05.06.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.1 experimental:

  I am very happy to announce Mecrisp-Stellaris !
  This is the very first beginning, expect monsters inside.

  As this is the younger sister of Mecrisp for MSP430,
  they share their development history and most design ideas.


12.06.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.2 experimental:

  - Unicode support
  - First interrupt handler for Systick-Timer
  - Lots of small changes
  - Ledcomm ported

15.06.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.3 experimental:

  - Recognizes both LF and CR as line ending
  - Uses hardware FIFO buffer for serial communication
  - Enables GPIO hardware on startup
  - Tidied up internal register usage
  - Faster interrupt entry
  - Fetch-Modify-Store definitions are now interrupt safe
  - Mecrisp-Stellaris now generates smaller code
  - Tidied up debug messages
  - Lots of small changes

23.06.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.4 experimental:

  - Examples in Forth for Analog, Timer, PWM and Interrupts
  - Interrupt handling for Ports and Timers included
  - Tidied up source code
  - Core needs less RAM
  - Lots of small changes

01.07.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.5 experimental:

  - Faster comparisons & bit@
  - Beautiful output for .s in current base
  - Analog Interrupts for ADC0 included
  - Examples in Forth for PLL setup and 1 Msps analog sampling

07.07.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.6 experimental:

  - New target: STM32F407 on STM32F4-Discovery board
  - Removed experimental atomic memory access from core
  - Rearranged source code and 
    added English comments to simplify porting
  - First examples for STM32F4 included

29.07.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.6.1 experimental:

  - Bugfix in min and max
  - 1 Msps analog sampling example for STM

24.08.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.7 experimental:

  - New target: KL25Z128 on Freescale Freedom FRDM-KL25Z board
  - Deep changes in core:
    - New code generator for M0
    - Improved code generator for M3

10.08.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.7.1 experimental:

  - ADC and DAC examples for KL25Z128
  - Improved code generation for M0

07.11.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.7.2:

  - A lot of testing later: "experimental" is gone !
  - Disassembler for M0 included
  - Two channel 1 Msps sampling example for LM4F120
  - Contributions:
      Random number generator for STM32F4 by Sean Stasiak
      LM4F232H5QC port for Chinese QF-LM4F232 board by 呂明貴 (Albert)

16.11.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.8:

  - Deep changes in core: Opcodings !
    They generate faster code for all targets.

28.11.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.8.1:

  - New target: STM32F100 on STM VL Discovery board

18.12.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.9:

  - Double numbers and s31.32 fixpoint calculations
  - Sine/Cosine Cordic algorithm
  - Two channel 1 Msps oscilloscope for LM4F120

31.12.2013, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.9.1:

  - Partial disassembler for M3/M4 included
  - Small optimisations in core

13.01.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.9.2:

  - Small optimisations in M3/M4 code generator
  - Faster interrupt trampolines for M3/M4
  - Timer interrupts for STM32F407
  - Added rdrop and 2rdrop

06.02.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 0.9.3:

  - Added for convenience: d/ mod f.n
  - Final testing package for upcoming stable 1.0 release

01.03.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.0:

  Finally the first stable release of Mecrisp-Stellaris !

21.03.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.0.1:

  Bugfix in third loop index "k"

26.03.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.0.2:

  - New target: TM4C1294 on Tiva Connected Launchpad

05.04.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.0.3:

  - New target: STM32F429ZIT6 on STM F429 Discovery
  - Instruction set emulator for Cortex M0 included

23.04.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.0.4:

  - Added Intel Hex style binaries for STM targets
  - Improved code generation for do and ?do
  - Fixed minor issue with arshift when opcoded 
      with folding constant >= 32
  - Added bit rotations ror and rol
  - M3/M4 only: 
    - Added 12bitencoding
    - Faster opcodes for inline literals,
        calculations, logic and comparisions
    - Included new opcodes into disassembler-m3

01.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.0

  Big tidyup release !
  - Improved readability of chip specific code
  - Factored out a lot of common code
  - Move now behaves well for both directions
  - Added fill and compiletoram?
  - Improved dictionary building macros
  - Fixed flaw in LM4F120 PLL example

02.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.1

  - New target: STM32F051R8 on STM F0 Discovery
  - Tidyup and factoring of common STM terminal code

03.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.2

  - New target: STM32F401RE on STM Nucleo F401RE
  - Variables and <builds does> are now 4-aligned on M3/M4, too
  - Added buffer:
  - Hooks for terminal redirection on TM4C1294

08.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.3

  - Added sp@ sp! rp@ rp!
  - Added hook for inner quit loop
  - ?emit and hooks for terminal redirection on all targets
  - Serial terminal code calls vectorized pause for multitasking
  - Tidyup and factoring of more common code

19.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.4

  - New target: STM32F103C8 on Shenzhen LC Technology board

21.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.5

  - Tab is now recognized as whitespace
  - Added irq-fault

27.05.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.6

  - Analog and PLL examples for TM4C1294
  - Enabled Prefetch Buffer in PLL examples for STM32F407
  - Added Forth source for multiline comments
  - Added Bitlog and Bitexp functions
  - Improved code generation for fetch-modify-store shortcuts
  - Testing of LM4F120 binary on TI Tiva Launchpad with TM4C123GH6PM

03.06.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.7

  - Added string handling helpers: expect tib >in
  - Contribution by Mark Schweizer:
      MK20DX256VLH7 port for Teensy 3.1 board

26.06.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 1.1.8

  - Added Loran-C for TM4C1294
  - Contribution by John Huberts:
      Port for Nordic nRF51822
  - Contribution by Bernd Paysan:
      Ethernet drivers for TM4C1294

30.06.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.0

  - Big changes in string handling !
    The new core is now a lot more ANS aligned and handles addr-length strings.
  - Renamed ?key in key? and ?emit in emit?
  - Renamed old counted-string handling with c-prefix
  - Create now has default action equivalent to : create <builds does> ;
    Old behaviour is renamed into (create)
  - Added irq-terminal to LM4F120 and TM4C1294 targets
  - Fixed flaw in 16-bit Flash write emulation layer for Freescale targets
  - Changed disassemblers and examples for new string handling

  Simply renamed with same function:
     ?key          --> key?
     ?emit         --> emit?
     serial-?key   --> serial-key?
     serial-?emit  --> serial-emit?
     hook-?key     --> hook-key?
     hook-?emit    --> hook-emit?
     expect        --> cexpect
     create        --> (create)
     type          --> ctype
     s"            --> c"

  Chanced behaviour:
     string,
     find
     compare
     number
     token
     parse
     #>

     s"
     type
     create

  Freshly added:
     cell+
     cells
     align
     aligned
     spaces
     count
     create
     type
     accept
     evaluate
     s"
     current-source
     setsource
     source

02.07.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.0a

  - Fixed a flaw in NVIC Forth code 
  - Fixed a minor flaw in ethernet driver
  - Added 1Msps analog-digital converter ethernet stream example

08.07.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.0b

  - Added comments for nRF51822 in README
  - Fixed flaw in Pascal UDP ethernet terminal code

09.07.2014, Mark Schweizer, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.1

  Following changes added for MK20DX256:

  - terminal.s:  Turned on UART0 RX/TX FIFO
                 Changed code for ensuring UART overrun flag is cleared
		 Added support for hardware flow control
  - vectors.s:   Added UART0_S/E interrupt vektor to permit the possibility
                 of interrupt driven serial (interrupts not enabled by
                 default)
  - interrupt.s: Added "ipsr" word to push Interrupt Program Status Register
                 on stack
                 Added initialization of UART0S / UART0E interrupts
  - README:      Documented serial connection, flashing, etc. (basic info)
  - Forth:       Added more examples, cleaned up code.  Seperate README
                 located in that directory.

  Matthias Koch:
  - Cleaned up core sources to save a few bytes

16.07.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.2

  - Added IPSR by Mark Schweizer for all targets
  - Added UNHANDLED as new default for all IRQs
  - irq-fault now catches fault handlers only
  - irq-collection catches all other interrupts
  - Factored common vector tables and interrupts
  - Added dictionarynext to core
  - Removed dump

  - New target: STM32F303VCT6 on STM F3 Discovery
  - New target: STM32L152RE   on STM Nucleo L152RE

23.08.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.3

  - Bugfix: Double division
  - Some small optimisations in core
  - Assembler for Cortex M0 added

18.10.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.4

  - Optimisations for bit@ hbit@ cbit@
  - Added rdepth rpick
  - Forth code for blocks and trace
  - Ported Ledcomm to Nucleo L152
  - Contribution by John Huberts:
      Nordic nRF51822 radio code

06.11.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.5

  - New experimental target: LPC1114FN28 (without Flash write access for now)
  - Unicode block editor added

11.11.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.5a

  - Adapted Thumbulator emulator for LPC1114FN28 and 
      added Forth code to generate custom binaries for this target
  - Fixed a small flaw in disassemblers

04.12.2014, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.6

  - Finally solved compilation into Flash for LPC1114FN28

01.01.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.7

  - Delete character 127 is now recognized
  - New target: STM32F030F4
  - Ethernet driver now has support for DHCP and ARP
  - Improved analog stream over ethernet
  - Added Ledcomm for LPC1114FN28
  - Added Real Time Clock for LM4F120 and TM4C1294
  - Added Inertial Sensor code for STM32F3 Discovery
  - Fixed counter rollover issues in systick timer delay
  - Contribution by Terry Porter:
      Register file generator from SVD to Forth with STM examples

08.02.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.8

  - Fixed flaw in LPC1114FN28 specific flash buffer handling
    that caused freezes after calling quit
  - Multitasking example for all targets
  - PLL and lowpower terminal code for LPC1114FN28
  - Initial graphics drivers to draw pixels on STM32F429 Discovery
  - Contribution by James Bowmann:
      Forth drivers for Gameduino 2 on STM32F401RE Nucleo
      Marsaglia pseudo random number generator
  - Contribution by Terry Porter:
      Register file generator with individual bitfields

22.02.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.0.9

  - Added eint? and reset
  - Removed obsolete ?dnegate
  - Fixed some documentation flaws in glossary

13.03.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.0

  - New target: LPC1115FBD48
  - Contribution by Bert Lohmann:
      I2C, LCD, PWM in and PWM out examples for LPC1114FN28

04.04.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.1

  - New target: MSP432P401R on MSP432 Launchpad
  - Eraseflash now performs an hardware Reset on all targets

11.04.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.2

  - New target: STM32L053C8 on STM32L053 Discovery
  - E-Paper display example for this new board

18.04.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.3

  - Ethernet driver updated to new multitasker
  - Added graphics library for lines, circles, ellipses and bitmap font
  - Contribution by Jean Jonethal:
      New target: Nucleo STM32F411
  - Contribution by Glen Worstell:
      An example for a custom prompt

27.09.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.4

  - New experimental target: ARM-Linux and Android
  - Faster implementation of abs function
  - Jean Jonethal fixed UART blocking on overrun for STM32F303
  - Added early experimental bignum implementation
  - Contribution by Ulrich Hoffman:
      Examples for syscall usage in ARM Linux

15.10.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.5

  - Contribution by Абдрахимов Илья:
      New target: STM L152 Discovery

22.10.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.2.0 & RA 1.0 experimental 

  - Merged the experimental RA branch with the mainstream package
  
  Changes to the mainstream release are:

  - Replaced align, with halign
  - Removed align4, as it has been identical with align
  - Improved maintainability of the code
  - Small improvements under the hood here and there

28.10.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris 2.1.6

  - Many new examples for Teensy 3.1 by Andreas Wagner
  - Bugfix for STM32L152 vector map and additional interrupt vectors,
    more examples for STM L152 Discovery by Абдрахимов Илья

31.10.2015, Matthias Koch, Mecrisp-Stellaris RA 1.1

  - Merged news from 2.1.6 into this package
  - Improved tuck
