Greg Ordy
This page describes the gnat revision history. You may find it helpful in determining if a fresh download is in order.
The software version number consists of a major and minor version number, in the form of major.minor, 5.8, for example. This would be major version 5, minor version 8. In general, a change in minor version number is associated with relatively smaller program changes that have the property that all existing registry and file data will by compatible with other minor versions in the same major version. The major version changes when it is no longer desirable or possible to reuse all existing information. In this case, the new major version install program will perform a conversion so that the upgrade looks and feels like the older version, to the greatest extent possible.
Most users will find that each newer version, without consideration of changes in major or minor numbering, is subjectively better than the older version, and downloading the newer version is always a good idea. A higher version number is indeed better. In some cases, changes made across major versions may cause a user to actually prefer an older version. For this reason, the highest released minor version number of each major version number will be available for downloading. Within a major version, however, only the most recent minor version will be available.
The history information listed below details the changes made to a program. This will include bug fixes and feature enhancements. By examining the table, you can determine if a certain version will be of value to you.
| Version | Maj. | Min. | Date | Description |
| 1.00 | 1 | 0 | March 15, 2004 | Initial release. |
| 1.01 | 1 | 1 | March 25, 2004 | The reporting of ADC voltages was changed to agree with the N2PK software. |
| 1.02 | 1 | 2 | March 27, 2004 | Modified to use the updated version of VNAccess.dll. |
| 1.03 | 1 | 3 | October 16, 2004 | Updated to work with an LTC2440 as the ADC chip (a fast detector). Note, earlier versions of gnat will not work with the 2440 chip. Support for multiple clock rates, and data averaging was added. Support for the N2PK parallel port expansion plan and the OZ multiple speed 2410 ADC was added. |
| 1.04 | 1 | 4 | January 9, 2007 | Fixed some bugs that kept the second detector from working. |
| 1.05 | 1 | 5 | January 23, 2007 | Added DDS reset commands at various points to relieve the need for manual resets. |