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====== The EVN Software Correlator at JIVE (SFXC) ====== | ====== The EVN Software Correlator at JIVE (SFXC) ====== | ||
- | The new EVN/JIVE software correlator was installed in February/ | + | The new EVN/JIVE software correlator was installed in February/ |
- | at 1Gbit/s in real-time e-VLBI mode and many more for traditional disk-based VLBI. Here's some documentation on how this amazing machine works and was put together. | + | at 2Gbit/s in real-time e-VLBI mode and many more for traditional disk-based VLBI. Here's some documentation on how this amazing machine works and was put together. |
=== Usage === | === Usage === | ||
- | A very basic User's Manual for SFXC can be found [[http://www.jive.nl/~kettenis/sfxc.html|here]]. | + | A very basic User's Manual for SFXC can be found [[sfxc-guide|here]]. |
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+ | We kindly request users of SFXC to reference our paper that describes its algorithm and implementation | ||
+ | [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ExA....39..259K|The SFXC software correlator for very long baseline interferometry: | ||
=== SFXC software installation === | === SFXC software installation === | ||
The SFXC software correlator can be distributed under the terms of the General Public License (GPL). | The SFXC software correlator can be distributed under the terms of the General Public License (GPL). | ||
- | We provide read-only access to the SFXC SVN code repository at [[https://svn.astron.nl/ | + | The SFXC Git repository |
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+ | The repository can be downloaded using: | ||
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+ | git clone https:// | ||
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+ | The current production release is taken from the stable-5.1 branch which can be checked out using: | ||
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- | In principle this branch will only receive bug fixes. | + | In principle this branch will only receive bug fixes. Development of new features happens on the master branch, which can be checked out using: |
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using that version is not recommended unless you feel like being a guinea pig for testing the bugs we introduce while adding all the new cool stuff. | using that version is not recommended unless you feel like being a guinea pig for testing the bugs we introduce while adding all the new cool stuff. | ||
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=== Post-processing software === | === Post-processing software === | ||
- | To convert the SFXC correlator output into FITS-IDI, additional tools are needed. | + | To convert the SFXC correlator output into FITS-IDI, additional tools are needed. |
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* 2x J8712A 875W power supply | * 2x J8712A 875W power supply | ||
There is an additional 48 port Allied Telesys switch for connecting the IPMI ports.\\ | There is an additional 48 port Allied Telesys switch for connecting the IPMI ports.\\ | ||
- | The IP-range 10.88.1.xx(/ | ||
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