NovaStar Program Reference / Data Collection / nspollrawsdata
Overview
The nspollrawsdata program polls station data from CDEC/NOAA RAWS station data.
Command Line Usage
The command line syntax is:
nspollrawsdata [options] -s#[,#,...]
Command line parameters are:
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| -s | Station ids to poll. | Required. |
| -d # | Debug display level. | 0. |
| -f | Do NOT file interrogation results in database. | Required. |
| -force | Force polling to override time limits. | False. |
| -help | Display help. | |
| -q | Do not display activity messages. | False. |
| -t # | Station polling type: 0=current reading 1=last sampled 2=last logged 3=logged ata since last poll 4=logged data between start and stop times |
3. |
| -ts MM/DD/YY-HH:MM:SS | Request data starting at this time. | 2 hours before the current time. |
| -te MM/DD/YY-HH:MM:SS | Request data ending at this time. | Current time. |
| -version | Display program version. |
Examples
nspollrawsdata -t0 -te02/13/2018-13:00:04 -s59000,59100
Temporary output file will be similar to:
AURT2 1 65.8 02/13/2018-00:18:00
AURT2 2 66.2 02/13/2018-00:18:00
AURT2 3 63.4 02/13/2018-00:18:00
AURT2 4 99 02/13/2018-00:18:00
...
AURT2 1 66.8 02/13/2018-01:18:00
AURT2 2 66.2 02/13/2018-01:18:00
AURT2 3 63.7 02/13/2018-01:18:00
AURT2 4 100 02/13/2018-01:18:00
...
Scheduling
This routine is called through a scheduled process using autointer.
NovaStar Administrator Interface
Three steps must be taken to add RAWS data to a NovaStar System.
- Create a RAWS Point Type.
- Create a RAWS Weather Station Type.
- Create a RAWS Weather Station and add points to the point list.
Troubleshooting
Log files are written to /usr/ns/log/nspollrawsdata.log as well as /usr/ns/log/nsautointer.log. Verify a lock file doesn't exist in /usr/ns/locks.