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Coolwind
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Posted - 31/03/2011 : 22:46:38
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Hello everybody, the beta 2.1e is now available for testing, as promised, from www.bware.it/LK8000/LK8000-210E.ZIP As announced, we have now a very good realtime contest engine which need some testing. It is far far better than the old one, and we cannot even compare to it. We now also detect free flight start correctly, however we still have to make good use of it, outside OLC calculation.
Please note that starting from 2.1e, all new infoboxes are NO MORE available in IBOX mode. We are going to abandon IBOX mode.
Another IMPORTANT fix is the local language support made by Richard, which is fixing a bad problem with some devices that previously would not load any file from configuration. Now OK!
There will be one more 2.1f version, maybe, with some new stuff that requires no particular testing, and last minute fixes. Code development is almost frozen for the official version 2.2 which is announced for April, 15th, after 90 days from the good and stable 2.0.
So here are the changes for 2.1e, enjoy and give us feedback. Kalman,Mateusz,Paolo,Richard
NEW
. Contest Calculation Engine "GMAT" version 1 by Mateusz Pusz 100% new engine, realtime calculation for OLC classic, FAI triangle, FAI 3 turnpoints, OLC sprint league, OLC Plus. In addition, also the same paths are recalculated assuming the pilot can make it back to the starting point, thus PREDICTING the final results. All values updated in realtime, automatically. Very light CPU load, will allow also very slow CPU to use the new engine. Powerful, flexible, expandable!
NOTE> The CCE Engine is available only to GLIDERS and will not currently calculate anything for Paragliders, GA and CAR modes. . New infoboxes (21) available for all contest values. THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN IBOX MODE. These new infoboxes are all named starting with OLC, to have them grouped: OLC Classic Distance OLC Classic Score (based on configured handicap) OLC Classic Speed
OLC Classic Predicted Distance OLC Classic Predicted Score OLC Classic Predicted Speed
OLC FAI 3 TPs Distance OLC FAI 3 TPs Speed
OLC FAI 3 TPs Predicted Distance OLC FAI 3 TPs Predicted Speed
OLC FAI triangle Distance OLC FAI triangle Score OLC FAI triangle Speed
OLC FAI triangle Predicted Distance OLC FAI triangle Predicted Score OLC FAI triangle Predicted Speed
OLC League Distance OLC League Score OLC League Speed
OLC Plus Score OLC Plus Predicted Score
Total 21 new values. On display, Predicted values have an asterics "*". (OLC Plus is only a score value, the sum of OLC classic score and FAI triangle score) (Predicted Speed is calculated using average speed so far)
With all of these infoboxes you can create custom page or bottom bar stripes. However, there is no need to configure anything because......
. New CONTEST infopage 1.5 (the TRI becomes 1.6). This page appears only for GLIDER mode, not for paragliders, GA, CAR etc. The new infopage is showing all necessary values, updated in real time.
. New Info -> Analysis -> Contest page. Here you can view graphical representation of selected contest, with all values as well. To change contest, rotating all of them, simply press on the "Change" button.
. Bottom bar stripe STA3 has no more ODOmeter displayed, if Contest is in use. In place of ODO, the OLC Distance is shown. ODO is now available in the TRI infopage 1.6
. Free flight start detection engine. This is a very important feature for Contest calculation, and generally for all flight statistics, expecially altitude min and max. Previously, we were assuming the freeflight would start after takeoff, which is wrong for gliders of course. The new FF engine is detecting both Winch and Tow takeoffs, and it will reset flight stats after the real free flight has started. As a side effect, no thermalling mode is enabled during non-freeflight.
. New polar for Dimona motorglider
CHANGES
. Fix SIM mode PAN mode airspace display with long click on moving map. Using PAN mode during SIM mode, long click on a visible airspace will produce as usual the airspace details. If there is no airspace underlying, either because not existing in that position, or because Airspace display OFF was selected in menu DISPLAY 1/3, then long click on the moving map will result in reposition the aircraft there. In any case, to maintain compatibility with old version, long click on center map screen will always reposition the aircraft and will not recall airspace details.
. Task Edit is now available even when no waypoint files are configured. It is thus possible to load a task even when no waypoints are in use, because the task will load its own waypoints of course
. "Show Clock" in System Config Appearance menu 13 disabled when not available.
. During takeoff, until the real free flight has started, no thermalling mode will be triggered. GA and CAR mode will not enter thermalling mode in any case anymore.
BUGFIXES
. National characters problem fixed. On some devices waypoints files, airspaces files, map files were not loaded. They could be selected in the file list, but wouldn't load, and they would disappear from configuration immediately after. Also some flash cards were named by devices using internal unicode national characters and would not allow anything to work at all within LK8000.
. WINE version (Windows emulator under Unix) fixes
. Fix bug making appearing target unit when half overlay and clock selected. . Fix bug not loading terrain when first .lkm selected without terrain file set and then .xcm selected with terrain inside
. (2.1d fix IGC replay broken with negative latitudes and longitudes) . (2.1c) fix Font Smoothing not working correctly, never setting ClearType on some devices
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Edited by - Coolwind on 31/03/2011 22:52:53 |
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Allan Broadribb
Aquilotto
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 00:43:15
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Can't wait to play with it - hope to have good conditions early next weel. Dumb question, what is "PLS scr". Allan. |
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Coolwind
Moderator
Italy
8957 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 01:24:52
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OLC PLUS score |
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davesalmon
Pterodattilo
United Kingdom
1620 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 08:46:34
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Analysis-Airspace. I can remember a change being talked about some time ago, but can't find any details. What does it now show, and is the flickering about 2 times/ sec part of the change? |
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MPusz
Aquila imperiale
Poland
683 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 08:58:02
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Airspaces work is now WIP (Work In Progress). The changes to airspaces engine were not included in 2.1e. 2Hz flickering is my bug. It should flicker once per second. :-P I will fix it for the next version. I do not think that we have resources to remove flickering of that page right now. |
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Enders13
Pulcino
United Kingdom
89 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 12:39:55
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Can I ask, as I'm a PG pilot, is it worth updating to 2.1e from d as this all seems relative to glider pilots so far. I'm happy to wait till f comes out with new airspace mods.
Mike. |
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Coolwind
Moderator
Italy
8957 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 14:04:31
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You should then wait for 15th april and adopt 2.2. No new airspaces in there, though. 2.1e is fixing problems, not only adding OLC.
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MPusz
Aquila imperiale
Poland
683 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2011 : 14:13:32
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Beside all features provided by Paolo above, there were also some fixes for the AutoZoom. So you may be interested in testing that. |
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joshcohn
New Entry
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Posted - 04/04/2011 : 17:43:23
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First I should say - good looking software and thanks for working on it.
Is there a plan to add variable turnpoint radii in the next version? Without this it won't be of use in most paragliding competitions. Or have I somehow missed this feature in 2.0? Maybe it's just not in the manual yet? |
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Coolwind
Moderator
Italy
8957 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2011 : 17:50:11
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It is already like that in 2.1e, but docs are old. Hoever we still have to work a lot on new task system for PGs. |
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andy_darlz
New Entry
United Kingdom
2 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2011 : 22:41:10
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As others have also stated; I'd like to express my thanks to Paolo and the rest of the team for the work that has been, and continues to be, invested in this programme. It's greatly appreciated.
If work is currently being targeted towards the task system, are there plans to implement additional / custom sector types? 'Enhanced option sectors' seem to be growing in popularity in the UK gliding comps.
Cheers Andy D.
http://www.gliding.co.uk/forms/competitionrules2011.pdf (page 13)
21.3. Enhanced Option Fixed Course. A circle of 500m radius plus a 180 degree sector of radius 10 kilometres opposite the bisector of the inbound and outbound direct tracks. There are Penalty areas of a further 500m surrounding the circle and 180 degree sector. This is shown by figure 3.
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