SpecMon Status - Feb. 27, 2004
(Author: Tim Bodiya - Michigan Undergraduate)
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SpecMon is a new DMT monitor designed
to allow interactive, GUI-based tracking of band-limited RMS for arbitrary
channels and bands, with user-defined trigger thresholds.
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A 6-hour strip chart and histogram
are displayed for each selected band, along with trigger rates over several
past time intervals, up to 24 hours.
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Engine is a background monitor running
continuously that communicates with the GUI via a socket.
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When the user has found a set of desired
set of bands and thresholds, a config file can be automatically produced
for running the background monitor stand-alone for long periods.
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GUI is meant to streamline the tuning
process. Meant as a replacement for ServoMon which has a laborious tuning
cycle.
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Click here
to see sample GUI display
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Still to do:
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Make GUI-monitor communication more
robust
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Speed up code
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Add windowing to Fourier-based band-limited
RMS algorithm
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Improve graphics presentation
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Add pop-up windows for additional bands
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Fully enable all GUI data fields
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Allow for calibration input by user
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Fix remaining bugs
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Bottom line: not yet ready for prime
time, but plan to release for use after semester ends (~May). Tim will
be working at Hanford this summer on another project and can refine SpecMon
according to user demand.
