Dive Planning software

[aquayle]

Is anyone interested in maintaining a thread/sticky (if mod agrees) on what software is available, who from and what users think of it??

Starter for 10:

Suunto Dive Manager v2.1.5
As a dive log program - its fine. The printing options are crippled (useless)tho.
As a dive planner its aweful .. interface is very hard to use, you have to plot the dive curve first - almost impossible to do!

Dive Assistant
from www.blackwave.com
Available for PC & Pocket PC
looks promising, fairly costly tho - $45 for PC, $30 for PPC
It is (IMHO) in beta stage, there are loads of planning options on the "to-do" list. There is a 'Nitrox' wizard - but not working yet. Should be good when they finish it.

SharkPoint
www.dreamdives.org/en/index.htm
flashy log program. Planning - not that I could find!

So - I guess I have not found any 'easy' dive planning so far that would mirror the PADI tables on air or nitrox (but they stricktly keep hold of copyright, so thier tables can't be used except by PADI!)

I have not looked at deco software (no idea about deco - so staying away from it!)


please feel free to edit/add


Andy

[DiverChris]

It's not "planning software" but you can download a good dive logging program and instructions on how to make an interface from the link below.

http://www.muenster.de/~matthias/aladin/indexe.htm

[jph6969]

Funny you should ask this!


I've recently been looking at Nitrox tables to refresh my knowledge (course done years ago) in doing so I have produced a set of Nitrox tables that are remarkabley similar to the PADI ones.

I did work these out from formula and have put them on this web page

http://www.scubadivingtours.co.uk/nitrox/

I still need to put the formula on each page so people can check for themselves.

I could also do a set for air.

Anybody got any formula that calculate maximum dive time and pressure groups, and I would be interested in formula for surface interval and reduction in pressure groups also.

Any help
Jason

[And]

Hi

Made it sticky. Please post links and discuss elsewhere, if you need to.

www.hlplanner.com

Free VPM based software using work done by Erik Baker so I think this qualifies as VPM-B.

Andy

[ellisn]

A few calculation tools on my little site here:

4Divers

Currently working on a web based deco program.

Cheers

Neil

[izzyimset]

The new version uses both VPM and Buhlman. Comes with serious developments bundled with both DiveLog and GMP. Very easy to 'drive' and has intregral tools such as range plan, analysis mode etc. Re-planning made easy with one click.

Not cheep at $149 but the upgrade from previous version is cheeper.

http://www.gue.com/decoplanner/index.shtml


There is also Dplan for Palm at $49 which, to me, together with Mixer (free) makes the Palm a great diving unit.

http://www.gue.com/catalog/order/dplan.shtml

Izzy

[rich Zed]

Windows/UNIX/Linux:
DDPlan: http://www.ddplan.com/

Palm based:
JPlan: http://fly.to/oxford

[johncscott]

The nitrox planner for Dive Assistant from Blackwave is now working. Go to
Dive Assistant - Pocket PC & PC Scuba Dive and Log Software. Dive Site Finder & Locator
rather than Blackwave - Pocket PC & PC Scuba Dive and Log Software. Dive Site Finder &
Locator, as the software is being moved.

[Lazlo]

JDeco - Dive Decompression Software for JAVA Mobile Devices

From website:

* Intuitive user interface
* Bühlmann ZHL16B algorithm with Erik Baker's gradient factors
* Varying Permeability Model (VPM-B)
* Open Circuit (OC) and Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR)
* Gas mixing and topping calculations
* Altitude dives
* Repetitive dives
* Single-depth (square profile) or multi-level dives
* Allows user editable gas mixtures
* Metric or imperial units
* One click variation of bottom times and depths
* One click decogas loss calculations (OC)
* One click bailout calculations (CCR)
* Display of run time, stop time, or both
* Option to lengthen gas switching deco stops (OC)
* Estimates gas consumption
* Calculates CNS and OTU

[NotDeadYet]

My software (XS) is at www.lizardland.co.uk

I've got an upgrade coming that aims the diving more at rebreather planning than it is now. The current version uses both GF Buhlmann and M11F6 (the Hamilton/Swedish Navy model).

The new version will run only M11F6.

Cheers,

Stuart