Nuand/bladeRF 2016.01-rc1

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This release introduces new functionality and bug fixes. It consists of the
following versions:

New Features

• MATLAB & Simulink
  • An object-oriented MATLAB interface has been introduced. This is implemented as bindings atop of libbladeRF, and will be maintained alongside libbladeRF in the libbladeRF_bindings/matlab directory.
  • Simulink support is provided via the above MATLAB interface and the Simulink System Object block.
• libbladeRF, bladeRF-cli:
  • XB-100 support added
• FPGA, libbladeRF, bladeRF-cli:
  • A 1.8V 1 PPS or 10 MHz input may be supplied to the device to tame the on-board VCTCXO
• FX3 Firmware, libbladeRF, bladeRF-cli:
  • A simple logging mechanism has been introduced. This allows the host to retrieve error codes and the source lines at which they occurred.
• FX3 Firmware:
  • Updated for Cypress FX3 SDK v1.3.3
• Miscellaneous:
  • Revised and MIT-licensed DC calibration routines are now available in host/common/.

• The following issue tracker items have been closed since the 2015.07 release:*
• Pull Requests
  • #437: debian: firmware to v1.8.1, fpga to v0.4.1
  • #433: Add a libbladeRF helper function for setting the rx_mux setting in the FPGA
  • #424: Add support for setting SMB clock output to arbitrary frequency
  • #421: bladeRF-cli improvement and xb-200 filter fixes
  • #419: Minimal changeset for bladeRF to build on freebsd
  • #381: Rpm packaing [CAA Needed]
  • #379: Indent [wontfix]
  • #267: Adjust nios simulation component so it matches the synthesis version
• Bugs
  • #438: [libbladeRF] bladerf_sync_tx() is limited by # xfers, not # buffers
  • #436: [bladeRF-cli][libbladeRF] cal dc tx crashes when using Cypress backend
  • #426: XB-200 Reference Clock and MIMO Master clock are mutually exclusive
  • #425: [bladeRF-cli] Perform DC Cal with RX/TX frequencies separated by >= 1 MHz
  • #423: [bladeRF-cli] Add 'xb_spi', 'xb_gpio', and 'xb_gpio_dir' to print/set help text
  • #422: [bladeRF-cli] Make 'help print' and 'help set' formatting match
  • #420: libbladeRF_test: Build broken for big endian hosts
  • #417: libbladeRF: Tuning warnings and failures
  • #416: [libbladeRF] Format specifier typos in nios_access.c
  • #415: [libbladeRF] add/data mismatch in nio_access.c verbose log messages
  • #412: [bladeRF-cli] Calibration often fails
  • #373: "trap divide error" while generating calibration table in CLI: cal table dc rx
  • #362: Calibration table generation hangs, performance issues
• Enhancements
  • #414: 10 MHz reference clock support
  • #410: [libbladeRF] Provide a separate "Access denied" error code
  • #409: [bladeRF-cli] Report file access issues prior to DC cal table procedure
  • #387: FPGA GPIO Bindings to BladeRF / Osmocom Library
  • #353: [bladeRF-cli, libbladeRF] Improve jump_to_boot docs and implementation
  • #236: [libbladeRF] API calls for XB-100 required
  • #205: [FX3 Firmware] Code cleanup and potential improvements
• Other:
  • #399: Update libbladeRF and FX3 FIrmware for Cypress FX3 SDK 1.3.3 support
  • #342: [Installer] Windows installer doesn't ship 32-bit MATLAB support [wontfix]
  • #240: [libbladeRF] Prefer static assertion over assert() when possible

Outstanding issue tracker items

• Bugs:
  • #443: [libbladeRF] Cypress backend receiving NULL buffers upon transfer completion
  • #442: [FX3 Firmware] Jump to bootloader after NULL interface is restored
  • #427: [libbladeRF] Cannot set some samplerates returned by bladerf_set_rational_rate()
  • #408: [libbladeRF] Device hangs after repeated open/stream/close
  • #401: libusb detection fails when x-compiling for Android
  • #390: Warning after running rx start when loopback=firmware
  • #360: [hdl] Older FPGA revisions no longer build
  • #354: [hdl] failure to include STP file due to talkback req ought to be fatal
  • #352: [libbladeRF] Intermittent out-of-order transfer callbacks with Windows & libusb 1.0.19
  • #301: Direct sampling with XB-200 needs additional improvements
• Enhancements:
  • #439: [libbladeRF] Move submit_stream_buffer implementations up a layer
  • #431: Halfband filtering
  • #430: Fs/4 Mix
  • #428: Low-rate stream formats
  • #418: Add CMake project config files
  • #403: LibbladeRF support for setting MIMO mode
  • #395: [hdl] Timing Closure on LMS6 SPI interface
  • #388: [FX3 Firmware] Investigate USB3 drive controls
  • #382: 'bladerf_get_serial()' fixed buffer size should be ideally handled in the API
  • #344: [fx3] Investigate/fix field checksums
  • #328: [libbladeRF] Review and evaluate use of stream lock WRT libusb
  • #321: How about a switch for bladeRF-cli to emit calibration in a format bladeRF-cli can later read?
  • #319: [bladeRF-cli] Add libedit and libreadline support
  • #221: Synchronized Tx/Rx of multiple bladeRFs for MIMO using Mini Expansion Header
  • #174: Migrate FX3 build to CMake-generated Makefile