DevCoCast Reception Station Setup Guide Book
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1. i ff SAF South America ff SPOT VGTS Africa M Toolbox Settings and Exp fF Set Directory Structu fF Multiple image layers fff Single image layer T FE Image Processing EB Import Export E Interpolation E Raster Operations FEE Rasterize FEE SEBS Tools M Statistics M Table Operations Vector Operations E Vectorize Oe amp wGs io 1984 Y R a I Ignore Errors I Show Console Exit Projection mse z TV Pixel size i I Simple Filename H H A H A E E E Script Mapiew GI_indexmaps200907130800 Query None AE isi Start A Ilwis Geonetcast D UJ RS_Setup_Ha P ILWIS_GEONE Lit ILWIS Open Google a Geonetcast T In the drop down list in the MSG data retriever select MSG2 Then click file data sources Click new Create a new Data Source x Cancel Source folder Browse Source folder attributes Date range 2009 10 30 7 0 Daily increment Today First day of data Last day of data 2009 10 30 D ate tormatted subdirectory Data resides in a date formatted subdirectory of the source folder Aubo detect Data resides directly under the source folder specified In the source folder box click browse and navigate to the Y Rawdata folder where the MSG HRIT data is stored Once the folder has been selected spe2. This can be found in the generic documentation folder in the EJMETCast client CD or at http www eumetsat int groups ops documents document pdf td15 eumetcast pdf This document provides an overview of the EUMETCast system as well as installation instructions for the EUMETCast Tellicast client software It is suggested that you print this document and use it throughout the installation as an additional reference guide If you encounter any serious difficulties please contact either the EUMETSat help desk at ops eumetsat int or the Marine Remote Sensing Unit at Mark matthews uct ac za NOTE This document does provide instructions on dish alignment and signal checking Please ensure that you have a local Satellite TV agent align your dish to AtlanticBird 3 at 5 W and check your signal strength going into your computer Before you go further with the installations the following software should be installed Windows internet explorer in software folder Adobe Reader download from http get adobe com reader otherversions Select windows XP SP2 operating system 1 Installation of the Technotrend budget DVB PCI Card 1 1 Installation of Card Turn off the PC and remove the power cable Open the computer by pushing the lever on top of the computer back and remove the left hand side board There are two slots for PCI cards at the bottom at the back of the computer You can identify the slots by their white cream colour To insert the car
3. k 9 toolbox_batchroutines D util O Resources svi iil D lt ce E Eel Ee Ee H E H H E E ee a E ED This will open the Geonetcast Data Manager see below The source folder indicates where the files are stored before being moved by the Data Manager New data which is not recognised by the Data Manager are allocated to the folder specified in the Unmatched files folder This is set to C multicast If this folder does not exist create it now The tabs across the top of the data manager indicate the different data types being received As you can see the destination folder box designates the folder where the data is stored These are the folders that you created in step 1 above and are where the data will be stored The Duration of storage tab indicates how long the data is kept before being deleted This function prevents the hard drive from becoming too full In the items box are the different file types which are associated with that data type These are checked for processing If you scroll through the different tabs you will see the different data types that are being received and where they are being stored on your local hard drive There are two buttons on the top right hand side Start and View log If you click the start button the Data Manager begins to move the files from the received folder into their destination folders You will see the activity bar and the current cycle bar ind
4. Operations View x ical C geonetcast_output eee CC_200910281200_IR_016 2 CC_200910281200_IR_016 Meteosat Second Generation Data Retriever E CC_200910281200_IR_016 File Help Operation List Operation Tree G Pixel Info Edit Na Create FE DEM hydro processing M Geonetcast Toolbox CC_200910281200_IR_016 CC_200910281200_ ISO06 C CC_200910281200_VISO06 Satellite MsG2 7 A CC_200910281200_viS006 4 CC_200910281200_VISO006 CC_200910281200_ViS008 D CC_200910281200_vIS008 a CC_200910281 200_VISO008 LS country_samecode country_samecode i Gl_indexmaps2009071 30800 E gil2009071 30800 fF Import Metop AVHRR 3 ff Import Jason 2 from BRA m Geonetcast Data Manage M Geostationary LRIT M Geostationary MSG HRIT M MSG HRIT M MODIS Fire Product fF MFE Direct M MPEF M MSG Satellite and Solar 2 Date Time range UTC From 2008 10 30 y 12 00 To 2009 10 30 12 00 Repeat Interval min 15 v I Use bounding box Channels m Series I Multiple Channels in one File Ae ee amp I Multiple Times in one File Conversion Original DN Values 8 bits Values Radiometric miw m2 sr em 1 1 Radiometric W m2 st um HA 1s Reflectance Temperature K 4 E Lon Output Format GeoTIFF File prefix Folder Browse Show command line
5. data is stored copy the file GeonetcastDataManager DevCoCast txt in the GeonetCast toolbox folder on the cd to the directory C llwis Extensions Geonetcast Toolbox GeonetcastDataManager If you would like to look at the text file to see how it is configured open it The Group names designate the tabs which appear in the data manager and the items are the expected files which are received The configuration allows new data types disseminated via EUMETCast to be easily added For more details on the configuration of the file see ILWIS_GEONETCAST _firststepinstructions pdf Once finished double click on the GeonetcastDataManager jar executable java file which opens the Geonetcast Data Manager You should then see a box requesting a text file then select the GeonetcastDataManager DevCoCast txt file and click open GeonetcastDataManager Q Back gt S Search Key Folders ias fo Folder Sync Address Q C Ilwis Exte Open Folders Look in DB GeonetcastDataManager vi i Pre E Backup_GeonetcastDataManager ITC txt EG E Backup_GeonetcastDataManager ITCnew txt My Recent B GeonetcastDataManager DevCoCast txt Documents GeonetcastDataManager bat B GeonetcastDataManager jar E GeonetcastDataManager txt My Documents My Computer 4 File name My Network Places Files of type All Files cq Open selected file ce E H ae ea GeonetcastDataManager DevyCoCast txt
6. 111000e052b ended filelist missing incom 12 20 49 703 Failed to open data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 2 12 20 49 703 Disconnect from data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 12 20 49 734 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost message 138 message los 12 20 51 125 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost message 148 message los 12 20 51 140 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost message 154 message los 12 20 52 500 Failed to open data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 2 12 20 52 500 Disconnect from data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 12 20 52 500 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost message 175 message los 12 20 52 515 File transmission 4ab8c1ib000e0561 ended filelist missing incom 12 20 52 515 Disconnect from data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 12 20 52 968 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost message 165 message los 12 20 53 015 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost message 169 message los 12 20 53 265 Channel TSL Announcement Channel Lost message 3347937 messag 12 20 54 593 File transmission 4ab8c107000e0509 ended 2 files missing incomp 12 20 54 609 Missed parts of file H 000 MSG2_ MSG2 IR _016__ 000003 12 20 54 609 Missed parts of file H 000 MS5G2__ M5G2 VIS006__ 000003 12 21 02 218 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost 302 message los 12 21 07 750 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost 403 message los 12 21 10 031 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Los
7. 11963kS s The polarization should be set to V Data Application Service selection EUMETCast Hew Change Remove Status Tuner Filters Statistics Setup Device Test Tuner state Tuner settings LHE satellite Synchronization m 21 0 E AfiStar Signal quality E ios bad Frequency kHz 3731 eo 5 Signal level my 52 Symbol rate k53 1 1963 poor Folarzation Acoustic signalization Once you have inserted these numbers click on the Filters tab Enter 100 into the PID box and click the add button Then also add the PID 300 and click add You will now have two PIDs 100 and 300 in the PID list Data Application Serice selection EUMETCast Mer Change Remove Status Tuner Filters Statistice Setup Device Test Default PIDs Unicast Internet filter settings Pl FID List Use MAC address of the DWB card D 100 00 D0 5C CB 1997 300 e Calculate MAC address from the IF ak fa address of the dialup connection hexadecimal PID e Calculate MAC address from the IP appearance address of the following network card Set multicast PIDs automatically Make sure the Set multicast PIDs automatically box is not selected Then click on the setup tab Select the Hide after startup notify on programme closing and Start this application with windows boxes Data Application Service selection EUMET Cast New Cha
8. DevCoCast Reception Station Setup Guide Book Marine Remote Sensing Unit University of Cape Town September 2009 Contents CO a E E E treats E ET N TEE A E E A TEE TE EE A EE E E AN 2 1 Installation of the Technotrend budget DVB PCI Card sessssseensssresesrrrssrrerssrrrsrreresreresrrererrrresene 3 L anO E A E E E AE A 3 1 2 Installation of drivers and software essssssseseesssssssrrrrssssssrsreresssssserereessssserereeesssseerresessssee 3 LS CORMIEUIATIOM OF dN Eeee E sector 3 Ze Menoro E EKU reren E E 8 3 Installation and configuration of Tellicast Client software eesesssseesesssereeerrnesrrserresrrresrrsererseees 9 3 1 Installation of software sssssssseseresssssserrresssssrsrrresssssssrereresssssrrrreessssserreessssseerereessssserereee 9 a CONE O E er ee ee eee 9 233 Coniirminge data receptions erari oeedsepiseneeeenteevaes 11 4 ILWIS and GEONETCast Data Manager ssossesssnsssensseessressrrrssrersrersrrrosrreserrssrresressrerssressreeseeeeseee 15 4 1 Installing Ilwis and other software ssessesseseesesrersssrererrrrssrrrresrrrsssrerssrrressreeesrrressrereseeresene 15 4 2 Installing GEONETCast Data Manager cccsscccccsseccccessececeesececeeeceeeeeseceesuaecesseneceeteneeeeas 16 4 2 1 Making the folders on your hard drive esssssssssssesssrerssrrrsssreressrrrssreressrressreressrereseerese 16 4 2 2 Opening the Data Manage r c ccscccccsssccccessececcsececcesececeenecece
9. Tools Help yy Favorites Ee TelliCast Multicast Distribution System Client on host D B E Suggested Sites 8 Free Hotmail Web Slice Gallery v A amp mp Page Safety gt Tools gt T Systems Status OK Log File Normal Level Overview TELLICAST Multicast Distribution System Client 2 4 4a Host DevCoCast UCT Date 2009 09 22 12 26 21 UTC used for new log entries 174222 preceding bytes suppressed WRN 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 WRN 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 WRN 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 WRN 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 MSG 2009 09 22 Statistics Active Channels License Log File Help 12 20 44 125 Failed to open data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 2 12 20 44 125 Disconnect from data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 12 20 45 734 Channel TSL Announcement Channel Lost message 3347813 messag 12 20 46 906 Failed to open data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 2 12 20 46 906 Disconnect from data channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 address 12 20 47 437 File transmission 4ab8c
10. cify the start date of receiving the data and click auto detect to specify the last day of data collection Select date resides in date formatted subdirectory and click OK This ends the configuration of Ilwis For more info on further processing look at the geonetcast toolbox user manual part1 and part2 documents
11. d you must first open the gate at the back of the computer by squeezing the two blue levers together and pushing it backwards to open Once this is open the card slots will be accessible If necessary remove the grating from one of the slots and insert the card Be careful not to touch the gold connectors while you do this Once the card is in place close up the computer and connect the cable from the antenna to the card Then you can turn on the PC 1 2 Installation of drivers and software On start up your computer will automatically detect the new card and ask for the driver Insert the CD labelled Bltech and follow the instructions to install the driver from the CD Once the driver has been installed double click on the CD drive again and double click on setup exe This will install the software needed to run the device WARNING DO NOT USE THE TECHNOTREND CDS FOR THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS IT WILL NOT WORK ONLY USE THE bltech CD 1 3 Configuration of device Once the software is installed click on start programmes Technotrend DVB data TT budget This will open the software interface On the Status Tuner tab next to the Service selection dropdown list click new Type in the name for the data service such as EUMETCast and click OK In the LNB satellite drop down list select the satellite at 21 East called Afristar Note that Atlantic Bird3 5 W is not in the list Insert the frequency in the box 3731757kHz and the Symbol rate
12. directories where the different data products will be stored Open the folder Other In this folder create subfolders with the following names Be sure to name the folders exactly as they appear below i DELETED contains deleted data li EARS iii FENGYUN Data from China Meteorological Agency e g FY2 C iv JASON Jason altimeter data sea surface height sea level anomaly v LRIT Low Rate Image Transmitted satellite image data from Geostationary satellites MSG Meteosat 7 MTSAT1R GOES East and GOES West vi MESSAGES message channel data for MSG vii METOP data from the various instruments onboard of METOP viii missing contains log files for missing data ix modis contains modis fire product x MPEF Secondary Meteorological Products AMV GII CLM CLAI xi NOAA NOAA based satellite AVHRR GAC and sounder data e g HIRS GOME etc xii RSS Rapid Scanning Service 5 minutes recordings of the northern 1 3 portion of MSG field of view and secondary products Europe ONLY xiii SAF Satellite Application Facility data e g surface radiation budget biogeophysical parameters sea surface temperature xiv SERVIR data from regional visualization and monitoring system e g Mesoamerica xv UNKNOWN contains any undefined data which is received xvi VGT4AFRICA decadal processed data derived from SPOT Vegetation Instrument like NDVI VPI etc 4 2 2 Opening the Data Manager After you have made the folders in which the
13. eeceeseneceeseeesessuneceesenes 17 4 2 3 Sharing folders with the Processing Machine c ccscccccsssececeesececcesecceeaeseceeeuneceeseees 18 D PrO E N e Oe 20 5 1 Configuration of GEONETCast ToolboX sssssesesesserssrresssrrrsssrrsssrrressreresrrressrresreereserereseerese 20 5 2 Configuring the MSG data retriever wavecosivincsecssiecwavicesdoarscannssdtucvdsdecetensandinasneasceaswsedbievesandsyans 20 Overview This document gives detailed instructions for the setup of the Technotrend Budget S 1401 DVB card the EMETCast Key Unit EKU license unit the Tellicast Software and the GEONETCast data manager These are all the components required to setup and configure the reception station for successful data retrieval It is suggested that you print out this guide for reference during installation and configuration It is suggested that you follow the order for installation outlined in this document gt Install and configure the DVB PCI Card gt Install the EUMETCast EKU software which manages the license gt Install and configure the Tellicast software which allows for data reception gt YOU WILL NEED THE USERNAME AND USER KEY PASSWORD PROVIDED BY EUMETSAT VIA EMAIL gt Install and configure the Geonetcast Data Management software which archives the data files on your PC gt Configure Ilwis for processing The TD 15 EUMETCast Technical Description Document also provides useful information for the reception station setup
14. eived files The target_directory name is Felative to the current working directory syntax target_directory lt directory gt default received tmp_directory receiving tmp Fi les tmp_directory If this parameter is giyen te recy will internally store compose all received Tiles within the given directory and later move them to the target directory while this ea Se ig an additional move operation it uarantees that all files appearing in the target directory are ully written to the file system syntax emp Ed Ee te ecen gt default undefined off but default value may be redefined in recy ini Se Fe t Fe Fe TE Fe Section per channel or channel group identified by channel name wildcard allowed at end of name activate_ftp_forwarding will activate FTP forwarding for the correctly received files according to the recy ini ftp_forwarding parameters syntax activate_ftp_forwarding lt value of range gt range 0 1 default O off mp_directory receiving tmp Fi les tmp_directory If this parameter is given tc recv will internal store compose all received files within the given directory and later move them to the target directory while this op tap Shei es an additional move operation it uarantees that all files appearing in the target directory are ully written to the file system syntax ee eG default undefined off but default value may be redefined in recv ini mp_prefixs tmp_prefix Like tmp direct
15. he Technotrend card and select the advanced tab Click on the DHCP IP Base and enter the IP address as follows 192 168 238 238 Then click OK Now you have installed and parameterised the DVB card The next step is to install the Electronic Key Unit or EKU Techno Trend DVBsat PCI budget Adapter Properties Eg General Advanced Driver Details Resources 192 168 238 238 DHCP IP Base l DHCP IP Mask DHCP Service Maimun Multicast List UCF Debug Only if you have already installed the T Systems Tellicast Client then follow these instructions otherwise move to number 2 below The cards IP address must be the same as in the T Systems recv ini file To check that the IP in the recv ini file is the same as for the card right click on the start menu and click explore Navigate to programme files T Systems Business TV IP folder Double click on the recv ini file Scroll down to the parameters line Set the interface _address 192 168 238 238 Close the WordPad and save This will ensure that the T Systems software IP address is the same as for your DVB card 2 Installation of the EKU Insert the EUMETCast Client Software cd which was delivered with the EKU dongle which is a USB stick You may want to print the PDF file in the generic documentation folder for reference this is the TD15 document mentioned in the overview of this document Otherwise open the EKU software folder in the windows folder Open the read_me tex
16. he input and output directories for the various sources of data Set the input directories to the mapped directories on your Reception Machine e g Z LRIT Z FENGUYN etc For the Real Time MSG Visualization you will have to select the Y Rawdata directory or whatever letter you have given the mapped drive as we are using the HRIT MSG data The MPEF input directory is day specific and no input directory is required for the MPE direct and the MSG satellite and solar angles The MPE directory retrieves the data directly from the EUMETSAT website Set the output directories to your local machines hard drive C geonetcast_output Make sure that you create the folder you select the output directory on your hard drive manually as we did for the folders on the reception station Also enter the directory where IRFANView is installed C Program Files IrfanView Li Directory Structure GEOSTATIONARY LAIT Aomensar di Eonar sd Input Directory Output Directom C geonetcast output Fenpyung SAF EURO SAF Africa SAF South America Input Directo Output Directom C geonetcast output Input Directory Output Directom C geonetcast output Input Directory Output Directom C geonetcast_output Input Directory Output Director C geonetcast_output MSG Rapid Scanning Service SAF S57 MSG GOES Combined SPOT YGT4 Africa Real Time MSG Visualization MODIS Fire Product MPEF MFE direct MSG Satellite Solar Angles Utility Directory Inpu
17. hey are receiving data TelliCast Multicast Distribution System Client on host DevCoCast UCT Windows Internet Explorer EJ E http localhost 2517 vi Ra 4 x 9 Googe Fie Edit view Favorites Tools Help w Favorites B Ee Suggested Sites 8 Free Hotmail Web Slice Gallery Ee TelliCast Multicast Distribution System Client on host D T Systems TELLICAST Multicast Distribution System Client 2 4 4a Status OK Host DevCoCast UCT Date 2009 09 22 12 19 01 UTC Active Channels Overview Announcement Channel Statistics Name State Priority Bandwidth Received Bytes Active Channels TSL Announcement Channel Active 0 400000 21566852 License Data Channels Log File Name State Priority Bandwidth Received Bytes Help EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Active 500 1688000 473926 EUMETSAT Data Channel 3 Available 659000 Please click on the text of the headline of a column to get information about the meaning of the entries a Local intranet The log file page shows the log of the programme You may need to open this page and send the log details to the EUMETSat help desk if you are having problems with data reception TelliCast Multicast Distribution System Client on host DevCoCast UCT Windows Internet Explorer http localhost 2517 lt x 4 F Fie Edit View Favorites
18. icating the progress of the archiving 7 Geonetcast Data Manager Input folders Activity Source folder C Program Files T Systems BusinessT Y IPireceived Browse J Unmatched Files folder C multicast Browse MSG HRIT RSS MSG LRIT RSS SERVIR FENGYUN MSG LRIT JASON MODIS EARS UNKNOWN MET LRIT MTSAT 1R LRIT GOES 11 LRIT GOES 12LRIT METOP NOAA YGT4AFRICA MPEF_PRO MPEF Data SAF_EURO A SAF_SA Messages To be deleted Multi Functional Transport Satellite Series MTSAT 1R at 140 degree East Destination folder c Other LRIT C Browse _ Dated folders Current cycle Missing data log c Other missing missing log cS Duration of storage TWO_DAYS v Items PRO_007 PRO_038 PRO_068 Process Process Process Times to store all Times to store all Times to store all a VISOO IRO38 PRO_108 F E Process Process Process Times to store all Times to store Times to store Segments to store all Segments to store W068 IR108 Process Process Times to store Times to store all Segments to store all Segments to store all To check that the Data Manager is working go to the C Program Files T Systems BusinessTV IP received folder and check that the files have been moved to the appropriate destination folders If the files are being moved the Data Manager is working correctly Create a sho
19. ime environment If these are not installed install them now The Tellicast Multicast Distribution Client should now be visible in internet explorer If data is being successfully received there should be data traffic visible as a red moving chart on the screen Your DVB Data smiley face icon in the right hand corner of the task bar should also be bright green if data is being received TelliCast Multicast Distribution System Client on host DevCoCast UCT Windows Internet Explorer re e http localhost 2517 o o MIR eal 9 coole mf lb File Edit view Favorites Tools Help ly Favorites B Suggested Sites Free Hotmail web Slice Gallery FET A E TelliCast Multicast Distribution System Client on host D fp x m n v Pager Safety Tools T Systems TELLICAST Multicast Distribution System Client 2 4 4a Status OK Host DevCoCast UCT Date 2009 09 22 12 13 14 UTC TELLICAST Active Data Channels Connecting Channels Disconnecting Channels Overview Blocked Channels et Throughput kbit s Statistics Active Channels TELLICAST Throughput bits second License Legend Log File MC Traffic g f Server to Client Help Local intranet Q100 If you want to see which channels are being received click on the Active channels link on the left hand side of the page You should see the announcement channel active and other channels when t
20. ke a new Folder 186 KB A Publish this Folder to the Web 428 KB 434 KB 348 KB 329 KB 388 KB 357 KB 335 KB 866 KB 1 314 KB E3 Share this Folder Other Places O BusinessTV IP O My Documents Shared Documents ig My Computer My Network Places WV_073___ 000001___ 200909221230 C_ HRY 000003___ 200909221230 C_ HRY 000005___ 200909221230 C_ Details The files are visible in the directory An example of the file name is H OO0 MSG2__ MSG2 HRV 000001 200909221230 C_ This is a Meteosat Second Generation MSG2 High Resolution Visual HRV segment acquired on 2009 09 21 at 12 30 pm Greenwich Meridian Time GMT The next step is to archive process and visualise the data For this we need to install ILWIS 3 6 and the GEONETCast Data Manager 4 ILWIS and GEONETCast Data Manager To archive the data on the hard drive of the computer which is receiving the data you need to install the GEONETCast Data Manager in ILWIS 3 6 Brief note on networking The second PC will be used for data processing to ensure that data reception is not interrupted The two computers should be connected via a network which allows them to share folders The first computer will share folders with the second computer so that the data can be accessed for further processing Please ask your local network administrator to help you if you don t know how to do this some instruction however are also given below 4 1 In
21. lder and use the option For all users and select the default Installation folder Click Next three times just use the default settings click Next two times and after the installation has been completed press Done Next we need to install the bufrtool in Ilwis Copy the file bufrtool exe from the BUFRtool sub directory BIN to the ILWIS directory under C ilwis Extensions Geonetcast Toolbox util Also copy the whole sub directory Tables in the BUFRtool directory into the ILWIS directory C Ilwis Extensions Geonetcast Toolbox util The Util directory now should have a sub directory Tables containing the so called Bufr tables html files numbered 7 13 etc We have now installed all the components necessary for the GEONETCast toolbox 4 2 Installing GEONETCast Data Manager Next we will install the GEONETCast data manager which archives the received data on the hard drive of the machine Open the document entitled ILWIS_ GEONETCAST _firststepinstructions pdf This gives details on the Geonetcast Data Manager Read this document for more details then follow the instructions below 4 2 1 Making the folders on your hard drive Navigate to the C and create two new folders one named Rawdata and the other named Other The Rawdata folder is storing the High Rate Image Transmitted data of Meteosat Second Generation organised by date in separate folders The Other folder is will contain the sub
22. nge Remove status 2 Tuner Filters Statistics Setup Device Test General Options LHE Satellite Seti We Hide after start up O UNB Satelite Settings W Notify on program closing W Start this Application with Windows Window always on top Help Apply Hide Then click on LNB Satellite Settings box In DisEqC select none The satellite selected in the dropdown list should be 21 E AfriStar Data Application Semice selection EUMETCast New Change Remove me E NB Satellite and DiSEgC Settings LNB1 21 0 E AiStar Now click on the button In LNB settings make sure that the Power and C Band boxes are selected Click Ok then Ok Data Application Service selection JEUMETCast Mew Change Remove E LNB Satellite and DiSEqC Settings LNB Settings 51 a KHe r Simple Switch i1700 MHz LOF 2 fi O600 MHz Ej Power Default W CBand Help Cancel jf Save settings ox C DiSEqC nug W data po z Help Apply Hide Once all these are selected click Apply When data is being received you should see the bright green smiley face and the signal quality and strength boxes in the Status Tuner tab indicating that data is being received As you need to install the EKU and Tellicast software first described below you will not see a green smiley face yet Note You may want to click on the device test tab to make sure the device is working
23. ory but files are composed within the final target directories but stored with the given prefix in front of the normal filenames until the files are fully written syntax tmp_prefix lt file name start gt default undefined off but default value may be redefined in recv ini mp_suffix tmp tmp_suffix Like tmp_prefix but adding a suffix to the normal filenames until the files are fully written syntax tmp_suffix lt file suffix gt default undefined off but default value may be redefined in We He te ie We te He te ee TE Ae He Ae te He H H ie Se Fe Fe Fe te Click file save then close the window 3 3 Confirming data reception Now go to start programmes T Systems Business TV IP This should start the programme and an icon should appear in the taskbar at the bottom right hand of the screen If the icon is yellow it means it is connecting If it is red it means it failed to connect If it is white and pink it means that it is connected and receiving data If your icon is red you need to set the IP address of the DVB card to the same IP as in the recv ini file For details see the box at the end of section 1 3 You will need to restart your computer after resetting the ip address to make it effective If your icon at the bottom right hand corner of the screen indicates that you are receiving data right click on the icon and select HTML shell Internet explorer needs to be installed to view the shell as does the Java runt
24. properly by clicking the start test button Data Application Service selection UUM New change Remove Status Tuner Filters Statistics Setup Device Test Tuner state Tuner settings LNB satelite Synchronization B 8 0 dB E 21 0 E AbriStar lt Signal quality E o bad 1 F Signal levet jiii Frequency kHz 3731757 H E 52 Symbol rate kS s 11963 pioa shong Polanzator CH fy Now you need to change the IP address of the device so that the Tellicast Client Software will see it To do this click start control panel system Select the hardware tab and click on Device manager In the device manager click on network adapters The Technotrend card should then be visible alongside your Ethernet card Device Manager File Action View Help Hees FM DEY CO AST LICT Computer Se Disk drives a Display adapters ELA DYDICD ROM drives Ha Human Interface Devices He Keyboards H Mice and other pointing devices bh Modems a Monitors E8 Network adapters B Broadcom Metstreme 57x8 Gigabit Controller E EE DYBsat PC budget Ac app F Ports COM amp LET Update Driver Processors Disable E RamDisk Uninstall SCSI and RAID controllers a E Scan For hardware changes H Smart card readers _ i Sound video and game controllers See Storage volumes g System devices Opens property sheet for the current selection Double click on t
25. rks well and click browse to select the folder other Repeat this for the Rawdata folder giving it a different drive letter From the Processing machine you should now see two folders when opening windows a S RawData20050301 on Itent31 Y explorer for example 2 Other on tentat You can access the data in the folders from these mapped network drives or copy them to other folders on the processing computer s hard drive If you have followed up till now you should have installed the necessary software completed setting up the GEONETCast Data Manager and are accessing the archived folders from the Processing Machine Next we are ready to begin processing the data to product useful information products using ILWIS from the Processing Machine 5 Processing in Ilwis We are now ready to begin processing the Data from the second machine using ILWIS Make sure all the necessary software is also installed on the Processing machine before proceeding see above for details For more detailed instructions on the taks below see ILWIS_GEONETCAST first step instructions pdf 5 1 Configuration of GEONETCast Toolbox First we need to configure the GEONETCast toolbox to read the shared folders see 4 2 3 above Open ILWIS and from the Operation Tree select the Geonetcast Toolbox option Select from the Toolbox the Toolbox Settings and Export tab and select the Set Directory Structure A menu appears showing t
26. rt cut from the desktop by right clicking on the desktop selecting new shortcut and browsing to the GeonetcastDataManager jar file on the c This will enable you to start the data manager easily after a power outage or whenever the computer is logged off Note the Data Manager has to be started manually and will not start automatically when the computer is switched on 4 2 3 Sharing folders with the Processing Machine At this stage you are ready to begin importing the data into Ilwis for further processing This processing should be done on the second machine to avoid interrupting the data reception The data reception machine should have the GEONETCAST DATA MANAGER running only so that the data can be archived on the hard drive it is designed not to interrupt the data reception You will need to set up a local network so that the machines can communicate contact your local system administrator to do so Once the machines are on the network we need to share the folders on the reception machine so that they can be accessed by the processing machine Go to the folders Other and Rawdata and right click and select properties In the sharing tab select share this folder on the network You may need to repeat this for all the subfolders also but do this later if necessary From the Processing machine right click on the start button and select explorer The click tools Map Network Drive Select a drive letter usually Z wo
27. rypt y1u0 0m1 9 kpqa 3257 port 251 refresh 3 watchdog error_script none error sh error_script_cause_announcement 30 098 ng _Ti le_size Loooooo Jog_file_number 30 Jog_level norma locations 77 le_database_directory receiving tmp Jog_Ti le ssrecy lag Jicense_Tile c Pprogram Fi les T Systems Bus 1nessTv IP license ini channels_Ti le sc Program Files T Systems Bus inessTV IP recy channels ini announcement_channe address 224_223 222 223 14711 Hame TSL Announcement Channel parameters interface_address5s 192 168 238 238 file_database_s ize 262144000 file_delivery_counter 50 Ti le_delivery_speed 20000000 Make sure that you set the IP address the same as in the Once all the parameters are entered as above click file save and then close the document For more details on the parameters see the TD 15 document Now open the recv channels ini file Set the target directory to received as follows target_directory received This is where the incoming files are kept before being moved by the Data Manager see below to the archive Then set the temporary directory as follows tmp_directory receiving tmp files Make sure all the other lines in the file are prefixed with a which means that the programme does not read them PD recy channels ini Notepad File Edit Format View Help 2 4 3 10 10 2005 w target_directory received target_directory Directory for rec
28. sat int 3 2 Configuration After the installation navigate to the directory C Programme Files T Systems Business TV IP You can do this by right clicking on the start menu and clicking explore Inside the folder open the recv ini file This contains important parameters which are used to configure the Tellicast Client Beneath the line recipient you should see your user name and password entered If not enter it here Make sure the parameters are entered for all of the lines as follows shell login none port 2517 refresh 3 watchdog error_script none error sh error_script_cause_announcement 30 logging log file size 1000000 log file _number 30 log level normal locations file_database_directory receiving tmp log file gt gt recv log license_file C Program Files T Systems BusinessTV IP license ini channels_file C Program Files T Systems BusinessTV IP recv channels ini announcement_channel address 224 223 222 223 4711 name TSL Announcement Channel parameters interface_address 192 168 238 238 Hfile_ database _size 262144000 file_delivery_counter 50 file_delivery_speed 20000000 E recy ini Notepad File Edit Format View Help recw ini Tellinet Tellicast Tellivision central Receiver Configuration File additional files see license ini recv channels ini SE For more information on Tile format use help menu in Tellicast shell 2 4 3 10 10 2005 recipient us er_name UnicapetTown Juser_key_c
29. stalling Ilwis and other software In the cd supplied with the hardware open the ILWIS amp software folder and open the 52n Ilwis v3 06 01 folder Double click on the Ilwis msi and click run Complete the installation of the ILWIS software Go to start programmes ilwis Ilwis 3 6 to check that the programme installed Now open the toolboxes folder and the Geonetcast folder and open the Factsheet_GEONETCAST_ toolbox PDF file This gives an overview of what the GEONETCAST toolbox does As indicated in the factsheet document to install the Geonetcast toolbox copy the folder geonetcast toolbox into the directory c llwis extensions or C programme files ilwis extensions This will install the toolbox the next time you open ILWIS Check to see that it is installed by re opening ILWIS and looking for the new GEONETCast toolbox in the operation tree C geonetcast_outpu File Edt Operations Wew Window scOQO sexs YR RH R BRED BBBRte SFLSs BRRRO FDORn El Oe GEOSTATIONARYLAITMTSATIR x Operai ist N l C peonetcast_output Operation T Once the toolbox is installed now open the document ILWIS GEONETCAST_installationinstructions pdf In this document are instructions to install Java IFRANVIEW and BUFRtool This software has been downloaded and is supplied on the cd in the software folder Click on the Javasetup6u16 file to download Java Once downloaded install Next run the Irfanview setup file in the software fo
30. t 432 message los 12 21 13 718 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost 526 message los 12 21 15 109 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost 519 message los 12 21 17 421 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost 572 message los 12 21 17 484 Channel EUMETSAT Data Channel 2 Lost 580 message ili message message message message message message message a Local intranet fa 100 The help page contain some troubleshooting information and details about the Client if you have any problems or want more information To see where the data packages are being delivered to the PC navigate to C Program Files T Systems BusinessTV IP received You should see the files visible in the received directory EEk received File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q Back 7 Q amp I T Search ey Folders E Folder Sync Address C Program Files T Systems BusinessTV IP received File and Folder Tasks H 000 M5G2__ MSG2 PRO 200909221230 __ E H 000 M5G2__ MSG2 HRY 000001___ 200909221230 C_ E H 000 M5G2__ MSG2 IR_016___ 000001___ 200909221230 C_ a H 000 mse2__ mse2 IS008___ 000001___ 200909221230 C_ E H 000 MsG2__ msG2 IR_108___ 000001___ 200909221230 c_ E H 000 msG2__ msG2 IR_097___ 000001___ 200909221230 C_ a H 000 mse2__ mse2 IR_134___ 000001___ 200909221230 c_ ea H 000 mse2__ mse2 WY _062___ 000001 __ 200909221230 C_ E H 000 m5G2__ M562 E H 000 mM5G2__ M5G2 E H 000 m5G2__ M5G2 gt Ma
31. t Directory Input Directory Input Directory Input Directory Input Directory Input Directory EOhennsowrer J a A Evins _ id E a A Ifan View Program C Program Filesslrianiew pa Output Directory Output Directory Output Directory Output Director Output Directory Output Director Output Directory Output Director Wgeonetcast output AWgeonetcast_ output AWgeonetcast output Wgeonetcast_ visualization AWgeonetcast output AWgeonetcast_ output AWgeonetcast output AWgeonetcast output Cancel Please note that your directory structure will not be identical to the example shown above 5 2 Configuring the MSG data retriever Next we need to configure the Meteosat Second Generation MSG data retriever Open the Geostationary MSG HRIT tab and activate the MSG HRIT option in the Geonetcast Toolbox The Meteosat Second Generation Data Retriever MSG Data Retriever is a tool for converting raw Meteosat Second Generation MSG SERVIRI Level 1 5 files into a known raster GIS or raster image file format The MSG Data Retriever is used to extract the HRIT data recorded by MSG 8 and 9 also referred to as MSG1 and MSG2 respectively prior to being declared operational Note this software is licensed see limitations of use pdf I4 ILWIS Open C geonetcast_output File Edit sO seo RRe Ri RRRE DR C eBPAaRe YRS BARR A DORne of cd C geonetcast_output X Window Help
32. t file and read the installation notes Following the instructions double click on the RTE_3 65 msi windows installer package to install the run time environment Follow the installation instructions Once installed restart the computer and plug in the USB dongle The red light on the dongle should illuminate To check that the EKU is functional go to start programmes eToken eToken properties If the properties display the token is working Exit without making any changes The EKU is now installed and will allow you to begin to receive EUMETCast data The next step is to install the Tellicast Client Software eToken Properties eToken eToken Home Adwanced Refresh Rename eToken P w Rename the eToken Change Password Change the eToken password Unlock eToken k Unlock the eToken view eToken Info View eToken information Aladdin 3 Installation and configuration of Tellicast Client software 3 1 Installation of software Once the EKU is installed and working continue to install the Tellicast client software On the cd in the windows folder open the Tellicast folder and take the time to read the readme text file for additional installation information When done double click on the t systems setup 2 4 4 a exe file Follow the prompts and complete the installation You will have to enter the username and user_key password provided by EUMETSat via e mail If you don t have this e mail the helpdesk at ops eumet
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