README and Version for 1.1.0-RC8

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Scott Lahteine
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/** /**
* Marlin release version identifier * Marlin release version identifier
*/ */
#define SHORT_BUILD_VERSION "1.1.0-RC7" #define SHORT_BUILD_VERSION "1.1.0-RC8"
/** /**
* Verbose version identifier which should contain a reference to the location * Verbose version identifier which should contain a reference to the location
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* here we define this default string as the date where the latest release * here we define this default string as the date where the latest release
* version was tagged. * version was tagged.
*/ */
#define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2016-07-31 12:00" #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2016-12-06 12:00"
/** /**
* Required minimum Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h file versions. * Required minimum Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h file versions.

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Additional documentation can be found at [The Marlin Documentation Project](https://www.marlinfw.org/). 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! Please test this firmware and inform us if it misbehaves in any way, volunteers are standing by!
## Release Candidate -- Marlin 1.1.0-RC7 - 31 July 2016 ## Release Candidate -- Marlin 1.1.0-RC8 - 6 Dec 2016
__Not for production use use with caution!__ __Not for production use use with caution!__
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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. 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 ## Recent Changes
- RC8 - 06 Dec 2016
- Major performance improvement for Graphical LCDs
- Simplified probe configuration
- Enable Auto Bed Leveling by type
- Reduce serial communication errors
- Make Bilinear (Mesh) Grid Leveling available for non-delta
- Support for Trinamic TMC2130 SilentStepStick SPI-based drivers
- Add `M211` to Enable/Disable Software Endstops
- Add `M355` to turn the case light on/off and set brightness
- Improved I2C class with full master/slave support
- Add `G38.2` `G38.3` command option for CNC style probing
- Add `MINIMUM_STEPPER_PULSE` option to adjust step pulse duration
- Add `R` parameter support for `G2`/`G3`
- Add `M43` optional command (`PINS_DEBUGGING`)
- Remove SCARA axis scaling
- Improved sanity checking of configuration
- Improved support for PlatformIO and command-line build
- Usable `DELTA_CALIBRATION_MENU`
- Support for Printrbot Rev.F
- New and updated languages
- RC7 - 31 Jul 2016 - RC7 - 31 Jul 2016
- Add Print Job Timer and Print Counter (`PRINTCOUNTER`) - Add Print Job Timer and Print Counter (`PRINTCOUNTER`)
- New `M600` Filament Change (`FILAMENT_CHANGE_FEATURE`) - New `M600` Filament Change (`FILAMENT_CHANGE_FEATURE`)