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Deep SOLO(220), SOLO_D_MRV(221)
Version Argo Data
Format		 Trans-
mission
System		 # of SIO
floats		 Date span IDG manual
(date update)		 Argo Technical
Names/Mods		 Major Changes
V2.2 220022
221022		 Iridium 1 15-Nov-24
15-Nov-24
(01-Aug-24)
Improved Turn Around behaviour;
V2.1 220021
221021		 Iridium 1 23-Apr-24
23-Apr-24
(11-Jan-23)
Improved targeting of discrete profile; Fall/Rise
records extended into discrete profiling;
V1.2 220012 Iridium 3 01-Jan-23
01-Feb-23

Deep NOPP; Argo Data Format 220012 uses
the same decoder as 220009;
V1.1 220011
221011		 Iridium 59 31-Jul-20
present		 V1.1
(11-Jan-23)
Grounding behaviour modifications;
V1.0 220010
221010		 Iridium 15 29-Jul-18
29-Jan-20		 V1.0
(11-Jan-23)
Full Implementation of Ascent/Descent
Profiling; Relative Humidity;
V0.9 220009 Iridium 9 06-Apr-21
01-Feb-23		 V0.9
(11-Jan-23)
Deep NOPP; Dual Pressure Sensors; Fork of V1.1;
V0.8 220008 Iridium 5 27-Jan-18
16-Feb-18		 V0.8
(11-Jan-23)
Ice Detection,Partial Implementation
of Ascent and Descent Profiling;
V0.7 220007 Iridium 5 21-Oct-17
12-Dec-17

Argo Data Format 220007 uses the
same decoder as 220006
V0.6 220006
221006		 Iridium 9 21-Mar-17
25-Aug-17		 V0.6
(11-Jan-23)
CONFIG cc Family introduced
CONFIG msg packing mods
V0.5 220005 Iridium 17 10-Jun-16
25-Oct-16		 V0.5
(11-Jan-23)
Bug Fix; Additional Diagnostics;
V0.4 220004 Iridium 7 26-Jan-16
04-Feb-16		 V0.4
(11-Jan-23)
Fork of SOLOII V2.0; Curvature packing,
Echo msg, Measurement Code, Full resolution;
V0.3 220003 Iridium 2 19-Jun-14
20-Jun-14		 V0.3
(24-Apr-14)
Multiple Fall/Rise/Pump msgs,
Salinity transmitted, Buoyancy packing;
V0.1 220001 Iridium 1 24-Jan-13 V0.1
(12-Aug-13)




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SOLO_II(202), S2A(204), S2X(203)
Version Argo Data
Format		 Trans-
mission
System		 # of SIO
floats		 Date span IDG/MRV manual
(date update)		 Argo Technical
Names/Mods		 Major Changes
V2.6 202026
204026		 Iridium 457 24-Aug-18
present		 V2.6
(17Dec18)
CPU Board temperature and
relative humidity added to Engineering
V2.5 202025
204025		 Iridium 29 08-Feb-18
03-Oct-18		 V2.5
(17Dec18)
Additional CONFIGs
V2.4 202024
204024		 Iridium 85 12-Jul-17
12-Mar-18		 V2.4
(17Dec18)
Additional Ice CONFIGs,
CONFIG msg packing mods
V2.3 202023
204023		 Iridium 1 07-Mar-17 V2.3
(12Jul17)
Additional CONFIG
V2.2 202022
204022		 Iridium 81 08-Oct-16
19-Feb-17		 V2.2
(07Dec16)
Fast Surface Mode, Better surface
interval meta information,
XP1 and XP2 available with Pwait=0;
V2.1 202021
204021		 Iridium 43 28-Sep-15
09-Aug-16		 V2.1
(07Dec16)
Compatible with Seabird 41CP+;
VlvDly Diagnostic;
V2.0 202020
203020
204020		 Iridium 172 19-Jun-14
10-Nov-15		 V2.0
(07Dec16)		 V2.0
(01Dec14)		 Echo msg, Ice-detection status,
Raw Drift PTS, Measurement Code,
Multiple Fall/Rise/Pump msgs,
New profile compression scheme,
Full resolution;
V1.6 204016 Iridium V1.3+V1.6
(03Sep14)		 V1.3
(18Dec14)		 Core Argo MRV V1.3 format with
a RINKO Dissolved Oxygen sensor (V1.6);
V1.5 202015
204015		 Iridium 115 27-Jul-13
24-Jun-14		 V1.5
(07Jan15)		 V1.5
(18Dec13)		 Ice Detection, Gain/Offset,
BitTest Fail msg, Buoyancy
adjustments during descent to profile;
V1.4 202014 Iridium 17 13-Mar-13
19-Mar-13		 V1.4
(03Sep14)		 V1.4
(18Dec13)		 Argo Data Format 202014 uses the
same decoder as 202013
V1.3 202013
204013		 Iridium 40 16-Oct-12
12-Dec-12		 V1.3
(03Sep14)		 V1.3
(18Dec13)		 Adds high resolution sub-profile;
V1.2 202012
204012		 Iridium 11 13-Jun-12
16-Jun-12		 V1.2
(03Sep14)		 V1.2
(18Dec13)		 Cycle # starts at -1 &
seek period added to Config data;
V1.1 202011 Iridium 19 19-Feb-12
16-Mar-12		 V1.1
(03Sep14)		 V1.1
(18Dec13)		 minor diagnostic mods
BIT cycle introduced;
V1.0 202010
204010		 Iridium 76 06-Mar-11
30-Oct-11		 V1.0
(03Sep14)		 V1.0
(18Dec13)		 GPS packing, Add Argo Config data;
V0.7/
V0.8		 202007/
202008		 Iridium 4 10-Nov-20
31-Dec-21		 V0.7
(09Apr21)
SOLOII with RBR CTD; Fork of V2.6;
No Raw data; TEMP_CNDC returned;
V0.2 202002 Iridium 1 23-Oct-10 V0.2
(03Sep14)		 V0.2
(18Dec13)		 Engineering Variables;
V0.1 202001 Iridium 1 17-Feb-10 V0.1
(03Sep14)		 V0.1
(18Dec13)








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SOLO(200)
Version Argo Data
Format		 Trans-
mission
System		 # of SIO
floats		 Date span IDG manual
(date update)		 Argo Technical
Names/Mods		 Major Changes
V0.5 200005 Iridium 28 16-Feb-12
13-Feb-13		 V0.5
(03Sep14)		 V0.5
(18Dec13)		 Fork of SOLOII V1.2 (Iridium)
Ice detection
V1.2 200012 Argos 392 10-May-07
02-Mar-12		 V1.2 V1.2
(18Dec13)		 2mBAR resolution on surface pressure
V1.1 200011 Argos 304 25-Oct-04
08-Jan-07		 V1.1 V1.1
(18Dec13)		 PTS1 triplet (diagnostic) moved from
end of drift to start of ascent
V1.0 200010 Argos 200 09-Oct-02
08-Oct-04		 V1.0 V1.0
(18Dec13)		 major upgrade to firmware/hardware,
cycle 0 test profile
V0.4 200004 Argos 12 12-Dec-01
13-Feb-02		 V0.4 V0.4
(18Dec13)		 Resetting of pressure sensor
V0.3 200003 Argos 14 16-Sep-01
14-Nov-01		 V0.3 V0.3
(18Dec13)		 Reduction by 2 chars in ARGOS packing,
bad diagnostics
V0.2 200002 Argos 60 04-Jul-00
24-Oct-01		 V0.2 Diag V0.2
(18Dec13)		 Seabird CTD
V0.1 200001 Argos 17 22-Jun-00
23-Oct-01		 V0.1 Diag V0.1
(18Dec13)		 FSI CTD








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