ODTK 7.3 Release Notes
ODTK 7.3 is a minor release focused on licensing changes. You are encouraged to read thoroughly all release notes to understand how you may benefit or be impacted if upgrading from a previous version.
Licensing change impacts
Starting with version 7.3, all ODTK capability will be available with one license. From this you gain the following benefits:
- Both single satellite and multi-satellite capabilities are available with one license.
- All licenses work for both the Desktop application and the ODTK Engine.
- There is no need for "license exclusion" configurations.
All ODTK licenses are now Ansys network licenses. For network licenses, you need to install an Ansys license server either on a network server or directly on a user's machine, and the user(s) must point to a license on that server machine. ODTK installation includes an Ansys License Manager utility that enables each user to perform tasks such as point to a license file, borrow a license, set preferences, etc.
Enhancements and resolved issues in ODTK 7.3
In addition to the new features, this release also provides additional enhancements and technical corrections since the last release.
| Additional Enhancements and Resolved Issues in ODTK 7.3 | |
|---|---|
| Tracking No. | Description |
| 114257 | VCRedist v2019 x64 moved to version 14.29.30037. |
| 115542 | EOP and Space Weather files are now at version 2021-10-06 from the AGI Data Update server. |
Supported operating systems
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
Hardware requirements
| Hardware | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 or better, AMD Ryzen™ 5 or better | |
| Memory / RAM | 8 GB (minimum); 16+ GB (recommended) | |
| Disk Space | 1.1 GB (minimum) | |
| Network Hardware | Network Card recommended; online operations will not be available without it | |
Minimum software requirements
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Using a software distribution system to install ODTK
Install packages for ODTK are fully compatible with most commercially available software distribution systems. The ODTK install package is Windows Installer based.
Consult the documentation of your specific distribution system on how to prepare the installs for distribution with site-specific options. Most systems handle both *.msi files and setup *.exe files.
Below is a list of product-specific information on the ODTK install package.
| Install Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| Package | Location on Install Media |
| .NET 4.8 | \Prerequirements\Framework.net\v4.8.03761\NDP48x86x64-AllOS-ENU.exe |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x64) |
\Prerequirements\VCRedistv2019x64\VC 2019 Redist 14.29.30037\x64\vcredist.x64.exe |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x86) | \Prerequirements\VCRedistv2019x86\VC 2019 Redist 14.29.30037\x86\vcredist.x86.exe |
| ODTK Install | ||
|---|---|---|
| Package | Location on Install Media | Comments |
| ODTK |
\ODTK\setup.exe or \ODTK\Orbit Determination Tool Kit 7.msi |
Not a single executable install; Inputs: License Agreement, File Location |
| Ansys License Manager |
\AnsysLicenseManager\winx64\setup.exe or \AnsysLicenseManager\linx64\INSTALL |
Install for the Ansys License Manager; run setup.exe or INSTALL |
Installing ODTK and prerequisite installs unattended (or silently)
An unattended installation is one that does not require user interaction. A silent (or quiet) installation is one that does not display any indication of its progress. However, most people use these terms interchangeably.
Information on how to perform unattended installations for ODTK is below. You will need to perform this for each desired install described in the tables above.
Silent installation of ODTK from the root level
To install ODTK from the root level, open a command prompt window and enter the following command and argument at the command prompt:
| Switch | Description |
|---|---|
| /? | It displays this information. |
| /help | It displays this information. |
| /s | This executes a silent install of all products on this DVD. |
| /licenseagree (Required) | This indicates that you agree to the terms of the license agreement. The license agreements are located on this DVD in the SupportFiles directory. |
| /LM | This installs the Ansys License Manager. |
| /licserverinfo Flexlm port#:hostname | This creates the license file to point to the license manager. Example standard: /licserverinfo 1055:abc Example triad: /licserverinfo 1055:abc,def,xyz |
Basic MSI silent installations
To run a Basic MSI setup silently, open a command prompt window and enter the following command and arguments at the command prompt:
Use the /q argument to set the user interface level in conjunction with the arguments described in the following table.
Basic MSI setup arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| q | creates no user interface |
| qn | creates no user interface |
| qb | creates a basic user interface |
| qr | displays a reduced user interface |
| qf | displays a full user interface |
| qn+ | displays no user interface |
| qb+ | displays a basic user interface |
Basic MSI projects do not create or read response files. To set installation properties for a Basic MSI project, run a command such as:
To run a setup.exe, you can run the command:
Install on a secure network
On secure networks where there is no access to *.verisign.com, you may experience timeouts every time you try to load a .NET component, such as when starting ODTK LaunchPad, UiPlugins, or any HTML Utility that embeds a .NET control. This is caused by Windows attempting to verify signatures of .NET assemblies using Verisign online services.
To mitigate this issue, you either have to whitelist access to verisign.com or disable publisher verification by adding AgUiApplication.exe.config file to Program Files/AGI/ODTK 7/bin subdirectory with the following content:
<configuration> <runtime> <generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/> </runtime> </configuration>