RST-ROS 4.5

New features in version 4.5 of the SuperDARN Linux RST-ROS include:

• updated AACGM and IGRF coefficients and software to support years 2025-2030
• added new campsound control program used for HF receiver experiments
• modified radar simulator to return known, ascending IQ data sample values
• updated shared RST code to include most recent changes to develop branch

The Radar Software Toolkit (RST) is the principal analysis software package for working with SuperDARN data, while the Radar Operating System (ROS) is the control software which provides the interface to the radar hardware, data logging, and scheduling functions of the system. Note that the QNX6 ROS software is not included in this package.

RST-ROS 4.4

New features in version 4.4 of the SuperDARN Linux RST-ROS include:

• improved response time of fitacfclientgui and sndclientgui to user input
• added new eclipsesound control program used for Oct 2023 and Apr 2024 solar eclipses
• renamed restrict.dat and sounder.dat files for consistency with other site-specific files
• updated several hdw.dat files (location precision, WAL beams, etc)
• modified map_addmodel to include residual and model vector options
• modified IGRF code for consistency between native IDL and DLMs
• updated README instructions

The Radar Software Toolkit (RST) is the principal analysis software package for working with SuperDARN data, while the Radar Operating System (ROS) is the control software which provides the interface to the radar hardware, data logging, and scheduling functions of the system. Note that the QNX6 ROS software is not included in this package.

RST-ROS 4.3

New features in version 4.3 of the SuperDARN Linux RST-ROS include:

• dynamically calculate shared memory size for IQ buffer using new ops library function
• modified scheduler to remove wait time when starting a new control program
• added support for more radars to control programs with non-standard beam patterns
• changed fitacfclientgui behavior to enable color mode by default
• updated restricted frequency tables to include amateur radio bands
• updated hdw.dat files for improved latitude/longitude precision from satellite imagery
• updated README instructions

The Radar Software Toolkit (RST) is the principal analysis software package for working with SuperDARN data, while the Radar Operating System (ROS) is the control software which provides the interface to the radar hardware, data logging, and scheduling functions of the system. Note that the QNX6 ROS software is not included in this package.

RST-ROS 4.2

New features in version 4.2 of the SuperDARN Linux RST-ROS include:

• refactored control programs to build pulse sequences and Barker codes using new ops library functions
• refactored frequency sounding modes to load frequency tables and write snd output using new ops library functions
• moved default number of ranges from control programs to site configuration files (can still be overridden from command line)
• changed value of chnnum in iqdat files from 1 to 2
• fixed error logging bugs in several control programs
• improved fitacfclientgui functionality
• added restricted frequency table support for radar simulator and -fixfrq control program option
• improved README instructions
• fixed memory leaks and compiler warnings

The Radar Software Toolkit (RST) is the principal analysis software package for working with SuperDARN data, while the Radar Operating System (ROS) is the control software which provides the interface to the radar hardware, data logging, and scheduling functions of the system. Note that the QNX6 ROS software is not included in this package.

RST-ROS 4.1

New features in version 4.1 of the SuperDARN Linux RST-ROS include:

• improved README installation instructions
• errlog and scdlog files now follow the data file naming convention (e.g., yyyymmdd.rad.errlog)
• change to the default scdlog file directory (from scdlogs)
• updated ICE and ICW radar hardware information
• support for multi-channel radars

The Radar Software Toolkit (RST) is the principal analysis software package for working with SuperDARN data, while the Radar Operating System (ROS) is the control software which provides the interface to the radar hardware, data logging, and scheduling functions of the system. Note that the QNX6 ROS software is not included in this package.

RST-ROS 4.0

Initial release of the SuperDARN Linux RST-ROS for MSI-style radars (currently in use at Christmas Valley and planned for Iceland). Major changes include:

• introduction of common site library
• introduction of site-specific configuration files
• new ros.bash file for setting ROS-specific environment variables
• simplification of the radar schedule format
• command-line option error checking for control programs and other OS binaries
• bug fixes to the "dummy" radar simulator, shellserver, and other OS binaries
• addition of command line help for OS binaries
• update of shared RST code to most recent version (5.0)

The Radar Software Toolkit (RST) is the principal analysis software package for working with SuperDARN data, while the Radar Operating System (ROS) is the control software which provides the interface to the radar hardware, data logging, and scheduling functions of the system. Note that the QNX6 ROS software is not included in this package.