1.2.1 Melody Touch Release Notes

Release 4.2.1 – December 2024

Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed Bug related to "Driven Shield option not available for Software CVD".
  • For Software CVD devices, when Touch Tune feature is used, fixed the missing warning to enable UART Interrupt.

Release 4.2.0 – October 2024

Features:

  • Added Touch Configurator support for PIC18[L]FxxK40/42 devices.

  • Added Touch Configurator support for dsPIC33CH devices.

  • Added Touch Configurator support for PIC16F152x (Software CVD) devices.

  • Added Support for Boost mode in supported AVR devices.
Improvements:
  • Added additional notifications and warnings.
Bug Fixes:
  • Added fix for error during compilation with low power enabled for PIC16F18015 device.

Release 4.1.0 – May 2024

Features:

  • Added Support for PIC16[L]F184xx, PIC16F131xx, PIC18FxxQ24 and Additional variants of PIC16F171xx devices.
  • Added feature to support the configuration of X and Y Lines to enable the user to customize the Matrix view.
  • Updated ATTiny161x and ATTiny321x acquisition libraries to version 1.5.
Improvements:
  • Migrated from pins-standard module to pins-interface.
  • Improved Validation during the creation of new sensors.
  • Added restriction to prevent the multiplexing of unsupported lines in the matrix view.
Bug Fixes:
  • Added fix for CSD being set as a higher value than 999.
  • Added fix for sensors getting hidden during reopening of matrix in mutual-cap multiplexed lines.
  • Added fix for lump option being enabled for unsupported devices.
  • Added fix for compilation failure when debounce count value is modified.
  • Added fix for touch tune data streaming issue when larger data is sent/received.
  • Added fix for drivenshield plus code compilation issue in PIC18FxxQ8x devices.

Release 4.0.0 – Feb 2024

Features:

  • Added Support for PTG based touch Acquisition for dsPIC33CK devices.
Improvements:
  • Improved Matrix View for Mutual Capacitance pin assignment
  • Added option to update all parameters of same category in sensor parameters table.
  • Provision to remove warnings and hints generated by Touch Configurator is added.
  • Improved Horizontal Scrollbar visibility.
  • Added Clock/Timer inputs in Touch Configurator to input the user loaded modules in UI.
Important Notes:
  • If Timer's custom name is changed from default, then compilation error occurs in touch.c file.
  • For AVR devices, CPU clock has to be manually populated in to Touch Configurator. Otherwise Prescaler value used for PTC may not be correct.
  • Refer to 1.2.1.3 Melody Driver Dependencies for other driver dependencies and versions.
Bug Fixes:
  • Added fix for PIC16F18877 compilation issue.
  • Added fix sensor not getting added for Q83/Q84 PIC devices.
  • Calibration capacitance Interpretation in Datavisualizer is fixed for ATtiny devices.

Release 3.5.1 – September 2023

  • GAIN and Pre-scaler values are fixed in Configurator for ATmega devices.
  • Fixed the bug to edit CSD parameter in Configurator.
  • Fixed the bug to load old AVR projects.
  • Fixed bug in updating Node parameters properly for Tiny devices in Touch Tune (bidirectional) part of Datavisualizer (Needs MPLAB Touch plugin 2.2.1 as dependency).
  • Low power detect threshold parameter is hidden for Software based Low power as it is not applicable.
  • Touch_example.c file includes pins header file.

Release 3.5.0 – August 2023

  • Added lump and low-power feature support for AVR and PIC devices.
  • Added Touch Configurator support for ATmega32(4|8)PB devices.
  • Bug fixes and UI improvements.

Release 3.4.0 – May 2023

  • Added Touch Configurator support for dsPIC33CK device families.
  • Added future support for PIC18FxxQ20 devices.
  • Added touch ADC support for PIC16F1(71/81)xxx devices.
  • Added fix for PIC18FxxQ71 device's pins not getting populated in the pins grid view for touch.
  • Added fix for Compensation Capacitance (CC) value for self-capacitance technology not being updated properly for ATtiny devices.
  • Added fix for input buffer being disabled for PTC Pins.
  • Bug fixes and UI improvements.

Release 3.3.0 – December 2022

  • Touch Configurator support for ATtiny.
  • Added one-touch and two-touch Surface for Self-cap (Mutual-cap will be supported in the next release).
  • Added Gesture Support.
  • Scan Rate control feature is added for PIC® devices.
  • Improved the Driven Shield feature for users to enable/disable either Driven Shield (or) Driven Shield+ or both for better control.

Release 3.2.2 – September 2022

What's New
  • Added notification icon within touch configurator to highlight touch-related hints, warnings and messages.

Release 3.2.1 – July 2022

Bug Fixes
  • Added fix for multiple sensors not being selected.
  • Added fix for Touch files generation failure when driven shield is enabled.
  • Added fix for PIC16F180xx devices not getting loaded.
  • Added fix for same pins getting generated multiple times in the signal matrix.
  • Updated Touch library to support the latest Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART) libraries.
  • Added fix for AVR® devices not getting loaded.

Release 3.2.0 – February 2022

Device Support
  • Q43 family - (PIC18F25/26/27/45/46/47/55/56/57Q43)
  • Q40 family - (PIC18F04/05/06/14/15/16Q40)
  • Q41 family - (PIC18F04/05/06/14/15/16Q41)
  • Q10 family - (PIC18F24/25/26/27/45/46/47Q10)
  • PIC16LF188xx family - (PIC16(L)F18854/55/56/57/75/76/77)
  • PIC16F180xx family – (PIC16F18015/25/26/44/45/46/54/55/56/74/75/76)
What’s New
  • Added button, slider, wheel sensor support for newly supported devices (Check above for supported devices).
  • Added support for two-way data streamer protocol through UART communication for both supported AVR and PIC devices (Note: Update to the latest MPLAB® Touch plugin v1.0.1).
  • Added example .c and .h files during generation of Touch files.

Release 3.1.0 – June 2021

Device Support
  • AVRxxDAxx
What’s New
  • Touch configurator support to create button, slider, and wheel sensor projects.