| Version |
Date |
What |
| 3.1.19 |
29. July 2017 |
- Firmware update is now possible, even no calibration is available.
- Size of language selection window corrected. Window is now also resizable.
|
| 3.1.18 |
3. July 2017 |
- Z is also recalculated with port extension
|
| 3.1.17 |
4. June 2017 |
- Russian translation now also available. Thanks to Yuriy Osadchiy for is work on the translation!
|
| 3.1.16 |
12. March 2017 |
- Mode in marker math dialog is correctly selected for scan mode
- Marker math dialog optimized
|
| 3.1.15 |
6. March 2017 |
- Generator is turned off after scan
- MetroVNA - Lowest frequency reduced to 100kHz - Calibration must be redone
- This and future version works only for the miniVNApro with firmware >= 2.6
|
| 3.1.14 |
5. January 2017 |
- Added driver for F4GOH VNArduino
- Updated driver for miniVNApro+extender
|
| 3.1.13 XMAS Edition |
24. December 2016 |
- Fixed problem with some scan ranges and windows sizes. Thanks to Angel.
- Bug fixed in driver for minIVNApro with extender - thanks to Ian ZL2IH and Karl-Heinz DL9GAB.
|
| 3.1.12 |
20. November 2016 |
- Option added to driver selection dialog to display all available serial ports on system
- List of cable types in cable length dialog is loaded from cables.csv in vna/J config directory
- Frequency ranges for bandmap in main diagram is loaded from bandmap.csv in vna/J config directory
|
| 3.1.11 |
5. November 2016 |
- Driver fixed for miniVNA/metroVNA
- Bug in vna/J update feature fixed
- Error message fixed on invalid export directory
|
| 3.1.10 |
27. October 2016 |
- Driver fixed for miniVNApro + Extender
- Filter code for miniVNAtiny removed
- Creation of calibration block changed.
- Number of calibration steps limited between 3.000 and 30.000
- Thanks to some of my Chinese friends for decompiling the code. Keep away of obscure download sources.
|
| 3.1.9pre |
14. March 2016 |
- Upgraded to purejavacomm-1.0.0.jar
- Bugs fixed regarding timeout issues on some machines
|
| 3.1.8 |
20. November 2015 |
- Please delete the file vna.settings.xml in the configuration directory prior to use this version and re-execute the phase calibration for the miniVNA Tiny.
- Driver for metroVNA extended
- Fixed display bug for metroVNA in calibration load/save dialogs
- Upgraded to jna-4.2.1.jar
- Upgraded to purejavacomm-0.0.28.jar
- miniVNA driver optimized for new serial library
- miniVNA pro driver optimized for new serial library
- miniVNA Tiny driver renamed to match physical device
- miniVNA Tiny driver various bug fixes
- miniVNA Tiny driver optimized for new serial library.
- Cable length measurement should now work for miniVNA again
- Cable loss dialog extended
- Number of over samples is now stored inside calibration block
- Bugs fixed for metroVNA driver
|
| 3.1.7 |
30. May 2015 |
- Bug fixed in preset loading
- Group delay scale bugs fixed
- Graphic export now also works for group delay data
- Port extension now also works with negative lengths
- WISH::GD in S11 mode
- WISH::Settings are automatically reloaded on application restart
|
| 3.1.6 |
18. April 2015 |
- Erik, SM3HEW has again updated the Swedish translation
- Tony, F4GTG has finished the French translation
- Toshiyuki, JP1PZE has translated vna/J into Japanese
- Fixed marker data in diagram export
|
| 3.1.5 |
23. March 2015 |
- Erik, SM3HEW has updated the Swedish translation - thanks again for his dedication to the community
- Tony, F4GTG has done the first translation to French - thanks for your work!
- Bug fixed in calibration for miniVNA and miniVNApro
- Bug in frequency calibration for miniVNAtiny corrected
|
| 3.1.4 |
2. March 2015 |
- In calibration mode 1 now also overscan is supported
|
| 3.1.3 |
13. February 2015 |
- SWR Scale can now also be customized like other scales
- SWR scale now always shows scale in JPG/PDF export
- Fixed scaling issues on scales
- Fixed issue with calibration block resizing
- Added missing languages to selection dialog. If someone is interested in translating additional languages - please contact me
|
| 3.1.2 |
20. January 2015 |
- Fixed issue with mode 1 calibration data
- Added port extension also multi-tune function
- Calibration data bug fixed in multi-tune window
- Port extension length ({15}) and port extension vf ({16}) available for diagram export
- Fixed problem, that reference trace was hidden by band map
|
| 3.1.1 |
18. January 2015 |
- Port extension only enabled in reflection mode
- Smith chart only enabled in reflection mode
- New tool for cable loss measurement added in Tools menu
- Version 3.1.x uses now an own home directory $home/vnaJ.3.1
- Version 3.1.x now uses a version.3.1.xml to check for updates
|
| 3.1.0 |
2. January 2015 |
- Port extension added for reflection measurement.
Use the new "Port Ext." button in the scale select panel.
BUT - be careful - currently calculation is done only with lossless cables! More to come later.
- Japanese coaxial cable types added
- Toshi, JP1PZE, has updated the Japanese translation of the user guide - please check the manuals download page
|
| 3.0.8 |
24. November 2014 |
- Export calibration data - name used from loaded calibration data
- Data analysis dialog - extension to image file added, if not given in file chooser dialog
- Data analysis dialog - diagram legend added to show scale association
- New scale for phase angle added
- New scale for group delay added
- Loss and phase fields in marker now only displayed once depending on mode
- Now SWR 3:1 and 2:1 circles in Smith-chart
- Czech translation added - Many thanks to Martin OK1RR!!!
- Corrected value display for all scales - this was a bug since V1.0 - strange, that nobody has discovered this ...
- Bug fixed in reference loading for main diagram
- Bug fixed in SnP Importer regarding the handling of whitespaces
|
| 3.0.7 |
3. August 2014 |
- S-Parameter collector - bug fixed in export of S12 and S21 parameter - thanks to Gary Noe
|
| 3.0.6 |
2. August 2014 |
- Markers can be displayed as triangle or as vertical line - see configuration dialog
- IARU-Region 1 band plan can be displayed - see configuration dialog
|
| 3.0.5 |
1. August 2014 |
- Downgraded to serial library 0.0.17 due to problems with latest library on some systems
- Corrected mixed class version - now should be fully compatible with JAVA 1.6 - Thanks to Norbert, DK6RX
|
| 3.0.4 |
20. July 2014 |
- Upgrade to latest serial library 0.0.21 - Thanks to Peter, G0DZB (https://github.com/nyholku/purejavacomm/commit/b39d9d651b791fc51b2a3630307c13d672d9fa8a)
- Corrected dynamic range on miniVNA tiny
|
| 3.0.3 |
9. July 2014 |
- miniVNA Tiny - Usability of the driver info dialog enhanced
- miniVNA Tiny - Frequency-calibration corrected - thanks to Michael, DL7UKM
|
| 3.0.2 |
4. July 2014 |
- Added filtering to the miniVNA tiny driver for better results.
Default mode is 1.
Do not mix calibration files with different filter modes.
*** Please recreate the calibration files for the tinyVNA ***
- Import and export of calibration files added
- SWR 3:1 circle added to Smith-chart
- FFT and BEACON functions moved to the Tools menu
- Exit button removed from the toolbar
- Moved to JGoodies-looks 2.6.0
- Moved to JGoodies-commons 1.8.0
- On Mac OS X systems, only communication ports starting with cu are displayed
- On Mac OS X systems the firmware loader for the tinyVNA is not available
- Corrected frequency display in generator dialog for miniVNA and tinyVNA
- Independence version ;-) (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence)
|
| 3.0.1 |
29. June 2014 |
|
| 3.0.0 |
27. June 2014 |
- Support for miniVNA tiny added
|
| 2.9.3 |
18. May 2014 |
- German typos corrected
- Update URL fixed
|
| 2.9.2 |
05. May 2014 |
- Message on successful export corrected
- Export bug fixed in transmission CSV export - Thanks to Bertrand, ON7KER for finding a bug, existing since version 2.0!
- Headless::now works also in transmission mode
|
| 2.9.1 |
26. April 2014 |
- headless java application added
|
| 2.9.0x |
14. April 2014 |
- *** please recreate calibration files ***
- Support for metroVNA added (see
http://metrovna.webnode.it)
- Bug fixed with in scheduler
- Moved to jna-4.0.0.jar
- Chars and dot-dash-ration fixed in beacon mode
|
| 2.8.6f |
26. December 2013 |
- Bug fixed with battery indicator
- Added special chars '#', '+', '.', ',', '-', '?', '!',
'=', ':' for CW beacon
- Corrected frequency range for extender. Please re-create
the calibration files.
- Corrected the labels in calibration dialog for the
miniVNApro with extender
- Bug fixed in multi-tune window for miniVNApro with
extender
|
| 2.8.6e |
3. December 2013 |
- Some minor bug fixes for old analyzers
|
| 2.8.6d |
30. November 2013 |
- Some minor glitches corrected in Smith-chart
- Font-size for headline in PDF-export can be changed
- Marker position can now be saved to presets
- Battery indicator in scale select panel
|
| 2.8.6c |
17. May 2013 |
- Calibration dialog reduced for netbook displays
- Default ranges of scales can be changed by user
- Export title is now available as replacement parameter
for the export filename
- The font-size of the marker data printed inside the
export diagram can now be selected
- New serial library used
https://github.com/nyholku/purejavacomm/commit/ac58f521fdc61d7cd302bade13baab7dcc66b0ce
|
| 2.8.6b |
12. April 2013 |
- Scan ranges changed for extender. Can now be changed by
user in external file in preferences directory. Check user manual
for details.
- Some shortcuts for menu functions added.
|
| 2.8.6a |
17. March 2013 |
- The data analysis dialog can handle now S-parameter files
with blank as well as tab separators
- Bug fixed in data analysis dialog regarding display of
smith charts
- Bug fixed in calibration dialog regarding button enabling
|
| 2.8.5f |
18. February 2013 |
|
| 2.8.5e |
12. January 2013 |
- Now possible to print marker data also in diagrams
- Bug fixed in calibration data dialog, Thanks Erik, SM3HEW
|
| 2.8.5d |
01. January 2013 |
- Calibration procedure refined for some analyzer types.
Please consult the user guide for details.
|
| 2.8.5c |
02. December 2012 |
- Removed limitation for older miniVNApro related to scan
width to be multiples of 100
|
| 2.8.5b |
04. November 2012 |
- Updated serial library to nyholku-purejavacomm-df25644
- Updated Swedish translation - Erik, SM3HEW, thanks
again!!!
|
| 2.8.5a |
10. October 2012 |
- Legend extended in exported diagrams
- Fixed experimental menu naming
- Layout changes in marker math dialog
- Icon for driver info dialog changed
|
| 2.8.5 |
29. September 2012 |
- Spanish translation added - Thanks to Domingo, EA1DAX
|
| 2.8.4d |
25. August 2012 |
- Test driver extended
- Letter o fixed in beacon mode
- Diagram size on JPEG clipboard export using values from
setup dialog
- SWR scale fixed in data analysis dialog
|
| 2.8.4a |
16. June 2012 |
- Chart markers changed from lines to triangles in exported
diagrams
- Chart marker size in exported diagrams can be configured
- Diagram resolution in exported PDF enhanced
|
| 2.8.4 |
08. June 2012 |
- Experimental beacon mode added
|
| 2.8.3f |
20. May 2012 |
- Analysis dialog can be called, even no driver loaded.
- Some minor fixes
|
| 2.8.3e |
01. May 2012 |
- Wrong title in calibration dialog fixed.
- New Swedish translation added - thanks to Erik SM3HEW
|
| 2.8.3d |
22. April 2012 |
- Frequency calibration dialog was unusable for miniVNA -
fixed.
|
| 2.8.3c |
18. March 2012 |
- Davide discovered a strange bug when changing the stop
frequency directly after start.
|
| 2.8.3b |
17. March 2012 |
- Fixed incorrect range for extender device. Please delete
settings.xml in configuration directory and recreate the
calibration files.
- Frequency range corrected for miniVNApro Extender
- Bug fixed in multi-scan dialog
- Bug fixed in delta-marker
|
| 2.8.3 |
06. March 2012 |
- Since miniVNApro firmware version 2.5 auto-reset is
supported for firmware-upgrade
- Speedup slider disabled while scan running
- Frequency preset table added decimal separators
- Scale inversion for s-parameter data in data analysis
dialog fixed
|
| 2.8.2 |
26. February 2012 |
- !!! Documents will be updated step-by-step !!!
- Final driver for extender implemented.
- Firmware-update tool now integrated within vna/J.
- Frequency calibration dialog now works with every
possible frequency of the analyser
- Start and stop frequency fields now support keyword min
and max.
- Due to the miniVNApro with the GHz extender all frequency
variables changed to LONG
- Generator for miniVNApro has now one digit more for
frequency fields
- miniVNApro - minimum calibration step now 200
- S2P-Export bug corrected for MAX6-500 driver
- Delta-marker now also printed on PDF-document
- Start and Stop-frequency fields now support ENTER-key
- Scan-button now supports ENTER-key
- Use F2-key to set focus on start frequency field
- Use F3-key to set focus on stop frequency field
- Use F4-key to set focus on mode selection box
- Changed frequency calibration reference from 100MHz to
10MHz.
- RL scale shows now correct negative values
- TL scale shows now correct negative values
- Swedish translation updated for application (Thanks to
Erik, SM3HEW)
- Swedish translation updated for miniVNApro driver (Thanks
to Erik, SM3HEW)
- More coaxial cables added to cable length measurement
dialog (Thanks to Erik, SM3HEW)
- Bug fixed in zoom function for frequencies above 2GHz
- Bug fixed in cable length dialog when using miniVNApro
with extender
- Auto-Zoom button moved to configuration dialog
- Automatic scan after selection of frequency range from
table possible. Checkbox added to configuration dialog
- Decimal places can now be entered in custom scale range
dialog
- SWR added to XLS-Export
- New calibration file format has a comment field
- Fixed bug in auto scaling
- Raw export format changed to XML
- Raw export button moved from scale panel to toolbar
- Added JGoodies look and feel
- Strict separation between reurn loss/phase and
transmission loss/phase
- Reference resistance is displayed on smith char
- Reference resistance entered in driver info dialog is now
used for calculations
- Multi-scan RL scale corrected
- Textwidth of marker fields fixed on Windows
- Optional speedup for measurement added
- Fixed display of German characters in help dialog on Mac
- Fixed degree symbol Smith-Chart
- Magnitude of reflection coefficient now displayed on
Smith chart
- Switched to commit 8534b5d730 for PureJAVAComm
- miniVNAPRO - Attenuation correction values for I/Q
outputs available
- Fixed XML import and export bugs
|
| 2.7.6 |
6. June 2011 |
- PureJavaComm commit nyholku-purejavacomm-2c7bb03
- Bug fixed, that only every second scan works - sorry for
that
- Message for not matching scan window size enhanced :-/
- New driver version of miniVNApro with extender
- Gerrit, PA3DJY has translated the manuals, help files and
driver info dialogs - Thanks again!
|
| 2.7.5 |
27. May 2011 |
- Please use always JAVA version 6 or newer!
- Switched vom RXTX library to PureJavaComm due to issues
with Linux and Bluetooth. No need to install the RXTX stuff
anymore!
- In cable measuement dialog, the selected cable type and
the user fields are stored and reloaded
- Output signal switched off after scan for miniVNA
- Bug fixed using F11/F12 to control scanning
- Language can be changed inside application
- miniVNA pro firmware release 2.3
- Variable variable scan width
- Fixed issue with compression on transmission
measurement
- Please consult the driver guide for the miniVNApro
- Dutch translation added (Thanks to Gerrit, PA3DJY)
- Hungarian translation updated (Thanks to Biro HG1DFB)
- Button for single scan made more visible ;-)
- Bug in online help dialog fixed
- Pad calculator
- hint added for usability
- input parsing corrected
- XLS-Export extended
- Fixed problem in cable length calculator when using feet
scale (Thanks to Whit)
|
| 2.7.3 |
20. March 2011 |
- Battery indicator added in mRS miniVNApro info dialog
- Swedish translation updated (Thanks to Erik, SM3HEW)
- Update function extended. Readme file can now be
displayed prior to downloading.
- Scaling error on Rs scale corrected.
- Size of exported diagram images can be set in
export-settings dialog.
- Smith-chart functionally extended
- Data-analysis dialog now can also load S-parameter data
files (*.s1p, *.s2p)
|
| 2.7.2 |
March 2011 |
- Calculator for resistive PI- and T-pads added
- Reference resistance now correct written to S-parameter
file (Thanks to Erik, SM3HEW)
- Bugs in reference resistance handling fixed (Thanks to
Erik, SM3HEW)
- Smith-dialog can now be closed using the close box in
the dialog
- Marker math-dialog can now be closed using the close box
in the dialog
- Tune-dialog can now be closed using the close box in the
dialog
- Driver guide for mRS miniVNApro updated.
|
| 2.7.1 |
March 2011 |
- mRS - miniVNApro - Warning message on scan sizes not
ending 00
- Minor bugs on marker search mode corrected.
|
| 2.7.0 |
February 2011 |
|
| 2.6.15 |
21 January 2011 |
- miniVNA pro driver now supports variable length of
calibration data.
- Added over scan feature for calibration data
- Extended parameter replacement for export functions
- Error handling enhanced when
rxtxSerial.dll/librxtxSerial.jnilib is not found
|
| 2.6.13 |
8 January 2011 |
- Updated formatter for |Z| fields, so that also values
>1.000 are visible.
- Added entry field for reference value in Smith-charts.
- Provided two MS Windows batch files for application
launch.
|
| 2.6.12 |
1 January 2011 |
- Updated links and manuals to new website
|
| 2.6.11 |
14 November 2010 |
- Bug fixed in velocity factor calculation. Thanks to
Colin, VE3MSC
- Minimizing main window now also hides data- and
marker-panel
|
| 2.6.10 |
7 November 2010 |
- Restore of initial window layout possible
- Layout handling in datapanel enhanced
- In tune dialog now font also resizes to window
- Initial auto-centered dialogs are now always visible on
screen
- The decimal separator for SnP and CSV export can be
configured
- Autoexport is now completely configurable on separate
dialog
- Reworked marker math dialog - thanks to Erik, SM3HEW
|
| 2.6.9 |
2 November 2010 |
|
| 2.6.8 |
10 October 2010 |
- Fixed issues in cable-length dialog for miniVNA
|
| 2.6.7 |
09 October 2010 |
- Fixed file-extension swap for S-parameter files
- Fixed issue that requested scan range is not possible by
miniVNA(pro)
- Updated data displayed in marker math dialog
- Fixed issues in cable-length dialog
|
| 2.6.6 |
15 August 2010 |
- SM3HEW - Erik - thanks for Swedish translation
- Fixed frequency validation issue in multi-scan dialog
- Schedules scans can now write also Z-Plots and
S-Parameter files
- New auto-export feature added for on-the-fly data export
(each scan)
|
| 2.6.5 |
18 July 2010 |
- Separate windows for markers and control
- LF driver for miniVNA now ranges from 15kHz to 1MHz
- LF driver for miniVNAPRO now ranges from 15kHz to 1MHz
- Read- and open-timeout default for all serial drivers
set to 5s
|
| 2.6.4 |
04 July 2010 |
- Added toolbar icon for ZPlots export
- AC6LA::Dan - Updated ZPLOTS export for +- phase values
- AC6LA::Dan - Corrected SnP export for non-US locales
- HG1DFB::Biro - thanks for Hungarian translations
|
| 2.6.3 |
20 June 2010 |
- G0POY::Andy - thanks a lot for intensive testing and
excellent comments !!!
- OZ9MO::Jarl - enhanced usability. Added border for
diagram area. Changed wording in calibration dialog.
- Changed DDS default frequency for miniVNA PRO from
500MHz to 520MHz.
- Fixed saving bug on DDS-ticks.
- Fixed frequency calibration issue for miniVNA.
- Fixed frequency calibration issue for miniVNA PRO.
- Enhanced performance of network server.
- Added experimental driver for miniVNA PRO with extender.
- Corrected attenuator settings in miniVNA PRO generator
dialog.
- Fixed Q-field display problem in Marker-Math-Dialog.
- Zoom with single marker visible now retains marker
center frequency.
- Fixed right-scale color-display in color selection
dialog.
- Selecting close-icon in tune dialog now shows message
- Selecting close-icon in marker-math dialog now shows
message
- Selecting close-icon in synced smith dialog now shows
message
- Two more diagram sizes added
- Added parameters to miniVNA driver info dialog
- Added parameters to miniVNA PRO driver info dialog
- AC6LA::Dan - thanks for details on S1P and S2P format
- AC6LA::Dan - Corrected file-format for
reflection/transmission mode with ZPlots format
|
| 2.6.2 |
13 June 2010 |
Fixed generator problem for miniVNA. |
| 2.6.1 |
13 June 2010 |
Minor fixes in multi-tune window. |
| 2.6.0 |
24 May 2010 |
Copy JPG image to clipboard
Location and sizes of
various windows are retained.
|
| 2.5.5 |
13 May 2010 |
Initial version of marker math dialog added.
Dialog added for antenna tuning.
|
| 2.5.4 |
08 May 2010 |
Fixed problem with generator support for miniVNA
Polish and Italian translation added.
|
| 2.5.2 |
04 May 2010 |
Removed incomplete Italian and Polish environments |
| 2.5.1 |
03 May 2010 |
Added I/Q-Support for miniVNA PRO |
| 2.5.0 |
30 April 2010 |
Enabled support for miniVNA PRO |
| 2.4.12 |
24 April 2010 |
Corrected inverted scales in data analysis dialog.
Smith-chart for main window is now dynamically linked to the main
diagram.
|
| 2.4.11 |
10 April 2010 |
Tracing can be now overwritten from the command line. See
updated user manual.
Changed speed-of-light to 299792459
m/s for cable length measurement
Application URL corrected
|
| 2.4.10 |
09 April 2010 |
Added formatting of input and display fields on cable
measurement dialog
Fixed problem with not loaded
calibration files
|
| 2.4.9 |
26.03.2010 |
Compatibility with JDK1.5 added |
| 2.4.8 |
01 April 2010 |
Minor correction.
Fixes some issues with SUSE
Linux
|
| 2.4.7 |
22 March 2010 |
Corrected problem with Smith-chart on Linux |
| 2.4.6 |
21 March 2010 |
Analyser data can now be stored and reloaded from file
Smith-chart available for main diagram
Data analysis
function added to tools
|
| 2.4.5 |
20 March 2010 |
SWR-Scale in diagram exports is now also a logarithmic
scale
Added export for ZPlots
Added
experimental things. Save a scan as raw data and analyse it
later.
|
| 2.4.4 |
12 March 2010 |
Fixed scheduler problem with multiple executed tasks
Added search functions to swr, loss and phase marker
Added color setup dialog for diagram area
Added export
into S-parameter file
|
| 2.4.3 |
04 March 2010 |
No need to reload calibration data after switching mode if
data was already loaded previously.
Previously loaded
calibration data reloaded after application restart.
Diagram exports should now export all available data.
|
| 2.4.2 |
01 March 2010 |
Added custom scaling and updated user manual. |
| 2.4.1 |
28 February 2010 |
Added scheduler and description for scheduler to user
manual. |
| 2.4.0 |
26 February 2010 |
Shortcut for calibration loading.
New
marker panel.
Automatic scaling on scales.
Cable measurement extended. |
| 2.3.2 |
23 February 2010 |
Extended description |
| 2.2.1 |
19 February 2010 |
Minor corrections |
| 2.2.0 |
18 February 2010 |
Generator support explained. Driver info dialog added. DDS
calibration explained. |
| 2.1.3 |
17 February 2010 |
Added first version of sample section Added hints and tips
section. Statusbar updated. |
| 2.1.0 |
15 February 2010 |
Update new logic for calibration. Extended overview |
| 2.0.2 |
14 February 2010 |
Updated for new GUI and functions |