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Gill WindSonic Sonic Anemometer

Instrument

METADATA-START Manufacturer: Gill
Serial Number: 13260008
Tag Number: M100169
Date Installed: 12-3-14
Computer IP: 134.129.222.141

Software Configuration(Windows 10 OS)

The software being used for the Sonic Anemometer is WindView, which can be download from the http://www.gillinstruments.com/main/software.html. System is setup with rdesktop using standard password. Computer has Open SSH server installed and setup using “students” as username and standard password. Data is Stored in the c:\WindData directory. DeltaCopy has been downloaded and install, which enables rsync on Aircraft server to access the computer via network port 873 that needs to be open in the Windows firewall.

Data Acquisition

To start the WindView software on the computer in CH601 and begin logging data follow these steps:

  • Double-click on the Gill WindView icon on the Desktop
  • Select Menus →File→Connect
  • A window will pop up.
    • Enter CH601 in the 'Name' field box.
    • Select 'GILL_POLAR_TWO_AXIS' in 'Output Format' Pull down menu
    • Select COM1 in the 'Port' Pull Down menu
    • Select 9600 in the 'Baud Rate' Pull Down menu
    • Select NONE in the 'Parity' Pull Down menu
    • Click 'Connect' Button
  • Should see data coming in on left side of window (with 'Data' tab selected), if not, reset power on Sonic Anemometer.
  • Select Menus →Settings→Logging
  • The 'Log Settings' window will pop up.
    • Check 'Enable' under 'Segmented Logging'
    • Select 6 mins in 'Create new log file every' field.
    • Check 'Append Time Stamp' field.
    • The 'Directory field should be C:\\WindData' Mounted drive from aircraft.atmos.und.edu
    • The 'File Name (prefix) field should be Wind.txt
    • Click 'Apply' Button
    • Click 'OK' Button in pop up Window.
  • Select Menus →Log→Start

Data Stream

  • Transfer to Aircraft Server
    • Data is transferred from CH601 Windows 10 computer to Aircraft server.
    • Data is stored in /nas/Surface/CH601/data/WindSonic/raw on Aircraft server.
    • The script /nas/Surface/CH601/ingest/scripts/rsync_ch6012local does the transfer.
  • Create Plots
    • The /nas/Surface/CH601/display/scripts/process_wind.py creates plots
    • Plots are stored in /nas/Surface/CH601/data/WindSonic/plots on Aircraft server.
    • The script /nas/Surface/CH601/data/WindSonic/scripts/process_all_winds creates all plots.
  • Transfer to Web Server
    • The /nas/Surface/CH601/ingest/scripts/rsync_aircraft2adiabat copy plots to Web server.
  • Automated (crontab)
    • The Data Stream is automated using the david.delene user's crontab on Aircraft server.
    • The crontab information is archived in /nas/Surface/CH601/control/contab
atmos/ch601/sonic_anemometer.1595678738.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/07/25 12:05 by delene