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Software

KAIRA operates the standard LOFAR station control software. In addition, an extensive suite of utilities has been created by McKay et al., specifically for KAIRA operations, as listed below. KAIRA software is being actively developed, with improvements, fixes and new features being added on a regular basis.

Software list

The following is the current KAIRA software suite, being run at the KAIRA data archive in Tromsø. Additionally, some of these software programmes are run elsewhere, as well as on the KAIRA station itself. The list shows the version number and the date of the most recent software update. Some packages are listed, but without versions or dates. This is because they have not yet been ported to support the new automated version control system.

KAIRA Software Versions -- v20

--- Computer details ---
    computer name = kaira
    computer platform = Linux-3.0.0-28-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-10.04-lucid

--- Package software ---
    python version = 2.6.5
    numpy version = 1.6.2
    scipy version = 0.10.1
    (py)ephem version = 3.7.5.1
    matplotlib version = 0.99.1.1
    h5py version = (not installed)
    PIL version = 1.1.7

--- KAIRA software ---
    kcx = v15               KAIRA Cut XST     
    kmd = v50               KAIRA Monitor-Data distributor 
    krs = v10               KAIRA Real-time Status 
    kdi = v11               KAIRA Data Index  
    ksl = v17               KAIRA Status Label generator 
    kug = v11                                 
    kuw = v27                                 
    ksv = v20               KAIRA Software Versions 
    kpf = v12               KAIRA Plot Frame  
    kct = v17               KAIRA Cron Tasks  
    kpc = v11               KAIRA Pointing Catalogue 
    kpr = v28               KAIRA Plot RCU spectra 
    kmb = v16               KAIRA Monitor Beamlet-statistics 
    kst = v18                                 
    krm = v14               KAIRA ReMove surplus files 
    kdd = v24                                 
    kml = v17               KAIRA Monitor Logfiles 
    kdz = v18               KAIRA Data Zstd-compression 
    kps = v31               KAIRA Plot SST    
    kmx = v16               KAIRA Monitor XST 

    Total of 65 KAIRA packages in /localhome

    kcx = v15               KAIRA Cut XST     
    kmd = v50               KAIRA Monitor-Data distributor 
    krs = v10               KAIRA Real-time Status 
    kdi = v11               KAIRA Data Index  
    ksl = v17               KAIRA Status Label generator 
    kug = v11                                 
    kuw = v27                                 
    ksv = v20               KAIRA Software Versions 
    kpf = v12               KAIRA Plot Frame  
    kct = v17               KAIRA Cron Tasks  
    kpc = v11               KAIRA Pointing Catalogue 
    kpr = v28               KAIRA Plot RCU spectra 
    kmb = v16               KAIRA Monitor Beamlet-statistics 
    kst = v18                                 
    krm = v14               KAIRA ReMove surplus files 
    kdd = v24                                 
    kml = v17               KAIRA Monitor Logfiles 
    kdz = v18               KAIRA Data Zstd-compression 
    kps = v31               KAIRA Plot SST    
    kmx = v16               KAIRA Monitor XST 

    Total of 65 KAIRA packages in /opt/kaira

Check completed at 2025-11-24 07:04



KAIRA Software Versions -- v20

--- Computer details ---
    computer name = kaira05.local
    computer platform = Darwin-13.2.0-x86_64-i386-64bit

--- Package software ---
    python version = 2.7.7
    numpy version = 1.8.1
    scipy version = 0.14.0
    (py)ephem version = 3.7.5.1
    matplotlib version = (not installed)
    h5py version = (not installed)
    PIL version = (not installed)

--- KAIRA software ---
    kct = v14                                 
    kdd = v24                                 
    kmd = v17               KAIRA Monitor-Data distributor 
    kpb = v24               KAIRA Plot Beamlet statistics 
    kpf = v11                                 
    kpr = v12               KAIRA Plot RFI spectra 
    kps = v18               KAIRA Plot SST    
    kpx = v27               KAIRA Plot Cross-correlation images 
    ksl = v12                                 
    ksr = v17               KAIRA System Reboot 
    ksv = v20               KAIRA Software Versions 
    kuw = v34                                 

    Total of 22 KAIRA packages in /opt/kaira

Check completed at 2025-11-24 07:03



KAIRA Software Versions -- v20

--- Computer details ---
    computer name = FI609C
    computer platform = Linux-2.6.18-nano-i686-with-redhat-5.2-Tikanga

--- Package software ---
    python version = 2.4.3
    numpy version = 1.2.1
    scipy version = (not installed)
    (py)ephem version = (not installed)
    matplotlib version = (not installed)
    h5py version = (not installed)
    PIL version = (not installed)

--- KAIRA software ---
    kpc = v11               KAIRA Pointing Catalogue 
    kmt = v19               KAIRA Monitoring Task 
    kbt = v25               KAIRA Background Task 
    kir = v11                                 
    ksr = v18               KAIRA System Reboot 
    ksv = v20               KAIRA Software Versions 
    kmh = v22               KAIRA Monitor Host 

    Total of 7 KAIRA packages in /localhome

Check completed at 2025-11-24 07:07

For more information on the software system, please refer to the KAIRA work listed in the UiT Munin archive (public) as well as the comprehensive document archive on the U.Oulu NOTIO system (internal).

• KAIRA Data Sheet – technical details and parameters for the KAIRA system.
• KAIRA Computing – real-time monitoring of the KAIRA computer infrastructure.