Signal Chain
Introduction
Signal Chain (SCh) is a radar data processing library developed using Python at JRO. SCh provides modules to read, write, process and plot data.
Installation
Install system dependencies, clone the latest version from here and install it as a normal python package, we strongly recommend to use Anaconda or a virtual environment for the installation.
Dependencies
- GCC (gcc or gfortran)
- Python.h (python-dev or python-devel)
- Python-TK (python-tk)
- HDF5 libraries (libhdf5-dev)
Linux based system (e.g. ubuntu)
$ git clone http://jro-dev.igp.gob.pe/rhodecode/schain/ $ cd schain $ git checkout `schain-branch` (optional) $ sudo pip install ./
MAC Os
$ brew install python $ git clone http://jro-dev.igp.gob.pe/rhodecode/schain/ $ cd schain $ git checkout `schain-branch` (optional) $ sudo pip install ./
Docker
Download Dockerfile from the repository, and create a docker image
$ docker build -t schain .
You can run a container using an xml file or a schain script also you need to mount a volume for the data input and for the output files/plots
$ docker run -it --rm --volume /path/to/host/data:/data schain xml /data/test.xml $ docker run -it --rm --volume /path/to/host/data:/data --entrypoint /urs/local/bin/python schain /data/test.py
CLI (command line interface)
Signal Chain provides the following commands:
- schainGUI: Open the GUI
- schain: Signal chain command line
First Script
Here you can find an script to read Spectra data (.pdata), remove dc and plot spectra & RTI
First import SCh and creating a project
#!/usr/bin/python from schainpy.controller import Project prj = Project() prj.setup( id = '100', name='test', description='Basic experiment' )
Add read unit and operations
read_unit = prj.addReadUnit( datatype='Spectra', path='/path/to/pdata/', startDate='2014/01/31', endDate='2014/03/31', startTime='00:00:00', endTime='23:59:59', online=0, walk=0 ) proc_unit = prj.addProcUnit(datatype='Spectra', inputId=read_unit.getId()) op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='selectChannels') op.addParameter(name='channelList', value='0,1') op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='selectHeights') op.addParameter(name='minHei', value='80') op.addParameter(name='maxHei', value='200') op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='removeDC')
Plot data & start project
op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='SpectraPlot') op.addParameter(name='id', value='1') op.addParameter(name='wintitle', value='Spectra') op = procUnitConfObj1.addOperation(name='RTIPlot') op.addParameter(name='id', value='2') op.addParameter(name='wintitle', value='RTI') prj.start()
Full script
#!/usr/bin/python from schainpy.prj import Project prj = Project() prj.setup(id = '100', name='test', description='Basic experiment') read_unit = prj.addReadUnit(datatype='Spectra', path='/path/to/pdata/', startDate='2014/01/31', endDate='2014/03/31', startTime='00:00:00', endTime='23:59:59', online=0, walk=0) proc_unit = prj.addProcUnit(datatype='Spectra', inputId=read_unit.getId()) op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='selectChannels') op.addParameter(name='channelList', value='0,1') op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='selectHeights') op.addParameter(name='minHei', value='80') op.addParameter(name='maxHei', value='200') op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='removeDC') op = proc_unit.addOperation(name='SpectraPlot') op.addParameter(name='wintitle', value='Spectra', format='str') op = procUnitConfObj1.addOperation(name='RTIPlot') op.addParameter(name='wintitle', value='RTI', format='str') prj.start()