QuestSuite^® Pro II Releases:

3.9 Update

Noise - Edge

• Support for the EG-5 has been added in this release. The EG-5, along with being intrinsically safe, has C-A capability

Noise – Q300/400

• UL times did not show in the General Data Panel. This has been corrected.
• Q400 did not handle slashes in the naming of files.  This has been corrected.

Heat Stress QT-44/46

• Support for the QT44 and QT46 has been added in this release.
• Support for calculating study values based on user inputted clothing factor corrections.

• For Polish keyboard settings, the temperature value was only at an integer accuracy, and would not display temperatures in tenths.

• HavPro
  When units were set to “velocity” or “position”, QSP-II would default to acceleration.  This has been corrected.
• VI400/410
  Spectral Filter Chart would not work correctly when keyboard or regional settings for the PC at hand were set to Italian.  This has been corrected.

SoundPro SE/DL

• Timed runs were limited to 24 hours, whereas the meter allowed a timed run for up to 99 hours and 99 minutes.  This has been corrected.
• Extremely large data files would cause an out of memory exception.  This has been corrected.
• Peak Weighting parameters were not stored on all studies.  This has been corrected.

General

• Statistical Tables would sometimes print in descending order.  This has been corrected.
• Chart Control Improvement:  X and Y limit lines now persist with data boxes.  Drag off of the screen to remove them.

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3.8 Update

Additions:

Added Support for VI-410 Vibration Monitor. The VI-410 now is a functional equivalent of the VI-400.

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3.7 Update

Features/Additions/Bug Fixes:

This update specifically targets users that have updated to V3.6. In version 3.6, a new report generator was used to provide additional support in Asian languages. This new report generator will cease to work after 30 days, and the end user will not be able to create a PDF report (all other functions continue to work). This has been corrected in V3.7.2269.

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3.6 Update

Features/Additions/Bug Fixes:

Edge

• New measurement descriptors for the edge 4 line display is now offered: They are:

  Sound Pressure Level (Lxx)
  Maximum (LxxMX)
  Minimum (LxxMN)
  Exposure (Ex)
  Sound Exposure Level (Lep)
  Sound Pressure Level (SPL)
  Maximum (LMAX)
  Minimum (LMIN)
  Sound Exposure Level (SEL)

• For logged intervals where the SPL value never crossed the integrating threshold, the values are now represented as “0dB”. Previously they were labeled as “N/A”.
  
  
• A second Auto-On function has been provided.
  
  
• The “Weighting” measurement parameter, in certain conditions, was incorrectly displayed. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Setup names are now extracted from the download file and used on panels and reports (Edge FW R.21F and higher).
  
  
• Device firmware revision is now displayed on panels and reports.
  
  
• Edge model “eg-3” / “eg-4” is now displayed on panels and reports.
  
  
• Calibration history now shows deviation value.

NoisePro

• In some very unique cases, the NoisePro data download would appear to complete, and then re-start. This has been corrected.
  
• The “Weighting” measurement parameter, in certain conditions, was incorrectly displayed. This has been corrected.

General

• Previously the database could not store user typed in data for Asian languages. Support has been added for that.
  
  
• PDF reports can now be generated in some Asian languages, such as Korean. (The user must install Adobe Reader Version 8 or later, and also install the corresponding Asian language character package).
  
• Additional translations were added throughout the program.

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3.5 Update

Features/Additions:

Edge Firmware Updates

• This revision of QSP-II provides functionality to perform firmware upgrades for Edge dosimeters.

SoundPro Firmware Updates

• This revision of QSP-II provides functionality to perform firmware upgrades for SoundPro SE/DL sound level meters.

Edge Setup/Configuration

• Tabs and functions have been re-arranged in the instrument setup screens for clarification.
  
• The security/lock mode setting used to default to “Locked”. It now defaults to “Unlocked”, for the default provided setup included in QSP-II.

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3.4 Update

Feature Additions:

Edge Support

• This is the first revision of QSP-II to provide support for the new Edge dosimeters.

Driver Installation

• QSP-II drivers have been improved and should install without associated warnings seen in the past.

Bug Fixes:

SPro SE/DL

• If an overload condition occurred during a logging interval, the corresponding logged data would not have been saved. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Calibrations and calibration verifications were restricted to session panels and not study panels. They are now available in both sessions and studies.
  
  
• When combining studies, some measurement values did not appear in panels. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Location and User Name fields had missing data on import.
  
  
• Criteria Curves would default to a known curve when displaying data. They now default to the curve that the instrument was set to at the time.
  
  
• Time stamps for logged data would sometimes start at the study start time and not the start time plus one logged interval. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Model Number correction. Model numbers used to be identified by the serial number of the unit. This has been changed and is now directly supplied from the instrument data and NOT inferred by the serial number.
  
  
• Occasionally in the past the SPro SE/DL could produce a zero byte file. This would cause QSP-II to crash. This has been corrected both with QSP-II and at the instrument level.

Q Series Dosimeters

• Stat tables were not appropriately associated with a response setting. This has been corrected.
• Q300 logged data “Samples Per Division” function was not enabled. This has been corrected.

Noise Pro’s

• Occasionally the NoisePro dosimeter can produce a -1 value to indicate an error or non-existing datapoint in the instrument. This would be stored in QSP-II as a very large number. This has been corrected.

General

• For some non-U.S. country settings, certain 2 digit date formats were not supported. This has been corrected.

3.2 Update

New Features:

SoundPro SE and DL

• Speech Intelligibility functionality has been added to the Setup menu in QSPII. If the option is enabled on the meter, the user can program the setup under the Options tab as indicated below in the diagram.
  
  
• Criterion Curves functionality has been added to Setup menu in QSPII. (The diagram above illustrates the curves tab.)
  
  
• Single-Octave Audiometric Background curves for ANSI and OSHA support has been added to Setup menu in QSP II. (This can be setup via the Curves tab as illustrated above.)
  
  
• Support for the newer firmware (12D) has been implemented. QSP-II now provides support for STI-PA, Sound and Noise Curves, and a new file format which improves instrument stability.
  
  
• Triggering on the rev 12D SoundPro SE/DL has been greatly enhanced. Accordingly, QSP-II has been modified to support these enhancements.

Bug Fixes:

SoundPro SE and DL

• Improvements have been made to correct lockups between the instrument and QSP-II, when transferring setup configurations.
  
• When viewing your measurement results in QSPII panels, Exceedance table values were sometimes slightly off from the correctly associated percentage. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Downloads of data could fail if the path (saved from a previous download) no longer exists. This condition has been corrected.
  
• When viewing the General Data Panel in QSPII, discrete LN values did not show up (values could still be obtained in the exceedance data table, though). This has been corrected.

NoisePro

• Peak Weighting values were shown incorrectly in the General Data Panel. Values stored in the database are correct, but were not displaying properly on the display. It has been corrected.
  
• Occasionally the serial number input list on the Retrieve Data screen would have an illegal character in the serial number. Then an attempt to download would create an exception and the program would terminate. This has been corrected.

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3.1 Update

Bug Fixes:

SPro SE/DL – Auto-On Setup:

• Regarding the Auto-On form of the setup dialog: Checkboxes indicating the state of the Auto-On feature did not always reflect the current state of the setup. This has been corrected.

NoisePro:

• Potential Logging Rate Setup Error:
  On rare occasions, it was possible for QSP-II to fail to set up an instrument because a base model NoisePro or NoisePro DL would have an incompatible log rate value reported to QSP-II. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Disabling Of Dosimeters:
  Previous versions of QSP-II would allow a user to disable ALL internal dosimeters if so selected by the user. This invalid configuration is no longer is allowed.
  
  
• Sessions Stored Greater Than 9:
  Downloads to QSP-II would fail if there were more than 9 sessions stored on a NoisePro-DLX. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Calculation Errors:
  If a session had MORE than 1 study, the following values for the study summary measurements could be incorrect: Leq/Lavg, TWA[8], DOSE[8]. Values NOT affected were TWA, DOSE and SEL.
  
  
• Max/Min/Peak Times:
  Incorrect time stamps were displayed at the study level IF more than one study had taken place in the correlating session. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Session Stop Times:
  In certain instances, the Session Stop Time was not properly calculated. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Auto-On Functionality:
  Certain settings in certain modes sometimes resulted in the dosimeter not turning on to commence a study. This has been corrected.

Heat Stress:

Wind Speed:

• Logged data values were not displayed.
  This has been corrected.
  
  
• Max wind speed did not appear in the General Data Panel.
  This has been added.

Logged Data :

• Logged data start times incorrectly would start at exactly the start of the study. The actual first logged data point should be after the first logged interval elapses. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Time stamp intervals were incorrect in the logged data tables and logged data charts. This has been corrected.
  
  
• Some values were off by 10 or 100 (Humidex, humidity).
  These have been corrected

Summary Data:

• Humidity and Humidex/Heat Index values did not appear. This has been corrected.

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2.9 Update

Feature Additions:

• Run Time Measurement Added
  For both the Session and Study, the “Run Time” value is now available.

• NoisePro Setup
  Before, only a generic setup dialog was used to setup all types of NoisePros.  Now the setup dialog is specific to the model being programmed.
  
  
• Q300/Q400/Q500 Support
  Full serial port (RS-232) support (downloading of sessions, setup, etc.) for interfacing with these instruments has been added.  

• Vibration Calculator Upgrade
  The RMS and VDV values for Whole Body calculations are now on the same panel.
  
  Exposure “Run Time” is now shown.
  
  Max RMS and VDV values are shown for the dominant axis.
  
  Default exposure limits are shown for the European Standard.
  
  K factors are shown.
  
  
• Automatic Archiving of Downloaded Data
  This feature automatically creates a downloaded file external to the QSP-II database, making file exchanges between computers easier .  These files also serve as a backup in case of a database failure. This is available for the SoundPro SE/DL, SoundPro DLX, NoisePro dosimeters and the Q300/Q400/Q500 dosimeters.

• More Localizations Done
  More user interface components have now been translated into local languages.

Bug Fixes:

• Combine Data Node Orphaned
  Occasionally it was possible to not be able to delete a “Combined Data” node, even if dropped into the garbage can and the can was emptied.  This has been corrected.
  
  
• SPro SE/DL - Logged Data:  Incorrect Time Stamps.
  In certain instances, the time associated with logged data points was inconsistent with the study time.  This has been corrected.
  
  
• Print Formatting Correction:
  Calibration Data for noise dosimeters would sometimes not format correctly, depending on where in the report the data occurred.  This has been corrected.
  
  
• NoisePro Auto On:
  Previously, it was possible to send erroneous Auto-On data to the instrument.  This has been corrected.
  
  
• HavPro:
  Sometimes the HavPro instrument would store invalid dates, which QSP-II would reject.  This would stop the download for that session.  QSP-II will now substitute a date of 1-1-2000 and then continue on to download the session.
  
  The “Clear Memory” function would sometimes not indicate that the instrument data was, in fact, cleared.  This has been corrected.
  
  This instrument only allows a limited number of data logging records (240).  Time stamps on data would be incorrect if this number was exceeded.  The time stamps are now correct.
  
  
• VI-400:
  L1 through L10 summary measurements were too low (by a factor of 10).  This has been corrected.
  
  Regarding Setup information for SLM mode and logged items:  When using multiple profiles, the information containing what measurements to log would not be correctly sent to the instrument.  This has been corrected.

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2.8 Update

Feature Additions:

• Heat Stress Applet Release
  QSP-II now supports the QT-34, 36 Area Heat Stress monitors.  Previous files from QSP that stored data for these instruments can be imported and converted. 
• Database Size Warning
  The database that holds all the information that QSP-II uses will begin to slow down dramatically at 1.5 GB.  Users are informed that they must archive off data at this time.
• Faster Data Deletion, Exporting and Importing
  For customers that log many megabytes of data, exporting, importing and deleting data can take long periods of time.  Some optimizations have been added to improve this process, and more user interface components added to show task progress.
• Sample Combining
  For acoustic logged data, logged data samples can now be combined to condense graph and logged data tables.  For example, if a test was logged at 1 second intervals and the customer would like to see the data condensed to 1 minute intervals, this is easily achieved. 
• Instrument Inventory Safeguard
  Some users would accidentally add instrument models to the database incorrectly .  QSP-2 now has more safeguards to protect the user from doing this.
• Web Service For Tech Support
  When a customer gets an error, the error box allows them to directly send the error data to Quest technical support.  They do not have to take a screen snapshot, etc.  A small form is provided to enter in additional information.
• Exporting of data (nodes) to network drives is now supported.
  The MicroSoft database that QSP-II uses does not inherently allow database interaction when the associated files do not exist on a local drive.  Code has been added to get around this limitation.

Bug Fixes:

• Acoustic “What If” calculator
  Imports from ndat files generated from QSP would sometimes produce errors in the “What If” calculator.  This has been corrected.
• Foreign Keyboard Setting Error
  Some acoustic instruments had an issue with calibration import data when no logged data was present. There was a day/month transpose error in a SQL string discovered when not using a U.S. keyboard.
• Vibration
  VI-400 Applet Exposure calculator showed units in m/s2, when it should have been m/s (1.75)

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2.7 Update

Feature Additions:

HavPro:  There is now full support for the HavPro Vibration meter (localization to follow in a future release).

• SoundPro SE-DL: Localizations are now complete.
• NoisePro: Localizations are now complete.
• VI-400:  Basic Method/VDV Method calculations for Vibration are now separated into distinct panels.  Also, exposure time calculations are now provided.

Bug Fixes:

• VI-400:  Timeout Issues:  If the VI-400 had LOTS of sessions, QSP-II would timeout (after 10 seconds) waiting for the file list from the VI-400 to come across.  The timeout has been increased to 30 seconds.
• NoisePro:   If you attempted to download a session that had previously been downloaded, QSP-II would NOT retrieve this previously downloaded session or any other sessions in the instrument.  An error message would appear that stated “Not All Sessions Were Downloaded”.  This has been corrected such that if the session previously exists, it is skipped (with a message indicating so) and the remaining sessions are downloaded.  NOTE:  If you have an updated session within an instrument (such as in a non-DLX NoisePro),  you will first need to manually delete the current session that exists in QSP-II .
• Line Chart:
  Charting of discontiguous data:  When using thresholds, sometimes logged data would not be graphed correctly if logging was discontiguous due to the SPL being below the threshold.  This has been fixed.
  
  Regarding logged data graphs, the “Edit Data” function for editing of logged data had 2 issues:
  1. It was enabled (and thus would crash) for use in the VI-400.  It has now been disabled.
  2. There were selection and calculation errors that have been fixed.

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V2.6 Update

The following has been performed or added:

Feature Additions:

• Data Combining has been repaired and is now enabled. In the previous release we had disabled the data combining feature because of a bug in the VI-400 code. This feature had been demonstrated at the dealer presentations in May. The bug has now been corrected.
• Calibration Data is now handled differently, making it easier to enter and track calibration data associated with a session. Calibration information also now has it's own panel, and is not part of the "Information" panel.
• Import Of QSP Instrument Lists. In QSP (original), you could create an instrument list for tracking certifications, etc. This list can now be imported into QSP-II's database directly. (Go to Tools->Import->QSP Data Files. Select "Choose Files" and then set file type to "*.usr")
• Template Importing:
  We now have a mechanism such that we can create and e-mail customized panel templates for customers with special printout needs.

Bug Fixes:

• Calibration Cert Dates:
  If a computer's "Regional Setting" was in a language that describes a date in the format of DD-MM-YYYY, instead of MM-DD-YYYY, the calibration certification date would either produce an error (if the 13th or later in the month) or store the date incorrectly. This has been corrected.
• SoundPro SE/DL Logging Intervals:
  If the logging interval for the SoundPro SE/DL was set to be greater than 1 minute, logged data would be saved incorrectly. This has been fixed.
• SoundPro SE/DL LN Logged Values:
  For firmware releases previous to R11M, logged LN values were stored correctly but displayed incorrectly. QSP-II has been modified to handle this.
• SoundPro SE/DL Date-Time:
  The latest version of this instrument (R11M) requires this revision of QSP-II to set the date and time correctly.
• QSP-Noise File Import:
  Importing of files from QSP would result in an extra record inserted into the database. This would cause the viewing of a layout to not be rendered (you'll get 4 small, unreadable panels) if the default template was used AND if the default template had a "What If" calculator. This has been corrected.
• Noise Data Access:
  Now, via an ODBC link, users can get data from the QSP-II database for ALL noise dosimeters. Before, this "dataview" was limited only to the NoisePro line of dosimeters.

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This update includes the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes:

• Noise Applet has been added with full support for the NoisePro Series Dosimeters
• Utlility has been added to mass import data files from QSP to QSP II for Q-Series Dosimeters
• Full support has been added for SoundPro SE/DL Series Sound Level Meters and Real-Time Analyzers
• Combined Studies utility has been added for the VI-400Pro
• Combined Studies utility now allows users to specify number of times to add a Study to a virtual exposure versus having to manual add one at a time
• Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese language support has been added for VI-400Pro and SoundPro DLX

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This update includes the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes:

• Resolved issue with certain database/user rights conditions sometimes preventing QSP II from launching
• Resolved issue that could produce a download error when programming the VI-400Pro on non-English versions of the Windows operating system

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This update includes the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes:

• Added support for FFT summary data associated with the VI-400Pro Real-Time Vibration Analyzer’s FFT Option
• Resolved issue that could prevent QSP II from installing properly on non-English versions of the Windows operating system

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This update includes the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes:

• Resolved issue in V2.1 that produced erroneous results in the VI-400Pro Exposure Calculator within QSP II.

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This update includes the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes:

• Added support for the VI-400Pro Real-Time Vibration Analyzer.

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This update includes the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes:

• Resolved issue that could cause the data import routine to fail when importing data that contained multiple sessions.
• Added new navigation tree icons to help distinguish between different types of data.
• Added new drawing pad data panel to allow drawing pad drawings from SoundPro DLX to be included in a report
• Added program functionality for automatically obtaining user license and registration (avoiding the need to manually type in registration codes).
  To use this feature:
   - Open/launch QSP-2
   - Go to the Main Menu
   - Select: Options->License->Automatic Registration.

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