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110 lines
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The Atmospheric Test Site
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Well, after calling 617/536-1180, I have figured out what the hell this
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thing is, as well as the commands you can use to run it. Basically, it's
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an atmospheric pollutant monitoring device, and we are 99% sure it is
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operated out of that trailer in Kenmore Sq. Basically, this system is
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hooked up to a variety of monitoring devices, which measure the
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concentration (in parts per million; PPM) of various pollutants. Current
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temperature is also recorded (in Kelvin). The computer takes a
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measurement every minute and by using different commands, you can even go
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back in to stored records of measurements (as far back as 5 days ago)
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tests are made every minute of every day.
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Commands consist of single letters and numbers. Commands function as
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hotkeys, and echoed as they are typed, and illegal commands are echoed as
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well with an accompanying question mark.
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In this file I provide some captures of data when I played with the
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system, and a command summary to top things off.
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I wonder if this is a proprietary system, or if there are others like it
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out there anyway, if anyone finds another, please let me know!
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Here's an example of what you can do when you first call the system
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(8N1), it immediately responds to you by printing out the last minute's
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recorded data:
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CONNECT 2400/NONE
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17:10:00 0018 01 KENMORE SQ 01/18/92
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CHAN NO NO2 NOX TEMP CO SO2
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UNITS PPM PPM PPM DEG K PPM PPM
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17:00 0.044 0.029 0.073 269 1.2 0.013
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I typed nothing in as soon as connection was made, the system spits out
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the time of the last measurement, and the readings in PPM...the
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pollutants measured are common NO, NO2 (nitrogen dioxide, NOT nitrous
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oxide), NOX (meaning all NO groups combined, like NO, NO2, NO3, etc.),
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the temperature in degrees Kelvin, CO (carbon monoxide) and SO2 (nasty
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sulfur pollutant...makes acid rain in the clouds).
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Type "t" to get the current time and date.
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TIME IS 17:14:07 0018 KENMORE SQ 01/18/92 07B2
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Neat, eh? Now type "1" to get the yesterday's readings in 1 hour
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intervals.
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Other numbers will get you previous day's test results. Hitting "a" will
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get you a raw HEX dump of the data for the current day. No nice tables
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with headings! Note the number "0018" which is the date of the test.
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These dumps cover the entire day at 1 hour intervals. Probably intended
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for use with some environmental data interpreting program as opposed to a
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dumb terminal.
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Hitting "o" will get you the past hour's worth of data in 1 minute
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intervals. Note the use of a 24hr clock. No am/pm stuff.
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And hitting "Z" will output the current test recorded.
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17:10:00 0018 01 KENMORE SQ 01/18/92
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CHAN NO NO2 NOX TEMP CO SO2
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UNITS PPM PPM PPM DEG K PPM PPM
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17:00 0.044 0.029 0.073 269 1.2 0.013
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The "U" command is the coolest. It gives you updates of what's going on
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as it happens. Notice how the concentration values change.
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Enuough examples. Here's a command summary:
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Remember, commands are case sensitive!
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t,T Current time and date.
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1 Yesterday's readings and calibration data in 1 hour
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intervals.
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2 Summary of yesterday.
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3 Data from 2 days ago.
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4 Data from 3 days ago.
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5 Summary from 3 days ago.
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6 Data from 4 days ago.
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7 Summary from 4 days ago.
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8 Data from 5 days ago.
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a HEX-dump data, current day, 1 hour intervals.
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d HEX-dump data, 2 days ago, 1 hour intervals.
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g HEX-dump data, 4 days ago, 1 hour intervals.
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j HEX-dump data, current hour, 5 min intervals.
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k HEX-dump data, past hour, 5 min intervals.
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o HEX-dump data, current hour, 1 min intervals.
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x HEX-dump data, latest reading.
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Z Data, latest reading.
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U Gives IMMEDIATE data...changes every second!
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S Funky binary output.
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P Data, past hour, 5 min. intervals.
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L Funky setup info.
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F Funky playback info.
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G Data, current hour, 5 min intervals.
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Anyway, enjoy this great resource. Please don't try to crash it, or fuck
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with it. This is a great thing to have access to, and if I find anyone
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fucking things up on it, I'm gonna get pissed off.
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"Hey, I wonder what the PPM concentration of carbon monoxide is in
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Kenmore tonite? Oooooo, too high for me. Better stay inside."
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