@ -388,7 +388,10 @@ PamguardBeta_ViewerMode.exe):</p>
< h1 > < a name = "_LATEST_VERSION_2.02.03" > < / a > < a name = "_VERSION_2.02.07_January" > < / a > < em > < span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;font-style:normal'>< a
href="#_Latest_Version_2.02.08">LATEST VERSION 2.02.08 May 2023< / a > < / span > < / em > < / h1 >
href="#_Version_2.02.09_June">Latest Version 2.02.09 June 2023< / a > < / span > < / em > < / h1 >
< h1 > < em > < span style = 'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;font-style:
normal'>< a href = "#_Version_2.02.08_May" > Version 2.02.08 May 2023< / a > < / span > < / em > < / h1 >
< h1 > < em > < span style = 'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;font-style:
normal'>< a href = "#_Latest_Version_2.02.07" > Version 2.02.07 January 2023< / a > < / span > < / em > < / h1 >
@ -454,7 +457,17 @@ Version 2.00.10 June 2017</a></span></h1>
< h1 > < a name = "_Latest_Version_2.02.03_1" > < / a > < a name = "_Latest_Version_2.02.05" > < / a > < a
name="_Latest_Version_2.02.06">< / a > < a name = "_Latest_Version_2.02.07" > < / a > < a
name="_Latest_Version_2.02.08">< / a > < span lang = EN-US > Latest Version 2.02.08 May
name="_Latest_Version_2.02.08">< / a > < a name = "_Version_2.02.09_June" > < / a > < span
lang=EN-US>Version 2.02.09 June 2023< / span > < / h1 >
< h2 > < span lang = EN-US > Bug Fixes< / span > < / h2 >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > Time zone displays: Fixed some bugs
associated with options to have PAMGuard display times in local time, rather
than UTC. This was affecting times typed into the scroll bars of displays which
were reading local time, even when set to use UTC. < / span > < / p >
< h1 > < a name = "_Version_2.02.08_May" > < / a > < span lang = EN-US > Version 2.02.08 May
2023< / span > < / h1 >
< h2 > < span lang = EN-US > Bug Fixes< / span > < / h2 >
@ -495,8 +508,8 @@ the first two characters of the string name may be. </span></p>
< h2 > < span lang = EN-US > Bug Fixes< / span > < / h2 >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > Use of localization sensor and orientation
data for static hydrophones had a bug whereby it would continually ‘ ’
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > Use of localization sensor and orientation data
for static hydrophones had a bug whereby it would continually ‘ ’
offsets applied to static hydrophones in viewer mode. This is now fixed. < / span > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > Click tool bar: Correctly shows event
@ -525,10 +538,10 @@ generates random chirps between around 200 and 800Hz, roughly the frequency
you’
vocalise at. < / span > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > Hiding tool tips. A menu item to permanently
turn off all tool tips, or tap the ‘ ’ seconds if
they are getting in the way, particularly when trying to interact with displays
using the mouse. < / span > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > Hiding tool tips. A menu item to
permanently turn off all tool tips, or tap the ‘ ’
seconds if they are getting in the way, particularly when trying to interact
with displays using the mouse. < / span > < / p >
< h1 > < span lang = EN-US > Version 2.02.06 November 2022< / span > < / h1 >
@ -550,8 +563,8 @@ whistle classification module.</span></p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > SoundTrap SUD file reading. If you’
SoundTrap autonomous recorders from Ocean Instruments, you no longer need to
decompress the SoundTrap files prior to processing. This will save time and a
lot of disk space. Extraction of clicks from the inbuilt SoundTrap Click
detector can also happen while processing SUD file data with other detectors, thereby
lot of disk space. Extraction of clicks from the inbuilt SoundTrap Click detector
can also happen while processing SUD file data with other detectors, thereby
streamlining the whole processing chain. Read the online Help for details.
< / span > < / p >
@ -656,9 +669,9 @@ selections from drop down lists within any form.</p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Note that updates have also been made to the Matlab
interface to PAMGuard binary files, which has now also been migrated to GitHub
at < a href< / a > .
< p class = MsoNormal > Note that updates have also been made to the Matlab interface
to PAMGuard binary files, which has now also been migrated to GitHub at < a
href="https://github.com/PAMGuard/PAMGuardMatlab">https://github.com/PAMGuard/PAMGuardMatlab< / a > .
< / p >
< h1 > < / h1 >
@ -686,12 +699,12 @@ understand the notes listed for <a href="#_Latest_Beta_Version_2.00.10">Beta
Version 2.00.10< / a > before proceeding with installation and use of this
version.< / b > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > This version of PAMGuard has been bundled with Java 16 (OpenJDK
release), so you will not need to install a java runtime engine separately.
PSFX files generated in previous beta releases (2.xx.xx) should be compatible
with this version, and vice-versa. PSF files generated in core releases
(1.15.xx) can be loaded in this version, but will be converted to PSFX files
when PAMGuard exits.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > This version of PAMGuard has been bundled with Java 16
(OpenJDK release), so you will not need to install a java runtime engine
separately. PSFX files generated in previous beta releases (2.xx.xx) should be
compatible with this version, and vice-versa. PSF files generated in core
releases (1.15.xx) can be loaded in this version, but will be converted to PSFX
files when PAMGuard exits.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-bottom:0cm' > < span style = 'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < / p >
@ -739,8 +752,8 @@ params </p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 3. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > Bug
492. Data Model does not update button//tooltip text when underlying data
changes < / p >
492. Data Model does not update button//tooltip text when underlying
data changes < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 4. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > Bug
@ -835,17 +848,17 @@ Noise Level Outputs - as an aid to performance diagnosis, some detectors
(currently the GPL, Click Detector and Whistle and Moan Detector) are
outputting additional noise metrics to their binary output files. These can be
read with the < a href = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/pamguard/files/Matlab/" > PAMGuard
Matlab library< / a > and used to diagnose system performance in varying noise
conditions. Improved displays within PAMGuard for these noise metrics will be
included in a future release. < / p >
Matlab library< / a > and used to diagnose system performance in varying noise conditions.
Improved displays within PAMGuard for these noise metrics will be included in a
future release. < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 17. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
lang=EN-US> < / span > An implementation of the Generalized Power Law Detector,
developed by Tyler Helble ([Helble et al., Â ‘
detection algorithm for humpback whale vocalizations ’
Acoustical Society of America, vol. 131, no. 4, pp. 2682Â –
available. For details, see the online help < / p >
developed by Tyler Helble ([Helble et al., Â ‘ detection
algorithm for humpback whale vocalizations ’ Acoustical
Society of America, vol. 131, no. 4, pp. 2682Â – available.
For details, see the online help < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 18. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span >
@ -866,11 +879,11 @@ understand the notes listed for <a href="#_Latest_Beta_Version_2.00.10">Beta
Version 2.00.10< / a > before proceeding with installation and use of this
version.< / b > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > This version of PAMGuard has been bundled with Java 13 (release
13.0.1). PSFX files generated in previous beta releases (2.xx.xx) should be
compatible with this version, and vice-versa. PSF files generated in core
releases (1.15.xx) can be loaded in this version, but will be converted to PSFX
files when PAMGuard exits.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > This version of PAMGuard has been bundled with Java 13
(release 13.0.1). PSFX files generated in previous beta releases (2.xx.xx)
should be compatible with this version, and vice-versa. PSF files generated in
core releases (1.15.xx) can be loaded in this version, but will be converted to
PSFX files when PAMGuard exits.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < b > < span lang = EN-US > Bug Fixes< / span > < / b > < / p >
@ -958,8 +971,9 @@ lang=EN-US> </span>Better auto-scaling in Ishmael Detector graphics window. </p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 7. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
lang=EN-US> < / span > Change to Windows temporary folder location, to get around Windows
Security settings that were preventing some modules from working properly. < / p >
lang=EN-US> < / span > Change to Windows temporary folder location, to get around
Windows Security settings that were preventing some modules from working
properly. < / p >
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@ -1015,8 +1029,8 @@ lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> &nb
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 8. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > Bug
460. Click Detector BT Display vertical axis shows all zeroes when zooming
out < / p >
460. Click Detector BT Display vertical axis shows all zeroes when
zooming out < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 9. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > Bug
@ -1299,8 +1313,8 @@ Added a few new options to the Click Detector Sweep Classifier. </p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 10. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
lang=EN-US> < / span > Add option to the Map module's Plot Overlay Options dialog, to
show events occuring in the future (< em > < span style = 'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif' > look
lang=EN-US> < / span > Add option to the Map module's Plot Overlay Options dialog,
to show events occuring in the future (< em > < span style = 'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif' > look
ahead< / span > < / em > ) instead of the default display of events which have already
occurred. Can make it easier to match up the map with clicks seen in the Click
Detector display. < / p >
@ -1465,8 +1479,8 @@ Upgrades to the Group Localiser, including better error estimation.</p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 2. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
lang=EN-US> < / span > Click Train Detector upgrades, including ability to import
time chunks from csv file for batch processing.< / p >
lang=EN-US> < / span > Click Train Detector upgrades, including ability to import time
chunks from csv file for batch processing.< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 3. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
@ -1621,9 +1635,9 @@ from many channels.</p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 3. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
< / span > Bugs 398 and 399. Click Detector, FFT Engine and Filter modules were losing
source during startup, if the source selected was not the first raw data source
in the list.< / p >
< / span > Bugs 398 and 399. Click Detector, FFT Engine and Filter modules were
losing source during startup, if the source selected was not the first raw data
source in the list.< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 4. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
@ -1738,9 +1752,9 @@ see new options in main menu.</p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 2. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
lang=EN-US> < / span > Added Matched Template Click Classifier. Classifies clicks based
on an ideal template to match and a template to reject. An example of this is
to classify beaked whale clicks in an environment with dolphin clicks.< / p >
lang=EN-US> < / span > Added Matched Template Click Classifier. Classifies clicks
based on an ideal template to match and a template to reject. An example of
this is to classify beaked whale clicks in an environment with dolphin clicks.< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 3. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span >
@ -1856,11 +1870,11 @@ to work with whistles.</p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 3. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span >
Added option to export all settings and parameters as an XML-formatted file.
Note that this required changes to the structure of the Array Manager, and as
such any settings (psf) files created with this version of Pamguard cannot be
used in older versions. Older psf files can be loaded with this version, but
will be converted.< / p >
Added option to export all settings and parameters as an XML-formatted file. Note
that this required changes to the structure of the Array Manager, and as such
any settings (psf) files created with this version of Pamguard cannot be used
in older versions. Older psf files can be loaded with this version, but will be
converted.< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 4. < / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> < / span > < span
@ -2097,9 +2111,9 @@ Added circular movement option to source simulation </p>
< h1 > < a name = "_Latest_Beta_Version_2.00.10" > < / a > < span lang = EN-US > Beta Version
2.00.10 June 2017< / span > < / h1 >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > PAMGuard Version 2 contains major updates. You
should read and understand these notes before proceeding with installation and
use of this version. These changes have been funded under contract to NOAA
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > PAMGuard Version 2 contains major updates.
You should read and understand these notes before proceeding with installation
and use of this version. These changes have been funded under contract to NOAA
Fisheries, contract no. WE-133F-16-SE-1126.< / span > < / p >
< h3 > < span lang = EN-US > Binary File Structural Changes< / span > < / h3 >
@ -2112,11 +2126,11 @@ the PAMGuard Viewer the older data will be converted to the new format (see
below for details).< / span > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < span lang = EN-US > The most significant change in the binary
file format is the addition of a Unique Data Identifier (UID) to each unit of
data. This is intended to aid in offline analysis by making it easier for the
user to link what they are seeing on different PAMGuard displays and also to
link with any data post processed in Matlab or other custom analysis software.
UIDÂ ’ are also added to PAMGuard database tables. < / span > < / p >
file format is the addition of a Unique Data Identifier (UID) to each unit of data.
This is intended to aid in offline analysis by making it easier for the user to
link what they are seeing on different PAMGuard displays and also to link with
any data post processed in Matlab or other custom analysis software. UIDÂ ’
are also added to PAMGuard database tables. < / span > < / p >
< h4 > < span lang = EN-US > Converting Old Data< / span > < / h4 >
@ -2222,8 +2236,8 @@ lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> &nb
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 3.< / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
< / span > Rocca Module: added StartHr, ProportionWhists and ProportionClicks
parameters to Event classifier< / p >
< / span > Rocca Module: added StartHr, ProportionWhists and ProportionClicks parameters
to Event classifier< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 4.< / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
@ -2236,14 +2250,14 @@ switches/parameters to be included in *.ini files.</p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 1.< / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
< / span > < span lang = EN-US > Bug 308. Map Overlay Control. < / span > Storage of data saying
what get's plotted on each map and for how long became corrupted and the list
grew to a ridiculous size. Code has been put in place to a) stop it happening
again and b) to repair any configuration files which are corrupted. Corrupted
files will be slow to load, slow to save and will be > several megabytes in
size. It may be necessary to delete the PamguardSettings table in any databases
since these too may have become oversized which will slow down viewer mode
PAMGuard start-up.< / p >
< / span > < span lang = EN-US > Bug 308. Map Overlay Control. < / span > Storage of data
saying what get's plotted on each map and for how long became corrupted and the
list grew to a ridiculous size. Code has been put in place to a) stop it
happening again and b) to repair any configuration files which are corrupted.
Corrupted files will be slow to load, slow to save and will be > several
megabytes in size. It may be necessary to delete the PamguardSettings table in
any databases since these too may have become oversized which will slow down
viewer mode PAMGuard start-up.< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span lang = EN-US > 2.< / span > < span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
@ -2374,10 +2388,10 @@ high sample rate. </span></p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > 2.< span style = 'font-size-adjust: none ;
font-stretch: normal'>< span style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > < / span > < span lang = EN-US > Bug 305. Date and Time not being correctly
extracted from wav files created using SoundTrap recorders. Fixed by correctly
finding and unpacking information in the accompanying xml log files that come
with SoundTrap files. < / span > < / p >
< / span > < / span > < span lang = EN-US > Bug 305. Date and Time not being correctly extracted
from wav files created using SoundTrap recorders. Fixed by correctly finding
and unpacking information in the accompanying xml log files that come with
SoundTrap files. < / span > < / p >
< h1 > < a name = "_Latest_Version_1.15.06" > < / a > < span lang = EN-US > Version 1.15.06
November 2016< / span > < / h1 >
@ -2533,9 +2547,9 @@ the future. </span></p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Logger Form Design< / i > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > A GUI driven system for designing Logger forms has been released.
Currently, this feature has no online help, but is reasonably intuitive
compared to the old method of typing directly into the database. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > A GUI driven system for designing Logger forms has been
released. Currently, this feature has no online help, but is reasonably
intuitive compared to the old method of typing directly into the database. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > < span lang = EN-US > Improved Number handling< / span > < / i > < / p >
@ -2841,10 +2855,10 @@ displaying in the viewer. This is now fixed. </span></p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-20.25pt' > < span
lang=EN-US>3.< / span > < span lang = EN-US style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > < span lang = EN-US > Bug 248. Crash in hydrophone array manager. Bug in array
manager would crash PAMGuard when the click detector was configured with more
channels than the sound acquisition system (almost impossible to achieve, but
someone managed it). < / span > < / p >
< / span > < span lang = EN-US > Bug 248. Crash in hydrophone array manager. Bug in
array manager would crash PAMGuard when the click detector was configured with
more channels than the sound acquisition system (almost impossible to achieve,
but someone managed it). < / span > < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-20.25pt' > < span
lang=EN-US>4.< / span > < span lang = EN-US style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
@ -2913,8 +2927,8 @@ writing results files. Fixed. </p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-20.25pt' > < span
lang=EN-US>7.< / span > < span lang = EN-US style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > Bug 237. Logger forms not saving data to database after sound acquisition
starts. Fixed. < / p >
< / span > Bug 237. Logger forms not saving data to database after sound
acquisition starts. Fixed. < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-20.25pt' > 8.< span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>
@ -2957,15 +2971,15 @@ which is useful when using PAMGuard for demonstration purposes. </p>
lang=EN-US>4.< / span > < span lang = EN-US style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > The sound File and Folder audio input systems now have an optional time
zone setting. Note that PAMGuard analysis should still all be taking place in
UTC and that this option is intended to allow the conversion of file times which
were not recorded as UTC into UTC and not the other way around. Use the option
with caution !< / p >
UTC and that this option is intended to allow the conversion of file times
which were not recorded as UTC into UTC and not the other way around. Use the
option with caution !< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-29.25pt' > < span
lang=EN-US>5.< / span > < span lang = EN-US style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > The Open Office Database system has been removed from the list of available
options since it is not reliable. If you require a free database solution we
recommend you use the MySql Community Server < a
< / span > The Open Office Database system has been removed from the list of
available options since it is not reliable. If you require a free database
solution we recommend you use the MySql Community Server < a
href="http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/">http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/< / a > < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-29.25pt' > < span
@ -3115,8 +3129,9 @@ to read on a time. Fixed</p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Menu Layout< / i > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > The PAMGuard menus have been rearranged into a more intuitive
grouping which we believe will help users find functionality more easily. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > The PAMGuard menus have been rearranged into a more
intuitive grouping which we believe will help users find functionality more
easily. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > 'Detection' menu has been renamed to 'Settings' since many
menu items within this menu were not directly to do with 'Detection'.< / p >
@ -3182,8 +3197,8 @@ whistles as well. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > This module, funded by NOAA for the South West Fisheries
Science Centre (SWFSC), measures pitch and roll from analogue accelerometer
sensors in a hydrophone. Data are fed real time into the updated hydrophone
array manager in order that bearings from a tetrahedral tracking array are
correctly calculated in real world coordinates. < / p >
array manager in order that bearings from a tetrahedral tracking array are correctly
calculated in real world coordinates. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Wild ArcGIS Interface< / i > (Maps and Mapping group)< / p >
@ -3193,12 +3208,12 @@ marine mammal survey package. See online help for details. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Alarms< / i > (Utilities Group)< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > This is a general system of visual and audio alarms
developed by Doug Gillespie for use on a variety of projects. The alarms can be
coupled to any module or detector in PAMGuard. Where appropriate, modules can
control which of their data will cause an alarm action (e.g. in the Click
detector you can set which types of classified click will fire the alarm). See
online help for details. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > This is a general system of visual and audio alarms developed
by Doug Gillespie for use on a variety of projects. The alarms can be coupled
to any module or detector in PAMGuard. Where appropriate, modules can control
which of their data will cause an alarm action (e.g. in the Click detector you
can set which types of classified click will fire the alarm). See online help
for details. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Noise Band Monitor< / i > (Sound Processing Group)< / p >
@ -3246,9 +3261,9 @@ different. Details are available in the online help. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > Can now read raw audio data direct from FLAC files. < a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC">FLAC< / a > is a lossless compression
algorithm for audio data. Files, or folders of files are accessed in the same
way as WAV and AIFF files in the Sound Acquisition module. In a future release
we also hope to provide support for writing FLAC files from the sound recorder
algorithm for audio data. Files, or folders of files are accessed in the same way
as WAV and AIFF files in the Sound Acquisition module. In a future release we
also hope to provide support for writing FLAC files from the sound recorder
module. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Sound Recorder Module< / i > < / p >
@ -3292,9 +3307,8 @@ shaped Finite Impulse Response filters (see online help for details). </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < i > Radar Display< / i > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Can now show bearings relative to true North OR the vessel
heading. Also has the option of only showing certain types of click and
whistle.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Can now show bearings relative to true North OR the vessel heading.
Also has the option of only showing certain types of click and whistle.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < b > Bug Fixes< / b > < / p >
@ -3373,8 +3387,8 @@ survey software package.</p>
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > < i > Core Functionality< / i > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > New storage options have been
implemented which give the user greater control of where data are stored. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > New storage options have been implemented
which give the user greater control of where data are stored. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > Modules have been arranged into
different groups in the configuration menus and tool tip texts have been added
@ -3396,9 +3410,9 @@ other data sources for the PAMGuard viewer. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > < i > Database< / i > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > Can now copy data from binary storage
to the database offline for any module having both binary and database storage.
< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > Can now copy data from binary
storage to the database offline for any module having both binary and database
storage. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-left:36.0pt' > Can create a blank MS Access
database (2007 and later *.accdb formats only).< / p >
@ -3461,8 +3475,8 @@ inter-detection interval.</p>
margin-left:36.0pt'> < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:36.0pt'>Target Motion Analysis: Updated target motion analysis
module so that it works in three (as opposed to two) dimensions.< / p >
margin-left:36.0pt'>Target Motion Analysis: Updated target motion analysis module
so that it works in three (as opposed to two) dimensions.< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal style = 'margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:36.0pt'> < / p >
@ -3549,8 +3563,8 @@ start-up.</p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span style = 'font-family:
Symbol'>'< / span > < span style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > Bug in Noise Monitor. Version 1.11.01 would crash if only a subset of
channels were selected, e.g. if you only measured noise on channel 0 of a two channel
configuration. This bug is now fixed< / p >
channels were selected, e.g. if you only measured noise on channel 0 of a two
channel configuration. This bug is now fixed< / p >
< h2 > Version 1.11.01 Beta April 2012< / h2 >
@ -3605,8 +3619,8 @@ Symbol'>'</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span style = 'font-family:
Symbol'>'< / span > < span style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > Bearings can be calculated using the envelope of the waveform rather
than the full waveform. The waveform or envelope can also be filtered prior to
< / span > Bearings can be calculated using the envelope of the waveform rather than
the full waveform. The waveform or envelope can also be filtered prior to
bearing calculation.< / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span style = 'font-family:
@ -3699,8 +3713,8 @@ the correct data stream. This has been fixed. </p>
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span style = 'font-family:
Symbol'>'< / span > < span style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > Whistle classifier has some new features in the classifier training
panel. It is also now possible to export training data files directly from
binary data files. < / p >
panel. It is also now possible to export training data files directly from binary
data files. < / p >
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span style = 'font-family:
Symbol'>'< / span > < span style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
@ -3825,8 +3839,8 @@ of channel numbering was only implemented several years into the PAMGUARD
project, it was never fully implemented or well supported by the different
modules which resulted in a number of bugs which could cause confusion as to
which hydrophones were being used during localisation or during calibrated
measurement. The situation tended to only arise with a small number of ASIO sound
cards such as the RME Fireface 400 on which the most useful inputs, the
measurement. The situation tended to only arise with a small number of ASIO
sound cards such as the RME Fireface 400 on which the most useful inputs, the
balanced line inputs, are hardware channels 4,5,6 and 7 on the back of the
instrument. (On the Fireface 800, the balanced line inputs are channels 0 to
7). When using the National Instruments system, data were always sent into the
@ -3849,13 +3863,14 @@ out a better system for handling channel numbering in PAMGUARD and have decided
that the only practical thing to do is to force all software channel numbering
back to a zero indexed system. i.e. even if you read out hardware channels
3,4,5 and 6, within PAMGUARD, everywhere apart from the Sound acquisition
dialog, you will see them listed as channels 0,1,2 and 3. The consequences
of doing this are mainly very good. Most users will not notice any changes. For
those who need for some reason to read channel numbers not starting at zero
things will be more stable. However, when you go to a new version with this new
feature, it will be necessary to reconfigure all the modules in any existing
configurations. To do this, open the configuration dialog for each module in
turn and select the correct, zero indexed, channel number. < / p >
dialog, you will see them listed as channels 0,1,2 and 3. The
consequences of doing this are mainly very good. Most users will not notice any
changes. For those who need for some reason to read channel numbers not
starting at zero things will be more stable. However, when you go to a new
version with this new feature, it will be necessary to reconfigure all the
modules in any existing configurations. To do this, open the configuration
dialog for each module in turn and select the correct, zero indexed, channel
number. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < b > Other Changes / new features< / b > < / p >
@ -3912,8 +3927,8 @@ existing configurations. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > Sound acquisition< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Changes made for a previous Mac build now incorporated into main
Beta branch. This should allow for basic 2 channel sound acquisition using
< p class = MsoNormal > Changes made for a previous Mac build now incorporated into
main Beta branch. This should allow for basic 2 channel sound acquisition using
Macs. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Bug Fixes< / p >
@ -3950,12 +3965,12 @@ port is closed. Might prevent a few problems when using a GPS. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < b > Bug Fixes< / b > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Crashes caused in real time or Mixed Mode if the number of
software channels exceeds the number of hydrophones configured in the array
manager. It is of course illogical to have software channels which are not
assigned to a hydrophone, so rather than entirely prevent PAMGUARD from
crashing I have inserted additional checks into the hydrophone array dialog
which will prevent the user from closing that dialog unless all software
channels are assigned to a hydrophone. < / p >
software channels exceeds the number of hydrophones configured in the array manager.
It is of course illogical to have software channels which are not assigned to a
hydrophone, so rather than entirely prevent PAMGUARD from crashing I have
inserted additional checks into the hydrophone array dialog which will prevent
the user from closing that dialog unless all software channels are assigned to
a hydrophone. < / p >
< h2 > < span style = 'font-weight:normal' > Version 1.8.01 Beta February 2010< / span > < / h2 >
@ -4005,9 +4020,9 @@ Symbol'>'</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif
< p class = MsoListParagraph style = 'text-indent:-18.0pt' > < span style = 'font-family:
Symbol'>'< / span > < span style = 'font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif' >
< / span > False buffer overflows at low sample rates stopped (size of data in
individual data blocks had been increased at low sample rates, but when this
exceeded 3s a false buffer overflow would occur).< / p >
< / span > False buffer overflows at low sample rates stopped (size of data in individual
data blocks had been increased at low sample rates, but when this exceeded 3s a
false buffer overflow would occur).< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < / p >
@ -4057,8 +4072,8 @@ arrays to give two polar angle coordinates. this can be used to resolve left
right ambiguity and is implemented for both the click and the whistle/moan
detectors. As a result, the click detector bearing time display can now be set
to go from -180 to 180 degrees rather than 0 - 180 degrees. In this case,
clicks in the upper half of the bearing display will be to port and clicks in
the right half will be to starboard. As you pass a whale which is to port, the
clicks in the upper half of the bearing display will be to port and clicks in the
right half will be to starboard. As you pass a whale which is to port, the
clicks will move UP the display. In the long term, I hope to turn this display
around so that time is up the screen rather than across. < / p >
@ -4106,8 +4121,9 @@ methods used in PAMGUARD</p>
< p class = MsoNormal > < b > New Modules< / b > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Two new modules are packaged. These are still in the final stages
of development. Feedback is most welcome. See online help for further details. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Two new modules are packaged. These are still in the final
stages of development. Feedback is most welcome. See online help for further
details. < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Whistle and Moan Detector< / p >
@ -4715,7 +4731,8 @@ Symbol'>'</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif
< h2 > 0.5b 31 August 2007 < / h2 >
< p class = MsoNormal > Requires Java 6 Update 2 (http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp)< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Requires Java 6 Update 2
(http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp)< / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > Major new features include:< / p >
@ -4758,8 +4775,8 @@ Symbol'>'</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif
< p class = MsoNormal > < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > < a name = "_Toc312065304" > < / a > < a name = "_Toc312063949" > < / a > < span
class=Heading2Char>< span style = 'font-size:13.0pt' > 1.0Beta 22 Jan 2008 - Pamguard
starts two releases, core and beta release< / span > < / span > , < / p >
class=Heading2Char>< span style = 'font-size:13.0pt' > 1.0Beta 22 Jan 2008 -
Pamguard starts two releases, core and beta release< / span > < / span > , < / p >
< p class = MsoNormal > this is the beta release< / p >
@ -4831,12 +4848,12 @@ and Ishmael-type detectors and localisers. </p>
< p class = MsoNormal > Information from above modules can be displayed on
configurable user displays which support real time scrolling spectrograms and
radar displays. Detection and localisation information can be optionally
displayed on the map display.Map enhancements include improved scrolling
whereby the user can click and drag to pan the area. PamGuard can now interface
with MySQL database servers and users can easily select which information is
logged. (This replaces the previous 'flat-file' logging feature). A simulation
module allows virtual vocalising animals to be placed on the map to assist in
training and development. Extensive online user help has been added to PamGuard
displayed on the map display.Map enhancements include improved scrolling whereby
the user can click and drag to pan the area. PamGuard can now interface with
MySQL database servers and users can easily select which information is logged.
(This replaces the previous 'flat-file' logging feature). A simulation module
allows virtual vocalising animals to be placed on the map to assist in training
and development. Extensive online user help has been added to PamGuard
Application< / p >
< h2 > 0.03b - first version used in a real 'at sea' environment.18/08/06< / h2 >
Douglas Gillespie