Add Device.model_number, model_name, serial_number (#594)

Co-authored-by: Steph Prince <[email protected]>

Author: rly

core/nwb.device.yaml

@@ -5,10 +5,22 @@ groups:
   attributes:
   - name: description
     dtype: text
-    doc: Description of the device (e.g., model, firmware version, processing software version, etc.)
-      as free-form text.
+    doc: Description of the device as free-form text. If there is any software/firmware associated
+      with the device, the names and versions of those can be added to NWBFile.was_generated_by. 
     required: false
   - name: manufacturer
     dtype: text
-    doc: The name of the manufacturer of the device.
+    doc: The name of the manufacturer of the device, e.g., Imec, Plexon, Thorlabs.
+    required: false
+  - name: model_number
+    dtype: text
+    doc: The model number (or part/product number) of the device, e.g., PRB_1_4_0480_1, PLX-VP-32-15SE(75)-(260-80)(460-10)-300-(1)CON/32m-V, BERGAMO.
+    required: false
+  - name: model_name
+    dtype: text
+    doc: The model name of the device, e.g., Neuropixels 1.0, V-Probe, Bergamo III.
+    required: false
+  - name: serial_number
+    dtype: text
+    doc: The serial number of the device.
     required: false

docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Minor changes
   electrode and unit. (#576)
 - Added optional ``was_generated_by`` attribute to ``NWBFile`` to store provenance information (#578)
 - Deprecated ``EventWaveform`` neurodata type. (#584)
-
 - Deprecated ``ImageMaskSeries`` neurodata type. (#583)
+- Added ``Device.model_number``, ``Device.model_name``, ``Device.serial_number`` (#594)
 
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