MBARI OASIS3 Mooring Guide

Connecting to OASIS3

Connecting To OASIS

Basic Procedure

The coasis script connects you to the Terminal Node Controller (TNC), which connects you via packet radio to the TNC on the mooring. Only one person at a time may occupy a radio channel to a mooring.

Logging into a mooring will also exclude the mooring from its regular download, which occur every hour, on the hour: 

Note: Logging in to OASIS will prevent downloads from operating; Avoid logging in to OASIS at scheduled download times and remember to quit and disconnect when your session is complete.

Connecting Via Radio

1. Connect to the TNC
   UNIX: /oasis/bin/coasis <mooring>
   Windows: /oasisnt/desktop/oasistnc.ht
   
   
2. Set the RET parameter to 0; this allows the TNC to continue trying to connect indefinitely:
   cmd: RET 0
   
   
3. Connect to the mooring TNC (This may take some time, up to ~10 min). Here are some examples;
   Note that 2000M2 uses the repeater mbari-2, but 2001M1 does not: 
   cmd: c 2000M2 v mbari-2
   cmd: c 2001M1
   cmd: c MUCLA
   
   
4. When you are finished, use
   
   quit
   
   at the oasis prompt to disconnect from OASIS, followed by
   
   dis
   
   at the TNC command (cmd:) prompt to disconnect the TNC.
   
   
5. Finally, use
   
   ^AX
   
   to exit pcomm (or use the appropriate command to close
   whatever terminal emulator you are using).
   This is very important; it ensures that the terminal emulator does not prevent
   the download scripts from acquiring the TNC.
   
   

Direct Serial Connection

1. Connect terminal device to the OASIS can (connector 1A)config for 9600N81
2. Hit the reset switch for short reset (Hold down < 2 sec)

Connection to Instruments

1. To connect to particular instrument, use:
   
   con <instrument>
   
   where <instrument> is the name as it appears in the dp command
   
   
2. To exit a con session and return to the oasis prompt, use
   
   ^D CR