Telonics Data Converter - Version History

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2024.11.22 What's new in version 2.96?

  1. Supports new models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented previous versions from converting statistics messages from "-5" Iridium models.

2024.06.11 What's new in version 2.95?

  1. Fixes a few bugs that had affected datalog reports with depth-layer percentages.
  2. Supports RDW-675 model.

2024.04.10 What's new in version 2.94?

  1. Supports new models and firmware.

2024.01.17 What's new in version 2.93?

  1. Supports new models.

2023.10.27 What's new in version 2.92?

  1. Supports new models.
  2. Updates the depth layers listed in report headers to account for all TPF files for that unit.

2023.10.09 What's new in version 2.91?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented previous TDC versions from downloading data from large TelonicsWeb accounts.
  2. Adds support for TGAVS-830-4 model.

2023.08.16 What's new in version 2.90?

  1. Supports new firmware for Argos and Iridium models.
  2. Fixes a bug in versions 2.87-2.89 that had displayed incorrect navigation times for QFP-only deployments.

2023.06.16 What's new in version 2.89?

  1. Supports new firmware for Argos and Iridium models.

2023.01.06 What's new in version 2.88?

  1. Supports new firmware for Iridium models.
  2. Globalstar/Recon tab displays VHF frequency.

2022.10.12 What's new in version 2.87?

  1. Supports new firmware for Globalstar models.

2022.03.22 What's new in version 2.86?

  1. Fixes a bug that had occasionally caused "QFP Conversion Error" rows and missing QFP locations in Reports.
  2. Replaces the old method for uploading EarthRanger data with the SmartIntegrate API, which supports EarthRanger and other sites.

2021.12.23 What's new in version 2.85?

  1. Adds option to include data from before refurbishment in Iridium and Globalstar reports.
  2. Generates separate reports for each CTN suffix when users choose to include data from before refurbishment.

2021.09.30 What's new in version 2.84?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused the Iridium tab to display some units after TelonicsWeb had removed access.

2021.09.10 What's new in version 2.83?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused previous TDC versions (v2.79-2.82) to generate blank datalog reports in batch mode.
  2. Adds support for new models.

2021.08.06 What's new in version 2.82?

  1. Supports new server addresses for QFP ephemeris files. The old address is no longer available starting 2021.08.16.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented QFP conversions when ephemeris files are missing some data.

2021.03.15 What's new in version 2.81?

  1. Fixes an issue that had prevented TDC from downloading QFP ephemeris files when the user has a web proxy enabled.

2021.03.03 What's new in version 2.80?

  1. Fixes an issue that had caused previous TDC versions to report "GPS sleep threshold is invalid" for recently programmed units.
  2. Updates the addresses of some of the servers that host QFP ephemeris files.

2021.01.29 What's new in version 2.79?

  1. Supports large datalog conversions.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented QFP conversions when Iridium is not configured to deliver location estimates.

2020.11.13 What's new in version 2.78?

  1. Fixes support for LiNC downloads. The metOcean server moved on 2020.11.11 and LiNC downloads stopped working. Contact Telonics to transition to the new preferred method of accessing Iridium data.
  2. Supports Globalstar units that had some messages delivered out of order.

2020.10.14 What's new in version 2.77?

  1. Adds SeaTrkr-4371-4 model.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused previous TDC versions to crash after TelonicsWeb removes access to an Iridium unit.

2020.09.25 What's new in version 2.76?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from converting Iridium data that included dive reference times.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from converting Argos Uplink Receiver data from some new ID codes.

2020.07.09 What's new in version 2.75?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused previous TDC versions (2.64 - 2.74) to crash when converting datalogs in batch mode.

2020.06.24 What's new in version 2.74?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous version from loading certain old Argos TPF files.
  2. Supports new TPF files for the TGW-4279-4 model.

2020.05.11 What's new in version 2.73?

  1. Fixes a bug that had affected EarthRanger uploads.
  2. Fixes an issue that had caused TDC to report "Unknown supplemental data" in the error column for Iridium units running SECO1735 or newer.

2020.04.24 What's new in version 2.72?

  1. Provides a new Iridium tab that simplifies the process of downloading and converting data.
  2. Supports a new simplified option for converting Globalstar and Iridium data in batch mode.
  3. Renames the Recon tab to Globalstar/Recon.
  4. Reorganizes settings in the Options window.
  5. Caches previously solved QFP locations for quicker conversions in the future.
  6. Adds option to upload converted data to the EarthRanger website.

2020.02.05 What's new in version 2.71?

  1. Fixes batch mode to allow downloads from Telonics Web Iridium accounts.
  2. Supports new firmware.

2019.11.18 What's new in version 2.70?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC versions 2.67-2.69 from converting single-fix RECON messages.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to crash on PCs with FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) enabled.

2019.10.02 What's new in version 2.69?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented version 2.68 from converting Iridium data from "-3" models.
  2. Provides an option for downloading LiNC over a date range, which may avoid timeout errors.

2019.09.23 What's new in version 2.68?

  1. Supports new models and firmware.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused errors while downloading thousands of Iridium messages from Gmail.

2019.07.11 What's new in version 2.67?

  1. Upgrades to .NET Framework 4.5 to support TLS 1.2 secure communications.
  2. Fixes a bug that had omitted GPS fix times from the report of a TGWE-4280-3 configuration.

2019.06.24 What's new in version 2.66?

  1. Adds support for TGWES-4260-4 model.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused errors while downloading thousands of Iridium messages from an email account.

2019.04.15 What's new in version 2.65?

  1. Adds support for GTU-4177-4 model and new firmware.

2019.02.12 What's new in version 2.64?

  1. Fixes a bug that had occasionally caused "QFP Conversion Error" rows and missing QFP locations in Reports.
  2. Eliminates "Transfer OK Bad Location" errors from TDC reports.
  3. Provides additional options in batch mode.

2018.11.15 What's new in version 2.63?

  1. Increases the maximum number of rows per report file to one million rows.
  2. Provides option to generate files with the old limit of 65000 rows.
  3. Provides option for batch users to relocate the application-settings file.

2018.09.25 What's new in version 2.62?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented previous TDC versions from moving old source files after batch conversions.
  2. Adds support for TSC-9A cable.

2018.05.09 What's new in version 2.61?

  1. Supports new firmware.
  2. Improves the speed of ephemeris downloads for QFP data.

2018.04.10 What's new in version 2.60?

  1. Supports new firmware.

2018.01.18 What's new in version 2.59?

  1. Supports new firmware.

2017.10.20 What's new in version 2.58?

  1. Supports new firmware.

2017.09.25 What's new in version 2.57?

  1. Fixes a bug that had omitted a few Argos locations from converted AWS files.
  2. Supports new models and firmware.

2017.07.28 What's new in version 2.56?

  1. Supports new models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous TDC version from adding LPT-205 transmitters.

2017.06.29 What's new in version 2.55?

  1. Removes invalid GPS locations from one TGW-4560-4 transmitter.

2017.06.16 What's new in version 2.54?

  1. Adds support for new lunge data and diagnostic dive data.

2017.04.12 What's new in version 2.53?

  1. Downloads Globalstar data faster.
  2. Displays progress during Iridium LiNC downloads.

2017.03.15 What's new in version 2.52?

  1. Supports Globalstar trapsite transmitters.
  2. Leaves the schedule-set column blank for QFP locations when TDC is unable to determine the active schedule set.

2017.02.21 What's new in version 2.51?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from downloading LiNC data for users with certain Windows 10 regional settings.
  2. Supports new firmware for Globalstar transmitters.
  3. Supports downloading Globalstar data in batch mode.

2017.01.16 What's new in version 2.50?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from forwarding priority mortality notifications from some Iridium systems.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented some users from converting data from RECON transmitters.

2017.01.05 What's new in version 2.49?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous TDC version (v2.48) from downloading Iridium data from LiNC.

2016.12.16 What's new in version 2.48?

  1. Adds TGW-4100-4, RECON-4460-4, TGW-4060-4, TGW-4065-4, TGW-4160-4, and TGW-4260-4 models.
  2. Provides improved interface for downloading, viewing, and analyzing data from RECON transmitters.
  3. Corrects the dive times displayed in the datalog reports of Iridium models.

2016.11.21 What's new in version 2.47?

  1. Adds RECON-4560-4 and RECON-4660-4 models.
  2. Adds support for downloading Globalstar data from the Telonics Server.

2016.08.04 What's new in version 2.46?

  1. Supports new firmware for "-4" Iridium models.

2016.06.27 What's new in version 2.45?

  1. Adds support for TGWR-4500-3, TGWR-4570-4, TGWR-4577-4, TGS-6T, and TGS-6MT models.

2016.05.09 What's new in version 2.44?

  1. Supports new firmware for "-4" Iridium models.

2016.04.29 What's new in version 2.43?

  1. Adds support for RDW-660, RDW-665, TGW-4170-4, TGW-4177-4, and TGW-4178-4 models.
  2. Supports lunge detection in RDW models.
  3. Includes a new digital signature to avoid Internet Explorer warnings when downloading and installing the application.
  4. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous TDC version (v2.42) from downloading datalogs from Globalstar units.

2016.03.15 What's new in version 2.42?

  1. Supports new firmware.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from forwarding priority messages from "-4" Iridium models.

2016.02.29 What's new in version 2.41?

  1. Supports new models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to crash on some Windows® 10 PCs.
  3. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to crash when converting certain QFP priority messages.
  4. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from converting MSG files if a file included an incomplete Iridium transfer.
  5. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC versions 2.36 - 2.40 from using custom port numbers for POP3 email servers.

2015.12.23 What's new in version 2.40?

  1. Supports new firmware and models.

2015.12.11 What's new in version 2.39?

  1. Adds support for new ST-27 firmware.
  2. Supports downloading Iridium data from LiNC in batch mode.
  3. Adds option to discard sensor data from large datalog files to view only the GPS data.

2015.10.30 What's new in version 2.38?

  1. Adds support for new ST-27 firmware.
  2. Fixes an obscure bug that could have prevented TDC from creating reports after users delete old CSV reports and leave the KML files in place.

2015.10.21 What's new in version 2.37?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous TDC version (2.36 only) from running on Windows XP.

2015.10.14 What's new in version 2.36?

  1. Adds support for downloading Iridium data without a dedicated email account.
  2. Supports new firmware for "-4" models.
  3. First version to run on .NET Framework v4.0. TDC may need to download and install the .NET Framework v4.0 during the installation.

2015.08.25 What's new in version 2.35?

  1. Supports new firmware and settings for "-4" models.
  2. Displays QFP HDOP and satellite counts in Google Earth.

2015.08.05 What's new in version 2.34?

  1. Fixes support for LPT-205 and LPT-505 models.
  2. Adds support for new models.

2015.07.14 What's new in version 2.33?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous TDC version (2.32 only) from downloading SST data.

2015.06.12 What's new in version 2.32?

  1. Supports RDW-100, LPT-205, and LPT-505 models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from detecting that the latest Google Earth version was installed.
  3. Adds option to hide location names from KML files that TDC generates.
  4. Uses a single GPS style for all successful GPS locations in KML files, allowing the user to change icon styles in Google Earth without losing information.

2015.04.28 What's new in version 2.31?

  1. Supports new marine configurations that have a different setting for saltwater sensitivity.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC (versions 2.24-2.30) from converting data from TGS models that had geofences.

2015.04.22 What's new in version 2.30?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused previous TDC versions to download invalid ephemeris files from the backup servers.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from converting data when the temporary directory is full.
  3. Fixes a bug that had occasionally determined the wrong acquisition start times for Iridium transmitters that collect both GPS and QFP locations.
  4. Fixes a bug that had omitted the "Source File" header row from Datalog and SST reports in versions 2.24-2.29. This bug also displayed the wrong count of header rows.

2015.03.03 What's new in version 2.29?

  1. Adds support for TGE-400H-3, TGE-401H-3, IMPTAV-2635, and IMPTAV-2645 models.
  2. Provides improved error reporting when downloading data from Argos Web Services.

2015.01.28 What's new in version 2.28?

  1. Optionally forwards priority Iridium messages to another email account or mobile phone.
  2. Adds support for downloading email continuously.
  3. Fixes a bug that had occasionally caused TDC to crash when processing TSUR-400 messages that were cut short.
  4. Reports QFP altitudes as meters above MSL, so QFP locations are now consistent with GPS locations. Previous TDC versions reported QFP altitudes as meters above the WGS-84 datum.
  5. Supports new uGPSI-24 firmware.

2014.11.26 What's new in version 2.27?

  1. Adds support for TGW-4578-3 and TGW-4678-3 models.
  2. Supports new uGPSI-24 firmware.
  3. Correctly determines activity start times during predeployment of Globalstar transmitters.

2014.10.06 What's new in version 2.26?

  1. Adds TAVS-2615 model.
  2. Supports a custom threshold for transmitted horizontal-error estimates.
  3. Supports uGPSI-24 datalog files that have old archived parameters.
  4. Fixes a bug that had displayed blank times for extra fix attempts taken by Globalstar units.

2014.08.29 What's new in version 2.25?

  1. Fixes a bug that had reported incorrect HDOP values that were half of the true HDOP values. This bug did not affect any PDOP values, nor did it affect HDOP from QFP locations. If you are using HDOP in your analysis, you should consider converting your datalog files (.tdf extension) again using the latest TDC version or you must double GPS HDOP values in old reports.

2014.06.25 What's new in version 2.24?

  1. Supports new uGPSI-24 firmware.
  2. Supports TGW-4577-3, TGW-4677-3, and TAM-2640 models.
  3. Allows users to add transmitters by browsing for specific TPF files instead of searching entire folders.

2014.04.11 What's new in version 2.23?

  1. Supports Iridium units that do not send mortality/resurrection priority reports.

2014.03.19 What's new in version 2.22?

  1. Adds TGW-4588H-3, TGW-4688H-3, TAW-4318H-3, and TAW-4618H-3 models.
  2. Supports a single GPS authorization code for Store-On-Board units, GPS-Argos, SST, Globalstar, and Iridium transmitters.
  3. Downloads 20 days of data from Argos Web Services.

2014.01.29 What's new in version 2.21?

  1. Supports models programmed with new setting for motion sensitivity.

2014.01.15 What's new in version 2.20?

  1. Supports new models and firmware.

2013.11.20 What's new in version 2.19?

  1. Fixes the sorting in datalog reports that have multiple events at the same time.
  2. Adds a Fix Reason column to the reports for certain models.

2013.10.17 What's new in version 2.18?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to leave the latitude column blank for Iridium predeployment messages from south of the Equator.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to leave the temperature column blank for some "last-N" data messages.
  3. Supports downloading datalogs from some units without resetting the unit.
  4. Provides a window to check and set the clock on the unit.
  5. Supports new firmware.
  6. Indicates which geofences a GPS or QFP location is inside.
  7. Tolerates longer delays from email servers when downloading Globalstar or Iridium data.
  8. Improves the reliability of downloading QFP data from backup servers.

2013.09.03 What's new in version 2.17?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC versions 2.13 - 2.16 from downloading SST data.
  2. Supports new uGPSI-24 firmware.

2013.08.29 What's new in version 2.16?

  1. Supports new firmware.
  2. Adds TGW-4760-3 model.

2013.08.07 What's new in version 2.15?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from reading parameters or datalogs from some uGPSI-23 units running SECO1354 or older.
  2. Adds ability to download email in batch mode.
  3. Adds ability to convert Globalstar and Iridium data in batch mode.

2013.07.30 What's new in version 2.14?

  1. Supports new firmware.

2013.07.03 What's new in version 2.13?

  1. Adds support for TSC-7A cable.
  2. Adds window to check for the presence of a magnet.
  3. Rebuilds underwater statistical data from the datalog.
  4. Supports new firmware for the IDL-750 model.
  5. Fixes a bug that had prevented previous versions from canceling downloads when the user closes the window in the middle of a download.
  6. Fixes a bug that could have caused the email download to fail during the final disconnecting step.
  7. Avoids converting QFP records that do not have the proper ephemeris file.
  8. Fixes a bug that had prevented the TDC version 2.12 from converting QFP data when there was exactly one ephemeris file to download.

2013.05.22 What's new in version 2.12?

  1. Supports IDL authorization code and IDL-750 model.
  2. Downloading data from Argos provides improved error reporting.
  3. Batch mode supports downloading data from all authorized Argos IDs.
  4. Provides improved progress reporting during QFP, datalog, and SST conversions.
  5. Adds ability to display license agreement from TDC's help menu.
  6. Supports Telonics XML format for Argos data.

2013.04.11 What's new in version 2.11?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented version 2.10 from opening the SST Transfer window.

2013.04.08 What's new in version 2.10?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented users with certain language/region settings from downloading and converting Iridium data.
  2. Adds option to download data that is processed after a particular date to batch mode.
  3. Adds option to download only new data through Argos Web Services.
  4. Iridium locations are unchecked by default in Google Earth reports.
  5. Drops support for Windows 2000. We switched to a newer Windows Installer to provide better support for Windows 8 installations, and this installer version does not run on Windows 2000.

2013.03.04 What's new in version 2.09?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to display an error message while converting certain invalid QFP locations on Windows XP.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to include a few blank records at the end of datalogs of uGPSI-22 marine units.
  3. Adds ability to generate Google Earth files (*.kml) with a unique filename.
  4. Supports new uGPSI-23 firmware.

2013.02.13 What's new in version 2.08?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to display an error message while converting Iridium data with transfer errors.
  2. Identifies whether each data row in Iridium reports is from predeployment.

2013.02.04 What's new in version 2.07?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from converting Globalstar Data Files (.gdf) that had multiple messages.

2013.01.30 What's new in version 2.06?

  1. Supports converting Globalstar Data Files (.gdf).
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from reading in some Globalstar and Iridium TPF files.

2013.01.21 What's new in version 2.05?

  1. Supports Globalstar models that disable the VHF beacon during scheduled off periods.

2013.01.14 What's new in version 2.04?

  1. Supports downloading and converting Globalstar data directly from an email account.
  2. Supports Globalstar data in XML or txt formats.
  3. Fixes a warning that previous TDC versions (2.00 - 2.03) had displayed when deactivating conversion parameters.
  4. The header of datalog and SST reports identifies the source file.

2012.12.03 What's new in version 2.03?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC version 2.02 from converting data for TMT-460 units.

2012.11.06 What's new in version 2.02?

  1. Supports new uGPSI-23 firmware.
  2. Supports new message fields for dive counters by depth layer and the standard deviation of dive durations.

2012.09.25 What's new in version 2.01?

  1. Supports Globalstar transmitters.
  2. Fixes a bug that had required TDC to have an Internet connection to convert SST data.

2012.09.07 What's new in version 2.00?

  1. Downloads data directly from Argos Web Services.
  2. Supports Iridium transmitters.
  3. Adds features to batch mode.
  4. Provides improved progress reporting while converting Argos data.
  5. Fixes a bug that could have caused the Connected Uplink feature to crash on some Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers.

2012.04.30 What's new in version 1.65?

  1. Supports TSUR-400 uplink receivers in normal or diag mode.
  2. Google Earth files now include GPS locations when the unit transmits the fix time with reduced resolution.
  3. Supports a Virtual Com Port driver for the TSC-5A cable.
  4. Provides updated help instructions on batch mode.
  5. Removes the navigation-time column for marine configurations.

2012.03.19 What's new in version 1.64?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC version 1.63 from converting DS-A files.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC versions 1.60-1.63 to display "No*" in the mortality and saltwater-failsafe columns of Argos reports instead of displaying blank cells.

2012.03.05 What's new in version 1.63?

  1. Adds support for "-3" models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from supporting very large Argos datasets.
  3. Optionally splits the acquisition time columns into individual time fields.

2011.12.14 What's new in version 1.62?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC (versions 1.55-1.61) from converting Argos data from TMT-460 units running firmware before 2007.05.14.
  2. Supports models with VHF beacons that can optionally be disabled at the factory.

2011.12.07 What's new in version 1.61?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC (versions 1.54-1.60) from reading datalogs from TMT-460 units shipped before 2007.02.14.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from erasing datalogs from TMT-460 models.

2011.11.22 What's new in version 1.60?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC reports to display 0 in the navigation-time column for TGS-6 models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to display a message indicating that the datalog download succeeded when the TSC-4 cable was not connected to the unit properly.
  3. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to display the wrong acquisition times for failed fixes in some uGPSI-21 QFP deployments.
  4. Improves datalog reports so that the current state of the saltwater-failsafe and mortality sensors appears on every line.
  5. Provides a feature to check for updates.
  6. Supports TMT-482-2 and GEN4A-GPS-TDD models.

2011.10.21 What's new in version 1.59?

  1. Adds support for TGW-4400B-2 model.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented versions 1.57 and 1.58 from downloading datalogs from TGS-6B and TGS-6C models.

2011.10.18 What's new in version 1.58?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous TDC version from converting data from certain TGW-4200-2, TGE-401, and TGE-401-2 units.
  2. Adds support for TAV-2631 and TAV-2657 models.

2011.10.07 What's new in version 1.57?

  1. Supports new message-field formats for uGPSI-22 models that transmit dive durations.
  2. Adds support for IMPTAV-2640 model.

2011.09.06 What's new in version 1.56?

  1. Adds support for clearing uplink messages from the log window.
  2. Supports TGE-401-2 model.

2011.08.25 What's new in version 1.55?

  1. Displays the 100 newest messages while logging data from an uplink receiver.
  2. Adds support for TGW-4500B-2 model.
  3. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to crash when converting some messages containing last-N data.

2011.07.18 What's new in version 1.54?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused the previous version (1.53) to calculate invalid navigation and acquisition-start times for some SST models.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous version (1.53) from converting datalogs from uGPSI-21s and uGPSI-22s that collected only QFP locations.
  3. Supports TDL-4100 model.
  4. Supports new uGPSI-21 firmware.

2011.06.20 What's new in version 1.53?

  1. Supports new uGPSI-22 firmware.
  2. Reduces the time required to convert QFP data on PCs with multiple processors.
  3. Datalog reports include columns to indicate the number of satellites and the total navigation time for GPS fixes and QFP locations.

2011.06.15 What's new in version 1.52?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from downloading datalogs from some uGPSI-20s running firmware SECO1198.

2011.05.31 What's new in version 1.51?

  1. Fixes a compatibility issue that had affected the conversion of data from GPS-Argos units running firmware SECO1273 or SECO1276.

2011.05.24 What's new in version 1.50?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from importing more than one SST unit at a time.

2011.05.05 What's new in version 1.49?

  1. Includes minor improvements to spread-spectrum communication.
  2. Converts spread-spectrum files from QFP-only deployments.
  3. Provides improved error messages when a newer TDC version is required to download the datalog.
  4. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from communicating with USB devices (SST-901M, TSC-4, and TSC-5A) on Windows 2000.

2011.03.11 What's new in version 1.48?

  1. Changes TDL-4500 model from a Datalog model to a VHF model.
  2. Adds support for TDL-4100 model.
  3. Provides improved error messages if communication is lost while erasing a datalog.
  4. Fixes a bug that could have caused TDC to crash when Windows Task Manager closes the application.
  5. Fixes a bug that had affected the reliability of SST communication.
  6. Updates USB drivers for several Telonics products.
  7. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from downloading datalogs from TGW-4600-2, TAM-4###-2, and TGM-4###-2 models.
  8. Supports new firmware on several models.

2011.01.26 What's new in version 1.47?

  1. Adds support for TAE-4310 model.

2011.01.21 What's new in version 1.46?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to crash when the TPF path for a transmitter includes an apostrophe character.
  2. TDC now lists the version number in the header rows of CSV reports.
  3. Adds support for spread-spectrum models.
  4. Supports new TSUR-400 firmware that uses an extra significant digit for transmitter frequency.

2010.12.13 What's new in version 1.45?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC version 1.44 to place the wrong values in the predeployment and error columns of Argos reports.

2010.12.07 What's new in version 1.44?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from determining the correct start times for GPS fixes in some TGS-6 datalogs.
  2. Converts data from models that transmit elapsed time.
  3. Supports TGW-4200-2 model.
  4. Includes unresolved QFP locations in reports.
  5. Marks QFP locations with bad HDOP as "Resolved QFP Uncertain)".
  6. Provides a detailed error message when the user's Internet connection prevents access to required QFP sites.

2010.10.22 What's new in version 1.43?

  1. Supports datalogs that include mortality, saltwater-failsafe, and haul-out events.
  2. Fixes a bug that had affected the logging of data from a TSUR-400 uplink receiver.
  3. Adds support for optionally repeating the CTN and Argos ID in each report row.

2010.09.01 What's new in version 1.42?

  1. Supports TTA-4610 model.

2010.08.18 What's new in version 1.41?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused the previous version to install a broken desktop shortcut.

2010.08.11 What's new in version 1.40?

  1. Supports TSC-4 and TSC-5 cables.
  2. Drops support for logging and converting data from a directly connected TSUR-B.

2010.06.22 What's new in version 1.39?

  1. Supports new firmware and new TPP version.

2010.06.01 What's new in version 1.38?

  1. Supports new firmware.
  2. Changes batch logs to show times in UTC.

2010.05.07 What's new in version 1.37?

  1. Supports TAM-2638 and TAM-2639 models.

2010.04.20 What's new in version 1.36?

  1. Supports several new models.
  2. Supports new firmware.
  3. Adds a column for maximum dive depth to the reports.

2010.02.02 What's new in version 1.35?

  1. Adds a new message format for compressed activity counters.
  2. Leaves the acquisition time for failed fixes blank.
  3. Fixes a bug that had caused previous TDC versions to crash when the user changes the preferred TPF directory.

2010.01.14 What's new in version 1.34?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused the previous TDC version to display errors when converting datalogs for Argos transmitters.

2009.12.22 What's new in version 1.33?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to crash when the user initially sets the TPF directory.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to delete the wrong satellite when processing QFP data with an unhealthy satellite.
  3. Handles DS data containing duplicate/overlapping messages.
  4. Supports Argos DS data with 6-digit decimal IDs (leading 0s or IDs > 100000).
  5. Adds help instructions on using multiple TPFs in batch mode.
  6. Includes navigation links on each page of the help system.
  7. Adds detailed column descriptions for underwater and layer percentages to the help system.

2009.09.28 What's new in version 1.32?

  1. Adds message times, repetition counts, and satellite names to the report.
  2. Generates reports as read-only files.
  3. Provides improved support for processing the same DS data multiple times.
  4. Fixes a bug that had prevented the last version of TDC from generating reports from a directly connected uplink.
  5. Marks pages as invalid when the activity count exceeds the maximum value possible during an update period.
  6. Adds a new authorization code to support all models.

2009.08.14 What's new in version 1.31?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from converting some datalog files that include multiple parameter sets.

2009.08.04 What's new in version 1.30?

  1. Supports new marine models with pressure sensors.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to calculate the wrong profile-point interval.
  3. Filters unhealthy satellites when generating QFP locations.
  4. Fixes a bug that had caused the times associated with QFP locations to be off by 15 seconds.
  5. Provides better support for DS files that contain Argos messages from unsupported transmitters.
  6. Provides improved support for datalog files that include multiple parameter sets.
  7. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from clearing out datalog results after the user selects a new file from Windows Explorer.

2009.04.09 What's new in version 1.29?

  1. Fixes a bug that had occasionally caused TDC to determine the incorrect acquisition time for last-N data.
  2. Hides the fix-attempt column when TDC is unable to determine the status of any GPS fixes.
  3. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to show the wrong acquisition times for failed fixes.
  4. Supports the LPT-145 model.
  5. Determines the acquisition times of compressed predeployment data from transmitters that have firmware newer than 2009.02.26.
  6. Provides a redesigned user interface to simplify the process of downloading and converting log memory.

2009.02.06 What's new in version 1.28?

  1. Provides connection instructions and pictures in the help system.
  2. Help system includes Excel instructions for international users.
  3. Provides better support for improperly formatted DS data.
  4. TDC logs errors about the format of source data during batch processing.
  5. Fix-attempt column of datalog reports indicates whether a fix is a 2D or 3D fix.
  6. Supports new models and new version of TPP.

2008.10.27 What's new in version 1.27?

  1. Adds supports for Google Earth.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented the user from printing the help system.

2008.10.01 What's new in version 1.26?

  1. Adds a batch feature that extracts a list of units from a TPF.
  2. Supports new models and firmware.

2008.09.08 What's new in version 1.25?

  1. Fixes a bug that had caused the append feature to exclude some predeployment data.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to omit some predeployment data from condensed reports.
  3. Fixes a bug that had caused the batch mode to omit columns and data from reports.
  4. Batch processing supports unique filenames, overwrite, and append modes.

2008.08.22 What's new in version 1.24?

  1. Supports TGE-400s and TGE-401s with temperature sensors.
  2. Supports TGW-4784 model.
  3. Downloads and converts data from new uGPSI-20s firmware.
  4. Removes duplicate QFP rows from condensed reports.
  5. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to stop converting QFP data after encountering a solution with invalid coordinates (e.g. altitude < -535m).

2008.06.26 What's new in version 1.23?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented TDC from working properly when Windows is set to use a decimal comma instead of a decimal point to represent numbers.
  2. Fixes a bug that had prevented the previous release of TDC (1.22) from converting uplink messages from units with 28-bit IDs.
  3. Supports new models.

2008.06.05 What's new in version 1.22?

  1. Improved QFP conversions include more resolved positions.
  2. Gives better error messages during QFP conversions.
  3. Supports new models.
  4. Supports the DS-A format.

2008.05.14 What's new in version 1.21?

  1. Adds support for converting QFP data.
  2. Supports new models.
  3. Converts datalog records from predeployment.
  4. Fixes a bug that had affected the move-files feature.

2008.04.23 What's new in version 1.20?

  1. Fixes a bug that had prevented some users from erasing datalogs.
  2. Fixes a bug that had caused TDC to display an error during some datalog conversions.
  3. Supports new version of TPP and new models.

2008.03.12 What's new in version 1.19?

  1. Includes horizontal-error estimates in datalog reports.
  2. Supports new version of TPP and new models.

2008.01.29 What's new in version 1.18?

  1. Added support for uGPSI-20 models.
  2. Added support for Unix-style DS files.
  3. Added support for the GPS Horizontal Error field.

2007.12.19 What's new in version 1.17?

  1. Added support for ST-26 and TAV-2627 models.
  2. Added the ability to view generated reports by clicking on the filename in the results column.
  3. Increased the reliability of datalog downloads.
  4. Improved support for converting uplink data from units with 28-bit Argos IDs.

2007.08.16 What's new in version 1.16?

  1. Fixed the feature that allows users to append data to an existing report. Versions 1.10-1.15 overwrite the existing report instead of appending to the existing report.

2007.08.07 What's new in version 1.15?

  1. Improved error reporting for dive and remote-analog data.
  2. Supports parameters that define up to 32 layers.
  3. Converts last-N data that has CRC errors.

2007.07.18 What's new in version 1.14?

  1. Supports parameters from new version of TPP.
  2. Converts data from TSUR-400 uplink receivers programmed with new firmware.
  3. Converts uplink data from units that transmit on any frequency between 401.630 and 401.680 MHz.
  4. Improved display for converting messages from a connected uplink receiver.

2007.06.01 What's new in version 1.13?

  1. Supports parameters from new version of TPP.

2007.05.14 What's new in version 1.12?

  1. Added support for units programmed by TPP version 2.15.

2007.04.23 What's new in version 1.11?

  1. Fixed a bug that omitted UTM coordinates from certain GPS reports.

2007.04.19 What's new in version 1.10?

  1. Fixed a bug that affected TGS-5 datalog conversions.
  2. Faster parameter and datalog downloads (reduced download time by 60%).
  3. Included Argos position fixes in the generated reports.
  4. Omits blank columns from CSV reports.
  5. Added support for the latest Argos transmitters (ST-2X family).

2007.02.23 What's new in version 1.00?

  1. Initial release of TDC