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Coolwind
Moderator
Italy
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 Posted - 11/02/2011 : 12:22:58
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Hi!
You can now download the 2.1b version of LK from
http://www.bware.it/LK8000/LK8000-210B.ZIP
Thanks to (alpha order): Kalman, Mat, Richard.
This is an upgrade version over 2.0b, and NOT a standalone version.
If you don't understand the difference, do not download it please.
The 2.1B is adding new Language message for ENGLISH, which may no more be compatible with early versions of 2.0. You may need to download the 2.0b again in order to get an updated version too.
If you don't understand the above, please do not download 2.1b.
We are though confident that this version has no critical problems and can be used for flights.
- THIS VERSION IS NEEDED FOR HTC HD2 OWNERS
- If you are using thousands of waypoints, please check this version too because it has solved many speed problems there.
In details, here it is what has changed.
WHATS NEW IN 2.1b
updated 110210
NEW
- Logger fields "Competition Class" and "Competition ID".
Class example> Standard ID Example> AG
- Airspace Class G
- Semi-transparent airspace area configuration. This will also fix problems on HTC D2 .
Using semitransparent will slow down a bit other devices, but only a bit.
- Transparent bottom bar, configurable inside system config menu 11 "Appearance".
Using 0% or 100% opacity will make no impact on drawing speed because alphablending will not
be used in these two cases, and by default 60% is used.
Help:
Defines how much transparent (->0%) / opaque (->100%) will be the bottom bar area on the map .
Normally the bar is black with white text, and can be reverted to white with black text on it.
Setting <30% opacity the bottom bar will be very transparent, and text color will be forced reversed.
Some combinations of opacity and reverse colors may not be suitable to navigation, but there are
infinite combinations to choose from.
Using 0% or 100% (full transparency or full opacity) will speed up the software a bit.
Another famous 8000 instrument is using 75% opacity.
Default is 60%.
- New device DSX supporting task declaration
- New device Flytec FLYSEN protocol, preliminar support
- New Com message "GPS data error " when using wrong baud rate on a com port
CHANGES
- Faster topology painting when huge topo maps were used.
- Waypoint Out of Terrain selection back in configuration page 1
Use "exclude" if you are loading big continental waypoint file databases
- McCready Overlay choice in Engineering menu 1 is now saved to profile
- NEW AUTO ZOOM
1. AutoZoom bugs:
- Changing zoom in Circling Zoom disables AutoZoom
- Changing zoom in PAN mode disables AutoZoom
- Enabling AutoZoom in PAN mode disables PAN mode
- Panorama Zoom not working when AutoZoom is enabled
- Enabling AutoZoom in Panorama Zoom destroys Panorama Zoom behavior
- AutoZoom corrupts circling and cruise zoom if waypoint switched during
circling mode
2. Other bugs:
- Changing ZOOM in PAN mode changes fly zoom
- Panorama Zoom corrupts fly zoom if fly mode (circling/cruise) change
in the meantime
- Panorama Zoom changes PAN zoom when expired
- Opening TargetPan during Panorama Zoom destroys Panorama Zoom
- Pan Mode while Panorama Zoom expiration destroys fly zoom level
- PANORAMA zoom does not remember its zoom value
New design:
1. Provides separate zoom levels for each of the following:
- CRUISE
- CIRCLING (if CirclingZoom is enabled in SystemSetup)
- PANORAMA
- AUTO_ZOOM
- PAN
- TARGET_PAN
2. Zoom is switched together with a switch of flight mode, and a zoom
for previous mode is always remembered and restored. Exception here is:
- AUTO_ZOOM - that when switched on will always calculate the best zoom
for the next waypoint (CRUISE zoom if a waypoint is far away
or calculated zoom if closer)
- PAN - that when switched on will init with the the zoom factor of
previous mode (current zoom factor)
- TARGET_PAN - that when switched on will always calculate the best zoom
for the presentation of the waypoint in subject
3. AutoZoom will be turned off on pilot's manual zoom change action only
if CRUISE_ZOOM is currently used. That means that a pilot can freely
adjust the zoom for circling, panorama or pan without worrying about
disabling and then a need to enable AutoZoom.
4. Advancing a waypoint to the next one when AutoZoom is enabled will
always adjust CRUISE_ZOOM only (even if not active at that moment)
. Very fast loading of big waypoint files at startup
. Faster response of user interface when using big waypoint files
. It is now possible to load over 8000 waypoints while still keeping good user interface
response
. Task declaration messages are more detailed
. Progress and error messages added for EW Microrecorder task declaration
. Automatic com port reset will apply after 30 seconds, previously 15 seconds, when no
nmea source feed is found.
. BestAlternate is back available also for Paragliders/Hang Gliders. Previously it was not
calculated any more, and disabled by rotary multitargets.
Para/Hang gliders disabling BestAlternate Warning inside safety config will also make it
disappear from rotary multitarget selection.
BUGFIX
- Altitude Required (AltReqD) flipping two different values, one correct and the other wrong
- Topology labels were not correctly printed using special character sets for some languages
They may result truncated.
- Volkslogger declaration possible problem
- Wrong polar for Ventus 2cT
- Some topology/terrain shapes may not be printed (expecially water areas such as small lakes)
- Choosing Waypoint Out of Terrain as "ask" would not save correctly the choice inside profile
- Lklanguage problem with incompatible language pack may crash the software on startup
- Waypoint distance overlay did not show on the first line, right corner, in half overlay mode
- Airspaces filtering too restrictive fixed
When an aircraft was inside airspace's boundary and the Anlysis dialog
airspaces draw line did not cross that boundary (because airspace is
too big) the airspace was not printed in the Analysis Airspace dialog.
- Various communication problems solved. Sometimes a device after disconnection was no more seen until a
port reset.
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rene kalsbeek
Pulcino
Netherlands
8 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2011 : 15:08:41
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I cannot change the BottomBar Opacity. It is fixed at 100%.
Rene |
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davesalmon
Pterodattilo
United Kingdom
1634 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2011 : 15:29:47
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So is mine.
[As in the Help, not all devices support transparency. In this case the value is fixed at 100% - full black or full white depending on screen reverted] |
Edited by - Coolwind on 11/02/2011 16:09:21 |
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Lukes
Pterodattilo
1089 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2011 : 15:59:34
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To all DSX users:
login and download the firmware version 10.05, which is now available on http://www.d-s-x.net, in the firmware download section.
The firmware allows full interfacing with LK8000 for the declaration of the tasks.
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www.d-s-x.net |
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freewing70
Pterodattilo
Italy
1274 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2011 : 17:57:04
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@C00L
Sent Italian HLP translation (and MSG with new items, not yet translated) for 2.1b .
[Thanks but we do not want translation updated on intermediate versions, so we cannot accept it. I will ask translators for help when it is time..] |
- enrico
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Edited by - Coolwind on 11/02/2011 19:43:16 |
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davesalmon
Pterodattilo
United Kingdom
1634 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2011 : 19:03:57
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Can't find anything in Help about transparency not working on some devices. It works on my Galileo, but not on my 314.
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modellbobby
Aquilotto
323 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2011 : 14:15:40
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| Dave, did you install the KP renner display rotate driver? If yes, please deinstall and try again! |
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davesalmon
Pterodattilo
United Kingdom
1634 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2011 : 18:07:52
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| No, I don't want to rotate anything, quite happy with landscape. It is the new bottom bar transparency feature that doesn't work on my iPAQ 314. |
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Marco from Hangar 5
Pterodattilo
Netherlands
891 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2011 : 02:42:43
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I tried 2.1b today, but it crashes sometimes on my htc hd2.
Most of the time it crashed after a config change in System Setup.. certainly when I have changed more then one setting on several pages.
When starting LK8000 again, it does have saved the changes though..
Could this happen because of a low battery? (warning low battery 17%)
Tried with PNA and PPC2003, both seem to work the same on the HTC HD2 (with original latest htc win 6.5 rom).
runtime log copied here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~mnierop/wisselfolder/RUNTIME.log
Thanks!
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Marco
BU (PH-588)
Mini Nimbus HS7, s/n 039
http://www.zweef.nl/
Zweefvliegcentrum Noordkop, NETHERLANDS |
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dgtrecentowl
Aquila imperiale
Italy
633 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2011 : 21:35:21
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quote:
Originally posted by davesalmon
No, I don't want to rotate anything, quite happy with landscape. It is the new bottom bar transparency feature that doesn't work on my iPAQ 314.
Also for me
the trasparency botton bar in my iPaq 314 doesn't work 
it is, in default, blocked at 100%
it appears in grey color and when I "clic 100%" appears message "help"
it's normal?
hi
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Coolwind
Moderator
Italy
8957 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2011 : 23:01:52
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| Probably HP314 does not support transparency as we made it, but I shall look if it is possible to activate it using an alternate library. |
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bo.
Pterodattilo
843 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2011 : 00:16:34
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Im having some issues with this version (2.1b installed over 2.0b)
1. Profiles seem to get corrupted when entering Setup System, several times LK hangs without reaching the Config pages, once it reached these pages after a long time (that was both with an "old" 2.0 config file, otherwise I have problems with with new ones even after several attempts installing everything from scratch and using the demo default profile).
-> This seems to be a memory issue on my hx4700
2. Sometimes Im getting mesage tokens like @M1016 etc in the bottom bar and elsewhere.
From the runtime.log:
[000343009] . Language load file: <\SD Card\LK8000\_Language\ENG_MSG.TXT>
[000343260] ...... ERROR LOADING NON-COMPATIBLE MSG FILE!
[000343283] ...... MSG token <10013> over limit!
[000343292] ...... MSG token <10023> over limit!
[000343302] ...... MSG token <10033> over limit!
[000343434] ...... MSG token <10043> over limit!
[000343444] ...... MSG token <10053> over limit!
[000343452] ...... MSG token <10063> over limit!
[000343461] ...... MSG token <10073> over limit!
[000343471] ...... MSG token <10083> over limit!
I tried clearing the memory of te hx4700, and that seemed to help. But then the token problems returned after making some changes to the profile.. (para/delta mode etc) Im sending the runtime.log on email.
ps: do we post testing issues here, or in the new Dev thread? Ive been away from LK for some time now :-)
ps2: transparacy seems to be working okay on my device. But maybe my problems is a sign that its consuming too much of the hx4700s scarce resources? |
Edited by - bo. on 15/02/2011 00:18:41 |
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Coolwind
Moderator
Italy
8957 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2011 : 00:22:43
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Here is okay. I had a suspect on that profile loading, and it was already an issue on github so thanks for spotting the problem. I'll fix it for the 2.1c.
Transparency may be a little bit cpu consuming, but not too much! I still have to test it on my HX4700. It doesnt work on Hp314. In any case it is just a nice gadget!
p.s.
For next time: always publish complete session from runtime, not only a part of it. It is worth nothing in most cases: we need full session runtime, always! |
Edited by - Coolwind on 15/02/2011 02:17:23 |
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dgtrecentowl
Aquila imperiale
Italy
633 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2011 : 04:04:29
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Paul has now confirmed!!!!
Too bad for the iPaq 314!!!!
Cheer up ourselves by saying that we can live without transparency of the bottom bar.
Instead of the transparency we have more resolution and more speed than other devices
Nothing more to say |
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Marco from Hangar 5
Pterodattilo
Netherlands
891 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2011 : 09:34:14
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quote:
Originally posted by dgtrecentowl
Paul has now confirmed!!!!
Too bad for the iPaq 314!!!!
Cheer up ourselves by saying that we can live without transparency of the bottom bar.
Instead of the transparency we have more resolution and more speed than other devices
Nothing more to say
Yeay right... htc hd2:
CPU: 1 Ghz
RAM: 500Mb
bus: 32Mb
resolution: 800x480
4.3 Inch wide
Transparancy works! (and looks soooo nice)
Very bright screen, much better then what I had before, the HX4700 |
Marco
BU (PH-588)
Mini Nimbus HS7, s/n 039
http://www.zweef.nl/
Zweefvliegcentrum Noordkop, NETHERLANDS |
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Marco from Hangar 5
Pterodattilo
Netherlands
891 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2011 : 09:37:28
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| I had it again that LK8000 crashed, I really think it is a low battery problem, when it gets below 20% it starts behaving differently, also responses to button presses get slower. |
Marco
BU (PH-588)
Mini Nimbus HS7, s/n 039
http://www.zweef.nl/
Zweefvliegcentrum Noordkop, NETHERLANDS |
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