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OpenRVDAS Documentation
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    OpenRVDAS (Open Research Vessel Data Acquisition System) is an open source software framework used for building custom data acquisition systems.

    • Getting Started
      • Quick-Start Guide
      • GUI Quick-Start
    • In-depth Fundamentals
      • Installation
      • The Listener Script
      • Controlling Loggers
      • Cruise Definition Files
      • The Cached Data Server
    • Data Parsing
      • Record Parsing
      • NMEA Device Type Library
    • Graphs and Displays
      • Display Widgets
      • Grafana/Influx-Based Displays
      • Grafana Live
    • Cookbook
      • Simulating Live Data
      • Working with Secure Websockets
      • Adding a Sensor
      • Geofencing
      • Derived Data
      • Calibrated Values
      • InfluxDB Shoreside Replication
      • Grafana Feed Status Dashboard
    • Reference
      • Glossary
      • Reading from Serial Ports
      • Reading from Modbus Devices
      • Security Assumptions
      • Using Type Hints
    • Links
      • Ocean Data Tools Home
      • GitHub Repository
    • Extras
      • RVTEC 2019 Introduction PDF
      • RVTEC 2024 Ocean Data Tools Session

    All OpenRVDAS Documentation

    Installation Guide

    Cached Data Server

    OpenRVDAS Components

    Controlling Loggers

    Calibrated Values for Sensor Data

    InfluxDB Ship-to-Shore Replication

    OpenRVDAS Feed Status Dashboard

    Cruise Definition Files

    Django Web Interface

    Derived Data Loggers

    Displays and Widgets

    Geofencing and Automatic Logger Control

    Glossary

    Grafana/InfluxDB-based Displays

    Grafana Live Setup

    Introduction to Loggers

    The Listener Script

    Logger Configuration Files

    Reading from Modbus Devices

    NMEA Device Type Library

    Record Parsing

    Quick Start

    GUI Quick Start

    Secure Websockets

    Security

    Adding a Sensor

    Reading from Serial Ports

    Simulating Live Data

    Using Type Hints When Writing Transforms and Writers

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