pyControl version 2.0

[ThomasAkam]

pyControl version 2.0 is now available to download from the releases page. Massive thanks to @alustig3 for his contributions to this release. The release adds substantial new functionallity:

GUI:

• New and improved data file format, see the data docs for more information.

• Framework events can now be triggered from the GUI 'Controls' dialog.

• Notes can be written to data log using GUI 'Controls' dialog.

• New API allows pyControl tasks to interact with Python code running on computer.

• New functionality to set variable values for individual hardware setups, which can be used across different tasks and experiments.

• Setups Tab now does operations on multiple boards in parallel rather than serially.

• Experiments can now be organised into subfolders within the experiments folder, to create a nested experiment select menu in the GUI.

• UI improvements.

Framework:

• Added Frame_logger device to provide low overhead method of recording times of events that do not otherwise need to be processed.

Data_import:

• Rsync_aligner can now extrapolate times before first and after last sync pulse when converting times between reference frames.