Feature tag 01.16.00

- DeviceAccess 01.00.04
  -- New exception scheme
     IMPORTANT: Backend developers *must* neccessarily update their code! No backend must throw its own exceptions. Only the two new exceptions may be thrown!
  -- Introduce the ChimeraTK device descriptor, which replaces the SDM URI (e.g. in the dmap files)
  -- Changed project name into ChimeraTK-DeviceAccess (with compatibility layer)
  -- Fully changed mtca4u namespace into ChimeraTK (with compatibility layer)
  -- Integrated the TimeStamp into the VersionNumber object
  -- Improved detection of broken backend plugins
  -- Logical name mapper backend supports arrays and single bits in registers
  -- Deprecated parts of the API. C++ compiler warnings have been added. The deprecates
     parts will be removed soon.

- ControlSystemAdapter 01.00.00
  -- TimeStamp has been integrated into the VersionNumber of DeviceAccess. TimeStampSource etc. has therefore been removed.

- Application Core 01.00.00
  -- Include descriptions of the owning Module in the descriptions of each process variable
  -- Make data decimation configurable in MicroDAQ module
  -- Add module for creating a server based history
  -- Add message buffer for early messages in logging module
     (all changes from 00.15.00 while 01.00.00 is adapting to changes in DeviceAccess 01.00 only)

- Updates due to the API deprecations and change of the project name in DeviceAccess without
  new features in the dependent project:
  -- QtHardMon 01.01.00
  -- MotorDriverCard 01.07.00
  -- CommandLineTools 00.13.00
  -- DeviceAccess-PythonBindings 01.02.00
  -- VirtualLab 00.07
     NOTE: This release is slightly incompatible and might require you to update your code! See VirtualLab release notes!

Bugfix tag 01.15.01
- Added cppext 01.01.00 which was missing (needed for DeviceAccess etc.)

New tag 01.15.00

- General
  -- Compiler flags changed to latest supported by compiler (C++14 or C++17).
     You might have to adapt your (C)Make files.
  -- Core libraries (DeviceAccess, ApplicatonCore, ControlSystemAdapter) should
     work on MacOS. Not tested in Jenkins yet, might break. Let is know if you have problems.

- DeviceAccess 00.33.00
  -- Major bug fixes and changes in the internal and external interface (incl. namespace change) sice DeviceAccess 00.28.00.
     See release logs for Deviceaccess for details.

- QtHardMon 01.00.02
  -- Completely re-worked to conceptually work with non-numerically addressed
     backends and other new backend types like SubDeviceBackend

- MotorDriverCard 01.04.00

- ControlSystemAdapter 00.14.00
  -- Adapted to the changes in DeviceAccess
  -- Many bug fixes
  -- Imporoved tests

- ControlSystemAdapter-OPC-UA-Adapter 01.05.01
  -- add new processVariable type "string", available as scalar (no array support yet)

- ApplicationCore 00.14.00
  -- Added tag "MicroDAQ.CONFIG" to all configuration variables, to make it easier to publish only them into the control system
  -- Necessary update for latest release of DeviceAccess (readAsync)
  -- Üroperly specify the AccessModeFlag for control system variables (wait_for_new_data for push-type variables)
  -- add DataLossCounter ApplicationModule to detect and observe internal data loss (e.g. due to CPU overloading)
  -- add Logging ApplicationModule for realising an application log
  -- several bug fixes

New tag 01.14.00

- DeviceAccess 00.28.00
  Most important changes since 00.20.00
  -- Changed name and signature of the backend identifier function to plain C
  -- Fixed point converter knows the variable name (interface change in constructor)
  -- Changed the return value of the pure virtual TransferElement::write() to bool
  -- Added readLatest() function to the accessors
  -- Several changes in the internal backend interface which break compatibility for backends which are
     not based on the NumericalAddressedBackend

- MotorDriverCard 01.02.01
  Major version increased: New Interface
  -- Non-blocking interface with internal state machine
  -- Current position and target positon not reset when instantiation a class,
     but read back from hardware (also for the old interface)
  -- Full step mode: Move in microsteps, but always end on a full step
  -- Disable always moves to a full step, calibration is kept
  -- New translateXX functions which also change the sw/hw limits (in contrast to
      setCurrentPosition) to keep the calibration
  -- Old interface still intact, library backward compatible

- mtca4uPy 01.01.01
  -- Api supports register paths

- VirtualLab 00.06.00

New packages in this tag:
- ControlSystemAdapter 00.10.00
- OPC-UA-Adapter 01.04.01
- ApplicationCore 00.10.00

New tag 01.13.00

- DeviceAccess 00.20.00
  -- Basically a bug fix for 00.19.01:
     Removed leftover debug output in the ReboT backed which would fill up server logs.
     A variable was removed and it is not tested if this is binray compatible. Hence the minor version has been increased.

New tag 01.12.00

Features:
- DeviceAccess 00.19.00
  -- Backends can be loaded via dmap file.
     !!! The signature of the backend plugin mechanism has changed! Existing backends have to be adapted.
  -- RebotBackeds sends heartbeat so the server does not hang up idle connections.
  -- Experimental feature: readAny()
  -- New mechanism for experimental features. Have to be activated in the using code.
     Experimental features are work in progress, the signature subject to change.

- MotorDriverCard 00.14.00
  -- Introduced retry of spi communication after timeout to work around a firmware bug.
  -- Improved handling of soft limits (in 00.13.00)
  -- Internally all calculations are done in steps, which makes behaviour more consistent (in 00.13.00)
  -- Interface extended to also get/set the position in steps, not only in converted values (in 00.13.00)

- VirtualLab 00.05.00
  -- Inherited new plugin registration syntax from DeviceAccess.
     Change in interface, but no new functionality in VirtualLab itself.

Adapted to DeviceAccess 00.19.00:
- mtca4uPy_VERSION 00.09.01

New tag 01.11.00

Features:
- MotorDriverCard-PythonBindings 00.03.02
  -- NEW SUB-PACKAGE: Python bindings for the stepper motor library

- DeviceAccess 00.18.00
  -- Extended TransferElement to have the functionality required for
     the ControlSystem adapter
  -- Backend factory remenbers all created backends and gives out
     the same instance. Backends now have to be thread safe.

Bug Fixes: Compilation and packaging issues. No changes to the behaviour.
- QtHardMon 00.18.01
- CommandLineTools 00.12.00
- mtca4uPy 00.09.00
- VirtualLab 00.04.01

New tag 01.10.00

- DeviceAccess 00.17.01
  -- Added isOpenend() function to Device
  -- Allow 0 significant bits (for features disabled in firmware)
  -- Allow partial access to 2D registers
  -- Fixed merging of transfers of adjecent registera in a TransferGroup
  -- Deleted default= operators of the DummyRegisterAccessors which may be confusing
  -- Multi word write support for Rebot backend

- QtHardMon 00.18.00

- MotorDriverCard 00.12.03
  -- Improved the default value for the chopperControlData

- VirtualLab 00.04.00
  -- renamed the project from mtca4uVirtualLab into mtca4u-VirtualLab to comply with
     the convention defined by the other ChimeraTK projects
  -- added experimental feature to interpolate between states (needs to be enabled by
     defining ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES in the depending project)

Bugfix tag 01.09.03

- Removed version dependencies for the mtca4u meta packages.
  No changes to the dependent packages.

Bugfix tag 01.09.02

- QtHardMon 00.17.07
-- Fixed linker problem

Bugfix tag 01.09.01

Fix for debian packaging: Overriding the build type, which is set to 'None'
- DeviceAccess 00.15.01
- MotorDriverCard 00.12.01
- QtHardMon 00.17.06
- CommandLineTools 00.11.02
- mtca4uPy 00.08.02
- mtca4uVirtualLab 00.03.05

New tag 01.09.00

All packages now use "Release" as default build type.

- DeviceAccess 00.15.00
-- Performance optimisation in raw mode for accessors:
   Do not invoke FixedPointConverter but swap the data

- MotorDriverCard 00.12.00
-- Switched on effc++ and got rid of all warnings this caused.
   It resulted in some minor, but not ABI compatible changes.

- QtHardMon 00.17.05
- CommandLineTools 00.11.01
- mtca4uPy 00.08.01
- mtca4uVirtualLab 00.03.04

New tag 01.08.00

- DeviceAccess 00.13.00
  --Transfer groups can combine accessors on the hardware transport layer
    (for instance adjacent addresses in numerically addressed backends)
    and transfer them together.

"01.07.02"

- DeviceAccess 00.12.04
  -- Fixed calculation of number of sequences and offset error in DummyMultiplexedRegisterAccessor
     Resolves bug #2394

Bugfix tag 01.07.01

MotorDriverCard 00.11.07
- Fixed bug in debian packaging script

New tag "01.07.00"

- ChimeraTK-installer 01.07.00
  -- Changed to use github instead of the DESY svn server

- DeviceAccess 00.12.00
  -- Map files can be specified in the SDM URI
  -- FixedPointConverter is throwing device exception instead of std::invalid_argument
  -- CMake variable names Findmtca4u-deviceaccess.cmake have changed. They are now consistent across projects.

- CommandLineTools 00.11.00
  -- Reading and writing now works using the sdm URI as device name without dmap file
  -- Reading and writing now works without map file for numerically addressed backends (PCI, dummy, ReboT)
  -- Reading 0 elements reads the whole register, which allows to turn on raw/hex mode without knowing the size of the register

- MotorDriverCard 00.11.06
    - Improved asynchronous interface by introducing StepperMotor::isMoving
    - The project name in CMake has changed from MotorDriverCard to mtca4u-MotorDriverCard for
      consitency with other projects (coming from the project-template). Use the new
      name when searching for the library.

- VirtualLab  00.03.03
  -- New minor version because the variable names have changed in Findmtca4uVirtualLab.cmake.
     They now follow a consistent scheme across projects thanks to a common template.
     No changes to the library itself.

- DeviceAccess-PythonBindings 00.08.00

- QtHardMon 00.17.04