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Version # and
Source |
Symptom |
Potential Solution |
| 5.0+ |
Turning Off Alarms
|
The attached files provide users with a reference on what
thresholds they should use to turn OFF the alarms. The new file should be put the /data/fxa/tstorm directory, replacing the old default config file. You will also have to stop/start any D2Ds running for the alarms to be turned off. Also - this will not affect "new" alarms - it will only affect Rate of Change and Absolute Alarms.
DMD Table
Cell Table
|
| 5.0+ |
The SCAN Storm Cell Table is a volume
scan behind the Storm Cell Identifications in the D2D. |
Clear the pane and make sure that, when
you load SCAN into the D2D, it is the first item you load into the
pane, thus all other products will time match to the SCAN products
and not the other way around. |
| 5.0+ |
I have set the Rate of Change (RoC)
alarms threshold high in my personal configuration file, so the RoC
alarms will not be issued, but the RoC alarms continue to be issued.
|
After retrieving your personal configuration
data and ingesting it into SCAN, click on the "Configurations" menu
and select "D2D Display . . .". Then click on the "OK" button on the
GUI that appears. |
| 5.0+ |
The Rate of Change alarms keep going
off and they are getting annoying. We'd like to turn them off. |
You can set the thresholds for the rate
of Change alarms via the Storm Cell Table. Under the "Configurations"
menu, select "Alarm Thresholds". This will bring up a GUI in which
you can set the rate of change threshold for the alarms. If you provide
a sufficiently large value, or a value impossible to attain (ie: 150%
for Percent chance of Hail (poh)), the Rate of Change alarms should
never be issued, the workstation won't beep at you, and the Alarm
button on the Cell Table will not flash. |
| 5.0 |
The SCAN loading window appears for an
instant then disappears. This repeats over and over until the D2D
frame is cleared. |
Check for an old configuration file:
/awips/fxa/data/working.cdp. If it is the old format (or if you don't
know for sure), remove it and re-start the D2D. You may also want
to check the default configuration as well: $FXA_DATA/tstorm/default.cdp.
If it is old (or if you don't know), remove it and re-start the D2D.
|
| 5.0 |
SCAN loads, and storm cell tracks are
seen, but no storm cell IDs are visible on the D2D and the Storm Cell
Table does not show up. |
Check for an old configuration file:
/awips/fxa/data/working.cdp. If it is the old format (or if you don't
know for sure), remove it and re-start the D2D. You may also want
to check the default configuration as well: $FXA_DATA/tstorm/default.cdp.
If it is old (or if you don't know), remove it and re-start the D2D.
|
| 5.0 |
After trying to load SCAN, a window
pops up saying that the configuration is bad and that you should clear
the D2D and re-load SCAN. Doing this doesn't fix the problem. |
Remove the configuration files: /awips/fxa/data/working.*dp
and $FXA_DATA/tstorm/default.*dp. Re-start the D2D. If this does not
fix the problem, please contact your troubleshooting authority. |
| All |
The last frame (most current) in the
D2D does not have storm cell identifiers, site locations, or storm
tracks. |
None. If you loaded a radar product first
(like base reflectivity), all subsequent products loaded into that
pane will try to time match with the time of that radar product. Since
SCAN processes data at the end of the volume scan, it will always
lag one volume scan behind something like base reflectivity. |
| All |
General troubleshooting tip |
Check the products on the RPS list (this
can be accomplished through the Data Monitor). The following products
should be on the RPS list for SCAN to run optimally:
| Name |
Identifier |
Product
Number |
Importance to the
SCAN processor |
| Composite Reflectivity: 1km |
CZ |
37 |
Vital |
| VIL |
VIL |
57 |
Vital |
| Base Reflectivity: 1km |
Z |
19 |
Vital |
| Storm Track and Identification |
STI |
58 |
Suggested |
| Mesocyclone |
M |
60 |
Strongly Suggested |
| Tornado Vortex Signature |
TVS |
61 |
Strongly Suggested |
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