2011-11-20: 1.0.0 (a83b9e5)
- Initial version

2011-12-13: 1.0.1 (6035526)
- Add callback thread to IPConnection (allows to call getters in callbacks)

2011-12-29: 1.0.2 (c5f4962)
- Add __init__.py to source/tinkerforge/

2012-01-02: 1.0.3 (eb369d3)
- Fix thread exception at shutdown

2012-02-15: 1.0.4 (ffd64f7)
- Add support for IMU Brick, Analog In Bricklet and Analog Out Bricklet

2012-03-30: 1.0.5 (71aaa0a)
- Remove Python 3.2 bug (no decode function for str in 3.2)

2012-04-27: 1.0.6 (6f0b9a5)
- Add sync rect support to Stepper Brick bindings

2012-05-10: 1.0.7 (baa8705)
- Add version information to tinkerforge.egg
- Silently ignore messages from devices with unknown stack ID
- Don't generate register_callback method for devices without callbacks
- Add inline code documentation

2012-05-15: 1.0.8 (ff4cc5b)
- Fix relative import and str packing problem with Python 3

2012-05-18: 1.0.9 (505bc29)
- Ensure that the answering device matches the expected type in
  IPConnection.add_device

2012-05-21: 1.0.10 (3406326)
- Fix device name decoding for add_device handling in Python 3

2012-05-22: 1.0.11 (368cd78)
- Don't let a thread join itself

2012-05-24: 1.0.12 (f837011)
- Treat '-' and ' ' as equal in device name check for backward compatibility

2012-06-15: 1.0.13 (bc93dc5)
- Fix handling of fragmented packets

2012-06-28: 1.0.14 (3704047)
- Add RS485 support

2012-06-29: 1.0.15 (55a3238)
- Add chip temperature and reset functions

2012-07-01: 1.0.16 (d9ecec6)
- Add monoflop functionality to Dual Relay Bricklet API

2012-07-03: 1.0.17 (afb45cf)
- Add time base, all-data function/callback and state callback to Stepper
  Brick API

2012-07-13: 1.0.18 (6ac52d1)
- Fix direction of get_all_data_period method in Stepper Brick API
- Make add_device thread-safe
- Ensure correct shutdown order of threads

2012-08-01: 1.0.19 (f86a5f3)
- Fix race condition in add_device method
- Add monoflop functionality to IO-4 and IO-16 Bricklet API

2012-09-17: 1.0.20 (dd8498f)
- Add WIFI support

2012-09-26: 1.0.21 (c8c7862)
- Add getter for WIFI buffer status information
- Change WIFI certificate getter/setter to transfer bytes instead of a string
- Add API for setting of WIFI regulatory domain
- Add reconnect functionality to IPConnection (for WIFI Extension)
- Add API for Industrial Bricklets: Digital In 4, Digital Out 4 and Quad Relay
- Trim NUL characters from strings properly

2012-09-28: 1.0.22 (69e6ae4)
- Add API for Barometer Bricklet

2012-10-01: 1.0.23 (4454bda)
- Replace Barometer Bricklet calibrate function with getter/setter for
  reference air pressure

2012-10-12: 1.0.24 (5884dd5)
- Add get_usb_voltage function to Master Brick API
- Add Barometer Bricklet examples
- Handle difference between currentThread and current_thread to support
  Python 2.5
- Changed callback_queue from class variable to instance variable

2012-12-20: 1.0.25 (2b39606)
- Add API for Voltage/Current Bricklet
- Add API for GPS Bricklet

2013-01-22: 2.0.0 (10c72f9)
- Add compatibility for Protocol 2.0

2013-01-25: 2.0.1 (13b1beb)
- Add support for custom characters in LCD Bricklets

2013-01-31: 2.0.2 (47579a1)
- Fix char list packing in Python 3

2013-02-06: 2.0.3 (3db31c0)
- Add get/set_long_wifi_key functions to Master Brick API

2013-02-19: 2.0.4 (3fd93d3)
- Reduce scope of request and socket lock to improve concurrency
- Improve and unify code for response expected flag handling
- Add get/set_wifi_hostname functions and callbacks for stack/USB voltage and
  stack current to Master Brick API

2013-02-22: 2.0.5 (9d5de14)
- Add get/set_range functions to Analog In Bricklet API
- Fix unlikely race condition in response packet handling
- Fix serialization of Unicode strings

2013-04-02: 2.0.6 (eeb1f67)
- Add enable/disable functions for POSITION_REACHED and VELOCITY_REACHED
  callbacks to Servo Brick API
- Add get/set_i2c_mode (100kHz/400kHz) functions to Temperature Bricklet API
- Add default text functions to LCD 20x4 Bricklet API
- Don't dispatch callbacks after disconnect
- Fix race condition in callback handling that could result in closing the
  wrong socket
- Don't ignore socket errors when sending request packets
- Send a request packet at least every 10sec to improve WIFI disconnect
  detection

2013-05-14: 2.0.7 (b847401)
- Add Ethernet Extension support to Master Brick API
- Only send disconnect probe if there was no packet send or received for 5sec
- Fix deserialization of chars in Python 3
- Add IMU Brick orientation and Barometer Bricklet averaging API

2013-07-04: 2.0.8 (cdc19b0)
- Add support for PTC Bricklet and Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet

2013-08-23: 2.0.9 (4b2c2d2)
- Avoid race condition between disconnect probe thread and disconnect function

2013-08-28: 2.0.10 (2251328)
- Add edge counters to Industrial Digital In 4, IO-4 and IO-16 Bricklet
- Make averaging length configurable for Analog In Bricklet

2013-09-11: 2.0.11 (405931f)
- Fix signature of edge count functions in IO-16 Bricklet API

2013-11-27: 2.0.12 (a97b7db)
- Add support for Distance US, Dual Button, Hall Effect, LED Strip, Line,
  Moisture, Motion Detector, Multi Touch, Piezo Speaker, Remote Switch,
  Rotary Encoder, Segment Display 4x7, Sound Intensity and Tilt Bricklet

2013-12-19: 2.0.13 (9334f91)
- Add get/set_clock_frequency function to LED Strip Bricklet API
- Fix mixup of get/set_date_time_callback_period and
  get/set_motion_callback_period in GPS Bricklet API
- Support addressing types of Intertechno and ELRO Home Easy devices in Remote
  Switch Bricklet API

2014-04-08: 2.1.0 (9124f8e)
- Add authentication support to IPConnection and Master Brick API

2014-07-03: 2.1.1 (cdb00f1)
- Add support for WS2811 and WS2812 to LED Strip Bricklet API

2014-08-11: 2.1.2 (a87f5bc)
- Add support for Color, NFC/RFID and Solid State Relay Bricklet
- Get rid of the egg and easy_install, use setuptools directly or pip instead

2014-12-10: 2.1.3 (2718ddc)
- Handle EINTR error in receive loop

2014-12-10: 2.1.4 (27725d5)
- Add support for RED Brick

2015-07-28: 2.1.5 (725ccd3)
- Fix packing of Unicode chars
- Add DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME constant to all Device classes
- Add functions for all Bricks to turn status LEDs on and off
- Avoid possible connection state race condition on connect
- Add support for IMU Brick 2.0, Accelerometer, Ambient Light 2.0,
  Analog In 2.0, Analog Out 2.0, Dust Detector, Industrial Analog Out,
  Industrial Dual Analog In, Laser Range Finder, Load Cell and RS232 Bricklet

2015-11-17: 2.1.6 (158f00f)
- Add missing constant for 19200 baud to RS232 Bricklet API
- Add error callback to RS232 Bricklet API
- Add set_break_condition function to RS232 Bricklet API
- Add unlimited illuminance range constant to Ambient Light Bricklet 2.0 API
- Break API to fix threshold min/max type mismatch in Ambient Light, Analog In
  (2.0), Distance IR/US, Humidity, Linear Poti and Voltage Bricklet API
- Break API to fix bool return type mismatch in Servo Brick
  (is_position_reached_callback_enabled and is_velocity_reached_callback_enabled
  function), Accelerometer Bricklet (is_led_on function) and Load Cell Bricklet
  (is_led_on function) API
- Don't decode non-ASCII strings and chars in Python 3

2016-01-06: 2.1.7 (3ade121)
- Add support for CO2, OLED 64x48 and 128x64, Thermocouple and UV Light Bricklet

2016-02-09: 2.1.8 (5552d2c)
- Add support for Real-Time Clock Bricklet
- Break GPS Bricklet API to fix types of altitude and geoidal separation values
  (get_altitude function and ALTITUDE callback)

2016-06-29: 2.1.9 (9db7daa)
- Add support for WIFI Extension 2.0 to Master Brick API
- Add support for CAN Bricklet and RGB LED Bricklet
- Add DATETIME and ALARM callbacks to Real-Time Clock Bricklet API
- Avoid long/unbound connection timeout

2016-09-08: 2.1.10 (2863e14)
- Add support for RGBW LEDs, channel mapping and SK6812RGBW (NeoPixel RGBW),
  LPD8806 and ADA102 (DotStar) chip types to LED Strip Bricklet API

2017-01-25: 2.1.11 (7aeee37)
- Add support for WIFI Extension 2.0 Mesh mode to Master Brick API
- Add get/set_status_led_config functions to Motion Detector Bricklet API
- Add sensor and fusion mode configuration functions to IMU Brick 2.0 API
- Fix enumerate callback unregistration

2017-04-21: 2.1.12 (044bd9b)
- Add support for Silent Stepper Brick
- Add get/set_configuration functions to Laser Range Finder Bricklet API to
  support Bricklets with LIDAR-Lite sensor hardware version 3
- Add get_send_timeout_count function to all Brick APIs
- Avoid that the disconnect function can block on Windows for several seconds

2017-05-11: 2.1.13 (3960b4a)
- Add support for GPS Bricklet 2.0

2017-07-26: 2.1.14 (<unknown>)
- Add support for RS485 Bricklet
- Add general streaming support
- Add SPITFP configuration and diagnostics functions to all Brick APIs to
  configure and debug the communication between Bricks and Co-MCU Bricklets
- Remove unused get_current_consumption function from Slient Stepper Brick API
- Increase minimum Python version to 2.6
