7.5
2021-05-12
- Updated to reflect changes to iOS and newer versions of the iPad.
- New GUI display for improved visibility and readability in daytime or nighttime.
- Various bug fixes and code improvements.
- More consistent color coding of buttons and other objects.
- Code improvements and error checking to mitigate inadvertent actions and data inputs.
- Added several notes on the displays to guide user actions and to identify active conditions such as when the user is operating in "off course" mode.
- Removed links to Facebook and Twitter.
7.4.2
2018-03-12
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- In the dual stopwatch view, the static clock face displays have been separated from the dynamic clock face displays for improved performance.
7.4.1
2017-12-14
- Code enhancements to better utilize the TSD Remote driver's heads-up display.
7.4
2017-01-13
- Corrected display of clock measuring in decimal time or "cents" to include leading zeros when hours or minutes are single digit whole numbers.
7.3
2016-12-09
- Added a "sprocket" button to the top menu bar to access the app settings directly from inside the app.
- In the app settings there are three new appearance options (1) to display the odometer increment buttons on the left side, the right side, or both sides; (2) to show or hide the action log table; and (3) to show or display the dual stopwatches and their activation button.
- Holding down on any of the four manual odometer distance input buttons will automatically increment every 0.2 seconds.
- The odometer increment buttons can selectively adjust by +/– 1.00, 0.50, 0.10, or 0.01.
- To make it easier to add new preset CASTs, there are two new buttons on the CAST Presets popup for quick selection of speed in increments of plus or minus 1 mph or 1 kph.
- Various GUI changes to font and object colors have been made to improve readability.
- Various code changes to enhance performance and simplify processing.
7.2.2
2016-10-03
- Fixed formatting error introduced in iOS 10 in the Initialization popup.
7.2.1
2016-09-28
- Fixed bug that mistakenly computed time when Pause/Gain is measured in decimal minutes.
7.2
2016-06-06
- Activation of all buttons now take place upon "touch down" rather than "touch up inside" for faster, more accurate execution.
7.1
2016-05-18
- Added a pair of stopwatches with pause and split times that can be operated at any time. You may toggle between each stopwatch with the touch of a button.
- Code improvements for simplification and performance.
7.0
2016-03-14
- Major improvements to Next Departure Time (NTD) including quick adjustment to next whole minute and automatic CAST when countdown reaches zero
- Removed am/pm time with a new default to a 24-hour clock to improve computations
- Changes to the color-coding of log entries
- New documentation including game controller button mapping
- Code improvements and simplification to improve performance
6.1
2016-02-17
- Fixed bug that erroneously allowed you to delete preset CASTs by swiping and drop below the five CAST minimum needed to operate the app. Having fewer than five preset CASTs resulted in a fatal app crash.
- This update is essential for all app users. If your app has crashed previously, delete it from your iPad before installing this update.
6.0
2016-01-04
- Added the ability to use Apple-approved MFi game controllers with either standard or extended layout.
- Only the first game controller attached via Bluetooth (must be on and connected on the iPad) will be used. Be sure to wait for 30-60 seconds after the game controller is switched on for a useable connection to be made. The border color of some buttons will change when the game controller is active and connected.
- The game controller buttons are mapped as described in the About popup and the documentation.
- The GUI has been changed considerably with new colors and a rearrangement or redesign of buttons and some functionality.
5.3
2015-10-01
- Changes to accommodate iOS 9, mostly involving fonts.
- Fixed bug that prevented display of CAST in table when speed is less than 10.0 mph or kph.
5.2
2015-05-19
- Redesigned the way CAST speed is selected. Now, you just spin the scroll wheel to the selection. No other touch or click is required.
- Changed various button icons: lock, unlock, increase, and decrease.
- Updated Facebook sharing syntax.
- Various code improvements.
5.1
2015-02-21
- Added a Log table that records time, speed, distance, and error for various actions such as Control splits and CAST changes
- Added remote heads-up display for driver that synchs with the navigator's iPad app
- Improved reliability of heads-up display synching
- Added the ability to zero either the Car Odometer or both the Car & Rally Odometers
- Moved Pause/Gain and On/Off Course mode controls to popups on each side of the screen
- Modified the GUI to reduce clutter and extraneous words and titles
- Removed two sliders that were unnecessary in light of the more flexible way in which the app can be used and the less strict sequencing of events when starting the rally and when traversing stages
- Added a landscape orientation option
- Improved accuracy and functionality of slider that activates the CAST button
- Added two large buttons to increment the odometer by +0.10 mile or kilometer
- Setting the Next Departure Time will zero the Car Odometer for a fresh start for each rally stage usually determined by Checkpoints
- Changed functionality and operation of Odometer Adjustment Factor
- Added links to social sites Facebook and Twitter
- Changed two popups from icons to text to make their intent more clear
- GUI fixes on all scroll wheels
- Forced "locking" of padlocks to effect changes to Next Departure Time and Odo Adj Factor settings
- Several bug fixes including some involving kilometer measurement
2.3
2014-11-19
- Fixed bug involving display of current or next leg time per mile or kilometer when the time is less than 1 minute
- Revised maximum speed error check
2.2
2014-11-06
- CAST speed has been increased from 60.9 to 80.9 miles per hour or kilometers per hour
- Error check added to eliminate the possibility of setting CAST to 0.0
2.0
2014-09-27
- Two European users reported crashes while attempting to open app. Apparently, the error is related to time conventions embedded in the app that differ from some conventions used in some parts of the world. To correct the problem, the time conventions have been forced to the U.S. conventions. All other formatting of time is handled inside the app.
- Increased the allowable distance measures in the Odometer Check to 30.99 miles or kilometers.
- Added error checking for computations in the TSD Calcs popup.
1.1
2014-08-19
- Fixed bug that allowed deletion of all preset CASTs. Now, there must be at least two preset CASTs.