Kubos Changelog

v1.19.0 - Oct 30 2019

• Added Scheduler Service
• Updated kubos-shell-client to allow single command execution
• Updated default config.toml location from /home/system/etc/config.toml to /etc/kubos-config.toml
• Migrated to new default service ports
• Removed run levels from apps and the associated app arg
• Changed app service uninstall logic to nicely kill a running app first
• Added No Hardware doc
• Added --stdout flag to services for easy output on stdout
• Standardized the default service storage location in tools/local_config.toml for easier local development
• Miscellaneous doc improvements

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed crashing file service & client with bad defaults
• Fixed communications issue in ISIS Antenna Service

v1.18.0 - Sept 12 2019

• Added initial app monitoring capabilities
• Added ability to stop currently running applications
• Added ability to do bulk telemetry database inserts asychronously
• Updated Docker and Vagrant configurations to use Python3.7
• Upgraded Rust usage to v1.37.0
• Miscellanous doc improvements

v1.17.0 - Aug 15 2019

• Added example OBC housekeeping mission app
• Updated the file transfer service to allow the downlink destination to be configurable
• Changed service configuration behavior to fail when config values cannot be read, rather than taking default values
• Documented UDP passthrough behavior for the comms service framework
• Documented arg passthrough behavior in the app development guide
• Added tips for reducing Rust binary sizes
• Tweaked how C-based libraries are included in our Rust workspace to improve the ability to use KubOS software in a local development environment
• Updated all Python packages to contain accurate requirements.txt files
• Updated all packages and libraries to contain Readme files
• Upgraded Rust usage to v1.36.0
• Upgraded base CI Docker image to Ubuntu 18.04
• Migrated all remaining tooling to Python3

Bug Fixes:

• Miscellaneous fixes to support building and running KubOS from a MacOS development environment

v1.16.0 - Jul 10 2019

• The Great Docs Re-Org of 2019

  • Added instructions for setting up a development environment without using the SDK
  • Added instructions for running KubOS core services within a local development environment
  • Reworked tutorials for local execution
  • Added a high-level KubOS porting guide
  • Added a more in-depth communications setup guide
  • Added mission development guides
  • Added a service development guide
  • Expanded community contribution guides
  • Re-organized most docs in order to create a more accessible and intuitive user experience

• Updated the comms service framework to use SpacketPacket instead of UDP

• Added UDP passthrough to the comms service framework for non-GraphQL messages

• Added ability to perform bulk inserts with the telemetry database service

• Improved size optimization for Rust executables when doing release builds

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed ability to pass a custom config file to Rust applications
• Fixed assorted timing issues with CI tests

v1.15.0 - May 23 2019

• Added a comms service implementation for the NSL EyeStar-D2 Duplex radio
• Updated comms service framework to use Space Packet Protocol
• Added ‘ping’ query to all Kubos services
• Added ability to query multiple telemetry fields in one request
• Updated docs to reflect use of latest Buildroot LTS release, 2019.02.2
• Migrated to new CLA site
• Expanded application unit tests
• Added inter-service integration tests

Bug Fixes:

• Cleaning up orphaned files after app uninstall
• Changing current working directory to an app’s registered directory before starting it

v1.14.0 - Apr 3 2019

• Added logic to the applications service to check if an app immediately fails after being started
• Removed UUIDs from the applications service. Apps will now be referenced by name
• Added ability to uninstall all versions of an application
• Updated app registration process to clean up all files if registration fails
• Added ability to manually set the active version of an application
• Added parameter to Rust app API to allow minimum logging level to be controlled
• Added parameter to Python app API to allow minimum logging level to be controlled
• Updated comms service framework to translate between UDP and HTTP
• Added comms service framework unit tests
• Added documentation for service configuration
• Updated the Pumpkin supMCU API to match v4.22 of the firmware manual
• Added GraphQL service for the Clyde Space 3rd generation EPS
• Improved logging for all Kubos services

Bug Fixes:

• Updated the comms service framework to correctly validate that a write function is present
• Updated the apps service to remove the parent directory if the last version of an app is uninstalled
• Updated app registration process to ensure current active version remains active if new registration fails
• Fixed Rust app API to use project name for logging
• Migrated the Kubos contributor’s agreement to https://cla-assistant.io/kubos/kubos
• Corrected the file transfer client syntax documentation

v1.13.0 - Feb 15 2019

• Updated all Kubos services to use HTTP as their GraphQL front-end instead of UDP, allowing them to expose GraphiQL endpoints
• Removed all yotta usage. C-based projects are now compiled using CMake
• Pinning Rust version at v1.32.0 to prevent accidental version discrepancies

v1.12.0 - Feb 1 2019

• Updated all Python code to be compatible with Python3.5
• Updated the Python App API doc to be more verbose
• Updated the C HAL to directly use Linux conventions
• Removed CSP from the code base
• Removed remaining usage of yotta configuration constants

v1.11.0 - Jan 18 2019

• Added communications service framework overview doc
• Added example communications service
• Added communications service tutorial
• Updated all Rust modules to use Rust 2018

Community Contributions:

• Added communications service framework

v1.10.0 - Dec 20th 2018

• Added process monitoring to most Kubos services
• Updated the default logging template to include message severity
• Updated the logging tutorial and examples to use the app API’s logging initialization
• Updated the BBB and MBM2 installation instructions to use the new eMMC install script

v1.9.0 - Dec 6th 2018

• Added support for logging using rsyslog
• Updated all Kubos services to use new logging
• Updated file transfer service to clean up temporary storage directories after successful transfer and on-request
• Added SLIP support to all boards
• Updated the applications service to allow more than two files to be present in the directory used to register an application

Bug Fixes:

• File transfer client now returns error when it fails to communicate with the file service
• Updated all Kubos services’ GraphQL responses to follow the official response spec

v1.8.0 - Nov 9th 2018

• The shell service and client have both been rewritten into Rust
• Updated the applications service’s schema to match the styling of the other services
• Added cleanup logic when the app service encounters a corrupted app entry
• Added the ability to upgrade an application with the applications service
• Updated the Rust app API to utilize exit codes
• Added Pumpkin MBM2 RTC support

Bug Fixes:

• Updating telemetry database API to use a double to store the timestamp, rather than a 32-bit integer

Community Contributions:

• Updated link descriptions for Kubos Linux release files

v1.7.0 - Oct 12th 2018

• Added overview documentation for the monitor service
• Added tutorials to help new users write their first mission application
• Added tutorials to help new users interact with the telemetry database and file transfer services

Bug Fixes:

• Updated the Python app API to accept an empty string in the ‘errors’ field of GraphQL responses
• Updated the file transfer service to not exit if an invalid data packet is received
• Updated the file transfer service’s log location

v1.6.0 - Sept 28th 2018

• Added corrupted chunk and file hash mismatch error handling to the file transfer service
• Improved file transfer service multi-client handling
• Added timeout and chunk-size configuration options to the file transfer service
• Updated the telemetry database service to allow query results to be written to an output file
• Added insert and delete capabilities to the telemetry database service
• Increased telemetry database timestamp key resolution from seconds to milliseconds
• Updated applications service to add ability to passthrough arguments to the application being called
• Added a basic system-resource monitoring service

Bug Fixes:

• Updated Rust cross-compiling instructions to handle new CC arg requirement
• Added doc links to the pre-built hardware services’ documentation

v1.5.0 - Sep 7th 2018

• Added a community Trello board for contributors and KubOS team members
• The file transfer service and client have both been rewritten into Rust
• Added documentation for how to handle the deployment hold time countdown
• Updated the app APIs to commonize behaviour between the Python and Rust versions
• Added example mission applications for both Rust and Python
• Added a verbose example mission application in Python for mission design

Bug Fixes:

• Standardized usage of the Rust failure crate for version 0.1.2

v1.4.0 - July 23 2018

• Added UDP/GraphQL service for ISIS Antenna Systems
• Updated Pumpkin MCU service to be compliant with the latest ICD
• Added initial version of the mission applications service
• Added initial mission applications Rust API
• Added initial mission applications Python API
• Added system Rust API for system-wide common functionality
• Upgraded CircleCI automation config to use the 2.0 configuration format
• Updated docs to reflect changes in how auxiliary SD images are generated

v1.3.0 - Jun 21 2018

• Added communication core service
• Added file transfer core service
• Added shell core service
• Added telemetry database core service
• Added Rust API and UDP/GraphQL service for NovAtel OEM6 High Precision GNSS Receiver
• Added Python API and UDP/GraphQL service for Pumpkin MCUs
• Added Rust API for ClydeSpace 3G EPS
• Added Rust API and UDP/GraphQL service for Adcole Maryland Aerospace MAI-400 ADACS
• Added API for GOMspace NanoPower P31U
• Added C and Rust APIs for ISIS Antenna Systems
• Added C and Rust APIs for ISIS iMTQ
• Added C API for ISIS TRXVU radio
• Added Python library for use when creating Kubos services
• Added Rust helper crate for use when creating Kubos services
• Added Python library for I2C HAL
• Added Rust crate for I2C HAL
• Upgraded Kubos SDK Vagrant and Docker images to use Rust 1.26
• Added link to nightly version of docs to main docs page
• Added documentation for using ethernet as primary board-communication method
• Improved documentation about using Python and Rust for development with KubOS

Bug Fixes:

• Forcibly downgrading pip to <v10 to prevent incompatibility issue with yotta

Community Contributions:

• Added Rust crate for UART HAL

v1.2.0 - Mar 5 2018

• Added Rust crate for wrapping isis-iobc-supervisor
• Added iOBC supervisor GraphQL service
• Migrating cargo-kubos into own repo
• Added iOBC ADC support and demo
• Added iOBC PWM support
• Added API for EyeStar-D2 Duplex radio
• Adding telemetry database service
• Cleaning up doc generation warnings
• Finalizing name changes

v1.1.0 - Jan 24 2018

• Added iOBC UART support and demo
• Added iOBC SPI support
• Added Ethernet support for MBM2/BBB
• Added generic radio API
• Added generic ADCS API
• Added an I2C HAL for Linux
• Decided on using GraphQL, Rust, and Python for services and applications
• Added Python-based example subsystem handler
• Added Rust-based example subsystem handler
• Added ‘cargo kubos’ subcommand for Cargo–>yotta integration
• Upgraded to BuildRoot LTS 2017.2.8
• Documented Windows PowerShell v3+ requirement
• Updated architecture documentation
• Refactored the repo to remove deprecated code
• Re-organized the docs to have a more nested structure
• Updated naming conventions and coding standards

v1.0.1 - Aug 4 2017

• Adding support for Beaglebone Black
• Adding support for Pumpkin MBM2
• Adding Windows Dev Environment guide

v1.0.0 - June 27 2017

• KUBOS-442 Added support for iOBC I2C bus
• KUBOS-445 Integrated iOBC supervisor
• KUBOS-274 Completed Kubos Telemetry integration into KubOS Linux
• KUBOS-487 Added support for tab-completion to Kubos CLI
• Created an initial QA integration test suite
• Migrated from Markdown to ReStructuredText as the documentation language of choice
• Migrated from only Doxygen to Sphinx and Doxygen as the documentation generation tools of choice
• Massively improved documentation basically everywhere
• Polished everything to a shiny gleam

v0.2.2 - April 7 2017

• KUBOS-350 Added multi-process communication support to telemetry library
• KUBOS-283 Created a background telemetry management service
• KUBOS-391 Created a background C&C service
• KUBOS-409 Added logging to C&C
• KUBOS-376 Added C&C ‘build info’ command
• KUBOS-372 Added C&C ‘reboot’ command
• KUBOS-338 Added KubOS Linux kernel rollback and recovery
• KUBOS-340 Added init script generation and flashing for KubOS Linux projects

v0.2.1 - Mar 7 2017

• KUBOS-388 Created initial Command & Control framework
• KUBOS-350 Added support for inter-process communication between Kubos services
• KUBOS-313 Updated Kubos SDK to allow flashing of non-application files to iOBC
• KUBOS-321 Added ability to flash and install new KubOS Linux upgrade packages
• KUBOS-360 Added Kubos CLI integration testing
• KUBOS-363 Fixed Kubos CLI error reporting

v0.2 - Feb 3 2017

• Created KubOS Linux
• Major documentation updates
• KUBOS-170 Created Kubos CLI as primary Kubos SDK command tool
• KUBOS-175 Migrated from Docker to Vagrant for the Kubos SDK distribution system
• KUBOS-329 Added KubOS Linux support to Kubos SDK
• KUBOS-361 Added ability to use branched versions of Kubos code to Kubos CLI
• KUOBS-267 Added telemetry service libraries for both KubOS RT and KubOS Linux
• KUBOS-213 Added telemetry aggregation service libraries
• KUBOS-201 Added inter-subsystem communication libraries

v0.1.4 - Oct 14 2016

• KUBOS-81 Implemented FatFs SPI SD support (Current MSP430 only)
• A new example using the FatFs SPI SD interface

v0.1.3 - Sep 16 2016

• KUBOS-132 Standardized status codes for I2C, SPI and UART HAL
• KUBOS-131 Added basic unit testing for Kubos-HAL-MSP430F5529 and updated MSP430 documentation.
• KUBOS-62 Added preliminary OSX analytics tracking

v0.1.1 - Sep 2 2016

• Documentation updates
• Added basic unit testing for Kubos-HAL, Kubos-HAL-STM32F4 and Kubos-SDK
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

v0.1.0 - Aug 19 2016

• Implemented SPI for the STM32F4.
• Added a new sensor interface:
• IMU
• Altimeter
• Temperature
• A new sensor example application
• A new example using CSP over uart
• Added the ability to link in local targets with KubOS-SDK

v0.0.5 - Aug 05 2016

• Added a SPI HAL API for MSP430 based targets (STM32F4 compatibility coming soon)
• Added a SDIO HAL API for STM32F4 based targets
• Added filesystem support for FatFs based SD Cards, using SDIO (STM32F4 only)
• Added drivers for three sensors:
• HTU21D Temperature/Humidity
• BNO055 IMU
• BME280 Temperature/Humidity/Pressure
• Added support for CSP over the Kubos-HAL UART interface
• A new SPI example application using the driver for the BME280 sensor
• Upgrade Instructions
• Tagged repo manifest

v0.0.4 - Jul 01 2016

• Added a new I2C HAL API for both STM32F4 and MSP430 based targets (master mode only, slave coming soon)
• Simplified hardware debugging with GDB using the new kubos debug and kubos server commands
• A new I2C example application with a WIP driver for the H2U1D temperature sensor
• Upgrade Instructions
• Tagged repo manifest

v0.0.3 - Jun 17 2016

• Added support for NanoAvionics SatBus 3C0 OBC
• Implemented link support in KubOS-SDK for local development modules
• New KubOS-SDK projects are now based off our latest kubos-rt-example source
• Upgrade Instructions
• Tagged repo manifest

v0.0.2 - Jun 03 2016

• Added support for STM32F405RG based PyBoard
• Improved support for yotta commands in KubOS-SDK
• Improved error handling in KubOS-SDK
• Upgrade Instructions
• Tagged repo manifest