OpenADMS Node 0.7 (Geneva)

OpenADMS Node 0.7 (“Geneva”) is only a small update with better database support and several bug fixes. The licences of source code and documentation have been changed to more permissive ones.

• Added caching for CouchDB database connectivity.
• Added signal handler for restart on HUP.
• Updated documentation.
• Added simple CSV plotting script for gnuplot.
• Added retry delay for MailAgent module.
• Changed licence of source-code from EUPL to BSD-2-Clause.
• Changed licence of documentation from CC BY-SA 3.0 DE to CC BY 3.0 DE.

OpenADMS Node 0.6 (Fukuyama)

OpenADMS Node 0.6 is a smaller update which brings support for the document-oriented NoSQL database Apache CouchDB:

• renamed OpenADMS to OpenADMS Node;
• added make file for PyInstaller 3.3;
• added new modules:
  • “ResponseInspector” for simple validation of observation results,
  • “GpioController” for changing GPIO pin states on the Raspberry Pi,
  • “MastodonAgent” for sending alert messages to the Mastodon social network,
  • “RssAgent” for creating RSS feeds,
  • “IrcAgent” for sending alert messages to the Internet Relay Chat network,
  • “CouchDriver” for storing observations in Apache CouchDB,
  • “ErrorGenerator” for generating warning, error, and critical log messages,
• reworked passive mode of SerialPort module;
• added rc.d script for NetBSD;
• added sensor file for Leica Disto pro4a;
• updated documentation.

OpenADMS 0.5 (Eindhoven)

OpenADMS 0.5 has many new features and improvements:

• updated to Python 3.6 and added support for PyPy3.5;
• added new modules:
  • “LocalControlServer” for simple Web-based remote control,
  • “UnitConverter” for converting response values,
  • “InterruptCounter” for counting GPIO interrupts on the Raspberry Pi,
  • “BluetoothPort” for serial communication over IEEE 802.15.1 (experimental);
• added sensor files for DXL360S, Lambrecht rain[e], Leica Nivel210, Leica total stations, and STS DTM;
• added data validation with JSON schema;
• added an integrated MQTT message broker;
• added unique IDs for observations (UUID4);
• added a graphical launcher based on wxPython;
• added service files for FreeBSD and Linux (systemd) to run OpenADMS as a daemon;
• added an installation script for FreeBSD;
• added a requirements installation script for Microsoft Windows;
• added a setup script for cx_Freeze;
• added several example configuration files for sensors;
• changed the observation time from Unix time stamp to UTC;
• updated the manual (HTML and PDF);
• added further fixes and improvements.

OpenADMS 0.4 (Dar es Salaam)

The version 0.4 of OpenADMS is a minor update, with a lot of improvements, including:

• many fixes in base and modules;
• added support for external graphical launcher (OpenADMS Control);
• added support for non-printable characters in sensor commands;
• added support for more sensors;
• added workaround for Python exception hook bug;
• added support for PyInstaller and py2exe.

OpenADMS 0.3 (Copenhagen)

After more than one year of development on our open-source deformation monitoring system OpenADMS, version 0.3 (code name “Copenhagen”) has been released. This version is a complete rewrite in Python 3, including new features:

• modularised design;
• JSON-based configuration;
• MQTT messaging protocol for inter-module communication;
• broad range of supported sensors;
• fast extension with little or no programming;
• modules for the processing of TPS measurements (polar transformation, Helmert transformation, atmospheric distance correction);
• alerting system with customisable e-mails and short messages;
• virtual sensors.