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Change notes PI3000
 
 
Note: Not all changes/ additions apply to your version - you may need to purchase an upgrade to have access to the new features.The version you can use is determined by your dongle version.

You can obtain this from the start up/disclaimer screen and is the number displayed next to the serial number

 

Note: Not all of the following are released versions

11.1961 2020/01/02 Important update
Fix for a 2020 date problem in a 3rd party Windows database libary. Causing issues with routes etc..

11.184 2017/08/12
Minor changes
Increase in length of NMEA sentence allowed beyond the NMEA 0183 standard to deal with
some incorrect sentences beign received from some instruments.

Other minor changes/fixes

11.183 2017/03/12
Added variable line style to route display
Improved import of routes
Improved the display of log/previous track so as not to show blacklineindicating position information received

11.182 2017/2/04
Added option for filteirng GPS errors
Help updated
Minor fixes and changes

11.170 2016/04/04
New release

10.156 2013/10/19
Changes for S57 encrypted data for support of S63 1.1 and new certificate file
Add option for True/Apparent wind and COG or True heading in slide data panel

10.152 2013/04/02
Major update to charting system (same as seapro 3000 v 10
Minor changes to user interface

8.210 14/09/2011
Fix for working with network dongles.

8.209 03/06/2011
Modification to switch panel interface to deal with lower performance IP sockets.
Updated Export for new panels

8.207 25/05/2011
Fix for playing sound (mp3 etc) files on slides.
Added ability to have up to two Relay switching panels per slide.
Note: A normal non-switch panel slide must separate slides with switch panels

8.206 24/05/2011
Added option PI3000 Relay switching option (Hardware option) to allow the switching of external equipment such as PA, lights, signage etc..
Text - added font size control

8.205 5/04/2011
Major update - required dongle version 2.5 or above.
Check in menu Help->About before updating/installing

Also includes the PI3000t touch version (optional)

7.140 01/12/2010
Adds option to automatically run the last slide show that was running when starting PI3000
Menu option Configuration->Continue show on restart.
Note: To auto start on reboot you will need to configure windows to start PI3000 by adding a shortcut to PI3000 in the start menu.
To do this in Windows 7: Click on Start button, Select All programs and scroll down to Start up right click to open, and drag a short cut to PI3000 into it. If not sure please contact your system administrator.

7.133 11/10/ 2010
Camera panel(slide) - change to avoid a memory leak that can occur with some Microsoft DirectShow drivers each time a camera slide is displayed.

7.131 29/09/ 2010
Change to the Ticker display to allow text to be better centralized with differing font styles.
Note: this does increases the height of the ticker banner by about 20%. You may need to alter some slides if the original border spacing is narrow (or use a smaller font to maintain size of ticker the band)

Fixes for NMEA TCP/IP input when acting as a client to a TCP/IP server such as a Moxa box etc., for GPS etc..

7.130 24/09/ 2010
Fixes inter slide fade

7.129 16/09/ 2010
Changes to the demo slide show (rollingdemo)
Force of main display screen to top window on each window, prevents being hidden if other windows become active.

7.126 03/06/2010
Minor changes to the video camera input (Direct show).

7.125 31/05/2010
Fix for display of ARCS and S57 charts display that might use a plotting sheet.

7.123 20/05/2010
Support for the Osprey 210 Video input card (via directshow driver)
Added command line command /r

Adding this to the command line will start PI3000 using the last played slide show or voyage - Typical usage would be start PI3000 after a routine PC restart or scheduled daily start up without human interaction. You will need to add a suitable script/batch file to launch PI3000 at system start up - see your system PC support/administrator for further information

7.122 04/05/2010
Independent selection of Sea colour (from having DEM data enabled)
Change of video camera input to use Direct Show as opposed to the older Video for Windows (VFW)

7.121. 17/04/2010
Chart slide settings DEM Land/sea relief and fixed sea colour - changed to radio buttons and independent of global DEM setting

7.120 Release 16/04/2010
Some changes to the NMEA Inputs control and fix for a combination of depth areas.

7.119 Release 09/04/2010
Support for NMEA heading sentences HDG,HDM,HDG . If data available will be used in preference to COG.
Using heading will allow the vessel shape to appear correctly orientated at low speed or stationary (COG requires vessel movement for calculation)
Fix for dem data not showing in some areas
Fix for cell settings not being altered if set through Chart Utilities ->Settings for slides rather than on Chart Panel
Checksum Tx/Rx fixed
Vessel data panel Add own style for AM/PM

7.112 Release 24/03/2010
Fixed problem in using serial com port 1 (other ports are ok)

7.109 Release 02/12/2009
Changes to charting to improve display of DEM data in certain areas

7.109 Beta release 26/11/2009

Removed DEM setup toolbar from utilities - replaced with option to set DEM folder.
Control of DEM is now done locally on each chart panel.
Note: You cant view DEMS on the utility chart window.

Major changes to the way depth sounding and text in general is drawn - removes cut off characters, add anti-overwriting of text and depth soundings added.
Contour labeling now shows the depth contour rather than the range in the depth area.
Auto land outline mode (Chart settings cartography 2) no longer outlines cells as these have their own coast line layer.
i.e. Removes the display of black lines when there two adjacent land areas in the same cell.

Beta Out of sequence release number/date ( .exe file date 20/11/2009)

New feature
Abbility to create a list of specific objects not to be shown. Menu Chart utilities -> Remove mark
When drawing a chart PI will check to see if an object is in this list, if it is then its drawing is skipped.
Objects are added using a point a click
Note: On this version do not close window using the X button, otherwise window will not re-open

Fix for DEM long draw time.
Improved ticker (less judder)
Fix for aspect ration in slide edit window (aspect problem)
Fixed for black chart pre-view in slide edit occurring on some systems
Slide edit added greying out of buttons depending on status.

7.107 Release 14th 2009
Added local chart panel settings
Slide edit Add buttons to move select item
Removed display of green cell borders
Improved the outlining of land and other contours (cells only) - Polygon outlines are no longer drawn when sharing a border with another cell - gives continuous areas of land etc., without black lines separating the cells.
Note: Cells borders are still shown if folio lines are left on.

Fixed
Ticker fonts

7.105 Release 9th Nov 2009

Fixes
Remove quick start
Slide sequence dialog - change of button text - clear meaning
Added Move buttons (up down) for slide sequence changes
Grayed out buttons not usable i.e. if no slide selected etc.
Stop icon - grayed out style improved
Main monitor window - now works correctly if set to secondary
Chart settings - removed possibility of having multiple dialogs open
Speed and ease of use of the ticker improved
Image panel - select file, redundant load when selecting removed
Overlays now restoring
Slide edit -a possibility of the preview overwriting controls removed
Time and date labels now no longer show if left blank on the setup panel
Text panel - remove the unused ‘Display type’ Static text radio button

New features
Added default name for new route and others
More screen resolutions options + custom settings
New HTML panel - allows the use of web sites in the slide show, can also be used in place of flash etc.
Time format can be displayed as 24hr or AM/PM
Units of display can be set
Ability to alter timing of slides from the list, rather than having to edit slides individually
GPX and text import
Changes to global chart settings to easily modify amount of detail displayed
Added NMEA weather sentence support to data panel:
Wind speed, wind direction $WIMWV or $NVMWV
Air temperature, humidity, pressure $WIXDR
Air pressure $NVMMB
Air temperature $NVMTA
Air humidity $NVMHU

Added measure toolbar and zoom toolbars for panels and main chart window 
Cursor position display in main chart window and panels
Theme menus – improved modern look
Update serial interface to allow BAUD rate, Channels with selectable Com port on each. No need to restart PI3000 on changing
Check com port window (as per seaPro Refresh)
On dual screen systems – allow slides to be edited while slide show running
Option for fade in effect between slides

 

 

 


 

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