Release Notes

Version 1.1.4 Stable

03-19-2025

Improvements

  • Bug fixes and performance imporvements in dynamic diffraction or Bloch simulations.

  • Added python package short description in python package repository pypi.org.

Version 1.1.3 Stable

03-01-2025

New

  • Added new crystal structure data module xtal with Xtal class for better handling of crystal structure data. The return from generateMxtal now also return an Xtal class object.

Improvements

  • Bug fixes.

  • Dynamic diffraction image list class BlochImgs in ddiffs now has better data comparison function with overloading == operator.

  • Microscopy and simulation controls module emcontrols also has imporoved data comparison functions for all of its classes.

  • Added automated testing for quality control. Before this version, the tests are run by developers’ on his/her local systems prior to every release. Now it is done with github’s workflow automatically triggered by code changes on release branch. More tests are to be added.

  • Adjusting sample code based on the new feature and improvements in this latest version.

Version 1.1.2 Stable

12-03-2024

Improvements

  • Bug fixes.

  • User based license storage. All authenticated users on the system should be able to use pyEMAPS 4D STEM features. See the section on license activation License Activation for how to activate icense for each user.

Version 1.1.1 Stable

11-02-2024

What’s New?

License activation of 4DSTEM features added. While many features remained free without license. See the section on license activation License Activation for more details.

New 4DSTEM module and its sub-modules. Importing the new 4DSTEM module as follows:

from pyemaps import stem4d

where stem4d functions are organized into two submodules called ediom and send:

To import these two modules, use the follwoing code:

from pyemaps import ediom
from pyemaps import send

Both modules will share some common values in its parent module stem4d.

Improvements

  • Simplified pyEMAPS command line from:

pyemaps -m pyemaps [options]

to:

pyemaps [options]

Version 1.0.9 Stable

05-29-2024

Improvements

  • Bug fixes for image display. Now all displays are utilizing Matplotlib’s Tkinter backend.

  • Expanded pyemaps build guide.

Version 1.0.8 Stable

11-07-2023

New

  • Separated pyemaps simulations backend into standalone python package.

  • pyemaps package installation automatically installs backend python package. as one of its depedencies.

  • Made pyemaps source code ready for open source and community contribution. We invite you to become pyemaps contributor, contact support@emlabsoftware.com for further information.

Improvements