PolarCOM Changelog

What's new in PolarCOM 1.9.6

Nov 26, 2012
  • Fixes for Actisense NMEA 2000 processing

New in PolarCOM 1.9 (Nov 26, 2012)

  • Support for SeaSmart and Actisense NMEA 2000 gateways
  • Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

New in PolarCOM 1.8 (Oct 31, 2011)

  • Analog anchor instrument displaying distance and bearing to anchor from ship position
  • Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

New in PolarCOM 1.7 (Jun 25, 2011)

  • Support for AIS “Pilot Plug” own position (AIVDM)
  • Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

New in PolarCOM 1.6 (Apr 11, 2011)

  • Bug fixes and updates

New in PolarCOM 1.3 (Mar 16, 2010)

  • AIS support with CPA/TCPA (Proximity) alarm
  • New “red” night color scheme

New in PolarCOM 1.2 (Jan 20, 2010)

  • Added default dial panel for initial installation
  • New ports with “autostart” option start immediately once added
  • Analog BTN dial
  • Light up currently selected alarm icons in alarm panel
  • Improvements to NMEA parsing and calculation of wind, depth, XTE
  • Better handling of serial port data

New in PolarCOM 1.1 (Dec 17, 2009)

  • Release to sync up version number with PolarView.

New in PolarCOM 1.0 (Oct 24, 2009)

  • Analog instruments (wind/course/heading)
  • Depth/Wind/Speed throug water etc.
  • Navigation items – VMG, BTN, distance/time to next/destination, XTE
  • Alarms – arrival/XTE/depth/anchor drag

New in PolarCOM 0.1.661 Alpha (Jul 27, 2009)

  • Initial Alpha release.
  • Support for multiple NMEA sources and bridging (serial, TCP/UDP server, file)
  • Digital instruments for speed/course/position/depth/satellite status.
  • Day/night color schemes.