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update ARTIQ-8 release notes

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Highlights: Highlights:
* Hardware support: * New hardware support:
- Support for Shuttler, a 16-channel 125MSPS DAC card intended for ion transport.
Waveform generator and user API are similar to the NIST PDQ.
- Implemented Phaser-servo. This requires recent gateware on Phaser. - Implemented Phaser-servo. This requires recent gateware on Phaser.
- Implemented Phaser-MIQRO support. This requires the Phaser MIQRO gateware - Almazny v1.2 with finer RF switch control.
variant. - Metlino and Sayma support has been dropped due to complications with synchronous RTIO clocking.
- More user LEDs are exposed to RTIO on Kasli.
- Implemented Phaser-MIQRO support. This requires the proprietary Phaser MIQRO gateware
variant from QUARTIQ.
- Sampler: fixed ADC MU to Volt conversion factor for Sampler v2.2+. - Sampler: fixed ADC MU to Volt conversion factor for Sampler v2.2+.
For earlier hardware versions, specify the hardware version in the device For earlier hardware versions, specify the hardware version in the device
database file (e.g. ``"hw_rev": "v2.1"``) to use the correct conversion factor. database file (e.g. ``"hw_rev": "v2.1"``) to use the correct conversion factor.
- Almazny v1.2. It is incompatible with the legacy versions and is the default. To use legacy * Support for distributed DMA, where DMA is run directly on satellites for corresponding
versions, specify ``almazny_hw_rev`` in the JSON description. RTIO events, increasing bandwidth in scenarios with heavy satellite usage.
- Metlino and Sayma support has been dropped due to complications with synchronous RTIO clocking. * Support for subkernels, where kernels are run on satellite device CPUs to offload some
of the processing and RTIO operations.
* CPU (on softcore platforms) and AXI bus (on Zynq) are now clocked synchronously with the RTIO * CPU (on softcore platforms) and AXI bus (on Zynq) are now clocked synchronously with the RTIO
clock, to facilitate implementation of local processing on DRTIO satellites, and to slightly clock, to facilitate implementation of local processing on DRTIO satellites, and to slightly
reduce RTIO latency. reduce RTIO latency.
* MSYS2 packaging for Windows, which replaces Conda. Conda packages are still available to * Support for DRTIO-over-EEM, used with Shuttler.
support legacy installations, but may be removed in a future release. * Added channel names to RTIO error messages.
* Added channel names to RTIO errors. * GUI:
* Full Python 3.10 support. - Implemented Applet Request Interfaces which allow applets to modify datasets and set the
* Python's built-in types (such as `float`, or `List[...]`) can now be used in type annotations on current values of widgets in the dashboard's experiment windows.
kernel functions. - Implemented a new EntryArea widget which allows argument entry widgets to be used in applets.
* Distributed DMA is now supported, allowing DMA to be run directly on satellites for corresponding
RTIO events, increasing bandwidth in scenarios with heavy satellite usage.
* Subkernels are now supported, allowing running kernels on satellite devices, offloading some
of the processing, and RTIO events.
* Applet Request Interfaces have been implemented, enabling applets to directly modify datasets
and temporarily set arguments in the dashboard.
* EntryArea widget has been implemented, allowing argument entry widgets to be used in applets.
* Dashboard:
- The "Close all applets" command (shortcut: Ctrl-Alt-W) now ignores docked applets, - The "Close all applets" command (shortcut: Ctrl-Alt-W) now ignores docked applets,
making it a convenient way to clean up after exploratory work without destroying a making it a convenient way to clean up after exploratory work without destroying a
carefully arranged default workspace. carefully arranged default workspace.
- Hotkeys now organize experiment windows in the order they were last interacted with: - Hotkeys now organize experiment windows in the order they were last interacted with:
+ CTRL+SHIFT+T tiles experiment windows + CTRL+SHIFT+T tiles experiment windows
+ CTRL+SHIFT+C cascades experiment windows + CTRL+SHIFT+C cascades experiment windows
* Persistent datasets are now stored in a LMDB database for improved performance. PYON databases can * Persistent datasets are now stored in a LMDB database for improved performance.
be converted with the script below. * Python's built-in types (such as ``float``, or ``List[...]``) can now be used in type annotations on
kernel functions.
* Full Python 3.10 support.
* MSYS2 packaging for Windows, which replaces Conda. Conda packages are still available to
support legacy installations, but may be removed in a future release.
Breaking changes:
* ``SimpleApplet`` now calls widget constructors with an additional ``ctl`` parameter for control
operations, which includes dataset operations. It can be ignored if not needed. For an example usage,
refer to the ``big_number.py`` applet.
* ``SimpleApplet`` and ``TitleApplet`` now call ``data_changed`` with additional parameters. Derived applets
should change the function signature as below:
::
# SimpleApplet
def data_changed(self, value, metadata, persist, mods)
# SimpleApplet (old version)
def data_changed(self, data, mods)
# TitleApplet
def data_changed(self, value, metadata, persist, mods, title)
# TitleApplet (old version)
def data_changed(self, data, mods, title)
Accesses to the data argument should be replaced as below:
::
data[key][0] ==> persist[key]
data[key][1] ==> value[key]
* The ``ndecimals`` parameter in ``NumberValue`` and ``Scannable`` has been renamed to ``precision``.
Parameters after and including ``scale`` in both constructors are now keyword-only.
Refer to the updated ``no_hardware/arguments_demo.py`` example for current usage.
* Almazny v1.2 is incompatible with the legacy versions and is the default.
To use legacy versions, specify ``almazny_hw_rev`` in the JSON description.
* Legacy PYON databases should be converted to LMDB with the script below:
:: ::
@ -56,37 +91,6 @@ Highlights:
txn.put(key.encode(), pyon.encode((value, {})).encode()) txn.put(key.encode(), pyon.encode((value, {})).encode())
new.close() new.close()
Breaking changes:
* ``SimpleApplet`` now calls widget constructors with an additional ``ctl`` parameter for control
operations, which includes dataset operations. It can be ignored if not needed. For an example usage,
refer to the ``big_number.py`` applet.
* ``SimpleApplet`` and ``TitleApplet`` now call ``data_changed`` with additional parameters. Wrapped widgets
should refactor the function signature as seen below:
::
# SimpleApplet
def data_changed(self, value, metadata, persist, mods)
# SimpleApplet (old version)
def data_changed(self, data, mods)
# TitleApplet
def data_changed(self, value, metadata, persist, mods, title)
# TitleApplet (old version)
def data_changed(self, data, mods, title)
Old syntax should be replaced with the form shown on the right.
::
data[key][0] ==> persist[key]
data[key][1] ==> value[key]
data[key][2] ==> metadata[key]
* The ``ndecimals`` parameter in ``NumberValue`` and ``Scannable`` has been renamed to ``precision``.
Parameters after and including ``scale`` in both constructors are now keyword-only.
Refer to the updated ``no_hardware/arguments_demo.py`` example for current usage.
* ``artiq_ddb_template`` requires latest generic Kasli gateware to function properly
due to RTIO channel renumbering.
ARTIQ-7 ARTIQ-7
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