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         2500    GOES all images
CONUS       2500    GOES continental U.S.
FD          2500    GOES full disk
NH          2500    GOES northern hemisphere
OTHER       2500    GOES unknown
SH          2500    GOES southern hemisphere
SNDR          48    GOES sounder AREAs
DSINFO -- done

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