EOL Aircraft Platform Software Tools Chris Webster NCAR – EOL - CDS

Overview Integrating onto the aircraft. Integrating onto the aircraft. Real-time Tools. Real-time Tools. Post Flight Tools. Post Flight Tools.

Integration - Handbook RAF Field Project Computing Handbook RAF Field Project Computing Handbook

Integration - Networking Two gigabit Ethernet networks Two gigabit Ethernet networks Both have DHCP and NTP Both have DHCP and NTP Both have real-time data feed Both have real-time data feed Data Collection – Data Collection – RAF only RAF only Data Display / User – Data Display / User – Power over Ethernet (PoE) ‏ Power over Ethernet (PoE) ‏

Integration - Timing Network Time Protocol (NTP) ‏ Network Time Protocol (NTP) ‏ IRIG-B 123 (AM) ‏ IRIG-B 123 (AM) ‏ 1 Pulse Per Second (PPS) ‏ 1 Pulse Per Second (PPS) ‏ GPS antenna feed (special request) ‏ GPS antenna feed (special request) ‏

Integration – Data Feed IWGADTS recommended data packet IWGADTS recommended data packet UDP broadcast on port UDP broadcast on port We can provide UDP to RS-232 converters (request ahead of time) ‏ We can provide UDP to RS-232 converters (request ahead of time) ‏ Packet has a 2-3 second delay from actual acquisition Packet has a 2-3 second delay from actual acquisition You may request additional variables. You may request additional variables. This is not the same feed sent to the ground This is not the same feed sent to the ground

INMARSAT Spot beam map

Real-time Tools Google-Earth Flight Tracks Google-Earth Flight Tracks Satellite image overlays Satellite image overlays On-board and ground On-board and ground Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ‏ Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ‏ Text communications w/ participants on-board and ground. Text communications w/ participants on-board and ground. aeros display program aeros display program On-board and ground On-board and ground Runs on WindowsXP and Unix/Linux Runs on WindowsXP and Unix/Linux

Google-Earth Flight Tracks

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ‏

aeros display

Post-flight Tools Display programs Display programs ncplot – General time series ncplot – General time series ncpp – Size-distributions ncpp – Size-distributions xpms2d – PMS2D Image data xpms2d – PMS2D Image data ascii converters ascii converters N2asc – netCDF to ASCII N2asc – netCDF to ASCII Asc2cdf – ASCII to netCDF Asc2cdf – ASCII to netCDF

ncplot Reads from 4 files Reads from 4 files 1-4 panels for Time- series and XY 1-4 panels for Time- series and XY Native PostScript printing (publication quality) ‏ Native PostScript printing (publication quality) ‏ PNG output files PNG output files User calculations User calculations Plot-types Plot-types Time-series Time-series XY XY XYZ XYZ ASCII ASCII Difference Difference Statistics Statistics Spectra, Co-Spectra, fluxes Spectra, Co-Spectra, fluxes

ncplot

ncplot - Track specific controls

Spectra and Fluxes

PMS-2D Display/Analysis Raw PMS-2D

ASCII Conversions n2asc converts netCDF to ASCII n2asc converts netCDF to ASCII LRT or HRT (all variables must be same rate) ‏ LRT or HRT (all variables must be same rate) ‏ Can produce NASA DEF Can produce NASA DEF Batch mode Batch mode asc2cdf converts ASCII to netCDF asc2cdf converts ASCII to netCDF LRT or HRT (all variables must be same rate) ‏ LRT or HRT (all variables must be same rate) ‏ Can read NASA DEF Can read NASA DEF