• Decoded Audio, absolute or relative
• SNR
• Doppler
• Delay

DRM-Log Plot calculates:

• Maximum, minimum and average SNR
• Maximum, minimum and average Delay
• Maximum, minimum and average Doppler
• Decoded Audio in percent
• Distance to the Transmitter in kilometers
• The runtime of each log

Other DRM-Log Plotter features:

• A choice of a smooth Audio Plot or a Rough Audio Plot
• A zoom function lets you study segments of the log in detail
• Shows a list of DRM Modes used during the transmission and the time of Mode change
• Select the transmitter site for a given frequency
• Shows the Bandwidth and the Bit Rate at the time of the log start
• Shows the Main Service Channel QAM at the time of the log start
• Shows the Protection Level at the time of the log start
• Auto-Update the log every 30 seconds, one, two or four minutes when logging with Dream
• Auto Plot Function, display shows all or segments of 5, 10, 20, 40 or 60 minutes up to the present
• Compare two logs (logs must overlap)

Receiver Profiles

• Enter a Nickname for the Screen Dumps
• Write up to 99 different receiver and antenna configurations
• Edit a configuration entry
• Remove a configuration
• Delete the whole list of configurations

DRM Transmitter Sites

• List the frequencies in the data base
• Select a site or sites for a frequency
• Look up the coordinates for this site
• Add a custom site to the data base
• Edit an existing TX site
• Delete a no longer needed site from the data base
• Get the latest TX Sites from the Internet by clicking on "No Record" in the DRM-Plotter

• All data from the log plot in plain text

• Save a log with Label and Site information
• Save a zoomed part of a log with Label and Site information
• Look up a saved log from your saved logs
• Save a Screen Dump of the log, which saves the form as a PNG File

Feel free to download the programme, the Transmitter Sites data and the readme file (drmlogplotter.zip) for Windows.
The software is supplied as is and Omnirep GmbH and IBIS (Consultants) will not be held responsible for any loss of data or any other problems that might occur from using this software.
The current version of DRM-Log Plotter is V 3.41 (Build 951e) Rev. 45.
Comments and suggestions are welcome. The e-mail address is included in the Readme File.

DRM-Log Plotter V 3.41 has been tested with the following versions of Dream:
1.6.1cvs
1.7.9cvs
1.10.3cvs
1.10.4cvs
1.10.6cvs

DRM-Log Plotter V 3.41 has been tested on the following platforms:
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP
Windows Vista Home Edition

DRM-Log Plotter V 6.383 has been tested on the following platforms:
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP
Windows Vista Home Edition
Windows 7  

CONTENTS:
================================

A. INSTALLING THE FILES

B. KNOWN PROBLEMS AFTER AN INSTALLATION

B.1 KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS XP

B.2 KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS VISTA BASIC

B.3 KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS 2000

C. IMPORTANT NOTES

E. KNOWN BUGS

F. PROBLEMS WITH DREAM 1.10.4cvs and 1.10.6cvs (resolved)

G. IF NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, LOOK HERE

 

BACK TO TOP OF PAGE

A. INSTALLING THE FILES:
================================

1. Unzip the downloaded file.
   
2. Create a Directory named c:\drmplot (use this directory name!).
   
3. Copy the unzipped files DRMLogPlotxxx.exe and the drmtransmittersites.dat to that directory. If the drmtransmittersites.dat are not in the zip file, update from the DRM-Plotter instead.
   
4. Start the programme DRM-Log Plotter.
   
5. You should add a profile for your receiver. Go to the Profiles and do so.
6. Choose your Nickname.
7. Click in the black plotter field to set some options including your Latitude and Longitude. Under Receiver Coordinates press Change and you can enter several locations and then simply select from the list. Practical if you are switching locations.
8. Load the HEADERS (which is in the folder where you have DreamLog.txt)
9. Then load the LogLong (which is the DreamLogLong.csv probably in the same folder as where you have DreamLog.txt)
10. Click in SELECT A LOG and something should appear on the screen.

11. Take the information in the ABOUT page with a pinch of salt - ;-))

There are a few bugs in the programme. The error handling is not complete. An error will lead to a shutdown of the application, but there are no harmful consequences. If you find any, please report them by e-mail to the address below.

After the installation, an error message could appear: COMDLG32.OCX (or sometimes MSCOMCTL.OCX) is missing or not properly registered. Please read the notes KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS below.

BACK

B. KNOWN PROBLEMS AFTER AN INSTALLATION
 

B.1 KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS XP:
================================

None so far (16th Sep. 2007)
When you execute the DRM-Log Plotter you might get a runtime error 339. The message may read COMDLG32.OCX (or MSCOMCTL.OCX.) is missing or not properly registered. The file (or files) should be placed in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM or C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32.

Please search for this (these) dll in Internet. Solution: Once you have copied the file, click START, click RUN and type REGSVR32 MSCOMCTL.OCX in the box.

BACK

B.2 KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS VISTA BASIC:
================================

When you execute the DRM-Log Plotter you might get a runtime error 339. The message may read COMDLG32.OCX is missing or not properly registered. A tested solution for Windows Vista Basic:
================================

Windows Vista Basic looked for the file COMDLG32.OCX. If it is missing, copy COMDLG32.OCX to the same directory as the DRM-Log Plotter (C:\DRMPlot\COMDLG32.OCX). Now try to start the programme. If this did not solve the problem, do the following:

1. Copy COMDLG32.OCX to C:\DRMPlot\ (if not done already).
2. Then do the following. Go to:
Start / All Programs / click Accessories / right-click Command Prompt / select run as Administrator.
A DOS-window opens in:

C:\Windows\System32

3. Now, write the following directly after the prompt " >" :
regsvr32 c:\drmplot\comdlg32.ocx [Enter]
4. An Infobox opens: RegSrvr32 DllRegisterServer in C:\DRMPlot\comdlg32.ocx succeeded [OK]
5. Run DRM-Log Plotter.

BACK

B.3 KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINDOWS 2000:
================================

When you execute DRM-Log Plotter you might get a runtime error 339. The message may read COMDLG32.OCX is missing or not properly registered or COMDLG32.OCX is missing or not properly registered.

A tested solution for Windows 2000 SP4 (Japanese OS):
================================

The procedure is slightly different from Windows Vista:

Windows 2000 looked for the file COMDLG32.OCX. If it is missing, copy COMDLG32.OCX to the same directory as the DRM-Log Plotter (C:\DRMPlot\COMDLG32.OCX). Now try to start the programme. If this did not solve the problem, try the following:

1. Copy COMDLG32.OCX to C:\DRMPlot\ (if not done already).

2. Then do the following. Go to:
Start / Run
A field Open: appears.

3. Now, write in the field:
C:\winnt\system32\regsvr32 c:\drmplot\COMDLG32.OCX [Enter]

4. An Infobox opens:
RegSrvr32 DllRegisterServer in C:\DRMPlot\comdlg32.ocx succeeded [OK]
5. Run DRM-Log Plotter.

BACK

C. IMPORTANT NOTE:
================================

Please be advised that IBIS Consultants will not be held responsible for any problems or loss of data that might appear when installing and using the software. The software is supplied as is. The DRM-Log Plotter Software is freeware.

Questions and suggestions please mail to:
terje.isberg[at]bluewin.ch
We cannot guarantee that we will implement your input, but we will do our best.

BACK

E. KNOWN BUGS
================================

In DRM-Plotter V 3.6 and lower AddComments sometimes do not show up in the plot. Please close the programme and re-start, select your log and add your comments. In V 6.4 this problem has been corrected.

BACK

F. PROBLEMS WITH DREAM 1.10.4cvs and 1.10.6cvs
10th Dec. 2007 (941b):
- There seems to be a flaw in Dream Versions 1.10.4cvs and 1.10.6cvs. When there is a signal dropout or fade-out, these versions of Dream "remembers" the SNR value from just before the signal loss or fade-out. This can be seen in the DreamLogLong.csv file. Although there is no logging going on, the SNR is still present. DRM-Log Plotter uses SNR = 0 to blacken out the SNR, Doppler and Delay curves in case of loss of signal. Looking at the DreamLogLong.csv, I decided to use the SYNC, FAC, MSC for this purpose instead.

BACK

G. IF NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK:
================================

• Make sure that you put the DRM-Plotter application in the specific folder C:\drmplot\
• Otherwise delete the drmplotter.ini from C:\drmplot. Restart the DRM-Plotter. Be sure to select your Location and Profile and enter your Nickname again.
• If that did not solve the problem, delete (or re-name) the drmtransmittersites.dat. Restart the DRM-Plotter. Update the drmtransmittersites.dat from the web.

================================

The DRM-Log Plotter was developed mostly for fun by:

IBIS (Consultants) (since 1981) CH-5023 Biberstein

T. Isberg
e-mail: terje.isberg[at]bluewin.ch
Last Installation Tips edit: 17th June 2010