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    CAEN HV Wrapper Library Release Notes

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	Rel. 6.00 - December     2018
    Rel. 5.86 - April     2018
    Rel. 5.82 - June      2016
    Rel. 5.81 - March     2016
    Rel. 5.77 - April     2015
    Rel. 5.56 - March     2014
    Rel. 5.52 - January   2014
    Rel. 5.50 - November  2013
    Rel. 5.22 - May       2013
    Rel. 5.21 - May       2013
    Rel. 5.20 - March     2013
    Rel. 5.10 - December  2012
    Rel. 5.00 - June      2012
    Rel. 3.20 - March     2012
    Rel. 3.10 - July      2010
    Rel. 2.11 - July      2003
    Rel. 2.8  - December  2002
    Rel. 2.4  - May       2002
    Rel. 2.0  - March     2002
    Rel. 1.2  - November  2000

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  Description
  -----------

  This document is updated for every official release of the CAEN HV Wrapper
  Library and it contains various information specific to this software which
  can not be found in the User's Manual, available together with the software
  or on the CAEN web site: www.caen.it.


  System Requirements
  -------------------

  - Network Interface Card + TCP/IP protocol
   (to control SY 1527/ SY 2527 / SY4527 / SY 5527, NIM /DESKTOP HV, N568E, N1068)
  - USB Interface (to control V65xx, NIM /DESKTOP HV, DT55xx HV, N568E, N1068)
  - CAENComm library (to controll the V65xx or the DT55xx)
 
 What's New in Rel. 6.00
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
  - add support to SMART HV Modules
 
 What's New in Rel. 5.86
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
  - Fixed bug on Init when connected to DT55xxE family boards
  - Fixed bug GetEventData for module N1068
  - Implemented TestBDPresence for FTK boards
  - Fixed bug on IMonH/IMONL for N147x modules
  - Fixed bug on module VME8100  
  
 What's New in Rel. 5.82
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
  - add support for N1068 device

  
 What's New in Rel. 5.81
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
  - add support for DT55XXE device

  
 What's New in Rel. 5.77
 ---------------------------

   Bug Fixes
   ----------
   
  - resolved bug in IMonZoom behavior for V65XX devices
  - resolved bug in Log for V65XX devices
  - resolved some minor bugs

  
 What's New in Rel. 5.61
 ---------------------------

   Bug Fixes
   ----------
   
     - resolved bug in setting out of range parameters for SY4527 / SY 5527 devices, which caused a crash in
           the library

    
 What's New in Rel. 5.56
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
    - in NIM devices, current monitor zoom is showed with two different parameters now (IMonL, IMonH)
     
   Bug Fixes
   ---------- 
   
    - resolved bug with DT55xx, which does not show correctly parameters resolution
    - resolved bug with DT55xx, which causes bad rounded VMax values
    - resolved bug in SY4527 / SY 5527 and SY1527 / SY2527, which handles data structures in a
        bad way when disconnecting
    

 What's New in Rel. 5.52
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
    - added LabView version
    - added static library version
   
   Bug Fixes
   ----------
   
    - resolved bug in GetBdParam(..) internal function for SY 4527 / SY 5527 devices, that returned a wrong code
    
    
 What's New in Rel. 5.50
 ---------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - add support for N568E device
   - add support for DT55xx device
   - thread-safe mechanism for SY1527/SY4527 families connections

   Bug Fixes
   ----------
   
   - resolved bug in V65xx optical link connection, with event mode


 What's New in Rel. 5.22
 ---------------------------

   Bug Fixes
   ----------

   - resolved bug in NIM / Destkop connection/disconnection
   - resolved bug in NIM / Desktop Read Data


 What's New in Rel. 5.21
 --------------------------

   Bug Fixes
   ---------
   
   - resolved 64bit version bug


 What's New in Rel. 5.20
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
   - add support for V8100

   Bug Fixes
   ---------
   
   - resolved some minor bugs


 What's New in Rel. 5.10
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------
   
   - add support for N1470
   - add support for V65XX

   Bug Fixes
   ---------
   
   - eliminates bug with A1676A with a large number of channels


 What's New in Rel. 5.00
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - removed support for old modules/system accordingly with CAEN's Product Obsolescence Policy
   - add support for new power supply system SY 4527 and SY 5527
   - new api format


 What's New in Rel. 3.20
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - removed support for old modules/system accordingly with CAEN's Product Obsolescence Policy
   - various bug fix


 What's New in Rel. 3.10
 --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - add support for Sy1527/Sy2527 Event mode features (only Windows platform)
   - add support for Sy4527/Sy5527

   Bug Fixes
   ---------

   - Corrected some minor bugs

 What's New in Rel. 3.10
 --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - add support for Sy1527/Sy2527 Event mode features
   - add support for VME Power Supply modules (V65xx Family)

  What's New in Rel. 2.11
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - Shortened the CAENET systems login timeout from 5.0s to 200ms.
   - Made the library "thread safe".


   Bug Fixes
   ---------

   - Eliminated spurious CAENET errors during login attempts.


  What's New in Rel. 2.8
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - Included control of N568/B 16 Channels Programmable Spectroscopy
     Amplifier
   - Added the "count" Engineering Unit
   - Added support for the CAENHVSetBdParam API function with Sy1527
     (needs Rel. 1.14.00 or more recent in the SY1527/2527)


   Bug Fixes
   ---------

   - Corrected some minor bugs


  What's New in Rel. 2.4
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - Added support for the new A1303 H. S. CAENET Controller; it is now
     possible to have multiple boards (i.e. independent CAENET chains in a
     single PC)
   - Included control of Sy403 High Voltage System via CAENET (through
     Mod. A303A or A1303)
   - Added support for CAENET BUSY handling, i.e. by retrying to execute
     the CAENET command
   - Included control of N470 and N570 Programmable Power Supplies via
     CAENET (through Mod. A303A or A1303)


   Bug Fixes
   ---------

   - Corrected some minor bugs


  What's New in Rel. 2.0
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - Included control of Sy127 and Sy527 via CAENET (through Mod. A303A,
     High Speed CAENET Controller for PC)
   - Added the "rpm" Engineering Unit
   - Handled signed parameters, like i.e. negative temperature


   Bug Fixes
   ---------

   - Corrected some minor bugs


  What's New in Rel. 1.2
  --------------------------

   New Features and Important Notes
   --------------------------------

   - Support for communication with SY1527/SY2527 via TCP/IP


  Determining Your Software Release
  ---------------------------------

  To determine the complete software release of the CAEN HV Wrapper Library
  installed in your machine, you can use the relevant menu choice of the demo
  program.
  You will see something like:
                               5.21-1.7
  where: 5.21 is the Release of the CAENHVWrapper.dll described in this document
  and 1.7 is the Release of the HSCAENETlib.dll library used by the Wrapper
  library for the communication with the CAENET Power Supplies (you will find
  detailed info for that software in the HSCAENETReleaseNotes.txt document).


  How to get support
  ------------------

  Our Software Support Group is available for questions, support and any other
  software related issue concerning CAEN Power Supplies; for software support
  visit the page www.caen.it/computing/support.php.
