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AWIPS Tips: Unidata AWIPS 20.3.2-0.1 Beta CAVE Software Release

22 February 2023

Welcome back to AWIPS Tips!

Today we're happy to announce that AWIPS version 20.3.2-0.1 is beta release of CAVE for install on linux and virtual machines (Windows and Linux). We are currently working on a MacOS release.

Not all functionality is available yet, but we wanted to get something out there for people to start playing with and testing. This release is a CAVE only release, with us at Unidata running a version 20.3.2 public EDEX (edex-beta.unidata.ucar.edu) that you can connect to.

NOTE: We will still have our version 18.* public EDEX up and available for the foreseeable future, but the version of CAVE you are running has to match the version of EDEX it's connected to (ex. version 18.* of CAVE will not connect to version 20.* of EDEX).

Major Updates:

System upgrade to Python 3.6
JAVA upgrade to openJDK 11

Other Updates:

Additional multi-pane layouts (2, 9, and 16 panel)
Multi-color and line-style contouring (see image above)
Faster looping (up to 30 frames per second)
Ability to select from the previous 3 runs of a model
Additional radar elevation scans below 0.5 degrees
Improved Looping Options
Enhancements to NSHARP
New PGEN tool - PGEN Static
Obs Time Batch Basis re-instated
New Distance Scale units option
New Load as Image and Combine option
NSHARP Auto Updates with new model runs
Ability to save NSHARP Dislpays
Updated SPC Outlook Menus

How to Install CAVE 20.3.2-0.1

Visit our CAVE Beta Installation Page and see options for the Linux or Virtual Machine installation methods.

EDEX Connection

Select the server in the Connectivity Preferences dialog, or enter edex-beta.unidata.ucar.edu.

Functionality/Reporting

The radar menu has not been updated yet to reflect what is in version 18.*. To report any other bugs/issues/broken functionality, please fill out this short form.

For notifications of the latest updates from the AWIPS team, sign up for the AWIPS mailing list. Questions or suggestions for the team, let us know at support-awips@unidata.ucar.edu

Posted by Tiffany Meyer [ Comments [4] ]

Comments:

Thanks so much for posting the beta version in such a convenient VM format. I noticed that the parameter Omega and Max Omega are missing from the RAP parameter list. Is that an intentional omission or an oversight? It's a useful parameter overlaid on radar. Thanks again for the beta. Glenn

Posted by Glenn Schreiber on March 11, 2023 at 08:30 AM MST #

Hi Glen, thanks for reaching out. We've responded to the ticket you opened through our support email (support-awips@unidata.ucar.edu). We're glad to continue communicating through the support email. Thanks!

Posted by Shay on March 13, 2023 at 12:17 PM MDT #

AWIPS 20 Satellite issues: I am testing the satellite images in Beta Ver 20 and following problems have been noted: Dust RGB freezes the CAVE display. GEO Color ECONUS freezes the display and I have to reboot the VM Ware CAVE. I also get a banner that states: Error creating glsl shader program. CIMSS Natural Color has the same result as GEO Color.

Posted by Tom Amis on March 22, 2023 at 03:31 PM MDT #

AWIPS 20 Beta Test MRMS issues: I have tried displaying the composite reflectivity for MRMS as a regional product (SE). The data does finally display but it takes over 5 minutes for an animation of 10 frames to populate.

Posted by Tom Amis on March 22, 2023 at 03:56 PM MDT #