2009-07-22 - Bug fix for correct speed in when in Metric. - Buttons are now colored white instead of whatever windows decides is good. 2009-05-18 - Bug fix in the on screen keyboard not showing all buttons in some situations. - Bug fix in field area calculation not being numeric in some rare instances. - Small modification of how data gets logged when the section control has all sections shut off. - Improved user interface on several screens for touchscreen use. - Added a Wizard to help fine tune implement width and offset based on overlap or gaps between passes. - Bug fix on implement offset not being processed correctly in AB lines. - Average Cross Track Error doesn't start counting until 20 second after steering is engaged. - Bug fix in end row alert distance not triggering at the right distance. 2009-05-02 - Bug fix for number checking when the computer's regional settings are set for countries other than the US. - Bug fix on DirectX error handling when the display device is lost due to pressing Alt-Tab or Ctrl-Alt-Del. 2009-04-28 - Bug fix on section control. Problem was related to the imperial to metric conversion. - Bug fix on the menu navigation. - Changed the caching behavior for the weather and markets web pages. 2009-04-21 - Added event message notififcation to the main display. - Bug fix for simulated GPS control 2009-04-19 - Updated Office to process in metric instead of imperial - Bug fix for the location of satellite trails on the Sat Map - Bug fix to eliminate the random lockup when closing the application. - Added audio alert to notify you of a change in GPS signal type. (ie. RTK to DGPS) - Added audio alert to notify you if GPS data quits coming in, and will also disengage auto-steer - There can now be a special folder /Software in the common data direction (previously was /Distribution) - Added the ability to auto-update when a new Field.exe is in the common data folder /Software/Updates folder. - Improved NTRIP Client tolerance of slow links and error trapping. - Tractors are now called Vehicles. Rename your /Settings/Tractors folder to /Settings/Vehicles. 2009-03-31 - Fixed a bug in the acre/hectare counter. - Fixed section control to work with different on and off look ahead times. 2009-03-30 - Note: This release has some MAJOR code changes. I probably missed a bug somewhere. - Added an optional web browser screen for people with Internet access in the tractor. - Modified all the code to process in Metric (previously was in Imperial units). - Added support to display data in either Imperial or Metric units. - Improved filtering of garbage data in the NMEA data stream - Now uses GGA strings for position data instead of RMC strings - Added display of PDOP and VDOP to the information page - The elevation used in processing is now dynamic, not pulled from the settings file. - AB Lines are refreshed as you drive, to eliminate appearing offline when on long rows. 2009-03-22 - Added a calculator - Added two web browsers for quick access to Weather and Markets. URLs are configurable in the computer settings file. - Bug fix on the scrolling and sliding menu. 2009-03-21 - Significant changes to steering algorithm for on-line vehicle line holding ability. - Interactive Maps in Office now have the ability to auto-refresh. - Fixed bug with logging data when traveling less than 2 MPH. - Fixed bug with NTRIP Client. - Added Contour pattern - Added vertical sliding menus, most noticable in the names menu when using a left and right load. - Started to add support for Work Orders. 2009-02-17 - Only records Cross Track Error when running autosteer, so as to tell when autosteering was engaged, and when it wasn't. - Updated AB Line math to show how much a line has been side shifted. - AB Line data is now stored in a different file format, so your old lines won't be read. However, they can be manually converted to the new format. 2009-01-19 - Enhanced swath control to support up to 8 sections and a 1-100% coverage overlap tolerance. 2009-01-17 - Improved detection of line breaks in serial port data from GPS. - Enhanced swath control to also support areas already covered by this and other machines. - Improved displayed speed smoothing algorithm for faster reaction. - Added trails to the satellite map. - Added NTRIP support. - Software now remembers your map display preferences (viewing height and angle). - Improved on screen keyboard layout for touchscreen users 2008-12-04 - Added help screen to map for changing zoom and perspective. - Reorganized a bunch of code that loads old loads and flags. - Added support for field boundary shapefiles. - Added support for creating field boundary shapefiles from first pass around field. - Added auto swath control to narrow the pass when working near the boundary. 2008-11-06 - Bug fix (resolved unhandled exception when changing tractors) 2008-10-25 - Bug fixes - Revised steering algorithm - Revised data structure for computer/tractor/implement settings. - Added flags - Added animation to the menu buttons 2008-10-07 - Bug fixes on the steering control - Added steering engage and sisengage sounds - Added reverse detection - Improved KML polygon export in Office - Added interactive maps in Office 2008-09-27 - Bug fixes - Revised steering algorithm - Added steering sensor math back in - Added travel speed to logged data - Added check to allow only one instance of the program to run at one time. - Moved settings into the main data folder /Settings/Computer/[computername].txt 2008-09-16 - Bug fixes - Changed default load behavior when changing fields. - Added startup routine to determine machine orientation. - Revised steering algorithm - Revised yaw sensor calibration algorithm 2008-09-01 - Office can now export Paths to KML, in addition to Polygons. - Improved feedback on the steering info page - Steering algorithm rewritten to use a yaw sensor 2008-08-06 - Office software now included. Can create images and KML files of coverage data. - Can now do AB lines on a different spacing than the implement width. 2008-07-29 - Various Bug Fixes - Added acre counting to loads 2008-07-27 - First release after MAJOR rewrite. Expect to find some bugs. - All data and settings are now stored in plain text files. No more SQL database. - Improved error checking on the data stream from a GPS antenna.