Writing Tables Files
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.
Contents
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