# Revision History of CMSIS-Pack

CMSIS-Pack: Revision History of CMSIS-Pack

| CMSIS-Pack Version 1.5.0 Delivery Mechanism for Software Packs

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1.5.0

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.9

- added System Description File (*.SDF) Format
- updates to Device Vendor
- removed usage of DP CTRL/STAT CDBGRSTREQ from DebugPortStart default sequence
- added flashinfo with children <block> and <gap> to describe flash devices for sequence-based flash download
- new debug access functions and global debug variables for sequence-based flash download
- added repository element for specifying origin of public repositories
- added attributes to release element specifying repository tag and url for downloading repository content

1.4.9

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.8

- added Toptions attribute for use in conditions
- updated documentation for generator section to reflect new exe, web, and eclipse sections

1.4.8

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.7

- added support for semantic versioning quality information in ConditionVersionType
- updated Pack schema file making some elements optional
- added Pack Index File Specification and schema file

1.4.7

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.6

- added multiple version types to tighten the schema checking depending on context
- added new generator sections for exe, web and eclipse based generators in <generator>
- added new processor attributes Dtz = Trustzone and Ddsp = DSP instructions for Armv8-M
- added new attributes Dtz, Ddsp, Dsecure to conditions <require>, <deny>, <accept>
- added new processors Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33 and other in DcoreEnum
- added new attribute public to books and images to indicate public use of documents and board images

1.4.6

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.5

- refined Dname string pattern restriction (RestrictedStringDname)

1.4.5

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.4

- added: Punits to ProcessorType
- added: Punit to DebugType

1.4.4

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.3

- added: attribute defaultResetSequence to DebugType.
- added: <requirements> section:
  - <packages> defining dependencies between packs
  - <languages> defining required language support e.g. C99
  - <compiler> defining required toolchains
- added: <create> section used for tool independent project description
  - attributes: name, documentation, condition
  - <target> specifies the board and device targeted by the project
  - <options>
  - <files> specifies the grouped files
- updated: <algorith> element
  - added attributes: style, parameter and endian
- updated: <memory> element
  - added attributes: name, access and alias
  - deprecating attribute: id (replaced by name + access)

1.4.3

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.1

- Adding attribute "sdf" to debugconfig element within section <devices>

1.4.1

Modifications compared to Version 1.4.0

- pName, Dname, Dvariant type changed from xs:string to RestrictedString

1.4.0

Modifications compared to Version 1.3.3:

- device section memory specification redefined, deprecating id attribute
- device section algorithm support multiple flash programming algorithm styles
- device section debug adding CJTAG debug port type

1.3.3

Modifications compared to Version 1.3.1:

- Schema Version remains unchanged, since no incompatible update
- Added generator section can specify a target GPDSC file that it will generate
- Added A component can be linked to a generator and the generator's GPDSC file will be automatically included in the project as part of the component.
- Added A generator command is optionally extended by a separate description of arguments
- Updated Vendor list
- Updated Utility packChk.exe to Version 1.3.0.0:
  - detect redefinitions of boards
  - check presence of board image files
  - check for duplicate device features
  - check for duplicate device definitions
  - check for
  - minor bug fixes

1.3.1

Modifications compared to Version 1.3:

- Schema Version remains unchanged, since no incompatible update
- Added Cortex-M7 to the predefined list of processors
- Updated Vendor list
- Added File version attribute to debugvars element of device description
- Updated XML file header encoding tag set to capital "UTF8"
- Deprecated init attribute of <memory> element in <devices> section deprecated

1.3

Modifications compared to Version 1.2:

- Added attributes to release tag for managing deprecation and changing Pack IDs
- Removed external RAMn and ROMn memory IDs in memory tag
- Added FileCategoryTypes in <file> element for C, C++, Assembler, Linker
- Extended specification of <require>, <accept> and <deny> with Cversion and Capiversion ranges
- Added Utilities for Creating Packs and packChk.exe for Pack validation
- Added documentation for the Example Pack based on LPC1800 Device Family
- Refined <debug> element description
- Many clarifications in the documentation along with examples

1.2 | Clarifications for release.

1.1 - Preliminary

Update release for review:

- new Boards description
- new Debug description
- revised Device Feature capture
- new Generator description
- new Flash Algorithm Specification
- new Configuration Wizard Annotation Specification

1.0 - Preliminary | Preliminary release for review
0.10 | Release for beta review