Download and Install CAVE

Latest Release 17.1.1-6 (June 13, 2018)


Linux	install.sh --cave For CentOS/Red Hat 6 and 7. Installs to /awips2/cave and writes files to ~~/caveData.~~ `chmod 755 install.sh sudo ./install.sh --cave` Run CAVE from the Linux Desktop menu Applications > Internet > AWIPS CAVE, or from the command line as simply `cave`. System Requirements x86_64 CentOS/RHEL 6 or 7 OpenGL 2.0 capable device 4GB RAM Latest NVIDIA driver approx. 2GB disk space for data caching (/caveData) You can reset CAVE at any time by removing the ~/caveData directory (on macOS ~/Library/caveData) and reconnecting to an EDEX server.

Linux

install.sh --cave

For CentOS/Red Hat 6 and 7. Installs to /awips2/cave and writes files to ~~/caveData.~~

chmod 755 install.sh sudo ./install.sh --cave

Run CAVE from the Linux Desktop menu Applications > Internet > AWIPS CAVE, or from the command line as simply cave.

System Requirements

x86_64 CentOS/RHEL 6 or 7
OpenGL 2.0 capable device
4GB RAM
Latest NVIDIA driver
approx. 2GB disk space for data caching (/caveData)

You can reset CAVE at any time by removing the ~/caveData directory (on macOS ~/Library/caveData) and reconnecting to an EDEX server.


macOS	Download and install both awips2-cave-17.1.1-6.dmg awips-python.pkg Writes and syncs files to ~/Library/caveData. awips-python.pkg is not a prerequisite, and CAVE will still run and display data without it, but to use any derived parameter functions such as wind barbs/arrows and grid parameters on various vertical coordinates, jep must be installed in some way (it is assumed in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/jep/)

macOS

Download and install both
awips2-cave-17.1.1-6.dmg
awips-python.pkg

Writes and syncs files to ~/Library/caveData.

awips-python.pkg is not a prerequisite, and CAVE will still run and display data without it, but to use any derived parameter functions such as wind barbs/arrows and grid parameters on various vertical coordinates, jep must be installed in some way (it is assumed in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/jep/)


32-bit Windows	awips-cave.msi Windows clients are still based on the CAVE 16.2.2 code base and provided in lieu of no 17.1.1 client. Writes files to caveData in the user's home directory.
64-bit Windows	awips-cave.amd64.msi Windows clients are still based on the CAVE 16.2.2 code base and provided in lieu of no 17.1.1 client. Writes files to caveData in the user's home directory. Beta status Client-side Python scripts (including Derived Parameters) do not work on Windows

32-bit Windows

awips-cave.msi

Windows clients are still based on the CAVE 16.2.2 code base and provided in lieu of no 17.1.1 client.

Writes files to caveData in the user's home directory.

64-bit Windows

awips-cave.amd64.msi

Windows clients are still based on the CAVE 16.2.2 code base and provided in lieu of no 17.1.1 client.

Writes files to caveData in the user's home directory.

Beta status

Client-side Python scripts (including Derived Parameters) do not work on Windows

AWIPS Data in the Cloud

Unidata and XSEDE Jetstream have partnered to offer a EDEX data server in the cloud, open to the Unidata university community. Select the server in the Connectivity Preferences dialog, or enter edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu (without http:// before, or :9581/services after).

Troubleshooting

Localization Preferences Error

You can reset CAVE by removing the ~/caveData directory (on macOS ~/Library/caveData) and then run cave again to connect to an EDEX server. Your local files have been removed, but if you are re-connecting to an EDEX server you have used before, the remote files will sync again to your local ~/caveData (bundles, colormaps, etc.).

No Images Displayed

If you are able to load wire-frame contours but not images, update your video driver.

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