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RELEASE_NOTES: update

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Sebastien Bourdeauducq 2021-12-14 00:05:49 +08:00
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Highlights: Highlights:
* Support for Kasli-SoC, a new EEM carrier based on a Zynq SoC, enabling much faster kernel execution. * New hardware support:
- Kasli-SoC, a new EEM carrier based on a Zynq SoC, enabling much faster kernel execution.
- HVAMP_8CH 8 channel HV amplifier for Fastino / Zotinos
* Softcore targets now use the RISC-V architecture (VexRiscv) instead of OR1K (mor1kx). * Softcore targets now use the RISC-V architecture (VexRiscv) instead of OR1K (mor1kx).
* WRPLL * Faster compilation for large arrays/lists.
* Compiler:
- Supports kernel decorator with paths.
- Faster compilation for large arrays/lists.
* Phaser: * Phaser:
- Improved documentation - Improved documentation
- Expose the DAC coarse mixer and ``sif_sync`` - Expose the DAC coarse mixer and ``sif_sync``
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* ``get()``, ``get_mu()``, ``get_att()``, and ``get_att_mu()`` functions added for AD9910 and AD9912 * ``get()``, ``get_mu()``, ``get_att()``, and ``get_att_mu()`` functions added for AD9910 and AD9912
* On Kasli, the number of FIFO lanes in the scalable events dispatcher (SED) can now be configured in * On Kasli, the number of FIFO lanes in the scalable events dispatcher (SED) can now be configured in
the JSON hardware description file. the JSON hardware description file.
* New hardware support:
- HVAMP_8CH 8 channel HV amplifier for Fastino / Zotino
* ``artiq_ddb_template`` generates edge-counter keys that start with the key of the corresponding * ``artiq_ddb_template`` generates edge-counter keys that start with the key of the corresponding
TTL device (e.g. ``"ttl_0_counter"`` for the edge counter on TTL device``"ttl_0"``) TTL device (e.g. ``"ttl_0_counter"`` for the edge counter on TTL device``"ttl_0"``)
* ``artiq_master`` now has an ``--experiment-subdir`` option to scan only a subdirectory of the * ``artiq_master`` now has an ``--experiment-subdir`` option to scan only a subdirectory of the
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Breaking changes: Breaking changes:
* Due to the new RISC-V CPU, the device database entry for the core device needs to be updated.
The ``target`` parameter needs to be set to ``rv32ima`` for Kasli 1.x and to ``rv32g`` for all
other boards. Freshly generated device database templates already contain this update.
* Updated Phaser-Upconverter default frequency 2.875 GHz. The new default uses the target PFD * Updated Phaser-Upconverter default frequency 2.875 GHz. The new default uses the target PFD
frequency of the hardware design. frequency of the hardware design.
* ``Phaser.init()`` now disables all Kasli-oscillators. This avoids full power RF output being * ``Phaser.init()`` now disables all Kasli-oscillators. This avoids full power RF output being