BlastIQ™ Mobile Release 2018

BlastIQ™ Mobile

2018

Updates to BlastIQ™ Mobile released on 2018 bring in new features, improvements and bug fixes. For further information, please contact BlastIQ™ Support at support.blastiq.com.

November

Update 22nd of November 2018

A better map experience

• Add new holes to the map using a long-press gesture
• Flexible map size

  Improved

1. Colour coded products
2. Performance improvements
• More efficient data syncing
• Map only renders when active
• More efficient application startup
3. Combined backfill and redrill alert messages to save space

Loading rules

• Loading rules will now calculate explosive weights and deck lengths using the product density and diameter of the hole, improving accuracy and making the design of rules easier
• Hide design decks with no length
• When no valid design can be calculated with the provided loading rules, a message is displayed to communicate the problem to the user

  Fixed

1. Fixed bug: When adding new holes, the measurements were always metric
2. Fixed bug: If backfill triggered on ShotPlus™ and BlastIQ™ Mobile, two backfill decks would appear
3. Fixed bug: BlastIQ™ Mobile would use design length instead of actual to calculate deck horizons in certain circumstances
4. Fixed bug: BlastIQ™ Mobile did not recalculate deck length after a deck was dipped
5. Fixed bug: Actuals of 0.0 were being saved as 0.1

October

1.1.1520

Update 18th of October 2018

A better map experience

• Search for holes on the map view
• Uncluttered map with alert banners removed when in map view
• Holes requiring redrill show redrill icon on map view

Loading rules

• Holes short of depth tolerance show redrill notification

Smoother updates

• Auto updater enables customers to perform their own updates in the future

Performance improvements

• More selective data updating improves performance when entering data
• More efficient map rendering improves performance navigating the map view

September

1.1.0

Update 4th of September 2018

A better map experience

• Smoother and more accurate pan, zoom and rotate,
• Hole statuses reflected in map view, including:
  • Visual icons for designed, dipped, partially loaded and stemmed to the horizon
  • Additional visuals to indicate wet vs dry or if a hole has a note attached
  • A visual icon for holes that require backfill

Setting and following paths

• Set a path via the map view
• Display your created path as a list

Loading rules

• Update loading instructions based on hole condition, even in an offline state
• Product change based on water content of a hole if loading rule dictates
• Automatic flagging of a hole as “wet” or “dry” based on set water tolerance
• Automatically update design if hole requires backfill

Unit conversions

• Choose between measuring in meters or feet
• Choose between measuring in kilograms or pounds

August

1.0.1074

Update 21st of August 2018

The release has a range of great new features and improvements, including:

• A list of pre-defined comments for users to select from when adding a note against a blast hole
• The ability to select a drill plan from anywhere within the row rather than having to select the text only
• Display of the software version running on the device
• Increased maximum supported deck weight
• Unit conversions

A comprehensive list of inclusions in this release can be found below.

  New

1. A list of pre-defined comments for users to select from when adding a note against a blast hole
2. The ability to select a drill plan from anywhere within the row rather than having to select the text only
3. Display of the software version running on the device
4. Increased maximum supported deck weight
5. Unit conversions

  Fixed

1. Amend hole shape on 2D map
2. Fix incorrect hole length and amount of water when hole length is reduced
3. Fix data not saving in BlastIQ Mobile when a dip depth equal to the design depth is entered
4. Improve functionality for when a user does not have permissions to build a BlastIQ Mobile device
5. Fix not being able to a send the modified design to the cloud when the new holes contain actual information

July

1.0.860

Update 2nd of July 2018

  Fixed

1. Fix deck length error for Symbiote Host
2. Fix issue with devices getting stuck on the Loading screen while
   the software is starting up
3. Fix issue where a valid hole depth entered is reported as invalid
4. Amount of water mode wasn’t in use if selected in preferences and a
   new hole was added to a drill plan (was using depth to water)
5. Fix issue where software wasn’t updating when a deck horizon was cleared
6. Charging count does not update with reconnecting devices
7. Charging count does not update by clearing each deck value individually
8. Charging count is not updated when opening an updated charging panel
9. Charging panel updates are not seen across multiple devices