SeatermAF Revision History
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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.
Version # listing:
SeatermAF VERSION 1.25
13 December
2010
FIXES:
- SBE 17plus V2 SEARAM: SeatermAF did not
properly save and program the bottle closure pressure for the first bottle
(closure order #1) on the Bottle Closure Pressures/Times tab, if you did
not select Bottom bottle closure enabled on the SBE 17plus Bottle
Closure Logic tab.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.24
16 May
2008
ADDITIONS:
- Added support for SBE 50
Digital Oceanographic Pressure Sensor as interface with SBE 55 ECO Water
Sampler.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.23
25
April
2008
FIXES:
- AFM: SeatermAF transmitted battery type information to
the AFM incorrectly (transmitted code for Ni-cad batteries when they were
designated by the user as alkaline, and vice versa).
- On the Bottle Closure Pressures/Times tab in the
Configuration Options dialog box, SeatermAF sometimes reset the last entry in
the table to 0 db.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.21
15 October
2007
FIXES:
- On the Bottle Closure Pressures/Times tab in the
Configuration Options dialog box, SeatermAF sometimes did not retain the
user-selected number of bottles.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.20
09 July
2007
MODIFICATIONS:
- Added compatibility with Windows Vista to Help files.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.19
19 March
2007
ADDITIONS:
- Compatibility with SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler added.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.18
10 March
2006
FIXES:
- SeatermAF did not set the battery type in the AFM when the Program button
was clicked.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.17
15 August
2005
FIXES:
- If the AFM was set up to fire more than 17 bottles on elapsed time,
SeatermAF inserted incorrect times for bottle closures 18 and later, and did
not allow you to arm the AFM. This error occurred only in version 1.16.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.16
11
April 2005
FIXES:
- AFM requires certain commands (bbx, bbpp, bbtt, and btx) to be sent
in lower case. SeatermAF's Program button (on the toolbar) was sending these
commands in upper case. SeatermAF now sends all commands in lower case.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.15
27 September 2004
ADDITIONS:
- SBE 17plus: Added ability to select Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries for 17plus
(17plus is now shipping standard with NiMH batteries and charger).
FIXES:
- SBE 50 with AFM: On AFM Bottle Closure Logic tab, SeatermAF sometimes
incorrectly activated configuration (.con) file entry field. SBE 50 does not
have a .con file. When user subsequently clicked Program on Toolbar or select
Program Auto Fire in Utilities menu, SeatermAF programmed all bottle closure
pressures as -1 db, regardless of the pressure values input on the Bottle
Closure Pressures/Times tab.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.14
19 February 2003
ADDITIONS:
- Added support for SBE 50
Digital Oceanographic Pressure Sensor as interface with AFM.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.13
14 March 2002
FIXES:
- Fix initialization bug when SBE 25 is selected the first time the program
is run. Error caused uploads to fail.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.12
22 October 2001
FIXES:
- Fix file handling problems with .ini files.
- Fix an execution error that occurred when the user arrowed past the end of the closure parameters and bottle position lists.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.11
11 June 2001
FIXES:
- AFM: If Close on elapsed time, program erroneously looked for a
.con file and gave an error message.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.10
06 June 2001
ADDITIONS:
- AFM: Added support for SBE 19plus CTD.
MODIFICATIONS:
- AFM: AFM and applicable CTD now configured in same dialog box; Connect AFM
and Connect CTD added to Toolbar and menu.
- Configure menu's Configuration Options dialog box tab labels changed to be
more descriptive and consistent.
- SeatermAF.ini (replaces SeatermAF.cfg) is now located in Windows
directory.
- Execution priority increased while uploading.
FIXES:
- AFM: Closure algorithm for closing bottles on elapsed time or when
stationary was not correct.
- AFM: Pressure data (used to control bottle closure) was interpreted
incorrectly for some instruments with older pressure sensors.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.03
27 October 2000
MODIFICATIONS:
- AFM: Reduced lower limits for Pressure to enable upcast and Pressure
change to enable upcast from 10 db to 1 db, allowing for work in shallow
water.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.02
23 June 2000
FIXES:
- AFM: closure pressures was not correctly checked for ascending order if
upcast was enabled.
- AFM: Pressure change to enable upcast was not correctly calculated.
- AFM: Program locked up if there was a validation error prior to
programming the AFM.
- SBE 19: When trying to upload data, SBE 19 was not properly detected.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.01
13 June 2000
MODIFICATIONS:
- Header form is automatically sized for the number of header prompts.
- When prompt for header is selected and a cast range is uploaded,
header form pops up for each cast.
- You can minimize SeatermAF, and it will work in background while uploading
data.
- Upload system time is written in DATCNV-compatible format.
- Connect baud rate is stored in .ini file.
- Program tries harder to wake up instrument before sending upload command,
if it has fallen asleep during header entry.
- Menus and buttons are disabled (menus don't pull down, buttons don't click)
while SeatermAF is sending a command or receiving data, so one command does
not interrupt another.
SeatermAF VERSION 1.00
30 March 2000
Initial release of Win 95/98/NT terminal program for instruments that include
Auto Fire capability.
Last updated:
13 Dec 2010