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Vendor Supported Instruments. MET. ACRF Collector System. ECOR. MWR. RS232 Link / Rocketport Hub. Raman Lidar. Vceil. ACRF custom software suite. ACRF Data Acquisition and Monitoring Software Suite for Instrument PCs. Sutanay Choudhury. Introduction
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Vendor Supported Instruments MET ACRF Collector System ECOR MWR RS232 Link / Rocketport Hub Raman Lidar Vceil ACRF custom software suite ACRF Data Acquisition and Monitoring Software Suite for Instrument PCs Sutanay Choudhury Introduction • Traditionally ACRF has provided support for data transfer from various instruments. • Often the instrument’s data acquisition software does not produce data files to allow continuous monitoring or meet ACRF specifications for data collection. • In recent years we have developed custom data acquisition software for a number of instruments. FTP Transfer ACRF Data Viewer • Application for visualizing data being collected on instrument computer in real-time. • Designed to support ASCII data files based on a row-oriented format. • Java based design would allow deployment on multiple platforms. • Modular/configurable design will enable multiple instrument support. • Possible capabilities include saving current “snapshot” as image and FTP to a remote server. • Currently awaiting testing in a production environment. Advantages • Application for visualization of real-time data. • Significant cost savings by avoiding high per-node licensing fee. • Better integration with data system makes the data flow monitoring and processing easier. • Provide customization features which are not supported by the vendor. • Optimized implementation allows deployment in low-resource, rugged field PCs. Data Acquisition Software • Infra-Red Thermometers (IRT) • Total Precipitation Sensor • CR10x family of Campbell Data Loggers and Storage Modules • PakBus protocol based Campbell Data Loggers (CR1000 etc.) • Time synchronization scripts for Solar trackers • Earlier developed software for RWP, NIMFR, SONDE.