1.4.5

New features and improvements

• New Meteo quality control

  • New automatic QC methods were added for TEMP parameters.

  • Physical minimum and maximum limits for AP were improved to account for the site elevation.

  • Parts of the Meteo screen were redesigned, each parameter type has a separate list of automatic tests and their parameters.

  • Added Meteo QC status after Meteo quality control is finished.

• GHI-GTI 2-component test and GTI fix consistency test

  • A new 2-component test for comparing GHI and GTI parameters is now available in a radiation automatic quality control.

  • A new consistency test for comparing GTI fix with GHI, DNI, and DIF parameters is now available in a radiation automatic quality control.

• Dataset validation and dataset automatic updates

  • Improved speed of dataset validation and automatic update of datasets when opening a project or adding a dataset into a project.

  • All automatic updates are logged into a change log and stored with the dataset.

  • Added busy indicator while dataset validation is running.

• New flag color schema

  • To improve the readability of the QC results heatmap and distinguish different flags, a flag color schema was updated.

• Metadata editor

  • Removed “Instrument description” and “Test groups” columns in a Metadata editor to simplify the screen and improve readability. To modify test groups, use the “Edit test groups“ button in a Metadata editor.

  • GTI configuration is prefilled by default values and has more tooltips explaining each field.

• Importer

  • Improved parameter type detection now supports GTI parameter type

  • Improved prefilling of metadata from the import file. More fields and abbreviations are recognized and automatically prefilled during import.

  • Primary buttons are highlighted to help users navigate through the import process.

• Calculator

  • Predefined functions available in the calculator can also be used in an expression selector.

  • Sun azimuth function is renamed to sun aspect, so calculated values match the name.

• Metadata, importer, calculator

  • Parameter name, dataset name, and database name are limited to alpha-numeric characters, '_', and spaces.

  • Custom units are not supported anymore, a user has to pick one of the supported units by the system.

• Time reference check

  • Possibility to reorder new shifts in a descending order.

• PDF report

  • Possibility to turn off data availability in the quality control summary table. This is used for shorter datasets, to avoid insufficient quality state (red color).

  • Small improvement for better readability.

• New Combine datasets dialog

  • A new Combine dialog with better usability is now available. New dialog includes functionality from Join and Combine dialogs, all options in one place.

• Clone dataset

  • Clone dataset now supports clipping maintenance logs together with a dataset

• CSV export with full Solargis header

  • Added missing metadata into exported CSV file.

• Analyze, Time series, Compare improvement

  • Users can easily deselect all flags

• Removed popup informing about missing GTI config

  • Popup informing about missing GTI config is not shown anymore when a user opens a dialog window. Instead, a dataset with missing GTI config is highlighted in orange color on the main screen.

Updated datasets cannot be used in the older Solargis Analyst version

• New metadata format

  • We updated how metadata is stored in a dataset and a DB. An older dataset is automatically updated to a new format while it is opening for the first time. Opening an updated dataset to a newer Solargis Analyst version in an older Solargis Analyst version might result in errors or unexpected behavior.

  • The first application start, after installing Solargis Analyst version 1.4.5, might take longer because all datasets in the current project are validated and updated to a newer format. Next time a project is opened, datasets are only validated and no updates are needed.

Deprecated features and platforms

• MAC and Linux OS

  • We temporarily stopped supporting MAC and Linux operating systems, however, it is still possible to use Solargis Analyst in a Windows virtual machine on these operating systems.

• Windows 8 OS

  • As a reminder, Windows 8 has reached the end of support. Solargis Analyst running on Windows 8 will be still working, but Solargis will no longer provide technical support for any issue.

Minimum system requirements

• Minimum RAM capacity changed to 16 GB

  • Updated minimum system requirements for RAM capacity from 8 GB to 16 GB. Solargis Analyst works with big datasets and performs a large amount of calculations, therefore it is recommended to have at least 16 GB RAM available or more while using Solargis Analyst.

Known issues

• Timeout error

  • When Solargis Analyst is open for a long time, it is possible to get a timeout error while opening a screen or loading data. To fix it, refresh datasets on the main screen. This will be improved in future releases.

1.4.4

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS:

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• Multiple small usability improvements and various bug fixes.

1.4.3

NEW FEATURES:

• Support of GTI measurements with tracker mountings:

  • Time reference check (TRC)

  • Physical limits tests

  • Visualizations for GTI (clear-sky lines in time series plots, kt-graphs in TRC dialogue and Interactive QC Advanced dialogue)

• Extended GTI configuration in metadata to specify tracker mountings systems

• Extended definition of test groups for automatic quality control in solar radiation

• Added dataset validation and automatic correction of invalid GTI configuration and test groups in main window

• New content in PDF reports:

  • Quality control summary table

  • Test groups table

  • Consistency plots

• New Demo dataset with GTI measurements

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BUG FIXES:

• Various bug fixes

1.4.2

NEW FEATURES:

• Support of GTI measurements with fixed mounting

  • Time reference check (TRC)

  • Physical limits tests

  • Visualizations for GTI (clear-sky lines in time series plots, kt-graphs in TRC dialogue and Interactive QC Advanced dialogue)

• Automated detection of parameter type for solar radiation columns

• New database is automatically created with project

• Export project functionality - package with databases and project

• Pre-set color palettes for graphs

• Polygon selector in Interactive QC and Interactive QC Advanced* (in heatmaps only)

• Instrument dialog for adding new instruments

• Database optimization function - release blocked space after removing of datasets from database

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BUG FIXES:

• Various bug fixes

1.4.1

NEW FEATURES:

• Obsolete Win 32bit installer. Now building Win 64bit only (aka. Win amd64)

• Robust license login window (robust type of license check)

• Using PySide6 (and Qt6 engine)

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