Cockpit User Manual

Description:

Cockpit provides users with real-time thumbnail view for each sensor measurement in the preferred data server. It plots  the current data in bright color and history data in different color, so that users can see the current data as well as history data in the pre-defined max and min data ranges.

Webstart:

On Windows and Linux, cockpit can be downloaded and run in one step by clicking on the cockpit link.

Using Webstart From the Command LIne:

If the one-click method doesn'/sites/default/files/files_live/private/cockpit.jnlp" " id="parent-fieldname-text">The cockpit.jnlp file can be downloaded and saved via a right click and "Save Link As" browser command, then:

 javaws cockpit.jnlp

The name of the NIDAS server can be passed via -s hostname parameters:

 javaws   cockpit.jnlp  -open "-s hostname.eol.ucar.edu"

Download and Run from Zip Files

Download and expand one of the following zip files:

Windows:cockpit-win.zip

Mac: cockpit-mac.zip

LInux: cockpit-lnx.zip

For Linux and Window Users:

Please follow the steps to start the program:

  1. 1. make a directory (eg. cockpit), find and move the zip file to the directory.
  2. 2. unzip the file using "unzip filename".
  3. 3. use the commands to run the program:
java -jar cockpit.jar

or if users know the server. users can pass the server infromation as parameters, for an example:  

java -jar cockpit.jar -s hostname.eol.ucar.edu

For Mac Users:

Please follow the step 1 and 2 as above.

Step 3> use this command to run the program:   

 java -d32 -XstartOnFirstThread -jar cockpit.jar