R2R Event Logger User Guide  

R2R Arrival at Ship/ New Cruise

 Arrival at Ship 

When the Chief Scientist and the science party arrive at the ship, they get the IPaddress(or name) of the machine serving the R2R EventLogger from the Shipboard technician. Using their own computer or any computer on the ship's network they can upload the configuration file they saved on shore and make additional changes if necessary (e.g. if participant or instrument lists have changed). If no precruise configuration has been created, they can do it on the ship. The following information is needed to complete the configuration:

The R2R ELog Configuration File Maker(ECFM) contains a list of the instruments installed on the ship. Each ship has a unique list of instruments that should be up to date.

To access the R2R EventLogger on the ship, go to the following URL:
http://[elog server]:8090/
which is directed to:
http://[elog server]:8090/[cruiseID]-SE/?cmd=ecfmhome
This will bring up the ECFM Home page. See
ECFM Home for a detailed description of the ECFM Home page and the various 'Operational states' in which it may be found depending on the stage of the cruise. The first time the scientist accesses the ECFM Home page it will most likely be in the place after the previous cruise ended and the next cruise is ready to begin:

R2R ECFMHome Ready to Start

Note that the cruiseID in the upper left, and elsewhere on this page will be the one from the previous cruise. The 'Operational state' is 'Ready to start event logger for new cruise'.
If the 'Operational State' is 'Event collection complete', select 'END CRUISE' to get to the screen above.


 Upload Pre-cruise Configuration File and Start New Cruise 

If there is a pre-cruise configuration to be uploaded and installed, select 'LOAD PRECRUISECONFIG FILE'.
This screen is displayed:

R2R upload preconfig

Select Browse... next to 'Upload Local Pre-Cruise CFG File' and navigate to the pre-cruise configuration file to be uploaded from the local machine or thumbdrive.
Then select Upload and the screen changes to:

R2R uploading preconfig

The uploaded file name is displayed in black. Select Refresh Form to update the list in the drop-down menu and the file name in white just below it. Make sure the cruiseID is correct in the pull-down menu. If it is not, then select it from the menu. The file name in white should be the recently uploaded file.
Now select Install Pre-Cruise Config and the ECFM Home screen will appear with the 'Operational state' set to 'Event collection in progress'.


 Start New Cruise without Pre-cruise configuration File 

If there is no pre-configuration file to be uploaded simply select 'USE DEFAULT TEMPLATE'. This will create a new cruise using the default template for the ship.
The following screen will appear:

R2R create new cruise

Enter the cruise ID (get it from the Shipboard Technician if needed) and select 'Create New Cruise'. Make sure this cruiseID is correct. It cannot be changed after 'Create New Cruise' is selected. If an old cruiseID is used, the 'Create New Cruise' process will fail with no error. The screen remains as above. By entering a valid(unused) cruiseID the new cruise can be created at this point.
It is best to add the cruise participants and any science instruments now, before the ship sets sail.
Detailed instructions for adding participants and instruments can be found here:
Configuration .


 Configuration Complete 

Once the configuration is complete, either by uploading a configuration file or configuration starting with the default instrument list, the next step will be to enter events.
See this section: Event Collection for details on how to enter events.


 More information 

For more information or if you have questions about the Current Cruise ELOG send email to: elog@rvdata.us

   

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