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Release Notes for Version 1.0 to 1.2.8
Version 1.2.8, August 9, 1998
Version

Features: Implemented
a new Manual GPS Receiver Commands
1.2.8 dialog box under the Data menu. This
allows the expert user to
send any command to the GPS receiver. This
is especially useful
to activate and deactivate messages to support custom
applications.

Reference locations may now be saved in a user-specific data

base with user-defined
names by using the Manual Reference
Location dialog box. The GPS receiver
can be loaded with data
from this data base or data base entries may be
added and
removed without interfering with the operation of the GPS
receiver.
Refer to Help or the program documentation for details
and cautions before
using this new feature.

The position and size of all dialog boxes and view port screens are
now saved
so they will appear the same the next time the
program is run.

All log types can now be conditioned to record data every "n"
seconds.

Updates: Updated help files and documentation. The full

documentation is now
available on the Web as an Adobe file. The
documentation has had significant
structural and content updates
so those who had the previous documentation
in either printed or
electronic form should replace that documentation
with this new
document.

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Improved the handling of special case situations such as operation

without a one-pulse-per-second
signal, loss of GPS receiver lock,
and loss of critical GPS receiver messages.

Added LMR-240 and LMR-400 coax types to the coax calculators.

Garmin receivers operating in  NMEA mode now have the $PGRME
message activated
for compatibility with other software programs.

Corrections: Corrected a number of minor bugs in the logging

functions including one
that cause a program crash under certain
circumstances.

Corrected the parsing algorithm for the latitude and longitude

fields in the Manual
Reference Position dialog box so that "E",
"W", "N", and "S" designators
can now be used in lieu of "+" and
"-".

Version 1.2.7, June 8, 1998

Corrections: Corrected an initialization error for Motorola

receivers that caused cold
start and restart (when not locked onto
satellites) to take much longer
than necessary.

Improved receiver type detection algorithm.

Redesigned the satellite visibility screen to eliminate problems

Version

with coordinate labels

and simplify the grid. Also corrected the
1.2.7 Help file to match these changes
and the changes made in version
1.2.6.

Satellite data is now displayed during receiver startup modes,

including ephemeris
acquisition.

The DGPS reception status messages now work correctly for

receivers without
1PPS.

Version 1.2.6, May 9, 1998

Version

Performance: Reduced CPU loading by about 10 percent.

1.2.6
Corrections: Corrected
an error in the algorithm used to probe
for serial ports. This error
caused some ports to fail to be detected
and could have caused the program
to fail to initialize correctly on
some platforms.

Changed the default averaging limits to 1/3 day for position and
timing, 1 day
for RMS averaging.

Refined the averaging algorithms to eliminate errors that occurred

in various specific
conditions. This will improve position averaging

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in NMEA mode and correct

errors in the time accuracy estimate
values.

Version 1.2.5, May 5, 1998

Corrections: Corrected
a timing error that caused the UTC
display and PC time setting, if enabled,
to be one second behind
true UTC if the combination of Epoch Offset and
Intentional Extra
Version
Early Offset produced a Total 1PPS Offset From UTC between
1.2.5 999.5 and 999.999999 msec (same as -0.5 to -0.000001 msec).

Improved the efficiency of the initialization and re-initialization

process. Tac32
now starts up quicker and responds very quickly to
changes in its configuration
parameters.

Version 1.2.4, May 2, 1998

Features: Changed
the satellite colors on the Az-El graph to Blue
for rising (approaching),
Red for setting (departing) and Cyan for
Unknown. This reflects the astronomer's
bias towards describing
these states in terms of "red-blue shift" rather
than the engineer's
bias towards "good-bad" (green-red).

Added signal strength (Eb/No) to the pop-up windows on the

satellite Az-El chart.

Corrections: Improved the operation of the "Probe for New

Version
Ports" button in the "Serial Port Settings"
dialog box.
1.2.4
Revised the "Receiver not found" warning box to have only one
button, "OK".

Changed a label on the main screen from "GPS Time" to UTC Time
from GPS" to be
more precise.

Corrected an error interpreting and displaying the station ID in

the DGPS being received
message.

Revised the initialization for Garmin receivers.  Some receivers

seem to play
by a different set of rules, like the GPS-III.

Version 1.2.3, April 28, 1998

Version

Features: There is a new Satellite Azimuth / Elevation (visibility)

1.2.3 polar plot chart (View
/ View Satellite Az-El Chart) that provides a
visual status of satellite
location and movement. Place the cursor
over a satellite icon to see details. The satellite icons are color
coded - green for rising, red for setting
and blue for unknown.

The toolbar has been redesigned to enhance ease of use.

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Performance: Probing for the existence of serial ports is now

done only once and the
results are stored. This speeds up
subsequent program initialization. 
If you change your serial port
hardware configuration use the new Probe
for Serial Ports button
in the Edit/Set Serial Port dialog box.

When Tac32 fails to find an active GPS receiver on the selected

serial port
it will stop issuing initialization commands and will
display an instructive
message to the user.

Corrections: Position
averaging now suspends height averaging
during periods of 2-D navigation.

Corrected an error that would cause Tac32's communication

thread to lock up if another
program had initialized the GPS
receiver to send @@Bl commands.

Corrected an error that would cause Tac32 to crash if certain

illegal data was detected
in the NMEA $GPZDA or $GPRMC
messages. This happens whenever a Motorola
Oncore GT+ looses
satellite lock (like when the antenna is disconnected).
It does not
occur with the Motorola Oncore VP or Garmin receivers.

Eliminated a problem where the PC clock would get set twice

every second to slightly
different values if the NMEA message set
took almost exactly one second
to send.

Corrected a problem with the satellite data display when using a

Motorola Oncore
GT+ receiver in NMEA mode (works differently
than the Oncore VP).

When switching from a Motorola Oncore VP to a Motorola GT+ by

resetting using
the serial port dialog but not restarting Tac32,
when both are in NMEA
mode, now results in the correct setup
parameters being applied. For example,
if the VP was in 0-D
navigation mode, the GT+ will be placed in 2-D mode
(it has no
0-D mode).

Help Files: Updated the help files to reflect these changes.

Version 1.2.2, April 14, 1998

Version

Motorola Oncore UT, UT+, GT and GT+ receivers: Tac32 now

1.2.2 fully supports the
Motorola Oncore UT, UT+, GT and GT+
receivers (as well as the VP and 6-Pack
receivers and various
Garmins).

Corrected the Eb/No readings for Motorola GT/UT series receivers

in both binary and
NMEA modes. Motorola changed the rules on
how these fields are coded compared
to the VP.

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The receiver type is now reported in NMEA mode as well as binary

mode.

Refined the default setup parameter display for the Motorola

UT/GT series receivers.

Features: Receiver Setup Screen: Separated the "Timing or

DGPS" button into "Precision Timing"
and "DGPS Output" buttons
with slightly different parameter settings.
The "DGPS Output"
button is only enabled for receivers with this capability.

Manual Reference Location setup screen: Simplified the screen by

eliminating the
four altitude calculator buttons. Changing either
Altitude(MSL) or
Altitude(WGS84) will cause the other value to be
updated automatically
(see bugs, below).

Bugs: Corrected
an error in calculating the geoid-ellipsoid offset.
Tac32 now calculates
altitude values exactly the same way as
most GPS receivers, producing the
same results.

All Motorola receivers are now initialized to zero GMT offset.

Initialization is now more intelligent so that when a different

receiver type is connected
that is not compatible with the previous
settings Tac32 reverts to "search"
mode automatically. This is true
both on startup and when using the
serial port setup screen to
reinitialize.

Help Files: Updated the help files to reflect these changes and
corrected
some typographical errors.

Version 1.2.1, April 12, 1998

Version

Motorola Oncore UT, UT+, GT and GT+ receivers: Tac32 now

1.2.1 fully supports the
Motorola Oncore UT, UT+, GT and GT+
receivers (as well as the VP and 6-Pack
receivers). The receiver
status line now identifies the type of Motorola
receiver detected.

The GT/UT series receivers do not report Mean Sea Level (they
always report
0.00 feet) so Tac32 substitutes its own internal
calculation for MSL.
This calculation is not as accurate as that
included in the Oncore VP but
should be within ½ meter or so
between +-80 degrees latitude.

The GT/UT series receivers do not report the full set of DOP
values in binary
mode so the DOP weighting algorithm is disabled
in the averaging algorithm.

Only the Motorola Oncore VP supports the full set of features

available on the
various setup screens. Unsupported features are
represented by disabled
controls. The setup screens now show the

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correct default values for all

disabled controls, based on receiver
type and mode.

Performance: Improved program efficiency, reducing CPU load

by over 20%.

Display: TheDGPS Status message now displays correctly. The

satellite status display
format is improved by incorporating the
message lines into the underlying
grid and placing the DOP
messages on a separate line.

Bugs: Corrected a program failure that occurred when there were

more than 12
satellites in view. This actually occurred for a few
brief moments
here when I had the elevation mask set to 0
degrees.

The Timing window now correctly restores all its values the
previous state
on Cancel.

Corrected an error in calculating the time zone offset value that

caused the PC-U
display to show incorrect values and caused the
PC Clock to be reset every
second when clock reset was based on
clock error. This showed up
after the switch to Daylight Savings
Time.

Version 1.2.0, March 13, 1998

This release marks the end of the Beta phase of

Tac32's
development. As of this date Tac32 is now an official product.

Initialization:
Tac32 now shows the main window immediately
on startup. The status bar
displays information on the progress of
the initialization process, while
the clock display shows
"Initializing..."
Version

1.2.0 Help: Added a new section called "How to Synchronize Other

Windows 95, 98 and NT Computers
to This One..." This section
describes the use of the Net Time command.

GPS Receiver Setup: Changed the names of the default settings

buttons from
"Nav" and Timing" to "Navigation" and "Timing or
DGPS" respectively. Changed
the operation of the "Timing or
DGPS" button to select Highest-in-Sky geometry
for Motorola
receivers and 2-D Nav for Garmin receivers.

Beta Releases

Version 1.1.11, Mar 4, 1998

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1.1.11
speed and
and smart screen control. The results are
now uses about half the CPU cycles with
When executed on a slow or
cooperative.
now remembers and uses the last directory
between program sessions.
directory
the main screen to give it a cleaner
This allows the screen to fit
It also allows
"Set PC Clock" window.
to 17db (10log10(50Hz)). It seems that
is wrong. Now Garmin and
results when
a new choice, normal ticks only.  This
user, especially for Garmin users,
Version 1.1.10, Feb 19, 1998
Version
1.1.10
to the DGPS settings.
screen when DGPS signals are being
(Motorola or Garmin)
with
(both NMEA and Binary modes).
message.
it detects an out of lock
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Tac32 Release Notes (V1.0-1.2.9)
Performance Enhancement: Reduced memory and
resource requirements, improved execution
responsiveness. Added dynamic throttling (internal flow
control)
impressive! Tac32
no loss in functionality.
overloaded computer, Tac32 is now friendly and
I now have Tac32 running on a 486/66 with 8 Mb RAM and
Win95b. Performance on this machine is not stellar but it
works.
Windows 98 (Beta 3): Version 1.1.10 didn't work on
Windows 98 but this one does.
Logging: Tac32
accessed by File New or Open
This makes it easier for you to return to a special
where you keep logs.
Format: Redesigned
look and to reduce its width.
better on an 800x600 screen with small fonts.
a close but useful fit for 800x600 large font and 600x480
small font screens. Corrected a spelling error in the title bar
of the
Data: Changed the SNR to Eb/No scaling factor for Garmin
receivers from 20db
the 20db used by ShowTime
Motorola receivers show nearly identical
connected to the same antenna at the same time.
Sound: Added
selection is for the casual
who do not like or need the unlock sound.
Default buttons on the Receiver Mode Screen no longer
cause unexpected changes
An informative message is now displayed below the satellite
data on the main
received. his works for both NMEA
mode with SC104 messages and Motorola Binary mode
proprietary Motorola DGPS messages.
The satellite rise/set indicators now appear immediately for
Motorola receivers
System time set and Out of lock indicator changes:
Error reporting on system time set failure is enhanced
to provide a more informative
Tac32 is now prevented from making any attempt at
setting the system clock when
condition.
Improved the handling and reporting of out of lock
warnings for unusual cases.
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Added support for the Garmin GPS-25LP receiver. See the

"How to ..." Help
topic for important information.
Corrected the default main window size for first time users.

Version 1.1.9, Feb 8, 1998: This is a bug fix release.

Rereads the receiver ID message when the serial port is

reset to allow hot switching
of receivers without shutting
down Tac32.
Altitude averaging is now correctly calculated for Garmin
receivers.
Added a user selection to the Averaging Parameters window
to enable or disable
reset of the averaging process on
Version

recovery from an unlock condition.

This Garmin users should
1.1.9 disable this reset in order to get good long term
averaging
results as they seem to loose lock quite often.
Revised the way satellite status data is generated, sorted
and displayed to improve
responsiveness and show up to 12
satellites in Motorola Binary mode.
Eliminated reporting of invalid DOP values on the satellite
status display.
This primarily effected 2-D and 0-D (timing)
navigation modes.

Version 1.1.8, Jan 24, 1998: This is primarily a bug fix release.

New Features

Implemented choice of logging frequency to support long

term PVT data collection studies.
See New Log File and Open
Log file Help for more information.

Bug Fixes:

Changed the method used to locate installed serial ports to

Version
prevent lockup of a
serial mouse and DOS programs using a
1.1.8 serial port.
Improved the shutdown sequence to prevent a rare
shutdown error.
The receiver status on the Status Bar now correctly shown
Motorola Binary mode.
Changed the heartbeat monitor display to reduce CPU
loading and make it more esthetically
pleasing.
File New, Open, Save and Close menu items are now
correctly enabled and disabled
for PVT logs.
Made a number of internal changes to improve performance
and reduce memory utilization.

Version 1.1.7, Jan 18, 1998: This is a bug fix release.

Version

1.1.7
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Dynamically size the receiver status frame in the status bar

so the longest message
fits regardless of the system font
size in use.
Allow the left frame of the status bar to shrink to zero when
the main frame
is made smaller (e.g., to show only the
clock) so the more important status
bar frames will stay
visible.
Added line break at the end of the spread sheet header line
(line two) in the
PVT log.
Corrected a spelling error in the NMEA PVT log header.
Made the clock red and properly update the PC time for
receivers without 1 PPS,
including Motorola Oncores with 1
PPS disabled by T-RAIM.
Timing dialog data now saved correctly.
Added a PC Clock Sync counter to the Set PC Clock window
(see Help for more information).
Added Motorola firmware revision number to the status bar.
Improved the reliability of Motorola NMEA results by ensuring
a valid version number
has been received before switching to
NMEA mode.
Improved thread shutdown code to eliminate a rare error on
program termination.

Version 1.1.6, Jan 17, 1998: This version includes all of the
Version
outstanding suggestions
and bug fixes that have been received
1.1.6 from the beta testers.

New Features:

Tac32 no longer stops reporting data when 1 PPS timing

mark signal is halted
by T-RAIM. This also allows GPS
receivers without the 1 PPS signal
to use Tac32 to display
data.
DGPS output commands are now implemented on the GPS
Receiver Mode Selection
screen. At present Tac32 does not
process the resulting data but this feature
allows users to set
up Motorola receivers that have DGPS output capability
(binary mode only). This feature is primarily for use by the
DGPS development
team.
The satellite elevation column now includes up and down
arrows to indicate
rise and set trend.
Added a new user interface for setting the PC Clock
synchronization method. Added
a new synchronization
method that allows the PC clock to be re-synchronized
when
the PC Clock drifts beyond a user selectable number of
milliseconds.
Added "Time of Last Sync" window to the new
"Set PC Clock" window.
Improved the reliability of detecting 6-channel vs. 8-channel
Motorola receivers
by dynamic testing rather than relying on
firmware revision level. 
This allows 6-channel receivers that
have had firmware upgrades to work
correctly.
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Dynamically detect DGPS and T-RAIM capability.

The main window status bar now shows more information
about Motorola receivers
(mode, number of channels, and
whether T-RAIM and/or DGPS options are available).
Began the implementation of custom log types.  Added a log
type selector
window to the New and Open commands.
Added a new log type, "Time, Position,
Velocity, Etc.", to log
PVT data in a spread sheet friendly format. See
Help for New
and Open commands for more information.

Bug Fixes:

Timing parameters are now set up correctly on program start

up.
The "Locked Since" time is now set correctly.
Corrected an error that sometimes prevented all the
satellites from being shown when
the satellite list was not
sorted (no sort buttons depressed) in the Motorola
binary
mode.
Corrected log time stamps for New, Open, and Save headers.

Version 1.1.5, Jan 2, 1998: This is a bug fix release.

Major revisions:

Properly accumulates list of previously active satellites for

display on the Satellite
Activation Grid.
Made the rendering of the satellite data and bar graph grid
dynamic to prevent
distortion due to changing the system
default font (e.g., selecting Large
or Other fonts).
Changed the method for determining the system time zone
setting to solve an incompatibility
with international versions
Version
of Windows.
1.1.5 Corrected a startup error setting the T-RAIM parameters.
Updated the algorithms for calculating Modified Julian Date
and GPS Week.

Minor revisions:

Revised the layout of the GPS Receiver Mode Selections

Dialog.
Added a new frame in the status bar for display of Tac32
messages.
Updated the Help files.

Version 1.1.4, Dec 31, 1997:

Version

1.1.4 Corrected an error in calculating the

Day of the Year.

Version 1.1.3, Dec 30, 1997: This version includes all of the
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Version
outstanding
suggestions and bug fixes that received from the beta
1.1.3 testers.

New Features:

Sound Effects: Can now select All, Out-of-Lock Only or None.

GPS Receiver Parameters: The satellite activation table now
highlights both
satellites being tracked (green) and those
which were previously tracked
during the current session
(cyan). This can be used to form a picture of
the currently
active satellite constellation over a period of 12 hours.
Help: Added context sensitive help control to all dialog boxes
(the "?" at the
top, right) and comments about using the F1
key to get dialog help. Using either of these methods will get
direct access to a dialog's help
screen. This will eventually be
expanded to full context sensitive help
in a future release.

Bug Fixes:

CTS: Use of CTS for the 1 PPS timing mark signal now works
correctly.
T-RAIM: Additional comments have been added to the help
file to explain some limitations
and assumptions about the
operation of T-RAIM and the "Kill 1 PPS on Fail"
selection.
Logging: Corrected release documentation for Version 1.1.2
to include the new logging
feature (see below).
Startup: Improved handling of the main clock type selection
on program start to
reset the clock and Registry to UTC if the
Registry contains an illegal
value.

Version 1.1.2, Dec 23, 1997: This version includes all of the
Version
outstanding
suggestions and bug fixes that have been received
1.1.2 from the beta testers.

Note 1: the Help files have been upgraded to match the latest
changes and add
new screens and new information topics.  Much
of the detail about
the latest changes can be found there. I need
more feedback on the Help
information.

Note 2: Many of the features in Tac32 are only available for those
using full
featured GPS receivers such as the Motorola 6-Pack and
Oncore series. 
Unavailable features are disabled where they
appear in the various setup
screens.

New Features:

Implemented logging capability (File menu).

The 1 PPS timing mark signal may now be connected to DCD,
DSR or CTS
The main clock display may now be set to UTC, PC, LMST, or
GMST.  It may
also be set to PC-U to show the PC clock error
(useful to watch for drift,
etc.).
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1 PPS can be disabled on T-RAIM alarm (configurable on the

Timing dialog).
Added Selective Availability SA and Anti-Spoofing (AS) tags
to the other status
conditions available on the satellite signal
strength bars.
Active satellites are now highlighted on the satellite
activation matrix in the
Rx Mode dialog. This matrix also now
includes Enable All and Disable
All buttons.
The signal strength bars now go all the way down to zero.
The dialog size and state are now saved between sessions. 
The dialog
is limited to a maximum size equal to its optimal
size.  You can use
this capability to shrink the main screen
down to show only the clock and
use the maximize button to
quickly view the entire screen.
All setup screens have Default buttons to get you back to a
standard
configuration quickly. The Rx setup screen includes
both Nav and Timing
default buttons.

Bug Fixes:

Corrected errors in display and internal management of T-

RAIM parameters. Improved
T-RAIM diagnostic and log
messages.
Cancel now works correctly in Coax Calculator and Timing
dialogs.
Improved error handling in Coax Calculator dialog.
Corrected the definitions of the totals boxes in the timing
dialog (see the help
for details).
Corrected an error in setting the Cable and Rx delay values
in the Timing dialog
screen.
Changed "Ionospheric Delay" On/Off to "Iono Corrections"
Enable/Disable in the
Rx Mode dialog to more accurately
reflect the function of this control.

Version 1.1.1, Dec 15, 1997:

This version includes an important and

long overdue
correction! When operated in NMEA mode, including all
Version

Garmin
receivers, some users have never been able to get
1.1.1 Tac32 to work correctly.
It turns out that the $GPRMC and
$GPGGA messages were being rejected for
certain locations
because of a faulty validity test. This is now
corrected.

Version 1.1.0, Dec 12, 1997:

First

This is the first BETA release. Tac32 now includes

all the features
Beta
included n the original design plan. It is a major upgrade! The
Release
following is a terse list of what has changed. There is a lot
to play
1.1.0 with in this release. Use the new Help files. There's
lots of new
information there.

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New Features:

Initialization of the GPS receiver includes reference location

(both Motorola and Garmin).
New Averaging Parameters dialog box
Help files are now up to date.
Clock synchronization can be set to 1/sec, 1/min, 1/hr or
1/day.
Can now set Reference position Manually or as a copy of
either the average
or current position data. Manual setup
includes a built-in WGS-84 geoid
model to aid in setting the
altitude.
New Timing Setup dialog box to allow user adjustments to
the 1pps timing mark
signal. Includes a coax cable delay
calculator with a large database of
coax types.
Serial ports are now auto-detected so the list of available
ports in the Serial
Port Setup dialog box will accurately
reflect the local computer's capability.
New GPS Receiver Mode Selections dialog box.  Permits the
user full control
over the GPS receiver's performance
characteristics. Available selections
vary based on receiver
type.
Implemented audible and visual out-of-lock indicators. Also
added out of lock information
to the new Averaging dialog
box (above).

Bug Fixes:

Averaging filter performance during the first few cycles was

faulty.
Corrected an error calculating PC clock latency at the top of
every minute.
Very small negative Latitudes and Longitudes (between 0
and -1 degree) now operate
correctly for both input and
display.
Initialization reliability improved.
Resizing the Rx Id view box now works correctly.
F1 key (Help) now works correctly.  This is a handy way to
get quick
access to help for a dialog box while it is open.

 
Version 1.0.16, Nov 2, 1997:
Alpha

New Features:
Releases
GPS Week to the GPS Time window. Improved the raw data
display
for Motorola binary messages to show messages
received but not decoded.
Provide a full set of DOP
information in Motorola binary mode. Display
Average and
Reference position data in the Navigation window. Set the
reference
location from the Current or the Average positions.

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Bug Fixes:

Makes sure Motorola receivers are not left in idle mode.

Corrected
an error in the Set Serial Port/Search command
which caused the result
to always return "Mot NMEA".
Corrected an error which sometimes prevented
successful
initialization, especially with Garmin receivers.

Version 1.0.15, Oct 26, 1997:

Fixed a bug which kept the PC time showing Daylight

Savings
time after time had switched to Standard time.

Version 1.0.14, Oct 24, 1997:

This version introduces a new display interface

for the
satellite data. Satellite and receiver status information
is now
displayed. Watch the SNR bars for satellite status messages!
Also displayed is DOP information. The NMEA mode has more
DOP and
satellite-in-view information but the Mot Bin mode
has lots of interesting
satellite status information (shown on
the SNR bars).

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