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Version |
Date |
Changes |
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Beta |
20-Dec-2005 |
Initial draft. |
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6.3.00 |
15-Jan-2006 |
CMH files, index, installation. |
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6.4.00 |
15-Jul-2006 |
New protocols: - PSK-AM - MIL-188-110-16Tone - CIS-12 - PACTOR-III - CLOVER-2 - CLOVER-2000 - CODAN-9001 Improvements and modifications: HF PSK CODE CHECK. HF MFSK CODE CHECK. HF CLASSIFIER CODE CHECK. Tuning FFT. Installation for PACTOR-III/CODAN/CLOVER Modes. |
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6.4.00 |
25-Aug-2006 |
W51PC added. |
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6.4.01 |
4-Oct-2006 |
W61LAN added. |
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6.4.02 |
4-Oct-2006 |
ServerControl. |
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6.5.00 |
27-Apr-2007 |
New protocols: - PACTOR-FEC - CV-786 - MD-674 - MIL-M-55529a - MOBITEX-1200 - VISEL - STANAG-5066 Improvements and modifications: Inputs added (streaming and user inputs). Passband tuning added. |
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6.6.00 |
23-Jan-2008 |
New protocols: - CHU - DZVEI - MIL-188-110-39Tone - MOBITEX-1200 - MODAT - NWR-SAME - PCCIR - PDZVEI - PZVEI - SAT-AERO (Aero-I) - ZVEI-3 - Stanag-5065-FSK Improvements and modifications: W51PC removed. ATIS changed. New chapter: WAVECOM TCP/IP Data File Format. WiNRADiO Setup. Time cursors in sonagram. New manual layout. |
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6.6.5.0 |
2-Jul-2008 |
New protocols: - OLIVIA - BIIS-1200 Improvements and modifications: Chapter: Professional version removed, as in the feature only one version is available. Phase plane “Sync/Async” replaced with “IQ demodulator”. "BITS" replaced by "BINARY" in ALF-RDS, CODAN 9001, INMARSAT-A, MIL188-110A, -B, -16Tone, -39Tone, MIL 188-141B, STANAG 4285, -4415, -4529. "RAW" replaced by "HEX" in CIS36-50, CIS50-50,GW-FSK, GW-PSK, VISEL. STANAG4529 default center frequency changed to 1700 Hz. W-CODE added. CodeMeter added. |
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6.6.60 |
22-Jan-2009 |
New protocols: - SAT-B-C-TFC - Robust Packet Radio - ORBCOMM Improvements and modifications: User Manual split into a W-CODE and W-61 Manual. FAX and Modem added. SAT-AERO improved. User defined alphabets added. Sample Rate Fine tuning added. |
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6.6.70 |
14-May-2009 |
New protocols: - FAX-G3-V.17 - FAX-G3-V.27ter - FAX-G3-V.29 - FAX-G3-V34hdx - V.21, BELL103 - V.22 / V.22bis, BELL212A - V.23 - V.26 / V.26bis - V.32 / V.32bis - V.34 - V.90 - V.92 - ALE-400 added - Alternative Modes for CODAN-9001 (W-CODAN-9001), CLOVER-2 (W-CLOVER-2) and CLOVER-2000 (W-CLOVER-2000).
Improvements and modifications: “Modems” modes added (incl. new “Modem Settings...” and “Modem Input File…” options): OSI-Level removed. MIL-STD mode tuning changed. OLIVIA changed. PACTOR-II: AFC ± 50 Hz, additional frame type detection, HEX (Binary output). Sonagram added to FFT tuning window. FFT and Sonagram tuning parameter moved from options to the new context menu. “Pause Graphic” option for the sonagram tuning view. Passband display shows additional tuning information (shift mark, space frequency) in a tooltip box, if the mouse is move over the cursors. New “SAT Translation” frequency tuning bar added for “SAT-C-TDM” and “SAT-C-TDM-EGC” Number of “Custom Alphabets” and “Custom Inputs” limited to 16. “Message Type” dialog box. New parameter for Parity (MARK and SPACE). “Message Type” dialog box. Display format “ ITA5” and “ASCII” merged to “ITA5 (ASCII)”. WAVECOM Data File Format, additional information added. Added: List of checked modes with FSK Code Check. Name of ROBUST-PACKET-RADIO changed to ROBUST-PACKET. Changed license manager. |
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6.8.00 |
15-Nov-2009 |
New protocols: - VDL-M2 NMT-450 Center in the documentation changed to 1500 Hz. BIIS-1200 renamed to BIIS. CODAN-9001: LSR initialization changed from binary to hex. CLOVER-2 and CLOVER-2000, “CRC Recognition” added. Binary Output of PACTOR-I and PACTOR-II enhanced. MIL-39T enhanced. CIS-36-50, CIS-50-50 enhanced. AIS enhanced. CW improved. New installation software. XML: customer inputs configuration improved. |
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6.8.1 |
17-Mar-2010 |
- DMR: New digital, TDMA based mobile radio mode. - W-CODE: Media Player/Recorder: This tool records signals directly to WAV-files from the host sound card inputs. During playback of WAV files the signal is sent unprocessed to the W-CODE and a monitoring signal is played through the sound card. - PSK-63, -125: Now independent amateur radio modes implementing the FLARQ emergency messaging protocol. - PSK-250: New amateur radio modes implementing the FLARQ protocol. - VDL-M2: New digital, aeronautical data link mode. - W-PACTOR-III: Initial release of WAVECOM’s implementation of PACTOR-III. - IP-PXGF TCP/IP streaming data format added. Improvements and modifications: - Installation: The procedure has been greatly improved and simplified, an option to delete all settings before re- or new installation added. - CHU: Polarity now manually selected. - CW: New, much improved demodulator will decode speeds up to 90 wpm. - AIS: New “Inland AIS” interpretations of standard AIS message fields added. Standard AIS, Inland AIS, St. Lawrence Seaway and PAWSS AIS binary message decoding added. - Baudot: Reworked decoder with improved polarity detection and enhanced performance. - PACTOR-I, PACTOR-II: ASCII 0x1E (idle) removed from hex output. - W-CODAN-9001: Output of demodulated multichannel symbols, de-randomization of secure and unsecure modes, user selectable key for de-randomization of secure modes, output of recognized key in secure mode, output of status information, output of recognized frame type, decoding of chat messages into readable output, decoding of text files into readable output, decoding of data into hex output. - W-CLOVER-2, -2000: “CRC recognition” changed to “Display Mode” for selection of error-free frames or all frames. Option for user defined table of CRC added. - MIL-141A, CODAN-9001: Improved performance for Golay (24, 12) decoder. - MIL-39T: Display formats “ASCII” and “ITA-5” merged. - CIS-36-50, CIS-50-50: More fault-tolerant start and stop criteria, automatic default to Letter Shift after idle or a longer sequence of invalid data, synchronization to valid 3:4 characters without need for preamble. - DTMF: Character set changed (“*” and “#” replaces “E” and “F”). - COQUELET-8, -13, -80: Bar graph range corrected. - STANAG, MIL modes: ITA-2 “U” character now printed. - FMS-BOS settings added to documentation. |
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7.0.00 |
24-Nov-2010 |
New protocols: - dPMR - X.25 - TETRA Improvements and modifications - GUI, toolbars, menus etc. changed. - Wideband classifier (bandwidth 96 kHz). - Adjustable “Classifier Code Check” with XML table lookup. - Classifier Code Check Table Editor. - CODAN-9001 extended with “Compressed Data” and “Secure Interactive Packets” decoding. CODAN-9001 documentation extended. - “SAT Translation Frequency Tuning Bar” changed to “SAT Frequency Tuning Bar” and new functions added. - PSK-mode tuning window cursors are now merged into one, single cursor. - Application notes removed from the user manual into separate documents (available from www.wavecom.ch). - BR-6028 is now a mode and no longer a demodulator. - CRC tables are changed from “\Config\CRCTABLE.TXT” to “\Config\CRCTable.xml”. - Source code chapter removed (as the source is no longer available). - INMARSAT-A and METEOSAT removed. - Notation of “Translation frequency” changed to “Offset frequency”. - Notation of “INDIR” changed to “SUB”. - VDL-M2, “Display-Mode” added. - AMSAT-P3D: The file “amsatp3d.raw” is no longer available. - Translation frequency replaced with offset frequency. - CW AFC: ON/OFF. - Automatic detection of the “Display Mode” for MIL-STD and STANAG signals. |
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7.1.00 |
13-Apri-2011 |
- New WAVECOM install tool. - License Key no longer required for W61PC Professional version (but still requiered for the SAT and Classifier options). - W-CODE no longer supports MEDAV PACTOR-3, CLOVER-2000, CLOVER-2 and CODAN-9001. - APCO25 added. |
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7.2.00 |
27-Jul-2011 |
- GW-OFDM protocol added. - LINK-11 protocol added. - SAT protocols, CLOVER2/2000, CODAN9001, PACTOR-III require no longer an additional optional license. All functions are now contained in the W-CODE or W61PC license. - Better support of russian Windows (custom inputs). - Wideband-Classifier works with VHF/UHF SUB Signals. - Wideband-Classifier works with VHF/UHF DIR Signals. - PxGF float support. - FSK Code Check SUB uses always the FM demodulator. - Classifier Code Check (CCC) VHF/UHF Direct added. - Classifier Code Check (CCC) VHF/UHF Sub added. - W-CODE: “Modem and Fax input file settings” removed. Direct support for two analog input channels (stereo) added. - W-Sat-email-Decoder requres a dedicated license. |
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7.3.00 |
12-Sept-2011 |
- VHF/UHF Classifier Codecheck DIR and SUB merged into one. |
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7.4.00 |
11-Nov-2011 |
- Incorporate W-PCI and W-PCIe hardware into W-CODE. |
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8.0.00 |
06-Dec-2011 |
- Enable voice classification in VHF/UHF Classifier Codecheck. - Official launch of W-PCI and W-PCIe. |
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8.1.00 |
23-Apr-2012 |
- New mode: NXDN (demodulated symbol). - Add a switch “output-demod-symbol” with “on” and “off” to output the bitstream directly after the demodulator. This parameter also added into XML interface. - STANAG-4285 has a demodulated symbol output for further analyze in W-BitView Tool. - STANAG-4285 center frequency search extended to +/- 160 Hz and various improvements. - Rename “IAS Bitstream Output” to “Demodulated Bitstream Output”. - Rename “translation” to “offset” in XML interface. - Add “display-mode” to Pactor in XML interface. - Various improvements and bug-fixes. |
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8.2.00 |
01-Jan-2013 |
- New modes: CHINESE 4+4. - New option W-CLOUD: Signal monitoring and decoding based on genuine, encrypted IQ signal over large geographical distance. - Classifier narrowband (CL-NB) extended to BW 48 kHz for VHF/UHF and SAT bands. |
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8.3.00 |
01-Jun-2013 |
- W-CLOUD supports streaming IQ signal over VSC (Virtual Sound Card) of WiNRADiO. - GW-OFDM mode totally revised and improved. - NXDN live voice output. - New FFT and Sonagram display settings with “Base level”, “Range” and “FFT length”. - XML interface extension regarding W-CLOUD devices. - Correction in ORBCOMM decoding position and speed data. |
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8.4.00 |
15-Nov-2013 |
- Wavecom Virtual Audio Cable (W-VAC) introduced into Media Player / Recorder, to record signal from a Wavecom hardware input device (W-PCI, W-PCIe and W-CLOUD). - Dedicated phase plane for MIL/STANAG modes to show the PSK signal before and after the equalizer. - MIL-188-110A can now be synchronized on the probe: on-going synchronization. - DMR has a bit-transparent output (Options -> Message Type). - XML RCI extension: add commands to retrieve CCC mode table. - XML RCI extension: classifer result message is delivered in a better structure. Details refer to XML RCI Manual. |
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8.5.0 |
15-March-2014 |
- New mode MIL-188-110A-MOD. - New modes THROB and THROBX. - Significant enhancement of DMR: both slots are decoded. Full monitoring especially of communication with a base station. - Bit transparent output for dPMR (Options -> Message Type). - XMLTestGUI.exe is released in XML RCI SDK for user to run W-CODE without Wavecom GUI. - General improvements and bug fixes. |
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8.5.1 |
03-June-2014 |
- New identity for Wavecom hardware decoders. W74PC, W-PCI and W-PCIe appear with their own logo. W74PC, W-PCI and W-PCIe run with an in-card license. The USB dongle license is no longer necessary. |
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8.6.0 |
03-Nov-2014 |
- TETRA SNDCP output. - New mode CLOVER-2500. - INMARSAT-MINI-M now supports HSD (M4): SAT-B-C-HSD and SAT-mM-C-HSD. - Enhancement of PACTOR-I: all connect frames and free signals are decoded. - Enhancement of PACTOR-II and PACTOR-III: able to decode encrypted connections. |
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8.7.0 |
16-May-2015 |
- SAT-Aero modes: SAT-AERO-P, SAT-AERO-C, SAT-AERO-R and SAT-AERO-T. - DMR revisited: two new SYNC types according to ETSI TS 102 361-1 V2.1.1 (2012-4). Protocol Tier I, II and III update according to ETSI TS. - Improve the “Device Selector” GUI for HW decoder. Add “License Edit” button. - Add “live-sound-mute” parameter (for DMR, dPMR modes etc.) into XML RCI interface. - Custom input supports VITA-49 protocol. - General improvements and bug fixes. |
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8.8.0 |
10-Feb-2016 |
- Revision MIL-188-141B. - General revision of most MIL / STANAG modes. - Soft decision in MFSK-8 and MFSK-16 modes. Display “Confidence”. - Phase Plane extension: display trace between two neighbour symbols. - Voice session saved in NXDN mode. - Enhanced ACARS protocol interpreter. - New XML message indicating the release version number, e.g., 8.8.0. - New XML message “License error: Selected mode is not licensed for the selected device” when calling VHF/UHF CCC without proper license. This is only available in W-CODE. - Wibu SD card as new license carrier. USB dongle (CmStick/C) still available. |
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9.0.0 |
03-Oct-2016 |
- New mode PACTOR-4. - New mode TETRAPOL. - 70 MHz IF input of Wavecom hardware decoders W-PCI, W-PCIe and W74PC also available for HF/VHF/UHF mode groups. - Input bits to vocoder saved in a separate file for TETRA, DMR, dPMR, APCO-25 and NXDN decoders. - Implement power efficiency for Wavecom hardware decoders. |
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9.1.0 |
04-Aug-2017 |
- Release compatible to Windows 10. - New mode CODAN-3212. - Significant extension of TETRAPOL protocol interpreter. - Significant improvement in TETRAPOL demodulation, using soft-decision. The demodulated symbols are visualized in the phase plane. - TETRAPOL signal can be detected by the Classifier Codecheck (CCC). - Additional tuning cursor (with 8 cursors) in FFT and sonagram for multi-tone signal analysis. |
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9.2.0 |
08-Jan-2018 |
- Simultaneous dual channel decoding on the hardware decoder W-PCI and W-PCIe. - New mode CODAN-CHIRP. - CODAN-9001 extended with CODAN-3212 compatibility mode. - CODAN-CHIRP can be classified and recognized by the Classifier-Codecheck. |
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9.3.0 |
20-March-2018 |
- TETRAPOL voice decoding with live voice output to the speaker for real-time monitoring purpose. Each voice session is additionally saved in a wav file. - TETRAPOL voice frame bits saved in a txt file, for further analysis when the voice is encrypted. - TETRAPOL overall decoding significantly improved, using optimal soft decoding. - Phase plane available for CODAN-9001. - Extension in DMR: Idle data is displayed. - Message Type “Data Frames Only”, “Voice Frames Only” and “Data & Voice Frames” for TETRAPOL. |
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10.0.0 |
06-March-2019 |
- Substantial improvement of TETRAPOL, using optimal soft ML decoding for data and voice frames. Improve the voice quality. - Significant improvement of the equalizer in Codan-9001 (Codan compatibility mode). - Significant improvement of QAM decoding in MIL-188-110B and Codan-3212. - Integrate the Spectrum Analysis tool into FFT and FFT/Sonagram display. This option finds signals in the display bandwidth with the key parameters and delivers the results on XML interface. The result can be saved in an XML file as well. - CHN4+4 has the default center 1800 Hz. |
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10.1.0 |
11-Feb-2020 |
- New mode FT8. - Display time stamp resolution extended to 1 ms. - Improve anti-disperse filter in MIL-188-110A and STANAG-4285 decoders. - Add “MUAN – SOUTH KOREA” station into HF-ACARS table. - Improvement in TETRAPOL and DMR. - Improve Spectrum Analysis (W-SA) module. |
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10.2.0 |
04-March-2021 |
- Dual instance decoding is running for W74PC card. - DMR with “Symbol Plane Display”. - TETRAPOL: each frame is displayed with a time-stamp at the time of decoding. With this method we can verify that 50 frames are decoded each second. |
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11.0.0 |
12-May-2022 |
- Decryption capability in NXDN (Scrambling, DES and AES). - Decryption capability in DMR based on Motorola MOTOTRBO series (Basic, Enhanced ARC-4 and Advanced AES-256). - Phase plane display implemented in APCO-25. - Symbol plane display implemented in dPMR and NXDN. - Real timestamp display in DMR and TETRAPOL can be switched on / off. - Revision Wavecom Classifier. - Improve DMR decoding and extend its protocol implementation. |
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11.1.0 |
23-Feb-2023 |
- Complete DMR decryption capability with Basic, ARC-4 and AES-256. - Extend DMR data protocol decoding. - Revise TETRA demodulator, using soft decision demodulation. - Add “Phase Plane” display in TETRA decoder. - Extend Classifier Codecheck (CCC) Table Editor. - Extend wideband classifier (W-CL-WB): classify DMR, dPMR and NXDN signals as 4-Level FSK. These signals can also be detected in Classifier Codecheck (CCC). - General review on TETRAPOL. Improve voice decoding. - TETRA and TETRAPOL signals can be detected by the wideband classifier (W-CL-WB) and Classifier Codecheck (CCC). |
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12.0.0 |
30-Jan-2024 |
- General review on the wideband classifier (W-CL-WB). - Improve AM, FM, USB and LSB voice classification. Output the demodulated voice live to the speaker when the signal is detected. |
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13.0.0 |
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- Intentionally skipped. |
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14.0.0 |
18-March-2025 |
- New mode LINK-11-SLEW (Serial Tone Link Eleven Waveform). - Review HFDL (HF-ACARS): Add Confidence, Center and Phase Plane Display. “Data Rate” and “Slot Length” move to one GUI display. Display frame with CRC error – dump all bytes. - Display details (airline name, airport name and country code, name etc.) on Airline Code, Airport and Aircraft Registration in the modes HFDL (HF-ACARS), VDL-M2 and ACARS. - Add Confidence, Carrier Frequency in VDL-M2 mode. - Display “Data Rate” in ROBUST-PACKET as in MIL-188-110A. |
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14.1.0 |
12-March-2026 |
- Reimplement CIS-12 decoder. Make symbol sync, so that the mode goes to TRAFFIC only when it finds the signal. - APCO-25 is classified as DMR. In classifier it is displayed “… DMR, APCO-25”. - Display baudrate in DMR. - In TETRA TMO mode the “slot chosen” can be set via XML, not only over GUI. |