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support mulitple Picarro devices #4

Closed twollnik closed 5 years ago

twollnik commented 5 years ago

Als Nutzer des Programms möchte ich das Programm auf unterschiedliche Picarro-Messgeräte anwenden können, ohne das Programm dafür anpassen zu müssen (= geräteunabhängiges Einlesen der Daten muss möglich sein; trifft auf AWI-P und AWI-BHV-Nutzer zu).

twollnik commented 5 years ago

Open question: What are the differences between the different Picarro devices?

thomas-muench commented 5 years ago

We have to sort this out. There could be differences in the total number and/or the names of the data columns in the measurement csv data files produced by the machines, so not all machines might deliver the exact same information in their output. However, I haven't encountered this with the Potsdam devices. Check back with Bremerhaven what they mean.

twollnik commented 5 years ago

@thomas-muench Thanks for the reply. Who should I contact about this?

thomas-muench commented 5 years ago

Thanks for the offer. I wrote Melanie an email about this since she brought up the topic. I am waiting for the answer.

twollnik commented 5 years ago

@thomas-muench todo

thomas-muench commented 5 years ago

I checked back with Melanie about this; there is no general problem.

Although there are some differences between side information written to the measurement files depending on Picarro device and measurement mode (causing variable number of data columns), the main information we need all come from columns which are named the same across the devices. These are:

twollnik commented 5 years ago

Okay, thanks for checking! Closing this issue.