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AMVERSEAS versioning convention
(starting 2013/09/27)
AMVERSEAS_Component Version X.Y.Zi
Where:
X increases if a major
overhaul.
Y increases if a new feature
is added.
Zi increases if a bug was
fixed.
Installer
AMVERSEAS_X.Y.Z1.Z2.Z3.Z4.Z5.Z6.Z7.Z8
Where:
X increases if a major overhaul.
Y increases if a new feature is added.
Z1 increases if a bug in
AMVER Reporter was fixed.
Z2 increases if a bug in AutoIMET Data Logger was fixed.
Z3 increases if a bug in MetObservationsLogger was fixed.
Z4 increases if a bug in PC WatchDog was fixed.
Z5 increases if a bug in
Seas Console was fixed.
Z6 increases if a bug in
Transceiver Interface was fixed.
Z7 increases if a bug in TSG
Data Recorder was fixed.
Z8 increases if a bug in XBT
Data Recorder was fixed.
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What's
new (see below for details)?
The installer is available from the following location:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/amverseas_9.3
03/19/2018
amverseas_9.3.2.1.1.1.3.2.1.7.zip
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.7
Requests:
1. Adding more Meta data in profiles edition
commands in Main menu > Edit >
Meta data. These commands allow editing the metadata: Call Sign, IMO
Number, Ship Name, Cruise Line and Transect Number.
2. Adding a new checkbox that works as an on/off
switch to activate/deactivate a "Test mode". When "Test
mode" is active a big and visible orange text will appear in the
background, like a water mark, indicating that the program is in this mode of
operation. Only manual launches are permitted. All profiles generated will have
'TEST' as the Call Sign and Ship Name and '1234567' as the IMO Number
regardless of the information in the Administration setup in the Seas Console.
XBT Metadata, Notification display dialogs, climatology, and bathymetry will
not be shown during a drop in “Test mode”. The motivation of this new features
is to reduce errors in the metadata for XBT profiles.
3. When the rider selects Main menu > Tools > Start new cruise, all the information in
the Administration setup in the Seas Console will be erased and a dialog comes
up to force the rider to enter this information again. Normal operation will
not be allowed until the mandatory information on this setup dialog is completed.
4. After doing Main menu > Tools > Start new cruise the rider will have to
select a drop plan before engaging the autolauncher.
5. The close application window (X) button was
activated but you cannot close XBT Data Recorder while doing a drop or the auto
launcher engaged.
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10/04/2017
The installer is available from the following location:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/SEAS/Install/AMVERSEAS/Version_9.3/Version_9.3_Installers/
AMVERSEAS_9.3.2.1.1.1.3.2.1.6.zip
AMVER Reporter version 9.3.2
Requests:
1. Replacing date/time picker fields
with basic edit fields.
SEAS Console version 9.3.3
Requests:
1. Replacing date/time picker fields
with basic edit fields.
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.6
Requests:
1.
Replacing
date/time picker fields with basic edit fields.
2.
In
order to avoid the use of the same probe serial number repeatedly during a
cruise a notification will be triggered. It will work like XBT Probe Serial
Number notification.
3.
Adding
new feature that allows the user to edit manually the launch note after the
drop is finished. Main
menu>Edit>Note>Last launch/Selected launch/Multiple launches.
Fixed bugs:
1.
Starting a manual launch and the AOML automatic launcher loses the
connection all the buttons still disabled. The unique option to continue is
stopping the application using SEAS Console.
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06/14/2017
The installer is available from the following location:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/SEAS/Install/AMVERSEAS/Version_9.3/Version_9.3_Installers/
AMVERSEAS_9.3.1.1.1.1.2.2.1.5.zip
Seas Console version 9.3.2
Requests:
1. It cannot be possible to save changes into
Administration dialog (Main
menu>Setup>Administration) during an XBT probe drop.
2. The field Cruise Name into Main menu>Setup>Administration dialog is grayed (which make
impossible to edit the field) if there are any files named <cruiseame>*.*
into the directory C:\Users\Public\Documents\AMVERSEAS_V9\Sio\Data. To enable
editting the field the operator has to run XBT
Data Recorder>Main menu>Tools>Start new cruise.
Seas Transceiver Interface version 9.3.2
Requests:
1. Adding line to the
.../Report/SeasTransceiverInterface/DebugYYYYMMDD.txt
file to show the date/time if the operator has made persistent changes in
Transmitter tab.
Fixed bugs:
1. In Transmitter tab
“Save” button save the change in “Transmit on” checkbox (and possibly other
inputs in that window) only the first time that the button is clicked.
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.5
Requests:
1. Removing compress the content of the folder
C:\Users\Public\Documents\AMVERSEAS_V9\DroPlan into the zip archive
C:\Users\Public\Documents\AMVERSEAS_V9\DropPlan_BACKUP_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.zip from
Start New Cruise option (Main
menu>Tools>Start new cruise).
2. The field
Cruise Name into Administration
dialog is grayed (which make impossible to edit the field) if there are any
files named <cruiseame>*.* into the directory
C:\Users\Public\Documents\AMVERSEAS_V9\Sio\Data. To enable editting the field
the operator has to run Main
menu>Tools>Start new cruise.
Fixed bugs:
1. Setting probe manufacture date on dialog Main menu>Setup>Auto
launcher>Setup if the day is less than 13 the program revers the day and
month after the window is closed.
2. Date
and time picker (DTP) controls should be editable rather than forcing the user
to select a date from the calendar.
3. Raw data text
file, first drop of cruise only, bad meta data:
Sequence Number: -1, Transect Number: -1, SOOP Line: Missing.
4. Convert Raw data to
SEAS binary option generates corrupt meta data.
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05/31/2017
The installer is available from the following location:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/SEAS/Install/AMVERSEAS/Version_9.3/Version_9.3_Installers/
AMVERSEAS_9.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.4.zip
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.4
Fixed bugs:
1.
Does
not retain probe manufacture date when hand launching.
2.
Needed patch because CDateTimeCtrl::GetWindowText doesn't
work in wine. It is the reason why AMVERSEAS doesn't retain the date where ever
the control is using.
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05/15/2017
The installer is available from the following location:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/SEAS/Install/AMVERSEAS/Version_9.3/Version_9.3_Installers/
AMVERSEAS_9.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.3.zip
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.3
Requests:
1. Adding metadata to generated ASCII *.txt file
maintaining consistency with *.ndc file. See Main menu > File > Convert SEAS
binary to ASCII.
2.
Adding option to export the generated cruise report to an RTF file that can be used by other programs such as
Microsoft Word and Windows WordPad. This feature allows editting the report
after the cruise. Main menu > Tools
> Generate Cruise Report, option File
> Export to RTF document.
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05/02/2017
The installer is available from the following location:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/SEAS/Install/AMVERSEAS/Version_9.3/Version_9.3_Installers/
AMVERSEAS_9.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.zip
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.2
Requests:
1. Adding command for multiple profiles edition
in Main menu > Edit > Multiple
profiles. This command allows editing the metadata: XBT probe manufacture
date and XBT probe launch height in multiple profiles.
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04/24/2017
The installer is available from the following locations:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/pub/seas/SEAS/Install/AMVERSEAS/Version_9.3/Version_9.3_Installers/
AMVERSEAS_9.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.zip
Whole AMVERSEAS applications system
1. Improving code to run all AMVERSEAS
applications on Linux using Wine. Wine is a compatibility layer which allows
Windows applications to run on Unix-like operation systems. This increases the
AMVERSEAS applications system portability.
2. Starting the replacement of C Run-Time
Library functions for the newer, more secure versions. These less secure
versions are scheduled to be removed. This is a necessary step to upgrade to a
new version of the Visual C++ compiler.
Seas Console version 9.3.1
Requests:
1. Implementing command-dispatcher Remote
Command System module. This application increases the flexibility of AMVERSEAS
by enabling adding, replacing or removing any command handler at any point of
time. "REMOVEREQUEST",
"REMOVEOUTPUT", “REBOOT”, "PING", “Change Call Sign”,
"Change Ship Name", and "Change IMO Number" commands can be
submitted. The command list can be extended on demand.
XBT Data Recorder version 9.3.1
Requests:
1. Incorporating Turo
Devil XBT data acquisition system, this is fully compatible with SIPPICAN
launcher and probes.
2. Adding AMVERSEAS version into the Cruise
Report allowing tracking the software version used during the cruise. This is
very helpful to find out if a known software error was already fixed.
3. Expanding the note list into "Add drop
note" dialog. This allows the operator performs a primary level quality
control.
4. Replacing "XBT card - No
connection" with a more specific text in "Notifications display"
dialog. As from the version 9.3 is included Devil "XBT card" is
replaced with "MK-21" or "Devil" regarding system's
setting.
5. Removing from log file AMVERSEAS_V9\Sio\Data\CallSequence.txt "Calling PrStat"
6. Removing from log file AMVERSEAS_V9\Report\XbtDataRecorder\Error<date>.txt "SioLoop: used for "jcall"
in subrutine ave"
7. Upgrading SIO's tools (srpedit.exe,
wpsxbt.exe), and SIO's position drop plans (Drop_Plans_from_Glenn_feb2016.zip).
8. Incorporating AOML XBT Recorder, this is the
AOML developed XBT data acquisition system which is fully compatible with
SIPPICAN launcher and probes.
9. Adding new features in the Cruise Report to obtain
more complete information from the riders.
10. Adding new
column in "Drop plan status" window which shows probe type of
upcoming and previous drops.
11. Adding new
alert "Ship starts moving". This alert indicates when the ship starts
moving - so when the ship is in port overnight it will wake the rider up if
leaving before the scheduled time. XBT Data Recorder checks every 10 min if the
ship has moved 100 meters from the given initial position.
12. You will
not need to stop the auto launcher cycle to open the "Auto launcher
setup" window but it will be not possible during a drop.
13. No default
value for XBT Probe Date of Manufacture. An alarm will be triggered when it is
missing. It will work like XBT Probe Serial Number.
Fixed bugs:
1. Notification "Max time between
drops" doesn't stop even when the "Reset"/"Quit"
button is pressed.
2. When the operator is in hand launch mode the
SIO watchdog timer was not being reset, so the alarm kept sounding. To ensure
the SIO watch dog timer reset set correct the system in Main menu> Setup > Instrumentation dialog > Hardware system
> SIO-hardware (dialog layout was changed).
3. Initializing "Retry" combo box in
Position drop plan setup dialog with "No retry" value to avoid
Position Drop Plan malfunction. See Main
menu > Setup> Auto launcher > Drop plan > Position.
4. CMyDateTimeCtrl
issue. Manufacturing date was not retained in the auto launcher setup window.
PC Watchdog 9.3.1
Requests:
1. Monitoring the proper operation of the new
component Remote Command System with the intention to keep it running
continuously.