SEASAVE-Win32 Revision History
Version 1.01 to 1.21, and 5.38 and later (but less than 7.0)

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Note:
With Version 5.38, SEASAVE Win32 is replaced by SEASAVE V7. See SBE Data Processing - SEASAVE for revisions 5.0 through 5.37m, and for SEASAVE V7 revisions.

The Revision History describes each version of software -- including bug fixes, modifications, and new features. You may not need the latest version; our revisions often include improvements and new features which may have little or no impact on your operation. Review this site regularly to view the latest changes. You may choose to download a revision if the bug fixes, features, and modifications would be useful in your operation.

Version #  listing:

SEASAVE VERSION 5.38
19 March 2007

ADDITIONS:

a. Added Import / Export buttons to calibration coefficients dialog boxes, to allow transfer of coefficients from one system to another without the need for typing and possibility of resulting typographical errors.
b. Added Murphy-Larson equation compatibility for SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor (Sea-Bird will begin shipping SBE 43s with Murphy-Larson calibration coefficients in Spring 2007).
c. Added compatibility with SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler.

SEASAVE VERSIONS 5.0 through 5.37m

See SBE Data Processing - SEASAVE Revision History.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.21
25 April 2001

BUG FIXES:

a. SBE 25 -- number of scans averaged was not read correctly in the header.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.20
01 March 2001

ADDITIONS:

a. Add new instruments -- SBE 16plus and SBE 19plus SEACAT -- to list of instruments in Configure menu (under New Style Instrument Configuration).
b. Add SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen sensor, Turner SCUFA, and WET Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer to list of auxiliary sensors that can be selected when configuring an instrument.

BUG FIXES:

a. Configuration file switched cpcor and ctcor if you made any changes to the file and saved the changes (see the Known Bugs page for a complete description).

SEASAVE VERSION 1.19
22 December 2000

ADDITIONS:

a. When configuring ASCII output (Configure menu - ASCII Output), SEASAVE allows you to generate a shared file, which can be opened in Word or Notepad (but not Wordpad). The file, when opened, shows all data written so far. To get continuing new data, close the file and open it again.
b. When configuring the instrument (Configure menu), SEASAVE allows you to select the Old Style instrument configuration or New Style instrument configuration. The New Style configuration provides support for wide range conductivity sensors and for a secondary transmissometer or secondary LS6000.

MODIFICATIONS:

a. Add offset term to PAR calculation.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.18
30 June 2000

BUG FIX:

a. SBE 21: For instrument with remote temperature, remote temperature was not computed correctly in SEASAVE Version 1.17 only.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.17
21 June 2000

MODIFICATIONS:

a. Display an error message after trying to write to a read only file.
b. Change the description light transmission to transmissometer.

ADDITIONS:

a. Add ranges to the LSS6000 coefficients form.
b. Add support for a custom SBE 19.
c. Add support for a METS sensor.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.16
16 May 2000

FIXES:

a. When displaying X-Y plots with the downcast only option checked, there was a page fault error.

b. There was an archived data display bottle fire sequence bug.

c. There was an SBE 25 SPAR configuration bug.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.15
29 February 2000

FIXES:

a. ASCII output variables were not being saved correctly to the configuration file. 

SEASAVE VERSION 1.14
16 February 2000

FIXES:

a. Y2K bugs: 

• ROSSUM was reporting year 2000 as 1969.
• SEASAVE was crashing (page fault error) when:

• Real-time acquisition with NMEA, and NMEA string contained year 00.
• Archived playback when data was collected in year 2000 with NMEA, and NMEA string did not contain date information.

• SBE 19, 21, and 25: Year was reported as 1900 if real-time data was  collected with NMEA and NMEA string contained date field with year 00.

b. Incorrect units were displayed after selecting a WET Labs sensor.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.13
21 January 2000

FIXES:

a. FGP pressure sensor tree was not expanded properly in SEASAVE.
b. When selecting salt water depth, the form to enter latitude was not displayed.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.12
04 November 1999

FIXES:

a. SBE 19 and SBE 25s with surface PAR were not configured correctly.
b. SEASAVE did not shut down completely if it was exited via the X button and real-time acquisition or archived data playback was not stopped prior to pushing the X (upper right hand corner) button.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.11
12 October 1999

FIXES:

a. Displaying temperature in degrees Fahrenheit caused SEASAVE to crash.
b. Fluorometer log plot was incorrect.
c. Correct calibration date for temperature and conductivity sensors was not displayed.
d. SEASAVE did not always halt real-time and archived playback reliably.
e. SEASAVE displayed an 'incorrect .CON file' message when acquiring data via RS-232 from a  911plus with the deck unit configured to not suppress an channels and to add PAR and NMEA.

ADDITIONS:

a. Chelsea Minitracka fluorometer
b. Seapoint fluorometer
c. Display sound velocity in feet/sec
d. Altimeter offset
e. Choice of density in potential temperature anomaly calculation
f. Append system time to every scan for SBE 911plus systems
g. Command line option to set RS-232 time out value

MODIFICATIONS:

a. Disable Configuration menu when displaying real-time or archived data.
b. For SBE 911plus systems, add number of scans averaged by the deck unit to the header.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.10
09 April 1999

FIXES:

a. SBE 14 remote display bug.
b. If the last line in the Header notes field did not have a carriage return then it was not added to the stored header.
c. The default installation path name has the period in the version number replaced with an '_'.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.09
26 March 1999

FIXES:

a. Altimeter Alarm bug fixed.
b. Serial buffers are now flushed each time real-time acquisition is started.
c. 'ASCII output to line printer' capability has been removed.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.08
02 Feb 1999

1. FIXES:

a. Removed two blank lines that were being written to .MRK files.
b. Adjusted screen dialogs so SEASAVE can be run on a 640 X 480 display.
c. An incorrect SEASAVE version number was being written to the data header file.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

a. Added feet/second units as an option to all the sound velocity calculations.
b. Changed the default Start Menu folder from SEASAVE Win32 to Sea-Bird

SEASAVE VERSION 1.07
21 Dec 1998

1. FIXES:

a. Bug with NMEA date/time fixed.
b. Extra lines in .MRK files will not be written.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

a. Added variables for SBE 9pluses with dual T and C Sensors. (temperature, conductivity, salinity, and density differences)
b. Linear/Log scale can be selected for all fluorometers.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.06
02 Oct 1998

1. FIXES:

Fix WET Labs variable selection bug.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

a. Add form for potential temperature anomaly A0 and A1 coefficients.
b. Add command line enabled pump on / pump off control.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.05a
28 Aug 1998

FIXES:

a. Dr. Haardt variable can now be selected as display parameter.
b. Instrument Configuration Help File corrected; DATACNV to DATCNV.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.05
11 Aug 1998

1. BUG FIXES:

a. Seapoint turbidity sensor re-configured.
b. Data will not erase from X-Y plot when screen is redrawn.
c. Resume button in archived data fixed.
d. Will now write correct SEASAVE version in the header.
e. SEASAVE will verify to overwrite the data file when start acquisition is pressed and a new filename is not entered.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

a. Scan length error checking is disabled after the first 100 scans.
b. Data file path name is saved in the SEASAVE .CFG file
c. Two asterisks precede the lines input by the operator in the header.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.04
01 July 1998

1. BUG FIXES:

a. Stores Altimeter Scale Factor.
b. Saves miscellaneous display parameters (In previous versions, it was necessary to save the parameters to a file and then load them from the display file).
c. Use "Add to .NAV file" button on the View NMEA Data Display dialog box or use <Ctrl-7> to save data to a .NAV file.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

a. Added plot data (when pressure is increasing and downcast only) option to overlay plots.
b. Added support for Chelsea, Sea Tech, Turner, and Wet Labs fluorometers.
c. Added linear/logarithm plot option for fluorometer data.

3. ENHANCEMENTS:

a. For SBE 9/11plus, verifies if the received scan length matches the expected length as determined by the .CON file.
b. Added error checking so garbled NMEA data is not written to the .HDR and .DAT file.
c. Added Help files. Select Help Topics for Online SEASAVE Help.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.03
12 May 1998

1. BUG FIXES:

Fixed serial data out bug.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

Added message in archived data and real-time data forms; Is ASCII out or send data to remote display enabled?

SEASAVE VERSION 1.02
10 April 1998

1. BUG FIXES:

None.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

Corrected wording of "Change Instrument Configuration File" warning box to direct the user to proper configuration location instead of "previous window".

SEASAVE VERSION 1.01
09 April 1998

1. BUG FIXES:

Sometime SEASAVE would either cause a Page Fault or the "Change Instrument Configuration" button would not work after changing the instrument type. The user is now forced to select "Create a New .CON file before changing the instrument type.

2. MODIFICATIONS:

a. Disabled DMA access for IEEE-488 (GPIB) with the 11 and 11plus. This should allow the software to work with the PCMCIA GPIB adapters (adapters do not support DMA transfers).
b. pH can now be seen in the variable selection list.

SEASAVE VERSION 1.00

Initial release of Win 95/98/NT software.

Last updated: 06 Apr 2007

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