klipper/docs/Releases.md

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History of Klipper releases. Please see installation for information on installing Klipper.

Klipper 0.3.0

Available on 20161223. Major changes in this release:

  • Improved documentation
  • Support for robots with delta kinematics
  • Support for Arduino Due micro-controller (ARM cortex-M3)
  • Support for USB based AVR micro-controllers
  • Support for "pressure advance" algorithm - it reduces ooze during prints.
  • New "stepper phased based endstop" feature - enables higher precision on endstop homing.
  • Support for "extended g-code" commands such as "help", "restart", and "status".
  • Support for reloading the Klipper config and restarting the host software by issuing a "restart" command from the terminal.
  • Stepper performance improvements (20Mhz AVRs up to 158K steps per second).
  • Improved error reporting. Most errors now shown via the terminal along with help on how to resolve.
  • Several bug fixes and code cleanups

Klipper 0.2.0

Initial release of Klipper. Available on 20160525. Major features available in the initial release include:

  • Basic support for cartesian printers (steppers, extruder, heated bed, cooling fan).
  • Support for common g-code commands. Support for interfacing with OctoPrint.
  • Acceleration and lookahead handling
  • Support for AVR micro-controllers via standard serial ports