Development Logs

A quick look at how we've been building and breaking things. These logs track the architectural moves and performance wins as we push the HAL to production grade.

2026-06-20

• v0.4.1 — Test Coverage Expansion & Multi-Python CI - R&S and Prologix unit tests, 4-version CI matrix.

2026-05-30

• v0.4.0 — Simulated Driver Polish & Scope API Standardization - Print stubs, realistic power, scope channel-aware API, repo cleanup.

2026-05-23

• v0.3.1 — Digital Twin Completeness - Peak search, AC voltage config, and missing exports added.

2026-05-21

• v0.3.2 — Community-Driven Digital Twin Completeness - 5 issues fixed, CD pipeline pushed, 9 new community issues opened.
• v0.3.0 — SMU & DMM Drivers + Bug Bash - Keithley 2400 SMU and Keysight 34461A DMM drivers landed.
• Keysight 34461A Truevolt DMM - Full 6.5-digit multimeter with temperature, capacitance, diode.
• Bug Bash & Adversarial Testing - Found 4 bugs via stress-testing, built permanent regression suite.

2026-05-03

• v0.2.0 Release & RF Validation - Validating against Keysight X-Series and standardizing SA drivers.
• Multi-Mode Architecture - Supporting specialized VNAs and combo instruments (FieldFox/VNA Master).

2026-05-01

• Turbo-charging Traces: Binary Optimization - ASCII is slow, binary is king.
• Keeping it Real: Async & Latency Fixes - Teaching the Digital Twin to wait.
• The Golden Standard: HAL Unification - Standardizing the pipeline across all brands.
• Context is Everything: Test Bench Modernization - Clean serial ports and better UUT handling.
• Legacy Love: Base Driver Restoration - Fixing breakages in older drivers.
• Data with Style: MeasurementResult Upgrades - Better formatting for trace data.
• VNAs & Telemetry: New Features - VNA aliases and live VFP streaming.
• Squashing VNA Bugs - Fixing abstract method implementation errors.

2026-04-30

• Golden Master Infrastructure - Recording and replaying real hardware traffic.
• MkDocs-Material Migration - Professional documentation site for the HAL.
• Typed Results & Driver Registration - Standardizing measurement outputs and factory discovery.

2026-04-06

• Modern Packaging (pyproject.toml) - Migrating from setup.py to modern standards.

2026-03-23

• DataBroadcaster Launch - High-performance live UDP telemetry engine.

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Keeping the R&D machine running smooth.