SPARTEK SYSTEMS

GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTATION

SparGauge Version History SparGauge v1.9.0 Released 17th May, 2011

Bug Reports and fixes 1.8.5 2011/02/15 o A/D setup screen reading notch settings twice what they should be. Problem with System.xdb having wrong A/D frequency for 1227 F1. A/D setup screen Boost flag being incorrectly set/reset.

1.8.6 2011/02/18 o Send Cal to Tool added File Open dialogs back in for ease of searching for tool cals. Particularly for network browsing.

1.8.7 2011/02/21 o Added new Multi-Drop Gauge control to enable Meta data to be sent to gauge. Also changed sampling methodology to Treeview display. Changed short value to float value for returned depth for Multi-drop.

Special test version 2011/03/10 o Added for programming WHR batteries.

1.8.8 2011/03/14 o Renamed and moved buttons around on Multi-drop tab.

1.8.9 2011/03/21 o o Sending Cal to tool issue when cancelling resolved. Re-factored 5 code segments into one to reduce code size.

1.8.10 2011/03/23 o Progress bar out of range issue with WHDR Battery programming fixed

1.8.11 2011/04/08 o Optimized the re-compensate method when dumping CoreDAQ data. Prior implementation loaded entire eeprom image into memory. On larger files this was causing an out of memory error.

1.8.12 2011/04/10 o Merged CoreDAQ and SparGauge together into one module.

o 1.8.13 2011/04/13 o Flask Tool PCB Temperature re-compensation not working correctly. Fixed.

1.8.14 2011/04/19 o o Problem encountered with Fast Sample Tool corrections not working correctly. Resolved. Updated AcqGauge constructor for SparSAU.

1.8.15 2011/05/16 o Resolved zoomed printing issue default.

1.9.0 2011/05/17 o New Gigasoft Library pe7102 to resolve tight zooming issue.

SparGauge v1.8.4 Released February 11th 2011

Bug Reports and fixes 1.8.1 2011/01/20 o o o o Multi-drop 1243 tool change eeprom structure. I18n issue with Verify Gauge resolved - test release as beta WHR problem resolved not decoding events table correctly. - test release as beta Added Cal full scale range and cal date to Gauge section of PTA - - test release as beta

1.8.2 2011/01/30 o Added new command for Multi-drop to command tool to send Cal data.

1.8.3 2011/02/04 o Fixed up time and events handling for 1032 WHR test release.

1.8.4 2011/02/10 o o Event table issue for 1032 resolved. If no event table present in sdr file. Entry in SPSRO binning table repaired. Entry 3 2 changed from 750 to 500.

SparGauge v1.8.0 Released January 1, 2011

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1.7.1 2010/8/9 o Added tool 1244. New A/D test proto.

1.7.2 2010/8/10 o Bug fix when sending firmware to 1196 WHDR. A failure would still proceed to send file.

1.7.3 2010/8/17 o Bug fix when sending Multi-drop frequency pairs to tool. Also added read back to same on launch.

1.7.4 2010/8/17 o Bug fix No Gauge Address 0x0 in Multi-drop system. Restructured.

1.7.5 2010/8/18 o Bug fix Gauge Address exception thrown if address out of range. Added range checking.

1.7.6 2010/8/30 o o o WHDR Restructure data sampling using new Event 8 and Program Table. Include null data points in data output. Remove STT points from production output.

1.7.7 2010/9/06 o Multi-Drop Added firmware upgrade via telemetry link.

1.7.8 2010/9/08 o Calibration Files Restructured AcqGauge to allow for continued processing if cal files are missing. Display Raw Data rather than stopping processing. Bug with Model number not being masked in Treeview control fixed for 66644. Bug fixed with displaying WHDR raw data. Curve Names changed during Multi-drop update. Bug with time going backwards in event processing WHDR data. Force no correction if that occurs.

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1.7.9 2010/09/27 o Change over from SPG files to SDR. Many significant other changes to the operation of the program.

1.7.10 2010/09/29 o o Added two new tools 1251F0R1 & 1251F1R1. Bug fix for reporting with Excel 2010.

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Bug fix for 1196 WHR not reporting main unit revision level correctly

1.7.11 2010/10/06 o Bug with Multi-drop tool address programming selector fixed.

1.7.12 2010/10/15 o o Added in WHDR self discharge calculations and two new battery packs to database. Added on-line programming changes for WHDR

1.7.13 2010/11/04 o Changed ordering of model numbers in offline programming from ASC to DESC.

1.7.14 2010/11/07 o SparPTA problem resolved with opening two files at the same time.

1.7.15 2010/11/14 o Accept zeros as default erased condition on new eeproms.

1.7.16 2010/11/18 o Logic problem with WHDR programming screen battery icon fixed.

1.7.17 2010/11/28 o o New PESGO32e imported to fix zooming and large data set selection. Also replaced degC labels with correct symbol.

1.7.18 2010/12/15 o Added folder selection capability when sending cal files to equipment only if cal is not located in default folder, otherwise no selection displayed.

SparGauge v1.7.0 Released August 1, 2010

Incremental Changes from last Release.

Bug Reports and fixes 1.6.1

Fixedbugwithtemperaturecompensation.

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1.6.2

AddedmodalcapabilitytoBatterySetupanddisabledchargecyclesifusingprimarycells.

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1.6.3

Fixedbugassociatedwithrawdatatime. Added.calreaderforRPM4files

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1.6.4

Addedmorebatterychargerfunctions.Command0x7041

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1.6.5

Combinedcommand0x7041intocommand0x7040.(Originalmethod)

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1.6.6

FixedbugwithP&TRangesforWHDR.

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1.6.7

ChangedVerifyScreenfunctionalitytouseTreeList.

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1.6.8

Bugrelatedtonottakingintoaccountthefactthatnocalibrationsareavailableanywhere.

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1.6.9

BugrelatedtofixingtheSeptproblem.

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1.6.10

BugrelatedtonoProgramintool. FixedproblemwithillegalcharactersbeingusedwhenbuildingExporttoExcelTabnames

Bug related cal file not being built correctly due to formatting of output truncating small numbers. Addederasecalcapabilityto1196WHDR&stems.

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1.6.11

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1.6.12

AddedSROprogramStatustoTreeview.

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1.6.13

Recompensatelogicerrorifnocalfilefounddidnotproduceerrormessage.

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1.6.14

TemporaryreleaseforWHDRbatteryprogramming MultiDropadditions.

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1.6.15

TemporaryreleaseforWHDRbatteryprogramming WHDRproblemwhennocalfileselectedfixed.

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1.6.16

MorechangesforMultidrop BugA/Ccardisannouncingithas129Interfaces.Createdworkaround.

Rawdatadisplayedifnocalfilesarefoundandrawdataflagisset.

1.6.17 2010/7/19

1214WHRStemRawandcompensateddatadecodeimplementedforcalibrationfile.

1.6.18 2010/7/20

1214WHRStemRawCalrangeforRTDtoolsneededrangeincrease.

1.6.19 2010/7/21

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1196WHRDisabledMainPuckselectionwhenprogrammingcalsintostems. 1208 F3/1227 F1/1212 F2 Extended reported memory size after eeprom moved into processorspace. Verify Gauge TreeView updated with a new field to display number of active memory systemsprogrammedontargetdevice.

1.6.20 2010/7/28

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1208QuartzTwonewtoolsadded1208F4&1208F5. AddedToolVoltagetoVerifyToolScreen.

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SparGauge v1.6.0

Bug Reports and fixes 1.5.1

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1.5.2

AddedincreasedresolutiontoRangeselectionwithnewcalfileformat.

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1.5.3

MemoryRedundancyfor1227completed.

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1.5.4

AllSparPTAzoomfunctionsremoved.Rewriteinprogress Fixedbuginreadingnewcalfileformat. FixedbugrelatedtosettingserialnumberonACLineCard

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1.5.5

I18nchangesforRussianWindows Fixedproblemwithforcingrecompensationwithanothercalfile

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1.5.6

SPGFilebugfixed.

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1.5.7

ExposeddialogtoallowsettingpoweronACLineCard.

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1.5.8

ASCIIimportcompleted.

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1.5.9

Addedtool1234.3vDigitalQuartz.

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1.5.10

ASCIIReadermodifiedtoreadCoreDAQdata,includingmultipleentries. Fixedbugrelatedtorangecontrolinnewcompressedformat.66763/197816/132284 ChangedStatusdecodestructurefor1196WHRs

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1.5.11

Addedcurvecolorsandfixedshortnamestoimportutility. Addedrejectionofreversetimefieldsandirregulartimedecodes.

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1.5.12

Bugfixed1196notreadinginTempcurvescorrectly.

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1.5.13

Coloraddedtorawcurves. RestructuredrecompensateSDRfile Statusnowreflectsstateofmainpuckduringrecordmodenotmostrecentstate Temperaturerangeunsignedcharchange

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1.5.14

NewoutputfileforWHDRtobreakdowneventtable. FixedbugwithregardtoWHDRstarttime. RestructuredWHDRSDRfilecreationcode. AddeddownloadFirmwarecapabilitytoMaster,andACcards.

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1.5.15

FixedTemperatureRangebugsignedvunsignedbyte.

MasterCardonCoreDAQFirmwareUpdatercompleted.

SparGauge v1.5.0
Bug Reports and fixes 1.4.1

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1.4.2 o Beta Release made to field district for testing

1.4.3 o SPSRO multiple gauge support new interface

1.4.4 o Fixed bug with recovering Control Register information

1.4.5 o o Made Control Register Modbus based again. Added QuartzdyneID to status field of SROGauge class

1.4.6 o Added Quartzdyne transducer serial number to status field.

1.4.7 o Sending and receiving cals from SPSRO gauges now supported.

1.4.8 o o o Added a new mux setting to the AC line card. Bin Address Fixed number of gauges in Card Status Removed 4 x enable gauge check boxes

1.4.9 o Fixed Control register write to Gauge. No eeprom setup being done.

1.4.10 o Increased default timeout to 4 seconds.

1.4.11 o Default timeout back to 3.2 seconds

1.4.12 o Added refresh status button to AC line Card.

1.4.13 o Added multi-gauge SPSRO programming wizard.

1.4.14

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o 1.4.15 o 1.4.16 o 1.4.17 o 1.4.18 o 1.4.19 o 1.4.20 o o 1.4.21 o

Added binning control to Control Register.

SPSRO programming wizard added visual feedback.

Added support for 1214 WHR Stem for test purposes.

Added support for 4-20mA inputs and outputs including test features.

Changed to Pesgo32c graphing package.

Added DAC calibration support to 4-20mA outputs.

Fixed problem with reading back DAC cal values. Fixed problem when AC line card status register reads one gauge.

Multiple changes for 1208 F3/R1.

1.4.22 o o Changed cal file format on 1208 F3/R1 to new style. Added status check to find defective die.

1.4.23 o Status decode problem fixed

1.4.24 o o Problem with Curve class loading on 1208 send cal to tool Units issue fixed on program gauge screen

1.4.25 o o Added redundant memory to tools 1212 F2 & 1212 F4 Made new classes Added Status decode to all of these tools also.

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1.4.26 o o Bug fixes to SparPTA Added new interface for Multi-Drop. Not complete

SparGauge v1.4.0
Bug Reports and fixes See incremental changes below from last release

New Tool Additions 1196 F3 Introduced new timing decode for WHDR

Incremental Changes from last Release.

Bug Reports and fixes 1.3.1

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VersionsenttoCraigwithMathewsEventimporter.

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1.3.3

OnlyallowSpartekSparGaugeFTDIdevicestoilluminatetheUSBlogo. PrompttheuserifmorethanoneSparGaugeFTDIdeviceispluggedintothecomputer. Theusermustthenremovetheonesnotrequiredtoallowanyprogression. ChangedthedegCsymbolonthetoolinfoscreen Enabledthefirstselectioninthedropdownlistafteratoolisselected.

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NewWHDRwasnotincludedinlistofacceptabledevicesforSparGauge.Added.

ResolvesaUSBexceptionerrorfailureifaportisleftopenpriortomakingacallto locateallSpartekDevices

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1.3.5 o Flask Tool issue with algorithm ID being changed to 0

1.3.6 o Above issue was not a problem retracted back to ID=1

1.3.7 o o o Added support for stem type 3/cal type 2 Quartz interface. Multiple versions launch addressed Date format for HES mm/dd/yyyy introduced.

1.3.8 o Added support for setting Ex-Sensor current.

1.3.9 o Changed bit ordering for Quartz stem.

1.3.10 o Changed bit ordering for Quartz stem again 2 more bits.

1.3.11 o Changed bit ordering for Quartz stem again error in decode - fixed.

1.3.12 o Added 1196F2 and rehashed stem classes to accommodate new quartz decode.

1.3.13 o o o Changed send cal to gauge method using stems class Fixed Work Temperature work temp came from old cal format in eeprom Fixed maximum sample rate in Program Gauge interface.

1.3.14 o Sample interval changed to max -1 from max.

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SparGauge v1.3.0
Bug Reports and fixes Time correction overflow corrected - first detected on 1208 F1. Fixed problem with launch when no USB driver installed. - DLL not detected.

Additional Functionality CoreDAQ Units change capability added to all cards. 1196 - Surface Well Head Recorder - added firmware upgradability to all programmable elements.

New Tool Additions 1208 F1 added calibration capability for timing crystal. 1196 F0 pre-release

SparGauge v1.2.1 (Beta Released 12/19/08)

Bug Reports and fixes None

Additional Functionality Added support for configuring external surface 4-20mA devices.

New Tool Additions None

SparGauge v1.2.0
Bug Reports and fixes A problem with the display and interaction with the buttons on the CoreDAQ panel was traced to an erase sequence not completing correctly when programming the display pages. This issue was resolved.

Additional Functionality Improved GUI for configuring the CoreDAQ interface. Added a Utility section to simplify the programming of the instrument. Added new functionality for SPSRO. This involves the recovery of calibrations from the gauge and also the encoding and delivery of the cal from a computer to the CoreDAQ panel. Added a new interface to configure and edit the CoreDAQ display pages. Page 13 of 16 May 17, 2011

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Added a feature to label the Line Card Tabs with their relevant numbers. Added Export ASCII of time depth data.

New Tool Additions None

SparGauge v1.1.7
Bug Reports and fixes None

Additional Functionality Increased the number of significant digits displayed in the Curve Scaling function (Edit Primary Data Set). Added a new GUI, Apply TCXO Coefficient, which allows the users to correct of small errors in the frequency of the quartz timing crystal (used to maintain data sampling).

New Tool Additions 1196 New Well-Head Recorder Support 1212 New Hybrid Sapphire Support

SparGauge v1.1.6
Bug Reports and fixes 1171 Download issue. Increased timeout value for 230Kb upload

Additional Functionality None.

New Tool Additions None

SparGauge v1.1.5
Bug Reports and fixes CoreDaq Control register issue with Bit 31 fixed Page 14 of 16 May 17, 2011

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Additional Functionality Added 1208 Hybrid Memory Test. Added new WHR Power on Reset Reader

New Tool Additions 1208F1 New Quartz Gauge with hybrid memory extend 1171 Functionality

SparGauge v1.1.4
Bug Reports and fixes None

Additional Functionality Changed CoreDaq interface to match change in firmware

New Tool Additions 1208 F0 New Quartz Gauge with hybrid memory extend 1169 Functionality

SparGauge v1.1.3
Bug Reports and fixes None

Additional Functionality Flask Tool PCB calibration enhanced. Moved coefficients to EEPROM storage Added 1029 SRO box programming feature to allow on fly programming without pre-erase.

New Tool Additions 1139 F6 Permanent Tool no memory

SparGauge v1.1.2
Bug Reports and fixes

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None

Additional Functionality None

New Tool Additions None

SparGauge v1.1.1
Bug Reports and fixes None

Additional Functionality None

New Tool Additions None

SparGauge v1.1.0
Bug Reports and fixes Problem discovered with ADO. Locking a table was intermittent.

Additional Functionality None

New Tool Additions None

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