed suggestion to FUSE.
  • Implemented directory caching!
  • Changed mutex type.
  • cleaned up caching statistics
  • split directory code to more manageable routines
  • changed size of directory callback databuffer to make it more embedded-friendly.
    
• 25 August 2004
  
  • Removed Sleepycat Berkely DB
  • Switched caching to intrisic gcc tree
  • extensive testing of caching
  • improved caching statistics
  • added statistics documentation
  • made owhttpd and owftpd compilation conditional
    
• 14 August 2004
  
  • Initial work on Java iButtons
  • Multipage read and writes now handled by a device call back -- device drivers don't need to check for trans-page requests
  • Received Crystalfontz LCD panel. Design phase started.
  • FTP work started.
    
• 8 August 2004
  
  • PuceBaboon devices received. Tested. Works identically to corresponding Dallas devices.
  • Added pictures and analysis of PuceBaboon to website.
    
• 1 August 2004
• Cleaned up DS2438 read and writes
• Changed DS2423 reading to include CRC16 check.
• Moved address check to ow_read and ow_write to simplify device modules.
• SOLVED protocol error -- write returns should be length, not zero.
  
• 24 July 2004
• Trying to figure out "protocol error"
• Configuration improvements by Geo Carncross on libdb
• Cleaned up read and write offset code
• moved fstat (getattr) code from owfs to libow, where it belongs
• better file times
  
• 17 July 2004
  
  • Working with Serg Oskin's patches for various devices.
    
    • DS2406 switch
  • Added progress page
• 10 July 2004
  
  • Added statistics documentation after rearranging and fixing some of the statistical data.
  • Worked on configuration support, especially libdb versioning.
  • Geo Carncross came on board to work on configuration.
  • Added acknowledgement page for all the greatly appreciated help.
    
• 3 July 2004
  
  • Fixed and tested the multithreading support