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DIGISONDE-4D
SYSTEM MANUAL
VERSION 1.2.11
SECTION 5 - SYSTEM SOFTWARE 5-13
CHAPTER 3
SYSTEM SOFTWARE OF DATA COMPUTER
INTRODUCTION
5:14. The Data Platform is responsible for:
• Accepting raw sample data collected by the Control Platform for
o processing,
o visualization,
o packaging in standard files,
o local backup to mass storage media, and
o delivery to external data recipients.
• Provision of the user interface for manual and unattended operations of the DPS4D
o Design of measurement programs, schedules, schedule switch rules, campaign requests
o Commanding DPS4D operations
• Publishing of the acquired science and housekeeping data to the WWW
Block Diagram of Data Platform Software
5:15. Block diagram of Data Platform operating software is shown in Figure 5-3. Digisonde
®
Commanding
and Acquisition Remote Terminal (DCART) is responsible for interfacing DESC operating software on the
Control Platform to send commands and collect telemetry data, as well as reduction of the acquired raw data to
ionograms and drift records and provision of user interface for manual and unattended operations of the
DPS4D. Dispatcher arranges processing of the ionogram and drift records to obtain derived data products,
manages storage and dissemination of all recorded information, and produces graphic representation of ac-
quired data for publishing to the WWW. There is a collection of WWW support tools that service remote user
requests for data displays and files.
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