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HYDROpro
Release Notes

Introduction

HYDROpro Construction

HYDROpro Navigation

Terramodel

Equipment Handlers

Coordinate System
Manager

Version 2.3
Revision C
50339-00-ENG
July 2005

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Trimble Navigation Limited

Construction Business Area
5475 Kellenburger Road
Dayton, Ohio 45424-1099
USA
800-538-7800 (toll free in USA)
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www.trimble.com
E-mail: [email protected]

Copyright and Trademarks

20022005, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights
reserved. For STL support, the software uses the Moscow
Center for SPARC Technology adaptation of the SGI
Standard Template Library. Copyright 1994
Hewlett-Packard Company, Copyright 1996, 97 Silicon
Graphics Computer Systems, Inc., Copyright 1997
Moscow Center for SPARC Technology.
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Terramodel are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited,
registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and other countries. HYDROpro, NavEdit, and MS860 are
trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited.
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of their respective owners.

Release Notice
This is the July 2005 release (Revision C) of the HYDROpro
Release Notes, part number 50339-00-ENG. It applies to
version 2.3 of the HYDROpro software.

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SATELLITES OR THE AVAILABILITY OF GPS
SATELLITE SIGNALS.

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Introduction
These release notes accompany the release of the HYDROpro 2.3
software. They contain the latest information available about the
HYDROpro software. Read the release notes in conjunction with the
relevant HYDROpro documentation.
This document is arranged into chapters containing information about
each HYDROpro product, equipment handler changes, and general
HYDROpro information.
This chapter

contains information about

See

General

general improvements to HYDROpro

including the latest troubleshooting
information.

page 5

HYDROpro
Construction

improvements to the HYDROpro

Construction product

page 13

HYDROpro
Navigation

improves to the HYDROpro Navigation

product

page 20

Terramodel

improvements to the Terramodel

software and the NavEdit software.

page 21

Equipment
Handlers

alterations and additions to HYDROpro

equipment handlers

page 27

Coordinate
System Manager

alterations and additions to the

Coordinate System Manager software

page 30

Note For information about how to install the HYDROpro software,

Installing HYDROpro, page 6. For information about how to install
the Terramodel software, Installing Terramodel, page 7. Please read
these sections carefully before you install the software.
Use the bookmarks to the left of this screen to jump to relevant
chapters and sections, or use the Find function within Adobe Reader.

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General
This chapter provides general information about changes to the
HYDROpro software.
Figure 1 shows the HYDROpro product family and the flavors
available in each product.

Figure 1

The HYDROpro product family

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0.1

Dredge Flavor Added to HYDROpro Navigation

The Dredge flavor has now been added to HYDROpro Navigation
making the new dredging functionality available to a wider market at a
very affordable price.

0.2

Database Schema Changes

The following new tables have been added for the color binning
functionality:

ColorBinningColorPalette

ColorBinningColorMap

ColorBinningUpdates

ColorBinningWorkArea

ColorBinningWorkAreaCell

ColorBinningCurrentWorkArea

ColorBinningCellChange

ColorBinningMergeTemp

WorkAreaNextID

WorkAreaCellNextID

For more information, refer to the HYDROpro Software Database

Documentation. It is available from www.trimble.com/support. Select
the HYDROpro product that you have purchased, then click
Documentation.

0.3

Installing HYDROpro
Two CDs are provided with your HYDROpro system:

HYDROpro Terramodel CD
HYDROpro 2.3 Software CD

You should install the Terramodel software first. If you do not intend
to install Terramodel, go to the section Installing HYDROpro, page 7.

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0.3.1

0.3.2

Installing Terramodel
1.

Insert the Terramodel Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.

The CD starts automatically. Follow the instructions on the

screens to install the software.

Installing HYDROpro
1.

Insert the HYDROpro Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

The CD starts automatically.

2.

Remove the USB SuperPro key from the back of the computer.

3.

Select the Install Lock Drivers option.

Note If you ran the Install Lock Drivers option during the
Terramodel installation, you do not need to run it again.
If you do not install the Sentinel lock driver, HYDROpro cannot
identify your parallel port/USB security key so it will only run
in Demonstration mode. You must go back and install the lock
driver, then restart your computer.

4.

Select the Install HYDROpro and Utilities option.

Follow the setup instructions for both the HYDROpro and
Terramodel 10 HDMS installations.
Note If you have already installed Terramodel, then as part of
the HYDROpro 2.3 installation, the Terramodel 10 HDMS
software is also installed. This enables the HDMS toolbar in
Terramodel, which is used to import and process cleaned survey
data from the NavEdit software. If you did not install
Terramodel, then Terramodel 10 HDMS will not be installed.
Note When you install the Survey or Construction modules of
the HYDROpro software, the NavEdit software is automatically
installed.

5.

Plug in the USB security key and run the HYDROpro software.

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0.4

Accessing Manuals Online

The HYDROpro Software CD includes the HYDROpro manuals,
which are in PDF format. Use Adobe Reader to view these files.
The Quick Reference cards are also available in PDF format on the
CD. Access the English versions from the folder called User Guides
on CD. Access the French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish
versions from the folder called Info.
The Navigation database schema and NavEdit Deltabase schemas are
also stored in PDF format on the CD. The NavEdit Deltabase Schema
is a Microsoft Access 2000 schema.
The Terramodel Installation CD includes the Terramodel User Guide
and the Terramodel Release Notes.
Note The manual PDF files are stored on the HYDROpro
Installation CD. To view the manuals, you must put the CD in your
CD-ROM drive.

0.5

Product Licensing and Protection

The red parallel port or purple USB Sentinel SuperPro security key is
required to fully enable all version 2.* HYDROpro and Terramodel
software.

0.6

USB Hardware Keys

The USB security key is shipped with all HYDROpro systems, 2.30
and later. If you require the parallel port security key, then ensure that
your Trimble dealer is aware of this so it is shipped with your order.
Plug the USB key into any USB port. If the USB port drivers and/or
the USB key drivers are not installed, your Windows system may
automatically install them. Install the drivers before you install the

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HYDROpro system. If you have problems after you install the drivers
and the HYDROpro software, run the file Setup.exe, which is in the
LockDriver\v5-41 folder on the HYDROpro Installation CD.
New USB port drivers for use with the Microsoft Windows XP
operating system were added in HYDROpro 2.12.

0.7

Minimum PC Specifications
Trimble recommends the following minimum computer specifications
to run the HYDROpro software:

Pentium III 1 GHz

512 MB RAM

Good quality hard disk drive (low failure rate, quick access
time, low susceptibility to vibrations)

Trimble recommends that you use one of the following operating

systems: Microsoft Windows XP Professional edition; Windows NT
4.0 or later; or Windows 2000. Trimble does not recommend that you
use Windows 95, 98, Me, or Windows XP Home edition.
These specifications are intended as a guide; for more intensive
operations you need higher specifications.

0.8

Flavor Selection Utility

Use the Flavor Selection utility to select the flavor that HYDROpro
will use when you run the software. The utility also informs you which
flavors are licensed, and which flavors are only available for use in
Demo mode.
Access the information from the security key attached to the parallel
port on the computer. If there is no security key attached, all flavors
are only available for use in Demo mode.

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To open the Flavor utility:

1.

From the Windows task bar select Start / Program Files /

HYDROpro / Flavor. The HYDROpro Flavor Selection utility
starts.

2.

Select the product and associated flavor you require, and then
click OK.

3.

Restart the HYDROpro software. The selected flavor becomes

active.

By default, the last project opened by each Flavor will open when you
next use that flavor. However, to open any project in any Flavor select
File / Open.

0.9

Hints on using Navigation, Construction, and

Remote Software
To help you get started with HYDROpro and to understand some of
the underlying principles Trimble recommends that you read
Chapter 2 of the Navigation Technical Guide, supplied in PDF with
your software.

0.9.1

Online Help
Generally, you can press [F1] or click the Help buttons to get help on
the highlighted menu item or dialog.
For help on a particular topic:

Select Help / Help Topics.

Use the Contents, Index, or Search tab in the Help system to locate a
specific topic.

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0.10

Multilanguage Support
HYDROpro 2.3 includes updates to translations for Chinese
(Simplified), Korean, and Portuguese. HYDROpro 2.3 also includes
partial translations for Chinese (Traditional), French, Japanese, and
Spanish.
To change the operating language of your HYDROpro system, select
the Language utility from your HYDROpro Utilities folder:

Note The Terramodel 10.40 software included in the HYDROpro 2.3

release is available in English, French, German, and Spanish.

0.10.1

Using HYDROpro on Asian versions of Windows XP

Before installing HYDROpro on an Asian version on Windows XP, do
the following:
1.
2.

Go to Control Panel / Regional and Language Options /

Advanced tab.
In the Language for non-Unicode programs group, select the
asian language that you want to use (for example, Korean).

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0.11

UTC Leap-Second Added

Based on the following communique a new UTC leap-second entry
has been included:
Paris, 4 July 2005
Earth Orientation Center of IERS
Observatoire de Paris, France
Bulletin C 30
On 1 January 2006, the UTC leap-second correction will be 14
seconds.
To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of
time UTC TIME STEP on the 1st of January 2006. A positive leap
second will be introduced on 31 December 2005. The sequence of
dates of the UTC second markers will be:
2005 December 31
2005 December 31
2006 January 1

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HYDROpro Construction
HYDROpro Construction contains all the functionality of the
Navigation software plus additional functionality specific to the
Construction industry.
The Construction product also contains several flavors that are
variations on the Construction product designed for specific
applications. For information on selecting the active Construction
flavor, Flavor Selection Utility, page 9.

0.12

Dredge Flavor Enhancements

The following functions have been added to this release of the Dredge
flavor.

0.12.1

GO creation tool
The addition of a point and
click GO creation tool
provides a quick way to
create guidance objects on the Plan View Map real-time display.

0.12.2

Color binning
Color binning was the main addition to the HYDROpro 2.30 release.
The feature has application in both dredge and survey operations and
subsequently is available in both the Dredge and Survey flavors of
HYDROpro Construction and HYDROpro Navigation.
Color binning adds a new way to view and compare real-time data
with other data sets such as design surfaces or previous surveys of the
same area.

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Work areas can be created and gridded to a chosen bin size. Colors are
selected to represent data ranges when viewed on the Plan View Map
real-time display. A real-time data source (such as the dredge head
depth) is selected and used to update the value stored for each of the
gridded bins.
Each bin contains not just the most recent value but also the statistical
minimum, maximum, and average for the real-time data that has
occurred within the boundary of the bin. In addition to the real-time
data, a second dataset of design values can be imported and stored.
When viewed as a whole, the binned values within a work area form
two surfaces known as the Design surface and the Actual surface.
The Plan View
Map is used to
display the
Design and
Actual surfaces
as colored
representations
of the binned
values. This
display can also
be configured to
show the
difference
between the design and actual surfaces as a delta surface which
enables you to quickly identify hot spots.

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The following graphic shows color binning showing hot spots to

dredge.

0.12.3

Inherit
A Color Binning check box has been added to the New Project wizard.
When you select this check box, all work areas and color binning
configurations are inherited into the new project from an existing
project.

0.12.4

Configure Menu
To make the process of configuring a Dredge project a little easier, the
Configure menu has been customized to suit a typical workflow of a
dredge application. Functions that are not normally used for dredging
applications have been moved to an Advanced section of the menu.

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0.12.5

Operations Menu
The Survey menu has been renamed to the Operations menu to suit
dredge applications.

0.12.6

Survey Text
A new branch has been added to the
Guidance tab of the Survey Text
Properties dialog. The Current Bin tree
includes new data items associated with
the bin that is currently being updated.
Delta values from the dredge head to the
design (cut/fill) can be displayed in a
Survey Text display by selecting the
appropriate data item.

0.12.7

Quick Profile display

A Quick Profile display has been added to help visualization of the
color binning on the Plan View Map real-time display. The Quick
Profile display shows the profile view of the surface. It is a static
display and is not updated in real time. Drawing a line across the Plan
View Map with the mouse opens a Quick Profile display:

As from the HYDROpro 2.3 release, the Quick Profile display is no

longer available when in Operator mode.

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0.12.8

Binning Profile Display

A new Profile display has been added to the Dredge flavor to provide a
real-time dynamic display for the dredge operator. It displays the
binned data relative to a selected offset point (usually the dredge
head):

Features of this display include:

0.12.9

Dynamic view of both design and actual surfaces at the dredge

head (or another selected offset)

Can be viewed from side or rear of dredge

Can be a straight or arc section with center on the spud

Scaling can be automated or manually set

Bin updates
The color binning has been designed to cater for most applications.
Any numeric value provided by a service associated with the selected
vessel offset can be stored in the bins not only depths or reduced
levels. This opens up opportunities for other position based operations
such as environmental and magnetometer surveys.

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0.12.10

Swath
The swath feature can be configured from the Bin Updates dialog.
Depending on the application and bin resolution, you may need to
populate more than a single bin with each bin update. Swath allows
you to populate all the bins in a swath of predefined width and whose
orientation is determined by the track of the vessel offset.

0.12.11

Data source filter

Using the filters available in the Bin Updates dialog, the source data
can be filtered on both range and frequency. The range filter can be
used to remove any spikes in the data. The frequency filter can be used
to reduce the data input to assist performance.

0.12.12

ASCII import
A design surface or a previous survey can be imported from an ASCII
file of 3D points, which can be generated from CAD software,
spreadsheet software, Terramodel, or HYDROpro.

0.12.13

ASCII export
For any work area, the binned values and center point locations of the
associated bin can be exported to a delimited ASCII file. The ASCII
file can then be imported into CAD software, spreadsheet software,
Terramodel, or HYDROpro.

0.12.14

Infill
An infill function has been added to the Configure Work Area dialog
so you can interpolate the bin values to form a complete surface from a
sparse data set. The function interpolates the values for any bin in the
selected work area that does not contain real-time data and is within
the limits of the survey.

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0.12.15

Real-Time reports
To allow for better control automation on dredgers, the allowable
output rate of real-time reports to a COM port has been increased in
this release from 5 Hz to 10 Hz.

0.12.16

ASCII GO import
ASCII GO lists that have the GO name at the start of each line can
now be imported. This list type is the default Pile placement import
format.

0.13

Survey Flavor Enhancements

The following functions have been added to this release of the Survey
flavor.

0.14

GO creation tool For more information, see page 13.

Color binning For more information, see page 13.
Inherit For more information, see page 15.
Configure menu Color binning functions have been added to
the Configure menu.
Survey menu The ability to turn color binning on and off, and
to select the current work area has been added to the Survey
menu.
Survey Text For more information, see page 16.
Quick Profile display For more information, see page 16.

Pile Flavor Enhancements

The following function has been added to this release of the Pile
flavor:

GO creation tool For more information, see page 13.

ASCII GO Import, Pile placement import bug has been fixed

For more information, see page 19.

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HYDROpro Navigation
A Dredge flavor has now been added to HYDROpro Navigation,
which makes the new dredging functionality available to a wider
market at a very affordable price.

0.15

Dredge Flavor Enhancements

The same functions that are in the HYDROpro Construction Dredge
flavor are also in the HYDROpro Navigation Dredge flavor. For more
information, see Dredge Flavor Enhancements, page 13.

0.16

Survey Flavor Enhancements

The same functions that are in the HYDROpro Construction Survey
flavor are also in the HYDROpro Navigation Survey flavor. For more
information, see Survey Flavor Enhancements, page 19.

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Terramodel
This section details the changes to the Terramodel software 10.40.
0.16.1

New Sideslope command

The SideSlope command generates radiating and offset breaklines that
approximate the shape of a side slope projected from a given
horizontal alignment. The Horizontal Alignment (HAL) can have
elevations associated with it, or you can select a vertical alignment
(VAL) from which the SideSlope command will extract elevation
information.
This new command allows you to quickly and simply input a design
shape such as a channel section.
Using this command, you can:

Create up to five offset alignments on each side of the base

alignment. These offsets can serve as segment edges in a
channel template.

Configure a separate cross slope for each offset alignment.

Project the outermost offset alignment to a defined 3D surface,

a datum plane, or a sloping plane defined by one, two, or three
points, to create a side slope approximation using breaklines
that define the Digital Terrain Model (DTM).

Project a design surface inward on a closed alignment.

The SideSlope command effectively replaces the 3D and Slice

commands.
In many situations, the SideSlope command can also replace the
Design command.
The SideSlope command is part of the Site Design module.

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0.16.2

Consolidation of HYDROpro Terramodel Products

The Terramodel HDMS Channel/Roadway option is now included
with Terramodel HDMS at no extra charge.

0.16.3

Part number 44260-00 Terramodel HDMS now includes the

following modules: FDM, CAD, COGO, Contour, Site Design,
ASAP, Roadway/Channel.

Part number 45164-00 Terramodel Roadway/Channel Option is

now no longer available.

More commands are now available in the Field Data Module

(FDM)
You can now install the Terramodel software and use more of the
FDM features because a HYDROpro security key is no longer
required for the FDM. Numerous commands have been unsecured to
allow all file types required by Trimble field systems to be created,
validated, and supported within the basic Field Data Module (FDM)
system. However, the Hydrographic Data Management System
(HDMS) features still require the security key and the correct modules
to be installed on the key.
The following commands are grouped into the functions that they
support and are accompanied by a brief explanation.
Surface models

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QProf Quick Profile.

Set and BL Create breaklines.

Setsmooth Change the sharpness of breaklines.

DTMEdge Create a DTM boundary.

Linkset Create DTM. Generate quick (straight) contours.

MultilayerDTM Form surface from multiple layers.

TVLite 3D Visualizer. Viewing and validating surfaces.

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Background and foreground maps

Explode Break up DXF or DWG file blocks.

Join Connect lines that touch at end points.

Connect Connect lines that do not touch at end points.

Break, Trim, and Extend Edit linework.

Convert Change plines to sets, creating points at the node

points for stakeout.

Scale and ScaleElv Scale imported CAD drawings, for

example, from millimeters to meters in XY and Z.

QuickLset Browse quickly through imported DXF file layers.

Copy, Multicopy, Mkblk Commands to quickly create data.

Note This means that CAD data can now be effectively
imported, edited, filtered, and converted into DXF data that can
be used by HYDROpro as maps and linework.

Channel (Road) Models

VNew, VClose Allows use of Profile, Section, and other views.

Segedit Create horizontal alignments.

HAL, VAL, and Slope manager Register horizontal, vertical,

and slope alignments.

RoadDTM Create a surface model output from channel/road

template model.

GeomRpts Generate alignment geometry reports.

Station, IDStation Set and enquire alignment stationing.

Materials Access Road Material Manager.

RoadJob Access Road Job Manager.

RoadMat Access Road Materials Shrink & Swell.

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ShapeClass, ShapeMan Access Road Shape manager and

editor.

Tmanager Access Road Template manager.

Surface Access Road Surface manager.

The ability to use the Terramodel Macro Language (TML) is now

secured to FDM. The TML commands will function provided they do
not call secured command functions. For example, a command that
calls the Volume function of Terramodel will not work without the Site
Design module on the security key.
0.16.4

Other issues addressed

Enhanced export of lines to DXF/DWG format
Exporting lines in DXF/DWG files has been enhanced. A single 3D
pline is created for each set, unless the set contains one or more arc
segments.
Exported sets with arc segments are created as a series of 3D plines
and arc entities as required.
Exporting DXF/DWG files has been enhanced to replace the . in
linetype names with _. The . is an invalid character for linetype
names within AutoCAD.
Point snap
The point snap functionality has been enhanced to snap to reference
file objects.

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Enhanced pan and zoom abilities

Zoom In, Zoom Out Rotate the mouse wheel up to zoom in and down
to zoom out. If the keyboard focus is in a control which uses a mouse
wheel (for example, in a combo box or list box), you can still use the
zoom feature by holding down the [Ctrl] key and then using the mouse
wheel.
Zoom to Rectangle Works similar to the regular zoom command.
Press and hold the [Ctrl] key and middle mouse key (the wheel) and
then drag with the mouse to extend the zoom rectangle. When the
mouse key is released the view is zoomed.
Pan Press and hold the middle mouse button and then drag with the
mouse. A rubber line is drawn on the view to indicate the pan extent.
Recenter Press and hold the [Shift] key and then click with the middle
mouse button. The view will be recentered to the location you click.
Terramodel installation
The Terramodel installation program has been changed so that when
the software is removed, the environment variable still points to a
custom location of the file, tmodwin.ini.
Vertical exaggeration
In the ViewSet command, vertical exaggeration should not be enabled
for the plan and sheet views. In the Profile view, vertical exaggeration
must be enabled.
In the Profile view, you can set the exaggeration to 1 to effectively
disable exaggeration. Selecting objects by window will not function
properly if you do not follow these recommendations.
Double-click mouse for zoom to extents
Double-click the mouse wheel to execute an All command. This
enables the active view to be zoomed to its extents.

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Pline First Vertex

A pline will no longer have its first vertex location drawn incorrectly
on the screen.
AutoDraft
AutoDraft has been updated so that it honors the Processing Order
setting when placing three-point blocks. This allows the Terramodel
user to have points processed either in record number order or point
number order for placing these blocks.
Plot file name
The name of a plot file sent to a plotter now reflects the name of the
Terramodel project.
Depth Weeding (Clash) Module problems resolved
In HYDROpro 2.30, if you had the Terramodel software 10.40 and the
HDMS module 1.9.6 also installed, using the Terramodel Depth
Weeding (Clash) module caused the Terramodel software to crash.
This problem no longer occurs in HYDROpro 2.31 which includes
HDMS module 1.99.

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Equipment Handlers
Equipment Handler changes are available in all HYDROpro
Navigation, Construction, and Remote products.
Information about the .dll files for these equipment handlers are
included in the HYDROpro Help system. More information is
available from the Trimble website (www.trimble.com/support.html.
Select the HYDROpro product that you have purchased and then click
Downloads).
0.17

Trimble 5700 and Trimble R7 GPS Receivers

The HYDROpro equipment device for Trimble 5700 and Trimble R7
GPS receivers (Trim5700.dll and TrimbleRSeries.dll) has been
updated to accommodate minor changes to the 2.10 release of the
Trimble 5700 and Trimble R7 firmware. The new equipment device is
available with HYDROpro 2.30. Users with Trimble 5700 or Trimble
R7 firmware 2.10 or later and HYDROpro 2.20 or earlier, should
download the upgraded equipment device from the Trimble website.

0.18

AGI Tilt Sensor

The HYDROpro equipment device for the AGI Tilt sensor has been
updated. A Cosine correction is now made on the raw inputs to correct
the pitch and roll of the dual axis sensor. This change has been
recommended by the AGI Tilt sensor manufacturer.

0.19

Dredge Head Tracking (Dredgtrk.dll)

The HYDROpro equipment device for dredge head tracking which
includes support for the AGI Tilt sensor has been improved to
calculate a full pitch and roll solution of the dredge head. Earlier
versions of this equipment handler only used the pitch from the AGI
Tilt sensor to calculate the observer service from the hinge point to the

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dredge head. Based on user feedback that under certain conditions the
dredge vessel and arm may roll, the roll of the dredge arm has now
been included in the calculation.
A Cosine correction is now made on the raw inputs to correct the pitch
and roll of the dual axis sensor on recommendation by the AGI Tilt
sensor manufacturer.

0.20

NMEA Heading
The HYDROpro NMEA equipment handler custom settings have been
modified for the Heading service. When first configured, the custom
settings will now default to True Heading instead of Magnetic
Heading. This was changed was based on user feedback that most
heading devices provided a True heading.

0.21

Generic Tide
A new generic tide handler has been added to the existing Generic.dll
file to cater for tide gauges that output delimited ASCII strings. Only
the tide level information is decoded but multiple data sources in a
single string are supported. This handler is also available from the
Trimble Construction Partners website
(http://constructionpartners.trimble.com/logon.asp).

0.22

Preload Fix Box

The Preload fix box handler (Fixbox.dll) operates with the Trimble Fix
Box (P/N 19740). It is used to pre-trigger the compressors used in the
2D seismic survey market.
Preloading controls a ships compressor to start up a few seconds
before the required event. HYDROpro does this by triggering the Fix
Box by the user-defined event called Preload Delay.
When the compressor reaches its target pressure, it then fires. The
result is that the firing will be as close as possible to the predetermined
position of the event. At this time, the compressor firing unit sends a

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closure to the Fix In connector on the Fix Box. The Fix Box sends a
Digital In signal to HYDROpro and the software records the position
of the seismic gun firing.
More details of the HYDROpro setup to use Preloading are available
from Trimble Support.

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Coordinate System Manager

The Coordinate System Manager version 2.70 software is installed
with the HYDROpro 2.3 software. If the Current.csd file is already
installed on the computer and you choose to overwrite it during the
HYDROpro installation, a backup copy (Current.bak) of the
overwritten Current.csd will be created. This ensures that no
information is lost during the installation process.

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