Welcome to Jive5ab documents’s documentation!
Contents:
- jive5ab program
- Running the jive5ab program
- Notes on jive5ab command set
- VSI-S Command, Query and Response Syntax
- jive5ab Data Transfer Modes explained
- Multiple independent Data Transfers
- Data format support across the range of systems
- channel dropping and corner turning
- Comments on Record-, Start-scan- and Stop-scan Pointer
- Scan names, Scan Labels and Linux filenames
- Non-bank mode operation
- FlexBuff/Mark6 operations
- jive5ab Command/Query Summary (by category)
- jive5ab command set
- 1pps_source – Select source of 1pps synchronization tick
- ack – Set UDP backtraffic acknowledge period (jive5ab > 2.7.3, jive5ab-2.7.1-ack-udfix)
- bank_info – Get bank information (query only)
- bank_set – Select active bank for recording or readback
- clock_set – Specify CLOCK parameters
- data_check – Check data starting at position of start-scan pointer (query only)
- datastream – Manage automatic storing of VDIF frames in separate recordings (jive5ab >= 3.0.0)
- dir_info – Get directory information (query only)
- disk_model – Get disk model numbers (query only)
- disk_serial – Get disk serial numbers (query only)
- disk_size – Get disk sizes (query only)
- disk_state –Set/get Disk Module Status (DMS): last significant disk operation
- disk_state_mask – Set mask to enable changes in DMS
- disk2file – Transfer data from Mark 5 or FlexBuff/Mark6 to file (jive5ab >= 2.7.0)
- disk2net – Transfer data from Mark 5 or FlexBuff/Mark6 to network (jive5ab >= 2.7.0)
- DOT – Get DOT clock information (query only)
- DOT_inc – Increment DOT clock
- DOT_set – Set DOT clock on next external 1pps tick
- DTS_id – Get system information (query only)
- error – Get error number/message (query only)
- evlbi – Get e-VLBI transfer packet reception and re-ordering statistics
- file_check – Check recorded data between start and end of file (query only)
- file2disk – Transfer data from file to Mark 5B
- file2net – Transfer data from file on disk to network
- fill2net/file – Transfer fill pattern from host to network or file on disk
- fill2disk/vbs – Record fill pattern on Mark5 disk pack or FlexBuff/Mark6 (jive5ab >= 2.8)
- get_stats – Get disk performance statistics (query only)
- group_def – define/inspect aliases for set(s) of disks
- in2file – Transfer data directly from Mark 5 input to file on disk
- in2fork – Duplicate data from Mark 5 input to Mark 5 disks and network
- in2mem – Transfer data directly from Mark 5 input to jive5ab internal buffer
- in2memfork – Duplicate data from Mark 5 input to Mark 5 disks and jive5ab internal buffer
- in2net – Transfer data directly from Mark 5 input to network
- ipd – Set packet spacing (inter-packet delay)
- layout – Get current User Directory format (query only)
- mode – Set data recording/playback mode (Mark5A, A+)
- mode – Set data recording mode (Mark5B, B+ /DIM)
- mode – Set data recording/playback mode (Mark5B DOM, Mark5C, generic)
- mem2file – Transfer data from jive5ab internal buffer to file on disk
- mem2net – Transfer data from jive5ab internal buffer to network
- mem2time – Decode data from jive5ab internal buffer into queryable time stamp
- mtu – Set network Maximum Transmission Unit (packet) size
- net2disk – Transfer data from network to disks
- net2file – Transfer data from network to file on disk
- net2mem – Transfer data from network to jive5ab internal buffer
- net2out – Transfer data directly from network to Mark 5 output
- net_port – Set IPv4 port and optional local IPv4 address for the data channel (jive5ab >= 3.0.0)
- net_protocol – Set network data-transfer protocol and I/O block sizes for all transfers
- OS_rev – Get details of operating system (query only)
- packet – Set/get packet acceptance criteria
- personality – Set/get personality (available on 5A/5B with jive5ab >= 2.8)
- play – Play data from from current play pointer position
- play_rate – Set playback data rate; set tvg rate
- pointers – Get current value of record, start-scan and stop-scan pointers (query only)
- position – Get current value of record and play pointers (query only)
- protect – Set write protection for active module
- record – Turn recording on|off; assign scan label (5A, 5B/DIM, 5C)
- record – Turn recording on|off; assign scan label; configure Mark6/FlexBuff record setup (G)
- recover – Recover record pointer which was reset abnormally during recording
- replaced_blks – Get number of replaced blocks on playback (query only)
- reset – Reset Mark 5 unit (command only)
- rtime – Get remaining record time on current disk set (query only) (5A)
- rtime – Get remaining record time on current disk set (query only) (5B/DIM, 5C)
- rtime – Get remaining record time on current disk set (query only) (G)
- runtime – Control multiple simultaneous transfer environments
- scan_check – Check recorded data between start-scan and stop-scan pointers (query only)
- scan_set – Set start-scan and stop-scan pointers for data readback
- set_disks – Select mount points to record on (FlexBuff/Mark6)
- sp*2* – Configure, start, stop corner turning: split [in/fill/net/file/disk] to [net/file]
- SS_rev[12] – Get StreamStor firmware/software revision levels (query only)
- start_stats – Start gathering disk-performance statistics
- status – Get system status (query only)
- task_ID – Set task ID (primarily for correlator use)
- track_check – Check data on selected track (query only)
- trackmask – Configure channel dropping setup
- track_set – Select tracks for monitoring with DQA or ‘track_check’
- tstat – Get current runtime status and performance
- TVR – Start TVR testing
- (un)mount – power up/down bank (as if keying the bank on or off) (jive5ab >= 2.8.2)
- version – Get detailed version information of this jive5ab (query only)
- VSN – Write extended-VSN to permanent area