TravelTrakCE

What is TravelTrakCE?

TravelTrakCE is a PDA-based divelog for Uwatec diving computers. I started to develop TravelTrakCE in 2002. Since then, it is continuously enhanced and adopted to new dive computers. To achieve this, I keep in touch with the Uwatec development team.

TravelTrakCE supports all recent Uwatec computers. Legacy Aladin devices (you'll need an Aladin Interface and a serial connection), Smart-Series devices, new Aladin devices and the Galileo-series of dive computers (transmission via infrared) are supported. Devices featuring an infrared interface may be configured through TravelTrakCE.

Functionality

Transfer of dive datea from Uwatec computers.
manual entry of dive logs.
Display of depth profile, gas consumption, MOD, temperature, work load and heart beat (Galileo with heart monitor only) as graphs.
Display of dive data (max. depth, dive time, desaturation, ...).
Storage of buddies, place, weather, equipment, etc. with every dive.
Display of dives with your current number of dives (regardless of dive count in the computer).
Data import and export in SmartTrak.
Handling of time zones during data transmission.
Configuration of Galileo, Smart and new Aladin computers.
Localized user interface in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Hungarian and Chinese available.
Support for PDAs with a resolution of 320×240 (QVGA) and 640×480 (VGA).

Where to get TravelTrakCE?

The most recent Version of TravelTrakCE is Version 1.07 (build 0.0.2.59) dated 2009-06-26.

Setup for Windows via ActiveSync or Mobile Device Center

Versions for PocketPC (Windows CE 3.0 for ARM, MIPS and SH3 CPUs) and Versions for all PDAs with operating systems from PocketPC 2002 to Windows Mobile Professional (for ARM and XScale CPUs) are available. TravelTrakCE may also be downloaded from the Uwatec website.

CAB files for users of other operating systems

For all who want or have to install the CAB files straight on the PDA, here you are. CAB files for PocketPC (Windows CE 3.0 for ARM, MIPS and SH3 CPUs) and for all PDAs with operating systems from PocketPC 2002 to Windows Mobile Professional (for ARM and XScale CPUs)

Operating instructions

I have taken care to build an intuitive user interface for TravelTrakCE. All buttons have tool tipps as an explanation. The symbols are optimized for easy recognition. Nevertheless a few words on dealing with TravelTrakCE.

Log files

TravelTrakCE Log files are recognized by the extension .asd. You may keep continous numbered logs of a single diver (even recorded with different computers) within a log file. Persons sharing a PDA for storing log files should create a dedicated log for every diver. TravelTrakCE has a file browser where log files may be selected and loaded.

Profile data

Depending on the dive computer used, dive data may be displayed as graphs. The left hand side ruler shows depth, the right one temperature. Gas pressure is scaled at 400 bar across the display height. Heart beat data is scaled to range nicely in mid display at an average pulse of 60 to 80 beats per minute.

Pointing the stylus whthin the graph will show a numeric display of current values (dive time, depth, temperature, pressure, heart beat) in the top line above the graph area.

Depth profile (blue) with a resolution of 4 seconds (old Aladin computers: 20 seconds). If "show alarms" is active, parts of the profile showing alarms are displayed in orange.
The temperature (red) shows either a profile or a flat line showing the lowest temperature during the dive (for old Aladin devices).
The gas consumption graph (gray area) shows real gas consumption for gas integrated devices. For all other devices, an estimated consumption based on average breathing is shown. The calculation is based on the values for start and end pressure.
For Galileo devices with heart rate monitoring, a heart rate graph (green) is shown.
Gas integrated devices allow a work load graph (dark yellow line near the bottom of the graph area) to be displayed.
MOD is shown (brown) if it lies within the displayed depth range.

Menu in Logbook View

Discard changes: all changes made since the last save operation are are discarded. Closing a logbook automatically saves all changes.
Save as: allows to save a logbook under another name or location. Use this menu item to save a newly created logbook for the first time (specify folder and file name).
Merge with previous dive: Whenever the dive computer creates a new log entry because of a too long surface interval during a dive (when surfacing in a cave e.g.) you may merge the two dive parts into a single log entry. This function is only available if the surface interval isn't too long. A merged dive may show desaturation information that differs from teh one shown by your dive computer. This doesn't affect the correct desaturation calculation in your dive computer. Your dive computer is always right in this case!
Options: display settings for logbooks.
Smart Settings: configur settings of Aladin, Smart or Galileo dive computers via the IrDA interface. Old Aladin computers (built prior to 2002) can't be configured but settings may be read out and displayed. You need a serial interface and an Aladin interface adaptor to do this.

Toolbuttons in Logbook View

Data transfer from your dive computer to the PDA. Opens the transmission page. TravelTrakCE searches for a dive computer via IrDA in a new logbook. In other logbooks, TravelTrakCE searches for the dive computer that was used during the last successful transmission. You may cancel a transmission at any time. The transmission page has toolbuttons for IrDA (all recent dive computers) and serial transmission (Aladin computers prior to 2002). Please be aware that most PDAs use the same hardware for IrDA, serial transmission and synchronization. Therefore, data transmission may fail while the PDA is synched to a PC.
Copy Log Info: copies all user changable data (site, equipment, buddies, notes, ...) of a log entry to the clipboard.
Insert Log Info: inserts log info data from the clipboard into the selected dive (overwriting existing data).
View Log Info: switches to the log entry view.
New Log Entry: you may create a log entry manually.
Delete: deletes the selected log entry.

Toolbuttons in Log Entry View (profile)

Scrolls the display.
Zoom: profiles are recorded with 4 seconds resolution (old Aladin computers have a 20 seconds resolution). The profile view may be set in steps between 7 minutes and 210 minutes across the screen.
Direct switching between log entries.

Toolbuttons in Log Entry View (other pages)

Copy Log Info kopieren: copy data of the current page to the clipboard.
Insert Log Info: insert clipboard content into the page. This function is only available if the clipboard contains data matching the currently selected page. Inserting overwrites the previous page content.
New: creates a new data item (equipment, buddy).
Cut: cuts out selected text and moves it to the clipboard.
Copy: copies selected text to the clipboard.
Insert: inserts text from the clipboard at teh current selection.
Delete: delets teh current selection (text or entries in the equipment or buddy list).
Direct switching between log entries.

Symbols on the Log-Info page

Altitude symbols are used the same way as on your dive computer. Please refer to the manual of your dive computer for an explanation.
The remaining battery is either displayed as percentage or in symbols (depending on your dive computer model). The meaning (left to right): "empty, replace immediately", "weak, replace as soon as possible", "weak, change soon". All green symbols with a ckeckmark signal different sufficient capacity levels.
Warnings and alarms that may occur during a dive are displayed as symbols. Top row left to right: "fast ascent warning", "ignored level stop", "remaining bottom time alarm", "device reset prior to the dive", "battery low warning during the dive". Lower row left to right: "workload warning", "ignored deco stop alarm", "SOS mode", "desaturation reset", "microbubble alarm".

Thanks

Thanks to all who helped me making TravelTrakCE what it is today. Thanks to all who told me their wishes and ideas to add features I didn't think of. Also thanks to those who helped me translating teh user interface. Thanks to them, TravelTrakCE is available in 10 localized versions. Tanks also to my beta testers and users, who found all those bugs I wouldn't find in years myself. Special thanks to the research and development team at Uwatec. Whitout their help and detailled information, TravelTrakCE wouldn't have been possible in the first place. Thanks for all the technical information and the test devices.