What's new in Fritzing 0.9.3b
Jun 3, 2016
- Continuously updated parts library:
- The fritzing parts library is now stored online at github and is automatically checked
- for updates on every launch. This means you will now get new parts (or fixes) in the moment when they are created. No need to wait for the next Fritzing release to get new parts anymore!
- And we are actually using git itself inside of fritzing to do these updates, so this opens up many other use cases in the future, like for example direct user contributions.
- Critical bug fix for messed up PCB traces:
- Many of you have been plagued by an annoying bug that occasionally caused PCB traces to get loose and flip around. It proved to be really tricky to track down but it’s finally fixed, sigh.. Plus, the fix will recover any files that have been mangled by this bug.
- High-DPI display support:
- Fritzing now looks properly on High-DPI (aka Retina) displays on all platforms. It’s not really high-res but scaling nicely according to the higher screen resolution. No more eye squinting with your fancy 4K screen
- Easier handling of self-created parts:
- Custom / self-made parts and bins used to be stored in a hidden location on your hard
- drive, which made it really annoying to edit them with an external tool such as Illustrator
- or a text editor
- They are now conveniently located in your ~/Documents/Fritzing folder for easy access
- Load/Save uncompressed fritzing files (.fz):
- You can now alternatively save your fritzing sketches as an uncompressed set of files (.fz
- plus additional custom parts etc). This allows for proper versioning with systems like git or svn. For regular use, we still recommend using the standard .fzz format, which by the way is just a zip bundle of these files
- New Parts:
- Loads of new parts, many of them contributed. Contributed parts:
- Full set of Molex Picoblade and Hirose DF13 header series
- Particle Photon
- Raspberry Pi 3 and Zero,
- DQuid IO GPRS
- nRF24L01 2.4GHz RF
- nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz RF
- RFduino BLE SMT
- Micro Python pyboard
- Pololu A4988 stepper motor driver
- WeMos D1 Mini
- Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout
- Adafruit push-power button
- Adafruit Powerboost 500C
- Bluetooth HC-05 module
- HC-SR04 distance sensor
- SIM800L GPRS breakout
- Monacor LTR 110 line transformer
- MBR745 Schottky diode
- 10A rectifier diode
- OMRON G5LE and NVF4-2 relays
- MPX2010 pressure sensor
- MPX4250AP pressure sensor
- 174917 DENSO ECU-socket
- Rotary Switch 12 position 1 pole
- 4060 counter/divider
- LM124-324 Quad Opamp
- Hi-Link HLK-PM01 power module
- LTC3105 step-up DC/DC converter
- Refined ruler design
- Lots of new SparkFun parts, thanks to support from SparkFun:
- ESP8266 Thing Dev Board
- Stepoko
- Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V and 5V
- Arduino Mega Pro 3.3V
- Badger RedStick and Array
- Myoware Cable Shield, Power Shield, and Proto Shield
- Ludus Protoshield and Protoshield Wireless
- CAN-Bus Shield
- MIDI Shield
- FemtoBuck LED Driver
- Load Sensor Combinator
- Soil Moisture Sensor
- BME280 Breakout
- LSM303C 6-DOF-IMU Breakout
- SHT1x Humidity/Temperature Breakout
- 16 Output I/O Expander Breakout – SX1509
- New/updated Translations:
- Czech
- German
- Italian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
- and various smaller improvements and fixes