Earthworm Modules:
Ew2liss Configuration File

(last revised 4 March 2000)
Page Index:
1. Functional command listing
2. Alphabetic command listing & description
3. Sample Configuration File

On startup, ew2liss reads the configuration file named on the command line. Commands in this file set all the parameters used for configuring the Earthworm LISS server module. (LISS is the Live Internet Seismic Server.) In the control file, lines may begin with a valid ew2liss command (listed below) or with one of 2 special characters:

#  marks the line as a comment (example: # This is a comment).
@ allows control files to be nested; one control file can be accessed from another with the command "@" followed by a string representing the path name of the next control file (example: @model.d).
Command names must be typed in the control file exactly as shown in this document (upper/lower case matters!). Blank lines are also permitted in the control file.

1. FUNCTIONAL COMMAND LISTING

Below are the commands recognized by ew2liss, grouped by the function they influence. Most of the commands are required; they may be specified in any order in the control file.

   Earthworm system setup:
                MyModuleId            required
                InRing                 required
                HeartBeatInterval      required
                GetWavesFrom       required
                Debug              optional

        LISS server parameters:
                LISSaddr                required
                LISSport                required
                SeqFile          required
                SocketTimeout           optional

        Data input parameters:
                MaxSCNs                 required
                ServeSCN              required

2. ALPHABETIC COMMAND LISTING & DESCRIPTION

In the following section, all configuration file commands are listed in alphabetical order. Listed along with the command (bold-type) are its arguments (in red), the name of the subroutine that processes the command, and the function within the module that the command influences. A detailed description of the command and is also given. Default values and example commands are listed after each command description.


command arg1                                 processed by             in function

Debug                                            ReadConfig              Earthworm setup

Turns on debug logging for ew2liss. Currently does nothing at all.

Default:  no debug logging
Example:  Debug

GetWavesFrom inst mod_id         Earthworm setup
Controls the TRACE_BUF messages input to ew2liss. Ew2liss will only process TRACE_BUF messages that come from module mod_id at installation inst. inst and mod_id are character strings (valid strings are listed in earthworm.d) which are related to single-byte numbers that uniquely identify each installation and module. Only 1 "GetWavesFrom" command may be issued; wildcards (INST_WILDCARD and MOD_WILDCARD) will force ew2liss to process all TRACE_BUF messages, regardless of their place of origin.

Default:  none
Example:   GetWavesFrom  INST_MENLO  MOD_WILDCARD

HeartBeatInterval nsec                         ReadConfig              Earthworm Setup

Defines the number of seconds, nsec between TYPE_HEARTBEAT messages issued by ew2liss.

Default:  none
Example:  HeartBeatInterval 30

InRing ring                             ReadConfig              Earthworm setup

Tells ew2liss which shared memory region to use for input. ring is a character string (valid strings are listed in earthworm.d) that relates (in earthworm.d) to a unique number for the key to the shared memory region.

Default:  none
Example:  InRing WAVE_RING

LISSaddr address                         ReadConfig              LISS parameters

Specify the address of the nework interface on the earthworm computer that you want to use for serving LISS. This can be either on IP address (four period-separated numbers) or the domain name of the server.

Default:  none
Example:  LISSaddr      123.45.6.78

LISSport port                            ReadConfig              LISS parameters

Specifies the IP port number for the LISS. Normally this is 4000. But if you run more than one instance of ew2liss on one computer, they cannot use the same LISSaddr and LISSport.

Default:  none
Example:  LISSport  4000

LogFile switch                           ReadConfig              Earthworm Setup

Sets the on-off switch for writing a log file to disk. If switch is 0, no log file will be written. If switch is non-zero, ew2liss will write daily log file(s) called nnnnnxx.log_yyyymmdd where nnnnn is the name of the configuration file (with the suffix `.d' removed), xx is ew2liss's module id (set with MyModuleId command) and yyyymmdd is the current UTC date (ex: 19960123) on the system clock. The file(s) will be written in the EW_LOG directory (environment variable).

Default:  none
Example:  LogFile   1

MaxSCNs n                                ReadConfig              Data Selection

Specifies the number of ServeSCN commands to be found in this configuration file.

Default:  none
Example:  MaxSCNs   3

MyModuleId mod_id                        ReadConfig              Earthworm setup

Sets the module id for labeling all outgoing trigger, heartbeat, and error messages. mod_id is a character string (valid strings are listed in earthworm.d) that relates to a unique single-byte number.

Default:  none
Example:  MyModuleId MOD_L2E_ANMO

SeqFile filename                        ReadConfig              LISS Parameter

Specifies the filename for the sequence number file, kept in the EW_PARAMS directory (environment variable). If this file does not exist, ew2liss will try to create it. From then on, it records the last sequence number used on a miniSEED record. These numbers are six digit decimal numbers.

Default:  none
Example:  SeqFile seq.lsn

ServeSCN station component net location     ReadConfig              Data selection

Specifies one stream of data to be read from the transport ring and served as LISS data. The station, component, and network are used to set the earthworm SCN of this data stream. These three parameters must be given explicitly (no wildcards). LISS channels may also identified by a location code. If you want, you can inlude a two-digit location code here; otherwise leave this blank. You must give one ServeSCN command for each SCN that you want to serve.

Default:  none
Example:  ServeSCN SEA BHZ UW

SocketTimeout seconds                  ReadConfig              LISS parameters

Defines the number of seconds to wait for response from the LISS. This time interval must not be large than the HeartBeatInterval. Unlike in certain other Earthworm modules, you cannot turn off the timeout by using a value of -1.

Default:  same as HeartBeatInterval
Example:  SocketTimeout   20


3. Sample Configuration File

#
#                     Configuration File for ew2liss
#
MyModId          MOD_EW2LISS
InRing          WAVE_RING        # Transport ring to read trace data from
HeartBeatInterval     30         # Heartbeat interval, in seconds,
LogFile               1          # 1 -> Keep log, 0 -> no log file

#
# Specify logo of the messages to grab from the InRing.
# TYPE_TRACEBUF is assumed, therefore only module ID and
# installation ID need to be specified
#
GetWavesFrom    INST_WILDCARD MOD_WILDCARD  # TYPE_TRACEBUF (assumed)

LISSaddr   123.45.6.78           # IP address of the LISS (server)
                                 # If you have DNS configured, you may also
                                 # give the domain name of the LISS.
LISSport    4000                 # Port number for LISS; often this is 4000

SocketTimeout  30                # Socket timeout in seconds; not more than
                                 # HeartBeatInterval

SeqFile    seq.lsn               # Name of sequence number file.
MaxSCNs        3                 # Number of SCNs to accept; must be at least
                                 # the number of ServeSCN commands.
# List each sta/comp/net that you want to serve with a
# "ServeSCN" command. Location code (LC) is a 2-digit numerical code that
# you may use to further identify the data stream.
# Location code may be omitted (left blank); all other entries must be
# given explicitly (no wildcards).

#          site comp net LC
#          ---- ---- --- --
ServeSCN  SEA   BHZ  UW 00
ServeSCN  SEA   BHN  UW 00
ServeSCN  SEA   BHE  UW 00

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