Team Resources

• Command Line Guide: A Google Doc cheat sheet for some command line basics useful for navigating around the Seaglider basestation

Mapping resources

Various kmls and shapefiles relevant to the Pacific Islands Region are included in this repository or in the shapefile_links.md

WISPR PAM system resources

See the WISPR3 GitHub repo for the most up-to-date firmware, documentation, and helper functions: https://github.com/embeddedocean/wispr3

Specifically, this includes updated firmware files (and instructions to flash updated firmware) in the ‘Release’ folder and manuals for the WISPR3 file format, serial command interface, and connector specs in the ‘Docs’ folder.

For more information on installing, configuring, and controlling WISPR on a Seaglider, see our WISPR page.

Random things…

This is a temporary placeholder for random bits of useful Seaglider info that we haven’t fully organized yet.

Test phone connection on Seaglider

• From the main menu hardware > modem > remote
• This will try to make a phone call only (without GPS or uploading anything)

Set up a new mission on seaglider.pub

This is done before a new actual mission or before any refurbishment or extensive testing and repairs in the lab.

Create the new mission directory

• Navigate to the glider’s home directory e.g., /home/jails/noaaosu/gliderjail/home/sgXXX
• Use NewMission.py to create a new folder for this specific mission
  • The function will set up the mapping of the current folder so all newly created piloting files will be saved here when the glider calls in
  • It will also copy general files from the home directory like pagers.yml, all the files that start with . that we don’t really use except .pagers, and piloting files like science, cmdfile, targets and sg_calib_constants.m. The originals stay in the home directory but this provides a starting point for this particular mission
• To run the function use:

basepy NewMission.py ./ <newMissionFolderName>

# note the above uses seaglider.pub's shortcut to map full python paths
# alternatively could use full paths
/opt/basestation/bin/python /usr/local/basestation3/NewMission.py ./ <newMissionFolderName>

• <newMissionFolderName> is the folder name should follow the format of the mission title string used in sg_calib_constants.m that includes the date (formatted YYYYMMDD and location or project (e.g., 20250918_tests)
• Check that it was set up properly by running ls -la from the home directory and checking where the current folder points.

Add the mission to missions.yml

Update the missions.yml to properly display this mission on the seaglider.pub vis

The syntax is very specific and errors can be difficult to debug so it is best practice to create a backup copy before making any changes.

• Navigate to your user folder (/home/jails/noaaosu/username) and use cp ../gliderjail/home/missions.yml missions.orig to create a backup of the existing missions.yml in your user directory
• Navigate to /home/jails/noaaosu/gliderjail/home
• Open missions.yml for editing (using vi or nano)
• Copy the previous mission to the # past missions section if needed
• Mark the previous mission as complete by adding the line status: complete
• Update the mission name and folder path in the # current missions section

Example syntax:

# long form
  - 
    glider: 680
    mission: CalCurCEAS_Sep2024
    path: sg680/2024-09-14_CalCurCEAS_Sep2024
    also: [ {asset: newport} ]
    
# condensed
  - { glider: 680, mission: CalCurCEAS_Sep2024, path: sg680/2024-09-14_CalCurCEAS_Sep2024, status: complete}