Diver-Office Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Diver-Office is free to use for all user types, e.g., commercial, academic. For details, please refer to the end user license agreement that is shown during the software installation process, in the Help > About window or the Diver-Office EULA in PDF format.

No, you do not need a license to use Diver-Office. For details, please refer to the end user license agreement that is shown during the software installation process, in the Help > About window or the Diver-Office EULA in PDF format.

As the names suggest Diver-Office is an application for office use and Diver-Field is for field use.

Use Diver-Office to setup your monitoring projects and define the fieldwork that needs to be done, such as a site visit sequence, collection of Diver data and deployment of Divers. Use Diver-Field to carry out fieldwork and download Diver data. Once the data is collected, use Diver-Office to merge time series, barometrically compensate the Diver data to convert them into water levels. Finally, you visualize data including manual measurements and export data to MON, CSV or XLSX files for further use in third party applications.

Diver-Field assists you carrying out your tasks in the field and streamlines the workflow of fieldwork and support decision-making in the field. Diver-Field indicates the order to visit the monitoring locations and once at the site helps you to carry out predefined tasks such as downloading Diver datalogger data, collecting manual water level data and restarting the Diver.

The Diver-Toolkit is the installation package that contains both Diver-Office and Diver-Field.

In the main window click on Help and then select the About option to found out what version of Diver-Office you are using.

With Diver-Office you can share the database on a network. To use a database (filename VEI.db) in a folder other than the default folder (C:\ProgramData\DiverOffice) open the config file DiverOffice.exe.config located in the installation folder (by default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Diver-Office) with a text editor. Locate the key DatabaseFolder and change its value to the desired folder location, for example:

• <add key=”DatabaseFolder” value=”Y:\DiverData”/>, where Y:\DiverData must be a valid network location.
• <add key=”DatabaseFolder” value=”\\network_path\DiverData”/>, where \\network_path\DiverData must be a valid network location.

Diver-Office does not have a database backup/restore feature. The database file must be copied manually.

The database is a single file named VEI.db that is located in the database folder. The location of the database folder depends on the Windows version:

• Windows 8/10: C:\ProgramData\DiverOffice
• Windows 7/Vista: C:\ProgramData\Application Data\DiverOffice or C:\ProgramData\DiverOffice

Please note that the folder Application Data is a hidden folder.

To backup the database: Make a copy of the VEI.db file.

To restore the database: Copy the VEI.db file to the database folder.

If the previous steps did not work, please refer to the following document that outlines in how to backup/restore a Diver-Office database: Diver-Office Backup and Restore the Database

You can import the following types of data in Diver-Office:

• Barometric data from a CSV file.
• Barometric data directly from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
• Monitoring point meta data such as name, cable length, top of casing.
• Diver data from *.DAT and *.MON files.

Click Import from the menu bar and select the Monitoring Points… option. A wizard opens and will guide you through the import process.

Yes, you can import other barometric data in to Diver-Office. There are two options:

• Import data from a CSV file: In the main window click Import > Barometric Data…, select your CSV file and follow the steps in the wizard.
• Import KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) data: In the main window click Import > KNMI Meteorological Data… and select the station of your choice.

Import KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) data: In the main window click Import > KNMI Meteorological Data… and select the station of your choice.

There are two ways to export manual measurements from Diver-Office to a CSV file:

• Per monitoring point: click on the node Manual Measurements in the project tree and then click the Export button.
• Per project: click Export from the menu bar and the select the Manual Measurements… option to export all manual measurements in the project.

Conductivity data from the CTD-Diver can be exported to salinity data by selecting this option in the export settings. The export settings can be modified during the export process or in the project settings:

1. Click on the Edit button in the Export Files dialog or in the project settings.
2. The Default Export Settings dialog opens.
3. From the list of File Typeselect XLSX.
4. From the data columns list select (at least) the options Time Stamp and Salinity.
5. Then click OK and export the data.

In the Default Export Settings dialog there is an option Export on Download. Select this option to automatically export data (to the selected formats) whenever data is downloaded from a Diver.

The default export settings can be modified during the export process or in the project settings:

1. Click on the Edit button in the Export Files dialog or in the project settings.
2. The Default Export Settings dialog opens.

When Diver-Office is installed there are also some example files installed. You can use these example files for an exercise on barometric compensation. Click here to download a pdf file of the exercise.

The most recent (date and time) manual measurement is used for barometric compensation.

No, the manual measurement can only be used for barometric compensation if it falls within the time span of both the Diver and Baro-Diver time series.

However, once a barometric compensation has been done a «calculated cable length» will appear in the Location settings window. Check the radio button for «calculated cable length» field and the result is that initial manual measurement will be virtually used for any following compensation.

Yes, you can. If you choose the center option of the barometric compensation Water level with respect to top of casing the water level will be negative if the water level is below the top of casing.

If you want to have the inverse, i.e. the water level is positive if the water level is below the top of casing, you must set the top of casing value in the Location settings tab to zero. Then you choose the right compensation method Water level with respect to vertical reference datum.

Diver-Office has the following units to choose from:

• pressure / length: millimeter, centimeter, meter, inch, foot
• temperature: Celsius, Fahrenheit
• conductivity: µS/cm, mS/cm, S/m

To change the units click on Preferences > Units. From the menu select the units of your choice and click the Save button.

The pumping test is only available for selected Diver models: Micro, Cera and CTD-Diver. Diver-Office comes with 7 pre-defined pumping/slug tests. The details of each of these pumping/slug test can be found in the Diver-Office Help.

To program a pumping test in the Diver, open the Diver dialog and select the pumping test of your choice from the Sample method drop-down list. Finally, click the Program button.

To define your own pumping test complete the following steps:

1. Select the Preferences option from the main menu and select Pumping tests….
2. To add a new pumping test, click the Add New Pump Test button. The fields below will become active.
3. Specify a Name, Description (optional), and Base Sampling Interval. Next, define the number of samples and number of intervals required for each step in your sampling method. Please note that the total number of samples must add up to the total memory of the Diver, or else you will be unable to save the sample method.
4. Once finished, click the Save button. The sample method will now be added to the list of sample methods in the Diver dialog.
5. To program the pumping test in the Diver (only Micro, Cera and CTD-Diver), open the Diver dialog and select the newly created pumping test from the Sample method drop-down list. Finally, click the Program button.

You can always change the type of the Diver in Diver-Office from Regular to Barometer, or vice-versa, by selecting the corresponding option in the Location settings tab. This setting is not programmed in the Diver.

Yes, the barometric data must be downloaded in each project it is used.

The information in the Diver settings tab will only be updated once a Diver is programmed and started.

The driver for the Diver-Gate(M) is not installed with Diver-Office. In most cases the driver will be automatically installed once the Diver-Gate(M) is connected to your computer when connected to the internet. This may take a few minutes.

In case the driver is not installed automatically you can download the Diver-Gate(M) driver and view the installation instructions for:

• Windows XP
• Windows 7 / Vista
• Windows 8

If the following unhandled exception occurs when starting Diver-Office: ‘Can not load the DLL rapi.dll’ then download and install the latest version of Diver-Office.

Alternatively, you may complete the following steps to resolve the issue:

1. Download Windows Mobile Device Center from the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931937
2. Before installing the Windows Mobile Device Center under Windows 8 and 10, the .NET Framework 3.5 must be turned on. To turn this feature on, follow these steps:
   1. Open the Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off. If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
   2. Turn the .NET Framework 3.5 feature on by selecting the check box next to it and click OK.
3. Then run the Mobile Device Center setup.

When I want to open Diver-Office I get the following application error:
‘Diver-Office 2018 – SQLite’
‘Error Code: 80004005’
‘Message: attempt to write a readonly database’

To resolve this isssue, complete the following steps:

1. Close Diver-Office
2. Open de folder where the database is located: by default this is C:\ProgramData\DiverOffice. This is a hidden folder. The easiest way to access it is to copy the path in Windows FileExplorer.
3. Right-click the database file VEI.db and select Properties.
4. In the Security tab click the Edit… button and select the appropriate users or groups and grant them read and write access.