Orca Tracker Release Notes

Owned by Benedict Dakin-Norris
Last updated: Mar 05, 2024 by Daniel Potter
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Introduction

These release notes cover the tracker for V4 of and .

Contents

On-Board Tracker Downloads

Version 4.12.0.329 - 05 December 2023

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

NavOS Release Notes (4.0.0.12)

Fixes

  • TUN-6440 - Fixed bug: Zero packet rate & zero rotation rate reported in radar Source Type in Clearway

Version 4.12.0.326 - 10 October 2023

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

NavOS Release Notes (4.0.0.12)

Fixes

  • Fixed legacy radar network source not being correctly configured.

Version 4.12.0.324 - 31 August 2023

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

NavOS Release Notes (4.0.0.12)

Fixes

  • CAM-713 - Fixed bug where the watchdog was not being enabled on 64-bit trackers.

Version 4.12.0.313 - 17 August 2023

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

NavOS Release Notes (4.0.0.12)

Fixes

  • TUN-6206 - Updated the tracker so that any SPx_BAD_PIM_HEADER error messages result in a tracker restart. The tracker logging has been updated so as not to flood with error messages. This fix is an interim solution while the root cause of the problem is being investigated.

  • Fixed bug where the tracker was hanging on shutdown.

Version 4.12.0.300 - 30 May 2023

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

NavOS Release Notes (4.0.0.12)

Fixes

  • CAM-587 - Fixed a bug where rotation and packet rate were not being reported correctly for radars rotating at less than 1Hz.

Version 4.11.4.268 - 06 February 2023

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • CAM-542 - Extended exception handling and logging to prevent unhandled internal exceptions causing the tracker to exit in a 'clean' state, which would leave it quiescent.

Version 4.11.4.264 - 15 November 2022

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvements

  • Improved the shutdown and restart logic to avoid issue where the tracker was cleanly shutting down instead of restarting

Fixes

  • Added a new data watchdog which will automatically restart the tracker in the event that it stops receiving data from the radar due to issues with the internal networking

Version 4.11.4.259 - 16 September 2022

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvements

  • CAM-442 - Added support for relaying RF Health status from the radar to Witness

Fixes

  • Quick fix for incorrect rotation rate

Version 4.11.4.254 - 26 July 2022

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • Fixed the potential seg fault on the tracker ASIO Server when clients are disconnecting (Fix not required for Orca Tracker version changed for consitency)

Version 4.11.4.251 - 06 July 2022

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvements

  • Removed periodic saving of the clutter map

Version 4.11.4.250 - 05 May 2022

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

New Features

  • Updated SPx libraries to v1.89

  • TUN-5213 - Added Slow Decay parameter to Orca Tracker

  • TUN-5169 - Added support for the new SSI regression setting

Version 4.11.0.233 - 01 February 2022

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • Fixed certificate generation to only use 5000 days

Version 4.10.0.223 - 01 October 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • Fixed incorrectly handling deleted provisional tracks

  • Stopped clutter map saving on day change

Version 4.10.0.213 - 30 June 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvements

  • Enhanced tracker soak test

Version 4.10.0.211 - 25 June 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • Fixed issue with legacy radar encoder size not being correctly set

Version 4.10.0.209 - 18 June 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvements

  • Added Min Plot Weight Track

Version 4.10.0.201 - 26 March 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • Fixed issue with tracker not updating configuration

Version 4.10.0.198 - 22 March 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Fixes

  • Fixed possible issue with periodic clutter maps not saving

Version 4.10.0.196 - 04 March 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvement

  • Added support for connection stats

  • Added disconnect keep alive timer

  • Added support for periodic clutter map saving

Version 4.9.0.186 - 18 February 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvement

  • Added support for loss of connection freezing clutter map allowing instant start up if tracker reconnects within 5 minutes

Version 4.9.0.183 - 15 February 2021

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvement

  • Allowed a grace period after a tracker manager disconnects before restarting the tracker

Version 4.9.0.168 - 06 October 2020

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvement

  • Ensured that ATI Wake Time was applied as scans

Version 4.8.0.166 - 20 July 2020

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.71

Improvement

  • Add SD Factor to thresholding

Version 4.8.0.154 - 16 July 2020

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.70

Improvement

  • Upgraded CP API

  • Added ability for tracker to report licences errors

Version 4.8.0.144 - 16 June 2020

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.66

Improvement

  • Shutdown the network connection when central licencing bad

Version 4.8.0.142 - 21 Aug 2019

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.66

New Feature

  • Add support central tracker licencing

Version 4.4.0.114 - 21 Aug 2019

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.66

New Feature

  • Add support for TLS connections

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.65

New Feature

  • TUN-3029 - Added static target detection feature

Version 4.1.0.92 - 21 May 2019

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fixes

  • Fix crash because of missing channel enabled check

Version 4.1.0.84 - 01 March 2019

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

New Feature

  • Add protection for empty or 0.0.0.0 ip addresses in distribution

Version 4.1.0.83 - 28 January 2019

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

New Feature

  • TUN-2623 - Add the parameter mhtCoastMatureExtension to the tracking parameters

Version 4.1.0.82 - 21 January 2019

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fixes

  • Fixed handling of legacy temperatures

Version 4.1.0.81 - 19 December 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fixes

  • Fix error in handling legacy Service Dates

Version 4.1.0.77 - 08 August 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Improvement

  • Added support for refreshing the clutter map periodically for SA

Version 4.1.0.76 - 25 July 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Improvement

  • Improved handling of bad privateKey file and mismatch between server and client for public keys

  • Add support for changing playback position of file

Version 4.1.0.74 - 11 July 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fix

  • Fixed incorrectly setting clutter hold multiplier

  • TUN-1915 - SA does not correctly change Scale Value when zooming unless a configuration change happens

Version 4.1.0.71 - 9 May 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fix

  • Fixed the loading of clutter floor causing errors on initial tracker configuration when using on-board EPU

Version 4.1.0.70 - 1 May 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fix

  • Fixed startup behavior that could cause the tracker to read radar data incorrectly. This helps resolve the issue where the tracker remains online but fails to generate tracks and radar video data.

Version 4.1.0.69 - 25 April 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

New Feature

  • Added support for rebooting the EPU/Onboard EPU from a network message

Version 4.1.0.68 - 08 March 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

New Feature

  • Add ability to hide or show Radar Title and Time in SA

  • Add ability to hide or show Legend in SA

  • Add ability to hide or show range scale in SA

  • Add ability to change the classification key in SA to be language dependent

Version 4.1.0.66 - 07 March 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

Fix

  • Fix Situational Awareness on Windows 7

Version 4.1.0.63 - 28 February 2018

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.56

New Features

  • Ensure we copy the licence file during an upgrade

Version 4.1.0.52 - 12 December 2017

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.49

New Features

  • Add ATI Suppression options

Version 4.1.0.51 - 24 November 2017 

Requires Orca OS 1.0.0.49

New Features

Initial Release

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