- Auslog Pty Ltd - Geophysical Instrumentation

The following details the changes and bug fixes that have occurred since the Beta release of the software.

28th July, 2006 - Version 2.31

bug fixed with having many ALOG files in a project directory with Auswin files.

19th July, 2006 - Version 2.30

added ability to show the magnetic marker channel
on winches with that capability

1st February, 2005 - Version 2.22

added ability to show the file name and page number on the
printed log. Useful if not using fan fold printer paper

1st September, 2004 - Version 2.21

added hole azimuth and inclination to Hole Details form
added hole azimuth and inclination to appear on log printout
added hole azimuth and inclination to LAS file header
printout now remembers "fine line" option when saving settings
fixed bug with printing of logs and major annotations

29th August, 2003 - Version 2.20

fixes bug with clearing old lithology entries between holes
a sometimes bug with hole name passed for lithology file
bug with print log range changing when depth/litho width changes
check added with template loading when printing to ensure user has
not changed sensor offsets of tool since template was
originally saved
bug fixed with trace offsets on Print Preview API style plot
adds ability to edit serial number of a tool in a data file
changes DLS4 power command of caliper to be same as power
command used when logging rather than just 40 Volts
logic with lithology entry changed

2nd April, 2003 - Version 2.16

bug in TEST mode with tools with special commands such as A629
database incorrect units for Diff Temp in A644 tool
bug with winch speed not being shown when using Trip from hole option
when viewing logs on screen, the small pop-up window which allows
scale change etc now shows MIN - MAX values as either calibrated
or uncalibrated depending on user selected style
truncation and wrapping of logs has now been implemented in printing
and updated on screen display
bugs with correct scaling when printing logs recorded in FEET fixed

25th March, 2003 - Version 2.15

added A644 tool
bug with special command not being sent for some MUX tools
when doing calibrations
increased wait time for tool firmware version on MUX tools
bug with calibrations after calibrating Gamma with calibration
value field not accessible
bug with merging logs in that new data scaling factor introduced
to improve data accuracy on some tools was not incorporated
bug with showing calibrations history for dual mode tools - affected
2nd mode only
minor bug in scale selection sometimes in calibration printing
changed relay commands for SP / PR on DLS4 units
added tool identifier and serial number to log file when calibrating

2nd March, 2003 - Version 2.10

Selecting time based logging whilst in FEET did not select properly
When converting ALOG files, new data scaling to sub CPS not included
When editing data the saved values had not allowed for the 100
times scale factor
Setup form crashed when lithology selected from menu list
Added option checking for READ-ONLY files being opened
When saving print settings to a template, the option for an abbreviated header
is remembered
Increased size of LAS header buffer - files with excessive Parameters section
(which is optional) could sometimes exceed buffer - only applied to 3rd party
files not files generated by AusWIN
Added ability to print lithology on logs

4th September, 2002 - Version 2.01

The AusWIN software now stores data on file to 0.01 of a cycle/sec for the counts from the tools. This increase in resolution was added to improve the resolution of some period measurement type tools that were being degraded in resolution due to the rounding of data to a single cycle/sec.
Added a MIN scale value in the data EDIT form. Now user can select both MIN and MAX count values for plot
Changed logic in accessing serial port whilst logging to wait not more that 200 msec for partial buffers of data, else assume DLS has timed out
The user has the option to change units for temperature sensors to either Imperial or Metric units
Calibrations now check units for sensor have not changed. This can happen with caliper and temperature sensors where user has option to change the tool sensor units
Fixed bug with display of tool whilst logging for tools with bridles. Affected A616 and A629.
Upgraded A654 tool to include Compensated Fluid Conductivity and Differential temperature

13th August, 2002 - Version 1.85

Added support for A641 Gamma, Caliper, PR and Triple density tool
Added support for the A643 tool, includes a toggling display with gauges.
Added a second field to the Threshhold command for single channel pulse tools and also all MUX tools. This was to completely eliminate possibility of ghost pulses from unused data channel.
Fixed bug with large user calibration files sometimes getting an addressing error

3rd July, 2002 - Version 1.80

Added support for SALES type dongles
Fixed bug such that when no DLS was connected and Calibration/Test form was shown with a tool which had a caliper, then the caliper form was incorrectly shown
Fixed bug with printing out different selections of calibrations

18th April, 2002 - Version 1.75

Added an option to control the width of depth track on an API style printout
Fixed bug associated with power being re-applied to caliper tool when shutting down a logging operation. Problem caused by resetting relays on a DLS4.
Fixed bug on printout settings for IMPERIAL units type printouts with the start and end depths not being remembered properly
Added DLS and tool firmware versions to logging run log files to assist with diagnosing errors
If a selected tool contains a CALIPER then the caliper control form will automatically display when running in TEST/CALIBRATE mode
incorrect I command for SP / PR tools sent when in TEST/CALIBRATE mode for a DLS4 system
bug with depth sampling step not being remembered between program runs fixed

22nd March, 2002 - Version 1.70

Added an additional button on Test/Calibrate page to allow for Caliper control if the sensor undergoing test was a caliper sensor.
Added the ability to support printer port based dongles for RENTAL of AusWIN software
Added option to trip tool after a logging run, just monitor depth and speed whilst leaving hole.

6th February, 2002 - Version 1.60

Bug with display of NOTES page when adding notes for a hole
Bug which caused overflow when changing winch scale factor or cable length when a lot of tools and winches were in the user database
Bug with large files from tool burn in that maybe would exceed data buffer size
Added form in setup to enable selection of which comms port the computer searches for a DLS device
Added logging speed message at end of logging run in status file
Changed nag screen before logging to include instructions about tripping tool or just start logging from current position
New tool - Digital Casing Collar Locator A637
New tool - Focussed Inductive Conductivity A034F

10th January, 2002 - Version 1.50

Bug on caliper form if OK button hit too quickly after powering down tool. The OK button now deactivated until safe.
Bug with winch scale factor being included twice on SETUP form fixed.
Batch processing and single file processing of LAS files now rejects TIME based data files and also files which have zero data scans
Displaying old ALOG files sometimes gave an error if number of data scans was an even multiple of 50
Ability to change the appearance of the grid on printouts. Grid lines can be made very fine, fine or solid.
Inclusion of "friendly" error processing so that program exits cleanly when encountering a system error such as trying to divide by zero
Inclusion of buffer overflow form so that serial port overflows provide a high level of diagnostics
Added ability to remember print settings as a template and then recall them when printing similar log files from same tool

24th November, 2001 - Version 1.40

Fixed minor bugs associated with screen display of logs in terms of filter and other settings
Added the concept of an EXPERT user. A user must designate himself an expert user to be able to make changes to the Threshhold or Power Command settings of a tool
Added ability to change the power command of a user selected tool
Added the A032 Fluid Sampling tool
Added ability to change number of decimal places for data channels when exporting a LAS file
Fixed bug in LAS export wherein exported file did not allow for extra data at end of tool effectively past the tool depth i.e. added data up to sensor offsets as well.
Added ability to calculate volume of a hole from a CALIPER log
Added ability to change the units on a caliper file. Can now be changed after data acquired into either millimetres, centimetres or inches.
restricted the sampling interval when recording log in Feet to just four values which closely correspond to cm values. These values are 1.2, 2.0, 2.7 and 4 inch.

5th October, 2001 - Version 1.33

Fixed minor bugs associated with plotting of spliced logs
Added ability to change Caliper units of a user selected tool to Imperial or Metric units
Added ability to change Threshhold level of user selected tool
Fixed bug with SPECIAL command used for A629 tool

1st September, 2001 - Version 1.32

A few minor bug fixes plus

Check that the user Tools and Winches database is compatible in format with the latest release of the Auslog Tools and Winches database.
Stop user trying to export to Log Ascii format (LAS) any file that has been acquired by TIME rather than DEPTH increment.
Several minor errors fixed in the Auslog Tools and Winches database particularly related to Long Normal / Short Normal tool combinations.

15th August, 2001 - Version 1.31

A few minor bug fixes plus

Addition of the ELK groundwater tool (A800) to the AusWIN software. This tool requires complex post acquisition data processing

5th August, 2001 - Version 1.30 - FULL release

NOTE :

This was first full release of the software and due to changes in the header structure of the logging data files, early version release files can NOT be read by this and subsequent releases of the software.

A few minor bug fixes plus

Auto backup directory feature added wherein a directory called Backup is created under each new Project and copies of field files written there automatically when a logging run is completed.
Added support for the DEVIATION tool which has a different mode of operation to normal pulse tools
Magnetics type log view added to the DEVIATION tool acquisition display
Warn user if attempt to print a log more than 2 metres in length

15th July, 2001 - Version 1.25 - Second BETA

This was the first debugged full version release of the software. As well as minor bug fixes the major changes made are as below :

AusWIN data file structure included in this HELP file
Notepad information added to the header file
Ability for the user to change sensor offsets on the user tool list. The actual Auslog distributed database still has the factory settings.
Added a DEMONSTRATION mode so that data acquisition can be emulated by playing back real data from a previously recorded data file.
Check that user has the correct Windows font size set and warn user if incorrect
Added nag screen when user tries to EXIT program with logs displayed on screen
Ability to minimise the AusWIN program to the Windows Start Bar. This can only be done via the File menu of the program so that it does interfere with normal data acquisition operations.
Added a query screen at end of a logging run to assist the user in choosing which operation to perform next; relog hole, review log or change tool.
Added a query screen when converting old ALOG files to the AusWIN format to allow resampling at a lower sampling interval if desired.
A check dialog is now shown when no DLS is found when the user tries to commence a logging operation.
Ability to change vertical scale during logging acquisition operation
Time to completion of logging run now toggles with elapsed logging time during data acquisition operations
Ability to log past the drillers hole depth has been added. This option is useful in cases where the exact hole depth is not known.
Warn user if colour depth of display is 256 colours or less. Need 16 bit colour for correct screen display of text box backgrounds as well as colour logos etc on printouts.

1st June, 2001 - Beta Release 1.20

The first test release of the software to Beta users.