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Update distribution date and readme

esenapaj 8 years ago
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      Marlin/Version.h
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      README.md

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Marlin/Version.h

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
    * here we define this default string as the date where the latest release
    * version was tagged.
    */
-  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2016-04-27 12:00"
+  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2016-07-26 12:00"
 
   /**
    * Required minimum Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h file versions.

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README.md

@@ -5,28 +5,49 @@
 
 <img align="top" width=175 src="buildroot/share/pixmaps/logo/marlin-250.png" />
 
-Additional documentation can be found in [The Marlin Wiki](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/wiki).
+Additional documentation can be found at [The Marlin Documentation Project](https://www.marlinfw.org/).
 Please test this firmware and inform us if it misbehaves in any way, volunteers are standing by!
 
-## Release Candidate -- Marlin 1.1.0-RCBugFix - 27 April 2016
+## Release Candidate -- Marlin 1.1.0-RCBugFix - 26 July 2016
 
 __Not for production use – use with caution!__
 
 You can download earlier versions of Marlin on the [Releases page](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases). (The latest "stable" release of Marlin is 1.0.2-1.)
 
-You'll always find the latest Release Candidate in the ["RC" branch](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/RC). Bugs that we find in the current Release Candidate are patched in the ["RCBugFix" branch](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/RCBugFix), so during beta testing this is where you can always find the latest code on its way towards release.
-
-Future development (Marlin 1.2 and beyond) takes place in the [MarlinDev repository](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/MarlinDev/).
+The latest Release Candidate lives in the ["RC" branch](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/RC). Bugs that we find in the current Release Candidate are patched in the ["RCBugFix" branch](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/RCBugFix), so during beta testing this is where you can always find the latest code on its way towards release.
 
 ## Recent Changes
 - RCBugFix
 
+- RC7 - 26 Jul 2016
+  - Add Print Job Timer and Print Counter (`PRINTCOUNTER`)
+  - New `M600` Filament Change (`FILAMENT_CHANGE_FEATURE`)
+  - New `G12` Nozzle Clean (`NOZZLE_CLEAN_FEATURE`)
+  - New `G27` Nozzle Park (`NOZZLE_PARK_FEATURE`)
+  - Add support for `COREYZ`
+  - Add a new Advance Extrusion algorithm (`LIN_ADVANCE`)
+  - Add support for inches, Fahrenheit, Kelvin units (`INCH_MODE_SUPPORT`, `TEMPERATURE_UNITS_SUPPORT`)
+  - Better handling of `G92` shifting of the coordinate space
+  - Add Greek and Croatian languages
+  - Improve the Manual (Mesh) Bed Leveling user interface
+  - Add support for more boards, controllers, and probes:
+    - Vellemann K8400 (`BOARD_K8400`)
+    - RigidBot V2 (`BOARD_RIGIDBOARD_V2`)
+    - Cartesio UI (`BOARD_CNCONTROLS_12`)
+    - BLTouch probe sensor (`BLTOUCH`)
+    - Viki 2 with RAMPS and MKS boards
+  - Improve support for `DELTA` and other kinematics
+  - Improve thermal management, add `WATCH_BED_TEMP_PERIOD`
+  - Better handling of toolchange, multiple tools
+  - Add support for two X steppers `X_DUAL_STEPPER_DRIVERS`
+  - Add support for `SINGLENOZZLE`, `MIXING_EXTRUDER`, and `SWITCHING_EXTRUDER`
+  - Simplified probe configuration, allow usage without bed leveling
+  - And much more… See the [1.1.0-RC7 Change Log](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases/tag/1.1.0-RC7) for the complete list of changes.
+
 - RC6 - 24 Apr 2016
-  - Completed support for CoreXY / CoreXZ in planner
-  - Changes to positioning behavior
-  - Various issues fixed. More details pending.
-  - Throw error if compiling with older versions (<1.60) of Arduino due to serious problems with outdated Arduino versions
-  - Please upgrade your IDE at least to Arduino 1.6.0. Thanks.
+  - Marlin now requires Arduino version 1.6.0 or later
+  - Completed support for CoreXY / CoreXZ
+  - See the [1.1.0-RC6 Change Log](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases/tag/1.1.0-RC6) for all the changes.
 
 - RC5 - 01 Apr 2016
   - Warn if compiling with older versions (<1.50) of Arduino
@@ -39,7 +60,7 @@ Future development (Marlin 1.2 and beyond) takes place in the [MarlinDev reposit
   - Rename FILAMENT_SENSOR to FILAMENT_WIDTH_SENSOR
   - Fix SD card bugs
   - and a lot more
-  - see https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases/tag/1.1.0-RC5 for details
+  - See the [1.1.0-RC5 Change Log](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases/tag/1.1.0-RC5) for more!
 
 - RC4 - 24 Mar 2016
   - Many lingering bugs and nagging issues addressed