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BOB

v 8.5.1.659

Relax parsing rules to accommodate communication systems that trim trailing blanks from SeaSPY or Explorer readings.

May 27, 2026

BOB

v 8.5.1.656

New Features

  • Allow direct connection to Synapse via RS232 without a transceiver.

Miscellaneous

  • A new “raw” log file is started at midnight with the date in the file name, just as the regular annotated logs are.
  • Setting the main altimeter for a synapse array no longer disables the other altimeters since its no longer necessary with the latest Synapse 2 firmware.
  • Setting main altimeter has been simplified.
  • Removed extra warnings about transceiver-mag incompatibility.
  • Revised help pages.
Feb 26, 2026

BOB

v 8.5.1.645

New Features

  • Support for Gen 3 transceivers.
  • Auto-detect the kind of transceiver in use.
  • Allow different transceivers to work with different mags.
  • Detect incompatible combinations of mag and transceiver and warn the user.

Miscellaneous

  • Enhancements to Communication layer to support new protocols and make the code easier to use.
  • Fixed multithread issues sending on comport.
  • Refinements on how layback changes are made.
  • Changes to Survey Line UI
  • Don’t select lines after editing them.
  • Prevent selection upon Refresh since it happens after every edit.
  • Fix apply base station correction
  • Base Station Correction application performance enhancement.
  • Help page updates
  • Various UI and usability issues.

Importer

  • Cancelling an import is faster now.
  • Fixes to layback
  • Usability improvements.

 

Feb 11, 2026
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