Merge pull request #1338 from tangkong/rel_v8.8.0

REL: Release notes v8.8.0

Author: tangkong

docs/source/releases.rst

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+v8.8.0 (2025-03-27)
+===================
+
+API Breaks
+----------
+- `EllBase`: Calling this constructor now requires channel to be declared as a mandatory arg. It will no longer default to channel=1.
+
+Library Features
+----------------
+- Added `SmarAct`.detailed.ui screen
+- Accompanying `SmarAct`.detailed.py screen to handle closed loop and picoscale
+- Added `SmarActTipTilt`.embedded ui and py screens for operational support
+- Designed and implemented huge improvements for all the SmarAct typhos screens, a monumental win for laser folk.
+
+Device Features
+---------------
+- `SmarAct`: fix TTZ_THRESHOLD setter in detailed screen
+- `SmarActTipTilt`: Added invert_tip and invert_tilt check boxes
+- `SmarActTipTilt`: Added methods to flip which button corresponds to STEP_FORWARD and STEP_REVERSE respectively
+- `SmarActTipTilt`: added step_size to embedded screen
+- `SmarActEncodedTipTilt`: added embedded screens
+- `SmarActEncodedTipTilt`: bundles open-loop and closed-loop motion
+- `SmarActEncodedTipTilt`: wraps the home and calibrate sequence into single methods
+- `SmarActEncodedTipTilt`: add ``channel_state_raw``, ``calibrating``, and ``referencing`` signals
+- Added long_name fields to various SmarAct classes in pcsdevices.epics_motor
+- `LasBasler`: Adds long_names to signals
+- `LasBasler`: Adds `save_setting` and `load_setting` signals for saving and loading settings
+- Change gas needle gui name to be consistent with PLC gas jet name
+- Made ``m_pi_up_enc`` and ``g_pi_up_enc`` components in `spectrometer.Mono` kind ommitted instead of normal so they aren't on gui
+- Added ``m_pi_enc_rms`` and ``g_pi_enc_rms`` components to `spectrometer.Mono`
+- Added ``pitch_enc_rms`` component to `mirror.XOffsetMirrorBend` to override the inherited component
+  from `mirror.XOffsetMirror` with a different pv and docstring
+- Add ``cvmi_bootstrap`` module for the special CVMI RP bootstrapping experiment.
+  Rename the four axis names per request from scientists and remove three axes.
+- `Ell6` and `Ell9`: overload done_comparator to not use numpy.isclose()
+- Adding error_message component to `EllBase` for typhos to display error messages
+
+New Devices
+-----------
+- The `DCCMono` is a new device to support SP1L0:DCCM installed on L0S09 in the FEE. This SP1L0 is the first of many new Double Channel Cut Monochromators (DCCMs) that will be coming to LCLS in the future. This device can also be used for other DCCMs such as the L2HE DXS HHLMs (High Heat Load Monochromators) and other DCCMs.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- Improves error handling for presets when the position is unknown or uninitialized.
+- `TwinCATStatePositioner.reset_cmd` is now a ``PytmcSignal`` with io='io' instead of an ``EpicsSignal`` to properly display the RBV readback PV in typhos.
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+- Adjusts ``MPODApalisChannel`` to set its limits based on the parent MPODApalisModule settings
+- Adds option to defer preset path loading until needed.  Presets will
+  now load when tab-completion or preset-related attributes are accessed.
+
+Contributors
+------------
+- tongju12
+- KaushikMalapati
+- aberges-SLAC
+- mitchellc5
+- tangkong
+
+
+
 v8.7.0 (2024-12-20)
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