Newport-esa

New Features
* This major version release only supports Windows 7 OS (64-bit).
* pyproject.toml has been updated to force Python 3.8
* The only required third-party package is PyVISA.
* The tested and proven VISA backend is NI-VISA 14.0.

Known Issues
* The package is only supported for Window 7 Operating System (64-bit). The package will be improved to support Windows 10 and 11 moving forward.
* The only VISA backend supported is NI-VISA 14.0. The goal moving forward is to support the PyVISA-py backend so that the host PC is not required to have NI-VISA installed.
* Publish Python Sphinx documentation.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/houlihaj/newport-esa/commits/v0.1.0

New Features
* Control of the Newport Model ESA-C Ultra-Resolution Actuator Controller over GPIB.
* newport-esa provides Python code to fully control the Newport Model ESA-C Ultra-Resolution Actuator Controller.
* The user will only need to call some simple functions to set or get parameters.
* The library shows the Python implementation of the Model ESA-C Ultra-Resolution Actuator Controller GPIB Command Interface.
* Implements the most critical functions of the GPIB Command Interface as outlined in the Model ESA-C Programmer's Manual.
* The main package, newport_esa, contains the module esa.py. This module provides the top functions to be used.

Known Issues
* The package is only supported for Window 7 Operating Sytem (64-bit). The package will be improved to support Windows 10 and 11 moving forward.
* The only VISA backend supported is NI-VISA 14.0. The goal moving forward is to support the PyVISA-py backend so that the host PC is not required to have NI-VISA installed.
* Publish Python Sphinx documentation.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/houlihaj/newport-esa/commits/v0.0.1