Tim's PGC for PPC

(Pressure Group Calculator)

Manual

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Hi, and welcome to my PGC for Pocket PC or Smart Phone.

This program hopefully will run on any device that runs on Windows Mobile.

I made the program to help me use my Tables

Depending on the version of Windows Mobile you have installed on your device, you may need to update .NET Compact Framework.

You can Download the latest version of .NET Compact Framework here:
.NET Framework Download Site 

To use The full Program (Get to Page Two) you will need to register it.
Registration is FREE, all I need is some info to generate a Serial Number for you. 

The Info I need is the Owner Name and E-Mail entered in the Owner Information on the Device on which you want to use the Program.

This info should be shown in the top left corner of the program when run.

Owner Info

If this info is not present then you will need to enter the info in the Owner Information on your Device (Nothing to do with my program). If this information has not been entered then

the Serial Number I generate will not work and you will not be able to register the program.

Send this Information to me and I will send you a Serial Number.
Send it to: tim@timsnet.co.uk with the subject: Tim's PGC for PPC

To enter the serial number click on the About button at the bottom of the page.

About Button

This should bring up the following Page:

About

Then click the Make Changes at the bottom of this page and it should bring up the following page:

Settings

Enter the Serial Number here and chose if you want to use it Metric or Imperial 
Once done click on the "X" Top Right of the page.

The About Page will still show Not Registered and have a note at the bottom. 

About

NOTE !

You Have to Re-Start The Program For Any Changes To Take Effect.

Click on the "X" to close this page, then close and re-start the program.

The next time you open the About Window it should say Registered.

Using The Program

While using the program, should you enter data beyond the range or outside the rules of the Tables warnings will appear in the text box at the bottom of the page or data boxes will turn Red

First Dive

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The first thing to do is chose the Gas you will be diving with. 

Here the choice from the FO2 dropdown box is: Air or any whole number between 30 to 40.

This needs to be chosen first as it will not be able to change it after the next step.
(To be able to change this value, Depth must be set to 0)

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Next chose the Max Depth you will be diving to.

Here the Choice form the Depth dropdown box is the same values you find on the Tables or the Wheel.

Metric: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42

Imperial: 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130

After choosing your Max Depth the computer will work out your No Decompression Limit and the Limit Before A Safety Stop Is Required.

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Now you are able to enter your Actual Bottom Time.
Here the Choice from the Bottom Time dropdown box is: 0 to 220

After choosing  the Actual Bottom Time the computer works out your End Pressure Group and your O2 Exposure . The Background Colour of these boxes are Gray, this is to indicate that the Computer has worked out the values. Should the Background Colour be any other Colour then the value has not been worked out by the Computer.
You will notice that these two boxes are dropdown boxes, DONT click these I will explain the reason for this later.

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Should the Bottom Time extend beyond the Limit Before A Safety Stop Is Required then the Computer will show a Safety Stop Time.

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Second Dive

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Click on the Next Dive Button to go to the Next Dive Page.
(This button will not come active if the program is not Registered) 

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This Page can be used in two ways:

1. As the Next part of a Multi-Level Dive:

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Here you DO NOT ENTER the Hours and Minutes of the Surface Interval between Dives.

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Follow the same step and as you did in Dive1.
But Do Not Enter a Depth No Greater that that Indicated in the Yellow Box

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There is one more piece of information given on this page.

RNT and the Calculation of your Total Bottom Time.
This is given so you can fill in your Dive logs)

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2. As a New Dive after a Surface Interval:

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Here you ENTER the Hours and Minutes of the Surface Interval between Dives.

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Here the choice from the Hours dropdown box is from 0 to 24, the choice from the Minutes dropdown box it 0 to 59.

(Should you enter a Surface Interval that was long enough to reduce your Residual Nitrogen Level to 0.

Then the Back Colour of the Pressure Group box will turn Green.
If this is the case you will not be able to continue on this page.
If you have no
Residual Nitrogen then you start from Dive 1)

After entering your Surface Interval you follow the same step , and as you did in Dive1.

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There is one more piece of information given on this page.

RNT and the Calculation of your Total Bottom Time.
This is given so you can fill in your Dive logs)

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Third or more Dives

To work out the values of your Third or More Dives you need to make a note of your last End PG and O2 Expo.
Of course you will have done this when filling in your log book)

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Simply click on Previous Dive Button to return to the First Page

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Enter your last Pressure Group and O2 Expo.

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Here the choice from the PG dropdown box is from A to Z, the choice from the O2 Expo. dropdown box it 0 to 100 in increments of 5.

When you enter values into the Pressure Group and O2 Expo. dropdown boxes the Back Colour turns White.
If the Back Colour is White then the value has been entered by the User.
  

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 You will notice that the FO2 Box shows ? and other information has been set to 0.
This is to show that this info is not been used.

To use this as a First Dive again, just set the FO2 to the Gas you are using.

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Once the above Information is entered click the Next Dive Button and enter the rest of the information as you did for the Second Dive Part 2.

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This Is Just A Toy

If you are one of those people that sew if you find an error then don't use it.
It's A Toy. Use your Tables or Dive Computer to plan your dive.
Always use your tables to back it up.

(That's my get out of jail clause for those that have nothing else to do).