Fix analog input operations, add IO::SerialIO::close()

Code Changes

• fix analog input pin operations in Device::Firmata::Platform
• added IO::SerialIO::close()

CPAN Distribution

• POD updated
• dist.ini and ignore.txt removed
• example_LCD_I2C.pl and LiquidCrystal_I2C.pm excluded, because uploading example classes like LiquidCrystal_I2C is no longer valid and example_LCD_I2C.pl depends on LiquidCrystal_I2C.

NetIO: fix push on reference in attach

NetIO

• fix push on reference in method attach()

POD

• updated

v0.64 PIN_PULLUP

Firmata protocol version 2.5 feature PIN_PULLUP

• PIN_PULLUP pin mode replaces deprecated method to enable pullup on digital input pin

CPAN release

• Perl module Kwalitee improvements

v0.63 Protocol Version and Serial I/O

support protocol version / firmware version distinction

• added protocol version query
• fixed messages_handle: REPORT_VERSION returns protocol version
• added method get_max_compatible_protocol_version to return the max. implemented compatible version

support serial I/O

• added software- and hardware serial support

v0.60 Bugfix release

• fix a crucial bug in message-parser skipping single bytes of 0x30 (character '0')
• formating (Unix-lineendings for automatic install from CPAN)

v0.57 CPAN-release

added sysex_send to Platform.pm

v.55 Bugfix-release

fix digital-intput message interference with output pins on same port: 46e779d

v0.54 Stepper and Rotary-encoder support

adds:

support for Stepper-motors as described in:
https://github.com/firmata/arduino/blob/configurable/utility/FirmataStepper.h

example on how to use with perl-firmata:
https://github.com/ntruchsess/perl-firmata/blob/master/examples/example_stepper.pl

support for incremental rotary-encoders (currently incubating in firmata branch 'configurable_dev': https://github.com/firmata/arduino/blob/configurable_dev/examples/ConfigurableFirmata/ConfigurableFirmata.ino#L110)

example on how to use with perl-firmata:
https://github.com/ntruchsess/perl-firmata/blob/master/examples/example_encoder.pl

v0.52 Ethernet Support

adds Ethernet-support:
see https://github.com/ntruchsess/perl-firmata/blob/master/examples/example-tcpserver.pl about how to use