v6.0.1

Summary

Communication library fixes

How to update

Windows

$ python -m pip install --upgrade flexsea

Linux

$ python3 -m pip install --upgrade flexsea

v6.0

Summary

Quality of life fixes to bootloading, improved Raspberry Pi 64bit support, and minor fixes to demo scripts

How to update

Windows

$ python -m pip install --upgrade flexsea

Linux

$ python3 -m pip install --upgrade flexsea

Changes

• [DSEP-155]
  • fixes pi64 check
  • makes bootloader timeout configurable
  • fixes to demo script for better performance
  • fixes find poles
  • updates flexsea version to 6.0.4
• [EMBD-632]
  • updates bootloader flashing

v5.0 (Jan 2021)

Jan 2021 Release 5.0

Changes

• DSEP-141
• EMBD-543
• DSEP-131
• DSEP-128

Use the Python package release here: https://pypi.org/project/flexsea/5.0.7/

v4.2 RC0 (December 2020)

Summary

Bulleted list below shows the new features of v4.2 since v4.1 release (11/06/2020)

Actuator-Package

• All scripts fixed to use the feed-forward values correctly.
• Readonly C script works in Linux.
• C script toolchain now available for Raspberry Pi.

v4.1

Summary

Bulleted list below shows the new features of v4.1 since V3.7 release (9/18/2020)

This is a major update, and the motor commands are not backward compatible with the previous release! A firmware update is required!

Actuator-Package

• Many new functions for ActPack
• Added Stability for Act Pack
• Cleaner Python interface
• Logs are placed in folders.
• Improvements to data structures.
• Added support for Exo's.
• Added system timestamp.
• High-Stress Test refactored.
• Device Type handling refactored and improved
• Updated Actpack commands to support feedforward. Not Backwards compatible.
• Now has support for 32-bit and 64-bit Python, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and 64-bit Linux.

initial python3 beta software

Contains Python 3.5+ programs to demonstrate FlexSEA Actuator Package operation. Accompanying files include the FlexSEA libraries for Windows (.dll), Linux (.so), and Raspberry Pi (.so), as well as hex files for the FlexSEA board itself.