Extra D2D Frames and OTR RPG Long List

By Xiangbao Jing
Updated on 02/09/06

In the OB7, we changed the load max-frames of the IGC to 64 and made the radar One Time Request RPG select list as unlimited long.

1.0 Extra D2D Frames(DCS3276)

The AWIPS max-frames is 32, and it was hard coded at many places in the IGC and some applications. From the OB7, we changed the max-frames to 64, removed the hard codes, changed the fixed load pie cursor(pie1, to pie32) architecture to variable (pie1, pie2, pie3,...pieN),made the max-frames configurable from the ws.config(inside 64 frames at the user level) or IGC_Type.H(More the 64 frames at the developer level, may need change the frame GUI too), and changed the frame counts GUI in the fxa.
Gerry did some job in the OB6 for 48 frames in the stand alone IGC mode and got some performance test data, Which looks OK.
I the frame counts GUI, the frame number intervals are,
      Interval        Range                      Usage
      1                   1 to 12                     very often
      2                   13 to 32                   less often
      4                    > 32                        not often
The ignored frame number(less or not often used) in the first level menu, like the 13, 15, 17,...63, can be selected in the second level menus.

Configuration

Before build the new product, change the MAX_FRAMES in the IGC_Types.H;
Change the default frame, the FrameCount.highCount in the ws.config, it must be <= MAX_FRAMES(64).

Changed files
CursorMgr.C
CursorMgr.H
DisplayMgr.C
DisplayMgr.H
DisplayPanel.C
FrameSeq.C
IGC_Types.H
frame-count.tcl
keypressHandler.C
and ws.config.

Issues

The MAX_FRAMES in the IGC_Type.H is used by many applications, so we still keep it;
In the future's version, change the load pie cursor to 5%, 10%, 15%,...100%, which is more efficient than the per frame per pie cursor;
Use the slide bar GUI?

New GUI After Review

2.0 OTR RPG Long Select List(DR16664)

The OTR RPG list may be as long as 150 ~ 160 for some sites. Now we use the OTR RPG unlimited multi-levels menu to support the long list.
The "unlimited" is just for the remote radar only, but the local radar which is still limited under 38. Because none can reach to such big number, usually it is 1~5. Below picture is a simulation of 160 radars including 3 local radars.

Changed file
rpg-select.tcl