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Re: 20030206:LDM-AWIPS-LINUX

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  • Subject: Re: 20030206:LDM-AWIPS-LINUX
  • Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:06:56 -0700 (MST)
Hi Steve, 

Sounds like you have things going well..

Perhaps this will help:
http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/ldm/feedtypes/index.html

note the aliases at the bottom..

Please let me know if I can help further.

Cheers,

-Jeff
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Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden
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On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Steve Wanzong wrote:

> Yes we are trying to run linux awips.  As I understand it, I first need 
> the ldm feed running (which I do).  Next, the pqact.conf file parses the 
> data into the awips required feeds, but gets piped into a perl script 
> which adds a CCB block to the start of the message.  This is then passed 
> to an FSL executable which moves the data into an awips area.
> 
> I am still trying to sort out the different products available in each 
> ldm feed.  For instance, the WMO feed contains raob, lightning, metar, 
> etc...
> 
> I was just wondering if there was a mapping of all the data types in an 
> ldm feed.
> 
> Thanks,
> stw
> 
> Jeff Weber wrote:
> > Hi Steve, 
> > 
> > I am not quite sure what you all are doing here, but if you plan to use
> > AWIPS, then our actions and feeds will not work as we deal with the NWSTG
> > feed w/SDI boxes that "wrap" the prods into old FOS formats..
> > 
> > If you are planning on running the linux awips, it may be necessary to get
> > your feed from FSL...
> > 
> > Please advise.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > -Jeff
> > ____________________________                  _____________________
> > Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden
> > Unidata Support                               PH:303-497-8676 
> > COMET Case Study Library                      FX:303-497-8690
> > University Corp for Atmospheric Research      3300 Mitchell Ln
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber      Boulder,Co 80307-3000
> > ________________________________________      ______________________
> > 
> > On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Unidata Support wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>------- Forwarded Message
> >>
> >>
> >>>To: address@hidden
> >>>From: Steve Wanzong <address@hidden>
> >>>Subject: LDM Feed Questions
> >>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >>>Keywords: 200302061621.h16GLa623502
> >>
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I am working with Tom Whittaker at the UW.  We are trying to get linux 
> >>awips up and running.  So far I've got the ldm software up and running, 
> >>and am receiving the WMO, FNEXRAD, and FNEXRAD products.
> >>
> >>I am unclear on how to map the LDM feed types to the pqact.conf file. 
> >>Is there a document that shows the mapping from ldm to pqact, for each 
> >>of the products?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>stw
> >>-- 
> >>Steve Wanzong                      Internet: address@hidden
> >>UW-Madison/SSEC                    Phone:  (608)263-1950
> >>1225 West Dayton Street
> >>Madison, WI 53706
> >>
> >>
> >>------- End of Forwarded Message
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Steve Wanzong                      Internet: address@hidden
> UW-Madison/SSEC                    Phone:  (608)263-1950
> 1225 West Dayton Street
> Madison, WI 53706
> 
>