R-DAS Tools For Linux

Introduction

R-DAS Tools for Linux (rdtools) is a project to develop a set of utilities for working with AED's R-DAS rocket data acquisition system from a Linux platform.

rdtools is released under the GNU Public License and is written and maintained by James Macfarlane.

Current Status

All the basic underlying functions for dealing with .rd files and communicating with the RDAS are now in place, with the exception of igniter, GPS and transmitter expansion board functionality. There are a few (somewhat basic) command line utilities to download data from the RDAS to a .rd file and convert .rd files to raw or calibrated CSV data.

Work is currently progressing on a R-DAS configuration tool based on Xforms to compliment the command line utilities.

NEW 2003-01-16: not being entirely happy with Xforms, I have written my own graphical toolkit in C / Xlib which is nearly ready for use in an RDAS graphical front-end. Still work in progress, so watch this space.

Documentation

Not much available yet. Please see the README file supplied with the source code.

Requirements

rdtools needs zlib in order to compile successfully. Most linux systems should already have zlib. If not, go here to get it.

Download

rdtools is available as source-code. The following versions are available:

• rdtools-0.12.tgz

Disclaimer

This software is very much experimental at present, and probably always will be to a certain extent. It could cause you to loose your data or cause your rocket to crash or blow-up in your face. You have been warned. Please ensure you have read the latest R-DAS Manual before using this software.

rdtools is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Contact / Feedback

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