Accessing TFTR Data

Accessing TFTR Data
on the VMS Cluster

M. E. Thompson, T. R. Gibney, D. C. McCune, J. A. Murphy,
S. D. Scott, H. H. Towner, R. M. Wieland, M. C. Zarnstorff

December 1995

Abstract:

This document is an overview for physicists and engineers who want to access TFTR experimental data on the VMS cluster. It describes basic cluster commands, the structure of the TFTR data, and the analysis tools most commonly used to study this data. It has been compiled by the High Level Data Analysis (HLDAS) group. This document was last updated December 18, 1995.

 
• Contents
• Introduction
  • TFTR Experiments
  • Data Collection
• Getting Started on the VMS Cluster
  • Logging In
  • Introduction to VMS--the Virtual Memory System
  • Login Definitions and SETUP
  • Editors
  • Terminal Emulators: VersaTerm, DECterm, Xterm, XTC
  • XPLOT--Display Graphics Files
  • Printers
  • TPLOT, PSPLOT--Print Graphics Files
  • BULLETIN--TFTR Schedules and Notices
  • FERRET--Search HELP libraries
  • FINGER--Display Information about Users
  • LOOKUP--Laboratory Phone Book
  • MOSAIC--World Wide Web Browser
• Overview of the TFTR Data
  • Raw Data
    • Find and Restore Raw Data Files
  • Waveform Files
    • Find Waveform Files
  • Results Data
    • Diagnostic Results Files
    • TRANSP Input Files
    • Find Results Files
  • SNAP Output
    • Find SNAP Output
  • TRANSP Data
  • The INGRES TFTR Database
  • The Optical Disk System
• How to Look at the Data
  • CUPLOT--The Basic Display Program
  • TASKPRINT and OPERPRINT--Shot Commentary
  • LOCUS--Display and Analyze Database Data
  • MINGL--Database Utilities
  • UGRAF1 and UGRAF2--Display UFILE Data
  • Other UFILE Utilities
  • Display SNAP Results
  • RPLOT--Display TRANSP Results
  • IDL--Interactive Data Language
• Keeping Abreast of TFTR Operation
  • TFTR_SHOT--Current Shot Number
  • BULLETIN TFTR_SHOTS--Summary of Recent Shots
  • SHOTCLOCK--TFTR Shot Clock Emulator
  • OPERLOOK and TASKLOOK Tied to the Shot Cycle
  • View TFTR Control Room Screens
  • Event-driven jobs
  • QUE_PERDAY-Overnight Shot Analysis
• Analysis Codes
  • SNAP--One Dimensional Power Balance
  • TRANSP--Time Dependent Transport Analysis
• How to Write Your Own Applications
  • User Interfaces
  • Graphics
  • Read and Write Waveforms
  • Read Raw Data
  • Read and Write Results
  • Read and Write Database Data
  • Read SNAP Data
  • Read TRANSP Data
  • Directories for Applications
• Management of the User Disks
• Related Documents
• Diagnostic Identifiers
• Index
• About this document ...