Brick Viewer 2.2.2

 

• Add service configuration tab to RED Brick plugin
  
• Add wireless access point tab to RED Brick plugin
  
• Add program import/export and system log export tab to RED Brick plugin
  
• Fix make buttons on RED Brick compile dialogs for C/C++ and Delphi/Lazarus
  
• Replace all PyQwt usage with custom code
  
• Fix maximum page number in NFC/RFID Bricklet plugin
  

Downloads: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

RED Brick Image 1.4

• Upgrade from Debian+Raspbian wheezy to pure Debian jessie
  
• Add wireless access point mode
  
• Resize splash screen image
  
• Make services configurable: GPU, desktop, web server, splash screen, access point
  
• Enable kernel drivers for FTDI dongles and USB gadgets (Ethernet and mass storage)
  
• Add touch screen input calibrator
  

Download: RED Brick Image

Please Note: This is just a minimal bufix release, upgrading from 1.4 to 1.5 is not necessary. See here: http://www.tinkerforge.com/en/doc/Hardware/Bricks/RED_Brick.html#known-issues under "Ethernet Extension shows up in Extension tab but not in network settings" for more details.

 

RED Brick Image 1.5

• Fix bug with Ethernet Extension driver
  

Download: RED Brick Image

New product: RED Brick compatible 5" HDMI display with touchscreen.

Firmware: Master Brick 2.3.1

• Add support for Ethernet Extension 1.1
  
• Remove USB hotplug support for Master Brick 2.1 again. It seems that it can still make problems under some circumstances (depending on ambient temperature).
  

Download: Master Brick

Brick Viewer 2.2.3

 

• Add server monitoring and openHAB configuration tabs to RED Brick plugin
  
• Restore DHCP IP address display for Ethernet Extension in Master Brick plugin
  

Downloads: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

RED Brick Image 1.6

 

• Add Nagios for Starter Kit: Server Room Monitoring
  
• Add openHAB with Tinkerforge bindings
  
• Add missing DNS reverse lookup for wireless access point mode
  
• Enable kernel drivers for several Bluetooth dongles
  
• Set default HDMI fallback resolution to 800x480
  

Download: RED Brick Image

Master Bricks with 12mm stack connectors, new RED Brick Image, openHAB and Nagios as services available and update of Starter Kit: Server Room Monitoring

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Plugin: Segment Display 4x7 Bricklet 2.0.2

 

• Show initial counter value
  
• Don't strip final zero if counter value is zero
  
• Turn all segments off on startup
  

Download: Segment Display 4x7 Bricklet

Brick Viewer 2.2.4

 

• Don't modify Brick and Bricklet callback configurations anymore, use getters instead
  
• Add support for multiple hosts to server monitoring tab of RED Brick plugin
  
• Add hostname change button to network tab of RED Brick plugin
  
• Optimize OpenGL drawing code for IMU Brick plugin to reduce CPU usage
  
• Optimize general plot drawing code to reduce CPU usage
  

Downloads: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

New products in the Tinkerforge shop:

• Debug Brick 1.2 (with integrated USB <-> serial converter).
  
• Hitec Servos.
  

Brick Viewer 2.2.5

 

• 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
  
• Fix callback handling in GPS Bricket plugin
  

Downloads: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

Firmware: Master Brick 2.3.2

• New USB hotplug support (independent of USB detect)
  
• Fix "false-positive-ack" bug in SPI communication
  
• Add magic number for unflashed Bricklet detection
  

Firmware: Stepper Brick 2.3.1

• Update state if only one step is set
  
• Add magic number for unflashed Bricklet detection
  

Download: Master Brick, Stepper Brick

New Accessories in the Shop:

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Firmware: Master Brick 2.3.3

• Reinitialize SPI state machine after initial stack enumerate (Fixes stack communication bug that was introduced in 2.3.2)
  

 

Download: Master Brick

Sneak Preview: 11 new Bricklets:

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Bindings: C/C++ 2.1.7, C# 2.1.6, Delphi/Lazarus 2.1.6, Java 2.1.5, JavaScript 2.0.5, LabVIEW 2.1.5, Mathematica 2.1.5, MATLAB/Octave 2.0.5, Perl 2.1.5, PHP 2.1.5, Python 2.1.5, Ruby 2.1.5, Shell 2.1.5, VB.NET 2.1.5

 

• 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 [All]
  
• Add functions for all Bricks to turn status LEDs on and off [All]
  
• Add DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME constant to all Device classes [All]
  
• Avoid possible connection state race condition on connect [All except PHP]
  
• Rename SHA1 to SHAone to avoid name collision with an FPC unit [Delphi/Lazarus]
  
• IPConnection implements java.io.Closeable interface [Java]
  
• Compile Tinkerforge.dll for .NET 2.0 and .NET 4.0 [LabVIEW]
  
• Add missing IP Connection examples to ZIP file [MATLAB/Octave]
  
• Fix packing of Unicode chars [Python, Shell]
  
• Add symbolic output for callbacks, escaped input and output of values and array ellipsis [shell]
  

Download: C/C++, C#, Delphi/Lazarus, Java, JavaScript, LabVIEW, Mathematica, MATLAB/Octave, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Shell, VB.NET

Plugins: Accelerometer Bricklet 2.0.0, Ambient Light 2.0 Bricklet 2.0.0, Analog In 2.0 Bricklet 2.0.0, Analog Out 2.0 Bricklet 2.0.0, Dust Detector Bricklet 2.0.0, Industrial Analog Out Bricklet 2.0.0, Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0.0, Laser Range Finder Bricklet 2.0.0, Load Cell Bricklet 2.0.0, RS232 Bricklet 2.0.0

Firmwares: Master Brick 2.3.4, IMU Brick 2.3.1

 

• Initial plugin release for new Bricklets
  
• [Master]Fix bug with long waiting times for first Ethernet enumeration
  
• [iMU]Implement set/get acceleration/magnetometer range
  

 

Download:

Accelerometer Bricklet, Ambient Light 2.0 Bricklet, Analog In 2.0 Bricklet, Analog Out 2.0 Bricklet, Dust Detector Bricklet, Industrial Analog Out Bricklet, Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet, Laser Range Finder Bricklet, Load Cell Bricklet, RS232 Bricklet

 

Master Brick, IMU Brick

Brick Viewer 2.2.6

 

• Add mobile Internet configuration tab to RED Brick plugin
  
• Add hex-view to RS232 Bricklet plugin
  
• Avoid warnings when reading non-existing config file on Mac OS X
  
• Ensure programs directory exists on RED Brick before importing a program
  
• Add position column to main device tree
  
• Add support for Ambient Light Bricklet 2.0 to RED Brick server monitoring
  
• Make RED Brick filesystem resize process more robust
  
• Add option to build Lazarus projects on RED Brick
  
• Add exit button for RED Brick programs
  
• Add status column to RED Brick program list
  
• Add calibration dialog to Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet plugin
  

Downloads: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

RED Brick Image 1.7

 

• Add kernel drivers and tools for mobile Internet connection
  
• Enable many more kernel drivers for USB devices (serial adapters, cameras, Wi-Fi adapters, etc.)
  
• Include kernel headers to support building kernel drivers on the RED Brick
  
• Downgrade Octave to version 3.6 to make callbacks work again
  
• Update openHAB to version 1.7
  
• Add official Mono 4 APT repository
  
• Update Brick Viewer to version 2.2.6
  
• Update all bindings: C/C++ 2.1.7, C# 2.1.6, Delphi/Lazarus 2.1.6, Java 2.1.5, JavaScript 2.0.5, LabVIEW 2.1.5, Mathematica 2.1.5, MATLAB/Octave 2.0.5, Perl 2.1.5, PHP 2.1.5, Python 2.1.5, Ruby 2.1.5, Shell 2.1.5, VB.NET 2.1.5
  

Download: RED Brick Image

New RED Brick Image 1.7 with 3G support:

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11 new Bricklets arrived (Part 1/4)

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Brick Viewer 2.2.7

 

• Show status of web interface programs properly in the RED Brick program list
  
• Fix exception in RED Brick PHP program info screen UI status logic
  
• Fix TLS checkbox on RED Brick server monitoring tab
  
• Add support for changed Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet calibration
  

Downloads: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

11 new Bricklets arrived (Part 2/4)

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Send and receive SMS messages with the RED Brick

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