{"id":5850,"date":"2018-11-09T01:49:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T01:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5850"},"modified":"2020-06-13T21:43:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:43:36","slug":"release-2_06_00-changes","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/release-2_06_00-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Release 2_06_00 Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is new in the<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> SNIP<\/span> 2_06_00 release<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; released November 8th<br \/>\n(updating the prior release of 2_05_01 on October 9th 2018)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the next release of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> following the Rev 2_05_01 release of October.\u00a0 This release contains a number of refinements to different areas of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> in response to user requests.\u00a0 Further improvement in how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/pfat-main-dialog\/\">PFAT<\/a> works when vanity names are used, major increases in MSM message decoding and a new Translate ability for adding ADVNULLANTENNA into messages when needed.\u00a0 It is recommended that all deployments upgrade to this edition.<\/p>\n<p>This release supports both 32-bit and 64-bit installations in Windows.\u00a0 It is recommended that all Windows 32\/64 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> installations now update to using this release.\u00a0 The 64-bit Ubuntu release with identical features remains pending at this time.<\/p>\n<h2>Notable changes in the release include<\/h2>\n<p>Changes were made to several key areas of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> including:<\/p>\n<h3>MSM Message decoding added to RTCM Viewer<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RCTMviewerToolTip.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5844 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RCTMviewerToolTip.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RCTMviewerToolTip.png 500w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RCTMviewerToolTip-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RCTMviewerToolTip-50x40.png 50w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RCTMviewerToolTip-320x256.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The RTCM3 Decoder dialog has been improved to support the detailed decoding of MSM messages.<\/li>\n<li>Described more fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/decoding-msm-messages\/\">in this article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Several other RTCM3.x message types\u00a0 are now decoded as well.<\/li>\n<li>Message signal types are denoted using RINEX terms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New Translate PFAT Control for Station Text Data<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PendNULLant_Image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5766 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PendNULLant_Image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PendNULLant_Image.png 530w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PendNULLant_Image-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PendNULLant_Image-50x47.png 50w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PendNULLant_Image-320x301.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Described more fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/translating-base-station-details\/\">in this article<\/a>, another PFAT translate control.<\/li>\n<li>The control allows changing and adding descriptive text about the base station.<\/li>\n<li>The primary initial use is to add ADV NULL ANTENNA text to selected Base Stations.<\/li>\n<li>This is described more fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/setting-advnullantenna\/\">in this article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Changes of Note<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Some further logic improvements in the way vanity names are handled have been added.<\/li>\n<li>Various minor changes to the labels used to display and track connected Base Station from user input.<\/li>\n<li>Each Stream is highlighted wherever PFAT operations are active on it.\u00a0 Along with similar highlighting for any non-parsed streams, this aids the operator to quickly see how the stream has been set up.<\/li>\n<li>Minor changes to web pages to remove odd characters due to cross language issues.<\/li>\n<li>Improved handling of ill formed NMEA sentences when the checksum value was very ill formed.<\/li>\n<li>Counts of SVs shown in RTCM table entries are shown only for matching GNSS types, not all SVs present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Updating<\/h3>\n<p>Like all Rev 2.x releases on the Windows platform, one-click and painless !\u00a0 The built-in installer will inform you when a new release is issued.\u00a0 You can also check on this manually at any time.<\/p>\n<p>When you upgrade (there is no reason not to) the installer will download the new image and install itself, leaving all of your current settings in place.\u00a0 The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> node is taken offline for about 90 seconds before service can then resume.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Please tell us how you use <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> and how we can make it better.\u00a0 Feel free to use the free text areas in the survey below to tell us anything else you think we should know.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/quiz\/postdownload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drive SNIP&#8217;s Feature list by completing this feedback survey<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>New to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span>?\u00a0 Take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/snip-a-high-level-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quick tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/question-what-is-an-ntrip-caster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NTRIP Caster<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can also use <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/question-what-is-an-ntrip-server\/\">NTRIP Server<\/a> with your existing GNSS devices.\u00a0 Many deployments use a single paid copy of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><em>Basic<\/em> <\/strong><\/span>or <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><em>Pro<\/em><\/strong><\/span>) in conjuration with multiple copies of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><em>Lite<\/em> <\/strong><\/span>to set up their entire network.\u00a0 This configuration is very cost effective when the GNSS device vendor charges for providing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/question-what-is-an-ntrip-server\/\">NTRIP Server<\/a> option.<\/p>\n<p>If you are seeking for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/question-what-is-an-ntrip-client\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NTRIP Client<\/a>, try one of the products mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/where-do-i-get-a-free-ntrip-client\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/question-what-ntrip-client-should-i-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can always obtain the most current release of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is new in the SNIP 2_06_00 release\u00a0 &#8211; released November 8th (updating the prior release of 2_05_01 on October 9th 2018) This is the next release of SNIP following the Rev 2_05_01 release of October.\u00a0 This release contains a number of refinements to different areas of SNIP in response 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