General

• Read mavlink messages and warn user if Mav state is severe or critical.
• Improved handling of altitude data from ROV, GPS, or pressure sensor
• Updated default Blueeye IP address
• Report Blueeye connection status
• Improvements to logging and connectivity between the SonarView user interface and the SonarLink server

Tracker 650

• Numerous bug fixes in log replay mode
• Added function to automatically enable unicast mode upon connecting to device, since the device no longer broadcasts by default.
• Firmware 3.10.36: fixes to default NVM parameters.
• Improved firmware update reliability by enforcing unicast mode during updates.
• Fixed bug that caused Tracker 650 data to be retained after disconnecting from device.
• Fixed helper messages in the UI to more accurately reflect the state of the device.
• Added help text to Configuration panel

Surveyor 240

• Firmware update 1.11.12. Fixes bug in timestamps.

Omniscan 3D

• Numerous bug fixes related to exporting data. CSV Exports are now georeferenced.
• Added support for positioning in the vertical axis. Device is no longer locked to Z plane.

ROVL

• Added support to use an external heading source. This allows a GNSS compass or a fixed heading to be used instead of the ROVL's built in magnetic compass. Very helpful in anomalous magnetic environments.
• Map view performance improvements
• Fixed bugs with vehicle trails, ardupilot params, visibility toggles, and more.

General

• Accessibility improvements to low-contrast UI items

Omniscan

• Fix for named altitude sources when no device_id is present
• Fixes to GeoTIFF export.
• GeoTIFF export can now use depth compensation.
• Copy coordinates of any point in the 3D view by right-clicking
• XTF Export channels fixed

Surveyor

• Move some of the UI Controls out of the 'advanced' section
• Add a safeguard to make sure ATOF Points are always sent
• Fix lag in 3D view on initial load
• Fix crash in some CSV Exports when computing lat/lon from local coordinates
• Firmware 1.11.11. Device up-vector is now normalized. Fixed bug that caused 'stale' pings to be reported after un-pausing the device

ROVL

• Omniscan imagery can now be shown in the ROVL View when an Omniscan is added to a session with an ROVL (beta)
• Improved serial bootloader reliability
• Improvements to 3D visualization.
• Added warnings to the UI for some common problems
• Fixed location source selector bug

Omniscan 3D

• Initial support added. Includes CSV export.

General

• Fixed bug that caused device network sockets to be held open after disconnecting.

Omniscan

• Added GeoTIFF Export option
• Firmware 1.5.20: Fixed bug that caused built-in gyro to drift over time. Added gyro calibration function.
• Removed Ardupilot Parameter dialog from Omniscan UI to avoid compatibility issues with USV / BlueBoat users.

ROVL

• Fixed bug related to deleting marker points in replay mode

• Fix regression in 1.14.1 where new Omniscan pings would not be shown after some point
• Fix compatibility of exported GSF bathymetry files with MB-System
• List device and vehicle connection status in left sidebar

General

• If Mavlink/Ardupilot vehicle local position is unavailable, it is now computed from the vehicle's global position.
• Fix display issue with BlueBoat 3D Model
• NMEA GGA sentence altitude above sea level now supported

Tracker 650

• Can now choose ardupilot vehicle position on a map (requires internet access)
• Real-time ardupilot vehicle position is shown on the map
• Improved user feedback when sending position to ardupilot vehicle
• Ardupilot Parameter checker now works with Tracker 650.
• Firmware 3.9.5: Fixed custom mavlink system ID when using auto-origin function

Surveyor 240

• Top-down view mode
• Firmware 1.11.8: Improvements to auto-range algorithm

Omniscan

• SL2 Export improved handling of single-channel files

General

• Fix bug in drag-and-drop to open SVLOG files

Tracker 650

• Use global_vision_position_estimate instead of gps_input message for 'set position' function for DVL-only users. Fix bug in position offset calculation.
• Send global_vision_position_estimate on an interval for ~20 seconds to allow the vehicle to converge.
• Fix bugs related to replaying log files
• Fixed accessibility / readability issues

General

• Improvements to readability of UI elements when switching between light and dark modes
• Fix crash when closing firmware update window without updating
• Improvements to Ardupilot Parameter utility
• Fixed bug causing failure to fetch config file
• Added background checks for Mavlink data to improve ardupilot param utility.
• Allow SonarView to downgrade firmware if device firmware is ahead of SonarView
• Improved sorting behavior in Discovery dialog
• Improvements to Arduplot "Send Position" function. Tested with ArduSub 4.5.5 beta.

Omniscan

• Fix SL2 export issue where missing heading causes Reefmaster to crash
• Fixed bug causing position to jump when Doppler mode was toggled on and off.
• Surveyor 240 and S500 echosounders can be used as an an altitude source in depth compensation mode.
• Altitude readings can now be forwarded to a mavlink vehicle in a session. This allows any supported altitude source (Surveyor 240, S500, Ping, Ping2, etc..) to function as a mavlink altimiter.

ROVL / Omnitrack

• Fix bug related to topside timestamp data
• Improve right click behavior on Mac and Linux
• "Reverse Zoom" user preference now works as intended
• Hide "Auto Location" function if not currently available

Tracker 650

• Improvements to Ardupilot Parameter management.
• Better handling of Paused/Pinging state when the state is unknown.
• New Firmware 3.7.21. Includes additions to the API to allow for better connectivity between SonarView and the device.
• Fixed bugs with flashing new firmware to the device. Better recovery from errors while uploading firmware.
• Label the forward/aft/port/starboard axes

Surveyor 240

• New Firmware 1.11.2 uses rewritten auto-range algorithm which improves shallow water / low altitude performance.

Tracker 650

• Added function to automatically set Ardupilot vehicle parameters to ensure compatibility with the Tracker 650
• UI Improvements
• Added closed-loop feedback to Set Position functionality

Surveyor 240

• Added UTM Coordinates to CSV Export

General

• Fix bug that broke MacOS and Linux builds in 1.13.33-beta and 1.13.34-beta
• S500 Sounder minor export fixes
• Fixed timeout issue when sending many ardupilot params at once

Omniscan 450

• New Doppler mode positioning strategy supports any number of Omniscan devices at arbitrary angles. Devices no longer need to be oriented at 90 degree intervals.
• Improved doppler mode timing accuracy
• Added ability to use an S500 and Surveyor 240 as an altitude source to improve Depth Compensation
• New Firmware: v1.5.18

ROVL

• Additional positioning sources or GPS units can be shown in the 3D view by adding them to a Session.
• New Firmware for Ethernet ROVL: v3.8.5

Surveyor 240

• Improvements to Map Overlay

General

• More modular approach to handling rigid relationships between devices and sensors. Currently implemented in the ROVL View.
• Bug fix for Serial Discovery
• Improvements to the batch exporter functionality
• Active sessions are now shown in the Discovery dialog
• Fixed context menu (right click) behavior on MacOS and Linux