The realtime variable in the CONFIGURATION archive contains settings for the display of realtime data.

The settings this variable are used both by the text mode client to determine what it displays and by the graphical one in realtime mode, if it does not have separate displays defined. This configuration only determines the additional realtime displays. Displays for the actual present instruments are always present.

For example, a common display defined here is the spancheck status window.

General Settings

/Connection/Type
Description

Color model to use

Type

Enumeration

Values

This is an enumeration value. It accepts a single string (not case sensitive) from a list of possible choices. Possible values:

  • Local - Connect with machine specific local socket

  • Remote, RemoteServer, or TCP - Connect over a TCP socket

  • SSL - Connect over a SSL/TLS encrypted TCP socket

/Connection/Name
Required conditions
  • /Connection/Type = Local

Description

Socket name

Type

Text

Undefined values

Automatic

/Connection/Server
Excluding conditions
  • /Connection/Type = Local

Description

Server host name

Type

Text

/Connection/ServerPort
Excluding conditions
  • /Connection/Type = Local

Description

Server port number

Type

Integer

Valid range

1 ≤ value ≤ 65535

Undefined values

Not permitted

/Connection/SSL
Excluding conditions
  • /Connection/Type = TCP

Type

SSL Specification

Structure

A SSL specification consists of a hash map defining the parameters for encrypted SSL/TLS connections.

/Summary/BufferTime
Description

The total time to buffer for the minimum and maximum columns

Type

Time Interval

Structure

A time interval consists of a time unit, a number of units to apply, and an alignment setting.

Undefined values

One hour

/Summary/BufferTime/Units
Description

A logical time unit

Type

Enumeration

Values

This is an enumeration value. It accepts a single string (not case sensitive) from a list of possible choices. Possible values:

  • Millisecond or Milliseconds

  • Second, Sec, Seconds, Secs, or s

  • Minute, Min, Mins, Minutes, m, or mi

  • Hour, Hours, or h

  • Day, Days, or d

  • Week, Weeks, or w

  • Month, Mon, Mons, Months, or mo

  • Quarter, Qtr, Qtrs, Quarters, or q

  • Year, Years, or y

/Summary/BufferTime/Count
Description

The number of units to apply in time

Type

Integer

Undefined values

Not permitted

/Summary/BufferTime/Align
Description

Align units in logical time

Type

Boolean, values are TRUE or FALSE and defaults to FALSE

/Summary/Disable
Description

Disable the summary background display

Type

Boolean, values are TRUE or FALSE and defaults to FALSE

/Summary/Lines
Description

The parameter display lines

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/Lines/#0/Archive
Description

The archive to match

Type

Text

/Summary/Lines/#0/Flavors
Description

The exact set of flavor matches to require

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/Lines/#0/Flavors/#0
Description

A single flavor to match

Type

Text

/Summary/Lines/#0/Format
Description

The number format

Type

Text

Undefined values

Automatic

/Summary/Lines/#0/HasFlavors
Description

The list of flavor matches to require

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/Lines/#0/HasFlavors/#0
Description

A single flavor to match

Type

Text

/Summary/Lines/#0/LacksFlavors
Description

The list of flavor matches to exclude

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/Lines/#0/LacksFlavors/#0
Description

A single flavor to match

Type

Text

/Summary/Lines/#0/Name
Description

The label of the line

Type

Text

Undefined values

Automatic

/Summary/Lines/#0/SortPriority
Description

The priority of the line, with smaller values appearing near the top

Type

Integer

Undefined values

Not permitted

/Summary/Lines/#0/Station
Description

The station to match

Type

Text

/Summary/Lines/#0/Units
Description

The units displayed on the line

Type

Text

Undefined values

Automatic

/Summary/Lines/#0/Variable
Description

The variable to match

Type

Text

/Summary/State
Description

The state display lines

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/State/#0/Archive
Description

The archive to match

Type

Text

/Summary/State/#0/Flavors
Description

The exact set of flavor matches to require

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/State/#0/Flavors/#0
Description

A single flavor to match

Type

Text

/Summary/State/#0/HasFlavors
Description

The list of flavor matches to require

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/State/#0/HasFlavors/#0
Description

A single flavor to match

Type

Text

/Summary/State/#0/HashFormat
Description

The formatting applied to the variable

Type

Text

Undefined values

Automatic

/Summary/State/#0/LacksFlavors
Description

The list of flavor matches to exclude

Keys

The keys immediately below this are array indices. These are indexes into an ordered list, with the first element being zero. For example, #0 is the first element of the array. The paths represented here use #0 as a placeholder for all indices.

/Summary/State/#0/LacksFlavors/#0
Description

A single flavor to match

Type

Text

/Summary/State/#0/SortPriority
Description

The priority of the line, with smaller values appearing near the top

Type

Integer

Undefined values

Not permitted

/Summary/State/#0/Station
Description

The station to match

Type

Text

/Summary/State/#0/Variable
Description

The variable to match

Type

Text

/Summary/Title
Description

The title of the summary display

Type

Text

Undefined values

NOAA/GMD aerosol monitoring station - ${STATION|UPPER}

/Windows
Description

The realtime display windows

Keys

The keys immediately below this are unique names selected by the user. These names can be any non-empty text and are generally used to designate different components to be configured. In the paths listed <IDENTIFIER> is used as a placeholder to real name selected during configuration.

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/Commands
Description

Command data presented to the menu generation system

Keys

The keys below this one have an arbitrary structure. That is, the exact contents are not directly interpreted by the system so they are defined by conventions or subsequent usage.

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/MenuCharacter
Description

The selection hotkey

Type

Text

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/MenuEntry
Description

The entry in the menu

Type

Text

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/ShowOnUpdate
Description

Automatically show the window when matching data updates are detected

Type

Sequence Selection

Structure

A sequence selection is a means of selecting a sequence of values in the data. The specification consists of selections for the various components of the sequence name.

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/Window/Averaged
Description

Fixed averaging time data input

Type

Sequence Selection

Structure

A sequence selection is a means of selecting a sequence of values in the data. The specification consists of selections for the various components of the sequence name.

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/Window/Boxcar
Description

Moving average or boxcar data input

Type

Sequence Selection

Structure

A sequence selection is a means of selecting a sequence of values in the data. The specification consists of selections for the various components of the sequence name.

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/Window/Instant
Description

Instantaneous data input

Type

Sequence Selection

Structure

A sequence selection is a means of selecting a sequence of values in the data. The specification consists of selections for the various components of the sequence name.

/Windows/<IDENTIFIER>/WindowTitle
Description

The title displayed

Type

Text