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Subsurface 3.0 User Manual
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:author: Jacco_van_Koll,_Dirk_Hohndel,_Reinout_Hoornweg,_Linus_Torvalds,_Miika_Turkia_and_Amit_Chaudhuri
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:revnumber: v3.0.0
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:revdate: February 2013
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:toc:
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:icons:
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:numbered:
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:website: http://subsurface.hohndel.org
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Scope of this document is the usage of the program.
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Please read the build manual for instructions how to build the
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software and (if needed) its dependencies.
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Audience: Fun Divers, Tec Divers, Professional Divers
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[[S_Introduction]]
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Introduction:
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Subsurface is an open source divelog program that runs on Windows, Mac
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and Linux. It was started because of a lack of viable divelog
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software on Linux. It then turned out that the resulting software was
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fairly easily ported to Windows and Mac and today great effort is put
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into making it a viable application on all three platforms.
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The program is under active development and at version 3.0 it compares
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favorably to many other programs in this market.
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While the list of supported dive computers is very long, in this
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manual the Suunto Vyper will be used for all examples.
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[[S_Requirements]]
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Requirements
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Before you are able to import information from your dive computer into
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Subsurface, you need some preparation. Do you have the following:
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1. Your Dive Computer - compatible with libdivecomputer (see list in <<AppendixA,Appendix A>>)
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2. Communication interface - usually that means a cable to connect your dive computer to your PC/Laptop/Netbook; some dive computers use IRDA or Bluetooth as well
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3. Working installation of Subsurface
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4. If needed, the manual of your dive computer
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Alternatively you can import your divelogs from a couple of other
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divelog applications (JDivelog, MacDive, Suunto Dive Manager). However,
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native download from dive computer directly to Subsurface is
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recommended.
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[[S_StartUsing]]
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Start Using the Program
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When you start the program for the first time, it shows no information
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at all. This is because the program doesn't have any information available.
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If you have used the program before and saved the data, the program will
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automatically load the already available divelog files.
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There is a menu, containing 'File', 'Log', 'Filter', 'Planner' and 'Help'.
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The screen is divided in 3 area's:
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- Area with 4 tabs: Dive Notes, Equipment, Dive Info, and Stats
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- Area next to the 4 tabs which will contain the dive profile
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- Area with the dives (usually called dive list) which can be sorted by number, date, etc.
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[[S_ImportNewDives]]
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Import New Dives from your Dive Computer
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Before you start fiddling around with your dive computer, note that
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there are dive computers that consume more power when they are in the
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PC-Communication mode. This could drain your battery. Therefor, ensure
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if your computer is recharging when connecting to the USB port. The
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Suunto Viper does not recharge trough the USB connection. Please
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consult the manual of your dive computer if you are unsure if it will
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be recharged when connected to the USB port.
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Now it is time to hook up your dive computer to your PC:
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- Make sure that your OS has the required drivers installed
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* On Linux this means you need to have the correct kernel
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module loaded. Most distributions will do this automatically
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for you.
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* On Windows, the OS should offer to download the correct
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driver when you connect your dive computer to the USB port.
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* On a Mac you at times have to manually hunt for the correct
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driver. For example the correct driver for the Mares Puck
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devices can be found as Mac_OSX_VCP_Driver.zip at
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http://www.silabs.com/support/pages/support.aspx?ProductFamily=USB+Bridges
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(see further hints in <<AppendixB,Appendix B>>)
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- Connect your interface cable to a free USB port
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- Put your dive computer into PC Communication mode. (For 'Suunto Viper', press Mode - 1 Memory - 3 TR-PC)
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(You should consult the manual of your specific dive computer for your brand and type)
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- Go in Subsurface to 'Log - Download From Dive Computer'
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* Using the two drop down lists, choose your vendor and product. Here we choose 'Suunto' and 'Vyper'.
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* Select the device name under which your interface is connected from the drop down list.
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* Click the 'OK' button.
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- Now watch how your data is retrieved from your dive computer!
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Depending on your type of computer and/or number of dives, this
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could take some time. Please be patient.
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[[S_ImportUemis]]
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Import New Dives from a Uemis Zurich
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Things are very similar when downloading dives from a Uemis Zurich
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dive computer (which certainly is one of the ones that DO recharge when
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connected to the USB port). The main difference is that you don't enter a
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device name, but instead the location where the UEMISSDA file system is
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mounted once you connect the dive computer.
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On Windows this is a drive letter (often 'E:' or 'F:'), on a Mac this is
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'/Volumes/UEMISSDA' and on Linux systems this differs depending on the
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distribution that you use. On Fedora it usually is
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'/var/run/media/<your_username>/UEMISSDA'. In all cases Subsurface
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should suggest the correct location in the drop down list.
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So once you have selected this as device name you can download the
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dives from the Uemis Zurich. One technical issue with the Uemis Zurich
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download implementation (this is a firmware limitation, not a
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Subsurface issue) is that you cannot download more than about 40-50
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dives without running out of memory on the SDA. This will usually only
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happen the very first time you download dives from the Uemis Zurich -
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normally when downloading at the end of a day or even after a dive
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trip, the capacity is sufficient. If Subsurface displays and error
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that the dive computer ran out of space the solution is straight
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forward. Disconnect the SDA, turn it off and on again, and reconnect
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it. You can now retry (or start a new download session) and the
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download will continue where it stopped the last time you tried. You
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may have to do this more than once, depending on how many dives you
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have stored on your dive computer.
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At this point Subsurface downloads most of the information that is
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stored on the SDA, including information about dive spots and
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equipment. Buddy information is not yet downloaded.
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[[S_HowFindDeviceName]]
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How to Find the Device Name
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When you connect your dive computer by using an USB connector, usually
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Subsurface will propose a drop down list that contains the correct
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device name (or mount point for the Uemis Zurich). In the rare cases
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where this doesn't work here are some instructions on ways to find out
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what your dive name is:
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.On Linux:
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- Disconnect your USB cable of your dive computer
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- Open a terminal
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- Type the command: 'dmesg' and press enter
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- Plug in your USB cable of your dive computer
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- Type the command: 'dmesg' and press enter
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Within your terminal you should see a message similar to this one:
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usb 2-1.1: new full speed USB device number 14 using ehci_hcd
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usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
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USB Serial support registered for generic
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usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
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usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
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USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
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ftdi_sio 2-1.1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
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usb 2-1.1: Detected FT232BM
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usb 2-1.1: Number of endpoints 2
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usb 2-1.1: Endpoint 1 MaxPacketSize 64
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usb 2-1.1: Endpoint 2 MaxPacketSize 64
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usb 2-1.1: Setting MaxPacketSize 64
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usb 2-1.1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB3
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usbcore: registered new interface driver ftdi_sio
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ftdi_sio: v1.6.0:USB FTDI Serial Converters Driver
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You see that in the third line from the bottom, the USB adapter is
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detected and is connected to 'ttyUSB3'. Now you use this information in
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the import settings as '/dev/ttyUSB3'. Your dive computer interface is
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connected and you should be able to import your dives.
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.On Windows:
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Simply try COM1, COM2, etc. The drop down list should contain all connected COM devices.
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.On MacOS:
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The drop down box should find all connected dive computers.
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[[S_ViewingLogs]]
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Viewing and Completing Your Logs
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When all data from your dive computer is transferred, you will see a
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listing of your dives in Area 3.
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An example:
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On Sunday Oct 23, 2011 you made a dive.
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In the log line of this dive, you see the following information:
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[width="70%",cols="<5%,10%,<20%,<65%",grid="none",frame="none",style="monospaced"]
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|| # | 12 | Dive number
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|| Date | Sun, Oct 23, 2011 10:50 | Date and time of your dive
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|| * | | Your rating (none at this time)
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|| m | 12.8 | Your maximum depth in meters
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|| min | 31:20 | Your dive-time in minutes and seconds
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|| Deg. C | 13.0 | Lowest water temperature during your dive
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|| kg | | Weight carried (none at this time)
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|| Suit | | Exposure protection suit worn (none at this time)
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|| Cyl | | Your used cylinder (none at this time)
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|| O2% | air | What type of mixture
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|| SAC | | SAC (none at this time)
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|| Location | | Where you performed your dive (empty)
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As you can see, some information is already there because it is
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retrieved from your dive computer. Some information is waiting for
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you to be added. By double clicking on this dive, you can view and
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complete the log.
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The different types of information shown in this list may differ depending on the settings. More
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about that in <<S_SettingUpPreferences,Setting up Preferences>>.
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[[S_EditDiveInfo]]
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Edit the Dive Info
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When you double click on the divelog line, the editor window
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opens. Now you can add information that is missing. Let start with
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completing the example:
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You double clicked on dive #12, as described in <<S_ViewingLogs,Viewing and
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Completing Your Logs>>. The Dive Info window pops up and you will see
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the following:
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[horizontal]
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*Location*:: An input where you can enter your new location, or you can choose with the pull-down previous locations
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*GPS (WGS84 or GPS format)*:: An input where your can enter geographic coordinates of the dive site
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*Pick on map*:: A button you can click on to display an interactive map on which you can select the location of the dive site
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*Dive Master*:: An input where you can enter the name of your Dive Master, or you can choose with the pull-down a previous name
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*Buddy*:: An input where you can enter the name of you Buddy, or you can choose with the pull-down a previous name
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*Rating*:: A pull-down where you can rate your dive
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*Suit*:: An input where you can track the exposure protection suit you were wearing
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*Visibility*:: A pulldown where you can rate the visibility underwater
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*Air Temp in deg. C*:: An input where you can enter the air temperature
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*Notes*:: A free input where you can enter information about your dive. What you've seen, etc.
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In this example we use the following information:
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[horizontal]
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*Location*:: Oostvoornse Meer
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*Dive Master*:: S. de Vries
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*Buddy*:: S. de Vries
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*Rating*:: 3 stars
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*Suit*:: 7mm wet
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*Notes*:: First dive here. Good visibility. Did see the concrete poles, some crab and fish. Very nice and easy dive. +
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Made movie with headcam.
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Now don't press OK yet!
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[[S_EditEquipmentInfo]]
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Edit Equipment Info
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You also want to edit your Cylinder information. And in the
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<<S_EditDiveInfo, previous chapter>>, this was not edited. There is
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still another item to edit in the Dive Info screen:
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- Cylinder: A double-click field set. Here you can edit your Cylinder information
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So, when you double click on the cylinder info, you get another
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pop-up. This pop-up gives you the following:
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- Cylinder: Pull-down where you can choose your Cylinder, or add your own
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- Size: The volume if not `filled'
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- Pressure: The maximum pressure of this Cylinder
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- Optional:
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* Start Pressure: What was the pressure starting the dive
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* End Pressure: What was the pressure ending the dive
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* Gasmix: What was the percentage O2 and He of the blend
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Now we are going to enter the data:
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- Cylinder: 15.0 l
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- Size: 15.0
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- Pressure: 220
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Now tick the option for Start & End pressure
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- Start Pressure: 180
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- End Pressure: 60
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- Press OK
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In very much the same way you can enter the weight you were carrying on
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the dive. Subsurface tracks the following:
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- Type: Specific type of weight system, like weight belt, integrated pockets
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- Weight: Amount of weight (by default in kg, but can be switched to use lbs)
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Enter the following data:
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- Type: Integrated
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- weight: 13kg
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- Press OK
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Now your dive information for this dive is complete. You can now press
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OK in the Dive Info screen and view the results.
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[[S_AddingEquipment]]
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Adding Equipment Info
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In Area with the 3 tabs there is the tab Equipment. With this tab, you
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can add Cylinders and Weight Systems (just like in the previous dialog).
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We are going to add an additional Cylinder:
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- In the main screen, click on the Equipment tab. This shows your
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Cylinder you added in 7.
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- Now press the Add button and the Cylinder pop-up comes back.
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- Just like you added your Cylinder information in 7. Edit equipment
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info, you add your cylinder information for the second Cylinder.
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Fill in all the information about this Cylinder and press OK.
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[[S_ViewInfoStats]]
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View Info & Stats
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After adding all the information, you can use the tab Dive Info and
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the Stats tab. These tabs will provide you with all the (statistical and
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calculated) information regarding your dive.
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The information contains:
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- Dive Info:
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** Date: Date and time of your dive
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** Dive Time: Duration of your dive
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** Surf Intv: Interval between previous dive and this dive
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** Max Depth: Maximum depth of this dive
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** Avg Depth: The average depth of this dive
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** Visibility: The visibility under water
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** Water Temp: Lowest temperature of the water
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** Air Temp: The temperature of the air at the surface
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** Air Press: The air pressure at the surface
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** SAC: The amount of Surface Air Consumption liters per minute
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** OTU: The Oxygen Toxicity Units of this dive
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** O2/He: Amount of Oxygen/Helium
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** Gas Used: The total volume of gas used during this dive
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- Statistics:
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** Dives: Number of dives covered (usually one, unless you select more dives)
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** Max/Min/Avg Temp: Corresponding temperature of the dives covered
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** Total time: Total time of the covered dives together, calculated
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** Avg/Long/Short Time: The average / longest / shortest dive time of the covered dives, calculated
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** Max/Min/Avg Depth: The maximum / minimum / average depth of the covered dives
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** Max/Min/Avg SAC: Highest / lowest / average Surface Air Consumption of your covered dives
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[[S_SettingUpPreferences]]
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Setting up Preferences
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Subsurface has the ability to modify the preferences you want. By
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using menu 'File - Preferences' you will be presented a pop-up. The pop-up
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has two tabs: 'General Settings' and 'Tec Settings'.
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The General Settings allow you to select units, columns to be shown, the
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font used for the dive list and the default file that contains the data.
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The Tec Settings offer extra columns to show, settings for more graphs and
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information to be shown in the dive profile and settings for GFlow and
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GFhigh.
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In General Settings you are free to choose what your preference are for the
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units to be displayed, with other words, use Metric or Imperial.
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You can set the following options with 'Units':
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- Depth: Your diving depth in Meters or Feet
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- Pressure: The pressure of your tank(s) in Bar/Ato or PSI (Pressure Square Inch)
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- Volume: The volume of your tank(s) in Liter or CuFt (Cubic Feet) (At sea-level pressure)
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- Temperature: The temperature of the water in Celsius or Fahrenheit
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- Weight: The weight of your weight system in kg or lbs
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In the main screen, you did see in Area 3, some information. With the
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'Show Columns', you can enable/disable options you would like to show
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there:
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- Show Temp: Shows the temperature of your dive
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- Show Cyl: Shows the cylinder(s) of your dive
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- Show O2%: Shows the O2% of your dive
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- Show SAC: Shows the SAC of your dive (Surface Air Consumption)
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- Show Weight: Shows the total weight carried
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- Show Suit: Shows the suit you were wearing
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With 'Divelist Font', you can change the font used in the dive list,
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And you can use 'Default XML Data File' to specify which file contains the
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data the program will use by default.
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The other tab holds the 'Tec Settings'
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You can select more columns to be shows with 'Show Columns':
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- OTU The number of Oxygen Toxicity Units
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- maxCNS The maximum Central Nervous System oxygen toxicity
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The 'Profile Setting' allow you to show extra information in the dive profile:
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- Show pO2 graph Show a graph of the oxygen partial pressure (with a threshold, default 1.6)
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- Show pN2 graph Show a graph of the nitrogen partial pressure (with a threshold, default 4.0)
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- Show pHe graph Show a graph of the helium partial pressure (with a threshold, default 13.0)
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- Show MOD Show the Maximum Operating Depth of the used gasmix (for the given max. ppO2, default 1.6)
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- Show EAD, END, EADD Show Equivalent Air Depth (considering N2 and O2 narcotic), Equivalent Nitrogen Depth (considering just N2 narcotic) and Equivalent Air Density Depth
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- Show dc reported ceiling in red Show the ceiling as reported by the dive computer
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- Show calculated ceiling Show the ceiling as calculated by Subsurface
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- 3m increments for calculated ceiling The calculated ceiling is not continuous, but increments in 3m steps
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- GFlow Set the Low Gradient Factor (default 30)
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- GFhigh Set the High Gradient Factor (default 75)
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I will give an example here:
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I am a diver in The Netherlands, using the Metric System. Therefor, I
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go to the menu File, choose Preferences here. In the Units section, I
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use the following:
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- Depth: Meter
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- Pressure: Bar
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- Volume: Liter
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- Temperature: Celsius
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- Weight: kg
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I would like to see the:
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- Temperature
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- Show Cyl
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- Show O2%
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- Show SAC
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Clicking OK on the dialog stores these settings.
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[[S_ImportingAlienDiveLogs]]
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Importing Divelogs from other Software
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Subsurface will import divelogs from a couple of other log software. We
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support currently XML exports from DivingLog as well as Suunto
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DiveManager. Native format of JDivelog and MacDive are imported as well.
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When importing dives subsurface tries to detect multiple records for
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the same dive and merges the information as best as it can. So as long
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as there are no time zone issues (or other reasons that would cause the
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beginning time of the dives to be substantially different) subsurface
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will not create duplicate entries.
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[[S_ImportingDivesJDivelog]]
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Importing Dives from JDivelog
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Maybe you have been using JDivelog and you have a lot of dives logged in
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this program. You don't have to type all information by hand into
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Subsurface, because you can import your divelogs from JDivelog.
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JDivelog stores its information into files with the extension of .jlb.
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These .jlb contain all the information that has been stored, except your
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images in xml format.
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By using the menu 'File - Import XML File(s)' you get a popup asking
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for the file name. To import your JDivelog file(s) do the following:
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- Open 'File - Import XML Files(s)' on the menu
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- Browse your directories to the location where your *.jlb file is
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- Select your existing *.jlb file and click 'open'
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- Click the OK button in the popup
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After a few moments, you see your existing logs in Subsurface. Now you can
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edit your dives like explained in <<S_EditDiveInfo, chapter Editing the Dive Info>>.
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Information that is imported from JDivelog into the location field:
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- Extended dive location information
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Information that is merged into the location or notes field:
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- Used amount of weight
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- Used type of suit
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- Used type of gloves
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- Type of dive
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- Dive activity
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Alternatively, you can start subsurface with the --import command line
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which will have the same effect:
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subsurface MyDives.xml --import JDivelogDives.jlb
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will open your divelog (assuming that's called MyDives.xml) and then
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import the dives from JdivelogDives.jlb. You can now save the combined
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divelog back as MyDives.xml.
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[[S_ImportingDivesSuunto]]
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Importing dives from Suunto Divemanager 3.*
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Before you can start importing dives from Suunto Divemanager, you first
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have to export the dives you want to import. Subsurface does not import
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directly from the Suunto Divemanager log files. The following procedures
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unpacking instructions for Linux and Windows.
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Export from Suunto Divemanager
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Start Suunto Divemanager and login with the name containing the logs
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- Do not start the import wizard to import dives from your computer.
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- In the navigation tree on the left side of the program-window, select your dives.
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- Within the list of dives, select the dives you would like to import later:
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* To select certain dives: hold ctrl and point & click the dive
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* To select all dives: Select the first dive, hold down shift and select the last dive
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- With the dives marked, use the program menu 'File - Export'
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- The export pop-up will show
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- Within this pop-up, there is one field called Export Path.
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* Click the button browse next to the field Export Path
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** A file-manager like window pops up
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** Navigate to the directory where you want to store the Divelog.SDE file
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** Optional change the name of the file you want to save
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** Click 'Save'
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* You are back in the Export pop-up. Press the button 'Export'
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- Your dives are now exported to the file Divelogs.SDE.
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Reading Suunto Divemanager Export in Subsurface
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The file Divelogs.SDE can now be opened (or imported) in
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|
Subsurface. Different from earlier versions of Subsurface, no manual
|
|
unpacking of the .SDE file is needed anymore.
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|
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|
[[S_ImportingMacDive]]
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|
Importing Dives from MacDive
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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|
Importing logs from MacDive is as easy as it gets. Do the following
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steps in Subsurface:
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|
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|
- Open the following menu 'File - Import XML Files(s)'
|
|
- Browse your directories to the location where your MacDive logs are
|
|
stored
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|
- Select the log file(s) you want to import and click 'open'
|
|
- Click the OK button in the popup
|
|
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|
After a few moments, you see your existing logs in Subsurface. Now you can
|
|
edit your dives like explained in <<S_EditDiveInfo, chapter Editing the Dive Info>>.
|
|
|
|
We currently attempt to import all the relevant dive information
|
|
excluding the used equipment and diver name.
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|
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|
It is also possible to do the importing from command line just like with
|
|
JDivelog (see <<S_ImportingDivesJDivelog, chapter Importing Dives from JDivelog>>):
|
|
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|
subsurface MyDives.xml --import MacDiveDives.xml
|
|
|
|
[[S_DivePlanning]]
|
|
Planning Dives
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|
--------------
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|
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|
Subsurface supports planning of dives using open and closed circuit
|
|
equipment. This allows users to experiment with different plans and see
|
|
the effects of changing various parameters of the dives.
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|
|
|
[WARNING]
|
|
Deco calculations with optionally displaying the ceiling is
|
|
done using a new implementation of the Bühlmann ZH16 algorithm with
|
|
gradient factors. Since the planner and our implementation of the
|
|
decompression algorithms are new and have received only a limited amount
|
|
of testing: +
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|
**WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT TO PLAN DIVES SIMPLY BASED ON THE
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|
RESULTS GIVEN HERE.**
|
|
|
|
When you start the planner, a dialog appears. In order to plan a dive
|
|
some basic information needs to be entered:
|
|
|
|
- planned start time of the dive
|
|
- air consumption
|
|
- planned depths
|
|
- planned segment times
|
|
|
|
There is also other information available for those who
|
|
are familiar with dive planning or use closed circuit rebrethers.
|
|
|
|
[width="90%",cols="<25%,<75%"]
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|
|===============================================================================
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|
| Dive starts | Start time of the dive; '+60:00' means that the dive is 60 minutes in the future
|
|
| Surface Pressure | Air pressure on surface, default 1013 should suffice for most
|
|
| SAC during dive | Air consumption during the dive, use conservative value based on your own air consumption e.g. 20l/min
|
|
| SAC during decostop | Air consumption during decompression stop, e.g. 17 l/min
|
|
| GFlow | Gradient factor low value affects the ceiling calculation, leave to default if you are not familiar with GF
|
|
| GFhigh | Gradient factor high value affects the ceiling calculation, leave to default if you are not familiar GF
|
|
| **Ending Depth** | Depth where current segment ends; a different depth from the previous segment creates a transition segment for ascent or descent, keeping the same depth creates a segment at the given depth. By default the planner uses the measurement for length set in te preferences (meters for most users) - this can be overridden by explicitly specifying 'm' or 'ft'.
|
|
| **Segment Time** | Enter time in minutes; segment duration / relative time is indicated by a '+': '+3' or '+3:00' creates a segment that lasts 3 minutes, a bare number like '7' is used for a segment that ends 7 minutes after the start of the dive.
|
|
| **Gas Used** | Breathing gas mix used; the parser is reasonably flexible and understands terms like AIR, EAN32, 36% or 15/50 (compressed air, 32% nitrox, 36% nitrox or 15% O₂ / 50% He trimix, respectively); leaving this field empty indicates continued use of the previous gas, air by default
|
|
| **CC SetPoint** | SetPoint when diving with a closed circuit rebreather. Leave empty for open circuit dives with standard scuba equipment
|
|
|===============================================================================
|
|
|
|
The last four elements are repeated for each segment of a planned dive.
|
|
To illustrate the functionality let's plan a dive to 20 meters lasting 20
|
|
minutes at that depth and another 10 minutes at 10 meters. We'll only
|
|
concentrate on the dive profile here filling the segments.
|
|
|
|
[width="30%",cols="<33%,<33%,34%",options="header"]
|
|
|===============================================================================
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|
| Ending Depth | Segment Time | Gas Used
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|
| 20 | +3 | AIR
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|
| 20 | +20 |
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|
| 10 | +1:30 |
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|
| 10 | +10 |
|
|
|===============================================================================
|
|
|
|
So we define the ending depth for the first segment to be 20 meters
|
|
(assuming metric preferences, you can also define the depth explicitly
|
|
to m or ft). We will take it easy and descent takes 3 minutes from
|
|
surface to the planned depth. Then we spend 20 minutes in same level
|
|
using same air as before (used gas is left empty).
|
|
|
|
Ascent to 10 meters will take one and half minutes that is slower than
|
|
the fastest recommendation. However, as you can see in Subsurface's
|
|
calculations it is still marked with yellow, meaning somewhat
|
|
conservative speed (green would be conservative and red on the fast
|
|
side). After the defined 10 minutes at even depth of 10 meters we let
|
|
Subsurface calculate how we will surface.
|
|
|
|
If decompression is required these stops are taken into account and
|
|
can be easily visualized by setting the first depth to e.g. 40 meters
|
|
(somewhat dependent on the GF settings). For the ascend phase of the
|
|
dive calculation Subsurface assumes a typical 9m/min (30ft/min) ascend
|
|
speed.
|
|
|
|
If needed more segments can be added by clicking 'Add waypoint'.
|
|
|
|
To add the dive to the divelist simply click 'OK'. Double-clicking on
|
|
the planned dive wil show the details, including a written diveplan in
|
|
the Notes.
|
|
|
|
The dive we defined earlier will present itself like this:
|
|
|
|
--------------------------
|
|
DISCLAIMER / WARNING: THIS IS A NEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUHLMANN
|
|
ALGORITHM AND A DIVE PLANNER IMPLEMENTION BASED ON THAT WHICH HAS
|
|
RECEIVED ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TESTING. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT TO
|
|
PLAN DIVES SIMPLY BASED ON THE RESULTS GIVEN HERE.
|
|
Subsurface dive plan
|
|
based on GFlow = 30 and GFhigh = 80 <1>
|
|
|
|
Transition to 20 m in 3:00 min - runtime 3:00 on air <2>
|
|
Stay at 20 m for 20:00 min - runtime 23:00 on air <3>
|
|
Transition to 10.0 m in 1:30 min - runtime 24:30 on air
|
|
Stay at 10.0 m for 10:00 min - runtime 34:30 on air
|
|
Transition to 0.0 m in 1:06 min - runtime 35:36 on air <4>
|
|
Gas consumption:
|
|
1849l of air <5>
|
|
--------------------------
|
|
<1> This shows the values used for GFlow and GFhigh
|
|
<2> A 'transition' is a change in depth in a certain amount of time
|
|
<3> A 'stay' is a constant depth for a specified amount of time
|
|
<4> Note that the planner assumes you always want to end the dive at the surface.
|
|
The final segment to 0m with a sane ascent rate is automatically added.
|
|
<5> The planner tries to estimate the needed amount of gas based on the plan and SAC
|
|
|
|
|
|
[[S_Webservice,Web Service and Companion App]]
|
|
Web Service and Companion App
|
|
-----------------------------
|
|
|
|
This part of Subsurface is a bit of 'work in progress'. We are
|
|
developing a companion application for Android that will allow you to
|
|
track dive sites from your GPS-enabled Android device; at the time of
|
|
the Subsurface 3.0 release the app wasn't ready to be submitted to the
|
|
Google Play store, but since it is mostly usable when built form
|
|
source we left the server side integration in Subsurface.
|
|
|
|
Assuming you have used the companion app to name and locate dive sites
|
|
you can use this menu item to connect to our back-end server and
|
|
download this data. Enter your userid (you got this when registering
|
|
with the web service) and click 'Download'. If the data was
|
|
successfully downloaded you can click apply and Subsurface will match
|
|
the time stamps of the downloaded location and site name information
|
|
with the dives in your log and will add the GPS locations and dive
|
|
site names to your dives.
|
|
|
|
|
|
[[S_Menu]]
|
|
The Menu and Sub-Menus
|
|
----------------------
|
|
|
|
Within Subsurface, there are several menu and sub-menu options. All of
|
|
those will be described here with their function.
|
|
|
|
The File Menu
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
The file menu is used for the following menu options:
|
|
|
|
- New:: Close your current divelog (saving if necessary) and start a new empty dive list
|
|
- Open:: Open your saved Subsurface xml file(s)
|
|
- Save:: Save your current divelogs or changes you made to your divelogs
|
|
- Save As:: Save your current divelogs or changes you made to your divelogs under a different name
|
|
- Close:: Close your current divelog, saving as necessary
|
|
- Import XML File(s):: Import your dives from files exported by other divelogs
|
|
- Print:: Print your current divelog profiles and information about the dive
|
|
- Preferences:: Set your preferences as described in <<S_SettingUpPreferences,chapter Setting up Preferences>>
|
|
- Quit:: Quit the program
|
|
|
|
The Log Menu
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
Within the Log menu, you will find the following sub-items:
|
|
|
|
- Download From Dive Computer:: Allows you to download dive information from your dive computer
|
|
- Download From Web Service:: Allows you to download dive information from the webservice (see <<S_Webservice,chapter Web Service and Companion App>>)
|
|
- Edit Device Names:: Allows you to add device nicknames to dive computers
|
|
- Add Dive:: Manually add a dive that you cannot download from an existing computer
|
|
- Renumber:: This option provides you with a pop-up. Within this
|
|
pop-up you can choose what the first number of your dives should be
|
|
for this set of dives.
|
|
- Autogroup:: Toggle the auto group setting (see the discussion in the <<S_SettingUpPreferences,chapter Setting up Preferences>>)
|
|
|
|
- Toggle Zoom:: The dive profile tries to convey some first glance information about
|
|
the depth of a dive - so the vertical scaling of the profile always
|
|
show a minimum of 30m / 90ft. This can be changed to be only 10m / 30ft.
|
|
- Yearly Statistics:: Contrary to the Statistics in the main display, these are purely calendar based
|
|
- Dives Locations:: Show an interactive map with locations of the logged dives with GPS coordinates
|
|
- View:: This is a submenu containing:
|
|
* List:: Show only the list of dives you have made
|
|
* Profile:: Show only the dive profile of the selected dive
|
|
* Info:: Show only the 3 tab information screen
|
|
* Three:: Show the 'default' 3 screen setup
|
|
* Prev DC Switch to the previous dive computer
|
|
* Next DC Switch to the next dive computer
|
|
|
|
The Filter Menu
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
This menu gives you the choice to enable or disable Events for the
|
|
selected divelog(s). At this time, you can enable or disable ascent.
|
|
When you enable ascent for your dives, within the dive profile, a yellow
|
|
marker with exclamation sign (!) will show on the points where you have
|
|
ascended.
|
|
|
|
The Planner Menu
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
This men opens up a dive planning dialog. The dive planning is described
|
|
in <<S_DivePlanning,chapter Planning Dives>>.
|
|
|
|
The Help Menu
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
The Help menu shows only the About, which contains the version and author
|
|
information and License button.
|
|
|
|
|
|
[[AppendixA]]
|
|
Appendix A: Supported Dive Computers
|
|
------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
The use of libdivecomputer provides the support for dive computers.
|
|
Within the 'File - import' dialog box you will see a list of
|
|
dive computer vendors and respective products. This list is covering a
|
|
compatible set. Please check your users manual to check if your
|
|
computer will be supported.
|
|
|
|
Supported dive computers::
|
|
|
|
Atomics Aquatics:::
|
|
* Cobalt
|
|
|
|
Cressi / Zeagle / Mares:::
|
|
* Edy, Nemo Sport
|
|
* N2iTiON3
|
|
|
|
Mares:::
|
|
* Nemo, Nemo Excel, Nemo Apneist, ...
|
|
* Puck, Puck Air, Nemo Air, Nemo Wide, ...
|
|
* Darwin, Darwin Air, M1, M2, Airlab
|
|
* Icon HD, Icon HD Net Ready, Nemo Wide 2
|
|
|
|
Oceanic / Aeris / Sherwood / Hollis / Genesis / Tusa (Pelagic):::
|
|
* VT Pro, Versa Pro, Pro Plus 2, Wisdom, Atmos 2, Atmos AI, Atmos Elite, ...
|
|
* Veo 250, Veo 180Nx, XR2, React Pro, DG02, Insight, ...
|
|
* Atom 2.0, VT3, Datamask, Geo, Geo 2.0, Veo 2.0, Veo 3.0, Pro Plus 2.1, Compumask, Elite T3, Epic, Manta, IQ-900 (Zen), IQ-950 (Zen Air), IQ-750 (Element II), ...
|
|
|
|
Heinrichs Weikamp:::
|
|
* OSTC, OSTC Mk.2, OSTC 2N
|
|
* From
|
|
|
|
Reefnet:::
|
|
* Sensus
|
|
* Sensus Pro
|
|
* Sensus Ultra
|
|
Shearwater:::
|
|
* Predator, Petrel
|
|
|
|
Suunto:::
|
|
* Solution
|
|
* Eon, Solution Alpha and Solution Nitrox/Vario
|
|
* Vyper, Cobra, Vytec, Vytec DS, D3, Spyder, Gekko, Mosquito, Stinger, Zoop
|
|
* Vyper2, Cobra2, Cobra3, Vyper Air and HelO2
|
|
* D9, D6, D4, D9tx, D6i and D4i
|
|
|
|
Uemis:::
|
|
* Zurich
|
|
|
|
Uwatec:::
|
|
* Aladin
|
|
* Memo Mouse
|
|
* Smart, Galileo (infraread)
|
|
|
|
Zeagle:::
|
|
* N2iTiON 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
[[AppendixB]]
|
|
Appendix B: Mac OSX Driver Installation
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Working out which driver to use for a Mac when using a particular dive computer can
|
|
require some experimentation. The libdivecomputer website provides a useful point from
|
|
which to start: http://www.divesoftware.org/libdc/drivers.html. It lists a number of
|
|
sites for manufacturers of the serial to USB chips which provide the necessary conversions.
|
|
|
|
Here you have two alternatives. Either you try each of the major drivers in turn until
|
|
you find the right one, or you follow some further steps to try and identify the right
|
|
driver up front. To determine the required driver up front, first attach the USB download
|
|
cable for your dive computer. Next open a terminal window and run the command:
|
|
|
|
system_profiler SPUSBDataType > usb.txt
|
|
|
|
You should end up with a file (usb.txt in this example) which contains the VID/PID information
|
|
which can then be used with the URL above to narrow the field. Just open the text file and
|
|
compare the information with the table in the drivers section of the web page. This should
|
|
point you to the relevant driver manufacturer. Typically, you then need to navigate to the
|
|
relevant sub page for "drivers" and then the one for "VCP drivers." VCP stands for Virtual
|
|
Com Port. You want VCP rather than D2XX drivers, for example. Make sure to download the correct
|
|
version for your particular version of OS X.
|
|
|
|
Downloaded that driver to your Mac and install it in the usual way. Details on how to
|
|
install on OS X 10.8 differ from earlier versions due to the new security functions.
|
|
Put simply, unless the driver has been digitally signed in an approved way OS X will
|
|
block the installation. You can either make some changes to your system security settings
|
|
or manually override the block. The latter seems more sensible and only involves
|
|
control-clicking the installation package and answering some standard dialogs. The sequence
|
|
goes like this:
|
|
|
|
- download the driver .dmg package to your downloads folder
|
|
- right click the downloads folder an navigate to the new dmg package
|
|
- control-click the package: a dialog will open stating that the package has not been signed
|
|
and is from an unknown developer and asking whether you really want to proceed
|
|
- if happy, you accept the dialog and the package opens and may show you one or more versions
|
|
- select the relevant version, click the package installer and that should be it.
|
|
|
|
You can find a high-level explanation of the new security features from apple here:
|
|
https://www.apple.com/osx/what-is/security.html.
|
|
|
|
Until you have the correct driver installed, subsurface will not be able to connect to your
|
|
dive computer. If you try one VCP driver and it still doesn't work, try the next manufacturer
|
|
until it does. If you run out of drivers and still can't get things working perhaps
|
|
it is time to contact us via the subsurface mail lists.
|