Bernese GPS Software Version 5.0 - Bernese GNSS Software

24. The Step from Version 4.2 to
Version 5.0
If you start to use an existing campaign originally processed with Version 4.2 of the Bernese
GPS Software with the new Version 5.0 you have to be aware that you cannot switch back
to Version 4.2 . Note also, that the results from Version 4.2 cannot be reproduced one-by-one
with the Version 5.0 due to some changes in the analysis models, e.g., solid Earth tides.
24.1 Introduction
The step from Version 4.2 to Version 5.0 of the Bernese GPS Software represents a major
upgrade. The menu and the BPE have been replaced by new implementations using C++
and Perl. The input panels were completely redesigned and serve now as sole interface
between the user input and the processing programs. The labeling of the input fields was
revised and gained in clarity.
The format for a long list of files has been changed from Version 4.2 to Version 5.0 . Most of
them can be used without conversion because reading subroutines are backward compatible.
This means on the other hand that files written by Version 5.0 cannot be handled by reading
routines of Version 4.2 . These are for instance: the Bernese observation header files, normal
equation files from ADDNEQ2, standard orbit files, Earth orientation files, troposphere
parameter result files, residual files.
The Windows version is no longer binary compatible with the Version 4.2 , because we had
to change the compiler for the generation of the distributed executables. This, of course,
may also be true for the UNIX version, if you changed the compiler. In this case you must
use the binary-to-ASCII converters from Version 4.2 and the ASCII-to-binary converters
of Version 5.0 to convert these files to a binary format accessible for the current version
of Bernese GPS Software. This is why we urge you not to overwrite Version 4.2 with
Version 5.0 .
In addition, the location of several files in the campaign directory structure was changed to
improve clarity and usability.
In this chapter we give advice on how to move an existing campaign from Version 4.2 to
Version 5.0 .
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