===== Gill WindSonic Sonic Anemometer Setup =====

==== Data Acquisition ====
To start the WindView software on the computer in Met Trailer and begin logging data follow these steps:
  *Double-click on the Gill WindView icon on the Desktop
  *Select Menus ->File->Connect
  *A window will pop up.
    * Enter **MetTrailer-YYYY** in the 'Name' field box, where YYYY is current year, for example 2021. 
    * Select 'GILL_POLAR_TWO_AXIS' in 'Output Format' Pull down menu
    * Select COM11 in the 'Port' Pull Down menu
    * Select **9600** in the 'Baud Rate' Pull Down menu
    * Select NONE in the 'Parity' Pull Down menu
    * Click '**Connect**' Button
  * Should see data coming in on left side of window (with 'Data' tab selected), if not, reset power on Sonic Anemometer.
  *Select Menus ->Settings->Logging
  *The 'Log Settings' window will pop up.
    * Check '**Enable**' under 'Segmented Logging'
    * Select **6** mins in 'Create new log file every' field.
    * Check '**Append Time Stamp**' field.
    * The 'Directory' field should Dropbox folder **c:\Users\Students\Dropbox\Surface\MetTrailer\data\WindSonic\raw**
    * The 'File Name (prefix) field should be **Wind.txt**
    * Click '**Apply**' Button
    * Click '**OK**' Button in pop up Window.
  *Select Menus **->Log->Start**

====Data Stream====
  * Transfer to Aircraft Server
    * Crontab runs /nas/Surface/MetTrailer/ingest/scripts/rsync_cirrus2aircraft to transferred from Dropbox folder to Aircraft server.
    * Data is stored in **/nas/Surface/MetTrailer/data/WindSonic/raw/** on Aircraft server.
  * Create Plots on Delene's Website
    * The script /nas/Surface/MetTrailer/display/scripts/process_all_MetSonicWinds creates all plots. 
    * Plots are stored in /nas/Surface/MetTrailer/data/WindSonic/plots on Aircraft server.
    * Transfer to Web Server
      * The /nas/Surface/MetTrailer/ingest/scripts/rsync_aircraft2adiabat copy plots to Web server.
  * Upload Data to UND CHORDS Server
    * Upload script /nas/Surface/MetTrailer/ingest/scripts/Wind-2_Realtime2chords.py
  * Automated (crontab)
    * The Data Stream is automated using the david.delene user's crontab on Aircraft server.
    * The crontab information is archived in /nas/Surface/CH601/control/contab 


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