Accessing the Data via ADDE

Once the SDI begins to ingest data and is connected to the network, the data can be accessed on McIDAS workstations via ADDE. The ADDE group name, by default, is GVAR.

1. From a McIDAS workstation:

Type: DATALOC ADD GVAR SDI IP address

For example, if the SDI has an IP address of 144.92.108.32

Type: DATALOC ADD GVAR 144.92.108.32

2. Use the ADDE command named DSINFO to determine the descriptor names:

Type: DSINFO I GVAR

The output should look something like:

$Dataset Names of Type: IMAGE in Group: GVAR

Name       NumPos      Content
--------   ----------  -----------
All        100         GOES-8 all images
BLK11       11         GVAR sounder areas
CONUS       20         GOES-8 continental U.S.
FD          20         GOES-8 full disk
FD-E        20         GOES-8 full disk east
FD-W        20         GOES-8 full disk west
NH          20         GOES-8 northern hemisphere
OTHER      100         GOES-8 unknown
SH          20         GOES-8 southern hemisphere
DSINFO -- done

At this point the suite of ADDE commands can be used with the data.