Introducing SQM Reader Pro 3
SQM Reader Pro 3 is here! A list of features that are new in version 3 is listed further below. There is also more information on the SQM Reader Pro page.
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New Features in Version 3
This list is intended for experienced users of SQM Reader Pro version 2. It lists functionality changes from version 2 to version 3.
- The user interface has been redesigned to fit smaller monitors (902x623 pixels minimum) and high resolution monitors with scaling > 100%. High resolution display is supported best on Windows 10.*
- Styling has also been added which allows different skins to be used. This affects the JPEG images produced by the software that can be transferred to an FTP server, thereby allowing images to be color compatible with web page design.
- Data logger (SQM-LU-DL) configuration and reading support have been added. Read All, Erase All and time setting functions are included.
- Continuous reading may be aligned to the PC clock so that readings occur on the top of the hour and integer multiples of the specified reading interval.
- Sampling period capacity has been expanded to 1,048,576 readings.
- Readings data can be sendt to the Globe At Night Sky Brightness Monitoring Network (registration required)
- Reading file format has been changed slightly. MPSAS, NELM solar and lunar altitude values are now recorded in fixed format to provide easier human-readable presentation. Altitude values are presented as rounded signed integers. Field arrangement has not been changed.
- Multi-threaded and parallel processing have been added to improve efficiency of various functions.
- A color swatch has been added to the reading display page (and main window) which corresponds to the color scheme used in The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness (Falchi et al, 2016).
- An option to activate the software license online has been added. Manual activation via e-mail is still available.
* There is a known problem on a 5k monitor with scaling at 250% on Windows 7. Testing on Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 with a 4k monitor at 200% scaling is satisfactory, as is testing with a 4k monitor on Windows 10 at 250% scaling.