diff --git a/docs/cave/cave-localization.md b/docs/cave/cave-localization.md index 2c1a0b430f..2367c13964 100644 --- a/docs/cave/cave-localization.md +++ b/docs/cave/cave-localization.md @@ -1,14 +1,16 @@ +# Change Localization ## Localization Preferences -The default localization site for Unidata AWIPS is BOU (Boulder, Colorado, where UCAR is located). When you are prompted to connect to an EDEX server, you can change the WFO ID as well. +The default localization site for Unidata AWIPS is OAK (Omaha, Nebraska, where the Raytheon team is located). When you are prompted to connect to an EDEX server, you can change the WFO ID as well. -![](../images/connect.png) +![](../images/edexServerDialog.png) -Since release 16.1.4, CAVE users can switch the localization site to any valid NWS WFO from **CAVE > Preferences > Localization**, where edits canbe made to both the site ID and EDEX server name. Click **Restart** after changes are applied. +Since release 16.1.4, CAVE users can switch the localization site to any valid NWS WFO from **CAVE > Preferences > Localization**, where edits can be made to both the site ID and EDEX server name. Click **Restart** after changes are applied. +This window also has the option to **Prompt for settings on startup**, which if checked, would ask for the EDEX Server and Site location every time CAVE is started (this can be useful if you are used to switching between servers and/or sites). ![](../images/cave-localization-3.png) -Change the site (example shows TBW Tampa Bay) and click **Okay** or **Apply** and confirm the popup dialog, which informs you that you must *restart* CAVE for the changes to take effect. +Change the site (example shows TBW Tampa Bay) and click **Apply** or **OK** and confirm the popup dialog, which informs you that you must *restart* CAVE for the changes to take effect. ![](../images/cave-localization-4.png) diff --git a/docs/images/edexServerDialog.png b/docs/images/edexServerDialog.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ab4e8e163b Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/edexServerDialog.png differ diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 74055b9578..32aace7428 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ AWIPS takes a unified approach to data ingest, where most data ingested into the Unidata supports two data visualization frameworks: [CAVE](install/install-cave) (an Eclipse-built Java application which runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows), and the [python-awips](http://python-awips.readthedocs.io). +> **Note**: Our version of CAVE is a **non-operational** version. It does not support some features of NWS AWIPS. Warnings and alerts cannot be issued from Unidata's CAVE. Additional functionality may not be available as well. + + ![CAVE](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/awips2/images/Unidata_AWIPS2_CAVE.png) ---