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Western Flyer Data Flow

This diagram captures the state of data flow on the Western Flyer before it's retirement in October of 2022.

flowchart LR subgraph ROV Network direction LR smd(SMD System) overlay(Overlay) rovinst1(ROV Instument 1) --> vehicle(Ricketts) --> umbilical(Umbilical) --> focal(Focal MUX) --> serial1(Serial Port 1) rovinst2(ROV Instument 2) --> vehicle rovinst3(ROV Instument 3) --> vehicle focal --> serial2(Serial Port 2) focal --> serial3(Serial Port 3) vorne(Vorne Display) winfrog(Winfrog) sonardyne(Sonardyne) ctd-gui(CTD GUI) divelog(Divelog App) lava(Lava computer for ArcGIS/MapNav) end subgraph navproc termserv(Terminal Server) -- tcpip --> navproccpu(wfnavproc) --> logr(Logger) -- udp --> bcserver(UDP Server) termserv <-- serial --> smd termserv -- serial --> overlay end subgraph Ship-Systems uhs(UHS) -- serial --> termserv shipgps(Ship GPS) -- serial --> termserv shipgyro(Ship Gyro) -- serial --> termserv shipwind(Ship Wind) -- serial --> termserv style Ship-Systems fill:#0F0 end subgraph Bridge timezero(TimeZero) bridge-odss(ODSS on Bridge) end subgraph Malibu Server tracking-client(Tracking Client) -- tcpip --> winfrog local-odss(Ship ODSS) end subgraph Shipboard Clients dataprobe(Dataprobe) telepresence-agent(Telepresence Agent) screengrabber(Telepresence Screen Grabber) end subgraph Shore Systems odss(ODSS) rabbitmq(RabbitMQ) -- amqp --> telepresence(Telepresence Server) end serial1 -- serial --> termserv serial2 -- serial --> termserv serial3 -- serial --> termserv termserv -- serial --> winfrog termserv -- serial --> sonardyne termserv -- serial --> vorne odss -- amqp --> tracking-client tracking-client -- file --> timezero local-odss -- http --> bridge-odss tracking-client --> local-odss bcserver -- udp --> dataprobe bcserver -- udp --> telepresence-agent telepresence-agent -- amqp --> rabbitmq screengrabber -- ftp --> telepresence

Notes:

  1. SMD system on Western Flyer has serial comms back and forth with navproc system to communicate data from pan and tilt control, joystick buttons, the 'Risi control string' and other telemetry. This will likely move to UDP (or other) protocol on the Packard.
  2. Note the Winfrog will be retired and likely replaced with 4D Nav
  3. Unlikely to have TimeZero so will need new way to have ODSS platforms present on bridge.

Outstanding Questions:

  1. Where does the PDU connection fit in this diagram?
  2. Where in the control room does CCTV connect?
  3. Clarify internal comms system. If Ricketts has own system, where does it interface to ship system?
  4. Where does VARS and video recording fit in?
  5. Where do science thermo & thermo salin graph input?