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Version 2021.1.2

  • The DLL search improvement introduced in 2021.1 is now working correctly for Python 3.6 and 3.7, too.

Version 2021.1

  • Improve automated DLL search path configuration; the DLLs should be loadable out-of-the-box in more situations now, including on systems running Python 3.8 and newer.
  • Switch back to using pywin32 instead of pypiwin32.

Version 2019.1

  • Handle non-existent configuration directory

Version 2018.12.13

  • Update installation instructions
  • Automated testing using Travis now also runs on Python 2.7 (only tested Python 3 before)
  • switch_valve_when_done keyword argument is now available for all pumping operations
  • Depend on pypiwin32 instead of pywin32

Version 2018.11.07

  • Report correct version number when installed from wheel.

Version 2018.11.05

  • Updates to documentation
  • Handle the case when a user requests to delete a non-existing configuration file.
  • Update packages requirements to include pywin32.
  • We now build universal wheels for both Python 2 and 3.
  • Add support for Travis continuous integration tests on GitHub.

Version 2018.10.08a

  • Functionally identical to version 2018.10.08, but with additional docstrings for the config module.

Version 2018.10.08

This release includes all the changes listed below.

2018-10-06

  • Assume default location of Qmix configuration files (to avoid full path).

2018-10-04

  • Rename switch_valve_when_finished keyword argument to switch_valve_when_done to match wait_until_done wording
  • Add switch_valve_when_finished keyword argument to QmixPump.aspirate() method
  • Wait until the pumps have actually started operating before checking whether pumping has finished when using the wait_until_done kwarg.
  • Imply wait_until_done=True when switch_valve_when_done=True keyword argument is specified.
  • Improve auto-discovery of Qmix SDK DLLs

2018-09-13

  • Rename blocking_wait keyword argument to wait_until_done

2018-08-09

  • Add QmixPump.fill() and empty() methods
  • QmixPump methods now raise on invalid volume and flow rate parameters
  • Package specifications have been moved from setup.py to setup.cfg
  • Fix bug when determining valid valve positions

2018-08-07

  • Fix reathedocs build

2018-08-02

  • Add config module to pyqmix.__all__
  • Remove Qmix SDK header directory config option
  • Add convenience method QmixPump.set_syringe_params_by_type() to set syringe parameters by specifying a syringe type
  • Set default flow and volume units when instantiation a QmixPump

2018-08-01

  • Support latest Qmix SDK
  • Do not restore pump drive position counter by default
  • Add convenience method QmixPump.set_syringe_params_by_type() to set syringe parameters by specifying a syringe type

2018-05-25

  • Support for a configuration file
  • Don't do a blocking wait when calibrating pumps by default
  • More example scripts
  • Add support for several new Qmix SDK functions

2018-02-21

  • QmixBus gained auto_open and auto_start init parameters
  • QmixPump gained auto_enable init parameter

2017-10-09

  • Convert config.py module to sub-package
  • Add pump configurations to the new config.pumps module
  • Add pump.init_pump() convenience function for pump setup
  • Add pump.fill_syringes() and pump.empty_syringes convenience functions

2017-10-05

  • Add config.py module

2017-10-04

  • Add valve position setter. The new property replaces the current_position property of QmixValve and QmixExternalValve.
  • Split monolithic interface.py into device-specific submodules