Writing Tables Files

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A table file contains all information necessary to run complex ICE signal process applications of many varieties and can be custom tailored for all of the ICE hardware platforms and modules.

Assumptions

This document assumes that NeXtMidas and the ICE Option Tree are already install and functional.

For instructions on how to accomplish this, please refer to ______.

Structure

SNAPSET

The required SNAPSET section provides the global defaults for the application.

SNAPSET={
 ...
}

CONTROLS

Global (pulling out controls/widgets): CONTROLS={

 ADDR={}
 AFNAME={}

}

CASE

CASE_XXX={
  ...
}

CASE_YYY={
  SWITCHES=$CASE/SOME_SWITCH	! Inheritance from case above
}

Inheritance

CASE=<BASE CASE>

Miscellaneous

- Left hand side switches override right ones

- Good practice to use PIC<N>AUTO alias (obtained from ICE AUTO)

- The PIC card is divided between A and B sides, where the A side has

 odd numbers and the B even.
 - A side: Module 1, odd numbered tuners on processor modules
 - B side: Module 2, even numbered tuners on processor modules

- Auto-start with ACTION=X, where X is the name or unique abbreviation

 of the snapper button corresponding to the desired action, e.g.,
 ACTION=mon to bring up snapper and start monitoring

- V6Ms have Tuner Banks using onboard memory

Switches with SNAPAPP

- Switches with SnapApp

nM> snapapp/use={CARD=PIC1AUTO,PORT=MODULE1}

^^^Table file syntax^^^

Network Applications

Often the intended destination or source of data for the application is another machine over the network rather than the local disk.

(Flags is a Switch)

Streaming:

nM> res hwalias  -> show PIC cards and NIC ports

ATL=8M

Network/Streaming Interface

Multicaster:

APPLIST

APPLIST={
  APP_NAME="A,B,C" (common-separated list of cases)
}

SERVER_DEFAULTS

SERVER_DEFAULTS={
  SCENE=<SCENE>
  MODE=OPEN
}

Examples

SERVER_DEFAULTS={
  SCENE=<SCENE>
  MODE=OPEN
}

 AFNAME="udp:^{hwalias.nic1port}/224.1.10.1:7777"
 AFQUAL="FUNC=ICEMULTI,PKTLEN=8K"
 WAVE=NONE
 FLAGS=BLOCK=1M
 SWITCHES=RF/ADLM/GC={APKT=OFF,RFFREQ=900,RFBW=80,RFGAIN=10,RFOPTS=ENABLE|LNA|DCS|AIS}

CASE_CH1={
  CARD=PIC1AUTO
  PORT=MODULE1
  AFNAME="udp:^{hwalias.nic1port}/224.1.10.1:7777"
}

Catcher:

SERVER_DEFAULTS={
  SCENE=MONALL
  MODE=OPEN
}

 PORT=STREAM1
 SWITCHES=NIC/GC={ADDR=224.10.0.1,SOCK=7777}/PKTLEN=8K

 AFNAME=archive
 AFQUAL="RG=IFS"
 WAVE=none
 FLAGS=NONE
 SWITCHES=ACQ
 CONTROLS={
   ADDR={}
   AFNAME={}
 }

CASE_MCH1={
  CARD=NIC1AUTO
  PORT=STREAM1
  SWITCHES=NIC/GC={ADDR=224.1.10.1,SOCK=7777}/PKTLEN=8K/ATL=8M/AAUX=11
  AFNAME=mon1arch
}

CASE_MCH2={
  CARD=NIC2AUTO
  PORT=STREAM2
  SWITCHES=NIC/GC={ADDR=224.1.10.2,SOCK=7777}/PKTLEN=8K/ATL=8M/AAUX=12
  AFNAME=mon2arch
}

See Also

• SNAPPER
• SNAPAPP
• ICE Help FLAGS
• ICE Help SRVICE
• ICE Help NETWORK