Update of Data Acquisition Files

Changes in the Update

The main purpose of this update is to reorganize the directory structure of the output files. In the original version, important output files are organized in year and day. In order to copy the output files, a lot of folders and a few data files needed to be copied. This cause a lot of human errors and very often a few important files are found missing.
In order to reduce the possible errors and reduce the effort of operation, the output files are now organized in month. Therefore, we only need to copy a single folder each month.
In addition, a few typos is fixed and the algorithm for data summary is changed such that the values of the summary files are more accurate.

Directory Structure for Output Files

With the new DAQ program, all useful output files are written in the follwing folder.
D:/DAQ_CRTP/DAQ_DATA/snn/yymm/
Where nn is the site ID, yy is the last two digits of year and mm is the month in two digits.

Installation of New DAQ Files

Download the new Data Acquisiton Program daq_crtp.exe and replace the file C:/DAQ_CRTP/DAQ_Software/Release/daq_crtp.exe in the DAQ computer.
Download the GPS antenna position data file site.dat and replace the file C:/DAQ_CRTP/site.dat. Edit the site.dat file such that the two-digits number in the first line is the site ID for the school.
Add a new file D:/DAQ_CRTP/ in the D: drive.

Operation of the Data Acquisition System

Start the DAQ program daq_crtp.exe from the shortcut on the desktop.
End the DAQ program and restart it if it cannot display a valid time with the GPS information.
Check if the DAQ program is running properly everyday. Restart it if necessary.
Stop DAQ and copy the data to a CD every month. Return the CDs to CU regularly.