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Documentation for the “open MoniCA” software, as maintained by the ATNF.
Currently the code is maintained at: http://code.google.com/p/open-monica/
The pcfs_prod git repository contains the oMonica svn repository under AuscopeUtils/monitoring/oMonica. A simple “svn status” should be enough to test whether there are any updates to “svn update”. Obviously it is suggested that oMonica not be updated casually, and that a careful migration process is followed.
svn is not installed on the pcfs?? machines. oMonica development work has been undertaken on ops-serv2 up to now.
Running
To start or stop the server code, there should be a script which is invoked like:
/etc/init.d/Monica.monica start
The scripts are kept in: /usr2/AuscopeUtils/monitoring/init.d/
To start a client simply run the script “omc.sh”, which is in the ~oper directory on pcfshb. (you will need X forwarding, as it will wish to launch a window). More details can be obtained by reading /usr2/AuscopeUtils/monitoring/oMonica/README.sh
Note that you will have a much better experience if you run the client on a server which is “near” to you. So while in Sandy Bay, I would suggest running the ~observer/omc.sh script on ops-serv2.
The first popup relates to selecting a server to read information from.
Once a server has been selected, you will get a Monitor Display with with to view data. Viewing modes can be accessed through the menu: Setup → Add Panel → select.
Two very popular options are Point Table (useful for seeing many points at once) and Time Series (useful for obtaining a historical perspective).