Project Plan Documents

  1. FY10 Work Plan [pdf] [odt]

Milestones

Task

People Assigned

Target Completion Date

Surveillance scan capability at Marshall

Group

(completed)

Full PPI and RHI scan and GUI control capability

Dixon/VanAndel/Loew

(complete)

Install and configure git repository at CSU and EOL

VanAndel/George

2009-03-06 (complete)

Rewire S-Pol receiver and STALO boxes

Emmett

2009-02-27 (complete)

Convert HAWK time series process (RVP8TsTcpServer) to use common time series format (4.4)

Dixon

2009-03-13 (complete)

Convert CHILL time series process (AcquisitionServer) to use common time series format (4.4)

George

2010-06-01

Build buffer board for S-Pol timing signals (breakout box) (waiting on design info from Eric)

Emmett

2009-06-20 (complete)

build cables to attach Power PMAC to S-Pol pedestal servo amps, S/D board

Loew/Phinney

2010-03-30 (complete)

Replace servo amps in S-Pol

Phinney

2009 -12-01 (complete)

Need new fault board for S-Pol Servo Amps

Strong

(complete)

Antenna Pattern test @ Marshall : setup antenna on CP-2's concrete pad.

Strong/Phinney/Emett/Bobka

(complete)

Cleanup wiring in S-Pol transmitter container

Emmett/Holden

2009-04-03 (complete)

Install new power meters at S-Pol (4.5)

Holden

2009-04-03 (complete)

Convert moments calculation server to use common time series format (4.6)

George/VanAndel

2009-04-10(complete)

Convert HAWK moments calculation software (iq2dsr) to use the common time series format (4.6)

Dixon

complete

Write SDB to Dsr real-time translator (to view CHILL moment data with CIDD)

Dixon

complete

Install NEXRAD/FAA transmitter at S-Pol (2) 

Bobka/Emmett

2009-04-17(complete)

Rewrite CHILL system control software (DTctl) (4.2) [completion depends on Power PMAC]

Brunkow/George

2009-11-30

Initial Power PMAC development, configuration and testing for S-Pol 

VanAndel/Loew w help from Brunkhow

2009-12-04 (complete)

Integrate instrumentation server (calsrv) at S-Pol (4.5)with support for 2 dual-channel power meters

VanAndel

2009-01-29

Build and test new digital waveform generator board (4.1) - not needed by S-Pol

George

2010-02-27

Integrate CHILL transmit control server (txctl) and digital waveform generator at S-Pol (4.1)

VanAndel/Emmett/Farias

2009-12-15(complete)

S/D converter for S-Pol & Eldora Test Pedestal

Loew/Farias/Gales

2009-12-01 (complete)

Complete S-Pol setup at Marshall

Bobka/Gales/Emmett/Holden/Phinney/Rivas/Strong

2009-12-01(Complete)

Integrate Power PMAC at S-Pol (4.3)

Loew/Brunkow/Gales/VanAndel

2009-12-20(complete)

Integrate CHILL system control software (syscon, aka DTctl) at S-Pol (4.2)

VanAndel/Dixon/Loew

2009-12-15(complete)

Acquisition Server Software (control RVP8 and Moment generation)

Dixon/VanAndel

2009-12-30 (complete)

Initial Antenna/System control GUI

VanAndel

2010-04-15 (complete)

Install HAWK processing system

Dixon

2010-04-15 (complete)

Install CIDD

Dixon

2010-04-15 (complete)

Install CSU Engineering Display

Dixon/VanAndel

2010-04-15

Update Engineering Display with hot keys and other needed capabilities (from old E. display)

Dixon/VanAndel

2010-05-15 (complete)

ATE installed with software control of calibration equipment

Dixon/Morley/Emmett

2010-11-30

S-Pol unattended operation

group

2010-09-15 (complete)

PID/precip-rates/refractivity algorithms operational

Dixon/VanAndel/others

2010-12-10

Define CF-compliant netCDF common data format for integrated radar data (moments).

Dixon/Van Andel/CHILL staff

2009-12-15 (complete)

Real time vector winds from CHILL and S-Pol data

CSU Staff

2012-07-015 (After DYNAMO)

Gridding multi-radar data (S-Pol, CHILL, NEXRAD, Pawnee)

Dixon/VanAndel/CHILL staff

2012-07-015 (After DYNAMO)

Sun Scan, vertical pointing (calibration) capability

Dixon

2010-11-31

Automated cross-polar power technique for Zdr calibration

Dixon/Morley

2011-01-31

Other/Future Work

  1. Generate detailed CHILL documentation:  Joe, Jim, Dave
  2. Antenna/System Control
    1. Create Requirements document for S-Pol, based on current capabilities of the "Lutz" Antenna/system control software
    2. GUI : Joe
      1. Design
      2. Implement
      3. Integration test
    3. web based system control: ???
  3. Time Series
    1. build time series utilities (possibly based on John Hubbert's Fortran program)
  4. FORAY2 to read/write radar data formats  : Dennis
    1. design
    2. document
    3. implement
  5. Archiving
    1. modify archiver to write CF-compliant netCDF(4)
    2. port S-Pol tape archiving scripts/programs to backup disk files to tape
    3. GUI for operator to control archiving
  6. Calibration
    1. finish documentation for Frank's Labview code
    2. automated calibration procedure for S-Pol
      1. implementation, including utilities to compute calibration values from ATE measurements
      2. documentation
    3. implement automated calibration on CHILL
  7. Remote control and monitoring
    1. environmental - temperature, air flow, voltages
    2. remote console,  power control for key computers
    3. remote monitoring of computers, product generation (NAGIOS?)
    4. remote monitoring of new transmitter.
    5. Technology to investigate:
      1. Measurement computing PCI-DIO48H-RT with Comedi driver
      2. Sixnet ET-GT-485-1 Ethernet to RS485
      3. Advantech ADAM series
      4. Websensor EM01B (Nagios compatible)
      5. ENVIROMUX Server Environment Monitoring System (Nagios compatible) http://www.networktechinc.com/
  8. Scientists Display
    1. write requirements
    2. select JADE or IDV or another solution
    3. implement missing features
    4. integrate into IWRF
  9. Advanced radar algorithms
    1. refractivity - rewrite, using FORAY2
    2. automate quality control
  10. Computer system management
    1. cfgengine or equivalent to update passwords, hosts files
    2. backup, recover system
    3. recovery plan, including spares for field deployment
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2 Comments

  1. John Hubbert

    25 June 2009 IWRF meeting notes:

    1) S-Pol timing card
    The timing card is mostly done. The buffer card for all of the timing signals produced by the
    timing card is underdevelopment. The buffer board should be completed by the end of July.
    2) Power P-MAC
    The DETA TAU  class on the P-PMAC is on 20 July(question) in L.A.  Brunkow will likely
    attend and the engineer from EOL is TBD -- likely Loew?
    3) Antenna contol GUI
    Van Andel is working on a prototype radar control GUI. At the next meeting, 27 July, 10AM @ CHILL,
    Van Andel will make a presentation. WT (instead of QT) is being used for this initial GUI design.
    GUI will accommodate remote S-Pol control.
    4) S-Pol antenna surface roughness measurements were made by GEODETIC. These measurements will
    be used to determine the feasibility of adjusting the S-Pol dish and to evaluate the crosspolar
    coupling limitation imposed by the dish.

    21 May 2009 IWRF meeting notes:
    1) Time card
    S-Pol time card is about 90% done. Buffer board needs to designed and
    constructed. Mid-july is the projected completion date (Eric).
    This is the old CHILL timing board.
    2) Power PMAC
    The power PMAC antenna controler box is in but needs documentation.
    There is a 3 day class to be offered by delta tau this summer sometime.

    Joe and Dave intend to take this class.

    3) Radar system control
    CHILL's current control system is termed "DT" for Delta Tau.
    S-Pol could use this control package for S-Pol. It is designed to
    operate using the current CHILL time series format. However, CHILL staff will be creating a new control software
    package perhaps by the end of August. Also, S-Pol has
    adapted the new IWRF time series format so there is some question
    as to the best way to proceed  forward with the S-Pol system
    control software. S-Pol will plan to wait for new CHILL system controller, but may implement simple, distributed control of radar in the interim to further radar testing.
    4) Antenna control GUI
    Van Andel will design a GUI based on the old S-Pol
    GUI and  CHILL staff experience. Recently ARC adapted
    gthe old S-Pol GUI and this  ARC GUI could be reviewed
    also. Van Andel will consult with the appropriate EOL and
    CHILL staff, create an initial design and then organize a demo
    for the first part of July or another time mutually agreeable time

    date to coincide with IWRF staff face-to-face meeting.
    5) FORAY II
    Flanigan should complete FORAY II by the end of August. This
    library of data format translation routines will help both staffs
    with data management.
    6)  RVP8
    The time series output from RVP8 needs to changed to match the new accepted
    IWRF time series  format. Dixon says this is a  relatively simple task.
    7)  S-Pol antenna
    The S-Pol reflector will be evaluated 27-29 May. At that time the options for
    S-Pol antenna improvement can be revisited.
    8) HAWK at CHILL
    HAWK/TITAN/CIDD are now operational at CHILL. Dixon will continue
    to assist CHILL staff with HAWK system,  data format issues related to this.
    Determining the best way for CHILL staff to adapt to IWRF time series
    format is an important part of this.

  2. John Hubbert

    S-Pol System block diagram