Plane Plotter version update

[john roe]

seems u pay and it don't work in Oz...

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if you have Skype, can talk live and check your settings with you or contact some one else inTas,,to help you....,,john

 

 

[Guest Chainsaw]

Hi,

 

PlanePlotter Version 6.2.5 is on the web site now.

 

http://www.planeplotter.com

 

---Usual boilerplate---

 

Updates are free to registered users.

 

You may need to exercise your browser Refresh function to force it to show you the new version of the PlanePlotter web page.

 

You can install the new version over the old one but you *must* close/exit PlanePlotter before installing the new one. Your settings will be preserved.

 

If you have a version-specific firewall (eg Zone Alarm), you may have to reassure it that the new version is permitted to access the Internet.

 

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Changes since the last public release

 

SBS3 direct access

 

This version of PP will operate the Kinetic SBS3 receiver without the need for the Kinetic BaseStation software to run alongside it.

 

You need to configure the Ethernet port of the SBS3 using BaseStation, but having done so, you can operat the receiver with PP alone.

 

(Big thanks to John L for infinite patience in testing this feature over and over again and for allowing me to access his SBS3 over the 'net to try to figure out how it works.)

 

Condex changes

 

New OLE-COM Condex method

 

There is a new OLE-COM method "SetCondex()" which allows you to control any of the conditional expressions from a script.

 

For example, if you copy the following into a text file called condex.vbs and double click on it, you will see that the chart/outline display shows, successively, all aircraft, military aircraft, high level aircraft and low level aircraft, spending around 3 seconds on each one.

 

'---------------

 

Dim MyObject

 

Set MyObject = GetObject(,"PlanePlotter.Document")

 

while (1)

 

MyObject.SetCondex("Chart:") ' shows all aircraft

 

wscript.sleep(3000)

 

MyObject.SetCondex("Chart:ICAO hex code equal to ""AE%"" or ICAO hex code equal to ""43C%""") ' shows UK and US mil aircraft

 

wscript.sleep(3000)

 

MyObject.SetCondex("Chart:altitude > 25000") ' shows all high level aircraft

 

wscript.sleep(3000)

 

MyObject.SetCondex("Chart:altitude < 10000") ' shows all low level aircraft

 

wscript.sleep(3000)

 

wend

 

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The asterisk key "*" now toggles the application of the list conditional expression if the "a" window has the focus, regardless of whether the View..List is currently showing in the main window or not.

 

I have fixed a bug whereby the quick condex keys (1-9,0) failed to take effect in the case of the alert condex, if there was not already an alert condex defined in the regular dialog.

 

The scale of the signal strength parameter that is tested in the condex, is now the same as the scale when displayed on the chart. Previously, it was in the range 0-210 (like the OLE COM values) rather than 0-99 (like the chart and list).

 

"a" window setup options

 

The "a" window setup (View..Aircraft data window..Setup) now adds the Cat and Sig values as options.

 

Signal strength display

 

The signal strength value is no longer shown if the aircraft ceases to be received locally.

 

More Flags

 

This version allows you to define more flags than previous versions. Be aware that having very long lists of flags, might result in excessive demands being placed on your processor. If that happens, reduce the number of flags or disable the flags option.

 

New display for BF+ analysis

 

The option Tools..Analyse..Display ping log file now displays radial lines joing any pairs of aircraft that pinged almost simultaneously. Since it follows that the two must lie close to the same radial from the radar site, the radial lines should all point towards the site. While this display is enabled, the cursor also acquires a set of radial lines so that you can estimate the position of the site by making the cursor radials match the display radials. I am indebted to Andy of Jetvision for suggesting this disiplay.

 

BF/BF+ fixes

 

A bug whereby BF/BF+ fixes were overwritten by subsequent regular Mode-S reports, thus preventing further fixes, has been removed. It should now be possible to leave PP executing a series of BF/BF+ fixes to construct a track for the chosen aircraft.

 

Fewer SQLite lookups

 

To relieve the processor load when performing SQlite lookups, the number of lookups have been curtailed. This may mean that PP fails to display updated information if the SQLite database is changed outside of PP. If this is a problem for a significant number of users, let me know.

 

NAT tracks

 

This is a change in the server script. The NAT track system waypoints are now labelled with the track letter and the waypoint coordinate/name.

 

Bev

 

COAA

 

 

[Guest David C]

The latest Planeplotter version was released yesterday . It s v 6.2.7.1

 

Not sure what the differences are , I still have to make the upgrade .

 

www.planeplotter.com

 

Dave C