Account
Blacknest BDS Documentation
Introduction
This page indexes usage information on the Blacknest BDS project, version 4.x.x0.Live Information
There is live information at: https://portal.beam.ltd.uk/support/blacknest/infoThere is a Wiki for adding information at: https://portal.beam.ltd.uk/support/blacknest/files/bds/wiki
User and Admin Documents
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| BdsReleaseNotes.html | Software release notes |
| BdsOverview.pdf | Blacknest Data System, System Overview presentation |
| BdsBlacknestManual.pdf | Blacknest Data System, User Manual |
| BdsUserManual.pdf | Blacknest Data System, System User Manual |
| BdsSystemAdmin.pdf | BDS System administrators manual |
| BdsWebManual.pdf | BDS Web interface manual |
| | |
| BdsServer.pdf | The BdsServer daemon's manual |
| BdsAutodrm.pdf | The BDS Autodrm daemon's manual |
| BdsDataAccess.pdf | BDS command line data access client |
| BdsImportGui.pdf | BDS import GUI program. Digital tape Job BDRS waveform viewer. |
| BdsUserGui.pdf | Bds User Gui for user data access |
| BdsAdminGui.pdf | BDS administration GUI program |
| BdsImport.pdf | BDS Data Import programs |
| BdsImportMetadata.pdf | BDS Data Import Metadata program |
| BdsImportTapeDigitiser.pdf | BDS TapeDigitiser Data Import overview and program |
| BdsImportScream.pdf | BDS SCREAM data import daemon |
| BdsImportCd.pdf | BDS CD1.x data import daemon |
| BdsImportStreamCd.pdf | BDS real-time CD1.x network stream import |
| BdsImportStreamGcf.pdf | BDS real-time SCREAM GCF network stream import |
| BdsDataFormats.pdf | BDS Data Formats |
| BdsDataFile.pdf | The BDS data file format used for data storage |
| BdsResponses.pdf | BDS response handling |
| BdsUtilities.pdf | BDS utility programs |
| BdsControl.pdf | BDS Admin control program |
| BdsManage.pdf | BDS system management |
| BdsDataManage.pdf | BDS Data manage utility |
| BdsNoteAppend.pdf | BDS appends notes with and without document files to the system |
| BdsMetadata.pdf | BDS Metadata manipulation program |
| BdsTestSuite.pdf | BDS Test Suite |
| BdsTimestampUpdate.pdf | BDS timestamp update to fix GPS timing errors |
| BdsEventSystem.pdf | BDS Events Metdata storage |
| TapeView.pdf | User guide for tape digitisation quality evaluation tool |
Development Documents
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| BdsDevelopment.pdf | BDS Development in 'C++' and Python |
| bdsApi | BDS API doxygen generated |
| bdsApi.pdf | BDS API in PDF format |
| beamlibApi | BEAM class library API |
| beamlibApi.pdf | BEAM class library API in PDF format |
| BdsDataFormats.pdf | Supported data formats |
| BdsProgrammingOverview1.pdf | Code club presentation 1 |
| BdsProgrammingOverview2.pdf | Code club presentation 2 |
| Older Documentation | |
| BdsDevInfo.odp | BDS Old Development Presentation |
| BdsSchema.html | BDS Database Schema |
| BdsMetaData.html | BDS Meta Data information |
| BdsDataFileApi.html | BDS Data Storage API |
| BdsDataFile.html | BDS Data File Format |
Prototype System Documentation
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| bdsPrototypeNotes.pdf | Blacknest Data System, Prototype Notes |
| bdsPrototypeOverview.pdf | Blacknest Data System, Prototype Overview |
Specification Documents
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| bds-proposal-2.pdf | Proposal for Blacknest data system |
| bds-specification-3.pdf | BDS Specification - Preliminary |
| bdsApi | BDS API - Preliminary |
| prototype | Original Prototype documentation |