HOBOware and HOBOware Pro Software

Bug Fixes

• Conductivity assistant does not run on HOBOware 3.7.24

Note:
The RX3000 Manager functionality is migrating to the HOBOconnect application. Until that functionality is released we will be maintaining the 3.7.23 release on the website for use configuring new RX3000 units.

Download HOBOware 3.7.23 for Windows

Download HOBOware 3.7.23 for MacOS

Bug Fixes

• Humidity Statistics incorrect on UX100-23A and UX100-011A
• Import Text Files Requires Leading Zeros

• Running a Data Assistant on imported text data would fail.
• Reading a data file using a Predefined Data Assistant would fail.
• RX Station Manager would fail when trying to change network settings on a logger.
• Mac Uninstall did not remove the Software License Agreement.
• Importing Text or CSV files had an unnecessary 25 line minimum.
• Importing Text or CSV files did not set the Channel Number of the series.
• All Data Assistant versions have been increased:
  • Conductivity Assistant is v2.7
  • Depth (Barometric Compensation) Assistant is v3.0
  • Dissolved Oxygen Assistant is v1.8
  • kWh (Energy) Assistant is v3.1
  • Growing Degree Days Assistant is v2.7
  • Grains Per Pound Assistant is v2.3
  • Linear Scaling Assistant is v3.0
  • Pulse Scaling Assistant is v2.8

• HOBOware can now handle new versions of U23 loggers (U23-001A and U23-002A) with Sensirion SHT31 RH sensor and Si7051 Temperature sensor.
• HOBOware added a procedure for dealing with loggers launched with a Waterproof Shuttle with a bad delay value. This should help with more situations than before.

Bug fixes:

• The Mac version was not able to go directly to the Onset Website Update page.
• The Mac version was not able to open Help in the default browser.
• When the MX2501 pH was calibrated while logging, the new calibration for subsequent readings was not being used.

• HOBOware recognizes MicroRX (RX2100) and works with RX Series Manager (which has been renamed from "RX3000 Manager")
• HOBOware now comes bundled with its own copy of the Java Runtime Environment. Windows uses Java 1.8.0_171 and macOS uses Java 9.0.4. Customers no longer need to install and update Java on their computers.
• HOBOware for Mac is notarized by Apple for macOS 10.14.5 and above. The application bundle is now digitally signed.
• The Mac now stores its Settings Files (app.properties, OnsetSensorList.xml and ehcache.xml) in the user's Library/Application Support/HOBOware folder because of needing to sign the application bundle.
• An optional default time zone has been added for Launch, Plot, Export and Import.
• A new Differential Pressure external analog sensor, model T-VER-PX3UL, was added to the "OnsetSensorList.xml" external sensors list.
• A new generic class with high display precision was added for HOBOlink series with no corresponding HOBOware class.
• The Onset Software License Agreement was updated.

Bug fixes:

• All Asian languages were sending unreadable HOBOnode Alarm emails.
• The statistics set-up window was not available for the MX1102 and relaunching an MX1102 already in Stats mode did not default to Stats mode.
• The wrong Dew Point was being calculated for the UX100-011A.
• The Bulk Export Tool could not export XLSX Excel files.
• Importing text files and using text files as Barometric compensation worked incorrectly over Daylight Saving Time transition.
• HOBOware now detects HOBOlink files importing with empty series and removes them with a warning message.

• HOBOware can now open MX2501 (pH Logger) HOBO files from HOBOmobile.
• HOBOware now runs on Java 10 on Macintosh just as it has on Windows.
• Exporting data to Excel would sometimes give times in the wrong time zone but that is fixed.
• The Growing Degree Days Assistant was calculating the three Absolute Methods incorrectly. Now, version 2.5 of the Growing Degree Days Assistant correctly calculates absolute growing degree days.
• We have dropped Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and 10.10 (Yosemite) from our testing approved list. HOBOware may still run on these, though.
• This release of HOBOware corrects a problem for the MX1102 CO2 Logger that was launched with HOBOmobile v1.9.1. The header of the logger will now be read correctly.
• The "Import Text File from HOBOlink..." File menu item has been removed. You can still import HOBOlink text files that were downloaded some other way.

• Support for the new MX2200-series Water Temperature Loggers has been added. HOBOware can read HOBO files created with the data from a MX2200-series deployment.
• The Alarm & Readout Tool does not (and will not) work with Java 9.
• You can now run the Barometric Compensation Data Assistant on a Project file or Merged files opened in HOBOware.
• The Korean language has been added back into HOBOware with corrections from our Korean distributor.
• HOBOnode Viewer now works with Java 8 (it has always worked with Java 7).
• Exporting to Excel files now stores date/time and data values as numeric data, not text.
• Exporting to Excel now uses XLSX files (Excel 2007+). Notice, we have dropped the use of XLS (Excel 97-2003).
• The RX3000 dialog to change APN now works on Mac with latest Java 8.
• When importing text files, we have added better warning messages when Windows or Mac extended characters are used in the header and UTF-8 character encoding is used in HOBOware.
• The Grains Per Pound Data Assistant, Linear Scaling Data Assistant and the Pulse Scaling Data Assistant have been updated to save time gaps when saved in a Project file. A bug in earlier versions lost the time gaps (created through the Button Stop and Button Restart options) to make it look like the data created by the Data Assistants was continuous.
• We now supply Java 1.8.0_131 in the Windows installer to be used if the computer doesn't have the minimum version of Java. This is a first step in removing Java 7 from our list of supported Java versions. Java 7 is no longer updated. We do not supply a Java installer for the Mac.
• On Windows, a folder named "H21-USB Drivers" is now installed in the HOBOware folder in Program Files. An error prevented this in earlier versions.
• New firmware (version 14) for UX100 loggers' USB PIC (Sensor PIC firmware unchanged)
• The HOBOware User's Guide has been updated
• The Barometric Compensation Assistant User's Guide has been updated

• We've added Traditional Chinese and Korean to our list of supported foreign languages
• HOBOware is now distributed on a USB drive in addition to the compact disk
• The handling of multiple H21-USB loggers is improved (they no longer need to be enabled in Preferences)
• The Windows drivers needed for H21-USB access are now included on the distribution USB drive and CD
• We now offer an uninstaller script for HOBOware on the Mac
• New firmware updates are included for MX1102 and UX100-001, -003, -011, -014, -023 and UX120-006, -014, -018 loggers
• HOBOware can now determine the type of Smart Sensor plugged into the U14-002 when launching and setting alarms

• HOBOware can read the HOBO files created by HOBOmobile for the new MX100 logger.
• A preference for sending metrics back to Onset for future HOBOware enhancements.
• New Monthly and Weekly filters have been added which work both at launch time and plot time.
• The Bulk Export Tool open dialog now defaults to the last opened or saved datafile folder.
• The Barometric Compensation Assistant now allows the use of CSV files for compensation data.
• A bug was fixed that caused data units to be handled incorrectly not allowing the data to be converted to other units in the Plot Dialog.
• Also, this could cause the Growing Degree Days Assistant to double-convert temperatures in logged data.
• A bug was fixed that prevented the Linear Scaling Assistant from initializing when a sensor had no Part Number.
• A problem caused by Apple changing its default data encoding was fixed for the Import and Export features.
• Four of the Data Assistants were updated for bug fixes for this release:
  • Conductivity Data Assistant (updated to version 2.5)
  • Growing Degree Days Assistant (updated to version 2.4)
  • Barometric Compensation Assistant (updated to version 2.6)
  • Linear Scaling Assistant (updated to version 2.7)

• A bug was found in HOBOware 3.7.6 right after its release. It prevented the Barometric Compensation Assistant and the Dissolved Oxygen Assistant from using text files for barometric compensation. Now, text files may be used as barometric compensation in those Data Assistants as they were in earlier versions of HOBOware.

• Support was added for reading. HOBO datafiles from the new HOBO Direct Read Water Level logger (MX2001-xx) and plotting the data, showing the data in table format and displaying details about the device and the launch. HOBOware cannot launch, read out or check the status of this new logger.
• RX3000 Manager now displays a list of attached sensors in a Conditions panel, similar to HOBOlink, and allows collection and display of readings for each sensor. For analog sensors, only the measured voltage or current is available, not the configured engineering units for the sensor. Also, the dew point temperature for a Temp/RH sensor is not available. NOTE: The latest version of Java 8 is required for this functionality.
• A new firmware update (version 171) has been added for the MX1102 (CO2) logger.
• Support has been added for new Rainfall, Wind Speed and Wind Direction Smart Sensors You can now use the S-RGC-M002 (US units) Rain Gauge, S-RGD-M002 (Metric units) Rain Gauge and the S-WCF-M003 combined wind speed/gust/direction sensor.
• The Onset Computer Corporation Software License Agreement is now copied to the user's computer during installation. On Windows installations, it can be found in the "HOBOware Public Files" folder in the Public Documents folder (\Users\Public\Public Documents\HOBOware Public Files). On OS X installations, it can be found in the HOBOware folder in the User's Documents folder (/Users/<user>/Documents/HOBOware).

• Support for the new HOBO Temperature/Humidity/Carbon Dioxide logger (MX1102) including launch capability, pre-launch filters, statistics logging (maximum, minimum, average and standard deviation) and the ability to to setup automatic and manual calibration.
• Support for Windows XP has been dropped with this release. HOBOware may still work under Windows XP but there may be errors and inconsistencies when running under that old, unsupported version of Windows.
• A new firmware update (v1.05) has been added for the UX120-018 (Plug Load) logger.
• The Onset Computer Corporation Software License Agreement has been updated. Please read it at your earliest convenience.
• A bug was fixed that showed up when a plot was saved as a Project file (File - Save Project... [Ctrl-Shift-S]) and one or more Series had been removed. The Removed Series would reappear in the saved Project file. Now, when a Series is removed, it will not be saved in a Project file.
• A bug was fixed when a Series was removed by right-clicking on the Series in the Details Pane tree and selecting Remove Series. This action was not added to the Undo/Redo stack. Now it is.
• A bug was fixed that prevented the use of Hide/Show Series for Filtered Series.
• A bug was fixed in the "Submit Technical Support Request" item under the Help menu so you can once again use this easy method to send information to Onset Computer about technical problems you may have with our loggers or software.
• A bug was fixed that prevented the use of a HOBO U24 Conductivity/Salinity Logger datafile as part of the compensation of HOBO U26 Dissolved Oxygen Logger data in the Dissolved Oxygen Data Assistant.
• A bug was fixed in the Plot Dialog where time zone offsets were limited to -13 hours to +13 hours. But West Samoa Time in Daylight Saving Time is GMT+14 and Java actually allows offsets from -18 to +18 hours. We now handle that range.
• When importing text files and an error occurs on a specific line in the data, HOBOware now attempts to display the line number on which the error occurred.
• Manuals are no longer included in the HOBOware installation. Links to the PDF manuals on our Website can be found in the HOBOware Help on the Welcome page.
• All the information from the Data Assistant manuals are now incorporated in HOBOware Help.

• HOBOware Lite has been renamed. It is now simply called HOBOware. HOBOware Pro keeps its name.
• The newly renamed HOBOware is now free.
• Free HOBOware can now be used with our loggers that use a serial port. Those loggers are the U30, the H21 Weather Station and Micro Station and the H22 Energy Logger.
• The Linear Scaling and Pulse Scaling Data Assistants can now be used with Free HOBOware. The other Data Assistants can only be used with HOBOware Pro.
• Free HOBOware can now pre-define Linear Scaling and Pulse Scaling at Launch time for sensors that can use scaling.
• The resolution of the RMS Current channel for the new UX120-018 Plug Load Logger has been increased to 4 decimal places to show the true resolution of 8.3 mA that the sensor is capable of.

• Support for the new HOBO 4-Channel Analog logger (UX120-006M), including launch capability, pre-launch filters, alarms, burst logging, statistics logging (maximum, minimum, average, and standard deviation), and the ability to stop and restart logging during a single deployment.
• Allows use of any external analog sensor compatible with the U12-006 with the HOBO 4-Channel Analog logger (UX120-006M).
• Support for the new CABLE-ADAP24 external input cable for measuring DC voltages from 0 - 24 volts maximum.
• A new preference for exporting the information in the Details Pane and series data from the Points Table in the same file.
• New firmware updates have been added for the following loggers: UX100-001, UX100-003, UX100-011, UX100-014M, UX100-023, UX120-014M, UX120-006.
• High priority bug fixes including:
  • Sensor labels now displayed on child statistics series
  • Status current readings corrected for U12-012 Light sensors
  • More accurate information provided in the Details Pane for Burst Logging Settings
  • Support added for partial time zones with negative GMT offsets
  • Fixed bug that prevented some exports of text data from writing the files to disk.

• Removed ability to launch UX100 loggers with wrap enabled in Burst logging mode.
  • This will be fixed in 3.5
• Other high priority bug fixes including:
  • Fixed inability to plot datafiles from a deployment with Filters at Launch and a logging mode of Burst during which the data did not exceed the limits to log at the Burst logging interval.
  • Fixed Pendant G loggers not offering Fast mode in the Launch window.
  • Fixed wrapped data files with incorrect GMT offset when opened on a system with a time zone offset different than the launch time zone offset.

• Support for the following languages and their associated formats in the software user interface: Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Portugal), and German (Germany); Help and user guides are available in English only.
• Other high priority bug fixes including:
  • Technical Support Request failures have been corrected.
  • Pre-filters now show up as choices in the Merge Setup window.

(Note: HOBOware 3.3.0 is an English-only release.)

Added in HOBOware Lite 3.3.0 for Windows and Mac:™

• Support for the new HOBO UX90 series data loggers, including launch capability, advanced sensor configuration, and pre-launch filters. The models supported with this release are the State/Pulse/Event/Runtime logger (UX90-001x), Light On/Off logger (UX90-002x), Motor On/Off logger (UX90-004x), and Occupancy/Light logger (UX90-005x/-006x).
• Several other high priority bug fixes.

(Note: HOBOware 3.2.1 is an English-only release.)

Added in HOBOware Lite 3.2.1 for Windows and Mac:™

• The ability for all non-administrator users to run HOBOware on Windows (administrator privileges are required to install HOBOware, map and unmap file assocations, and load new Data Assistants).
• Compatibility with iMac® and MacBook® Pro and Intel® Core i5 and i7processors.
• A revision to the calculation for the S-SMD Soil Moisture Sensor ensuring data is displaying accurately.
• Macintosh support for the U24 series loggers.
• Several other high priority bug fixes.

• Fix for a bug where some channels from U-Series loggers showed up as Raw when plotted.
• Addition of French language content in the software and documentation.
• The installer and application are now digitally signed.
• The 32 and 64 bit installers are now combined into a single installer.
• Other minor bug fixes.