HLPlanner is a free software program that uses the VPM-B algorithm to calculate mixed gas decompression. It was written in C# and optimized, with the core of the algorithm remaining identical to Erik Baker's public domain Fortran 77 code. The program has an easy-to-use and highly functional user interface and supports a full range of gases and profiles, with full support for both imperial and metric units. It also has an automatic selection feature.
HLPlanner is completely FREE mixed gas decompression software utilising the VPM-B algorithm. HLPlanner’s “engine” is loosely based on Erik Baker’s Fortran 77 code, available in the public domain. The program has been entirely rewritten in C# and optimised, the core of the algorithm however remains identical and therefore produces (or at least that’s what we observed so far) closely matching results.
Main program features:
- Easy to use and highly functional user interface
- Support for full range of gases and profiles
- Full support for both imperial and metric units
- Automatic selection of gas mixes based on depth
- Calculation of gas mix usage in bar/psi and ltr/cuft depending on cylinder size
- Customizable level of safety
- Professional quality printouts
- Easy range planning with O2 bailouts for “loss of deco gas” scenarios
- Full support for repetitive diving with no limit on the number of dives per mission
- and more...
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