Re: 20000814: IDD at LSU

Robert,

We worked out a distribution agreement with SSEC for the SDI s/w for the
NOAAport satellite ingest system. UPC is in the process of setting up a
password protected ftp for access.  I will let  you know when it ready.

Robb...





On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Alaric S. Haag wrote:

> Robb,
> 
> Thanks for the info! I have to take much of the responsibility here...
> I think the update notices were missed by me. I have been stretched
> extremely thin by long-running family illness and the resignation of
> the SRCC's previous System Administrator back in January. The good
> news is, the SRCC was able, in early July, to hire Bob Leche. He's an
> excellent addition to the team there, bringing lots of experience as
> well as eagerly learning much via the "trial-by-fire" method! :)
> 
> I will review my old Email for update notices and will work with Bob
> to get those in place. There's probably much cartching-up to do...
> 
> --
> Kind regards,
> Ric
> 
> [ Alaric S. Haag, Computer Manager   mailto:address@hidden ]
> [ Southern Regional Climate Center              Voice: (225) 388-6438 ]
> [ Louisiana State University                      FAX: (225) 388-2912 ]
> [ Baton Rouge, LA 70803                       http://www.srcc.lsu.edu ]
> 
> At about 1:46pm on Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Robb Kambic wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Unidata Support wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> ------- Forwarded Message
> >> 
> >> >To: address@hidden,
> >> >To: Ric Haag <address@hidden>,
> >> >To: Kevin Robbins <address@hidden>
> >> >From: Robert Leche <address@hidden>
> >> >Subject: IDD Configuration
> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >> >Keywords: 200008112046.e7BKkTN13105
> >> 
> >>     To:  address@hidden
> >> 
> >> From:  Robert Leche
> >>             LSU- SRCC
> >> 
> >>  I am writing unidata to get technical support in configuring,
> >> trouble-shooting, and operation of the IDD process.
> >> 
> >> Where we stand:
> >>    The antenna, receiver, and Unix box are all installed, cabled and
> >> powered up. Presently, we are concerned about the number of data errors
> >> received. In contacting the receiver manufacture  (EFData), we verified
> >> the data acquisition. The receiver's corrected error rate is very low at
> >> 1 error per 10**12 bits. The IDD system, however, is reporting errors
> >> every 20-30 seconds. This is a much higher rate than the receiver rate.
> >> An understanding on why we have this high error rate is needed.
> >> 
> >> Getting past the high error problem, we would like to get the system
> >> operational.
> >> 
> >
> >Robert,
> >
> >UPCs SSEC ingestor is also receiving SOH and ETX type errors.  These
> >errors are caused by some products put into the wrong stream,  text
> >(IDS|DDPLUS) verses the binary (HDS) stream.  SSEC has made ingest 
> >software releases to fix  these problems.  My assumption is that
> >there might be some new products on NOAAport that doesn't fit the criteria
> >to be entered into the correct stream.  I will CC SSEC about this
> >problem.  The last ingest software update was in March this year.
> >
> >Here's the note from Chad,
> >
> >An upgrade to the noaaport ingestor software was released 3 Dec 1999
> >which eliminates the need for the exceptions file. If you did not
> >receive this notification and it is OK with your site coordinator, you
> >may want to send email to address@hidden and ask to added to the SDI
> >Software Update mailing list.
> >
> >Please see http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mug/sdi/SDITOP.html for more
> >information on this update.
> >
> >At SSEC we are running the new software. The binary and ASCII text
> >products should be getting routed correctly to one of the DDS|IDS or HRS
> >feedtypes from our NOAAPORT IDD.
> >
> >-Chad
> >
> >Chad doesn't work for SSEC anymore.
> >
> >
> >
> >Since UPC ingest is also receiving these errors, I would assume that it
> >would be Ok to run your system as operational. It appears that some of the
> >products causing the errors are newer Zone type reports and newer
> >Upperair reports.    
> >
> >
> >Maybe SSEC will have some added information about the errors.
> >
> >Robb...
> >
> >
> >
> >Some of the errors:
> >
> >Aug 14 03:03:36 desi.unidata.ucar.edu last message repeated 1 time
> >Aug 14 03:03:36 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      72172         556  YERH98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:03:40 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140303
> >Aug 14 03:03:40 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      22229         572  YDRH98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:03:40 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140303
> >Aug 14 03:03:40 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      68586         580  YSRH98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:03:46 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      30576         596  YDRH98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:03:46 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140303
> >Aug 14 03:03:57 desi.unidata.ucar.edu last message repeated 1 time
> >Aug 14 03:03:57 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      22398         673  ZDRQ98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:03:57 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140303
> >Aug 14 03:03:57 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      51132         691  ZSRQ98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:04:02 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140304
> >Aug 14 03:04:02 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      37772         706  ZDRQ98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:04:13 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140304
> >Aug 14 03:04:13 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >e.      35082         771  YDRI98 KWBD 140000 PAA
> >Aug 14 03:04:13 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12321]: Lone ETX error           
> >   
> >           29         -01  777700      140304
> >Aug 14 03:04:13 desi.unidata.ucar.edu pqing[12322]: Not a WMO GRIB format
> >messag
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Sincerely,
> >> 
> >> Robert Leche
> >> address@hidden
> >> 225-388-5023
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ------- End of Forwarded Message
> >> 
> >
> >===============================================================================
> >Robb Kambic                             Unidata Program Center
> >Software Engineer III                           Univ. Corp for Atmospheric 
> >Research
> >address@hidden                  WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> >===============================================================================
> >
> >
> 

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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