Projects/TempDataLogger/Lib/FATFs/00readme.txt

   1 FatFs Module Source Files R0.08b                       (C)ChaN, 2011
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   4 FILES
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   6   ffconf.h   Configuration file for FatFs module.
   7   ff.h       Common include file for FatFs and application module.
   8   ff.c       FatFs module.
   9   diskio.h   Common include file for FatFs and disk I/O module.
  10   integer.h  Alternative type definitions for integer variables.
  11   option     Optional external functions.
  12
  13   Low level disk I/O module is not included in this archive because the FatFs
  14   module is only a generic file system layer and not depend on any specific
  15   storage device. You have to provide a low level disk I/O module that written
  16   to control your storage device.
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  20 AGREEMENTS
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  22  FatFs module is an open source software to implement FAT file system to
  23  small embedded systems. This is a free software and is opened for education,
  24  research and commercial developments under license policy of following trems.
  25
  26   Copyright (C) 2011, ChaN, all right reserved.
  27
  28  * The FatFs module is a free software and there is NO WARRANTY.
  29  * No restriction on use. You can use, modify and redistribute it for
  30    personal, non-profit or commercial product UNDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
  31  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice.
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  35 REVISION HISTORY
  36
  37   Feb 26, 2006  R0.00  Prototype
  38
  39   Apr 29, 2006  R0.01  First release.
  40
  41   Jun 01, 2006  R0.02  Added FAT12.
  42                        Removed unbuffered mode.
  43                        Fixed a problem on small (<32M) patition.
  44
  45   Jun 10, 2006  R0.02a Added a configuration option _FS_MINIMUM.
  46
  47   Sep 22, 2006  R0.03  Added f_rename.
  48                        Changed option _FS_MINIMUM to _FS_MINIMIZE.
  49
  50   Dec 11, 2006  R0.03a Improved cluster scan algolithm to write files fast.
  51                        Fixed f_mkdir creates incorrect directory on FAT32.
  52
  53   Feb 04, 2007  R0.04  Supported multiple drive system. (FatFs)
  54                        Changed some APIs for multiple drive system.
  55                        Added f_mkfs. (FatFs)
  56                        Added _USE_FAT32 option. (Tiny-FatFs)
  57
  58   Apr 01, 2007  R0.04a Supported multiple partitions on a plysical drive. (FatFs)
  59                        Fixed an endian sensitive code in f_mkfs. (FatFs)
  60                        Added a capability of extending the file size to f_lseek.
  61                        Added minimization level 3.
  62                        Fixed a problem that can collapse a sector when recreate an
  63                        existing file in any sub-directory at non FAT32 cfg. (Tiny-FatFs)
  64
  65   May 05, 2007  R0.04b Added _USE_NTFLAG option.
  66                        Added FSInfo support.
  67                        Fixed some problems corresponds to FAT32. (Tiny-FatFs)
  68                        Fixed DBCS name can result FR_INVALID_NAME.
  69                        Fixed short seek (0 < ofs <= csize) collapses the file object.
  70
  71   Aug 25, 2007  R0.05  Changed arguments of f_read, f_write.
  72                        Changed arguments of f_mkfs. (FatFs)
  73                        Fixed f_mkfs on FAT32 creates incorrect FSInfo. (FatFs)
  74                        Fixed f_mkdir on FAT32 creates incorrect directory. (FatFs)
  75
  76   Feb 03, 2008  R0.05a Added f_truncate().
  77                        Added f_utime().
  78                        Fixed off by one error at FAT sub-type determination.
  79                        Fixed btr in f_read() can be mistruncated.
  80                        Fixed cached sector is not flushed when create and close without write.
  81
  82   Apr 01, 2008  R0.06  Added f_forward(). (Tiny-FatFs)
  83                        Added string functions: fputc(), fputs(), fprintf() and fgets().
  84                        Improved performance of f_lseek() on move to the same or following cluster.
  85
  86   Apr 01, 2009, R0.07  Merged Tiny-FatFs as a buffer configuration option.
  87                        Added long file name support.
  88                        Added multiple code page support.
  89                        Added re-entrancy for multitask operation.
  90                        Added auto cluster size selection to f_mkfs().
  91                        Added rewind option to f_readdir().
  92                        Changed result code of critical errors.
  93                        Renamed string functions to avoid name collision.
  94
  95   Apr 14, 2009, R0.07a Separated out OS dependent code on reentrant cfg.
  96                        Added multiple sector size support.
  97
  98   Jun 21, 2009, R0.07c Fixed f_unlink() may return FR_OK on error.
  99                        Fixed wrong cache control in f_lseek().
 100                        Added relative path feature.
 101                        Added f_chdir().
 102                        Added f_chdrive().
 103                        Added proper case conversion for extended characters.
 104
 105   Nov 03, 2009 R0.07e  Separated out configuration options from ff.h to ffconf.h.
 106                        Added a configuration option, _LFN_UNICODE.
 107                        Fixed f_unlink() fails to remove a sub-dir on _FS_RPATH.
 108                        Fixed name matching error on the 13 char boundary.
 109                        Changed f_readdir() to return the SFN with always upper case on non-LFN cfg.
 110
 111   May 15, 2010, R0.08  Added a memory configuration option. (_USE_LFN)
 112                        Added file lock feature. (_FS_SHARE)
 113                        Added fast seek feature. (_USE_FASTSEEK)
 114                        Changed some types on the API, XCHAR->TCHAR.
 115                        Changed fname member in the FILINFO structure on Unicode cfg.
 116                        String functions support UTF-8 encoding files on Unicode cfg.
 117
 118   Aug 16,'10 R0.08a    Added f_getcwd(). (_FS_RPATH = 2)
 119                        Added sector erase feature. (_USE_ERASE)
 120                        Moved file lock semaphore table from fs object to the bss.
 121                        Fixed a wrong directory entry is created on non-LFN cfg when the given name contains ';'.
 122                        Fixed f_mkfs() creates wrong FAT32 volume.
 123
 124   Jan 15,'11 R0.08b    Fast seek feature is also applied to f_read() and f_write().
 125                        f_lseek() reports required table size on creating CLMP.
 126                        Extended format syntax of f_printf function.
 127                        Ignores duplicated directory separators in given path names.