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Diver-Office 2016

Diver-Office is an easy-to-use software package developed to read and program Diver groundwater dataloggers, download Diver monitoring data, and process and display Diver data. In combination with one or more Diver dataloggers, Diver-Office constitutes a complete and flexible measurement system.

Diver-Office has the following features:

• Easy-to-use, intuitive interface available
• Available in 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese and Polish
• Read/Program Diver dataloggers
• Start/Stop Diver dataloggers, with various start methods
• Calibrate CTD-Divers
• Import/Export monitoring data in multiple formats
• View time series data in a plot or tabular form
• Perform barometric compensation on water level data

From the field to your office, Diver-Office is an important part of your workflow.
Visit the Van Essen website to learn more about our groundwater dataloggers and multilevel sampling equipment.

Table of Contents

• What's new
• Recent History of Changes
• Additions to Documentation
• Known Issues
• Contact Us

What's New

The following new features are available in Diver-Office 2016:

• Time series graph was updated:
• removed buttons and implemented right-click menu to export graph, copy graph to clipboard, zoom options
• new graph zoom options: horizontal or vertical zoom
• display time stamp and value when hovering over data point
• show manual measurements
• show data gaps
• open time series data in Excel (this feature is slow for large data series)
• Data export:
• Export time series data in XLSX (Excel) format with user selectable data columns, including salinity for CTD-Divers.
• Export time series over a user specified time interval.
• User can change export formats during export workflow.
• Merge time series option in project tree: merge time serie for selected location or merge all time series in project
• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is added as a "Project Time: option.
• Change the export settings during export of data.
• Import external barometric data with pressure units: "hPa", "inHg", "mbar", "mmHg", "kPa", "Pa", "psi".
• "Settings are saved" message after changing units was removed.
• Changed icon style to Metro-style.
• Import atmospheric pressure and temperature data from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
• Search for serial numbers and monitoring point names in the project tree.
• Separate window for real-time data was added to:
  • View water level
  • View Diver pressure, temperature and conductivity
  • Enter manual measurements

The following new features are available in Diver-Office 2014.1:

• Download only new Diver data (data that has not yet been downloaded) in Diver-Office
• Select multiple Diver-DXTs and set Network-Id for all selected
• Import a CSV-file with barometric data
• A check at startup if an user has access to the project directory
• In Live update: calculate water depth with an actual Diver measurement to compare with a manual measurement
• Polish language was added as GUI language
• Diver-Gate(S) configuration tool
• Diver-Gate(S) diagnostic tool
• Four new slug tests were added to the list of pre-defined pumping tests
• Setting the Diver-DXT / Diver disconnection time: moved from config file to Diver-DXT Network Settings window
• Technical improvement: use of .Net 4.0 instead of .Net 2.0
• Fixed: If data from a Diver containing no data is downloaded no warning message is shown.

The following new features are available in Diver-Office 2013.1:

• Drag-and-drop Diver data series between monitoring points
10% faster downloading of Diver data when the Diver is connected through USB Reading Unit or PC Interface Cable
• Diver-Gate window:
• Select multiple Divers and/or Baro-DXTs to download data
• Automatically resume Diver data download when the wireless connection was interrupted
• Single click to (de)select all Baro-DXTs and/or Divers
• Automatically select Divers and Baro-DXTs of which data was not downloaded today
• Sort scanned devices by clicking the table column header
• Display devices that have been downloaded on the same day
• User configurable Diver disconnection time and Diver-DXT disconnection time.
• Live update graph in Diver window: Temperature and pressure data are displayed on separate axis.
• In menu bar in main window a new menu item "Example data" is added under "Import" to easily access example data provided with Diver-Office
• Remember the import folder when reopening the "Import" > "Diver Data" to import DAT and/or MON files.
• When importing Diver data files show both MON and DAT files.
• Double-click on Project Folder to open it in File Explorer.
• Double-click on File Type DAT to open the DAT file folder in File Explorer.

The following new features are available in Diver-Office 2012.1:

• Support for the wireless instrumentation: Diver-Gate and Diver-DXT.
• A welcome window is shown at startup showing links to: what's new, what's fixed and online help. (13611)
• Remember settings for:
• BaroComp window: Barometric compensation method
• Data window: remember "Data Filter" settings (except time interval). Remembered settings depend on how Data window is opened: BaroComp or Data button.
• Download field device data window: "Delete data on field device after downloading" option.
• Start Diver: "Sync Diver clock with project time" option.
• Graph settings: "Apply to all" and "Set as default settings" options.
• CTD-Diver calibration: remember calibration setting and solution(s).
• Upon project creation: Let user select project folder when default project folder cannot be created (13528)
• When exporting data the filename can now also include the compensation status. (13567)
• Import DAT/MON files by:
• Double-clicking them; the file extension, DAT and/or MON, must be associated with Diver-Office in your Windows settings
• Drag-and-drop DAT/MON files into Diver-Office

The following new features are available in Diver-Office 2011.1:

• Improved graphing (save setting per monitoring point, apply settings to all existing graphs, set settings as default, better zooming)
• Real time graph (for pump tests)
• Compatible with Windows 7
• Allow entering negative values for cable length
• Diver-Office Premium previews
• Check for updates option
• User feedback option
• GUI enhancements and corrections

The following new features are available in Diver-Office 2010.1:

• Support for the SQL Server Compact Edition database engine
• Support for the CTD-Diver DI27x Series
• The graphical user interface text can now be viewed in Chinese
• Support for Chinese/Arabic characters in monitoring point and pumping test names

Recent History of Changes

Fixed in v.8.0.0.3 (March 2016)

• Fixed bug where 950 cmH2O was added to the pressure data of the Diver-DXT.
• Fixed application error when data was exported to an XLSX file and no data existed for a specific data point.
• Fixed bug when value for barometric pressure in Real-Time Data window was not populated.
• Fixed issue where Diver start and stop time were wrongly updated when new data from Diver was read.
• Updated Diver-Gate(S) Configurator tool: link to download driver, VEI logo, FTP host.
• Updated EULA and offline version of Welcome screen.
• Updated title bar for barometric import wizard: French and Dutch.
• Updated title bar for Diver-DXT settings window: French and German.
• Modified text in Create DXT-Network window for French.

Fixed in v.8.0.0.2 (January 2016)

• Import of MON file created from external barometric data (e.g. KNMI).
• When importing MON files with compensated data use the reference, e.g top-of-casing, depth-to-water.
• Exported DAT files show "uncompensated" instead of "compensated" in filname.
• Import of external barometric data with units other than cmH2O and degree Celsius is converted plus improvements in the user interface.
• Added other languages GUI of KNMI import window.
• KNMI import shows different message when unable to connect to webservice and when no data was imported.
• Name of default DXT network changed to "VEI Default".
• Importing DAT files from DXT-Baros are now recognized as DXT-Baros.
• Upon Diver data download do not show QA/QC error log when there is no issue/error.
• Importing DAT files with no data created by Diver-Mobile or with monitoring point name with special characters (e.g. ü, ê, ö, ã) gave application error.
• Changed "CREATED BY" in MON and CSV files from "SWS Diver-Office" to "Diver-Office".
• For NITG file export: #DATA_SET_NAME_OUT changed to "DIVER VEI".
• In the "Diver-DXT Network Settings" window a network with a specific network ID can be added by starting the name with "networkId=" followed by the hex-code of the network ID. For example "networkId=A2B9"
• For Diver models DI24x the predefined slug test sample methods were removed as available sample methods, because these sample methods do not work for these Diver models.

Fixed in v.7.0.2.0 (October 2014)

• Start Diver with special characters in location name by USB-Reading Device
• Diver settings were not always updated with actual values
• End date of DXT-Baro corrected
• Plotsettings: Out-of-range situation was handled

Fixed in v.7.0.1.0 (September 2014)

• When opening an existing project: solved error message with "Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier"
• Correct battery voltage instead displaying always 100%
• DXT-Baro sometimes the status was shown "FUTURE START", but actual status was STOPPED
• Live Update: support of feet and inch.

Fixed in v.6.0.3.0 (February 2014)

• Download of all data from DXT-Baro sometimes failed
• QA\QC message after download called a 'DXT-Baro' a 'Mini-Diver'
• FormDiver: After clicking the Program button, this button was disabled
• Handling of project folder: If the drive specified in the folder name is not available, then the %AppData%\DiverOffice folder will be used

Fixed in v.6.0.2.0 (December 2013)

• Error message when right mouse click on Manual measurement
• When selecting "none" as File Name Format for all fields in the projects settings an error was given when exporting files
• When downloading Diver/DXT data without data no warning was given
• Monitoring Point name with special characters (Chinese, ë, ö) generated erroneous monitoring point name in the tree view
• FormDiver: the Program button was sometimes disabled
• Error message when starting Diver-Office on Windows with different language (not one of the 7 languages available in Diver-Office)

Fixed in v.6.0.1.1 (December 2013)

• In Portuguese or Chinese (language), some text in the form FormDiver were not placed in the right spot on the form
• When computer language was not in the list of supported languages, the program crashed
• On PCs with small screens, some text on the form FormDiverGate were not readable
• On the form FormDiver, when no communication with the Diver was possible, an error message was shown twice

Fixed in v.6.0.0.0 (Version 2013.1)

• Some text that appears in the user interface was not translated when the language preference is set to a non-English language
• Themonitoring point name may not contain one of the following characters: ? / < > \
• Diver-Office sometimes crashed when closing a modal window
• Displayed memory capacity of empty Diver or Diver-DXT was full instead of empty
• Downloaded data was erroneously reported as corrupt
• Version of Diver-Office is displayed in error message window
• Application error occurs when right-click on Other Data node in the tree view and selecting one of the options in the pop-up menu
• Upon starting a Diver it is verified that its clock is working
• The "LDM database… " option is removed from the Import menu bar item

Fixed in v.5.0.25.0 (July 2012)

• Mini-Diver monitoring point name can now be programmed and read with with double byte characters, e.g. alånd or Chinese/Arabic characters. (13561)
• Keep graph settings (e.g. color) for compensated water level when recompensating a time series. If time series was not compensated use default graph settings. (13566)
• User is able to set the database file folder if the database file (WHI.sdf) cannot be created in the default folder. (13529)
• Upon project creation: Let user select project folder when default project folder cannot be created.
• Enter negative numbers between -1 and 0 for cable length, top of casing and manual measurements is now easier. (13327 & 13581)
• User is able to set the WHI.sdf folder in "Whi.DiverOffice.DB.dll.config" file.
• Conductivity shows 3 decimals in exported files and data grid for conductivity ranges 30 mS/cm and higher. (13322)
• Pressure range in Diver settings for CTD DI27x showed wrong value. (13333)
• Application error when checking the option "Set as default setting" in the plot Settings menu using SQL Express database. (13402)
• Export and Unit window layouts were not showing properly in Windows 7 when the font size was set to 125% or higher. (13571 & 13364)
• Improper auto-scaling when zooming-in to partly compensated data.
• Corrected language errors. (13580, 13573, 13572)
• Updated Help > About window.
• Future start time now depends on sync clock option and project or Diver time. (13598)
• Calculate end-time of data series in tree view based on records in the data series not on the end-time as stored in the Diver. (13602)
• Optimized communication with Divers. (13594)
• Added icons to right-click menus in tree view. (13579)
• In graph settings menu fixed issue with title settings. (13578)
• Keep selected project in "Open Project" window when sorting project and select current project. (13607)
• Add setting in "DiverOffice.exe.config" to set folder for Logfiles. (13610)
• If a Baro-Diver is started it will be added to the project as a barometric monitoring point. (13612)
• In "Open Project" window keep selected project selected plus visual improvements. (13607)
• The end-time of a time-series shown in the tree view was not always accurate. The end-time is now based on the time series end-time. (13602)
• Resolution of Diver-Office icon is improved for larger icon display. (13575)
• A MON file that contains incomplete time series data can now be imported. (13460)
• Updated Help: removed Diver-Office Network sections, added Diver-Gate / Diver-DXT and changed look and feel.
• If a MON file is locked, e.g. opened by Excel, and subsequently imported in Diver-Office it no longer displays an application error. (13618)
• If the user starts Diver-Office while it is already started, it will be brought to the foreground. (13622)

Fixed in v.4.0.0.0 (November 2010)

• In the Data window sort a list on date/time and then export a time series will export/delete/compensate the time series that was originally on that position.
• No data was exported with some localized versions of Windows.
• Barometric compensation of D-Diver data resulted in an application error.
• If Chinese or Arabic monitoring point name exists in the project tree, then read Diver settings of Diver that does not support Chinese/Arabic, get an inappropriate/unnecessary warning message.
• Import filter some times reported that pressure and temperature had minimum/maximum values whereas only the conductivity had minimum/maximum values.
• Corrections to translation errors/not translated texts.

Fixed in v.3.2.0.0 (January 2010)

• Made GUI improvments for non-english languages,e.g., spelling errors, improved terminology etc.
• A monitoring point is longer added to the project if only the Diver settings are read.
• Monitoring point names are now limited to only 20 characters
• During the MON file import process, altitude is no longer checked for the Cera-Diver, Mini-Diver and Micro-Diver
• During the MON file import process, all characters after the line "END OF DATA FILE OF DATALOGGER FOR WINDOWS" will be ignored
• The Import File dialog now remembers the folder path of the last imported MON/DAT file.
• Clicking on th table header in the Data window will no longer cause an "application error" message
• Removed the check for sufficient memory in the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). IF the WMI is corrupted, Diver-Office will continue to work.

Fixed in v.3.0.22.8 (January 2009)

• MON files with length units in feet could not be imported into Diver-Office
• If you had more than 16 projects, you could not see some project names in the Open dialog box. A vertical scroll bar was added to allow you to see all project names.
• The "actual data" readings for older Diver models, e.g. TD-Diver, did not return the correct date and time values. Instead of displaying the date and time of the last stored sample, the current date and time of the Diver were displayed.
• Various lists such as the tree view, pumping test list, projects and barometer locations are now sorted in alphabetical order.
• If the "Refresh Actual Data" button was selected and a Diver was not connected to a reading unit, Diver-Office could not communicate with any Divers until the application was restarted.
• An exception error would occur when deleting some user-defined pumping test methods.

Fixed in v.2.0.0.10 (July 2008)

• Under certain conditions the start and end time of the time series imported from a MON file were not shown correctly: the day and year were swapped
• On some computers, the database was not installed correctly. This caused an "application error" at startup. In Diver-Office 2.0, a new type of database is used. This will result in a more robust installation.
• Diver-Office would crash when launched using an account with Window's Guest privileges. This situation is now handled and detailed instructions on granting restricted users access to Diver-Office can be found in the User's Manual (.PDF)
• Diver-Pocket now validates the pressure range and units when reading Diver settings, to ensure Diver information is valid.
• When viewing exported CSV files in Microsoft Excel, the date/time column did not show the date and time values properly by default, and cell formatting was required by the user. Exported CSV files have been modified so that when opened in Excel, the date and time fields are shown in the correct format.

Additions to the Documentation

The on-line documentation for Diver-Office is as complete as possible.   However, for production purposes, the documentation was prepared prior to the final build of Diver-Office. As a result, there may be some differences between the program and the documentation due to last minute changes to the interface or functionality. For the most recent updates, please refer to the on-line help, which is available in the Help menu.

Known Issues

Although every reasonable effort has been made to fix any known problems with the software, there are some issues with the software we were not able to fix before the program was released.  These remaining issues will not affect the results of the simulation in any way, but they do affect your ability to use the software.  We are working towards the elimination of these problems, and we will be posting patch installation programs to the ftp site from time to time so you can update your program.  However, in the meantime, it is important for you to know about the issues that may affect the performance of the software and your ability to use it effectively.  These issues are documented below:

• When a second users opens Diver-Office and accesses the same database as the first user is now handled by an appropriate error message.
• The water levels in an NITG file are rounded down numbers. For example, if the calculated water level is 1202.8 cm the water level in the NITG file is 1202 cm.
• While starting a Diver upon the first time and Future Start is selected, the Diver might start immediately.
• If a Diver that contains invalid information is read, and you cancel the window that appears without selecting an option, you will not be able to read the Diver anymore. You must first close and reopen Diver-Office, and try again.
• Diver-Office may not be able to read old Divers properly. This is because older Divers may contain invalid data or a lack of information. When this is the case, Diver-Office will prompt you to select the appropriate Diver from a list, so that the right Diver information is stored in the database.
• When the settings of a Diver programmed with a pumptest are read and there is a pumptest stored in Diver-Office then the pumptest in the Diver is assigned the name of the pumptest stored in Diver-Office even if these pumptest are not equal.
• If the conductivity calibration of the CTD-Diver (DI27x) is aborted the memory of the CTD-Diver might contain a few (1..4) readings taken during the calibration. These conductivity readings are zero.
• If a barometric monitoring point does not contain time series data the error message in the log file is not accurate.
• If a Diver (models DI212 through DI250) has the status "future started", the time stamp of the actual reading is invalid (in the future, i.e. the time of the first measurement).
• Some text that appears in the user interface may be truncated when using Windows 7 font size of 125% or higher.
• If the CTD-Diver calibration is set back to the factory settings it will only shown this in the calibration history once the CTD-Diver has been started. This behaviour is identical to a normal calibration.
• In Graph Settings Title if selecting option None no text will be shown in 2 left drop-down lists.
• Importing an OTD-Diver DAT file results in an error message followed by an application error.
• The translation of the Polish Help is incomplete and contains English text.
• The monitoring point names are always converted to lower case characters.
• If the database file is not shared properly the error message "ApplicationController.ApplicationController()Access to the path 'C:\...\DiverOffice\WHI.sdf' is denied" will appear while starting Diver-Office.
  The database in Diver-Office is shared among the users of the computer Diver-Office is installed on. All users must be granted read/write access to the database.
  
  1. Login as an administrator and located the database WHI.sdf file. This file is by default located in C:\ProgramData\DiverOffice (Windows 7) or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DiverOffice (Windows XP).
     
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties. In the window that appears select the Security tab.
     
  3. Click the Edit… button and a new window will open.
     
  4. Select the Group or user names that you want to grant access to the database.
     
  5. Check the checkbox Allow for Full control and click OK.
     Now the users in the group Users will have access to the database.

Contact Us

Distributors

For product information, please contact your local distributor. A list of our distributors

Delft Office

Van Essen Instruments B.V.
Delftechpark 20, Postbus 553
2600 AN Delft, The Netherlands
Tel. +31 (15) 275 5000
Fax +31 (15) 275 5055

Waterloo Office

Van Essen Instruments B.V.
630 Riverbend Drive, Suite 100,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2K 3S2
Tel. +1 (519) 746-1798
Fax +1 (519) 885-5262

E-mail: diver@vanessen.com

Web: http://www.vanessen.com