MANUALDivesoft center

Divesoft.center USER MANUAL

Date of issue: 1st July 2021; rev 1 00

CU HW rev 1 5, HS HW rev 3 0, FW 2 11

Authors: Adam Procháska, Jakub Šimánek, Aleš Procháska

Published by Divesoft s r o , Divesoft com

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Content

Divesoft.center 2

Introduction to Divesoft center and it’s functions 2

Compatibility 2

Necessary Hardware 2

Install the software on your computer 3

Pairing and connecting Divesoft devices 4

Out of date firmware notification 6

Upload a new version of Firmware 7

SUPPPORT button 10

Dive logs download 12

Upload Dive logs to WETNOTES COM 12

Uploading a license to Freedom Force 14

Privacy 15

Settings 16

System logs 17

Windows 10 dongle installation manual 18

WETNOTES.COM 24

What is WETNOTES COM and what is it for? 24

UPLOAD YOUR DIVES 24

ANALYZE DATA 24

SHARE WITH OTHERS 25

ENJOY THE COMMUNITY 25

Log in 25

Settings 27

How to add dives to Wetnotes com 28

Dive list 30

Dive detail 31

Summary of basic dive information 33

Events recorded by the device 34

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Divesoft.center

Introduction to Divesoft.center and it’s functions

Divesoft center is a support software created by Divesoft The Divesoft center is used to

operate Divesoft devices (Freedom Force, Liberty 2021 edition and newer products), and to

manage and update device firmware, download dive logs, and conveniently upload dive logs to

Wetnotes The Divesoft center mediates the connection of the divesoft device via a Bluetooth

wireless connection

Compatibility

Divesoft center software is compatible with Windows, Linux and iOS

Necessary Hardware

Desktop computer with Windows 7 and higher, or iOS with a built-in Bluetooth device

Windows computers require a USB Bluetooth dongle, even if your computer has Bluetooth

functionality.

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Install the software on your computer

1 Download the Divesoft center installation files from the Divesoft website with regard to

your operating system https://www divesoft com/en/support

2 Unzip the zip file to a directory of your choice on your computer

3 Double-click the exe file to start the installation and follow the instructions of the

installation wizard

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Pairing and connecting Divesoft devices

1 Start Divesoft center by double-clicking its icon

2 Launch Divesoft (Freedom Force, Liberty 2021 Edition) (long press both buttons)

3 Start Bluetooth on the divesoft device Menu / Applications / BLE connection

4 In the Divesoft center program, click on the “ADD DEVICE” button (see Screenshot 1) Select

the desired Divesoft device from the displayed devices (see Screenshot 2)

IF YOU DON’T SEE THE CONNECTION AND THE APP SAYS “BLUETOOTH IS NOT AVAILABLE”,

FOLLOW THE DONGLE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

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After pairing the device, the corresponding device is displayed in the Device list

From now on you have the option to manage the device by clicking on the “DEVICE INFO” button,

or remove the device by clicking on the “UNPAIR DEVICE” button

See Screenshot 3

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Out of date firmware notification

Divesoft center checks for firmware on your device If the current firmware is available,

a warning triangle will appear on the device in the firmware box Click on the “DEVICE INFO”

button

See Screenshot 4

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Upload a new version of Firmware

To upload a new firmware version, click on the “DEVICE INFO” button next to the required

Divesoft device

If a more up-to-date firmware version is available, Divesoft center will automatically offer you

to download this version and then simply press the “UPDATE” button

See Screenshot 5

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There are two other options You can either check the firmware update using the “CHECK FOR

UPDATES” button

The firmware can also be downloaded from a file located locally on the computer If

you have a zipped file on your computer, press the “CHOOSE FIRMWARE FILE” button in

the Divesoft center The program will prompt you to mark the zipped firmware file Confirm and

the firmware will be uploaded to your device

It may take a few minutes to upload the firmware

CAUTION: Do not turn off the BLE connection during recording.

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After uploading the firmware, you will be prompted to switch to the Bootloader so that your

firmware can be activated on the device You start the bootloader by entering the service mode

of the device (press both buttons, release one, press again, release both) Here you will find the

Bootloader item After switching to the bootloader, the firmware is automatically loaded The

status of the process is shown on the display The process takes about a minute

After uploading the firmware, the device restarts itself and activates the new uploaded

firmware

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SUPPPORT button

Use the “Support” button to access to the DIVESOFT support pages Here you will find all user

manuals in various languages for all DIVESOFT devices, archives with firmware for all devices,

support software that you can download

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Dive logs download

Press the “DIVE LOGS” button to open the dive history on your device The following data is given

for each dive:

Log number;

date and time of the dive;

Maximum depth;

download / downloaded;

upload / view log

If the log has not yet been downloaded to your computer, a down arrow appears in the left

position of the ACTION column Click this arrow to download the log file to your computer The

file location is set in SETTINGS (see below)

Once the file is downloaded from the device to the computer, the arrow icon changes to

a folder icon

Upload Dive logs to WETNOTES.COM

Logs cannot be viewed directly in Divesoft center The web application WETNOTES COM is used

for this

To the right of the ACTION column is the upload symbol This is a designation for a dive log that

has not yet been uploaded to wetnotes com You must be logged in to upload the firmware If

you are not logged in, you will be prompted to do so You can log in using the “Login” command

on the top bar on the far right If you have not yet created an account, select the Sign up option

in the login window and create an account

If you are logged in, click on the arrow symbol Once the file is uploaded to wetnotes com, the

icon changes to an eye symbol By clicking on the eye symbol you will be redirected to the dive

detail on WETNOTES COM

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A description of wetnotes com is provided in a separate chapter below

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Uploading a license to Freedom Force

Freedom Force has the option to upgrade the license, which determines the advanced features

of the device For specifications and comparisons, visit www divesoft com

On the List of devices tab, click the “DEVICE INFO” button on the Freedom Force device At

the bottom of the screen In the “Upload divice license” section, click the “CHOOSE DEVICE

FILE” button Select the license file that was sent to you and confirm The license will start

uploading to your device automatically After completing the action, check the firmware status

in Menu / System check

If the change does not take effect, restart the device and check again in System check

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Privacy

The “Privacy” command in the top bar opens the legislative conditions for using the software

and handling personal data

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Settings

In the settings section, you can set the default folder for saving downloaded dive logs – the

EDIT PATH button Press OPEN FOLDER to open the set folder

Use the RESET SETTINGS button to set the original settings

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System logs

With the SHOW SYSTEM LOGS button you can download system logs in which records of device

behavior and events during and outside the dive are stored These files are especially important

for diagnostics

Customer support can ask you to download and send these logs when you need help with

diagnosing your device

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Windows 10 dongle installation manual

1 When you open the application for the first time and the driver is not visible, it needs to be

installed

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2 Download installer from https://zadig akeo ie/

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3 Launch zadig app – if there is a request to allow a 3rd party application, approve it and run

the app

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4 Open Options menu and click to List All Devices This action will show you list of available

devices in a drop-down list

5 Choose BLE (bluetooth low energy) from drop-down list – be sure that you are installing

driver for correct device From the list, select the item that matches your dongle Usually

the name matches the label you find on the body of the dongle or on the original packaging

of your dongle, or the CSR label If you are not sure, remove and plug in the dongle again

and scan it again, noting which item has appeared and disappeared

ENSURE your bluetooth/dongle supports BT 4.0 with BLE support.

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6 Click on Replace Driver button

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7 Wait until installation is complete

8 Restart your computer and The Divesoft application should indicate scanning by a green

pulsating icon

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WETNOTES.COM

What is WETNOTES.COM and what is it for?

WETNOTES COM is a web application that is used to store, sort, edit dive logs Wetnotes com is

an online diving log that can display dive details and record additional location, gear and more

UPLOAD YOUR DIVES

You have the possibility to keep track of each dive you make All you must do is upload

essential information from your deco computer or rebreather Store your gas management,

ascent and decompression data online where you will be able to analyze your dives easily

ANALYZE DATA

With WetNotes you can analyze and monitor the performance indicators of your deco computer

or rebreather in detail and from the comfort of your home After uploading your dive logs,

a collection of easy-to-navigate charts will be immediately available

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SHARE WITH OTHERS

If your friends and colleagues want to know about your diving experiences If they want to know

where you dive and what results you have achieved, you can share your skills and know-how

with them just by clicking a button!

ENJOY THE COMMUNITY

Check out your friends’ profiles, get inspired, get motivated, get better results Explore more

diving locations and tell your friends where you have been

Log in

You must be logged in to work on wetnotes com Click the Login button in the upper right

corner of the website and log in If you have not yet created a profile on wetnotes com, you can

easily create one by clicking Sign up in the login window

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After logging in, you can follow the basic statistics of your dives, including the position of the

dive sites

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Settings

Click Settings in the top bar to open the settings page Here you can set the units you use

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How to add dives to Wetnotes.com

If you own a Divesoft Bluetooth device, use the Divesoft center software to download logs and

upload to wetnotes com, as described earlier in this manual

If your device does not have a Bluetooth connection, use the following procedure

Follow the manual for your device to download the dive log files to your desktop computer

Press the “+ NEW LOG” button in the far right corner of the screen or in the top bar

Then drag the files to the highlighted box, or press the “CHOOSE FILE” button and select the file

from a directory on your computer

The selected dive (green frame) can be edited It is possible to fill in the name of the locality,

visibility, surface air temperature, salinity, weather, amount of load, and diving partner If you fill

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in the GPS coordinates (some Divesoft devices have a built-in GPS and the coordinates are part

of the log), the location will be displayed on the map

You can also enter the type of dive

If you enter the values of the pressures in the cylinders and their volumes according to reality

Wetnotes will calculate your consumption in the recorded dive

Devices that have cylinder pressure reading devices will write these values automatically

If you have common data for multiple dives, you can mark multiple dives and give them the

same properties and descriptions

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Dive list

After uploading your dives, the dives will be displayed in a list of dives with basic data such as

order, date, location, maximum depth, dive length

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Each dive has three icons assigned to it on the right

Use the VIEW DIVE DETAIL icon to open the dive detail

You can use the EDIT DIVE icon to enter the dive editing and edit the dive attributes

Use the DELETE icon to delete the dive

Dive detail

Graphs for depth (blue) and decompression ceiling (black) are shown in the dive detail

Diving errors are marked with a yellow triangle After hovering the mouse over the triangle,

a description of the error is displayed

The graph of ppO2 and setpoint shows the course of ppO2 (green) and in the case of CCR

setpoint (orange)

The last graph shows the temperature in a given part of the dive

All graphs are interconnected and after hovering the mouse over the graphs, the values at

a given moment of the dive are displayed

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These graphs show the mode at a given dive time, and the mixture used In the case of

alternating mixtures or modes, this is reflected in different colors and descriptions

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Summary of basic dive information

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Events recorded by the device

MANUALDivesoft center

Divesoft.center USER MANUAL

Date of issue: 1st July 2021; rev 1 00

CU HW rev 1 5, HS HW rev 3 0, FW 2 11

Authors: Adam Procháska, Jakub Šimánek, Aleš Procháska

Published by Divesoft s r o , Divesoft com

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