Re: 20010817: FNEXRAD feed & LSU NOAAPORT

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Anne Wilson wrote:

> Unidata Support wrote:
> > 
> > ------- Forwarded Message
> > 
> > >To: Unidata Support <address@hidden>
> > >From: Robert Leche <address@hidden>
> > >Subject: Re: 20010815: ldm feed problem from noaaport
> > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> > >Keywords: 200108171628.f7HGSf103729
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > There was a 2nd question in the last request. This has to do with LSU's 
> > NOAA Port.
> > 
> > I am testing the new and improved ldm configuration on Sirocco from data I 
> > am
> > receiving from Motherlode and Motherlode supplies all my request. This is 
> > not the
> > case when requests are made from Datoo ( LSU's NOAA Port). Datoo is 
> > currently only
> > supplying data for requests that are defined in the snippet of Datoo's 
> > ldmd.conf
> > below:
> > 
> > >
> > > >##### DATOO LDMD.CONF
> > > ># $Id: ldmd.conf,v 1.9 1998/10/07 16:51:16 rkambic Exp $
> > > ># Sample ldmd.conf for ldm5
> > > >####
> > > >#
> > > ># Programs that share a queue with rpc.ldmd
> > > ># are started by it and are in the same process group.
> > > >#
> > > >#exec   "pqexpire"
> > > >exec    "pqbinstats"
> > > >#exec   "/data/tmp/nwstg_mps0"
> > > >#exec   "/data/tmp/goesw_mps1"
> > > >exec    "pqing -f IDS|DDPLUS /tmp/jmb.fifo.1"
> > > >exec    "pqing -f HRS /tmp/jmb.fifo.2"
> > > >exec    "pqact"
> > > ># exec  "pqsurf"
> > > >#
> > > >
> > 
Robert,

I think you know this but...

ldm-5.1.3 has mods to supply the NEXRAD feedtype from the NOAAport stream,
here's the release note:

                Modified pqing to (1) filter out products with ID
                SDUS5* and put them under the new NEXRAD feed type, 
                (2) fix bug allowing AFOS products to be handled
                properly, and (3) switched default behavior pertaining
                to -5 option - now default behavior is to exclude a 
                product's sequence number in calculating the checksum.


Your ldmd.conf configuration is correct.  Using ldm-5.1.3 version the 
ldmadmin watch command will show NNEXRAD products arriving.

Robb....

Aug 22 21:08:58 pqutil:    15804 20010822210858.119 NNEXRAD 237  SDUS54
KFWD 222108 /pN0VGRK
Aug 22 21:08:58 pqutil:    15129 20010822210858.150 NNEXRAD 238  SDUS53
KLOT 222108 /pN0VLOT



> > Missing in particular is FNEXRAD. So the question is what steps need to be 
> > made to
> > add extra LDM feed types.
> > 
> > Looking at Datoo's ldmd.conf, the FIFO's are a concern. Should additional 
> > FIFO's
> > get defined? Or simply add feed types to the two currently defined pqing
> > statements such as:
> > 
> > exec    "pqing -f ANY /tmp/jmb.fifo.1"
> > or create another queue with separate products?
> > 
> > Also, please point out a source of information on defining this part of the 
> > ingest
> > process. That is, info on setting up and ingesting from the NOAAPORT SDI 
> > card.
> > 
> > ------- End of Forwarded Message
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I'm unclear about what you're asking here.  If there was an earlier
> message pertainent to this one, I missed it.  First, you want datoo to
> get FNEXRAD, is that right?  But you also want information on setting up
> the ingest process in general?  
> 
> FNEXRAD is not available via NOAAPORT.  FNEXRAD products are identified
> from the NEXRAD stream via a web page at DuPage and/or Millersville,
> which then does an 'ldmsend' of the station names to motherlode.  On
> motherlode, pqact uses a script to find and duplicate the appropriate
> radar products and put them under the FNEXRAD feed type.
> 
> Consequently, I believe FNEXRAD is only available from motherlode. 
> (Robb, please correct me if I'm wrong about this.)
> 
> I see that on motherlode we have the following for you:
> 
> allow   UNIDATA|FSL2|DIFAX|NMC3 ^sirocco\.srcc\.lsu\.edu$
> allow   UNIDATA|FSL2|DIFAX|NMC3 ^Nafhat\.srcc\.lsu\.edu$
> 
> I have added the following:
> 
> allow   UNIDATA|FSL2|DIFAX|NMC3 ^datoo\.srcc\.lsu\.edu$
> 
> Are any of these no longer applicable so they can be removed from this
> conf file?  Is nafhat still in the picture?
> 
> Regarding info about ingesting from the SDI card, we really don't have
> any formal pages.   We do have some experience that I can share with
> you.  Please let me know if I'm on the right track here before I go any
> further.
> 
> I will be away on vacation next week.  If you have any questions that
> can't wait until Aug 27, send email to address@hidden.
> 
> Anne
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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
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