• Interactive Quick Look Windows.
• Disk files on networked workstations, where the products are available for local display
and manipulation. Many dierent formats are supported.
• Tape drives, DVDs, or Large Disk Arrays for data recording (archiving).
• Printers for hardcopy.
A Product Output process takes the product file, reformats or compresses it as required by
the device, and transmits it over the appropriate interface. Custom reformatting is available
through IRIS output pipes, which are open source software routines that can be linked to a
network output.
IRIS can record to tape or DVD and retrieve any product
file. This means that retrieved
products are available for display as if they were generated normally. The RAW product
allows ingest
files to be restored so that they are available for future product generation.
2.7.5. IRIS Quick Look Windows
IRIS products can be displayed in many display windows.
2.7.6. Watchdog Process
To make room for new ingest and product files, a watchdog process automatically deletes
files according to their age.
2.7.7. Network Process
IRIS supports working in network environments. For example, the product generation
process can run on a dierent computer on the network to free the primary IRIS host to
control the radar (Radar process) and handle user interactions (Product Output process).
You can remotely control and monitor IRIS on another workstation using tools for accessing
all aspects of the radar control.
The software architecture supports adding new output devices and products for new
applications.
2.7.8. Server and Client Structure
IRIS runs in a host/client structure. There is always at least one host running on an IRIS
system, and many clients can connect to it.
This architecture is much more
ecient in terms of bandwidth than exporting a window.
This allows the menus to be responsive if the network speed is limited.
Server
The IRIS server runs the processes, the radar and signal processor, product generator and
output processes. It collects data and creates ingest files as defined by tasks and schedules.
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