TReK Release 3 Service Pack 6

TReK Release 3 Service Pack 6 is a service pack for TReK Release 3. Here's some information about this service pack.

When will it be available?
Release 3 Service Pack 6 will be released on June 20, 2009.

How do I install the service pack?
You simply download the service pack (single file) and double click on it. This will start an installation process that will update several files in the TReK bin directory. That's all you need to do. You don't have to uninstall the TReK software to install this service pack.

Special Note: The Command Bridge Tutorial uses the TReK telemetry and command databases (TelemetryDatabase.mdb and CommandDatabase.mdb) that are installed with TReK. These databases were updated as part of the release. If the databases do not already exist, TReK will automatically copy the databases into the default database folders (usually c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\TReK\database and c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\TReK\command_database). If a database with one of these names already exists, you can rename it and restart TReK to get the updated version.


What's In It?

Fixes

• The Telemetry Processing Add Forward Address dialog no longer performs a check to determine if the source IP address is valid for the computer. It only performs a check to ensure the address is a valid IP address.

• TReK was unable to process packets over 8 kilobytes in length. TReK received the packet, but it was too big to get pushed through the processing system and the data was not available via the API. This problem has been corrected.

• The Telemetry Processing application crashed when an incorrect time was received in the CCSDS secondary header and the Pulse button was pushed on the View Packets dialog. This problem only occurred when an incorrect time was received. The problem has been corrected. The application does not crash. The viewer will display a message in the text.

 

EHS ECR Updates

• None

New or Enhanced Capabilities

• Added support for Network Address Translation to the The Telemetry Processing Custom Data Packet capability.

• Added a new application called Command Bridge. The Command Bridge application provides the ability to capture a command sent on a network and forward it to any TReK command destination. This application was originally developed for internal use at MSFC in support of Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) cadre training. However, since this capability can also be beneficial in a payload test environment, the Command Bridge application has been added to the TReK installation to provide expanded capabilities for all users. This application can be useful if you have non-TReK software that generates flight commands for your payload. It allows a means of getting the commands to a destination (like a Suitcase Simulator or the POIC) without having to rewrite the code using TReK API calls.

• TReK parameter recording and parameter extraction now support the time format yyyy:ddd:hh:mm:ss. For more information, please see the Release Notes.

• The Telemetry Processing Parameter Recording capability has been enhanced to support parameter recording based on milliseconds.

• The TReK installation now includes Borland C++ Builder compatible.h, .dll, and .lib files. These files can be found in the Borland subdirectory in the TReK install.