Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[2025.3.20.1]

New Features

• Examples for CAEN boards

• Reset in simulation (for DT1260)

• Timer Start/Stop new parameters to restart timer on start signal after stop

• License Dematerialization & Management

  • Added support for converting dongle licenses into digital licenses, including OTP recovery.
  • Implemented temporary relocation of digital licenses to USB dongles and back.
  • Enabled managing multiple dongles simultaneously, with improved UI feedback.

• FPGA Plugin Architecture

  • Ported/Created New Blocks as Plugins:
    • Counters, Frequency Meter, Scaler, Round Robin, Majority Trigger, Double Trigger
    • Pattern Generator, Sequence Logic, BL Restorer, Peak Holder, Min Holder, Energy Sampler
    • Bitwise Operations (bit-slice, fill, sign extension), Wire Merge/Split, Mux
    • Single-Clock Delay, Constant (True/False/Float), Adder, Subtractor, Accumulator, Programmable Shift (Left/Right)
    • “bin to int” / “int to bin” converters

• New Digitizer Support (DT5571)

  • Added DT5571 Digitizer plugin/component.
  • Integrated resource explorer entries (e.g., ring DDR buffer size, plotting threshold).
  • Provided an example project demonstrating digitizer usage.

• Simulation & Remote Compilation

  • Introduced VHDL-based builds for certain HLS blocks (migrated from DCP).
  • Added specialized examples for newly ported FPGA blocks.

• Progress Bar & UI Overhaul

  • Progress Bar now indicates plugin loading status during application startup.
  • Simplified UI by removing legacy or unused buttons (e.g., float/timer controls).
  • Enhanced menu organization and introduced tabbed layouts in critical dialogs.

Bug Fixes

• Dongle & License Management

  • Fixed writing/activation bugs on USB dongles (preventing partial/corrupted license writes).
  • Corrected issues when transferring licenses to a dongle after a previous transfer had expired.
  • Resolved a bug where a license appeared “in use” incorrectly.
  • Fixed UI refresh problems in the License Manager when dongles were disconnected or reconnected.
  • Improved error messages for trial-license errors and user-not-logged-in scenarios.
  • Support for conversion of dongle licenses to digital licenses.
  • Support for temporary relocation of a digital license to USB dongle.

• FPGA & HLS-Related Fixes

  • RAM FIFO: Fixed initialization and removed legacy code.
  • Clock & Timing:
    • Addressed extra 1-cycle delay errors in multiple modules.
    • Fixed DT5571 DAC clock phase issue and removed the need for external data latch.
    • Corrected default rising/falling edges on HLS-based blocks.
  • Subpage Simulation: Patched issues that caused invalid intermediate files and inconsistent runs.
  • Spectrum & Charge Integration:
    • Resolved calculation errors in charge integrator blocks.
    • Fixed spectrum simulation to properly handle parameter limits.
  • Bitwise & Double Signal Conflicts: Eliminated duplicate or ghost signals in netlists.

• UI & Stability

  • Fixed out-of-range or non-existent port references (e.g., TE trigger block).
  • Ensured .NET exception handling for erroneous project files (e.g., invalid simulation inputs).
  • Addressed tabbed layout bugs in the main interface and certain pop-up dialogs.

Improvements

• Authentication & HTTP Requests

  • Implemented an automatic token refresh for HTTP interactions when nearing expiry.

• Remote Compilation & CAEN Frameworks

  • Automated the upgrade to CAEN framework v1.5.0 for X27XX boards.
  • Added internal scripts that update and replace frameworks for remote builds, removing absolute paths.

• Digitizer Refinements

  • Introduced ringDDR buffer size checks (read_size > 0) to enable automated plotting.
  • Removed temporary debugging patches once digitizer stability was confirmed.

• Resource Explorer & Example Projects

  • Provided new example designs for X27XX boards and the DT5571 digitizer.
  • Added help links and short documentation for newly ported components.

• Installation & Build Process

  • Improved Inno Setup configuration, including naming of generated executables and artifact paths.
  • Streamlined build scripts for local/remote compilation and automatic CAEN library updates.

[2024.10.30.1]

• Updated frameworks for X27XX family.
• Fixed a bug in the Moving Average block.

[2024.10.15.1]

• Fixed bug on generated firmware for X27XX family.
• Fixed bug on local compilation for X2730 Wave.
• Improvements in login process.

[2024.10.9.1]

• Migrated personal area from caen.it to my.sci-compiler.com
• Support for digital licenses.
• Built in firmware versioning system.
• Remote builds for all supported boards.
• Remote simulation for all supported boards.

[2024.9.11.3]

• Support to offline compiler for all boards of X27 family
• Rolling average and variance
• Full (Fractional scaler)
• Fix missing files on Citiroc/Petiroc board
• Updated user guide of scaler and gate and delay

[2024.7.19.1]

• Altera pll component to generate clock

[2024.6.4.1]

• xlx_delay memory bug fix
• x2730 online compile
• updated user guide for Charge integration and patter generation
• reset and clock signal type to std_logic_vector for legacy charge integrator
• removed offline compile file for CAEN boards
• fixed bug position for peak finder
• SciSDK 1.2.58 with fixed caen libCAEN_FELib.so

[2024.5.4.1]

• Fixed cup generator

[2024.4.25.1]

• Support to 10Gbps UDP on v27xx digitizer

[2024.4.2.2]

• Fixed incorrect management of extra license plugins/boards

[2024.4.2.1]

• Fixed missing welcome page

[2024.4.1.1]

• Fixed mixed file in the setup

[2024.3.27.1]

• Hide unlicensed plugins and boards

[2024.3.26.1]

• Fixed bug on autosize of subpage memory area < 512 bytes

[2024.3.19.1]

• Custom Packet for V2495
• Max delay of software GD can be selected at compile time

[2024.2.28.1]

• Menu on right click of the three and double click to open page.
• Fixed point constant component
• Added new IIR Butterworth, Bessel, Chebyshev I, Chebyshev II, Elliptic, Notch and Resonant second order filter
• Added new IIR Butterworth and Bessel first order IIR filter
• Added new IIR first and Second order IIR filters using scattered look-ahead tecnique
• Fixed rate meter memory region area
• New hierarchical RegisterFile Json (for future version of SciSDK)
• Readout element inside subpage (MR !18)
• Magic Number in JSON RegisterFile to identify the firmware

[2024.1.22.1]

• ESS upgraded framework

[2024.1.6.1]

• Vivado cpu usage calculated in function of the number of core available. 4 up to 4 core, N-2 for more than 4 core
• DMA working on all family x5560x
• FLags lines are now available on R5560SE
• Fixed bug MAGIC not written in in json file

[2023.12.8.1]

• Add 32 bit word size to list
• Fixed x2730 x2740 library bug prevent access address > 0xffff

[2023.11.29.1]

• Fixed bug list on V2495
• Fixed bug remote compilation with HLS on X27XX
• Fixed bug on DPP list wave input when input is not connected
• Updated CAENFee Libs
• Updated V2495 old examples
• Fixed bug on HW Gate and Delay on V2495
• Fixed bug on create constant (size was always 8 bit)
• Fixed bug on ALT+R Shortcut
• New examples for DT5771 and V2730

[2023.11.15.1]

• Fixed bug crash software when create example
• Fixed old V2495 old example (SciCompiler 2018)
• Fixed bug crash software open some old project
• Fixed missing ip core NIDNA in R5560-Minimal image
• Fixed all bug in CustomHLD (missing TM, typo in template)
• In CustomHDL automatic replace template name with module name. Just leave and save
• Fixed bug in converting hex number in integer constant
• Add code examples using Time Multiplexer for x2730
• Fixed alt_list missing generic port
• Fixed ALT+R Shortcut bug
• Fixed bug setting wrong size in constant created from right click in-place menu
• Add full MCA with QDC, PHA, PSD, CFD, ToF, timetag example for DT5771

[2023.10.18.1]

• Fixed files framework for offline compilation of x2730
• Buf fix on histeresys of ToT
• Display and key support for DT5771

[2023.10.12.1]

• Add support to V2730 (MR !17)
• Updated DT555X library
• GlobalClock to DT5571 framework
• PSD enable property fix bug

[2023.9.22.1]

• Patch Vivado < 2022 with Y2K patch

[2023.9.15.2]

• Install report tool in Vivado

[2023.9.11.2]

• Official support for DT5771 (MR !16)

[2023.9.10.2]

• Missing block diagram file for offline and online compiler patched
• Min/Max block bug corrected
• Unconnected pin in subdesign bug corrected
• Code factoring (MR !15)

[2023.8.10.1]

• All register can be read and write, include register file
• Register write only (as well as mmc endpoint internal register) now can be also read (MR !14)

[2023.8.8.1]

• Support to HLS cores (this will allows to implement several new fetures and cores in next editions)
• Support to DT5771
• Removed autosave feature
• Fixed visibility of board compatible toolbox elements managing the board restrictions
• New organization of toolbar elements
• Improved Charge Integration and PSD
• Improved Trapezoidal PHA chain
• Measure of rise time example
• New oscilloscope component with gated average decimation
• New oscilloscope component dual with gated average decimation
• New oscilloscope component with 16/24/28 input width support
• Fixed resource explorer to display chart in samples and not in incoerent time
• Fixed resource explorer to display the decimation factor in absolute number
• Fixed SciCompiler bug make it crash without internet connection
• Fixed resource explorer to display signed number in oscilloscope

[2023.7.28.1]

• Ask to save on exit

[2023.7.26.1]

• Hidden I/O not compatible with the selected board. Applied to toolbar and quick menu

[2023.7.25.3]

• Bug fixed on register compiling. During save, register addresses were reset to 0.
• Rise time of a signal measurament using R5560 (example)

[2023.7.25.2]

• Bug in log4net resource explorer

[2023.7.25.1]

• Better log on License Manager
• R5560-A dcp missing

[2023.7.24.2]

• Updated ESS to Vivado 2022.2

[2023.7.24.1]

• Bug on missing registers in memory mapped list solved

[2023.7.21.1]

• On project open SciCompiler will lock for missing linked files and ask user to provide the new path
• Lemo on DT5560
• Updated Caen Lib
• Bug on data type for variable. Not working with integer (MR !11)
• Peak finder hdl bug (MR !10)
• Add custom notes to top page and sub pages (MR !9)
• Hierarchical Tree for subdesign

[2023.7.20.1]

• Log in resource explorer

[2023.7.18.1]

• Error in project link for Petiroc components
• Resource Explorer is protected agaist missing board libraries

[2023.7.14.1]

• Add EULA to setup (MR !7)
• Added log features to license and cloud (MR !6)
• Added CI/CD automatic upload on the new Sci-Compiler site https://www.sci-compiler.com (MR !5)
• Shortcut to create registers and port
• MCA fast
• Transistor reset processing chain

[2023.03.13.1] - Viareggio Edition

• (1) Offline compile for X2740-DPP
• (5) Bug on Resource Explorer list read out more data than available

[2023.02.28.1] - Viareggio Edition

• (1) New ess DRGO core

[2023.02.10.2] - Viareggio Edition

• (1) Support for R5560SE
• (1) Re-target for different hardware
• (5) Bug on tof spectrum patched, no more dead-time between bins
• (1) Switched to Sci-SDK library
• (1) Official Support for remote compile
• (1) Simulation for all board except DT5550W and V2495

[2022.11.0.3] - Bellagio Edition

• (5) Simulation, missing dll in setup make unusable the register script editor
• (1) DT1260 support remote customization service
• (1) DT5560/R5560-A/R5560-A-SE support remote customization service
• (1) X274X Dpp mode, Global software RUN enable and disable all DPP output LIST from software
• (1) X274X Dpp mode, Software enable control each DPP enable signal LIST
• (1) Support to the new BETA library SciSDK: https://github.com/NuclearInstruments/SCISDK

[2022.11.0.1] - Bellagio Edition

• (1) Simulation, for now supported for DT1260 only and in local
• (5) Solved bug on trigger for frame readout
• (5) Solved bug on spectrum, the running flag never go back to zero after a start

[2022.9.0.5] - Bellagio Edition

• (5) Bug in Image Transfer prevent external trigger to be selected from SDK

[2022.9.0.4] - Bellagio Edition

• (1) Support for V2740 DT2740 V2745 DT2745
• (1) Cloud compiling feature for X274X boards
• (1) Migrated my.scicompiler.cloud on MyCAEN+
• (1) Support for trial license
• (1) Support for viewer only mode
• (1) New license manager with integrated MyCAEN interface for dongle and trial license management
• (1) Support to the new R5560 architecture with better integration between base and DAQ
• (1) (R5560/R5560SE) Flag signal connect adjacent DAQ in order to allow fast trigger or synchronization between DAQ
• (1) Flag signal example to make H-LINK delay deterministic (see AN https://www.nuclearinstruments.eu/an-008-r5560-se-daqs-horizontal-interconnection/)
• (5) R5560SE DAQ clock is now provided from the BASE and acquisition of all DAQ are synchronous
• (1) Removed limit of 64K samples per oscilloscope. Now oscilloscope can use all the available memory
• (1) User Guide for X2740/5 DPP/Wave readout block
• (5) Updated DT1260(SCIDK) sdk library. Missing ReadFIFO
• (5) Bug in the framework of DT1260 read an extra work corrected. At the end of a FIFO readout it causes a missed word in long packet
• (1) Possibility to install and run SciCompiler even without any locally installed Vivado or Quartus
• (5) Bug on digitizer IP prevent a correct online data decoding in Resource Explorer with more than 2 channels