BOB Release Notes

8.1.1.340

Oct 24, 2024

• This release supports a special project which needs to support an SeaQuest 1 upgraded with SeaQuest 2 firmware and an upgraded altimeter.
  • Users must select “SeaQuest2” for BOB to recognize samples from this version of the firmware.
  • Empty columns show in the log table for Aft sensor even if it is not installed in the mag.
  • The survey export does not calculate the total gradient in this release.

8.1.1.325

Sep 30, 2024

• UI Improvements
  • Full-scale is fixed when resizing the profile plot
  • Show tuning value correctly when manual tuning
  • Cleaner presentation
  • Clearer warnings
  • Alignment is more stable when values are changing rapidly
• Better support for Satellite-Synched Transceiver
  • Check if transceiver has a lock
  • Force transceiver to sync mag if needed
• Synchronization improvements
  • More precise
  • More resilient to variable system latencies
  • Easier to use and understand
  • Auto-Correct
    • Keep logging even if mag restarts without sync
    • Keep time if GPS disconnects or loses lock
  • Sync with Satellite-Synched transceiver

8.0.1.258

Sep 6, 2024

• Fix for crash when opening About window after deactivating BAM license.

8.0.1.202

July 11, 2024

• Fix: Valid surveys made with BOB 8.0.1.200 wouldn’t show in survey list after re-install.
• Fix: Parsing of Sea Quest readings would fail sometimes.
• Fix: In some cases starting a survey with no active GPS connected would fail.
• GPS Date and Time have been added to the survey export column list.
• Remove support for obsolete Explorer Gradiometer.

8.0.1.200

June 4, 2024

• Updated infrastructure for better support, security, and speed with these components:
  • SQL Server 2022
  • .NET 8.0 Desktop runtime
• Support for new Marine Magnetics Products including
  • Synapse
  • Explorer Gradiometers
  • More AUV file types
• BAM now plots partial gradients from any two sensors on our gradiometers
• Simpler installation experience
• Numerous performance and usability improvements

4.18.1.476

June 4, 2024

• This is a transitional release which contains a notice, and dialog with instructions to upgrade to the latest BOB.

4.17.1.427

September 18, 2023

• Additional support for SeaQuest 2 gradiometers
• Text in the application is more compatible with airborne surveys. (e.g. removed references to “fish” and “boat”)

4.16.1.422

December 5, 2022

• Create multiple lines in an area marked on the GeoPlot.
• Fix order of columns in intermagnet parser
• Fix reset the selected parser for each import of base station readings
• Fix overlapping survey lines.
• Fix error in deleting single mag readings.

4.16.1.419

October 5, 2022

• Improved support for importing GEM drone mag files, including laser altimeter.
• Import GEM base station data
• Improved Gavia AUV import speed, and set GPS fix quality
• Fix: Allow “>” to be sent to the mag from terminal window.
• Fix: GPS icon sometimes showed invalid fix when it was valid.
• Various UI and usability improvements.

4.16.1.414

June 13, 2022

• Support GEM drone mag
• Altimeter series inverted so higher is bigger
• Marker export improved.
• USB connections no longer supported. Transceivers are configured as virtual COM ports so only com port connections are needed.

4.15.1.406

May 31, 2022

• Improved Guide Line Importers
• Fixed bug when selecting COM port for repeater.
• Fixed default wingspans for SeaQuest gradiometers.
• Exporting gradients have an extra digit of precision (4) now.
• Numerous UI improvements.

4.15.1.339

December 21, 2021

Additional support for Sea Quest 2

4.15.1.324

November 11, 2021

Support Sea Quest 2 differences in zeroing the depth sensor.

4.14.1.317

October 12, 2021

Overview

• This release improves several features,
• supports the new SQ2 mag responses, and
• the Sentinel 2 base station import allows filtering by signal strength.

Profile Plot

• Initialize visibility of series when loading.

Import

• Filter by date for base station and AUV data.
• Don’t import readings to a significant gap in the survey
• Dialogs are topmost and modal.
• Add signal strength filter for base station import.
• Default file type for import set to all log file types, instead of just the intermagnet observatory format.

Survey Lines

• Keep survey line list from restoring default sort order after an edit.

Geo Plot

• Calculate GPS time offset relative to mag clock so it has the same sign as shown on sync warnings

Mag support

• Handle new SQ-2 string

Markers

• Format marker list, change icons for expander and visibility buttons.

Diagnostics

• Log BOB version number to Alert.log

Prior Releases

4.10.1.294

• Show signal strength in profile plot
• Get user consent before upgrading BOB
• Allow user to enter fraction of a second into marker time in marker dialog.
• Ok button in preferences closes the dialog now
• Import Sentinel-2 data.

4.10.1.291

• Fix incomplete drawing of path when selecting a survey line in some cases.
• Improve placement of markers near edges of profile plot.

4.10.1.187

Miscellaneous

• Improve detecting when mag is sampling
• Stop GPS readings from being logged in newly opened survey before we start sampling.
• More support for Vector mags
• UI formatting improved

GeoPlot

• Zoom to mouse point instead of center of screen
• Show coords where mouse is.
• More accurate placement of markers.

Mag Profile Plot

• Sometimes scale was wrong
• Fix drawing error when crossing midnight.

Log Table

• Allow user to reorder columns.

Diagnostics

•  Notifications are saved to alerts.log now

Export

• Individual mag positions are exported for longitudinal gradiometers.
• Export failed for surveys that cross midnight.