SondeMOnitor Version History

SondeMonitor Version History

version 1.3

make a start on the digital sonde format

version 1.4

increase the K1 limit frequency to avoid resetting by high data

version 1.5

do the weird hash table

version 1.6

display the message, hardware and the datetime on the title bar

version 1.7

graph the digital data

version 1.8

digital temp against pressure

version 2.3

fix chart re-centring; add gps on the fly

version 2.4

more launch sites from a text file

labels on digisonde

hardware no in popup dialog

version 2.4a

fix bug in GPS track plotting when PC clock is not UTC

version 2.4b

fix missing launch site data in GPSarm

version 2.5

Shift-Left button redefines the GPS search origin during processing

export the 8 channel parameters

export calibration data

track the GPS position to allow high winds

allow burst definition to persist during live tracking

plot the launch point on the chart (if armed)

help file update

direct link to the SEM almanac

version 2.6

bigger search box

approximate calibration of humidity and pressure

version 2.6a

midnight launches do not work with ground track

version 2.7

grey track if GPS residual > 500m

delta now shows the actual errors (not wrt origin)

left click defines burst

right click obtains data including on chart

zoom in/outbuttons for those without a mouse wheel

clear GPS track history on loading a data file

do not overwrite launchsites.txt if it exists (installer)

make the alt steps of the same size as the lat long steps and so much improve the solution

changed the pressure calibration from square of 55.9-62.1*parm to square of 53.5-59.7*parm

version 2.7a

add groundtrack file output to live plotting

change the fiddle factor

remove the /2 in the search algorithm steps

change the SEM almanac source

reduce the limit of the iteration

version 2.8

measure ascent/descent ratio and use that to predict the landing point

predict the landing point, given the burst and rate of descent

version 2.9

add local GPS input for map tracking

plot the current GPS position on the chart

display GPS altitude, rate of climb, wind direction and wind speed in title bar

add CRC check

modify plotting of data based on CRC for the various fields (small dots for bad parity)

colour code the track plot by CRC of the satellite data

tidy up calibration collection and export using CRC

option to conditionalise the exported data based on CRC

save data to a file named for the hardware

version 3.0

Raw data file dialog in Details mode

wind speed and direction in Tphi and pop up dialog

get almanac from local SiRF GPS

GPS solutions weighted with (supposed) signal strength parameter

weights in live processing too

version 3.1.2

AGP demodulator

better file naming

Tx frequency in title bar

safety check on GPSfine

enlarged arrays to accommodate AGP data rate for 2 hours

title bar GPS heights even if the wind is not there

incorporated RS 231,255 but disabled as it is worse

version 3.1.3

some progress on the temperature calibration

version 3.2

calibration of pressure very good

improved temperature calibration coefficients

graph calibration coefficient arrival

calibration of humidity good

Shift right click to go to the last Q7 message.

plot the dry and moist adiabats on the Stueve diagram

version 3.2.1

rate of climb taken from the pressure

auto burst detection that works on loading data

burst detector checking calibration is in

version 3.3

Separate window for the pop up data.

data window showing the latest frame when processing live audio

right click to toggle a data window in any graphical display (graphs, Stueve, map)

roam over the graphical window to update the data window

Ctrl-roam to show only the Q7 frames

version 3.4

pressure mods to gps track for arm and as post process

display true altitude allowing for QNH

Ozi Explorer ground track

time in the groundtrack file

progress bar on post processing

home location

current sonde location

colour options

range rings

version 3.4b

fix bug that prevented the gps solution from working if the PC was not set to UTC

Plot last position distinctively

version 3.5

help file updated

fix bug in live GPS solution which resulted in gaps in live track compared with post processed track

fix bug in af1 parameter in GPS almamac downloaded from local GPS receiver

version 3.6

MemoryMap support

version 3.6b

correct handling of Date Time for mission and file name around midnight

should be indep of time zone

increase buffer to 24000

version 3.7

provision for reading in the ephemeris

better naming of gps almanacs and ephemerides

version 3.7a

provision for Almanac, Ephemeris and Rinex files

provision for 3D or 2D GPS solution

cosmetic changes

help file update

version 3.7b

restore ability to uncheck GPSarm

display correct GPS altitude in popup box during real-time processing when 3D enabled

version 3.8

corrected time offset algorithm

improved pseudo range calibration

widened file types to include SA rinex files

wind symbols on the live flight decoded?

version 3.8a

added Google Earth perspective view of track

version 3.8b

correct error in wind rose plotting

version 3.9.0

provisional treatment of RS92KL

version 3.9.1

graphs for RS92KL

version 3.9.2

use selected altitude in MMap overlay instead of always pressure altitude

version 3.9.2x

compiled with the old Memory Map API

version 4.1

added MultiMap option

version 4.2

added serial NMEA output of sonde position

version 4.2a

corrected GPS GGA output format

make GPS output conditional on the CRC being good

version 4.3

Sonde direction window (incl Home Altitude)

version 4.3a

Help file update

version 4.3b

Google Maps option

version 4.3c

Aiming point displayed on chart during descent

prefill registration dialog with serial number

version 4.3d

longer serial output write timeout to solve the 4800baud curtailing

OLECOM output

Homing window coords in degrees and minutes

Homing horiz range as well as slant range

Aiming point coords in the Homing window

Aiming point only displayed when descending

version 4.3e

editorial changes

version 4.3f

patched the internet almanac URL to match changes

version 4.4

coordinate options for Homing Window display

version 4.4a

refined NGR conversion to distinguish WGS84 and OSGB36

version 4.5

2008 default directory for almanac

version 4.6

Live G-E server

version 4.7

save and restore the window placements

version 4.8

provision for ozone data in the fourth frame

version 5.1

version 5.2

add date file name options for 06 and 18 flights

add mission specific file names for gorundtrack, delta and sats files

version 5.3

script facility

version 5.3.1

fix bug in using local ephemeris in script "arm" command

version 5.3.2

fix bug in file naming for flights around 00Z

version 5.3.3

add extra plots on the live Google Earth plot

add option to read ground track files

add extra items to the GE live server (launch aim sub home me)

fix file naming proliferation of debug files in post processing

version 5.3.4

add choice of sound cards

version 5.3.5

kml output file named for the mission date and time

version 5.3.6

GetSondeData(7) yields the tx frequency as a string

version 5.3.7

PUT outputs omn OLECOM

GetSondeData(8) yields the Pressure

GetSondeData(9) yields the Temperature

GetSondeData(10) yields the Humidity

version 5.3.8

Impletement course and speed in OLE/COM output (was dummy)

GetSondeData(11) yields the Dew Point

GetSondeData(12) yields Vertical speed (GPS)

GetSondeData(13) yields the last good frame number

version 5.3.9

ad hoc adjustment to pressure in CalPres

add pressure height to the T-phi diagram

breakthrough on the use of the temperature coefficients (as per pdf using the yellow curve zero)

version 5.4

breakthrough on humidity too

do not plot DP if the relative humidity is < 3%

finally breakthrough on pressure

user-defined range ring settings

version 5.4.1

NMES/SiRF rates now accord with the defined GPS rates

abort running scipt on exit

version 5.4.4

add altitude and frequency to the G-E display

version 5.4.5

add coloured ballons to G-E display

version 5.4.6

GE displays pressure altitude

version 5.4.7

more buffer space for GE components

version 5.5.0

M2K2 started

version 5.5.1

M2K2 Temp and humidity

M2K2 Finder window and Cursor window corrected

add decimal degrees coordinate style in finder window

M2K2 GPS serial output

M2K2 GE server

stop doesn´t work?

aiming point in M2K2

version 5.5.2

ground track file shows integer seconds only

version 5.5.3

additional parameters in the GE description

version 6.1.1

revised Help file for HtmlHelp

HKLM->HKCU

improved directory dialog

added OSM button

version 6.1.2

added initial DFM06 support

version 6.1.3

correct the DFM06 direction (180)

pop up window info for DFM06

refined PTU raw parameter extraction

PTU decode (approx)

version 6.1.3.1

fix bug that prevented live DFM-06 display

version 6.1.4

M10 support

version 6.1.4.1

announce M10 or M2K2 as appropriate

version 6.1.5

prelim C34 support

version 6.1.5.1

add pressure field to C34

grey start options when processing

remove space from $GPGGA output

editorial corrections incl N/S/E/W

version 6.1.5.1a

MFC included

version 6.1.5.2

remove debug 3378 message

version 6.1.5.3

Editorial changes

Homing window for C34

Dew point and humidity for C34

GPS output for recent types

AimLat/Lon for recent types

M2K2 parameter display altitude to 34000m

version 6.1.6

include SGP frame timeout if present

withhold pressure if C34 not equipped

moved barbules right in T-phi display

RS92SGP/AGP PTU low ref corrected

RS92SGP/AGP pressure adjusted for instrument temp

optional ground track as a GPX file

add course and speed to pseudo-GPS NMEA ouput (GPRMC)

version 6.1.6.1

reverse the course in the GPS NMEA output

version 6.1.6.2

correct the leading zeroes in the GPRMC output

version 6.1.6.3

ozi waypoint file format

version 6.1.6.4

corrected ozi waypoint file format

version 6.1.6.5

remove spaces from the geo coordinates in KML file

version 6.1.6.6

correct zero altitude field in the additional GE placemarks

version 6.1.6.7

version 6.1.6.8

OLECOM outputs for the Ozone field

version 6.1.6.9

OLECOM outputs for M2K2 and M10 sondes

version 6.1.7.1

DFM06 auto scale corrected

DFM06 prediction reversed

use barometric pressure to adjust the altitude

version 6.1.7.2

undone the DFM06 prediction

corrected DFM06

corrected DFM06 vertical speed

version 6.1.7.3

scale up m_vert for AGP sonde (0.5 sec cycle)

version 6.1.7.4

DFM06 prediction reversed (again)

version 6.1.7.5

RS41 started

version 6.1.7.6

LMS-6 started

version 6.1.7.7

LMS-6 improved demodulation

LMS-6 optional signal inversion

GPS altitude from $GPGGA

version 6.1.7.8

DFM wind dir and wind graph

corrected SGP wind graph wind scale

version 6.1.7.9

fix the "before 23:00 UTC" inability to resolve GPS

version 6.1.8.1

graph wind direction and speed in RS41

version 6.1.8.2

add two more sound inputs

version 6.1.8.3

Optional wind record to a file

Optional alternative trigger byte for M2K2 (normally 0x64)

version 6.1.8.4

test checksum on M2K2

homing window decimals of alt/az

version 6.1.8.5

finder window a little wider

version 6.1.8.6

correct reading of M2K2 txt file

version 6.1.8.7

LMS6 sonde v speed

version 6.1.8.8

ground track for RS41

version 6.1.8.9

M2K2 temp and humidity into log file

version 6.1.9.1

relax check on data for M10

version 6.1.9.2

IMET sonde started

version 6.1.9.3

C50 support

version 6.1.9.4

Adds PTU values on RS41

version 6.1.9.5

OLE/COM output updates

version 6.1.9.6

correct bit rate (1 part in 700 off) and do checksum in M10

version 6.1.9.7

skip duplicates in log for M2K2/M10

version 6.1.9.8

make some progress on iMat decoding and display

version 6.1.9.9

Improved humidity and temperature calibrations for the M2K2/M10

version 6.2.1.1

fix (0,180) coordinates in frames with no GPS position

RS41SG has no pressure so use GPS altitude

version 6.2.1.2

started APRS balloon position report via AGWPE

add wind option for RS41

add NoGPGGA and NoGPRMC for position output

checked no missing data on the OLE COM output from RS41 when calibrated

version 6.2.1.3

RS41 replay corrected when no pressure transducer

version 6.2.1.4

Skew-T/Log P option

version 6.2.1.5

new type M10

version 6.2.1.6

new type M10 - add wind speed and direction

new type M10 - add date code and time code

version 6.2.1.7

NMEA output option for iMet sonde

version 6.2.1.8

autostartscript.txt in Log files directory will run at start up

version 6.2.1.9

add support for M10 pilot - in progress

version 6.2.2.1

Meteomodem pilot sonde

version 6.2.2.2

Ctrl T-Phi to expand the vertical scale

version 6.2.2.3

Change "GE" button for "Map" and load Open Street Map instead of Google Map