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Event types

Note

As of Dash v3.4.0 (2019-03-29), a general event type renaming and reorganization began to be implemented. This page already reflects the changes as approved by the LRAUV team.

Event types

ArgoReceive

  • Generated by: Argos

  • Description: Report Latitude/Longitude.

Command Request

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: Execute particular command.

Critical

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: Critical failure leading vehicle to stop the existing mission and returning to default.

DataProcessed

  • Generated by: TethysDash backend

  • Description: Datasets have been generated/updated.

  • Note: Events of this type are not displayed in the Log table of the Dash UI.

Deployment

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: This event indicates the start or end of a vehicle deployment.

Direct Comms ACK

  • Generated by: TethysDash backend

  • Description: Vehicle has received the command via cell/wire.

Direct Comms Received

  • Generated by: TethysDash backend

  • Description: Message received from vehicle via cell/wire.

Emergency

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: Vehicle is not under command and the Iridium radio is actively transmitting in SOS mode. The weight has been commanded to be dropped and the light is turned on.

Fault

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: A subsystem has encountered a fault. Attempts are being made to restore the subsystem.

GPS Fix

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: Current location.

Important

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: A routine message from vehicle.

Launch

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: Vehicle put in the water.

Log

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: A new set of logs has been generated on vehicle.

Mission Request

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: Request to execute a mission.

Note

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: A collaboration note.

Patch

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: Changes in edited mission or config file are sent to vehicle. These are normally followed by SbdSend events, which send pieces of the patch to the vehicle for processing.

Recover

  • Generated by: Operator

  • Description: Vehicle has been recovered.

SAT Comms Request

  • Generated by: TethysDash backend

  • Description: Command has been sent to the GSS (via SBD Iridium).

SAT Comms Queued

  • Generated by: Ground station (Iridium)

  • Description: Acknowledgement of command sent. The GSS has queued the SBD.

SAT Comms Received

  • Generated by: TethysDash backend

  • Description: Message received from vehicle via SBD (when mtmsn == 0).

SAT Comms Received (Vehicle ACK)

  • Generated by: TethysDash backend

  • Description: Message received from vehicle via SBD (when mtmsn != 0).

Tracking

  • Generated by: Vehicle

  • Description: Generated by the SBD modem on the vehicle, in a manner similar to emergency events. Normally they only occur during system power-up, and rarely at that, but we track them in case the modem cannot be initialized and the vehicle cannot tell us its position normally.


  1. MTMSN: Mobile Terminated Message Sequence Number. 

  2. MOMSN: Mobile Originated Message Sequence Number.