- UiDensity moved to lvgl-module
- Deleted tt_hal and tt_hal_gpio (breaks apps, but will fix those right after merging)
- Added I2C 8 bit register operations
- Added device.properties to simulator
- Improved Tab5 hardware init, implement audio
- Add README.md to kernel
**New Features**
* Runtime font accessors and new symbol fonts for text, launcher, statusbar, and shared icons.
* Added font height base setting to device.properties
* Text fonts now have 3 sizes: small, default, large
**Improvements**
* Renamed `UiScale` to `UiDensity`
* Statusbar, toolbar and many UI components now compute heights and spacing from fonts/density.
* SSD1306 initialization sequence refined for more stable startup.
* Multiple image assets replaced by symbol-font rendering.
* Many layout improvements related to density, font scaling and icon scaling
* Updated folder name capitalization for newer style
* **New Features**
* Added Material Design symbol fonts and LVGL font aliases for launcher, status bar, and shared UI icons.
* **Style**
* Migrated app icons across the UI to the new symbol font system.
* Updated launcher button sizing, font styling, recoloring and icon text color for consistency.
* Default text/icon font macros set for consistent sizing across the UI.
* **Documentation**
* Updated third‑party notices to include Material Design Icons links.
Auto starts the web server in AP mode with generated SSID and Password.
For small devices.... or any i guess.
Hidden by default.
May need adjustments to suit even smaller screens than the waveshare GEEK.
And a few symbols for good measure. :)
* **Refactor**
* GPIO subsystem moved to a descriptor-based model for per-pin ownership and runtime pin management; many platform drivers now acquire/release descriptors.
* Device trees and drivers now use GPIO phandle-style pin specifications across all boards and all drivers.
* **Behavior**
* Device list now encodes per-device status (ok/disabled); boot will skip disabled devices accordingly.
* **Deprecation**
* Legacy GPIO HAL marked deprecated and replaced with descriptor-based interfaces.
* **Chores**
* Bindings and platform configs updated to the new GPIO pin-spec format.
* Updated runtime gating to enable LilyGO T-Deck specific apps and services
* New device compatibility and model-detection APIs
* Added a buffer-overflow error code and message
* Updated GitHub Actions checkout to v4
* Adjusted an LVGL-related library version
* Device config now emits a T-Deck workaround flag when applicable
* Removed internal developer comments and minor cleanups
* **DevicetreeCompiler**
* Binding properties now support default values.
* Compiler returns meaningful exit codes and reports errors more clearly.
* Stronger validation of device configurations with unified error handling.
* Added integration tests and a dedicated Devicetree test workflow.
* **Changes**
* Platform binding schemas updated: some fields made required, others gained explicit defaults.
* Many device-tree files simplified by removing unused/placeholder pin and transfer-size entries.
* **Documentation**
* Removed several outdated TODO items.
- Implement SPI devices in dts files for all devices
- Removed `tt::hal::spi` HAL and its configurations
- Fix for devicetree generator "boolean" support
- Remove unused custom locks in all `DisplayDevice` implementations
- Fixed some bugs with devices
- Updated XPT2046 driver
- Fix for `WifiEsp` deadlock
- Export a lot of new `math.h` symbols with `tt_init.cpp`
- Created `SpiDeviceLock` in `TactilityCore` as a wrapper for kernel SPI locking
- Improved `TactilityKernel` SPI driver.
- Add kernel support for SPI driver
- Add kernel support for UART driver
- Implemented ESP32 UART kernel driver
- Update existing UART-related code in Tactility to use new kernel driver
- Remove UART from tt::hal::Configuration
- Remove tt_hal_uart functionality but keep functions for now
- Update devicetrees for UART changes
- Kernel mutex and recursive mutex: improved locking API design
- Other kernel improvements
- Added device_exists_of_type() and device_find_by_name()
* Implement pagination for file entries in View class
* Add resolveDirentFromListIndex method and refactor entry handling in View class
* Fix current_start_index calculation in View::update to prevent out-of-bounds access
* **New Features**
* Added a full SDK integration test suite with a minimal sample app and automated multi-platform build/run flows.
* Added a new CLI build tool to orchestrate SDK download, build, packaging, and device install/run.
* **Documentation**
* Added typography design token suggestion to ideas.
* **Chores**
* Updated CI to run SDK integration prep and test steps.
* Adjusted build artifact paths, license mappings, and repository ignore rules (including .tactility).
* **New Features**
* Added public accessors for querying module/device start and ready state.
* **Refactor**
* Internal state moved to opaque internal objects; module/device/driver initializers now explicitly initialize internal pointers.
* Lifecycle handling updated to construct/destruct internal state and use accessors.
* **Tests**
* Tests updated to use public accessors and explicit construct/destruct lifecycle calls.
* **Chores**
* Test build/include paths and small metadata updated.
* **New Features**
* Phandle support for device-to-device property references.
* Recognition of #define-style declarations in device trees.
* Device nodes may include optional aliases alongside node names.
* **Improvements**
* Flatter, consistent device hierarchy processing for generation.
* Error and log messages now reference node names for clearer diagnostics.
* **Other**
* Added a static ESP32-based device tree and minor DTS comment updates.
* **New Features**
* Expanded public device and driver APIs (accessors, sync, lifecycle, binding) and a module construct+start helper.
* Added kernel symbol registry and new exported symbols (lvgl, C++ nothrow, I2S APIs, additional math funcs).
* **Refactor**
* Renamed device traversal APIs for consistency (device_for_each*).
* Moved inline helpers to explicit public declarations.
* **Chores**
* Replaced several shell release scripts with Python-based SDK release tooling.
* **Style**
* Header naming consistency fixes.
* **New Features**
* Centralized module management with global symbol resolution
* Level-aware logging with colored prefixes and millisecond timestamps
* **Breaking Changes**
* ModuleParent hierarchy and getModuleParent() removed
* Logging API and adapter model replaced; LogLevel-driven log_generic signature changed
* **Improvements**
* Unified, simplified module registration across build targets
* Tests updated to reflect new module lifecycle and global symbol resolution
* **Export more symbols:**
* Expanded standard library support with additional math functions (trigonometric, exponential, and rounding operations), string comparison, directory operations, and locale configuration
* Added C++ static initialization guard utilities to enhance object initialization support
* **New Features**
- Adds module symbol support and per-module symbol tables, including LVGL symbol exports moved into a dedicated table.
* **API**
- Adds symbol-resolution APIs and an accessor to enable dynamic lookup between modules.
* **Bug Fixes / Chores**
- Explicitly initializes module symbol pointers across device and platform modules to avoid uninitialized state.
* **Tests**
- Updates tests to account for symbol pointer initialization.
* **New Features**
* Added a standalone LVGL module and enabled LVGL support in the simulator for richer local UI testing.
* **Refactor**
* HAL and LVGL split into distinct modules; startup and device attach/detach flows reorganized for clearer lifecycle management.
* Public APIs tightened with clearer nullability/documentation.
* **Bug Fixes**
* More consistent LVGL start/stop and device attach/detach behavior for improved stability.
* **New Features**
* Added a HAL device module providing device enumeration, type queries and a HAL↔kernel bridge.
* **Improvements**
* Integrated HAL module into startup; standardized module names, includes and lifecycle logging; safer file append behavior; broader build support.
* **API Changes**
* Driver lifecycle now uses explicit add/remove semantics; C and HAL device type/lookup APIs clarified.
* **Chores**
* Added module README and Apache‑2.0 license; updated build configuration to include the new module.
* **Fixes**
* Updated tests and object file handling to behave correctly.
Standardised device module identifiers across all supported devices to use consistent naming conventions with lowercase alphanumeric and hyphen-separated formats.
* **New Features**
* Added a GPIO hardware abstraction layer for reading pin levels from applications.
* Applications can now query the number of available GPIO pins so they can adapt to different devices.
* **Chores**
* Integrations updated so GPIO capabilities are discoverable and exported to running applications.
* **New Features**
* Plugin-style modules for platforms and devices with start/stop lifecycle and a runtime-consumable device tree array.
* **Refactor**
* Consolidated initialization into a kernel/module startup flow.
* Generated devicetree artifacts moved to the build Generated directory.
* **Changes**
* Removed legacy no-op registration hooks and I2C lock/unlock wrappers.
* Driver ownership and private state moved to explicit module/owner model.
* Added ERROR_NOT_ALLOWED error code.
Devictree changes:
- Create DTS files for all remaining devices
- Update corresponding `devicetree.yaml`
- Remove `i2c` configuration from corresponding `tt::hal::Configuration`
Apps & HAL:
- Removed I2C Settings (we'll make a new one later after I rework that part of the HAL)
- Delete TactilityC GPIO and I2C functionality
- Delete Related SystemEvent types
- Refactor `tt::hal::i2c` to only use `struct Device*` wrapping
Scripting:
- Fix DevicetreeCompiler boolean parsing
- Create `build-all.py`
* **Documentation**
* Added new C coding style guide detailing naming conventions for files, directories, macros, constants, variables, functions, and type definitions with illustrative examples.
* Updated C++ coding style documentation with clarifications on C naming conventions and header directory organization patterns.
* **Refactor**
* Updated header include paths throughout the codebase to use lowercase naming conventions consistently.
Adds screensavers in addition to the backlight idle off.
More info in screensavers.md
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* **New Features**
* Added a screensaver system with multiple styles (Bouncing Balls, Mystify, Matrix Rain) and a common screensaver interface; auto-starts after inactivity, dismisses on interaction, and supports auto-off/backlight behavior.
* New Display setting and UI dropdown to choose and persist the screensaver.
* **Documentation**
* Added comprehensive screensaver docs covering usage, extension, and configuration.
* **Chores**
* Registered the display-idle service.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Updated LVGL API calls to match renamed functions.
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* **New Features**
* Time and delay utilities added (ticks, ms, µs); SD card now uses an expansion-header CS pin; HTTP downloads warn when run on the GUI task and yield to avoid blocking.
* **Bug Fixes / Reliability**
* Many hard-crash paths converted to guarded checks to reduce abrupt termination and improve stability.
* **Tests**
* Unit tests added to validate time and delay accuracy.
* **Chores**
* License header and build/macro updates.
Replace LGPL from past commit with Apache License 2.0 for the newly created projects:
- in Platforms/*
- TactilityKernel
Add license headers to source code in:
- in Platforms/*
- TactilityKernel
- TactilityFreeRtos
Updated LICENSE.md
**New features**
- Created a devicetree DTS and YAML parser in Python
- Created new modules:
- TactilityKernel (LGPL v3.0 license)
- Platforms/PlatformEsp32 (LGPL v3.0 license)
- Platforms/PlatformPosix (LGPL v3.0 license)
- Tests/TactilityKernelTests
Most boards have a placeholder DTS file, while T-Lora Pager has a few devices attached.
**Licenses**
Clarified licenses and copyrights better.
- Add explanation about the intent behind them.
- Added explanation about licenses for past and future subprojects
- Added more details explanations with regards to the logo usage
- Copied licenses to subprojects to make it more explicit
* Espnow chat fix
Fixes chat app not appearing and coexistence with wifi STA mode.
Wifi OFF and obviously not connected, espnow starts.
Wifi ON and connected, espnow starts.
Wifi ON and NOT connected, espnow starts.
* Fix P4 build
