How-To-Manual:

Latest revision: 23MAY11

Using RAOB’s batch processing tool to create verticalprofile ASCII outputs from MWP lv2 retrieval data

Using the latest version ofRAOB-Beta

Under the Help menu ‘click’ [About RAOB...]1

The latest Serial No. should start with 6242...3

If you need to upgrade to the latest version; under Help ‘click’ [RAOB Program Updates] download/install update

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Check and see if you’re running RAOB 6.2if not; contact wxx@raob.com to become a BETA user.

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Updating RAOB

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RAOB config1 Options1

Under the Options dropdown menu‘click’ Program Options [F9]

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select: Manually identify where RAOB...

Under Configuration Options; complete fields as follows

Select System Configuration Tab

Program Options

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select: Override RDX elevation...

Select Data Processing Tab

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select: Pre-select a scan mode 5

input station elevation [meters]6

‘click’ OK8

input scan mode: ex. Zenith267

Under the File dropdown menu‘click’ Batch & Timer Processing... [Ctrl-B]

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select [Drive: \Path]

Timer Options Tab

File dropdown menu

Processing Options Tab

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‘click’ [Locate path...] search andlocate file folder with RDX data

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select [Process most recent file]4

select [Immediate start -- without timer]6

select [Process LAST sounding]7

under [Optional seach pattern]input: *_lv2.csv

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RAOB Batch ProcessingConfig1

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select [CSV format]8

‘click’ [CSV encode configuration]9

‘click’ [Close]

Type: RAOB_@ICAO_@Y_@M_@D_@H_@N.CSV

note: user may rename [RAOB] with siteindicator. Example: DNV for Denver

DNV_@ICAO_@Y_@M_@D_@H_@N.CSV

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‘click’ [Save data to...] locate localoutput file.

note: user must create a local output folder

Select Export & Encode Options Tab

CSV Encoder window

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close all windows

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Windows Schedule TaskOutput task

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Open the Schedule Task window1

‘right click’ and select New » Schedule Task name task: OUTPUT

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‘right click’ OUTPUT task and open the Properties window

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Windows Task Manager

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"C:\Program Files\RAOB Program\RAOB.EXE" Config1,start-timer

under [Run] type:

"C:\Program Files\RAOB Program"

local admin user [use system default]

under [Start in] type:

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under [Run as] set to: 3

under [Schedule Task] select: Daily

under [Start time] select: 1:00 AM

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under [Schedule Task Daily] select: 1 6

‘click’ [Advanced...]7

select [Repeat task]

under [Every] input: 10

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from dropdown select [minutes]10

select [Duration]11

for [minutes] input: 11 12

select [If the task is still running...]13

‘click’ [OK]

Apply changes and close all windows

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Windows Task Manager

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