Software Specifications
Pilot Services:
In
General the GeoDuster
Pilot’s Interface implements a ‘Pilot Friendly’ instrument
control and data monitoring service for sophisticated instruments
typically used in the survey industry. A simple to use, Graphical User
Interface exposes a suite of high level ‘single touch’ functions to the
pilot. Existing interfaces include control and monitoring services.
Current interfaces exist for:
- RMS instruments
DGR33.
- RMS instruments
AADC II.
- Exploranium GR
820 spectrometer
Survey and Calibration Options
allow the pilot to select survey line numbers, and control the AADC
2 and the DGR 33 during routine survey and compensation flights. All
set up and mode selection for these instruments is done via control
lines without any pilot involvement. The pilot then selects Run
mode and proceeds to acquire data. While in acquisition mode eight
channels of data are monitored to identify equipment malfunction or
data channels that are consistently out of specification over a time
window. Errors result in:
- Visible alarms
to the interface GUI
- Events to the Event
Logging System
- Ascii errors to
other systems ( AgNav)
Optionally navigation functions
are available that interface to the GPS and both internal and external
light bars to provide the pilot with cross track, angle of approach and
altitude indicators.
Data Multiplexing Services
are provided by the MUX functions. These functions
optionally provide one or two software multiplexors for serial data.
Data is received from any number of serial ports based on a hardware
trigger. Each data channel is parsed, edited and combined into a single
output data stream which is directed to an output serial line for
acquisition by the DGR 33.
Additional Services:
Configuration Service functions are exposed via the GeoDuster
GUI: These include
- A comprehensive
set of configuration menus. Sample screen on back page.
- A simple RS232
terminal which allows viewing of traffic, and transmission of test
data, on any of the serial ports. This is provided to assist
technicians with system configuration.
- An Event Log
viewer provides a diagnostic capability.
MicroWeb Services expose
a set of maintenance and diagnostic functions over a standard TCPIP
network. These services are accessible by any HTML compliant browser on
a workstation. These functions provided include:
- Maintenance of
the file system on the instrument.
- Display of processor
statistics.
- Download to the
client workstation of the Event Log.
- Remote and local
Software upgrade facilities.
- Monitoring
of serial port activity.
