Version 1.2.5 of the “ESA generic E2E simulator Interface Control Document” addressing known issues and implementing corrections identified in the scope of openSF has been published and can be downloaded from here.
New Release Announcement – OpenSF v3.8.0
OpenSF v3.8.0 has been released and can be downloaded here.

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New Features
- Enabled editing all simulation elements (i.e. Descriptors, Model, Sessions)
- Introduction of User Modes: Normal mode for end users; Developer mode for Module’s developers and integrators.
- Automatic execution of multiple sessions (batch processing) based on user provided parameters iteration using “Parameter Set” files, describing parameter customization for the batch sessions.
- Enabled customization of parameter visibility in Parameters tab
- Consolidation of the use of time stamps format in Timeline and Log views
- Added highlight to warn about using deprecated format in time stamps
- Updated version of Eclipse RCP used by OpenSF
Corrections
- Corrected session executions handling to allow re-execution
- Corrected storage of 3D ARRAY parameters dimensions
- Corrected export and import of OpenSF Database
- Enabled inline editing of parameter values in Parameter Editor (F2 shortcut)
- Consolidated time format used in example timeline XML file
- Corrected handling of parameters iterations directly in the Parameters table
- Consolidated log messages of sessions in validation test dataset
- Corrected parameters display to include group/module names in the Iterate Dialog
- Corrected panel layout to avoid disappearing buttons when resizing windows
- Enabled automatic creation of ”openSF.log” when it doesn’t exist (avoiding spurios error message)
- Added additional feedback when creating/editing modules
- Corrected error while adding extra IO files to a descriptor
- Improved panel layout in the Descriptors view
- Improved “Invalid parameter” notifications to include triggering parameter(s)
- Improved “Missing files” notifications to include list of related files
- Improved internal handling of relative paths
- Ensured temporary parameter changes are used during time-driven session executions
- Improvements to specification of new DB scripts (during installation)
- Corrected display issues on MacOS 10.14 (Mojave)
- Enabled editing the Maximum Directory Copy Depth option via Preferences
- Enabled saving new timeline file based on current time segments
- Improved Look and Feel of session execution summary
- Corrected behaviour of the progress bar in the Execution View
- Corrected the calculation of session execution elapsed time
- Corrected error when closing the DB view after changes
- Enabled reuse of DB credentials when creating a new DB
- Corrected handling of TIME structured type in Parameter Editor
- Enabled progress update when opening Session Execution from Multi-Session Execution summary
- Corrected validation dataset example by adding missing version attribute to Modules configuration file
- Corrected storage of array of TIME parameters which had unexpected quote in XML file
- Corrected handling of array parameters dimensions during copy/paste operations
- Corrected Timeline file name refresh after loading new file
- Corrected rendering Module mode columns in Timeline Editor
- Corrected handling of strings values with spaces in Parameter Editor
- Corrected path composition in the statistic perturbed sessions
- Corrected session import error due to export/import functionality mismatch with DB
- Corrected automatic upgrade of old openSF DB into DB version v4.0
- Corrected scroll while hovering over session panels (Windows Only)
New Release Announcement – SAMIEdit v1.3.0.21
Version 1.3.0.21 of SAMIEdit (SAtellite MIssions 3D visualisation application) has been released and can be downloaded here.
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New Features
- Application is now distributed as signed .dmg for Mac OS X to solve installation errors in Mac OS X Sierra and above
- Up-to-date mission configuration files and example projects
Bug Fixes
- The number of orbits set in Swath History track and Orbit Track menus are not persistent
- Displacement of Ground Station masks if simulation runs for a long time
New Release Announcement – DFDL4S/++ Library v1.5.2.1
Version 1.5.2.1 of the DFDL4S Java and C++ Libraries has been released and can be downloaded here.
DFDL4S is a generic binary data binding library written in Java and based on the Data Format Description Language (DFDL). DFDL++ provides the same functionality exposing a native C++ API. See more details here.
The following is a summary of the changes in version 1.5.2.1.
Bug Fixes
- Corrected the evaluation of $node in DFDL standard expressions
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New Release Announcement – DFDL4S/++ Library v1.5.2
Version 1.5.2 of the DFDL4S Java and C++ Libraries has been released and can be downloaded here.
DFDL4S is a generic binary data binding library written in Java and based on the Data Format Description Language (DFDL). DFDL++ provides the same functionality exposing a native C++ API. See more details here.
The following is a summary of the changes in version 1.5.2.
Bug Fixes
- Incorrect behavior of childAt() when getting child after adding element
New Functionality and Improvements
- Use dfdl:defineFormat with a name (declared only once, in dedicated schema file) to make explicit all default values in the DFDL schema
- Use evolutions in the DFDL standard to cover the semantics of the custom “in/inrange” operators
- Replace use of dmx:representation by XSD intrinsic type definition when retrieving element values
- Enable default constructors in C++ API
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